It was the third day of Iligan City’s Waterfalling Adventure Tour 1.0 and even though we only visited a single waterfall today, the angel-winged Dodiongan Falls, we are definitely feeling the effects of visiting the waterfalls throughout the city.

To be fair, we literally spent the previous afternoon simply shooting the breeze along the tree-lined shore of the Iligan Centennial Park to witness the sunset. A relatively relaxed day on the tour—still, our stomach called to us come evening.
We roamed the streets of Iligan and found ourselves seated on a dimly lit restaurant on one of Iligan’s corner streets. Our dinner’s gonna be at the El Canto Grill & Seafood House.

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Located at the back of the very pink Iligan Cathedral, the restaurant looked cozy enough with its wooden chairs and tables. Artworks depicting local sceneries and customs line its mottled tangerine walls. A painting exhibit from different schools in Iligan City is hosted inside the restaurant too. 

More stories were shared as we waited for our dinner.

The specialty of El Canto Grill & Seafood House, as its name suggests are grilled seafood and chicken barbeque. For some reason, they don’t serve pork dishes in their restaurant, but that’s fine by me.

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I’m just curious if their chicken barbeque can compete with Tita Fannies Liempo & Chicken Haus. And just like Jacko’s Kan-Anan, they also serve buffets every once in a while for less than ₱200.00. Not bad eh?

It was a bit of a challenge to photograph the dishes served to us that night due to the very dim lighting of the restaurant, so pardon the grainy photos.

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To be honest, I found the food at El Canto Grill & Seafood House to be pretty average—it was okay, but not extraordinary. It’s one of those restaurants where you can have your steady fill while in Iligan City. Restos where you can eat daily without having to break the bank and be assured that you’re having clean and good quality food.

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El Canto Grill and Seafood House ►MENU
Address: Zamora cor. Lluch St., Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
Contact Number: (063) 221-6905
Email: girlieviosmacapagal@yahoo.com
Opening Hours: 11:00AM - 11:30PM Daily
GPS Coordinates Map: 8.229661, 124.240031

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