I went here on a Tuesday night with family, and we were the only customers dining in during most of our visit. They're usually crowded during weekends, so this definitely was an off-peak time. I didn't expect such a quiet ambience. We ordered the family special ($69), which included pinaputok na bangus (milkfish), inihaw na tahong (half-shelled mussels), inihaw na pusit (grilled squid), and pork and chicken barbecue skewers. The platter also came with a grilled tomato, vinegar dip with siling labuyo (chili peppers), and barbecue sauce. Unfortunately, rice isn't included in the family special. We made separate orders for garlic fried rice ($9.50) and lumpiang sariwa (fresh spring rolls) ($12). For the large amount of food we ordered, it came out of the kitchen a little quicker than expected. The milkfish was nicely seasoned and grilled, and I enjoyed the chicken barbecue skewers the most. While I don't enjoy grilled squid and mussels, my family seemed to like them. For its price, the portion size of the lumpiang sariwa wasn't as big as I expected; we finished it pretty quickly. However, we had a lot of leftovers from the family special. Our server, Nesty, was friendly and kept us company before we got our food. He made sure that we got all our belongings before we left because it was closing time. Just out of kindness and generosity, he gave us a complimentary takeout box of garlic fried rice. Service is a strength at this restaurant. read more

Pros: Service was good. Dessert (halo-halo and buko pandan) was yummy. Cons: Went for Mother's Day lunch and sadly the food was horribly disappointing. Overall, everything was extremely salty and flavors were meh. Don't eat here if you have high blood pressure. Ended up taking most of it home and doctoring to make it edible. 1) Sinigang baka: Salty!!!! Not sour or tangy at all. Just....salt. And beef was tough and dry (yes, even in a soup it was dry). Took home, added water to dilute the broth, more veggies and meat, and a bit from a sampalok packet. Wound up with nearly twice as much soup. 2) Bbq pork skewers: Dry and tough. Can't imagine how dry the chicken would have been. My son, home from college, was looking forward to some good Filipino food and he didn't even finish one skewer. One bite and he said it was so dry. Brought all of it home but can't figure out how to fix it. 3) Sizzling pusit: Salty!!! So, so salty. 4) Palabok: So saucy. I don't think I've ever had palabok with so much sauce? And thin rice noodles. We were all confused and this is still sitting in the fridge untouched. 5) Lumpiang Shanghai: Probably the most palatable thing on the table besides the rice. Flavor was just ok and sweet chili sauce was runny. 6) Kare kare: This is my favorite dish and I was so disappointed. Beef was tough and dry. Surprisingly, not salty lol, but no discernible peanut flavor. Took home, added more peanut butter, broth, oxtail, more veggies. Served with the sweeter bagoong. Again, ended up with twice as much as the original order. read more

i love this place. food and service are great. Except.. PSA - they changed their style of pork sisig. i used to get it all the time. good sizzling non-saucy style sisig. but i got it recently and now it's a soggy dish of pork drenched in mayonnaise. wth ‍ definitely not ordering this again until they change it back to what it was. till then, I'll stick to the other dishes read more

Our host is very energetic and sourceful. When my farther was asking why use a none over ripe banana as a garnish with food around it. He explained that a plantinee banana is only for garnished not edible. I almost choke on my food when he said that. This place has a feel of true ethnic background of Pinoy. Even the food carried it over too. Most of the dishes that I orders turned out to be salty. But then again that's how old Filipino dishes are. Either ito salty or sweet. It cant be in between. But as what my Lola say just add water or drink plenty of water to dilute it. Overall of all the dishes that I ordered are salty. It didn't have MSG for sure (I think). Check what I ordered read more

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Had a meeting with my manager and had a big order from here. She's Filipina and wanted to share her people's food with us. The parking lot area is small so it was hard to find a spot during peak hours. It's a big restaurant in the corner of the lot. We had about 6 orders of different things and everything was packed nicely. No spillage on the way home. Although everything was packed well there was no utensils or napkins in the bag. The food was good and it all came with a vinegar sauce you eat with it but after a while it all started to taste the same. There was not much flavor complexity to the dishes we ordered. The food was good but not memorable compared to other Filipino restaurants I've had. read more

The heart of West Covina is home to some of the most authentic Filipino food in the San Gabriel Valley. And with this, Salo Salo Kitchen has come up as one of the best restaurants to visit if looking for the most authentic experience. Looking to try their food for myself, I dropped by on a Friday evening and placed a to-go order around 5:30PM. Looking at the restaurant, there were little to no people eating inside at the time. But with this, the waiting time was shorter than it typically would be. I placed an order for a Lechon Kawali which was $21 at the time of this review. Fortunately, the food came out pretty fast and I was able to get in and out of the tight parking lot. The quantity of the dish was pretty good as a whole. While the box itself was not deep, there were plenty of big meaty pieces inside. I enjoyed the fact there were some fatty pieces in the mix which helped to balance out the flavors. Accompanying the pieces of pork were two sauces: one more sweet and viscous, the other more sharp and liquid. For $21 in the West Covina area, the price point for this dish is a little steep and you can definitely get better value elsewhere. However, it can be worth your while if you consider that Lechon Kawali is a delicacy dish at places such as Salo Salo Kitchen. The taste of the food is what made the experience hit home. Biting into each piece of meat released a dry pork flavor. And adding in the sauce, the sweetness helped to give definition to the pork pieces. Conversely, the fatty pieces were juicy and gave a crunch to balance the heavy meat. Definitely eat this dish with a side of rice as it can be pretty heavy alone. For the $21 dollar Lechon Kawali plate, I would give Salo Salo Kitchen a solid 4 stars. While there were no issues with the taste of the dish, the price tag was on higher end of the spectrum and approached $27 after including a side of rice and after tax. If you are looking for more value in a meal, it might be better to search for other options in the area. But if searching for the most authentic spots in West Covina, give Salo Salo a try! read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Lechon Kawali - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

Gloomy weather means soup.. and today I was on a search for Bulalo. There is a parking lot for the restaurant shared with a strip mall. It usually has easy parking, but it can get busy during lunch with the other restaurants. Restaurant is big, spacious and bright. Service was fast and my food was pretty quick too. I know this is a family style restaurant, but I just had to have this soup! I was so happy with my bowl of rice and the soup was delicious and comforting. My leftovers were like 2 more meals to me. There was a lot on their menu that looked good and I want to bring my co workers here to try out the Filipino dishes. read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Bulalo and Rice - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

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We had our lunch here yesterday. We ordered the Bulalo soup & the beef meat was not tenderized, so hard to chew. The Seafood platter, the Family Mix Platter & Crispy Meat platter was okay . The grilled squid was so dry, no taste & also hard to chew. However, when we got our bill, they charged us extra $108 aside from the total price of our entire lunch meal. We asked what is this $108? & the manager said it's the MANDATORY payment for the reservations we made for 12 persons included in the service charge. For this reason we are not coming back again at this restaurant. This is the first time we've heard that there is a mandatory charge for reservations made. We were all shocked & surprised. Very ridiculous & absurd!! So beware !! Other restaurants for the countless times we've made reservations, there's NO charge. read more

We ordered the grilled platter today . They were very prompt and reliable! Our guests enjoyed the bbq. Thank you!

I've been to this place last April for Dine-In. The food is delicious. We had pork sisig, chopsuey and halo-halo. It had taken them quite a while to serve us. Then for the past few months I would go and order for to-go, I didn't have any problems. I always order pork sisig. But recently, I ordered using Yelp. When I got there there weren't any customers and the workers were at one table eating so I thought it's probably their break but it says that it's open. When I got there they were repeatedly yelling grubhub grubhub? I just said pick up? Yelp? For (my name)? They just repeatedly said grubhub?? And I just grabbed it and saw that it also went in for grubhub. It was my first time. While I was walking away, they were whispering in annoyance "grubhub grubhub" read more

Food is good but they add the tip in your bill. I don't like that. Tip should be optional. Give tip if service is good, if not it's up to you. read more

Very family style Old school design. Chill atmosphere. Service seemed good, we had a large group. Mango drink was solid We tried a lot of different dishes, food came pretty quick. Nothing blew my mind but overall solid fillipino food for the area. Halo Halo was a bit different than what I'm used to but I liked the ube ice cream in it. read more

This place should be banned for selling recooked food. We ordered take outs at the restaurant. Three items as follows and the unsatisfactory comments next to the food. 1) Crispy Pata paid $27 This food was probably refried three times based on the color and the toughness of the pork. The meat was darken brown and super dry. It's not that they used old oil but it does look like fried many times for reheating the fried pork. Waste of money I paid for. 2) Lumpiang Sariwa paid $11.50 This food was wrapped in wax paper. The lumpia wrapper was sticking to the wax paper. The lumpia stuffing was wrapped carelessly that it looks inedible. We have to wait to get the lumpia cold so we can peel the wax paper out from the lumpia wrapper. By the time we detached the wax paper from the wrapper, the wrapper is so stiff that we had to throw it away. 3) Pork Binagoongan paid $21.75 The pork they used is the leftovers lechon kawali. It's probably leftovers from other patron dinners who ate at the restaurant and decided to left behind their leftovers. It was so tough that is hard to chew. The bagoong they used is too salty that the food tasted super salty. I had to recooked the food to make it edible. Otherwise, I would just throw it away and wasted the money I paid for the food. I rate this place -10 out of 10 read more

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Salo Salo Kitchen is a nice restaurant for large gatherings with friends or family. The service is excellent! Our waiter was always ready to fill our glasses or clear out any dishes that were in the way. To be honest, I thought the food was okay. It was good, but I can't pinpoint a wow factor. However, I think that my opinion is heavily biased because I eat Filipino food pretty often. The fresh buko water was great! It's not often that I can drink one straight from the coconut and enjoy the flesh afterwards. read more

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I think it's only proper for people serving / owners / staffs to dress accordingly and not on shorts and t shirts and slippers. That kind of impression means a lot on how the food is prepared. I think the staff needs to look at themselves in the mirror before providing service to customers A proper dress code should be observed even if they own the place. read more

Service and food are excellent. Will come back for sure. Happy to have checked it out read more

We ordered takeout, so this review is based solely on the food and not the restaurant's environment or service. My husband and I are on a mission to find the best Filipino restaurant in the area, so we've been trying different places in West Covina. This time, we ordered the following: lumpia sampler, palabok, beef caldereta, and tokwa't baboy. Unfortunately, everything was underwhelming. Here's my breakdown: Lumpia Sampler - It included three lumpia Shanghai, three vegetable lumpia, and three butterfly shrimp--for $15. Needless to say, it was overpriced. The lumpia weren't crispy, and the vegetable lumpia had an overly wet filling. Palabok - The noodles needed more sauce, and the overwhelming squid flavor was unpleasant. Beef Caldereta - The beef was super tender, which was nice, but the dish lacked salt. Caldereta is usually hard to mess up, but this one was bland. Tokwa't Baboy - This was probably my favorite of the four. It's essentially deep-fried tofu with bits of cubed pork. My only complaint is that some of the pork pieces were chewy rather than crispy. Overall, I was surprised by how bland everything was. Sadly, not the best Filipino food we've had. read more

Used to come here all the time, food used to be really good here, In fact it used to be the best filipino restaurant in the area. Now it's just average to below average. What made it worst it took 15 for someone to take our order and 20mins for a refill on my soda. Other than that, it was the only service we received. It's lunch time 1pm and the workers are eating. why even come to a restaurant if service is nonexistent. They are only nice when it's time to pay/ tip. They even gave me a bad look when i had to stand up and walk to them for a refill. Sorry I always tip but i refuse to when I'm ignored the entire time until it's time to pay. Zero service with a a bad attitude for something as simple as a refill. Pathetic! read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

I have been coming here several times during pre COVID years and also before YELP. Today my brother-in-law wanted Filipino Cuisine lunch to celebrate his 85th birthday. I highly recommended Salo Salo since I've eaten here and loved the food. We were immediately seated at a round table for 6. Restaurant was decorated with hanging mini capiz star garland all around the dining room. Very festive but a nostalgic feeling of home country especially during Christmas . Well..... I was disappointed with the mango juice which was watered down and no taste of mango flavor at all !!! After I complained about it , our server brought back mango slushy ( which still tasted like the first juice but this time it was thicker) then he informed me it was not the Philippine brand but a kinda Indian brand juice!!!????!!! Well..... Our #10 MEAT LOVER's Kamayan Platter which was a feast of grilled favorites : Inihaw na Baboy (Pork chops cut into strips but meat was cold and tough) Beef Tapa ( marinated beef strips that were cold and meat tough) Inihaw na Manok ( 2 pcs charbroiled chicken bone-in leg quarters that were cold but had tender meat) BBQ Pork Ribs was delicious and meat was tender and tasty! Suppose to have Mango Salad as per menu, instead got salted egg with diced fresh tomatoes and onion salad??? While writing this review and reading the snap shot of the menu, I didn't realize that we didn't get the bundle of KangKong ??? This is the end of our platter dish. Well.... We ordered the PALABOK...this RICE NOODLES dish topped with shrimps, smoked fishy and crispy pork came also was served cold and dish was bland as well. Well.... We ordered Fresh Lumpia... bland veggie fillings Well... We had the LECHON KARE KARE which was plated with the sauce on the side of the bowl so as not to un-crisp the lechon ( fried pork belly chunk slices with veggies ). At this point ... I would think they changed cook ? Changed management? Not sure ! I had to ask the others who dined with me about their opinion. Almost everyone were agreeing with how bland food tasted ! Except for the birthday boy who enjoyed his food , and THAT's what mattered he was contented! read more

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Good food! Great service! Just wish they would improve the ambience to make it more classy.

First and foremost, the premises require immediate cleaning, particularly the walls, bathrooms, and other areas. Upon entering, it is evident that the surroundings are in an unacceptable and unsanitary condition. To the owner of this establishment, please take prompt action to clean and repair the walls, address any damages, and restore the bathrooms to a hygienic standard. The current state is highly unsatisfactory. read more

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I'm usually not a huge fan of Filipino food even though I'm Filipino . Crispy pata here is the business though!!! Took my dad who's a huge critic of all food and he decided to take a crispy pata to go. Bangong rice, bomb. Lots of deep fried stuff. Seems family owned and service is sometimes very slow. No alcohol available. Brightly lit with many windows in the front with a view of the parking lot and street. read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - 12. Family Mixed Grill Platter - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

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The FOOD is GREAT! But try to avoid the weekend rush hour. We arrived Sunday 12nn and the dining area was 90% full. We were seated by the server, but not given the menu until 10+ minutes later, only to be attended to take our orders for another 10+ minutes. Our orders did not arrive until 35 minutes later, and they MISSED 2 of our orders - Calamansi Juice and BULALO. We're we irritated? Yes. But we also understood why so many mistakes and why the long delays - there's only TWO SERVERS serving the entire front house! We could tell one of them was already overwhelmed, almost to a breaking point. So, the solution: AVOID THE RUSH HOUR so you don't end up frustrated like we did. Ambience is pleasant and the food selections are very good. We just don't want to add to the servers' irritation especially when there is only two of them and management don't seem to help out. read more

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Food was great. The crispy pata was plentiful, good flavor, crispy and just yes yes and yes. The sisig was tasty on the sizzling plate. Wish they had an egg on top. We also had the veggie lumpia and miko bihon. The food was all great - portion and flavor were on point. They unfortunately fall down on service. The food took a fairly long time to come out. We had to wipe down our silverware. The most bothersome part of service was when we paid our bill. The server straight up forced the tip. We received the credit card machine to sign and the tip had already been selected. I didn't see any notes saying that tip is included. I've been to places like Sugar Fish where they are up front and include the tip and make sure that service is solid but this was not like that. I felt like this was just bad business and unethical. read more

Food is not bad, just a little expensive compared to the other Filipino restaurants. I do recommend their fried pork, to me it's their best dish. Oh and the halo halo. read more

Went here for breakfast. We got the All Day breakfast Platter (#60) and it fills a party more than four. It cheaper to do a family plate instead of separate entry plates. Easy seating and the host was more than generous and kind. We will be coming back again. read more

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I ordered the Fiesta package and added on 200 lumpia for for my baby shower of about 100 people. The food was delicious, Kuya Nesty threw in extra skewers and extra rice. Our guests ate it all up and there was enough for them to take home to eat later. The process was very easy, I stopped in to place the order about 3 weeks ahead of the event date (they only require about 8 days) and they let me pick up at 10am even though it meant some workers coming in 30 minutes earlier than their normal start time to start cooking. I would 100% do it again for the next event! read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Fiesta package plus lumpia and rice - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

Food was consistently good and fast. I have only a little problem with the service. I think the place is understaffed so it is understandable that service is lacking. read more

Visited this amazing Filipino restaurant with my in-laws while we were in LA last week. The food was AMAZING. All my go to Filipino foods are on this menu. My go to is the Sinigang, Fried Bagnus, Afritada, Pinkabet and I'm sure there are a few things I'm missing simply because I cannot remember the names of the dishes. I am still in my beginner era of Filipino foods and have been trying more when we get together with family. So I am still trying new things! If you have a larger party, they will wait until everyone arrives before you place any drink or food orders. So keep that in mind! The ambiance is very family friendly and not too loud so you can catch up with your friends or family. We really enjoyed Salo Salo and will visit when back in LA/West Covina! read more

We were long for the barbecue place and we found this on Yelp. We came in to try their pork and chicken BBQ both were very delicious they came with sides of bbq sauce and vinegar. Also order Sinigang na pork spareribs. It was perfect sourness and size for the price. Our server was Grace who is very helpful and delightful, recommended us the bbq and some other entrees they have that are best seller so we can try next visit. The place is clean and there is no loud music. I also learned that they have buffet for parties which' is interesting Ample parking as well as we lighted parking lot if you are dining at night. read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Dining area - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

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Came here to eat with my family Thursday for dinner. Got seated right away. I noticed there was only was server so he was busy running around trying to take care of the tables. There were only two other tables occupied when we walked it but it definitely got a lot busier after we got seated. We got our food around 15-20mins after we ordered. The palabok was good, tho the squid on it was unexpected. The halo-halo special didn't really have too many ingredients in it. The chicken was little bit dry. But the pork sisig, lechon kawali and inihaw na liempo plus the bagoong rice were all on point. The pricing wasn't too bad and you can pay the bill through the receipt QR code which made it convenient. read more

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Plenty of parking for this establishment as it shares a lot with the strip mall. Lots of seating within the well defined Pilipino decor including photos of favorite dishes and the large mural. We arrived at approximately 3 PM, so it was not very busy. Table service was quick and efficient, and very friendly. We felt as if the staff genuinely cared that we had a pleasant dining experience. We ordered an egg roll tray, limpia, lechon, and pork and chicken dishes. Each dish came with its own sauce for dipping. Way too much for two people, so we had togo boxes. Our food was mostly dry foods, but was well prepared, very crispy on the outside, and definitely had an authentic Filipino feel and taste . The food came surprisingly quickly to the table, and was reasonably priced, delicious and fulfilling. Well recommended, we will return . read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Spacious dining area - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

Local Filipino restaurant. Free parking lot. No alcohol available. Credit cards accepted. Indoor dining and takeout/delivery available. The restrooms are located in the back left hand side of the restaurant. It is good for big groups and for kids. Service was a bit slow but I think they're understaffed and they are friendly. My family and I come here to get our lechon kuwali/crispy pata fix, but during our latest visit, the quality has seemed to gone downhill. On the bright side, the fried family combo is stated to be good for 2-3 people, but there was more than enough for four people. However, the garlic in the dishes didn't appear to be fresh. The pork ribs weren't well flavored, but we did enjoy the fried chicken. We got an order of pork sticks (you can get them a la carte) as well as sinigang to round out the meal in addition to garlic rice. read more

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If you are the owner of this restaurant, please do not FORCE your customers to tip you by automatically adding tip to the tab without my prior knowledge or consent. I would've given more stars just for the food alone, but when you STEAL money by tipping yourselves without my knowledge, you will get low stars. Money is a sensitive issue for a lot of people, so please give the customers a heads up or allow them to choose the amount to tip. I hope management or the owner reads this because I just felt so cheated. You were playing Christian music in the background too, but what you did was not very Christian-like. read more

I liked the bbq pork ribs the most. Charbroiled chicken moist and tender. Grilled pork chop and beef tapa was a little too tough for me. Palabok was on the bland side and so is the kare kare (liked the veggies though). Fresh lumpia was very good and also halo halo for dessert. Sad to say mango juice was awful (tasted not even mango at all). Service was ok. Would like to go back and try others on menu list (maybe I'll like it better). Place makes you feel home with their typical native decors for the season. read more

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These people suck. Horrible customer service. They took forever with our food, missed like half of our orders. How do you forget half of the order?! Did you not write it down? Then to make up for it, this lame tried to make it seem like he was going to give us free halo-halo, and charged us for 3!!!! Pathetic!!! I really wasn't going to tip, but felt not everyone deserves to suffer, but at the cost of one less customer and more. I tell everyone not to go there. This place is on its last limb, it's unfortunate because some of their food isn't too bad. Although, their pancit malabon was very watery and bland. read more

Took my mom and grandmother here because they were craving Filipino food and they didn't feel like just picking up something under a heating lamp. We came a little bit after lunch time which wasn't busy at all and the service was quick and very friendly. We order the crispy seafood platter, Ginaatang Kangkong with Shrimp and Kare Kare. Everything was made fresh and it really hit the spot! No complaints from the elders. read more

They open at 10am on Saturdays, so it was perfect for brunch. We were seated quickly and our server was attentive and got us our drink orders lickety split. We ordered the sisig, garlic fried rice, lechon kawali and lumpiang sariwa. The garlic fried rice was generous and could feed four. The lechon kawali was crispy and perfectly seasoned, but be prepared - it's super fatty. The lumpiang sariwa had chickpeas in it (that's not typical Pinoy) and was $17 - and given it had just a few greens in it and was not a significant serving, it was priced a little too high for the value it provided. For me, the ultimate test for a Pinoy kitchen is if they do sisig correctly. Their version had red and green bell peppers and the meat was drenched in soy sauce. Everyone in our party found it just a touch too salty. Plus there were more fatty pieces than meat, so we were not happy with it. We just ate it because we were starving. So when our server came to ask us if we found everything ok, we mentioned our disappointment with the sisig, but before my husband could even complete his sentence, he turned his back to us and walked away. It was a bit rude, but we could tell he was probably just defensive for their cooks. We're sure they did their best. What we did appreciate was the cleanliness of the place, as well as how quick and responsive the servers were. They paid close attention to when our glasses of water were close to being half empty. So that was wonderful. I'm sure for most Pinoys this is a great restaurant, and it probably is. But we like the way sisig is done back in Manila and prefer patronizing restaurants that keep their sisig authentic. Although we probably won't be coming back, we wish nothing but the best to the Salu Salo Kitchen though. :) read more

The service was bad, the chicken Inasal looks like a leftover. The menu were misleading. I'm not going back here anymore. read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - Pieces of chicken that looks like a leftover. The worst chicken inasal. - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

Our first here and we are NOT coming back again. First of, their the service is BAD. Technically only two people serving/ working on the floor on Mother's Day. First, the service took a long time to even give us water (the server/cashier even dropped water on the floor trying to carry 10 glasses), secondly, food took awhile and our food is not even hot or fresh. Our dishes (I make better beef sinagang than this place, and they choose the hard meat part of the beef for their kare-kare I didn't see even see any oxtail at all). When we were ready to go our food we were the ones who literally got up and took the to go boxes, because they were no server available and it will take another 30 mins to wait. I got up to the cashier where I can pay the bill, coz didn't want to wait yet again. For the next photo you will see how awful this place it. Do not go there. I meant to give ZERO star. read more

Salo Salo Kitchen - This is an okay food. Meat is too dry and taste is blah, and sadly NOT worth the price. We will not be coming back here again. - Filipino Near Me - West Covina, California

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