Shirley's Coffee Shop

Flame Tree Arts Festival 2011

2011-06-27T18:08:00.005+10:00

The enticing smell of home-cooked food brought people, the supporter of the arts, to the Shirley's Coffee Shop booth at the recent Flame Tree Arts Festival.

This is the 30th year that the Festival is held. From June 9-12, The American Memorial Park was home to various booths and activities.

It was a tiring but fulfilling 4 days. Thank you to all those who visited our booth!

Hong Kong Chelsea Foootball Coaches on Saipan

2011-06-27T16:58:00.009+10:00

The Under 15 Boys of Shirley’s Football Club (together with Matansa and TanHoldings Football club U15 players) attended the clinic conducted by coaches from Hong Kong Chelsea FC Soccer School. The clinic was held last June 8, 2011 at the Oleai Sports Complex Field.

The coaches, head coach Kwok On Tsui and technical director Luam Khen Koo, is joined by former Hong Kong football star and technical director of both the Chelsea FC Soccer School (Hong Kong) and Santos Soccer School Leslie George Santos and , are in town to conduct football clinics and to attend the opening of the Tan Holdings

The participants were taught the basics of the sport and were made to go through drills in the 2-hour clinic.

Shirley's Coffee Shop volunteers and Shirley's Football Club Team up to Clean Aquarius Beach

2011-05-05T13:11:00.009+10:00

About 30 volunteers from Shirley’s Coffee Shop and players from Shirley’s Football Club joined hands in participating in DEQ’s Island Wide Clean up held last April 15, 2011. The group conducted a clean up of Sugar Dock Aquarius Tower Beach.

searching every nook and crany of their area

team work is still the name of the game

picture of a happy volunteer perfectly captured on cam

rounding up the day's loot

'til the next clean up!

Turn Over of 10 Drums to OES

2011-04-15T12:27:00.008+10:00

Present to accept the drums is Mr. Glenn Muna, Prinicipal of Oleai Elementary School. Also in the picture are NMIFA President, Jerry Tan, Shirley’s FC President Susan Macario, Shirley’s FC Treasurer Merlie Tolentino and Shirley’s FC General Secretary Puy Macario.

After the team painted the cans blue, the ten drums were fitted with wooden stands and were turned over to Oleai Elementary School.

The 10 drums will be utilized as trash cans at the OES facility.

The drums were turned over last April 8 in a simple ceremony at the Oleai Elementary School field with Shirley's Football Club representatives and OES school officials.

Shirley's Coffee Shop GM Reads to Third Grade Students

2011-04-14T12:25:00.010+10:00

Reading opens up a child's creativity, encourages questions thereby cultivating inquisitiveness, makes the world smaller and places nearer, provides fuel to adventurous spirits and makes learning a lot more fun.

Shirley's Coffee Shop GM Susan Macario knows the value of reading, having enjoyed quiet moments with a book to read too, and she readily agreed when asked to read a book to the third grade students of San Antonio Elementary School in support of the school’s Community Readers Activity.

Held last April 12, this is to involve the community to come to San Antonio Elementary School to inspre the children to read more. This activity encourages the students not to give up reading as they grow older and utilize this skill whenever and wherever their future may take them.

Shirley's Football Club Supports Fundraising for Tsunami Victims

2011-04-12T11:32:00.017+10:00

Saipan and Japan have close ties--with the Japanese market being an integral part of Saipan tourism and economy for years. So when news of the earthquake and tsunami reached Saipan, Shirley's is one with the rest of the world in praying for their safety, rescue and rebuilding.

Last April 10, Shirley's Football Club took a solid step in helping Japan as they joined the other football teams in a fundraising event at the Ada Gymnasium. In this fundraiser, players of Keio University women’s soccer club had a friendly match against Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) Women’s national team. Before the match, players of the different football clubs in Saipan joined in the dribbling relay competition, penalty kick challenge while in the men’s and women’s division, the players played the 4 x 4 small side game challenge.

Shirley's Football Club Paints the Cans Blue

2011-04-04T13:28:00.013+10:00

Sure they are football players and can give a good kick but their hands are talented as well. These hands were put to good use last March 26, 2011 as the Football Club of Shirley's Coffee Shop joined the beautification project of Olei Elementary School.

Parents, players and coaches joined the clean up and helped in the painting of the ten drums which is to be donated by the team to the school as trash cans.

Let the pictures below tell you what a fun and productive day this was.

Blue trash cans

Mission Accomplished! Their big smiles are from participating in this fun and meaningful activity.

Shirley's Football Club Receives Cereals from Dickerson & Quinn

2011-03-25T15:48:00.003+10:00

Dickerson and Quinn donated several boxes of Kellogg’s Cereals to the different football clubs on Saipan. This donation is for the benefit of the Spring Youth Football League players.

Last March 23, Shirley’s Football Club distributed its second box of Kellogg’s Cereals to its U6 and U8 players during the practice games at Oleai Elementary School.

Shirley's Football Club Joins Kick Butts Parade 2011

2011-03-25T09:18:00.001+10:00

Clad in their bright blue uniforms, Shirley's Foootball Club came in full force for the 2011 Kick Butts Day Parade held yesterday, March 24, 2011.

The event was organized by the Department of Public Health's Community Guidance Center. This parade aims to promote a tobacco-free lifestyle among the youth of the CNMI. Shirley’s Football Club's strong showing is in support of this advocacy.

Shirley's FC joined more than 700 youngsters from schools and organizations that started at Mt. Carmel and ended at Hopwood Junior campus where a program and a dance competition were staged.

NMIFA Donates Soccer Balls to Shirley's FC

2011-03-24T17:05:00.004+10:00

The kids of Shirley's Football Club happily hold the footballs from NMIFA

Shirley's FC's Puy Macario with NMIFA's Ed Salas for a souvenir photo

The Northern Mariana Island Football Association (NMIFA) through its General Secretary, Edward Salas donated 15 soccer balls to Shirley’s Football Club last February 23, 2011.

The soccer balls were received by Shirley’s Football Club Secretary, Puy Macario.

Shirley's Football Club Donates Soccer Balls to Elementary School

2011-02-09T17:50:00.006+10:00

A staunch supporter of the sport and the benefits and values it bring to the younger set, the Shirley’s Football Club made the donation of ten soccer balls to the Oleai Elementary School last February 5, 2011.

It was the football club’s first get together party at the grounds of Oleai Elementary School where more than 50 youth players showed up together with their parents for the Youth Football Spring League registration..

The soccer ball donation made the get together more meaningful and was an apt welcome to the league which will open on February 26.

A grateful Mr. James Sablan, Oleai’s Vice Principal, accepted the donation from Shirley’s Football Club president, Susan Macario. With Macario is NMIFA President Jerry Tan and Shirley’s Football Club General Secretary Puy Macario.

In a brief speech, Mr. Sablan mentioned that he is happy to receive the soccer ball donation and that the school will continue with their partnership with Shirley’s Football Club who had been instrumental in increasing the awareness of the students in the said sport.

Susan Macario, the Club’s president, relayed that they are very grateful to Oleai Elementary School for providing the club its home, where children do their practice games twice a week.

Their donation of the ten pieces soccer balls to Oleai Elementary school is just a small token of appreciation to the officers of the school as by providing the home pitch, the club knows they will be able to reach more students and children of CNMI and create a bigger impact through the sport of football.

1st Beach Clean Up for 2011

2011-01-24T15:50:00.009+10:00

Start the year right.

And they did. The team of Shirley's Coffee Shop again trooped to Sugar Dock/ Aquarius Beach Tower last January 17, 2011.

This proves their commitment in doing their part to keep the island and its coastline pristine.

A total of 21 people composed of Shirley's team members and their relatives participated in the first 2011 clean up and gathered approximately 85 lbs of trash.

Jeree Denise Maliwanag's Christening Party

2011-01-18T18:17:00.009+10:00

Every christening is a happy event. It welcomes another child of God into the Christian family and a good way to celebrate a happy event is to have the loving embrace of your family, and good food on the table. It warms the heart, and the tummy.

Jeree Denise Maliwanag was embraced in God's family last January 8, 2011 at the Kristo Rai Church with Fr. Celso at the helm.

Family and friends gathered at Shirley's after for the lunch spread.

With the officiating priest at Kristo Rai

Little Jeree with her mom

with the entire Maliwanag family

To warm the tummies

A truly happy event

A First Birthday for Jener Franz Pineda

2011-01-05T13:40:00.008+10:00

Last December 28, a dear little boy celebrated his first birthday at Shirley's Coffee Shop in Susupe.

With everyone's favorite dinosaur "Barney" as theme, more than a hundred guests attended the affair, a true testament to the love for the Pineda family.

Jener Franz Pineda is no stranger to Shirley's. His dad, Jhey is part of the Shirley's team.

The event was also held in celebration of his Grandma Beth's birthday.

The barney-themed items

Fun games

Jener Franz's talented Kuya JP in his dance number

With the whole family. Co celebrator Grandma Beth is at the right.

Happy Birthday, Jener Franz!

Kaya Rae Mediola's 1st Birthday

2010-11-02T13:09:00.009+10:00

Last October 29, there was a gathering fit for the little princess.

There were sweet pink balloons and adorable castles--just perfect for the princess theme.

There was a lovely pink pinata full of candies

The cake was a glorious pastel pink

The food wasn't pink =) but it was a feast

Kaya Rae may be too young to appreciate the party but years from now, she will surely see the work that was done to make sure all the details stand out .

Happy Birthday, Kaya Rae!

Shirley's Coffee Shop Staff Surprises General Manager on her Birthday

2010-10-06T18:04:00.007+10:00

The Shirley's Coffee Shop General Meeting at the Susupe outlet last October 6 started with a surprise birthday celebration for the restaurant's GM, Susan Macario. A sumptuous cake, a set of balloons and a birthday song surprised and greeted Susan on this day.

Some of the staff relates that Susan was very intuitive in catching surprises but this time, it was different. The staff narrates that they really caught Susan by surprise this time.

The staff was one in relaying a special message for Susan:

"To our beloved boss, happy happy birthday! Thank you for everything. We really appreciate all your hard work for Shirley's and the staff. May God bless you always and may you have more birthdays to come."

Steven Tirso Adriatico's 5th birthday party

2010-10-02T13:00:00.006+10:00

It was a first for Tirso who turned five with a party at Shirley's Coffee Shop.
This was his first party outside of their home and the staff of Shirley's Coffee Shop made sure it will be memorable for him.

Tirso looked very happy in these photos.

Shirley's Coffee Shop is honored that you and your family chose us as the venue of this special party. Hope to see you again on your next party!

Shirley's Coffee Shop Participates in International Coastal Clean up

2010-09-27T18:23:00.020+10:00

It was an event and a cause close to the heart of Shirley's Coffee Shop. As one of the earliest champions of the beach clean up activities on the island, the Shirley's group composed of Shirley's management and staff, as well as their family members and friends took to the beaches once again for the International Coastal Clean Up.

At the Sugar Dock heading south site, the Shirley's team joined thousands of environmental warriors/volunteers from the government and private sector.

The two-day event was held September 24 and 25 all over the CNMI (Saipan, Tinian and Rota).

All items collected were counted and segregated using these 6 sections:

Segregation begins

a. Shoreline and Recreational Activities - debris from food, beach-goers, sports/games, festivals, litter from streets/ storm drains, etc.
b. Ocean/Waterway Activities - debris from recreational/commercial fishing and boat/vessel operations.
c. Smoking-Related Activities
d. Dumping Activities
e. Medical/Personal Hygiene
f. Debris Items of Local Concern

It was a day well-spent

Luiji Jose's "Cars" themed party

2010-09-27T18:08:00.013+10:00

Who doesn't love Cars? The Disney/Pixar movie was first shown in 2006 and since then, Lightning McQueen and his gang of lovable cars have endeared themselves to both young and old.

The mommy and daddy of Luiji Jose Tabamo chose this theme for their son's first birthday held at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe last September 24.

Luiji may not remember the party now, but when he gets a bit older, he'll see all the yummy and interesting details of his first birthday party.

This big banner set the mood for the party

And this cute cake followed suit

Superb party details need an equal match. Look at the buffet spread.

Shirley's Coffee Shop's Macoi was that day's affable host

The family was all smiles. It was a birthday success!

Ailynn Galvan's 7th birthday party

2010-09-23T12:45:00.001+10:00

7th birthdays are considered milestones and when Ailynn Galvan reached her 7th year..

...mom and dad threw her a birthday party

complete with a fun party host

food

games

and cake

Ailynn celebrated her birthday at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe with 100 guests last September 18.

Jan Alverne's Christening

2010-08-11T10:57:00.001+10:00

Mommy and Daddy were proud and happy that their son, Jan, was welcomed to the Christian World last August 7 and the staff of Shirley's Coffee Shop couldn't be happier that they celebrated at the restaurant after the church rites.

This is what welcomed the family and guests at Shirley's.

Here's a requisite photo with the male and female sponsors.

This early, Jan has an outpouring of love from family friends.

Guests get to taste the cake and take home a cute bookmark.

Shirley's Coffee Shop Introduces New Menu

2010-08-06T13:02:00.010+10:00

Diners at the two Shirley's Coffee Shop outlets on Saipan will see a new menu on their visit to the restaurant.

This new menu gives the diners a glimpse of more food offerings with bigger food photos featured.

Shirley's Coffee Shop continues to find ways to enhance the customer dining experience.Come visit the store and check out the new menu!

2nd Sugar Dock Clean up

2010-06-21T16:18:00.009+10:00

The happy bunch of volunteers converged last June 15 for the 2nd clean up of the group at Sugar Dock/ Aquarius Beach Tower side.

This follows the clean up at the same area last March 15.

21 volunteers participated (Shirley's staff and relatives)and were able to gather 80 lbs. of trash which were mostly cans,bottles,plastics and discarded food.

Here are some photos from that activity.

A Toy Story Birthday party for Aadrick

2010-06-20T12:05:00.002+10:00

The party had a very popular theme, as the much awaited Toy Story 2 is shown in theatres almost at the same time. We at Shirley's got to celebrate with Aadrick, his family and friends last June 19.

Shown here is the wonderful cake with Woody and Buzz.

Aadrick Delos Reyes all excited for his party. Don't you just wish to hug him all day long?

Two precious daddy and son moments captured on cam.

Now for the games! Huff and puff...

The dads get their turn, too.

Even at 1, Aadrick sure knows how to entertain his guests

Happy and Hapi. The happy family with Hapi the Clown.

Happy Birthday, Aadrick. To infinity and beyond!

Hendrick Turns 7

2010-06-20T11:54:00.001+10:00

Turning 7 is a big milestone and such an event deserves a happy celebration.

Shirley's Coffee Shop was host to the Adelentar Family as they celebrated Hendrick's birthday bash at Susupe last June 19.

Hendrick still has all the baby cuteness in him. See his pose.

Host Mcoi gathered the kids around for a round of games

The kids in high energy for a dance number

Guests helping themselves to the buffet spread

Surrounded by the love of his family

Happy Birthday!

Roy and Mona Tiglao's wedding reception

2010-06-07T11:21:00.010+10:00

Shirley's Coffee Shop continues to be a popular reception for weddings. Just last June 5, Shirley's was again witness to the happy celebration of Roy and Mona Tiglao.

Let the photos below tell you the story.
a sweet toast

with their entourage

first dance

of course, food should be present

sealing it with a kiss

the couple with the Shirley's team

Congratulations and Best Wishes!

The 2010 Shirley's Coffee Shop Invitational Basketball League

2010-06-01T19:20:00.030+10:00

The 2010 Shirley's Coffee Shop Invitational Basketball League came to a glorious end last May 26.

The league started February 7, 2010 and 224 games were played in all by the 15 competing teams. 10 games were played each week at the JP Center Basketball Court.

With this, Shirley's Coffee Shop fulfilled the goal of the league to encourage the staff to have a healthy past time while fostering wholesome competition, teamwork and camaraderie.

Hats off to the teams from the following companies who participated. The companies are all noted for their good standing in the community and their adherence to the welfare of their employees.

Pacific Islands Club (Champion)
Aqua Resort Club/ Achugao (1st runner up)
Micronesian Brokers Inc. (2nd runner up and the 2009 Shirley's Cup Champions)
Saipan World Resort/ Advance X-Terminators
Shirley's Coffee Shop
TBK Auto Care
Hard Rock Cafe'
Cellular Pro
Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan
Saipan Grand Hotel/ Docomo Pacific
Pepsi
Bank of Guam
McGraw-Hill
AON NJ Plus
Mobil Oil Marianas

Aside from the group awards, individual performances were also recognized. In the photos below, the awardees are with Reynaldo Lingcaso, League Coordinator and Irene Santiago, Accountant.

Alex Lauron - Best in Rebounds

Elmer Esdrelon - Regular Season MVP and Best in 3 Points

Jun Pantaleon - Best in Assists

Darwin Barbo - Finals MVP

Cheers to all the participants for one awesome tournament!

A Rolly "Polyn" Party

2010-05-27T12:32:00.020+10:00

It's always the wish of moms and dads to give the best to their kids, including the happiest parties with great games, fun and food.

Polyn turned 2 with a party thrown at Shirley's Coffee Shop in Susupe last May 22. It was a Saturday to remember for the Ong family as their baby Raizabelle is now officially a toddler.

Dora-themed cupcakes

Food line up

Ready, set, go!

Now, its the grown ups' turn

With friend, Matty, who had her own party at Shirley's recently

With family friends who celebrated this day with Polyn

A very Happy Birthday to you, Polyn!

Oh, Josie! (A birthday party post)

2010-05-20T12:07:00.001+10:00

Josie Espinosa celebrated her birthday at Shirley's Coffee Shop last May 15 and judging by the number of friends and loved ones who trooped to the restaurant to wish her well, the party was a smashing success.

Happy, Happy Birthday, Josie.

A Second Birthday Party for Matty

2010-05-20T11:31:00.000+10:00

Beautiful birthday celebrator Matty or Mariana Katherine Angeles had a blast last May 15 with her guests.

Pink and green cupcakes are very dainty colors, fit for a little princess like Matty

Hapi the clown was there to make sure the birthday girl and her guests are entertained

With a flick of his hands, Hapi created animals out of balloons and made one especially for Matty

And what's a party without the requisite games?

After a series of games, can good food be far behind?

Daddy helping Matty blow her birthday candle

And that sums up Matty's birthday party

Shirley's Coffee Shop Wins Environmental Steward Award

2010-04-28T19:25:00.018+10:00

Aside from having a successful booth at the 2010 Flame Tree Arts Festival, the recent event was made doubly special as Shirley's Coffee Shop was hailed as an Environmental Steward by Beautify CNMI!

The award was given in the morning of April 24.

The Environmental Steward award recognizes a person or group that leads the community in activities that help protect the environment in a variety of ways. This individual or group has demonstrated the need to take pride in our islands and to take care of the place we all call home. They serve as an example for others, especially the next generation, to follow.

Shirley’s Coffee Shop has been a partner of Beautify CNMI! since 2006. Since then, they have been active in the numerous projects of the coalition and has made numerous clean ups in their adopted area each month.

Shirley's Jersh Angeles, the Master Storyteller

2010-04-20T12:44:00.001+10:00

The Shirley's Coffee Shop team does not only make and serve great food, they tell great stories as well.

Jersh Angeles was invited as guest reader at the San Antonio Elementary School during their Community Reader and Book Fair week on April 15, 2010. The Grade 6 students of 6thA class headed by Mr. Frank Demapan and 6thB class headed by Catherine Acera-Cabrera were all ears as Jersh retells the story of a spider.

Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock is a popular book by Eric Kimmel. In the story, the arachnid Anansi uses a magical rock to fool his neighbors to steal their food, but he gets tricked too and the food was given back to the rightful owners.

With the 6A class

6B class

Clean up at Sugar Dock

2010-03-20T10:33:00.013+10:00

Nineteen Shirley's Coffee Shop team members and their families trooped to their newly-adopted beach, Sugar Dock/ Aquarius Beach Tower side last March 15 for their regular beach clean up.
The group collected approximately 120 lbs. of trash (discarded food, cigarettes, wrappers, containers, plastic bottles and bags, cans and metals)
Shirley's Coffee Shop has been involved in the beach clean ups since January of 2007. Their next clean up is set for June 16.

The team went home tired, but happy and fulfilled.

A spongebob themed 2nd birthday

2009-12-09T17:10:00.016+10:00

Spongebob was all over the place when Thomas Dela Cruz celebrated his second birthday last November 23, 2009. With the character's bright and cheerful smile, once glance at the place and you'll know you're in for a good time at this party.

Spongebob welcomed the guests to partake of the food at the buffet table.

The birthday boy helps himself to a serving of the party food...

...And got stronger after.
And for all the effort of Mommy Kimberly in throwing a successful bash, she got a great big hug from the celebrator.

What a wonderful way to end the day.

Happy Birthday, Thomas! Hope you enjoyed your party.

A Magical 1st Birthday: Audrianne Decena

2009-12-09T16:49:00.015+10:00

It was as if Tinkerbell herself poured magic dust on the party, as all were delighted and giddy as Audrianne Santiago Decena celebrated her first birthday last November 13 at Shirley's Coffee Shop.

Daddy Franze and Mommy Janelle made sure the party of their beautiful daughter will be memorable.

Food was delicious as always and well presented, too.Pink and green were the colors of the day.

Before the party ends, Daddy and Mommy helped Audrianne blow the candle on her tinkerbell designed cake.

The party was picture perfect!

To Audrianne, may all the wishes of your parents during the candle blowing come true.

Happy, Happy Birthday!

Goodbye, Mama Shirley

2009-12-07T18:54:00.002+10:00

Shirley's Coffee Shop grew a little dim last Saturday, November 28, as the word spread that its pillar and inspiration, Shirley Lai, breathed her last. The death of Lai, fondly called Mama Shirley, came as an unwanted surprise to all.

Susan Macario, GM of the two Shirley's Coffee Shop outlets on Saipan, was deeply saddened by the death of Mama Shirley. Macario shares that she and her crew have always looked up to Mama Shirley for the standards she had set in providing clients with exemplary customer service.

Aside from setting the trend on customer service, she was also an ardent supporter of community service. Mama Shirley often involves herself in community projects or donates funds for those who are in need.

For all the good deeds that she is known for, Mama Shirley will always be remembered. She will always be remembered as a woman who was determined enough to succeed. And indeed, she had.

As we bid goodbye to the beloved woman who gave so much of herself to her family, her clients and the community she belongs to, we also look forward to a contented existence, knowing that she has lived her life well. And that her legacy will live on for years to come.

25 years of Love

2009-11-10T17:10:00.012+10:00

The wedding day is just a beginning, couples then need to continuously work at their marriage because it takes time, commitment, respect, tons of love and a host of other factors to make it work.

So, reaching 25 years of marriage is a reason to celebrate what life and love has offered.

And to celebrate they did last October 27 as family and friends paid tribute to the 25th wedding anniversary of lovely couple Jon and Connie Dela Cruz.
Love is still as sweet 25 years later

The lovely cake to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary. On the background is a picture on their wedding day.

The family is bigger! Son-in-law Sylvan renders a song for the couple

Congratulations Jon and Connie! You inspire us with your love.

Brian Matthew Apasan: The First Birthday

2009-09-24T10:45:00.027+10:00

The little boy was all decked in blue, he was clearly the star and it was his first birthday party.

Brian Matthew Apasan had a party last September 21 as he turned 1.

The whole family was there to make sure everyone had a fun time. Daddy,mommy and big brother entertained the guests who trooped to Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe.

And what's a birthday without the cake? The chocolate cake was topped with a single clown candle, fitting for the fun celebration and even matching the jester hat worn by the emcee, Shirley's Coffee Shop Dining-in-charge Macoi Aguda.

The Apasan family will surely treasure this day as it was spent in the company of family and friends.

Happy Birthday, Brian!

Maxine @ 6: From the Heart

2009-08-13T10:46:00.011+10:00

It is a year not generally celebrated with big parties, but when Maxine turned 6, her papa, mama ang baby sister Kyla threw her a celebration just the same.

Friends flocked to Shirley's to be with the birthday girl for some food and a whole lot of fun.

What could be more fun than dancing to the tune of "Spaghetti"?

Maxine seemed to be thanking her guests heartfully here.

Of course,no birthday seems to be complete without the traditonal blowing of the candle on the cake.

A close up of the simple but yummy cake. Look at those flowers.

Happy Birthday, Maxine. Hope you had fun!

New Offerings

2009-07-30T18:17:00.031+10:00

Try these new menu offerings at Shirley's Coffee Shop.

Pork in Tamarind Broth. Enjoy the comfort a bowl of steaming Pork in Tamarind broth brings.

Chicken Adobo. Miss home cooking? Why not try the Chicken Adobo and be transported back to the kitchen of your childhood.

Eggplant and Ground Pork Omelette. The goodness of pork and egg, mixed together bring you the simple but filling Eggplant and Ground Pork Omelette.

Ground Beef Fried Rice. Bits and pieces of ground beef goodness in every bite of this special friend rice.

Daing na Bangus. Boneless milkfish (bangus) fried to golden perfection. Match it with fried rice and sunny side up eggs and you have a meal good for breakfast,lunch or dinner.

See you at Shirley's Coffee Shop!

Aislinn Laxamana: A Double Celebration

2009-07-28T13:41:00.027+10:00

July 26 will be a date memorable to a certain little girl. It was Aislinn Laxamana's christening and first birthday. As it was a double celebration, the Shirley's Coffee Shop team pulled all the stops to make sure the guests will have double the fun, too.

Below are some snapshots of the event.

First, a close up shot of our birthday girl

The celebrator with mommy before the arrival of guests

Guests lining up to get their food

Cute souvenirs for the guests to bring home

Thank you for choosing Shirley's Coffee Shop.

Gracie Reign's 3rd Birthday Party

2009-07-21T17:36:00.033+10:00

Sweet and cute Gracie Reign turned 3 with a party attended by family and friends at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe last June 16, 2009.

Some snapshots of the birthday girl entertaining her guests

The cupcake tree

Top view of the wonderful, colorful cupcakes

Guests having a good time

And kids (and kids at heart) having fun with the games

And what's a party without yummy food?

Food that is enjoyed by guests

Getting ready to blow her candle

It was indeed a fun afternoon. Happy, happy birthday Gracie from all of us here at Shirley's Coffee Shop!

Celebrating 16 great years!

2009-06-10T09:32:00.002+10:00

There are a lot of things to be thankful for, now that we just turned 16!'

You're reading this right. We turned 16 years last month (May) and if we may borrow a line from the song "what a journey it truly has been".

We were granted the franchise to operate a Shirley's Coffee Shop here on Saipan in 1993. Since then, we've kept our hands busy churning dish after dish of home-cooked meals. It's not always smooth-sailing but our priority is clear: we want to give our customers the best dining experience. We continuously think of ways to improve- by offering new products, packages and service innovations. This is our way of saying thank you for your patronage.

One other way of saying a BIG THANK YOU is coming up with a specal newspaper supplement to celebrate this great milestone. We thought long and hard to come up with the theme for this year's supplement. At the end though, it boiled down to one thing- we want it to focus on you, our dear customer. Your loyalty, patronage, support and feedback made us who we are today.

In the pages of the supplement you will find the 16 milestones in our operations that we chose to represent the years that we are on business here on the island. We also feature 16 of our customers and their own reasons why Shirley's rank high on their list of favorite restaurants.

Do visit our main site or click here to read the supplement.

Inaugural Shirley's Coffee Shop Invitational Basketball League

2009-05-17T09:31:00.000+10:00

The Inaugural Shirley's Coffee Shop Invitational Basketball League opening ceremony was held at the JP Center basketball court in Garapan. Six teams joined the tournament namely G4S Security, Micronesian Brokers Inc., Fiesta Resort and Spa Saipan, Pacific Trading Company, Advance X-Terminators and the host Shirley's Coffee Shop.

Mr. Jerry Tan was the guest speaker and tossed the ball to signal the start of the game. There are two games every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with double round robin and finals on July.

Cassidy

2009-03-30T11:00:00.000+10:00

Cassidy Aleighn Lizama's 5th birthday party at Shirley's Coffee Shop in Susupe.

Shirley's Love Kids!

2009-03-30T09:25:00.014+10:00

On March 30, 2009, Ladera International School of Saipan once again visited Shirley's Coffee Shop in Susupe fo another memorable trip. Joining the twenty five students were teachers Genevie Angeles and Christina Sakaziro from K4 to 1st grade classes.

The kids made a tour of the kitchen and dining area and witnessed how pancakes are being made by Shirley's Susupe's Chef Roding. They also took a glimpse of Shirley's "giant freezer" and the "giant washing machine" as the kids call it, which is actually a Hobart dishwashing machine.

After the tour, Shirley's management gave each kid a free plate of Kiddie Nuggets and Smiley Fries and a glass of fruit punch while watching their book project Charlotte's Web movie in a 50 inch television mounted at the dining area of the coffee shop.

And that's not all; a how to make a halo-halo dessert was demonstrated and shared to the kids for tasting. Asked one of the students again what was the dessert called, she answered "fruit shake". Kids, we really love them!

General Manager Susan Macario was so delighted with the students' eagerness to learn and explore the restaurant's world of operation. A trip that even the kids' parents would remember.

Shirley's On Wheels

2009-03-23T09:08:00.007+10:00

Shirley's van has a new look - APPETIZING! Leading the road on its way to Shirley's Coffee Shop.

Michael's Christening

2009-02-28T14:50:00.001+10:00

Michael Fitipol's Christening celebration at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe. February 28, 2009.

Love Is In The Air

2009-02-14T13:10:00.000+10:00

Couples from Christian Bible Fellowship As Perdido Chapter celebrated their Valentine's Day in a unique way.

A special table set-up with candles and hearts all over the place that creates a warm ambiance that will certainly melt your hearts again with your loved ones was carefully planned by the Shirley's master artist - Mcoi.

Super Bowl Mania

2009-02-02T10:07:00.018+10:00

Students from Mt. Carmel support their team.

This is the first time Shirley's Coffee Shop hosted the most awaited Super Bowl XLIII between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. With four big screens, $7.95 all you can eat breakfast buffet, $1.50 Miller Lite beers and cool raffle prizes from Docomo and Pacific Trading Company, customers need not ask for anything more.

One of the biggest events that happened at Shirley's that rocked the house, literally. Can't wait for next year's!

Manuel and Janice

2008-12-30T09:51:00.004+10:00

Cheers!

Manuel and Janice Bobadilla's wedding reception at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe on December 30, 2008.

IFC Rules!

2008-11-15T15:08:00.001+10:00

Pictures taken during the 2008 Youth Football Festival at Hopwood Junior High School field.

Mission Accomplished!

2008-10-21T09:10:00.004+10:00

Mom and son teamwork.

Shirley's Coffee Shop staff once again gathered together to accomplish a common mission, to "Beautify CNMI" with their new adopted beach at Chalan Lau Lau, Beach Road.

The clean up started from 5pm until 6:30pm, with 33 volunteers including the staffs' most supportive family members. Food wrappers, cigarettes, discarded food, plastic and glass bottles, were some of the litters found and disposed of that afternoon. A total of 45 lbs. of garbage were collected.

Tony Mordaunt

2008-10-02T10:53:00.009+10:00

This welcome lunch was hosted by Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe for the Oceania Badminton Confederation Regional Development Manager Tony Mordaunt. Check his visits and coaching on different islands at http://www.oceaniabadminton.org/.

Frank and Mel

2008-09-10T18:36:00.000+10:00

Snapshots of Frank and Mel Dela Cruz's wedding on September 10, 2008

Mark and Lily

2008-09-05T21:09:00.001+10:00

See why people choose Shirley's Coffee Shop as part of their special events:

Mark and Lily Bagang's Wedding. September 5, 2008.

If you want a memorable, worry-free way to celebrate any occasion--visit us at Susupe branch. Our accomodating staff will be more than willing to entertain your queries.

Maverick's 7th Birthday

2008-08-04T20:50:00.001+10:00

Pictures taken during Maverick Irang's 7th birthday party at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe.

Kyle's Christening

2008-08-03T20:39:00.001+10:00

Snapshots from Kyle Alla's Christening party. August 3, 2008.

Sei

2008-08-02T21:57:00.001+10:00

Bresies Ann "Sei" Guiab's 1st birthday party on August 2, 2008.

Shirley's Goes Smoke Free

2008-06-01T20:35:00.000+10:00

Shirley’s Coffee Shop took their pro-environment stand to yet another level as they joined the campaign to promote cleaner and fresher air. Though Shirley’s believes in each individual’s right or freedom to smoke, it also believes that smoking is one freedom that should not encroach on other patrons’ freedom for cleaner air, too.

Beginning June 2008, Shirley’s adopted and supported the campaign against second-hand smoke by banning smoking in their premises.

Hesitant at first at how the smoking crowd will respond to the move, Shirley's General Manager Susan Macario conducted a survey among the loyal patrons, both smoking and non-smoking. Some patrons gave hints of opposition early on although much to her suprise, a lot of smokers also expressed that they would still be loyal patrons of Shirley's regardless of the ban, simply because of the good food.

A complete ban of smoking inside the coffee shop therfore was put to place. Considering their smoking patrons, they have provided an area outside the coffee shop facilities, to accomodate them.

True to Shirley’s advocacy, a cleaner air isn’t just a way to enjoy a truly relaxing ambient environment. Everything else at Shirley’s simply comes down to what a second home truly should be. With a place like Shirley’s where you can enjoy excellent food, a friendly staff atmosphere, a steaming cup of coffee, and with wisps of clean, fresh island air to go with your dining experience to boot, what would you not give? With all these, it’s definitely priceless!

15 Years

2008-05-28T20:18:00.002+10:00

Al says, "ready to eat!"

Shirley's celebrated its 15th anniversary last May 2008.

Here at Shirley's, we are a one big happy family sticking it through the good and the bad. The management and the staff are grateful that YOU, have remained LOYAL to us throughout the years. YOU, our guests, are the reason why we keep striving year after year.

NMC Charter Day

2008-04-11T12:46:00.001+10:00

Pictures taken during the Northern Marianas College Charter Day on April 11, 2008.

The IFC

2008-04-10T11:32:00.013+10:00

Independent Football Club

(Sponsored by Shirley's Coffee Shop)

Coach Eli Torgeson for the U6 team (front row), Coaches Michael Thomas and Lois Dewitt for the U8 team (back row).

Coach Jersh Angeles for the U12 (team1)

Coach Norman Camacho for the U12 (team2)

Coach Joel Punzalan for U12 (team 3)

Go IFC, Go Shirley's!

2008-04-05T08:21:00.001+10:00

Shots taken during the Youth Football Festival held at Saipan Southern High School on April 5th. The Youth Football Festival started last January 2008 and consists of 4 zones namely, Matanza (zone1), MP United (zone2), Paire (zone3), and Shirley's Coffee Shop's sponsored club - Independent Football Club (zone4).

The A-Team

2008-04-03T08:39:00.000+10:00

Shirley's Coffee Shop Basketball Team of the Friends of the Marianas League. Pictures taken before the Shirley's vs. GEC Pawnshop game last night at the Ada Gymnasium. After trailing by 19 points, Shirley's got the victory 88-84. Ryan Sanciangco the hero, who stole the ball and made a crucial lay-up in the last minute of the game.

Jayden's Christening

2008-03-29T09:38:00.001+10:00

Jayden Jean Pangelinan's Christening party held at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe.

Boboy's 1st Birthday Party

2008-02-06T18:54:00.001+10:00

With Daddy and Mommy

With "Hapi" the clown

Francisco Dennis "Boboy" Villagomez celebrated his first birthday on February 6 at Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe.

Year-Ender Beach Clean-Up

2007-12-13T08:24:00.001+10:00

It has been a conscious effort one desire for Shirley's staff and management to involve themselves helping the community that has given them so much during this past year. Shirley's Coffee Shop didn't let the year end wihout doing another beach clean-up on December 13, 2007. These clean-ups have been an integral part of Shirley's and will continue to take part in these events to, as they say; Beautify CNMI!

The Concert King at Shirley's

2007-11-18T20:18:00.001+10:00

Shirley's Susupe staffs posed with Martin Nievera.

Martin gladly posed with some customers of Shirley's Susupe, taken a day before his concert.

After a record breaking crowd concert at the American Memorial Park on Nov.18, the Concert King Martin Nievera together with his band and some volunteers went straight to Shirley's Coffee Shop Susupe for an exclusive party. A party to congratulate him for a great concert he had. Shirley's Spaghetti is one of his favorites, we had to serve him a second plateful of spaghetti just to fulfill his cravings.

The concert was made possible by Tan Holdings in celebration of their 35th anniversary.

Shirley's At It Again

2007-08-27T16:30:00.002+10:00

Shirley’s are at it again!

We at Shirley’s don’t just serve the best food on the island, have the friendliest staff and the best service—we also give back to the community by playing an active role in the Beautify CNMI campaign. Shirley’s continues to participate in providing that much needed tender, loving care of our island beaches as its simple way of saying “Si Yuus Maase CNMI!”

On August 27, 2007, Shirley’s management and staffs together with their family members gathered to clean its adopted beach at the Saipan Community School area. This event was highlighted by remembering the birthday celebrants of the months of July and August. This just proves that Shirley’s is indeed an all-around partner in good times, community awareness and great food.

Now Showing at Shirley's

2007-04-13T14:29:00.001+10:00

Non - Stop Cravings ............. mmm, mmm, mmm!

Third Time and There's No Stopping

2007-03-28T20:38:00.001+10:00

For the third time, Shirley's Coffee Shop clean up warriors cleaned their adopted beach on March 28, 2007 and there's NO STOPPING THEM!

More clean up sweeps will be done for the next few months, a commitment made by Shirley's Coffee Shop with the Department of Environmental Quality to help "Beautify CNMI". After the clean up, they had a little celebration party at the beach for the birthday celebrants for the months of January, February and March. Birthday songs were sung, candles were blown, food and drinks were shared; of course, hands were sanitized first.

T.G.I.T.

2007-03-28T16:07:00.002+10:00

T.G.I.T

Thank God It’s Thursday!

Street market is the well deserve break from our weekly routine. When you go to street market you will see all sorts of food from different ethnicity and different people from all walks of life. You let your guard down sitting on the street side walk which truly adds appeal of Thursday's Street Market.

Among all the exciting and food filled kiosks in street market, Shirley’s stall certainly hits the spot when it comes to food and great service. The good food that is always served hot and fresh tied in with the service that goes beyond expectations, Shirley’s truly stands out among the crowded streets of Garapan. Although almost always Shirley’s will get busy all throughout the night, the staff tirelessly offers great service, great food suggestion and delivers orders meticulously.

Hence, if you have not experienced the great food and first class service for a very affordable price, come by Thursday and make sure that Shirley's is your FIRST and LAST stop.

Some of the food that Shirley’s offers are beef steak, siomai, pancit palabok which are Filipino favorites. Sweet and sour, chopsuey, grilled mahi (local favorites) and our specialty the Shirley’s fried rice just for an affordable price of $5 for 5 choices.
Then quench your thirst with our blended drinks, made with high grade flavored powder, finely shaved ice, creamy milk with a generous portion of tapioca pearls topped with yummy whipped cream. Blasts come in these delicious flavors – mocha, cappuccino, chocolate, cookies and cream, white chocolate mocha, vanilla and caramel latte for only $3.00
Slush flavors are mango, taro, watermelon and strawberry for only $3.00

Keeps you coming back Thursday after Thursday!

LISS Students Exploring the World of Shirley's

2007-03-28T13:32:00.001+10:00

On March 28, 2007, as part of the outside learning process, some twenty four (24) students from Ladera International School of Saipan, together with their teachers visited Shirley's Coffee Shop in Susupe.

The purpose of the tour was to give the students an idea on how a restaurant operates, see its facilities and equipment and observe how actual cooking is done and how food is prepared and served.

After the tour, the students experienced the taste and excitement of the Shirley's Smiling French Fries - one of the items on the Kiddie Meals menu - which they found to be very enjoyable.

According to Genevie Georfo-Angeles, one of the teachers from LISS, "Service at Shirley's is good. The food were served hot. Request for the group of kids who are not allowed to drink anything with caffeine, were attended to immediately. Servers were quick to offer alternatives."

She added, "We are very thankful that Shirley's Coffee Shop accomodated our students during the tour. We will definitely include Shirley's on our field trip itinerary in the future."

We Did It Again!

2007-02-20T03:30:00.001+10:00

Volunteers from Shirley's Coffee Shop again rose up early wearing their new "Beautify CNMI" uniforms to clean up the beach behind the Saipan Community School and Church on Feb. 20, 2007. Leading the clean-up was Susan Macario, the General Manager of Shirley's Coffee Shop. 155lbs. of trash were collected that day, GREAT JOB!

Helping the Community

2007-01-24T18:44:00.000+10:00

Volunteers from Shirley's Coffee Shop pose with the bags of trash they collected at the beach behind the Saipan Community School and Church on Jan. 24,2007.

The Past

2007-01-23T17:52:00.000+10:00

The very best of Chamorro, Filipino and American cuisine – in large servings – all blended into one menu. That’s the very heart of Shirley’s Coffee Shop.
Through such a combination, Shirley’s set out to delight Guam patrons in its very first outlet at the Agana Downtown Hotel on January 1983. Through its signature dishes, like the fried rice and pancakes, Shirley’s quickly grew and opened three more outlets (Airport, Harmon and Tamuning).
On May 1993, Dynamic Core Group, Inc, through a franchise granted by Shirley's Guam, established the very first Shirley’s Coffee Shop outlet in the island of Saipan. The coffee shop located at Chalan Lau Lau area quickly became a favorite place for families looking for that wholesome dining experience at a reasonable price. In a matter of a few months, Shirley’s captured the local appetites of the island. From breakfast to lunch to dinner, customers from all walks of life went through the doors of Shirley’s for their favorite dish.
On September 1997, a second outlet opened at the lobby of the newly-renovated Century Hotel, which became a 24-hour diner that caters to the island's growing nightlife. Thanks to its growing customer base, Shirley’s expanded once more on February 2005 by opening its third and largest branch located across Mt. Carmel Church .
As a way of giving back, Shirley’s added free wireless internet service in its third branch so customers can surf the Net or check their email while enjoying their favorite meals or coffee.
With these little extras and their commitment to providing the best service, Shirley’s Coffee Shop strives to continue giving its patrons a dining experience that is memorable up to the last bite.