Philippines-based Jollibee to open third Houston-area location before year's end FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Philippines' leading fast-food giant Jollibee Foods employees attend to customer orders at a Jollibee store in Manila on October 14, 2015. (JAY DIRECTO/AFP via Getty Images)Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Filipino multinational chain of fast food, Jollibee, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. (Photo by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less Despite the ongoing pandemic, Philippines-based Jollibee is expanding its international footprint and will open a third Houston-area location before the end of the year. The global fast-food franchise is known for menu items such as the famous fried chicken, "Chickenjoy," sweet-style spaghetti with ham and hotdog chunks, pancit palabok, a Filipino noodle dish, and peach mango pie.