"0"^^ . . . "The place was okay. Really nothing to rave about. I was really excited because i like gastropubs. But I really dont think you can hipster-ize/fuse filipino food. Atmosphere was pretty cool. We went when it opened at 4pm and there were about 4 other parties already there. A little confusing but the door sign said they were open at 10am? I dont even know. They had a food blogger/critic event and our food looked nothing like theirs.\n\nWe were given the menu.. Which were 2 pieces of paper on a chopping board. Yes, its creative but heavy and bulky. Ordered a few things. \n\n2 beers- beer is beer. \n\nOxtail kare kare- im not too fond of peanut-based food. But this was okay to me. My friend said it was pretty good. The veggies that it came with.. It was simple yet they were the best part.\n\nFish balls- tasted authentic!\n\nFried calamari- this was pretty good too!\n\nLechon kawali- reviewers said it was pretty oily.. Ours was a little bit on the dry side. But still pretty good. \n\nBeef steak- oh man. This was a major fail. Ive had filipino beef steak before so i know how it should taste like. It was so strong, it tasted like someone used the darkest soy sauce they had. I had to eat it with a mouthful of rice and i still couldn't. Needless to say, we asked them to take it back. They were nice enough to take it off our tab and comp a dessert. This dish came out 10 mins after our other food. \n\nWhite rice & java rice- get the java rice.. They give way more. \n\nBibingka souffl\u00E9- i didnt touch the egg slice that came with it. But damn this was good! It came out hot and fresh. Poured the coconut topping and everything melts in your mouth!\n\nTuron with ice cream- could have used a little more sugar, but otherwise okay. \n\nOur waitress was great though. Dishes are \"family size\" but theyre pretty small."^^ . . "2016-07-16T00:00:00"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ .