I was told that Larsian was born sometime in the 1980s when Larry and Siana were selling their…read morestreet foods to local residents. They were famous for their "inihaw" BBQ seafood, and soon thereafter, all the locals followed suit. They got so busy and famous that they eventually found this huge plaza, and turned it into many small business vendors to accommodate the crowd that comes here for lunch, dinner and late snacks daily. Hence, the "Larsian" BBQ name was formed with their names Larry "Lar" and Siana "Sian." I suggest to travel here with a huge group. It's a lot more fun. The way you order is you choose a vendor where you will buy your seafood and meat. They will hire the guys to grill them. Certain tables are owned by certain vendors and they will direct you to a table that is theirs. My favorite has to be their grilled stuff squid. It was so good and you can really tasted the charcoal grill. They get very busy after 6pm to midnight everyday, so make sure to arrive early to get the best fresh seafood daily. Cheers!

Great people great atmosphere! It is real local so expect to enjoy reality. Everyone spoke Englishread more

This place is so yummy, you order what you want to eat, drinks and how many rice you want and then…read moreyou get a number sign and choose your seat. When your foods ready they bring it to you, I usually don't eat pork but their pork belly was SO good I couldn't help it, we also got hot dogs and pork on a stick and grilled chicken. The grilled chicken was good but it can be a little dry without the sauce. Everything else was really good as well as the atmosphere, and the vibe. If you are around it park you definitely need to try it!

This is a homegrown favorite as far as i know. The original location is in the Capitol area, but…read moreI've heard about this place for about the last two years and now they were clever enough to open a location in it park. The setup seems simple, big open space and barbecue area on corner. They were also clever to isolate the barbecue area like a smoking room so you don't smell like barbecue after a meal. It has to be in the sauce or choice of meat since it visually looks the same except for the saice they use which is dark black ad opposed to the typical bright red. But despite the plenty of barbecue places om cebu this place seems to be popular and becoming a neighborhood favorite.

We arrived when it opened at 10 am . We were the only customers so the table service was quick. We…read moreordered the scallops, it didn't taste fresh and it was overcooked. But the chicken was juicy, tender and had lots of flavor. Also, we had the watermelon and mango shake it was refreshing. The staff were very helpful, we weren't able to catch a grab because we had no cell phone service so they ordered it for us. We were disappointed with scallops but the other items were great. Don't think we would endure the drive over here again though.

Food was delicious ! Service was wonderful, friendly and very attentive staffs. Ambiance was…read moreamazing love the atmosphere and surroundings. Beautiful ambiance and location

The food is authentic and not modernized. Services as good…read moreas Philippines can get. Ambiance was okay. I didn't expect fine dining. But the parking sucks. Came here twice during our stay.

If you love Filipino food then this is the place to be. It's good and affordable. I would…read moredefinitely come back

1st dinner in the Phillipines! Alot of food for a very reasonable price compared to America. Yummy…read morephilopino food, nice friendly ambiance, located on 2nd floor terraces area of Ayala cebu center.

Kuya J was one of the MUST EAT recommendations of our hotel and friends. I think it's been one of…read moreCebu's little dining secrets for the longest time. But, now, I'm seeing more branches opening in Manila. This branch was one of the original restaurants. It didn't seem like much from the outside. Once you enter, the place is very clean and has modern interiors. You have 2 choices where to dine: the air-conditioned area and the al fresco area. We stayed in the air-conditioned area because it was hot that day. Kuya J serves Filipino dishes such kare kare, crispy pata, and pochero. If I were you, skip all the meat and go straight for the Grilled Scallops! This is the best-seller and most popular appetizer. It's a simple dish actually. Scallops are topped with cheese and BUTTER then grilled. Served hot and fast, it only costs Php210 (4.51USD) per plate. We ended up ordering 3 plates. LOL! Other dishes you should try: Chorizo Dinamitas (chilis stuffed with chorizo meat), Lumpia Presko, and, for dessert, Tablea Flan with Coffee Syrup (chocolate flan with coffee caramel). Also, try their Dalandan Beer :) Overall, it was a pleasant surprise and we enjoyed our meal (even though it was mostly the Scallops!). If you're in Cebu, you should eat here! :)

The food was well prepared and delicious. The hospitality students were in training as waitstaff,…read morebut service still pretty good. We had seafood creamy soup, baked scallops and black pepper shrimp. Enjoyed all!

This is for the sm seaside city branch: I bragged To my family that after flying in from…read morecalifornia, CC's grilled bone marrow was to die for. Upon reaching the restaurant, and seeing the table postcard showing the bone marrow, I immediately ordered the same, and other dishes to compliment the marrow, but only to find out that there is no available marrow (for non delivery). It was quite upsetting, and before they take orders, we should have been advised beforehand, so we don't have to eat there anymore. And since we already ordered , we just decided to continue on. However, the calamari was hard, the pork barbecue didn't taste like a standard pork barbecue, the grilled oysters and mussels were drowning with a confusing in taste topping, and the chicken was somewhat bland. The bam-I was ok, and so was the garlic shrimp. This is the second time I got frustrated that this branch had no grilled bone marrow. I certainly won't come back and brag about this place anymore. The least they could have done was offer something in consolation for what happened. In any case, Choobi choobi is no longer one of my favorites here in Cebu. We should've just gone to Abuhan to satisfy our craving for good Cebuano food.

I went here with my friends for dinner on Friday, because we didn't make a reservation so we had to…read morewait around an hour to get in. So if you want to eat here, make sure you have a reservation before you come, especially at the weekend. The price is reasonable, staffs are friendly and sing so well (coz they will sing happy birthday song to you if it's your birthday) food is okay, some dishes are too sweet. Anyways, i think this restaurant is the best restaurant that i have been in Cebu so far.

This place used be a little better. The food is okay but plentiful and probably worth the…read morereasonable prices. Cooking your own food is neat. The service however, is not great. They say they are open until 11pm but around 9:00ish they stopped replacing any of the food trays. Some waiter turned off our grill even though we were still getting food and did not even bother to bus our dishes. And to top it off they turned off the 2 ACs near us. We had to ask them to turn everything back on. I guess they REALLY want you out the door asap. We were not able to talk to a manager or supervisor because they were at a different site that day, which begs the question why not have a manager PER restaurant. but whatever. Well, job done, I'm never coming back here and recommending all my friends to avoid this buffet.

I've been to Hawaii and I'm obsessed with the food. So when I found out there's a Hawaiian…read morerestaurant in the Philippines, I got super excited. The food is good, it's Hawaii good, but definitely good enough. I was more excited with the fact this restaurant has in upstairs area. It's basically a tree house style. The ambiance is amazing. Definitely get the loco moco and the short ribs! And bring some friends and have some drinks. Great place to hang out at night!

I went to there for dinner with my friends. The atmosphere…read morewas really nice and sophisticated. All the staff there were really kind to us. Prices are very reasonable and food is good. Would love to recommend the place but not when raining.