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| - Tip: Unless you're driving North on Tomken Rd., the lot for this restaurant is a bit tricky to access and it may require a U-Turn of some sort.
I decided to check this place out after a friend said that she wanted to try Filipino cuisine. I've already been to Berto's, so we decided on Carinderia which is located in the unit of the former Blue Sage, a bbq joint.
Space has been newly reno'd and it's a fair size, open-concept, & clean with lots of seating. There's no waiter service, but it's more of an order-at-the-counter, wait, & pay for your food when it's ready.
Menu consisted of a Silog section (Filipino breakfast w/ an egg, garlic rice, & some kinda protein), Iced Desserts/Parfaits, Kakanin (more desserts), Grilled Meats, & a list of stuff I couldn't pronounce that I'm guessing were probably the dishes in the chafing dishes (mainly stewed meats).
While waiting for my friend to arrive, I decided to order 2 combos w/ 2 sides, at $8/combo. Each combo came with either white rice or noodles (Pancit), and I decided on the noodles. Pancit is actually cooked to order because the guy behind the counter, asked if he could start cooking my noodles while I waited.
As for deciding on which sides the have, the staff member who helped me was quite shy and soft-spoken, so I just asked him for recommendations.
2 out of the 4 dishes were really not my taste:
- Kare Kare - A stewed oxtail w/ tripe, eggplant, some greens in a garlicky, somewhat tangy peanut butter sauce. Weird. No.
- Paksiw Na Bangus - Am I at a Russian New Year's Party? No, I am at a Filipino restaurant. Seriously, this dish was reminiscent of something Eastern Europeans would devour. It didn't look appealing to me, but it was recommended. It's a boiled pickled fish with a pickled green chilli & some eggplant, also pickled. I thought it was a white wine sauce, but I was sadly mistaken. It was pure white vinegar, quite fishy, & very acidic. Not my thing at all.
My personal palate cannot recommend these 2 sides. Maybe they are really good and authentic dishes in the Filipino cuisine, but they were difficult to stomach. If you're Halal/Kosher/Veg/Vegan, don't Google what Sisig is. Taste-wise, it was ok, but quite porkie...as I found out why via the web. The more familiar dish was the stewed chicken in a tomato-based sauce.
I would go back, but I just wouldn't order those 2 particular sides again. I'd probably try the Lechon (roast pork) to see how/if it differs from the Chinese version. And I'd definitely be interested in checking out their sweets!
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