Pinakbet pizza was a hit!…read more Called the resort a little before our flight to place a phone order and they were able to accommodate even before the resto opened! Brought the pizza with us and enjoyed it at the gate while waiting to board our flight. The side of bagoong to dip in was the cherry on top!

Food is authentic. The quality and care dedicated to the dishes are on a whole other level relative…read moreto other restaurants in the Laoag/San Nicolas area. It's one of the birthplaces of Pinakbet Pizza which is a MUST try! The Tamarind Chicken is amazing and has a unique flavor as well! Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The place has a nice ambience and the clientele is cultured. Occasionally, they'll have a live band on weekends. Looks like they were featured on ABS-CBN. https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/food-drink/restaurants/08/23/23/theres-more-to-ilocano-food-than-pinakbet-and-bagnet

Heads up, this is my first time here in the Phillippines in a while. I am now conscious of these…read morethings/places. Any who here is my experience as a visiting Filipino-American. AMBIANCE: Parking: There is a plaza inside that can probably fit about 7 cars. People generally walk or get dropped off here. Seating: All seating is shaded and outdoors. The tables and seats are wooden. It can probably house about 60 people. There's another spot but for the most part, it was reserved. If you're lucky, you can snatch a spot with a fan. Feels: This isn't exactly in the heart of Laoag which is pretty good since there's not much traffic. The space itself is pretty neat. I like the bamboo decor and Filipino art. There's also a nice sign that shares a brief hxstory about the restaurant. They have a bathroom that basically gets the job done and there are sinks if you need to wash your hands. The music is mixed with top 40 and Filipino music. A great place for groups and families. FOOD: Grilled Chicken (Recommend) Nomz! For a healthy bite, I say go with this. The portion is fairly reasonable and the chicken was not excessively seasoned. The chicken was well cooked and pretty juicy. I enjoyed the crisp of the skin and the subtle sweet marination of the chicken. For more flavor or good kick, they provide calamansi, pepper, and soy sauce. Buko Halo Halo (Recommend) Deeee-licious, especially the juice! The presentation was and IG worthy. I enjoyed the flakes and chocolate wafer, there was still some undissolved sugar which provided a good crunch. I am personally not fond of the jelly and beans but the milk itself was sweet and not too thick. I only wish they served it after we were halfway done eating, the ice cream wouldn't have melted as fast. CUSTOMER SERVICE: Pretty good. The servers were all young but helpful. They told us it would take 20 minutes but our orders were served quicker. TL; DR OVERALL: 4.5 Stars. A nice gem in the semi-outside area of Laoag. The price is fair, food is delicious, the feels were enjoyable. I definitely see this place as one of my go tos if I'm in the area. In addition, I recommend this place to tourists as well that wanted a taste of the Phillippines. TIPS: * Excellent place for an all-round menu * For ones that didn't get their travelling shots, this is a good space to eat.

We had to stop for lunch on our way to pugudpod. If you're tired of the abundance of jolliebees,…read morechow Kong's, kfcs, mcdo, this is the authentic spot of ilocano bbq to chill and drink a jug of ice tea and you'll definitely will be satisfied.

Delicious and service was great! The pancit guisado is my favorite. Will come back again!read more

My dad has been coming here since he was in high school. This has been his spot. Came here after…read more20 years from being away and I'm 34 now. They make their own noodles in house and you can buy a crate full to bring it on home. Their noodles make the best Pancit I've ever had. The noodles are thick and bring you a mound of noodles with sprinkles of chunks of chicaron. It's a simple place but damn it's so good. Also, their fried chicken is delicious. You can taste the freshness of the chicken. It is definitely free range from outside the city of Laoag. They use a good flour coating outside of it and it comes out piping hot. I'll have to bring some noodles back home to the states and make this pancit for my friends. If you're ever in the area, you have to try this place. This is a memorable place I'll have to be back. Being in the Phillipines makes me do my ode trip for my hero, Anthony Bourdain.

This place hasn't changed in decades and prefer it that way. Suffice to say, it stays true to it's…read moreretro ambiance. Quality is always good and the prices are accordingly reasonable. The service is good. They were even very patient when my senile mother had 20 questions and personal preferences.

The food was very good. Just a personal thing, if you advertise a dish and run out, take it off…read morethe menu!! Also, I prefer a more robust sinigang nga bangus, with more tamarind. Meat and tripe in kare kare was waaaay too big!!

Undeniably delicious and craveworthy Philippine plates are nicely made at Mesa. I love eating in…read moreSE Asia and love savoring the flavor dichotomies: salt and sweet, pungent and acetic, fish sauce and soy, browned garlic and spice..... it's exciting to my taste buds, different and hits my soul just right. I get Bourdain's obsession with Vietnam and its tables; eating in Asia is an example of how these flavors hit any culinary soul profoundly. The setting at Mesa is modern, simple if not utilitarian. The food and service? Delish and attentive. Philippine food is a bit like cooking Spanish, Chinese, Malay, Indo, food all converging into a melee of flavors, unfamiliar and strange to the novice, craveworthy to its aficionados. Once you've had it a few times you're hooked. The stews are delicious and tasty unique, the inihaw (grilled meats and seafood) savory and distinctive, and to a first timer, the flavor discoveries go on and on. My love of this food is vast as this cuisine represents the wondrous flavors of SE Asia: pronounced, distinctive, funky, tasty, flavor-rich and the memory it imparts to your palate is soulful, sexy, pervasive. A bit about the service here: Wait staff are attentive (in the 5 times I've visited) and if you're confused as to what to get, feel free to ask your waitperson. They'll be glad to help. Another reason I love eating in SE Asia and the Philippines is providers and wait staff have no attitude, EVER. They're so helpful and hospitable-- you're in SE Asia; it's about the enjoyment of the memory of flavors and planning your next meal during. Not questioning that.. what-so-ever. Love. Visits: 5 in different locations.

Literally cockroaches by the food and after telling the staff they just squash the cockroach to…read moreclean it off right in front of your face. That doesn't clean it. Cockroaches are just running around the store. This place needs to get fumigated and I'm sure they are not doing anything about it. If I were the Cabalen franchise I would look into this specific branch and see the cleanliness of the place.

The buffet were only 2/3 of the trays with food. Staff told they would not fill again as only 2…read morehours till closing time.

I heard about this place and what caught me was "home of the pinakbet pizza." I decided to give…read morethis place a go. AMBIANCE: Parking | There's parking right next to the restaurant for about 5-8 cars. There are other parking spaces a block over as well. Seating | All inside seating for small groups ranging from 4-10 people. Seating and tabling are wooden and pretty cozy. Feels | The area itself is pretty charming and very tourist attraction-esque like. You have a lot of local shops, eateries, and the famous Paoay Church. The space itself has somewhat of this Italian feel.The structure is vintage, somewhat spacious, and the music are ballad covers of top 40s. Great place for people of all ages or a nice date night. FOOD: Pinakbet Pizza (Recommend) I'm not too sure about the pizza culture here but it's pretty good.The dough is pretty soft and not too cheesy. It's all vegetables first and if you want to add the final touch of fish sauce is served in a container. Longanisa Pizza (Recommend) Since I asked for a half and half, this was my other half. The longanisa didn't seem fried but more over packed. The sausage wasn't overwhelming but it would've been nice if there were more. CUSTOMER SERVICE: As a tourist they were pretty friendly. They were helpful and our food came in relatively quick. TL;DR OVERALL 4.5 Stars. The food was a nice experience, the surroundings were pretty pleasant, and the food was good but I felt like there could've been more, maybe I'm used to American pizza. For those looking for a little comfort with an Ilocos Norte twist, I recommend checking this place out. TIPS: * To avoid the rush, come here during non-conventional hours (lunch/dinner) * They sell some pretty good pasalubongs if you're looking for that stuff.

We were on a Illocos Norte/Laoag City tour & the tour driver brought us here by mistake. It was…read moreclose to one of the places on our tour. We really don't know the area, so we're game. No issues getting in or being seated. We decide on three dishes: Lumpiang Shanghai: the lumpia was kind of doughy. My wife thought it was undercooked. Fried Chicken: I love fried chicken, but these pieces were cut way too small to not overcook and become dry. Bulalo: Beef/beef bone soup with vegetables. Perfect!!! The broth was full of flavor. Veggies were cooked to perfection. I could order this again. Highly recommended. All in all, adequate for our trip. One more thing: although the atmosphere is pleasant and the service attentive, there is something that needs to be mentioned. On my side of the table the glass top had a huge tip on the corner. I could see where they tried to put caulk on it to help prevent someone from being cut, but there were still sharp areas. They probably should not use that table. Enjoy.

From the outside Kuya J's appears to be trendy at the very least and held so many possibilities…read more We were seated pretty quickly and we placed our orders but weren't even offered any water. We were then informed that they didn't have the crispy bangus that we ordered or the dinaguan or any of the solo meals. Order took forever to come out given we ordered pancit, vegetable chop suet, talong with egg and pork sisig. Mind you the place wasn't busy at all. Food came out and looked nothing like was presented in the menu. The pancit was over cooked, the grilled scallops didn't have the cheese sauce and the pork sisig reminded me of shredded pork with an egg mixed in and salty. We also ordered three Halo Halo which all took over 15 min to be made and each one was sent out separately. Our bottled waters and table water finally came out after 30 mins. The only thing that stood out was the Halo Halo which the ice is superfine and soft and couldn't complain about the price at 190 pesos. Overall, a very disappointing experience and meal.

This is a near to my place so this is my frequent Jolibee my fam visits, service is great but it…read moreget a pretty crowded during the day so try to go early or late unless you have a spare 30mins or more to spare to wait on line. The only comment I want to make are some customers known to the manager or crew get special privileges and cuts the line just handing them their card. I hope management should look into this and ensure that even the average to low average people deserve the same service and everybody should fall in line.