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| - My sister and I was there during the dinner time rush last night. I love Filipino food especially home cooked from my grandmother, mom and aunts/uncles.
The restaurant is clean, organized, modern and the atmosphere was inviting. Taking a peek from outside this is what drew me inside and wanted to see what the line up was all about.
I studied the prices which I thought were high for the ratio of food but I don't mind paying for authentic ethnic food. I like supporting small local businesses.
The staff is friendly, polite and takes their time to spend their service on you. I like that I wasn't rushed and he was very accommodating.
I decided to do take out for my family. First, I saw the desserts. They look so yummy! I picked up the pandan mousse and the macaroons. Then I moved along to select the main dishes. The dishes LOOKED hot, delicious and fresh. Being Filipino born in Canada, I wasn't quite familiar with all the dishes. This is where I got confused. The labels didn't align with the dishes and not all dishes were labeled. I chose three of the most appealing dishes (a chicken dish, a beef dish, and pork dish) with steam rice. I was very excited and very hungry.
Once home, we opened the tubs. There was soooo much oil that settled to the top. All dishes were very oily. We proceeded because it smelled delicious. The pork dish was too salty. I like salt on my food but this would drive a blood pressure thru the roof! I couldn't let my mom eat it. The chicken dish was too greasy which left a film on the tongue...more white rice helped. The beef was dry but the oily (quite salty) sauce softened the texture. The white rice was fresh and was the best part of the dinner.
We had to throw out the dishes. It was more oil than actual dish anyway. Way too salty and oily for my mom to fix. However, we saved the best for last! DESSERT! This was delicious. I savored and enjoyed each bite.
It was my first time at this Filipino restaurant. We may have been disappointed with the outcome of the main dishes but I really would like to go back for the other desserts (ie. Sans Rival cake). Most likely, I will also give the other main dishes another try (ie, Fried Tilapia). They have good reviews so perhaps I picked the wrong dishes this time around.
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