Old fashioned Shakey's?

Last Saturday, we attended a party celebrating the birthday of one of our daughter's friends at school. Lunch was at Shakey's so I was reminded of an unfinished article on the popular pizza parlor. I first ate at Shakey's in the 1970s. They had this branch in Ali Mall in Cubao where they had bands playing even during lunch time. You'd have difficulty making conversation in that atmosphere but the food was good and it was usually a family lunch out. That was the first time for me to eat pizza and spaghetti. The spaghetti was originally served on a skillet or metal pan. Later they did away with the skillet but have returned to serving single order spaghetti on a pan instead of a plate in some branches. But we really went there for the pizza - the thin crust kind and not the pan pizza that later became the craze as promoted by a rival company.

Spaghetti served on a skillet or pan

The Greek salad is a more recent addition to their menu. I think they have at least 3 salad variants to choose from now.

Mojos are still a favorite and somewhat a guilty pleasure.

Still my favorite is their basic (and classic) mozarella cheese thin crust pizza

Close-up of the pizza

There's a somewhat amusing poster at the restaurant. Shakey's was established in the US (in California) serving Italan food (pizza) and German beer in a English pub environment. That's the Shakey's Pizza Parlor I remember going to as a child.

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