{"id":318765,"date":"2020-03-09T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=318765"},"modified":"2020-03-09T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T20:00:08","slug":"bbq-stand-rechristened-as-vi-lyns-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bbq-stand-rechristened-as-vi-lyns-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"BBQ stand rechristened as Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-318765 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bbq-stand-rechristened-as-vi-lyns-bbq\/vi-lyns-pix-1\/'>Vi-Lyn's-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-318766'>\n\t\t\t\tSticks of pork barbecue are grilled to perfection.  (Mark Rabago)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/bbq-stand-rechristened-as-vi-lyns-bbq\/vi-lyns-pix-2\/'>Vi-Lyn's-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-318767'>\n\t\t\t\tVi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ is located across Martha\u2019s Store in Garapan. (Mark Rabago)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A barbecue stand known for its distinct sweet and tangy marinade of a Filipino classic has changed its name.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Reynaldo P. Joson Jr. said they recently rechristened Lyn\u2019s BBQ across Martha\u2019s Store in Garapan to Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ to finally correct an oversight that happened five years ago when he took over the business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActually the name in our business license is Vi-Lyn\u2019s. The former owner created a signboard that only said \u2018Lyn\u2019s\u2019 BBQ because it\u2019s easy to say and memorize,\u201d he told Saipan Tribune. <\/p>\n<p>The new name of the barbecue stand also helps distinguish Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ from Lyn\u2019s BBQ in Susupe.<\/p>\n<p>Joson said if he remembers right he was told the owner of the Susupe barbecue stand and its counterpart in Garapan are related, which explains the use of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the name, Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ has long been a favorite of residents of Garapan and its surrounding villages who are always looking for a quick snack or even sometimes a viand to pair with rice for lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far so good and we\u2019re always thankful for the patronage and the business as well,\u201d said Joson.<\/p>\n<p>What distinguishes Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ apart from other barbecue stands on Saipan is its marinade.<\/p>\n<p>Joson said their marinade is a well-kept secret and it also helps that their cooks literally douse the meat with the sweet and tangy sauce even after perfectly grilling them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur marinade is made with a lot of heart and of course people who work with us are always happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the usual pork and chicken barbecue skewers, Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ has also become famous for its isaw or beef intestine and lumpiang shanghai (Filipino spring rolls).<\/p>\n<p>Other items on Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ\u2019s takeout-only menu are pork ears, chicken feet, hotdog, corn on the cob, hot sausage, tilapia, reef fish, squid, fried chicken, spicy chicken wings, vegetable lumpia, kwek-kwek, tempura, and regular and flavored French fries.<\/p>\n<p>It also offers cold drinks like lemonade and pearl shake.<\/p>\n<p>At $1 a stick of pork or chicken barbecue, Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ and other barbecue stalls on island offer island residents a way to maximize their budget, especially during these hard economic times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople nowadays instead of cooking, they just buy food from us because they\u2019re either too busy to cook or it\u2019s affordable to buy barbecue,\u201d said Joson.<\/p>\n<p>Vi-Lyn\u2019s BBQ is open Monday-Sunday from 9am to 9pm. To place your orders, call 233-38-39 or 285-7365.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A barbecue stand known for its distinct sweet and tangy marinade of a Filipino classic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":314030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2434],"class_list":["post-318765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-bbq"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}