Chika-an at The Outlets @MEZ2 reopens: the same Cebuano table in a bolder room
Wednesday 26 November 2025, reopening day. The first 50 diners got dessert on the house, and lunch came out as tamarind chicken soup, grilled tuna jaw and lechon kawali.
Suroy.ph attended the reopening as a guest of Chika-an Cebuano Kitchen. Prices are from the printed menu on the day.
Chika-an Cebuano Kitchen at The Outlets @MEZ2 Estate closed for renovation after 29 September 2025 and reopened on Wednesday 26 November 2025. The cooking stayed Cebuano home food: sour soups, grilled fish, crackling pork and sets built to feed a whole table. The room is what changed.
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What changed in the room
Before the renovation the room had blue booths, round blue stools and patterned tile floors. Now it has woven rope chairs, pale wood tables, an orange booth along the glass and the name lit in white across the back wall. The tall windows face straight onto the covered walkway, so a table by the glass watches the mall go by.
What to order at Chika-an
These are the dishes Chika-an put forward as its bestsellers on reopening day, and the ones that came to the table.
- Sinampalukang manok. Chicken in tamarind broth with the leaves still in it. The sour kick is the point.
- Grilled tuna panga. The jaw, charred at the edges, served on banana leaf.
- Lechon kawali. Crisp skin, tender meat, sliced, with pickled papaya on the side.
- Rellenong manok. Stuffed chicken, the other bestseller on their list.
- Biko with bukayo. Sticky rice cake under dark syrup, topped with a nest of sweet coconut strips.
- To drink: ube keso, salted caramel, and citrus cucumber. They are the purple, brown and green glasses in every photo from the day.
What it costs
From the printed menu at the reopening, 26 November 2025.
| Dish | Price |
|---|---|
| Pancit guisado, bam-i guisado or sotanghon guisado | ₱250 each |
| Kare-kare with bagoong | from ₱355 |
| Barkada Set A, for four | ₱1,449 |
| Barkada Set B | ₱1,549 |
For four people the barkada set is the better deal. Set A works out to about ₱362 a head, roughly the price of one kare-kare, with rice and iced tea included.
Hours and getting there
Chika-an Cebuano Kitchen, The Outlets @MEZ2 Estate, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at the reopening. The first 50 diners on 26 November got dessert on the house.
Maps and ride apps may still show the old name, Pueblo Verde, and locals call the area Tamiya. Any of the three names gets you there.
Update, 30 September 2026: Chika-an was still running promotions at The Outlets in June 2026. Hours and prices above are from the reopening, so check its page before a late dinner. The Outlets now also has a Starbucks, open 7 a.m. to midnight.
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Quick answers
When did Chika-an at The Outlets reopen? On Wednesday 26 November 2025, after closing for renovation on 29 September 2025.
What are Chika-an’s hours at The Outlets? 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, as published at the reopening.
How much is a barkada set at Chika-an? Set A was ₱1,449 for four and Set B ₱1,549 on the reopening menu.
Where is Chika-an in Lapu-Lapu? At The Outlets @MEZ2 Estate in Barangay Basak, the outlet mall formerly called Pueblo Verde.
Photographed at Chika-an Cebuano Kitchen, The Outlets @MEZ2 Estate, on 26 November 2025 between 1:14 and 2:03 p.m.
