Filipino cuisine has always been heavily overshadowed by many of its direct neighbors like Thai or Viet food. In addition, "Asian food" is more commonly associated by Westerners to predominantly Chinese, Japanese, or Korean food. Rarely does Filipino culture stand out in any aspect. Given that, I came to this restaurant bearing no expectations but open-minded taste buds hoping for a good first experience.
I came with a small party so I only ordered the chicken sisig and pork bicol express with garlic rice on the side. The bicol express can be closely compared to curry, but it definitely holds its ground as its own individual dish by differentiating itself with a sweeter flavor and strong coconut aroma. It's a very palatable dish, but nothing compared to the intensity of the sizzling sisig. Besides being ridiculously unhealthy, the sisig balances the crunchy texture with heavy seasoning, and the zestiness of lemon heightens the overall dish to level of mouthwatering, salivation overload.
The staff is friendly and prompt (on a weekday night), and the owner/manager personally attended every table at the end of service. Hygiene being a common downfall for Asian restaurants; the restaurant was incredibly tidy and clean albeit being a little clusterphobic in some of their decor choices (and website).