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| - I was looking around Yelp for a good new restaurant for us to try Downtown. Since TIFF was going on, I didn't really go for restaurants in the high traffic areas. Alas found Lamesa Filipino Kitchen! As A Filipino, I was surprised to see another Filipino restaurant and I was excited to see what the place is all about!
The decor and mood was really nice! It felt very trendy, casual and "hipster" :D Lots of artwork on the walls and friendly vibe. The service was really good and the servers know stuff about the food. When they take out the food and serve it to you, they explain a little about the dish and what "modern" twist they added to the dish.
The food was excellent! it all felt new and yet somewhat familiar to classic Filipino food. They don't have that much of a variety on the menu, but hey! They have the classic dishes. We ordered the Chicken Adobo, Duck Lumpia, Ginataan(Veggies), Pork Inasal, Halo-Halo and Ube Leche Flan. The Chicken Adobo was really good! chicken was nicely cooked, skin was crispy and the added Chimichurri adds a nice layer to the whole thing. One of our favourites from what we had was the Ginataan, which was mixed vegetables cooked with coconut milk. This dish had the veggies and Ube Cornbread at the bottom. The Ube Cornbread was REALLY creamy and it just melted in your mouth, add that the delicious vegetables and the sweetness of the corn then you have this awesome dish! The only thing we were kinda "meh" on was the Pork Inasal, it tasted a little dry and we felt it needed more sauce. But, other than that! Everything felt and tasted authentic but with their own twist of modern and interesting flavors.
we'll definitely be back for more!
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