When I'm craving for karekare or any other Filipino dish and I can't afford to splurge, this is my go-to place. The establishment is just a no-frills eatery where the food is reasonably good and you can have soup, entree, and dessert for less than three hundred pesos. Other favorites include binagoongan, kutsinta with shredded coconut, dinuguan, and the ubiquitous sago't gulaman.
Of course, the place is popular for pancit palabok, which you can buy by the bilao. You get a choice of thin or thick rice noodles smothered in a seafood-based sauce and garnished with boiled eggs, squids, halved shrimps and crumbled chicharon.
Craving for native snacks or looking for something to give to a balikbayan? Shop their shelves for treats like banana chips, sweetened pili nuts, fish crackers and shingaling, etc. They also sell bagoong alamang, if you're interested. It's not displayed on the shelves because they sell it by the tubful straight out of the kitchen.
Service is a bit slow because they prepare your food as you order, so don't look for fastfood speed here. Tipping is not mandatory as in most Filipino eateries, but always appreciated. The Shorrthorn branch is airconditioned but don't expect free wifi. If you've lost the ability to eat without being entertained, there's a TV tuned to a local channel mounted on the wall. read more