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| - Before I start this review, I would like to make it clear that this business is not owned by LV yelper, LJ R. Believe me, I have asked around and I have confirmed that he doesn't own this business. And if he did, I would be the first one to know. And I don't know, which means he does not have anything to do with this restaurant. Thank you.
This spot around my house has been many different types of restaurants. Before, it was a pizza place. And before that, it was a barbecue restaurant (just kidding, I don't remember what type of restaurant it was before the pizza restaurant). The latest incarnation seems to be a combination of a Filipino restaurant and a Vietnamese one. I went with the former rather than the latter because I felt like it. I was also reading on the internet about crispy pata, a dish I had never had before, but was intrigued to try anyway. LJ's had it, so you knows Mike had to go get some!
Crispy pata is basically a part of the pig that has been cut up, most of the time the knuckles, braised, then deep fried until crispy. Let me go on record saying that, I am all about that. And then some. The one at LJ's was OK. The skin was crispy, but really thick in some areas making it sometimes too tough to chew through. And, I thought the meat was OK too, but some areas almost had a "gamey" taste to it, which really didn't compute in my noggin.
On another visit, I ordered my favorite Philippine food, Lechon Kawali. The guy on the phone said that on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, after 4pm, they have roasted lechon kawali available, rather than the deep fried version. I was like "Whaaaaa?" And he was like "That's what i'm talking about, Michael". And then I was like "Oh, how did you know my name?" and he was like "Magic". (That conversation didn't happen as well. But he did recommend me the roasted one, and I said "Ok, I'll try it")
I thought that the skin was a little bit too thick and hard for my taste. I also thought that the meat and fat tasted a bit too strange to me. Some were really tough, others were right on the money, and for some, it was meltingly 'too soft'.
It was a pretty cool place and I wish them the best. They have a wide variety on their menu and the service staff seems friendly and helpful. Not my cup of tea, but it was an OK experience. I know that LJ R. is smiling down on me from his little yellow Dragonball cloud in heaven, approving of this review.
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