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| - 8.99 +tax for the buffet - soda is extra
not entirely sure why this place only has 3.5 stars...
food: 4 stars
atmosphere: 4 stars
service:4 stars
came in cause the hubs was craving some dinuguan and pork adobo and got so much more....
food is on point, nothing fancy, no fancy fusion type dishes. just straight up good food like you would get at your lola's kitchen. which was great for me since my lola is 96yrs old and lives 300+ miles away......
the selection is limited but not horribly so - there was at least 14 different hot selections as well as the rice and pancit.
they do not shortcut and stretch the food here people! the dinuguan was thick and flavorful, sinigang had just the right amount of sour, bistek was outrageously tender and flavorful, pork asado was sweet and sticky, chicken afritada was saucy with plenty of carrots, tocino was tender, and binagoongan was strong. but no pork adobo.... sad sad day
(there was a Filipino buffet my family loved and was our go to place (on spring mountain) the last few visits left us underwhelmed and the very last one was where I drew the line - watery and soupy dinuguan, bland kare-kare, tough bistek and the longanisa tasted suspiciously like polish sausage. eww quit stretching the food)
atmosphere - place is big and airy with a little Filipino market attached to the side. the dining area had plenty of tables but was still crowded when we got there. only complaint I had was the bathroom - there was only one! this place gets pretty busy and I wish they had at least 3 stalls. there's always a wait for the CR.
service - friendly service, quick to pick up our dirty dishes. definitely not horrible like some other Filipino places. I don't get it, why are some of my people so rude and short with customers???? help me understand......
would we return? absolutely yes says the hubs (and he's a hard one to please, a non-pinoy who was initiated into our food culture in los angeles where they have the best Filipino food)
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