For the third part of the series, the staple Filipino food of all time will be in the spotlight, I present to you RBX Rice in a Box.
RBX started in Manila China Town (Binondo) in 1999 as the brainchild of Lester Pimentel, the idea is a fusion of a traditional Chinese dish called chao fan and of on the go food boxes that he noticed in one of his travels in the US. With a brilliant idea, a small capital and lots of guts, he ventured in the Philippine food business, and it was, instantly, embraced by the Pinoy consumers. To this day, RBX have 60 branches nationwide, half of which is company-owned.
More than a decade later, RBX now offers more than chao fan in their menu, but it is still as affordable as it was in the beginning. Above photos are three variants of their chao fan dishes - Beef and Mushroom priced at 46php, Ham and Bacon priced at 39php, Chicken Chorizo priced at 41php (missing: Seafood Bagoong priced at 46php). For that amount, these are, definitely, worthy!
One of the additions in the RBX menu is the teppanyaki which has four variants all priced at 49php, add-ons are, also, available for 12php each, they have Shanghai Rolls, Chinese Kikiam and Longganisadog (see above photo).
Above photo is an order of Beef Terriyaki, served with rice and veggies (just like misono), the perfect choice for budget-conscious consumers and the taste is good, too.
Boneless Chicken Barbecue (photo above) served with rice and veggies, the serving is kinda small, but hey, for 49php, what do you expect?
Above photo is their Pork Barbecue, also, served with rice and veggies, this one was topped with a longganisadog. The main order was good, but, I can't say the same about the add-on, it was kinda dry and it tasted weird. (Missing: Mixed Seafood Oriental)
Also available in the menu are Chicken, Beef and Seafood Noodles, La Paz Batchoy and Tom Yam Noodles.
Have you had an RBX (Rice in a Box) lately?
