As more and more people knew about their food, the orders grew until two years later, the office space where they originally showcased their puto was offered to them. They seized the opportunity and the rest became history, as they say. It’s not of Chinese etymology nor does it have an aboriginal connotation. The store’s name was actually derived from a very common local word, “kwan,” which signifies a whole lot of things to different people. While the family panicked for a name for their soon-to-open first store, nobody could think of a suitable word. Instead, everybody they asked unintelligibly muttered, “kwan…kwan…” In exasperation, the store was called Quan, after the utterance that is most commonly used in the Ilonggo dialect. Quan’s biggest competitors are the street vendors, which peddle their foodstuff in native baskets all over the city. However, people still come to the store because they know the delicacies are readily available and made fresh everyday, under strict quality control and sanitary operations. The branches are clean with a comfortable ambiance that makes you feel like you are home. At present, Quan Native Delicacies now also serves snack fares such as dinuguan with puto, siopao, spaghetti, palabok, arroz caldo, plus a variety of SUD AN for you to take home or eat in. They also have breads, cakes, and pastries. Indeed, they offer “A Family of Food for the Family.” ----with revisions from the article published in Food Magazine by Sigrid Dugeno-Lo
QUAN BRANCHES IN BACOLOD:
*MC Metroplex, Northdrive - telephone number (034)4339987 or 7090677
*La Salle Avenue - telephone number (034)4346379 or 7085055
*Gaisano Araneta - telephone number (034) 7078440
*San Juan Street - telephone number (034) 7041253
*Veranda at EastBlock Circumferential - telephone number (034) 7089095
*Robinsons Supermarket - telephone number (034)4761518
*Metro Ayala Talisay - telephone number (034) 7023466
*SM Food Court - telephone number (034) 2138678
*Ayala Mall Fiesta Market - (034) 213 9154
MANILA BRANCH:
1797 Dian St. Palanan, Makati
telephone number (02)88335843
Mobile number (0938) 724 8864
