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| - I was excited by all the rave reviews and since I've never tried Filipino food before, I took the whole family to try them out. This is a small restaurant and was quite busy the day we went. We went early so we easily got a table, but from about 6:30 on there was a wait at the door.
To start, we got the pork belly & tofu appetizer and the siopao sliders. Both were quite delicious, although the portion was on the small side. The restaurant was quite busy so food took quite a while to come out, and as a result we got an order of the vegetarian lumpias on the house. I prefer lumpias packed with meat, and the vinaigrette came in a squirt bottle which while it was a neat presentation, I prefer my dipping sauce in a small dish.
For our mains I had the abodo chicken, my hubby got the tipsy tapsi and my kids shared the oohmami noodles. These were much bigger portions but hubby did not really find his main special. I enjoyed the sweet and savoury sauce of my adobo chicken, but the pork belly add on was definitely a rip off. There was about 5 small cubes (1/2 an inch or so) for $3. I just expected something more. My kids happily ate their noodles and there were a ton of toppings. The broth was nice and light.
Overall we thought the food was pretty good but I really have to take a star off for atmosphere. Perhaps the kitchen was trying to drown out the noise from the dining area. But is playing loud rap music, I mean so loud that we thought we were in a nightclub appropriate? Some of the songs were definitely questionable... Anyhow, come for the food, but the atmosphere may not be very family friendly.
3.5 stars.
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