Came here for the first time and was immediately greeted by a gentleman who I later found out was the owner. Helly (owner) was very attentive and was there to answer any questions we had about the menu. We had pork skewers, chicken skewers, longsilong, and lechón kawali. All of it was DELICIOUS! ? The best part of my visit was what I witnessed while there. 1. Helly specially made a food dish that was not on the menu for a customer who was celebrating her birthday. 2. He let a customer order after closing even though her food would take 20mins to cook. I was amazed at such wonderful Hospitality! Sad to say I feel like in these times we don’t see this often, so when I was able to witness I was just in awe. You can tell he really cares about his customers and it shows. If you haven’t been I would Highly Recommend!! 10/10 chefs kiss ?
This place is a gem, and a bright spot for Filipino (good for the soul) food in Santa Maria!We stopped here for a quick snack, and ended up staying for dinner. The portions are generous, the food tastes homemade, from scratch, and from the heart. We tried some bbq and pancit, and the Halo-Halo is our new favorite dessert. Thanks for the pro-tip to mix-it-mix-it, hunting for all the little treasures was so much fun!While we were there we were greeted by the owner who was incredibly gracious and generous to us, sharing his stories about his restaurant and his connections to Filipino food, and we we’re charmed by his hospitality.So happy we stopped by here. It’s worth the food trip from SLO, and we can’t wait to come back!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily O.
The food here is authentic, unique and delicious. The garlic rice is amazing and good with everything. Their ube ice cream is high quality. The service is really good and I learned a lot about Filipino cuisine from the owner who was a delight to talk to.
Wing E.
This was our brunch stopover on the way to Hearst Castle back in December. I was very glad to have found this place. A very nice selection of Filipino cuisine on the menu. Too bad though that they discontinued the Tapsilog (marinated beef strips served with garlic rice and fried egg), another popular filipino breakfast staple. But the Bangsilog was just as good! Generous serving size, as seen on the photos. We were served by the very friendly owner. Place is nice and clean. I will keep this place in mind whenever we go north.
Luke Zinky
Great food and great staff! Super nice, helped us choose what to get and talked us through the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Z.
Never had Filipino food, but it was very delicious. I got the fried pig leg and the portion was huge. The owner was also really nice. He gave us appetizers to try because we never had it.
Lisa S.
Nice variety of authentic Philippino food. Service is great and the owner is super nice. My favorites are the Crispy Pata (crispy skin and meat is so tender) and Bullalo soup (delicious beef broth with veggies). I prefer the rice noodle Pancit over the egg noodle Pancit. Ube ice cream is delicious too!
Emily G.
Food: depends what you ordered. I like their BBQ and other meats on menu. We did not try their breakfast items yet. The portion is very big, it's enough to feed 3-4 people. Taste is very good Service: Friendly, but looks like they do not have enough staff, its delay to take an order and receive it. Ambiance: it's a small place, I would say no ambiance
Carlos N.
The food was delicious and the service was great. This was my first time trying this place and it didn't disappoint. We order three separate dishes and all of them were delicious. For dessert, we had the Halo Halo and it was delicious. My son really like every plate we order and told me that the Halo Halo was the best dessert he has had.
Monica M.
The food was great and the service was excellent. The staff made us feel welcomed and they were very attentive. The halo halo was unbelievable! It might be my new favorite dessert.
I have to say, this was one of the best most enjoyable experiences I've had in Santa Maria since I've been here for the past Month. My boyfriend and I are in town for a year, originally from Los Angeles where Filipino food is easily accessible but this was our only option in town so we decided to stop by and give it a go. When we arrived we were greeted by the owner, Relly, who explained their menu in detail and assigned us a table. Through conversation, he and my boyfriend established they were both from the same general area in the Philippines which was nice.He shared a story as to how the restaurant concept came about and his family story which was nice! We enjoyed our conversation and feel we made a genuine connection. We decided to keep it simple and try their Longsilong, Pancit Bihon, and Lumpia. Everything tasted very fresh and full of flavor. Filipino food can often times be extra greasy and somewhat heavy but theirs felt much lighter. Emphasis on the freshness! Very happy with their food quality overall. Their portions were also very large which was nice. We had enough to take home and have as a late night snack! I also want to call out how crisp the cabbage was in the Pancit, you can tell it was very fresh!Relly was kind enough to deliver a complimentary Halo-Halo to our table as a welcome gift which I thought was very thoughtful and kind. We were actually shocked at how large and delicious it was! I cant give this spot enough praise! What Relly has done for himself and family by creating this incredibly delicious concept is amazing and from what I can see, our community appreciates it as well. We'll definitely be back to try some of their specialty and traditional menu items soon.Thanks Relly & Food Trip!
Arleen V.
Food is amazing! I ordered take out and it was delicious! Portion was big, a little on the expensive side but very good flavor. I recommend!
Fabio & Ryan (The Fabryk)
Wonderful place with wonderful people! Try the dinakdakan. It’s ????!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pinakbet
Fab Ryan (The Fabryk)
Wonderful place with wonderful people! Try the dinakdakan. It’s ????!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pinakbet
Thanh T.
Decided to get the family out to try something new for dinner on a Saturday night. It wasnt too busy when we came in, only one other table therr at the time. But it was definitely a lot more filled by the time we left.Service was friendly and quick. They were very helpful with any questions we had and gave great recommendations. We were a bigger party so we ordered a bunch of different things and shared. Unfortunately they had run out of the sizzling sisig! Everything we ordered was phenomenal but one of the fam faves was ghe crispy pork (lechon kawali?). Will definitely be bringing the family back.One small thing is it can get smokey in there. A better ventilation for the restaurant could help when it really starts getting busy.
Came here for the first time and was immediately greeted by a gentleman who I later found out was the owner. Helly (owner) was very attentive and was there to answer any questions we had about the menu. We had pork skewers, chicken skewers, longsilong, and lechón kawali. All of it was DELICIOUS! ? The best part of my visit was what I witnessed while there. 1. Helly specially made a food dish that was not on the menu for a customer who was celebrating her birthday. 2. He let a customer order after closing even though her food would take 20mins to cook. I was amazed at such wonderful Hospitality! Sad to say I feel like in these times we don’t see this often, so when I was able to witness I was just in awe. You can tell he really cares about his customers and it shows. If you haven’t been I would Highly Recommend!! 10/10 chefs kiss ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lechon Kawali, Chicken Barbecue, Fried Egg and Garlic Rice
This place is a gem, and a bright spot for Filipino (good for the soul) food in Santa Maria!We stopped here for a quick snack, and ended up staying for dinner. The portions are generous, the food tastes homemade, from scratch, and from the heart. We tried some bbq and pancit, and the Halo-Halo is our new favorite dessert. Thanks for the pro-tip to mix-it-mix-it, hunting for all the little treasures was so much fun!While we were there we were greeted by the owner who was incredibly gracious and generous to us, sharing his stories about his restaurant and his connections to Filipino food, and we we’re charmed by his hospitality.So happy we stopped by here. It’s worth the food trip from SLO, and we can’t wait to come back!
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is authentic, unique and delicious. The garlic rice is amazing and good with everything. Their ube ice cream is high quality. The service is really good and I learned a lot about Filipino cuisine from the owner who was a delight to talk to.
This was our brunch stopover on the way to Hearst Castle back in December. I was very glad to have found this place. A very nice selection of Filipino cuisine on the menu. Too bad though that they discontinued the Tapsilog (marinated beef strips served with garlic rice and fried egg), another popular filipino breakfast staple. But the Bangsilog was just as good! Generous serving size, as seen on the photos. We were served by the very friendly owner. Place is nice and clean. I will keep this place in mind whenever we go north.
Great food and great staff! Super nice, helped us choose what to get and talked us through the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Never had Filipino food, but it was very delicious. I got the fried pig leg and the portion was huge. The owner was also really nice. He gave us appetizers to try because we never had it.
Nice variety of authentic Philippino food. Service is great and the owner is super nice. My favorites are the Crispy Pata (crispy skin and meat is so tender) and Bullalo soup (delicious beef broth with veggies). I prefer the rice noodle Pancit over the egg noodle Pancit. Ube ice cream is delicious too!
Food: depends what you ordered. I like their BBQ and other meats on menu. We did not try their breakfast items yet. The portion is very big, it's enough to feed 3-4 people. Taste is very good Service: Friendly, but looks like they do not have enough staff, its delay to take an order and receive it. Ambiance: it's a small place, I would say no ambiance
The food was delicious and the service was great. This was my first time trying this place and it didn't disappoint. We order three separate dishes and all of them were delicious. For dessert, we had the Halo Halo and it was delicious. My son really like every plate we order and told me that the Halo Halo was the best dessert he has had.
The food was great and the service was excellent. The staff made us feel welcomed and they were very attentive. The halo halo was unbelievable! It might be my new favorite dessert.
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I have to say, this was one of the best most enjoyable experiences I've had in Santa Maria since I've been here for the past Month. My boyfriend and I are in town for a year, originally from Los Angeles where Filipino food is easily accessible but this was our only option in town so we decided to stop by and give it a go. When we arrived we were greeted by the owner, Relly, who explained their menu in detail and assigned us a table. Through conversation, he and my boyfriend established they were both from the same general area in the Philippines which was nice.He shared a story as to how the restaurant concept came about and his family story which was nice! We enjoyed our conversation and feel we made a genuine connection. We decided to keep it simple and try their Longsilong, Pancit Bihon, and Lumpia. Everything tasted very fresh and full of flavor. Filipino food can often times be extra greasy and somewhat heavy but theirs felt much lighter. Emphasis on the freshness! Very happy with their food quality overall. Their portions were also very large which was nice. We had enough to take home and have as a late night snack! I also want to call out how crisp the cabbage was in the Pancit, you can tell it was very fresh!Relly was kind enough to deliver a complimentary Halo-Halo to our table as a welcome gift which I thought was very thoughtful and kind. We were actually shocked at how large and delicious it was! I cant give this spot enough praise! What Relly has done for himself and family by creating this incredibly delicious concept is amazing and from what I can see, our community appreciates it as well. We'll definitely be back to try some of their specialty and traditional menu items soon.Thanks Relly & Food Trip!
Food is amazing! I ordered take out and it was delicious! Portion was big, a little on the expensive side but very good flavor. I recommend!
Wonderful place with wonderful people! Try the dinakdakan. It’s ????!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pinakbet
Wonderful place with wonderful people! Try the dinakdakan. It’s ????!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pinakbet
Decided to get the family out to try something new for dinner on a Saturday night. It wasnt too busy when we came in, only one other table therr at the time. But it was definitely a lot more filled by the time we left.Service was friendly and quick. They were very helpful with any questions we had and gave great recommendations. We were a bigger party so we ordered a bunch of different things and shared. Unfortunately they had run out of the sizzling sisig! Everything we ordered was phenomenal but one of the fam faves was ghe crispy pork (lechon kawali?). Will definitely be bringing the family back.One small thing is it can get smokey in there. A better ventilation for the restaurant could help when it really starts getting busy.