a little difficult to get on the phone for ordering - I wish they did online orders…read more I love their Tocino - it's one of my faves in the area. Got their Tocino rice plate - but was dissapppointed there wasn't garlic rice, just jasmine rice. maybe next time I will ask if they can add it! Sinigang - 4/5 needed more meet in it Laing- 3.5/5 I didn't like the addition of a starchy potato like ingredient in it. But overran the taste was there - I would like it more creamy. Pork Belly- Super good! 5/5

Toppings too is such a great mom/pop hole in the wall restaurant. It's almost like your favorite…read moretita/tita worked hard in the kitchen all daymaking all your favorite foods. My husband's go to is lechon kawali. Perfectly deep fried pork served with the classic Filipino "all purpose sauce". I usually steal one or two pieces off his plate but the serving is a healthy size I could never finish one by myself. My personal fave is beef sinigang. There's a a generous amount of meat and it's always so tender. I would love if they made it a little more sour but that's my personal preference. The protein might be different depending on the day but they've all been good. The place is tiny, maybe like 10 chairs so you might have to wait at prime times. Service is friendly. A couple times they've told me to pick up to go orders at a certain time but I had to wait an additional 15-20min after arriving but not too big of a deal.

Ordered 150 Lumpia's for a friend's Potluck BBQ in Fremont pretty last minute (About an hour…read morebefore) and Manila Turo Turo came through! The lumpia's were delicious and all devoured at the BBQ. Sadly, I haven't experienced actually eating a meal here in their homie atmosphere (I live in SF) but definitely want to try it out the next time I'm in town!

Super delicious food at Manila Turo Turo Yummy Yummy…read more and Services is Good and The Woman Services With You is Beautiful & Gorgeous Thank Joey D Great

This is my absolute favorite Filipino restaurant in Union City. Their service is fantastic. I…read morealways feel like I am at a relative's house. The food is just like home cooked authentic food. They also always have my favorite deserts like Halo Halo, fruit salad, Cantaloup Melon juice and more! Their Sinigang is delicious. Sisig js a favorite, too. Their garlic rice and pancit are perfect additions. They have lumpia and other snacks. Their spicy garlic peanuts are addicting. Take a bag home. They have enough parking in their lot and their bathroom is very clean. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone craving delicious Filipino food.

They have the best silogs IMO hands down. So glad they didn't shut down. I was worried when i saw…read morethey were closed for a moment and was hoping it didn't mean they were shut down for good. Their food is food, portions are fair. Pricing is good. Some Filipino places try to overcharge for portion ratio but this place isn't the case. Came here with my picky Filipino parents and they're always love/loved their food. Says a lot. IYKYK. There's a bunch of seating, but people mainly take their food to go.

Isla Restaurant in Newark is our absolute favorite spot for Filipino food! We've been coming here…read morefor years, and at this point the staff already recognizes us when we walk in, which always makes us feel so welcome. We've honestly never had a bad meal here, everything we've ordered has been delicious. My absolute favorites are the Adobong Pusit and the Sisig, and the Lechon Kawali is another must-try. If you're visiting for the first time, I highly recommend starting with those dishes. One thing we also love is that there's always something happening. On Thursdays and Fridays they serve Filipino street food outside, and on weekends they offer buffets and often have live music, making every visit feel like a little celebration. We've been to all three Isla locations, but the Newark restaurant is still our favorite because it's the closest to us. If you're looking for authentic Filipino food, a welcoming atmosphere, and consistently delicious meals, Isla Restaurant is a place you'll want to visit again and again.

I arrived here with my Filipino (husband) side of the family as a party of 10 and ordered the…read moreUltimate Boodle Fight and added the Sisig Kapampangan. A table was prepared for us to set the setting before a cart full of food arrived and spread on the banana leaves. All the titos and titas agree - the best dish was the sisg which is not included in the boodle fight. The fried squid is an honorable mention. All other options I found to be rather mediocre and not worth getting again. Perhaps they were short-staffed when we arrived but it was hard to find a server to request anything. They were all in the back and only came out to bring out the food. We waited too long to ask for containers or the check. 20% gratuity was automatically applied and the total came out to almost $500. The meal wouldn't have been very enjoyable if not for the company so I don't think this was worth it. I may consider coming back just for the sisig.

Spacious, clean & extensive menu options here at Gerry's Grill. I haven't been to a Filipino…read morerestaurant in quite some time, but Gerry's Grill really impressed me with the vast amount of variety & selection. Orders: Sizzling Bangus Milk Fish Sisig-flavorful mashed fish w/a side of garlic rice is the perfect combination. Crispy Pata-fried pork knuckle was so juicy in the inside & crunchy on the outside no wonder everyone orders this. Chicken & Beef Skewers- nice chunks of meat w/4 skewers. Looked tantalizing but I didn't try it. Egg Rolls-a great appetizer to start with Other items we order but I didn't try. Beef Kare Kare-Shank meat & oxtail cooked w/peanut sauce, assorted vegetables, shrimp paste on the side. Chicken Pork Adobe-slow cooked chicken & pork adobo, vinegar, garlic peppercorn & bay leaf. A great place for Filipino food w/a wide selection of foods to choose from but it can be a bit pricy.

I absolutely love it! It's one of the best authentic Filipino restaurants in the East Bay. You…read moreabsolutely have to try their Inihaw na liempo and sisig--it'll bring you right back to home. Even though it's a bit pricey, I truly think all their food is worth every penny. If you can, try to visit on weekdays to avoid the crowds.

Super cute and unique brunch spot! It's right next to the Amtrak train tracks and has a cute…read moreold-timey vibe. The owners are extremely friendly and welcoming. Indoor and outdoor seating both available. Came by for a Saturday lunch and they said the food will take ~45 mins. They were very grateful for our patience and even threw in a plate of sweet pork longanisa on the house for the wait! We shared the pork adobo island d-lite and the Hawaiian char siu chicken burrito. I really enjoyed the pork adobo, it had melt in mouth texture and great flavorful and went really well with the garlic rice. The Hawaiian char siu chicken burrito was good too but I liked the pork adobo plate more. The service was wonderful and they really make you feel at home. Very kind folks, definitely come support them!

We are so happy to return to East Bay Cafe Depot for the best silog/ Filipino breakfast plates in…read moreFremont! The original management seems to be back and I am so happy there is an authentic Filipino breakfast spot to come back to. My husband and I both really enjoyed our tocino silog with garlic rice and 2 perfect fried eggs. I really enjoyed the tomato and the spice vinegar along side it. The portions are great, and we left with to-go boxes. Really enjoyed the equator coffee as well. We will be back, and look forward to trying the homemade corned beef. Thank you East Bay Cafe Depot! So glad you are part of the Fremont Community.

Cool place! The barbeque was good, similar to my filipino family's bbq at home. Pretty convenient…read morewhen you want that grilled taste without all the preparation -- I saw groups that just grilled skewers and took them to go. The grill was as big as it could be, for the size of the restaurant. But I could imagine when its busy it would take a while to get space on the grill. Luckily when I went this weekend, it wasn't busy and we had a lot of grill space to cook our food quickly. Was impressed by the chicken isaw! It wasn't bitter so you know it was clean. Also, I liked the longanisa! The sweetness was good with the suka. I got the cantaloupe juice, it was good but didn't have any shredded cantaloupe. Would come back though, maybe on a night where they have a DJ. Vibes!

Bruh, I was going to comment that the hours are silly on this Yelp page, went to go double check…read moretheir Google page and apparently it's permanently closed? I'm gonna check with my NorCal moots about this but sucks if that's true. I was going to comment on how this is one of few bastions of affordable, slightly more unique food in the bay area, but I guess that's not the case. I'm spoiled by having a Dollar Hits in SoCal literally down the street from me so I can't say this place compares, but it's at least an option for NorCal, you know? This definitely used to be another restaurant, but then retrofitted to be a grill. Super large grill in the middle for everyone to communally cook at indoors. This is a good combination between the outdoors grill it yourself and the indoors seating of both the SoCal Dollar Hits, so I thought that was nice. They have all the classics here, isaw (sometimes Dollar Hits doesn't have this unless you request -it's chicken intestines), large intestines, chicken skin, kwek kwek (battered quail eggs), and Tender Juicy bright red filipino hot dogs (a must). You can also order a side of rice and the sauces were self serve (made it a bit sticky). It gets a bit smoky in there even with the fans, but overall had an enjoyable time the time when I did visit.

I came here specifically for the lumpia, and they did not disappoint. They are perfectly…read morefried--super crispy on the outside and packed with flavor on the inside. It's the kind of snack you just can't stop eating. Just a reminder for anyone heading over: it's cash-only and currently takeout-only. The service is quick and straight to the point. If you need a massive tray of lumpia for a party or just a solid snack for yourself, this is the place to go!

Maharlika is your typical hole-in-the-wall that serves up tasty and affordable treats, but is…read morerarely open. They almost never answer the phone so it's best to just go in person and order for pick up. Just expect to wait a bit if you're going during the busier times of the days that they're open. It had been about a year since I last visited, and I was glad to see that prices hadn't changed at all. The highlight here for me has always been their lumpia--or at least, it used to be. It was once fried to golden perfection, with just the right amount of loose wrapper that gave extra-crispy edges (if you know, you know). Looking back at older photos, the lumpia had a noticeably deeper golden-brown hue compared to the lighter version I received this time, as well as seemed a bit longer in size. This made me sad; but it was still good, just no longer exceptional. In addition, the broasted chicken has always been just decent; the skin is great but the meat on the inside is always a bit dry and definitely requires some gravy or sauce to dip it in. Despite the lumpia switch-up, prices are still unbeatable for the bay, so I'd come back. I did notice that they seemed to have a new cook in the back, so here's to hoping that next time, the lumpia reverts back to the way it was!

UPDATE: We ordered the 15 lb Lechon Belly for a party... OMG it was sooooo good. Our guests…read moreabsolutely RAVED about it. RUN, don't walk!

As other reviewers have said, it is the customer service that is severely lacking. This place is…read morenot cheap, or even affordable. We went yesterday because we had family visiting and wanted to treat them to an authentic Filipino meal. We spent over $200 and tipped well. They were happy with the food, and enjoyed the portions, but the service was pretty lacking. We were the only table there. The did not check on us at all. We had to ask for water to be refilled. When it came time to take food to go, we had to ask for the container, bags, and the right sized containers and the right sized bags. The older woman with the jet black hair was the one who rude and dismissive. When I asked her for a larger bag, she said that was the largest one. I pointed out that we gave them a very generous tip and that I see larger brown bags, but she still did not offer me one. She was very defensive, and said she thought I was referring to a plastic bag. Folks, don't make the mistake of over tipping here. You don't get the service you expect and deserve. The food is good though, but the service sucks! We spent, with the tip, about $240.

If you want an asian tapas spot - THIS IS IT!…read more O R D E R E D - Korean beef bone soup - Curry Chicken Toast - Bbq beef ribs - Grilled Mussels - Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) V E R D I C T OMG i cannot get enough of the toast from the curry chicken toast, i think i can eat so many orders of the bread alone. it's so soft and fluffy, like eating cloud, if I ever ate that haha. Their portions are bigger than I expected, worth it! This is a fun spot to hangout with friends to grab a bite to eat and to watch a spots game or listen to and watch some Kpop MVs. The service is friendly and attentive, I came on a weekend lunch - dine in wasn't too busy, lucky me but I definitely noticed a lot of to go orders. Parking is easy because they're in a plaza, so no stress there.

Ordered several dishes: Singapore vermicelli noodles:…read moreawesome. Worth going here just for this. The shrimp in this is succulent and awesome. The chicken is bland (like typical thai restaurant chicken). Should substitute this out for shrimp if they allow. Chicken curry toast: this is a qunie item and worth ordering. Had it twice now and liked it on both occasions. Garlic cheese bread: it's fine. Nothing to write home. Lamb chop: sweet in taste. Not so good. Older child finished but did not savor it. Chicken skewer: not good. Daughter did not like it either Hot pot: very fishy (tom yum flavor was good). Did not like any of the meat choices in there (fish ball, fish tofu, Chicken). But flavorful. Awesome service. Fast service. Good ambience with tons of TVs with several options. K-pop was a tad bit loud, but fine.