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| - I had gotten off work late tonight and I just didn't have it in me to cook dinner on top of my long work day the last 2 days. So I decided to go out and actually "pay" for filipino food. I am filipino and usually when I have cravings I will either go to my mom's house or cook myself some.
I never been to this place, it was my first time ever walking into this place. I found it thru yelp "search nearby" feature on my phone. The menu was the shortest menu I had ever seen. It's "turo-turo" style setting, which means, you walk in, and you pick your entrees for your combo meal. You get 2 scoops of rice and you get to pick 2 items off their food line up . It reminds me of Panda Express, when you get a 2 item combo; you get your rice/noodles (carbs) and get two entrees to go with it, same exact concept.
My daughter had:
2 chicken BBQ stix with 2 scoops rice, and although the picture I took of her was not the most flattering or appetizing one, she really liked it.
I had:
Arroz caldo with tokwa at baboy. It was rice porridge cooked with chicken, fresh ginger and garnished with green onion and toasted garlic. The tokwa (tofu) at baboy (lechon kwali) which is deep fried roasted pork with skin cooked to crisp perfection, while both sat in vinegar soysauce dip with ground pepper, fresh garlic?
I also ordered:
Pork Mechado to go for lunch the next day. It came with white rice.
It had carrots, potatoes, red bell peppers in a tomato base, like stew.
Haven't eaten it yet, but I will let you know as soon as I do.
Overall, it was good authentic filipino food.
Total bill: $21.00 including 2 tall glasses of iced tea. =)
BTW:
Monday thru Friday they offer 45 min of ballroom/latin dance lessons for $6 a person between 6-9 pm. I'm actually thinking of trying it out, and that too, I will let you know =)
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