I was really excited to try this newer locally owned restaurant! I enjoyed the Filipino chicken. My…read morefriend got the Filipino pork belly and lumpia and really liked both. There isn't a ton of seating inside, as it is a smaller restaurant, but it is definitely still worth trying!

Great food and will be back for more! We loved the Bicol express, pansit, lumpia, chicken adobo and…read morepork belly. So happy to have a Filipino place in Charlottesville! Pretty fast service for how big our order was and it was cute inside too :)

One of our local go to stops for quick dinner. You can add on their delicious ribs for only $6…read more Drinks are super reasonable, with water only being $1. You can tell the man who owns and cooks here puts a lot of love into his food. The Cajun rice is my favorite side, the toasted pecans in it are just tasty. Green beans were just ok. The grilled shrimp is better than the shrimp scampi, I just always imagine red lobster style shrimp scampi, and this was more of a homestyle scampi so I just need to stick to the grilled option because it's pairs better with the main star the Ribs. Can't say it enough? Def get the ribs, and although this is located in a parking lot next to a Sheetz it's very clean and welcoming. The picnic tables and lights are perfect.

As someone who's really picky about Asian food, Chelsity's was a tasteful delight! The Filipino…read morefood was so good! The pork adobo was melt in your mouth, juicy, and flavorful! The lumpia's were some of the best I've ever had! There are a lot of other options that I'm looking forward to trying in the future!

It's not easy to be able to find a Philipino restaurant near by, but we're very fortunate to be…read moreable to have one here in East Vinton, just next door to Roanoke, Virginia. And what an amazing cuisine it has. A woman owned small business, it reasantly opened it's doors in a location that was closed for nearly 5 years. Franchesca, the owner and chef of the restaurant and store is a proud Philipina entrepreneur living in the US with a passion for food and cooking of her native land cuisine, and a fervent desire to share it with all living in her neighborhood and communities near by. She majored in Hotel and Restaurant in College and as soon as she was presented with an opportunity to make her life dream come true she went for it. I first found out about her restaurant and store by discovering its website online, which by the way was wonderfully designed with useful information about her native cuisine, with an extraordinary menu with professionally taken color photographs of the different mejor items on the menu. Besides her great cooking and business skills, she also has wonderful technology and communication skills. When I phoned her restaurant's telephone number to double check the hours of operation of the restaurant and make sure it was already opened, a recording answered wirh a request to leave a message with any question for her about the restaurant. I decided to call again later rather than leave a message and as soon as I hanged up I received a text message explaining that she had to travel to the Philippines for a short period of time and the date when she'll be back to open the restaurant again. When I called again after she was back, a friendly voice answered the phone, so happy that I was interested in visiting her restaurant and trying out her food. She explained about the trip like if she had known me for a long time with a warm and friendly welcome and positive attitude. She confirmed that the restaurant would be open this Tuesday from 11:00am to 7:00pm, and every Tuesday through Saturday at these same hours. So I invited a friend of mine and we went on Tuesday and arrived around 4:00pm. The restaurant store was located on Stewartsville Rd in East Vinton. Housed in a humble yet very clean, relatively small building. It had a large color poster behind one of the windows with a composite of professionally taken color photographs of many food items of the menu. There were plenty of parking spots in front and around the restaurant, including Handicap parking. The small parking lot Restaurant's front sign was placed over the previous old sign. Inside, the place was clean and comfortable with the dining area on the right with burgundy color booths and the store on the left, and the kitchen in the middle. The owner greeted us behind the counter at the entrance with a warm greeting. She gave us a copy of the menu, asked us to have a seat, and took our drinking order. We both ordered Thai Tea and went to seat at a booth with our menus. In a short while she came to take our order. I ordered a Pinoy Lumpia as appetizer, a Crispy Pork Kare-Kare as my entrée, and my friend ordered a Lechon Kawali. The appetizer was amazingly delicious: crispy on the outside and with shredded pork with tasty sauce in the inside. My entrée was the Filipino famous peanut butter stew with crispy fried pork belly. It tasted just amazing. My friend's entrée was the Lechon Kawali: deep fried skin-on pork belly served with jasmine rice. It also looked wonderful and according to my friend, tasted delicious. For dessert I had their Tiramisu y my friend had the Signature Ube Mocha Cake. Everything was amazingly delicious. While we were eating several other customers came in to dine as well, and the owner of the restaurant came by at the appropriate time to talk to us and bring us water. I highly recommend this restaurant and their amazing cuisine. They have the best deep fried skin-on pork belly, and other amazing entrées, and the owner chef had such a great personality. It truly was an extraordinary dining experience.

Wonderful place to enjoy home-cooked Filipino dishes. Food…read moreand service were great. Price was reasonable. Go-to place If you are craving for something different! Ordered Lechon Kawali, Sisig, Mongo, Pancit Bihon, and Lumpia. Wife was all smiles as she delightfully ate their version of Mocha Cake with Barako coffee. They also have a small store for Pinoy products and other stuff.

My food was delicious. My only complaint is there are no fountain drinks and I tend to drink a lot…read morewith my meals. I chose water. The king pow chicken could have been a bit spicier but still good. The server was doing everything but he was still attentive and kept my drink full. The place was a little warm but not unpleasant and the noise level was good. I would definitely recommend and I'll be back to try different menu items.

Wow this place was wonderful, just stopped for a quick lunch while passing through, the owner was…read moresuper friendly and the food was piping hot with excellent flavors. Not just a standard quick to go place, you can tell effort has been taken to cook the food. Really great find!