I approached Fredcel with the quiet confidence of a man who knows that greatness does not need a long menu--it needs conviction. What I discovered inside this humble take-out establishment was Filipino food done so right it made me pause, nod, and whisper, "I'm not even mad... I'm impressed." The menu is small, yes--but every item shows up prepared, focused, and ready for airtime. Each dish delivers bold, soulful flavor like it rehearsed all week just for me. This is food that doesn't shout; it announces. Savory, comforting, and deeply satisfying in a way that says, "Sit down, Ron, and respect the craft." Fredcel understands something many places do not: when you do a few things, do them exceedingly well. This is not fast food. This is important food. Food that makes you loosen your tie and contemplate calling your parents. I will absolutely be returning, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys excellence wrapped neatly in a take-out container. In conclusion: Fredcel is kind of a big deal. Stay hungry, and stay classy. read more

Thee BEST LUMPIA in San Diego for your parties, gatherings, potlucks etc..etc!! I say this because not only does it taste good but they stay Krispy and crunchy for hours! While others get soggy and oily after awhile (even my moms lol). The only bad thing is their hours. Sometimes they will work with you for early pick up. read more

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Fredcel is the first Filipino restaurant I discovered when I went to SDSU. It fulfills your experience to walk up to a counter to order from the select food options and pay with cash. All dishes are authentic and remind me of my mom's cooking. Their lumpia is made my favorite way. I always order mass amounts to bring to parties. The one recommendation I have is if you are able to get ahold of them on the phone, order ahead for pick up. read more

They don't pick up the phone, return calls, and they close when they sell out. Came here before 3 to place an order since they wouldn't pick up the phone and they were closed. I'm about to give mine and my family's business to a Mira Mesa restaurant. read more

no frills spot where I always pick up a tray of lumpia for parties. we usually go right when they open on a weekday for the quickest service. read more

I would write a love letter to this place. Hands down the best lumpia ever. Excellent pancit. Fredcel, I love you.

Lumpia was sooo good! We ordered this for my cousin in law's wedding! It was a hit!!! The owner and guy working there is so nice! It is cash only! So be sure to bring your billls!!! read more

Drove out here at 1:30pm on a Tuesday and it was closed. Called ahead but got a recording that they don't take any orders over the phone or from messages left on voicemail. So I HAD to drive out there, 25 min from my house only to find it closed. Disappointing. Badly run business. read more

A hidden gem for pancit and lumpia. Some of the best in county. Perfect for party's, potlucks or even just little get together to order trays. The downside is, it's strictly cash only and the hours open that's listed varies. They sell out quick. read more

The food was great and customer service is great. It is one of the only Filipino food restaurants I go to.

This review is just for their lumpia - I have yet to try their other food but will get to it eventually! Loved their beef lumpia, it comes out super crispy and there's a good amount of filling. it's perfect for potlucks and the price is fair. Line is long and a little slow on weekends but you can also order ahead of time to speed that up. I wish their hours were extended so that's the only part that bothers me but will definitely keep coming back! read more

Great lumpia! All my guests were happy! My family has been going here for years ! If you need good lumpia right away this is the spot! read more

Get there before 4:00, and cook runs out of food early. I like the chicken adobe combo with pantcent noodles and white rice and meat lumpia skinny tubes. The tocino chicken is also goid with an orange flavor. It serves only take out. Prices are reasonable. read more

I've been trying to call them for the past two days and they never pick up their phone calls. I am trying to inquire about party trays...

Best price lumpia in town and they taste great!!! Friendly father and son, been going for over 10 years. My emergency response dispatchers love em too!!! read more

Delicious and crunchy lumpia. Ordered some for a party and they were still crunchy after a few hours. This place is cash only. No dine in tables inside. read more

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I couldn't place an order here because they wouldn't pick up the phone during their business hours. I've had their lumpia before and it's good. read more

Ordered a 75 piece lumpia tray for a late Christmas celebration. I received so many compliments from my guests as they said they this is one of the best lumpias they have ever tried. The lumpia remains fresh longer compared to other spots. The wrapper they use is thin and crispy and the filling is tasty. The meat they use is beef instead of pork and I am not complaining as it tastes really good. Now I know why the line is literally out the door when it just opened. Also, cash only! read more

My new go to spot if I need lumpias for a small gathering or large party. Service was quick and friendly. I ordered 40 pcs for a get together with 8 ppl. Lumpia was delicious. Stayed crispy for well over 2-3 hours and was gone hours before the party ended. read more

I always love the lumpias here! Always made fresh when you order so they are nice at hot when you get home. read more

Fredcel Lumpias & Catering - Mene prices - Filipino Near Me - San Diego, California

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Very busy place and best lumpia in San Diego. Order for large work groups. My office staff loves their pancet!

I have been craving lumpia for the past few months so I ended up finding this place on Yelp. I was already in the area so I thought I'd check it out.You would expect this place to have great Lumpia since it's in the name. The place does not have a lot of parking, but I suspect a lot of people come by for a quick pickup, they are in and out in a flash. They primarily sell lumpia here (but they do have pancit and other Filipino dishes). I ended up getting about 34 lumpia for around $20. They only make beef ones here and I would definitely keep this gem on my list when a craving strikes again. The owner(?) was very nice and friendly. They open at 11 am and I had to circle around a few times to get a spot in the front. The service was fast and the lumpia came out piping hot and seasoned perfectly. They came with some sweet and sour sauce. (I prefer to not use the sauce, but I did eat a few with it) Service: 5/5 (friendly and fast) Ambiance: 4/5 Food: 5/5 read more

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Love the Lumpia here! 10 out of 10. We also order the pancit and that was mehhh! Titas kitchen was way tastier. Another thing are the weird working hours ! Cash only too-that's struggle because I never carry cash ! I recommend the lumpia and great prices read more

Delicious lumpia, pancit and seesig. That is all that I've tried. CASH ONLY and no eat-in dining. Years ago he accepted debit cards.

Lumpia are great, Chicken Adobo perf, Pork too... if you wanna impress your friends, cater your offering rather than making something yourself. Your friends will love you for it. This place is the best read more

Best lumpia ever but call ahead and go early as they can sell out then just close up. Great pricing also available frozen.

Great lumpia and very friendly service. Highly recommended for get-togethers and office parties. - The one issue will be parking. You might have to park a block away. - Cash only - Orders over 50 lumpia need to be placed in advance. read more

Fredcel Lumpias & Catering - 45 lumpia - Filipino Near Me - San Diego, California

Hate to give such a bad review, but they've earned it. Love their lumpia, but the inefficiency of how this business is managed is too much to overlook. If you're lucky enough to have someone answer the phone to place an order, it doesn't matter-they don't honor reservations! You'll still have to wait in line 20-30 minutes-to then be told your order is NOT ready & it'll be another 45 minutes. The wait is horrendous, stuffy, hot, and hard to withstand. They also run out of pancit frequently before close, and they don't honor their hours of business. They close early regularly. After leaving empty handed on my last visit, I'm done with FredCel & wouldn't recommend them. read more

This place is so good! I live all the way in elcajon. It's about a 17 minute drive for me, and totally worth it!! Pricing is great. You get great portions for what you pay for. The business owner is so friendly and welcoming. Service is quick, made to order. Lumpia came out so fresh! It's a quiet, small store front. We got blessed with parking right away, but I'm sure parking is hard when it's busy.Great vibes all around. Give them a try! I will be going back for sure read more

Discovered this gem while it was "temporarily closed" according to Yelp status. They have regular hours and only do takeout for now, and cash. Made notification with Yelp, but it has yet to show. This is just to let you all know that they are up and running. Have had the chicken adobo, chicken tocino, pancit, and of course the lumpia. The abobo, tocino, and the lumpia are very good. The pancit is done with vermicelli noodles and not my favorite rendition. I prefer it done with an egg noodle and thicker, but to each their own. Am so glad I stopped by when it said it was closed. Would have had to wait further. Guess there's a lesson in that. Highly recommend read more

SHOW UP AND SHOW SUPPORT (4 stars) When your peeps making that hustle - you better rave about! Upon entry, I did feel like I was entering an eatery in the PI. I don't ever go to this neck of the woods in SD (Cherokee Point/City Heights) but sometimes the most unlikely neighborHOODS you will find gems that you never thought existed. Why drive south or north, or pay for overpriced mediocre Filipino food in SD proper, when you can just come here?! Looks like locals to the neighborhood love this place, I can see why! - Food: good - Service: excellent - Price: VERY affordable - Ambiance: to-go only, mom and pop shop Honestly, I was skeptical but after reading reviews I wasn't. The block it's on isn't that bad but the surrounding blocks, could be sketch. I noticed there was always people coming in to buy food. To my observation, mga puti at maraming all other ethnic groups. That's cool and I respect that!!! Its turo-turo style in addition a few exported goods from PI (snacks, bottled sauces, purses). :: FOOD :: YO!!!! They had NAGARAYA nuts (adobo and garlic) in inventory. I've been to all the Filipino and Asian supermarkets in the county to not be able to find these. Well, they have them here - they import their own goods from the homeland! And only $2.50/$2.75 (something like that) per bag. BUT CHECK THE EXPIRATION... my adobo bag had expiration of Sept 2022 (it's about to be Feb 2023). All good, went back for an exchange no problem. COMBO 1 SIDE ($9.50) - pancit and lumpia. Portion to price, getting a good deal. Real talk, I really came here to try their lumpia. FYI, lumpia itself is only $0.60 per piece. Decided to make a meal out of it and ordered pancit. The pancit (bihon style) was average to me. Y'all know everyone Filipino are picky with their pancit. Not my favorite place for pancit but consumable. The lumpia is Shanghai style, right amount of crunch (and grease). It was served with sweet and sour sauce, however I wish they had the option for vinegar-garlic sauce. They were tasty to me and glad they were cheap and all what I was craving for. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Will I be back? Yes, when I'm lazy to leave San Diego proper and want some cheap homecooking eats. JABA APPROVED. Until the next review.... read more

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Great lumpia's and amazing Filipino food. Bring a platter to a party and make your entrance grand!!!

Set up an order for pickup. They weren't ready. Didn't have time to wait an extra 15 min. Also drove 20 min to get there and called when I left my house to confirm my order would be ready but they never answered my phone. Thanks for nothing read more

Saw this on Yelp last night and came by lunch time the next day today lol. I didn't know there was Filipino food in this area and if it wasn't for Yelp, I would've never known about this place! You go on university and turn at one point-literally you wouldn't think any shop would be there. There was plenty of parking and the establishment didn't even look opened. Upon entering, signs asking to wear mask so I went back to my car and got a mask. Once inside I was saddened to see they only took cash! Of course I rarely have cash but the kind man informed that there's an atm across the street (however I didn't have my debit card on me). I asked if they took Apple Pay/venmo but they do not. Sadly I left but did look at the limited menu. It was easy to decide my options with that. I had my bf go pick up dinner that evening. Ordered 20 lumpia which looked so cute! They tasted good-one of the top few good places so yay! As for the pancit! OMG it was so big I wish they offered a half size platter! Looks like we will be eating pancit for days now! It was a simple one but the lemon juice on it was great! Also got the chicken adobo which was decent and the pork Tocino which my bf really enjoyed. I'll definitely be back for the pancit and lumpia in the future! read more

Fredcel Lumpias & Catering - $30 small tray of pancit ( actually huge! We have so much leftover for about 5 adults and 3 kids!) - Filipino Near Me - San Diego, California

Yeah, I've always liked this place. It's got great Lumpia and pansit. If you wanna buy the food that they have in the hot side, be aware that it's not always hot and they have the basics, chicken, adobo, and others. read more

For a recent potluck gathering, I decided to come to Fredcel to purchase some beef lumpia as my contribution to the event. The structure is a canary yellow building on a random block of 38th St in the City Heights neighborhood. A few diagonal parking spaces were available right in front of the business. I had tried their lumpia before at a past group outing. I was impressed enough by the quality and fair prices that I decided this was the time to visit. Some spots charge nearly $1 or more per piece which I think is too much even with inflation factored in. The cost here is now $0.60 for each beef lumpia. It cracks me up that the board lists the price for every quantity from 1 to 100. You figure there might be a volume discount, but it's just the number (n) x $0.60 to calculate the charge for 'n' pieces. You can buy the lumpia fresh out of the fryer or frozen. I purchased 25 pieces with 20 frozen and five cooked to eat as a snack. I followed the instructions on the outside of the storage bag to heat the lumpia before the potluck. A cup of sweet chili dipping sauce came with the order. There is just the right amount of meat filling, and the wrapper is fried to a perfect crisp when fresh. During normal times, Fredcel also offers other Filipino dishes, however they were still quite limited when I stopped in. Fried rice and pancit seemed to be the choices as entrees like chicken adobo and pork bicol express could only be seen in photos at the service counter. Their front sign says dine-in or take-out, but it's strictly the latter right now. read more

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Really bummed to give such a low rating because these guys make really good lumpia. They've been our go-to catering for lumpia for several years but unfortunately they don't honor their reservation system and really put us in a bind this past weekend. Called a few days out and was told we'd have a pickup time of 2pm. Got there at 2pm and were told it'd still be a 40 minute wait, even with a pre-scheduled pickup time. And this is after standing in a single line for both pickup and in-person orders for 20 minutes in a hot and stuffy receiving area. The guy was pretty unapologetic and after multiple instances of unfulfilled scheduled pick-up orders, extended wait times, and an overall inefficient ordering system, we've decided to not return and stop referring people here. read more

Although I love the food, it's getting more difficult to get it. Your hours are posted until 3 p.m. on Saturday. Yet when I walk in at 2:15 p.m. to place an order, you're telling me you're already closed. There are at least 5 people in the store, and it's NOT yet 3 p.m. and yet you say you're closed. Please update your hours if you're not going to abide by them. Also, I was disappointed when you stopped taking phone orders. It was quick and easy to call ahead, then stop by to grab the delicious lumpia. 5 stars for the food, the lumpia is awesome, but your business acumen is lacking. Update your hours or abide by the posted hours. That's simple. read more

Lumpia is by far the best lumpia I think in San Diego. Service is Always good. Been coming there for years.

This place is great but they are always closed. Please keep your hours consistent, I try to come early around 12-1pm and it's closed.