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| - I'll start off the review by stating that I dislike Filipino food with a passion. I grew up in a Filipino household which served Filipino food almost everyday. I feel like Filipino food is either really greasy or very lacking in flavor. And after years of putting up with it in my childhood, I've made a conscious decision to avoid it like the plague as an adult. With that said, I absolutely love this place!
I actually found this place by accident. I live about two minutes away and drive past it all the time. Seeing the huge word BBQ in front of their restauant made me assume it was a traditional American-style BBQ place. One day I was craving Lucille's but didn't want to make the effort to drive there and deal with the crowd, so my girlfriend and I decided to check this place out. Only to find it was actually a Filipino restaurant. The disappointment ended there.
Their selection of food brought me back to my childhood. They have all the popular dishes like lechon, lumpia, pancit, tocino... you name it. Also filipino drinks like sago, melon juice, fresh coconut, as well as the hugely popular desert halo halo. We were pleased to see that everything was dressed up, plated extroardinary well to where the presentation of the dishes just made you want to dig in. The way dishes were plated was very un-Filipino like, and had a very modern approach similar to dishes you'd find in a more upscale joint. Pretty much everything we ordered was delicious, nothing like what I remembered in my childhood.
I definitely suggest trying:
- Sizzling Pork Sisig (My absolute favorite!)
- Roasted Pork Lechon Belly
- Beef or Pork BBQ Skewers
- Full House Trio Appetizer
- Java/Garlic Rice (It's hard to go back to normal rice...)
Food is still oily and fatty, like all Filipino food. But the few extra calories are well worth the taste and experience. Ever since accidently stumbling upon this place, I have been visiting almost once a week. Including bringing my whole Filipino family. It seems to be family owned, with a staff that is really kind and greets us all with smiles on their faces. You'll either love or hate the Christian music that is always playing, but I don't really mind since I grew up in a catholic household. Definitely try this place out, you won't regret it. I know I haven't, and I'm the guy that hates Filipino food lol.
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