Totally Cebu

Almost every time that someone mentions the word “barbecue”, the Larsian food place is the thing that pops in my mind. This is so since, for years, I (but certainly not only me) have dined and spent some evenings in Larsian for quite a long time now. The night outing, with booze, during weekends is definitely a timeout from five-long days of work. We simply take a walk, or a taxi, to get our way through Fuente Osmena and around Chong Hua Hospital to taste some Larsian barbecue.

The place was not enough to accommodate for a lot of customers back then. People would line up and take turns so they can enjoy their favorite barbecues. But since the rich history of Larsian is instilled in the culture of Cebuanos, the government was able to find a place for the whole barbecue sellers with hundreds of seats and tables to contain the jampacked crowd of eaters.

You can simply take your pick from a long line of barbecue competitors that serve chicken barbecue (breast, skin, wings, feet, thigh and skin), pork barbecue (intestines, liver, etc.) and seafood (fish and squid). Hotdogs and chorizos are available also. And if there is one thing that matches well with those “smoky” products then it would be the “puso”, or most commonly known as “hanging rice”. Simply ready your sauces and order your beverages then you’re good to go; just the kind of Larsian barbecue experience that one would certainly remember and would surely go back for more.

History of Larsian

I didn’t know something about the history of Larsian it until I asked some of the elderly people around the place. It was during the 70’s when a certain Col. Alvino Mondarez named his eatery “Larsian” from the names of his mother (Pilar) and her twin sister (Siana). Just combine the names and you know the rest. Although the eatery is not there anymore, the name of Larsian remains as one of the most recognizable names in the downtown of Cebu.

In unison

I certainly know a little about Advertising and a familiar term I can think of would be the “target market”. You know, the restaurants or products that would sell to class A people, or B, C or D community. But in Larsians, it doesn’t matter. It’s a food place, where anybody, poor or rich, fit in. For me, for you, and for all.

That’s the whole concept of Larsian.

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