Comments on: Jo-Ann’s Bakeshop Siopao, GenSan’s Unofficial Comfort Food

By: Gineses

Gineses — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:30:39 +0000

Indeed, the bun is considerably delicious. Hope the resto will improve thier cleanliness especially sa ilahang toilets. Makawala ug gana sa pagkaon.
To be fair with Jo-Anns, dili lang sa ilaha but sa tanang Food Industry sa Gensan. This is to make and keep our City competitive in this area.

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[...] 1 times Just when you thought that Jo-Ann’s Bakeshop was good only for its siopao, loaf breads, and the usual merienda fare, here it comes with a new item which sure stands as as [...]

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[...] there is one comfort food for Bariles aside from Joan’s Bakeshop’s SIOPAO, then this is it! So imagine how he felt when driving near the Satellite Wet Market of Purok [...]

By: EMPOY

EMPOY — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:05:55 +0000

I SHOULD KNOW IT! THAT’S OWNED BY MY AUNTS THERE… HEHEHHE LAMI JUD BISAN NAA NAKO DIRI SA CEBU WALA JAPON MAKA LUPIG SA SIOPAO SA JO-ANNS…. I MISSED GENSAN…. SUPER……… ALSO TRY ILA HOPIA… HASKA SAD LAMIA

By: orman

orman — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:22:53 +0000

gosh bigla akong ginutom ! .-= orman´s last blog ..2009 Miss Gensan Winners Crowned =-.

By: Lainy

Lainy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:36:21 +0000

Paborito ko talaga to! One mini-siopao is not enough. I always order two or three! Sus! Kalami! .-= Lainy´s last blog ..Wednesday’s What It’s All About (You Gotta Know): Thank You! =-.

By: steven

steven — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:32:06 +0000

Lami na noon kaayo mouli NAGMAHAY ko nganong giablihan pa nako ning site nga ni,homesick noon ko samot bah! i miss Jo-Anns SIOPAO grabe gyud, apilan pa ug PALABOK tpos FRESH LUMPIA tpos bugnaw nga COKE ahhhh,solve kaayo.

By: orman

orman — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:10:27 +0000

@siaz — here’s a message from JOSEPH CHUAKAO owner of AUNT LUDI’S:

Thanks a lot Orman for sharing the good news.

To the one that posted the comment – Daghang salamat. Actually our siopa is sitll being sold at Caltex Lagao and Caltex Hiway (near NDDU) and at Pritong Manok – Gaisano Food Court. Likewise it is still being served in some function at East Asia Royale HOtel. Please tell your friends to continue patronizing our home-baked quality products aside from cream bread and siopao on our soon to open outlets at Robinson Mall and Lim building at Purok Malakas. Gen. Santos City will soon be able to have the real healthy bread such as multi cereal, rye, foccacia and ciabatta minus the sugar and salt. Also, to watch out for our specialty cakes, pastas, pizzas and set meals.

Once again, thanks a lot.

Aunt Ludi Bakeshoppe

By: Slaz

Slaz — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:52:39 +0000

Jo-ann’s siopao is still delicious until this time. If I may recall, years back, I was falling in line outside Jo-ann’s bakeshoppe just to pick up the order of my aunt – the loaves of cream bread for our noche buena. Panington gyud ko ug pila……grabe kasikat kaayo ur kalami sa ilang cream bread before. But now there are many bakers/bake shops in the city that bake much more delicious cream bread than Jo-ann’s. Yes, their siopao is still masarap, but there was one small store at RD Plaza before na nagtitinda ng mas masarap na siopao – yung Aunt Ludi. Mas masarap sya but the small place beside RD Pawnshop was gone. Panawagan sa may-ari ng Aunt Ludi—-bumalik kayo! Gensan needs that siopao! Thanks Bariles for posting such nice updates here.

By: BrAvO SiX

BrAvO SiX — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:48:35 +0000

what if kung pagsamahin kaya kainin ang siopao ng Jo-anns at lomi ng Ceballos + an ice-cold 12oz Coca-cola? perfect ba?

T.L. —- tulo laway na..!

By: myrna rebucan

myrna rebucan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:41:46 +0000

ayay kahinumdom ko sa high school ko sa nddgd ug college sa nddc… ang siopao dayon sa jo-ann’s.. nalang, kalami.. ang tastee, bisag walay palaman ok na. syempre ang tuna di jud ko pul an ug kaon inig uli nako diha. gimingaw ko da.. thanks bariles, for the updates. keep them coming. cheers!

By: gensanite

gensanite — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:54:32 +0000

lami gyud ang siopao sa jo-ann’s… lami pud ang siopao sa bayfront… the 2 best siopaos in the universe…

By: orman

orman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:06:43 +0000

allow me to rain on everybody's parade... masarap din ang super big siopao ng BAYFRONT no! hahahahahaha! .-= orman´s last blog ..Getting There =-.

By: none_air

none_air — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:57:21 +0000

Now! i agree na lamian jud ang siopao sa Jo-Anns Bakeshoppe. When i was in my elementary days i cannot sleep with chiffon cake and cookies..Basta Jo-Anns Lamian jud…..

By: joeygerona

joeygerona — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:35:47 +0000

oh i love jo-anns siopao and palabok…that is my standard food everytime i go to gensan…missed it so much for 7 yrs now…you made me hungry here in toronto…lami gyud ilang siopao peks man!

By: jinky

jinky — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:09:36 +0000

yeah, sarap nga ng Jo-Ann’s siopao… I still remember during my younger and sexier days – every time may pumunta ng downtown from the resort – ang laging bilin namin was “bili ng jo-anns ha” understood na yun na dapat pag-uwi may bitbit na cream bread tsaka siopao. . . tops din para sa kin halo halo nila. . .
.-= jinky´s last blog ..Tuna Sale at RDEX Seafoods Shop =-.

By: fahdingding

fahdingding — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:51:09 +0000

Hmmmm! Im eating now! 2 BIG Chicken Pao! Ah Sarap!

By: Myron

Myron — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:17:39 +0000

Lami btaw na ilang siopao. Gagmay lang kaau. Tag isa lang nko ka lamon. Hehehe. Ang ilang bihon lami pud kaau.

By: bariles

bariles — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:01:08 +0000

@Lyle, thank you. You can take the “general” out of GenSan but you can never take
“GenSan” from the heart of the “general”. It seems that everyone has a Jo-ann Bakeshop dish which has endeared the place to him. In your case, it’s LOMI. Have you tried their FRESH LUMPIA? Grabe rin!
@Bravo Six, their chiffon still exists. And it still is soft and fluffy! P150 lang din.
@Orman, bonggacious pa jud! And baratocious din! Hehehe!

By: orman

orman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:11:18 +0000

lamicious, nutricious, delicious! walang katulad! .-= orman´s last blog ..The Glory of Love =-.

By: BrAvO SiX

BrAvO SiX — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:03:50 +0000

i still remember this bakeshop… during the 70′s and 80′s dito kami bumibili ng chiffon cakes for noche buenas at party’s….

it’s 20′s and yet joann bakeshop is still there…

nice siopao sir..! samahan mo ng ice-cold soda drink..panalo!

By: Lyle

Lyle — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:59:37 +0000

You did it again, Bariles! A well-written piece that evokes a myriad of good memories of my yesteryears.

Yup, a memory of GenSan is never without Jo-Ann’s tasty creambread and yummy siopao. When I brought back a box of Jo-Ann’s siopao from one of my recent trips there.. My dad asked me if I remembered going there for our weekly Sunday lomi treat.

He says that Jo-Ann’s was also the place to go for heartwarming treat of Lomi coupled with toasted bread.
.-= Lyle´s last blog ..Let’s Get It On at Icons On Screen =-.

By: bariles

bariles — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:48:19 +0000

@Lito, very few lang siguro sa atin ang di nakatikim ng jo-ann’s siopao and cream bread. They’re really very popular here.
@Pastilan, P16 na ang price ng pork pao. P18 naman ang chicken. The big ones cost P10 more.
@fahdingding, so you like Chicken pao ha? Will ask the owners kung kaano-ano nila si Hayden Kho. Hehehe!
@Jim, we will surely visit this place once you’re here next week for the Tuna Fest. Promise.
@dimple, winner talga siopao nila. Dapat, magpasiopao ang may-ari sa mga commenters. Hehehhe!

By: dimple

dimple — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:26:38 +0000

kuyawa bariles uy!.. am sure lifetime libre nah siya ug siopao from JO-ANNES after ani bah..

yummy jud ang ilahang siopao.. wlang tatalo!…

paSIOPAO ka naman jan..
.-= dimple´s last blog ..CARING CAREERS LTD – THE COST… =-.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:09:02 +0000

I'd love to try their steamed pork buns. .-= Jim´s last blog ..Apple outs Logic Express 9 =-.

By: fahdingding

fahdingding — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:41:42 +0000

Wow! I like Pork Siopao… Oops! Chicken Siopao pala! LOL
So that’s it.. Albert Morrow Blvd. pala ang whole name ng Boulevard noon…
How they (the owners) related to Hayden KHO?… hahahaha…

By: Pastilan

Pastilan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:13:51 +0000

Haaayyy kalami, gigutom ko nagtanaw sa siopao, mao ba na tong tag P12.00 and isa? .-= Pastilan´s last blog ..Batman Arkham Asylum Walkthrough =-.

By: lito

lito — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:25:18 +0000

oh yea. siopao !i love thier siopao…
jo-anns cream bread was very popular noon.
until now kumakain pa rin ako sa jo-anns sa may acharon blvd.
.-= lito´s last blog ..queen tuna park… =-.