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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
Came here after I heard they replaced the old Filipino place. This review is actually 4.5 stars but I'll show it as 5 for reasons below. 4 for the food generally, with the added 1/2 star for the clean, updated interior and friendly service.
Came here starving at brunch time so I ordered two entrees: sisig and longsilog. It was way more food than I anticipated, so the value is excellent. The sisig is the best I've had in the Valley and compares well to the best in California. Based on the sisig alone, I'm showing the 4.5 star review as 5. It has some crunchy bits, some chewy bits, the egg to really add to the richness and clog the arteries, and the citrus to cut all that richness a bit. Comes with a side of rice that I did not touch because . . .
The longsilog. Also a very generous portion and also quite good. Didn't enjoy it as much as the sisig, was very slightly underwhelmed by the sausages themselves. They were fine, just nothing special. But I finished my plate, which says something.
So for next time, I'll have to go with a friend and order the lechon kawali, dinuguan, and adobo. But I suspect, given my experience here already, that I will enjoy them all, justifying the nearly 5 stars.
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