Two Haiku Review: A…read morehidden gem for Filipino food. First time Trying sinigang, Which I enjoyed, and Pancit palabok, not so Much. Very cozy!

Food was definitely home cooked. If you're craving Tapsilog this spot will satisfy that craving…read more Service was prompt, it was a Tita that served us. Ambiance feels like an old school diner inside.

I was craving Filipino food, but one thing I've noticed is that a lot of Filipino spots close…read morepretty early. It's located in a strip shopping center, so parking is super easy and accessible, and the restaurant itself is very easy to find. Walking in, the space is extremely clean, well-lit, and nicely decorated. Now let's talk about the real highlight: the variety. They have dinner plates, bowl options, and à la carte items. I went with one of my favorites, the lechon. They were out of the roasted version, but the staff recommended the fried pork instead, and it did not disappoint. I came in around 7:30, and they close at 8, so I was trying to be mindful and not hold them up. But the woman at the counter was incredibly kind and told me not to rush at all--"you're already inside, take your time." That level of hospitality really stood out. She even took the time to walk me through the menu, which I appreciated, even though I'm already familiar with Filipino food. The food itself? Amazing. The lechon was perfectly crispy, flavorful, and cooked just right. The portion size was generous, and it came with two Lumpia that were hot, fresh, and delicious. It also included a soda, which made it feel like a complete, satisfying meal. Overall, this place is a 10/10. Great food, great portions, and even better customer service. I'd highly recommend stopping by.

We were going to try a highly-rated Thai restaurant, also located in Bradlick Shopping Center, but…read morewhen we saw a Filipino restaurant close by, we decided to come to Mang Eton instead. The women working here were kind and helpful. You order at the counter in the back, and they will bring your food to your table. Menu options abound, but the only menu was the display screen above and in back of the counter. Unfortunately, the display screen is hard to see and there are no descriptions with the pictures/items. Mang Eton really needs to provide some printed menus. While the online menu does contain descriptions, the online descriptions don't necessarily match what is available. Anyways.... For a starter, we ordered the siomai. These were plump and tasty. We wish they would give more of the excellent dipping sauce than the tiny thimble of sauce that they do give you. Note: the combo meals also include a couple pieces of siomai. I ordered the Combo #1, which came with a piece of fried chicken, 2 lumpia, shrimp chips, rice and pancit. The lumpia had an excellent flavor. The fried chicken and pancit were okay. JP ordered the Combo #3. The only difference between the Combo #1 and Combo #3 is that the Combo $3 comes with fish instead of chicken. It also comes with a skewer of meat (pork?), which was good. We were the only non-Filipino customers. I plan on coming back to try the halo-halo dessert and to order some more yummy siomai.

Really enjoyed the Filipino restaurant, Purple Patch, in DC! Sign is very small so could miss…read moreeasily. Cute interior decor. Excellent service. Pinoy Cold Front No. 5 was a delicious version of an ube espresso martini! Enjoyed all the foods ordered: - ube waffle & fried chicken - ube pancakes & lechon kawali - sinagag & itlog (fried egg) & tapcilog (beef) - lumpia - fried eggplant Definitely want to dine here again when I'm back in DC!

Solid spot with a sprawling labyrinth of a seating area below street level…read more Ube chicken and waffles was a solid chicken and waffles. Nice flavor in the chicken, well seasoned, real crispy! Ube ice cream, little coconut, little syrup as a combined bite with some waffle and chicken was... decadent to say the least. Very tasty. We also did the garlicy pork sausage with rice plate and were not disappointed. Over easy fried eggs were done to perfection. Service was good, felt well taken care of. Nice outdoor seating arrangement that we might need to check out next time!

First time at Manila Mart after having heard about it so many times and let's just say I'm…read morepleasantly surprised! I will say prepare a budget cause there's a lot to get, I ended up spending around $40 for everything I got. Let's start with the beef lumpia. It was crispy and tasted pretty good. I'm a sucker for spice so I would've loved it to be a little spicier or maybe offer some chili oil on the side. Next is the star of the show, the lechon kawaii bowl. The pork is so tender and perfectly crispy! I added garlic rice instead of the usual which was a great addition. I asked to try their vinegar sauce which comes with garlic and jalapeño in it which I found to be amazing. Lastly, the taro milk tea is heavenly, I'm still thinking about it!!! The service was friendly and because it was my first time they even offered me a coupon for the next time I come back and I will definitely be back! Plenty of indoor seating as well with a whole market inside where you can find an assortment of Filipino food, snacks, drinks, and desserts.

Sadly I need to update my review to three stars. The food we ordered today was not very good…read more Sinigang too sour, pork seemed it was cooked frozen, and it was dry too. Kawali was just ok. Sisig, pass. It was too spicy and also dry. We do like the grocery section. The service is nice and the Ube shake is great. Will be happy to return for grocery needs, but not the restaurant. Food seemed rushed, out of a can, unfresh and not worth the high prices. We will cook Filipino dishes at home instead.

Visited from San Francisco and heard this was a great spot for modern Filipino food!…read more The ambiance was clean and did give a Filipino homey vibe. Lots of people doing work and drinking coffee. Makulay Coffee - 4/5 - did not get the amazing colorful visual as seen in the pictures, getting a white and yellow blob lol. Taste was there, reminding me of a brown sugar, vanilla cake. Black truffle ensaymada - 3/5 - Heavy on the black truffle, as it overpowered everything else. Appreciated the this twist in a classic. Ube Chori Burger - 4/5 - Awesome presentation, juicy, saltiness was not overpowering for chorizo. Did remind me of longanisa. Fries were hella good! (5/5) Kare kare - 3/5 - Served deconstructed and flavor was there. On the watery side. Lechon was crispy but dry and not as fresh as expected. Pandan cookie - 5/5 - this was amazing. Soft, packed flavor, truly delectable. Service was a let down with the only cashier being cold by not providing a greeting, making eye contact, or a smile - as if he did not want to be there. There were also flies in the pastry display. My mom ordered black coffee and we had to ask for cream & sugar. They didn't have cream so asked for milk. Aside from the service, would come back to try more coffees and food if in the area.

Hiraya is a decent Filipino restaurant on H Street…read more We tried two drinks and two entrees. The ube latte ($6) was one of the best-looking drinks I've ever seen, decorated with purple swirls, but the turon latte ($6) was no slouch either. Then, we had the tapa ($25) and tocino ($24). Each bowl featured delicious marinated meat (beef and pork, respectively), alongside purple-and-white rice, pickled vegetables, and a gently fried egg. The food was definitely tasty, but above all, they made quite an effort to make each dish look good, and it paid off. I very much enjoyed my meal here.

Yes, we finally had a chance to stop in for a quick take out bite. One person working the "turo…read moreturo" line.... Basically it's a butter line where they serve you the food. It takes a while when only one person working on 6 combo platters. I came in and saw the yummy empanadas. At $5 a piece they were hefty looking so I picked up a bunch for a friend and myself. They had chicken and ground beef. They were delicious and I think they were baked. I also wanted just a small portion of lechon kawali but they only offer the small take out container for $13. The pork skin was so crunchy and delicious. The amount included for $13 was very generous. No photos because I gobbled my food up while sitting in the car.

Made a food pre-order for a small family gathering, sorry Jhett, I forgot to take a picture of the…read morerest of the food I ordered hahaha but aside from the crunchy on the outside, juicy on the inside Lechon Belly, we had the famous Seafood palabok, the yummy adobong pusit, garlicky fried nuts & lumpia rolls! Pick-up service is prompt, ambiance of the place is nice (just needed to make your small table space look more presentable even when there is no current customer eating, to make it still enticing to dine-in). Remove boxes in the hallway pls. Overall, will order food still and the price is decent!

This little cafe serve tasty food. For $20 a person, you will be full. May be nothing specular, why…read morewould you go here besides food that you love to eat daily. Standard cafe decor and very clean Platter for two: - spring rolls perfectly crispy outside and moist inside, excellent taste and balance - beef is tasty but a tad dry - pork belly was absolutely perfect, so good. Crispy skin and juicy meat - stir fry glass noodles is tasty and not oily at all - carioca dessert is nice, chewy and not too sweet with good coconut balance and not easy to find

Overall enjoyed my experience at Filo Cafe. This was only my second time having Filipino food and I…read morewill definitely be eating it more. Filo Cafe is pretty small and they were having a pop up during my visit, which made it even more congested. At first I wasn't sure there'd be a table for me to eat at, but one opened up as soon as I was about to leave. I ordered the Bangusilog, which is fried milkfish (my first time trying this) and vegetable lumpia. The fish comes with garlic rice and a fried egg. The fish was perfectly fried and super flavorful. I enjoyed the crispy skin. The rice was also good and tasted fresh. The portion wasn't the biggest, but for the price it wasn't bad. In my opinion the lumpia was okay, but I appreciate them for having a vegetarian option! I will definitely be returning.

This is the first time that I've eaten at this food truck. Although it's taste of the Pacific it's…read morepretty much Filipino food. Chicken adobo came with rice for 10 bucks and it was okay. It was like something your mom would make which isn't necessarily bad, I just didn't think it was spectacular and I certainly wouldn't order it again. Next time they come I'll go with the barbecue on the stick and get some of those lumpia mad hopefully add another star!

A quick lunch break during my catering delivery, I spotted this Filipino food truck which looks…read morequite good. I drive pass by Navy Federal in Vienna on daily basis so I see all types of food trucks out there which some are not that appealing or even interesting. This food truck offer small selection of comfort, simple Filipino food. I went for Platter #1 which includes: - Pork barbecue skewered, taste exactly like Thai barbecue that I'm familiar with. Tender, flavorful, sweet and salty. - Pancit rice noodles which I thought it might be on the plain side but nope, the noodles had lots of flavor. I added some red chili flakes and it taste even better. - Lumpia, the most divine Filipino snacks, always delicious. Unfortunately, didn't expect to see such micro-sized lumpia, I'm a bit disappointed. Overall, tasty. Everything had lots of flavor similar to Thai food that I love. Price is fine, reasonable for food truck. Portion is somewhat small but then again you can never have enough delicious Asian food. Hope to see this food truck in Vienna again, I'd love to try their Tapsilog next time. Lastly, the girl with a black hat who take orders was very friendly and adorable.

I was craving "breakfast food" and was excited to see that Pinay Kitchen has all day breakfast. I…read moreordered daing na bangus which comes with fried eggs, sliced tomato and cucumber, and your choice of white rice or garlic rice. I of course went with garlic rice. The presentation was nice. I got a nice meaty piece of bangus that was fried well. However, I felt it was lacking the vinegar/garlic flavor that I love in daing. The rice was a nice slightly sticky texture as expected, but like the bangus, I felt it was lacking in flavor. I can't even say there was a hint of garlic. The fried eggs were perfectly circular making for nice presentation, but the eggs were overcooked for this dish. For almost all "silog" dishes - eggs are typically fried over easy to over medium so that the yolk is warm and runny or warm and jammy.

After visiting my friends place and running an errand nearby, we stumbled upon this spot around…read moredinner time. We came around a time where a group of titos were celebrating something by drinking and karaoking lol Service was welcoming and made you feel like home! We ordered Bangus w/ Pinakbet and Kare Kare. All very good! No complaints here. Would highly recommend if you're craving some Filipino food.

I discovered this place on TikTok while searching for good food in Fort Washington. I was in the…read morearea after church on Easter, and many restaurants were closed, so I'm glad I came across it. From the outside and inside, the restaurant looks like a house. They have a seating area and a restroom available. They also sell Filipino snacks and other items, kind of like a bodega or corner store, which reminded me of places in New York. The food was great and the service was friendly and patient, especially since it was my first time. I ordered what I thought was a 1 item-entree, but it turned out to be a 3-entree meal. I swapped rice for pancit (a small upcharge), and also got beef, 3 chicken kebabs, and freshly made lumpia. Everything came out to about $30, and I still had leftovers, which was a great value. I'll definitely be coming back.

Authentic Filipino eats-food and some of the best around in the DMV!…read more Had some lunch here today. You pick out what you want from a cafeteria type set up. There are many options to choose from and all of your dishes come with rice. The restaurant has a very laid-back vibe and homey feel. There is indoor seating available for dining Inn as well as outdoor seating and what looks like a former home off of Livingston Road The food is very flavorful and most importantly, seasoned The pancit canton (filipino stir-fry noodles), barbecue on a stick, fried fish, dinuguan, menudo, and my favorite.....fresh lumpia transports me back to a trip I was able to experience in Manila years ago. They also have a market with packaged foods, refrigerated meals and grocery goods like chips, Asian/Filipino snacks, candy and baked goods like....steamed buns and ube cake to go. I grabbed an order of the frozen 7 Lumpia rolls to go to cook at home later this week during one of pretend to be Food Network "Next Top Chef" nights after work...lol. They offered them in a set of 7, 18 , and even larger. Both the chicken and pork lumpia options, are delicious! In all, this place is an outstanding family owned small business with a great selection of both prepared and grocery type . The dishes are authentic and very well prepared. The price point is great too and the servings are generous. I highly recommend you give this place a try when in the area.