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| - Finding a decent Filipino establishment in Arizona has been quite challenging, so I decided to give this place a try. I must have come on an off day, or a bad time (3pm on a Saturday) because only about a fourth of the tables were occupied, and the viands were close to depleted, and not refilled. The Kare-Kare mostly had vegetables swimming about, the Sinigang only had pork fat floating in the soup, the Dinuguan was just soup. They were out of pansit, and the only things that looked stocked were the Kaldereta, which looked like it had been sitting all day, and the Turon (because well, Turon looks fresh all the time). Decided to try the Halo-halo (since I had previously been contemplating taking the drive up north for it--in retrospect, maybe I should have). Their Halo-halo is definitely not worth $5.00. It was about 1/4 ingredients and most everything else was shaved ice and milk. The only thing that made it look "full" was the huge scoop of Vanilla ice cream (Not Ube--thanks for the heads up, guys), which I promptly set aside as I didn't want it to ruin the Halo-halo flavor.
The cherry on top was the lady behind the counter, who would be the worst example of "Pinoy Hospitality". She was cold and rude. Thankfully, the one guy behind the counter wasn't, and he pretty much redeemed the experience for me, somewhat.
If you're in the area, go ahead and try your luck at Nanay's. But definitely don't take the drive just to visit this place. Try the place just slightly Northwest of this establishment, or the one much farther North. That's where I'll be going next.
I'm never going back here.
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