Love this place, have been here multiple times. This time came with a bigger group so was able to order more. Every single thing we ordered was tasty. For starters, we had the lumpia and jicama salad. We then shared the family style pancit mahal (so worth it and definitely serves 3 or 2 very hungry people), the pork sinigang (would recommend subbing for garlic fried rice! It’s so good), and the bagoong fried rice with longanisa and fried egg. Also do not skip dessert! Leave some room for the halo halo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Mama Alice's Lumpia, Pork Sinigang
Cler Estoesta
Went there yesterday and everything I tried was a hit! The food and service was amazing. I highly recommend everyone try at least the lumpia and one of their ube desserts! Super authentic and it reminded me of home. It’s also a great place to introduce people to Filipino cuisine. I will definitely be back to try more dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mama Alice's Lumpia
Sarah Gee
This was one of the few restaurants id be proud to bring people in introducing the filipino cuisine. It was all great. The service, the intimacy of small space, the food- we enjoyed everything!It was a Saturday afternoon and though it was cold outside, there were many people inside. We were directed to the back and were seated. We were given a moment before the menu was presented. The server took our order. About 10-15 minutes later, our food started coming. Started with lumpia, nice and crispy along with the sweet banana sauce for dipping. The lechon kawali was fatty and crispy balanced with the papaya atsara (slaw). The pancit bihon was perfectly al dente with the vegetables also cooked perfectly! The coconut braised short rib adobo was unctuous & creamy but the sizzling sisig? Oh. My. Goodness! It was the star of the show. If anyone ever wants to know what sisig is supposed to taste, look, or smell like? They have set the bar really high. Its the best i have had. It was smokey, crispy, fatty, umami, citrusy goodness! I still dream of it.Then you head upstairs for take home dessert and we had ube everything. From ube halaya, ube cheesecake, to ube cake- they were all great! We even had the calamansi juice and it was great too!We still talk about purple patch. We cant wait to come back!Parking: May have to circle a few times to park closer to the restaurant otherwise, park wherever theres open street parking and walk- its DC after allKid-friendliness: They give crayons & paper for children to color. Theres highchairs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Sisig GF, Mama Alice's Lumpia, Fried, Lechon Kawali Fried Pork, Pancit Canton
R P
I was so disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. I’ll chalk it up to- they were probably short staffed.They definitely looked packed and we did have dinner reservations. Fortunately we were seated on time.However, it took a while for a staff member to take our order (20 mins) and when he arrived, he only wanted to take our drink orders but we insisted on putting our entire order in since we anticipated it will take a long time to get it. The main courses came out first and the APPETIZERS came 20 minutes after the main courses were served. That wasn’t the upsetting part. The food, in my opinion, was too salty. We ordered 2 entrees and 3 appetizers and they were all so salty. The truly worst part was our drink orders never came. Even though we inquired and reminded the staff that we were still waiting for our drinks during the 2 times our food was brought to our table. They offered to bring the sodas when we wanted to pay the bill and leave, but we were done with that place! They were kind and courteous and I’m sure embarrassed about the long wait times and inadequate service, however even if the staffing met the business needs, the food did not win us over :( And, sadly, even for a terrible experience, 20% gratuity is automatically charged to the bill.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Victor Wu
I've been here a couple times and every time we had an amazing experience but I went a day ago for my Girlfriends birthday and we brought a bunch of friends that has never been here before and it was the worst experience I have ever had! We bought a cake and called ahead asking if it was ok for them to hold the cake. The person on the phone said that they charge 20 dollars to cut the cake. We asked what if we cut it ourselves all they need to do was hold it for us and the person on the phone just said idk talk to the manager. We asked again if we would be charged in which he responded talk to the manager. We tried to get the manager on the line but wasn't able to so we just walked in with the cake. By the end of the dinner we brought out the cake and sang happy birthday and the our server comes over to us and said they normally charge a fee for the cake but it was ok this time. The manager then comes up to us and was extremely rude and aggressive. We told him we don't mind paying we just didn't appreciate him coming up to us not even a hello and just go off on us. That ruined our night and we no longer felt comfortable inside the establishment. If this is the type of person you have managing your restaurant I do not ever want to come back. My friends who were first timers here had such a bad experience I had to apologize for bringing them here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Antonio Green
Excellent place! Awesome but a little tight inside. First time I ever visited a Filipino restaurant ran by Hispanics. It's
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Sisig GF, Mama Alice's Lumpia
Lorena Ruiz Domínguez
Love this spot for carry out or dine in or happy hour or night drinks! It has it all! Try the sisig burrito is a winner!
I would have to eat here again before giving it a final verdict. The dish I had was very generic, and since I sat at the bar, I didn't get a single refill of water. But it was the first time I've had Filipino food.I went again and highly recommend the Ube waffle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Hallie Parten
All of the above! Loved the liang and the squash!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Austin
The spicy chicken adobo is excellent. It has a papaya salad, greens with vinaigrette, and spiced rice that never fails to fill you.
I had the 4 slices of fried eggplant in a bowl of sauce, 1 cup of rice, and 2 cups of hot tea. it was very delicious! I left $36 less as expected but still really hungry for the price point, I would probably spend $50 to get a full dinner. the space is too casual for fine dining, slower service. Very cute restaurant, though the other people get veeery loud during the weekend. Save this hidden gem as a gourmet takeout treat to have at home.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
A.Álvarez - B.Morales
Good food. The menu is varied.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt
I got the coconut braised lamb shank adobo and the Palawan drink. Both were extremely delicious. The lamb shank was falling apart and the adobo sauce was perfectly rich. It was also a very good atmosphere. Love the design!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Paul Murray
Came to town to go to dinner with friends and had one of the best meals of my life.
Love this place, have been here multiple times. This time came with a bigger group so was able to order more. Every single thing we ordered was tasty. For starters, we had the lumpia and jicama salad. We then shared the family style pancit mahal (so worth it and definitely serves 3 or 2 very hungry people), the pork sinigang (would recommend subbing for garlic fried rice! It’s so good), and the bagoong fried rice with longanisa and fried egg. Also do not skip dessert! Leave some room for the halo halo.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halo Halo, Mama Alice's Lumpia, Pork Sinigang
Went there yesterday and everything I tried was a hit! The food and service was amazing. I highly recommend everyone try at least the lumpia and one of their ube desserts! Super authentic and it reminded me of home. It’s also a great place to introduce people to Filipino cuisine. I will definitely be back to try more dishes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mama Alice's Lumpia
This was one of the few restaurants id be proud to bring people in introducing the filipino cuisine. It was all great. The service, the intimacy of small space, the food- we enjoyed everything!It was a Saturday afternoon and though it was cold outside, there were many people inside. We were directed to the back and were seated. We were given a moment before the menu was presented. The server took our order. About 10-15 minutes later, our food started coming. Started with lumpia, nice and crispy along with the sweet banana sauce for dipping. The lechon kawali was fatty and crispy balanced with the papaya atsara (slaw). The pancit bihon was perfectly al dente with the vegetables also cooked perfectly! The coconut braised short rib adobo was unctuous & creamy but the sizzling sisig? Oh. My. Goodness! It was the star of the show. If anyone ever wants to know what sisig is supposed to taste, look, or smell like? They have set the bar really high. Its the best i have had. It was smokey, crispy, fatty, umami, citrusy goodness! I still dream of it.Then you head upstairs for take home dessert and we had ube everything. From ube halaya, ube cheesecake, to ube cake- they were all great! We even had the calamansi juice and it was great too!We still talk about purple patch. We cant wait to come back!Parking: May have to circle a few times to park closer to the restaurant otherwise, park wherever theres open street parking and walk- its DC after allKid-friendliness: They give crayons & paper for children to color. Theres highchairs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Sisig GF, Mama Alice's Lumpia, Fried, Lechon Kawali Fried Pork, Pancit Canton
I was so disappointed with my experience at this restaurant. I’ll chalk it up to- they were probably short staffed.They definitely looked packed and we did have dinner reservations. Fortunately we were seated on time.However, it took a while for a staff member to take our order (20 mins) and when he arrived, he only wanted to take our drink orders but we insisted on putting our entire order in since we anticipated it will take a long time to get it. The main courses came out first and the APPETIZERS came 20 minutes after the main courses were served. That wasn’t the upsetting part. The food, in my opinion, was too salty. We ordered 2 entrees and 3 appetizers and they were all so salty. The truly worst part was our drink orders never came. Even though we inquired and reminded the staff that we were still waiting for our drinks during the 2 times our food was brought to our table. They offered to bring the sodas when we wanted to pay the bill and leave, but we were done with that place! They were kind and courteous and I’m sure embarrassed about the long wait times and inadequate service, however even if the staffing met the business needs, the food did not win us over :( And, sadly, even for a terrible experience, 20% gratuity is automatically charged to the bill.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I've been here a couple times and every time we had an amazing experience but I went a day ago for my Girlfriends birthday and we brought a bunch of friends that has never been here before and it was the worst experience I have ever had! We bought a cake and called ahead asking if it was ok for them to hold the cake. The person on the phone said that they charge 20 dollars to cut the cake. We asked what if we cut it ourselves all they need to do was hold it for us and the person on the phone just said idk talk to the manager. We asked again if we would be charged in which he responded talk to the manager. We tried to get the manager on the line but wasn't able to so we just walked in with the cake. By the end of the dinner we brought out the cake and sang happy birthday and the our server comes over to us and said they normally charge a fee for the cake but it was ok this time. The manager then comes up to us and was extremely rude and aggressive. We told him we don't mind paying we just didn't appreciate him coming up to us not even a hello and just go off on us. That ruined our night and we no longer felt comfortable inside the establishment. If this is the type of person you have managing your restaurant I do not ever want to come back. My friends who were first timers here had such a bad experience I had to apologize for bringing them here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Excellent place! Awesome but a little tight inside. First time I ever visited a Filipino restaurant ran by Hispanics. It's
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sizzling Sisig GF, Mama Alice's Lumpia
Love this spot for carry out or dine in or happy hour or night drinks! It has it all! Try the sisig burrito is a winner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ube Bread Pudding w Ube Ice Cream, Sizzling Sisig GF, Mama Alice's Lumpia, Pork Sinigang, Lechon Kawali Fried Pork
I would have to eat here again before giving it a final verdict. The dish I had was very generic, and since I sat at the bar, I didn't get a single refill of water. But it was the first time I've had Filipino food.I went again and highly recommend the Ube waffle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
All of the above! Loved the liang and the squash!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The spicy chicken adobo is excellent. It has a papaya salad, greens with vinaigrette, and spiced rice that never fails to fill you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Food: 5
I had the 4 slices of fried eggplant in a bowl of sauce, 1 cup of rice, and 2 cups of hot tea. it was very delicious! I left $36 less as expected but still really hungry for the price point, I would probably spend $50 to get a full dinner. the space is too casual for fine dining, slower service. Very cute restaurant, though the other people get veeery loud during the weekend. Save this hidden gem as a gourmet takeout treat to have at home.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Good food. The menu is varied.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I got the coconut braised lamb shank adobo and the Palawan drink. Both were extremely delicious. The lamb shank was falling apart and the adobo sauce was perfectly rich. It was also a very good atmosphere. Love the design!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came to town to go to dinner with friends and had one of the best meals of my life.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5