I am nothing if not fair so I here's my update on barrio fiesta, one of my most disappointing dining experiences of recent memory. We were driving along steeles and lo and behold a sign that said Barrio fiesta, now serving crispy pata. Did my eyes deceive me? a few blocks later, another sign. It had to be true.
We ended up having lunch here and my oh my how things how changed. They now served pork and had a whole menu page dedicated to it. Apparently some minor ownership changes brought about this pleasant transformation.
We ordered the crispy pata, sisig, squid and vegetables. The menu had some other cuisine on it which I find strange and unnecessary but at least everything looked appetizing. When we were done, while I was happy with the options, I found the food to be a bit mediocre. Nowhere near what the real barrio fiesta is. Sisig had strange texture to it, crispy pata wasn't that great, and the chinese style vegetables was plain ridiculous with the size of bokchoy they used. The baby squids werent babies at all but one giant squid though it was the most successful dish of them all.
I'd give it 4 stars for the effort but 2 for the food. I would see myself trying it out again because other stuff on the menu looked interesting.