Traballo’s Backyard BBQ

Literally the best Hawaiian food I've ever had in my life. We used to frequent this restaurant when…read moreit was on 1st Street. We moved in 2021 and every time we go back to the Bay Area this is our first stop from the Airport. Their Kalua tots is what keeps us coming back. We always get two orders because we love it so much. Last time we went I also got Loco Moco and it was perfect. Loved how it comes in a smaller order too. Love the vibes, they have the cutest decorations and videos of paradise playing

Location is nice but something definitely changed from the last location…read more 1. Hours are weird (too many open/closed times) 2. Customer service non existent 3. Mostly teenagers running it. 4. Food is good, but there are so many other options for authentic Hawaiian food that offer the whole package. -Could use a bit of clean up inside and out.

Inside. Love all the wood!

Loco Moco

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View of the Carquinez Bridge from our table

Pinoy Fried Oriental Store

4.6(78 reviews)

5.9 mi

Crispy pata is always the best here in Pinoy Fried, i got to buy some pinoy snacks tooread more

Traditional Filipino dishes [Vallejo CA]…read more We were in the area and were looking for a place to eat preferably serving Filipino cuisine since we have limited options in Roseville. Hubby found this restaurant and so we drove to the place. First thing you'll notice once you enter the restaurant is the warm temp inside - no AC but they have electric fans going on. To the right is a long shelf with a variety grocery items while the table seating is laid out in the center. TV was tuned in to a channel playing a Filipino movie. This is a "turo-turo" style food ordering, meaning no table service instead you go to where the dishes are cooked in large portions (which is towards the back of the restaurant) and you choose which ones you want. We ordered: Pork Sinigang - a little too sour for me but this is a classic Filipino soup with pork ribs, vegetables, and tamarind broth. Bistek (beef steak) - thin slices of marinated beef before smothered in a deeply savory sauce and topped with golden-seared onions Pork Adobo - classic Filipino dish of pork simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic Kaldereta - goat meat stew I didn't try the kaldereta but all the other dishes were good and delicious. You will definitely feel the Filipino hospitality here. Street parking. Maraming salamat! Review #3929

Small choice of hot dishes.

09.27.25 bistek

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Aung MayLiKa

Great service! I swear I had been here a couple years ago and the menu was just a front and back…read morepiece of paper with maybe 20-ish items. This time around we decided a 6 page booklet with desserts, entrees, appetizers, etc. went for lunch and had a couple items on their seperate chef's specialties and lunch menu. We are family style and still had left overs for a table of 4. Salt & Pepper fish- yummmmm and great size portion for our table. Complex flavors that were more sophisticated from what you would find at a Chinese restaurant. I love salt & pepper fish and this one was well seasoned. Sautéed eggplant- I don't typically like eggplant cooked this way but I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor. Chicken kebat- really good and went well with our crab fried rice. We had it made mild which went down well with all 4 of us. Crab fried rice- I wasn't a fan of the Tobiko because I felt like it took way from the fried rice. There were such huge chunks of crab visible in the dish but it was majorly overpowered by the chucnks. Mango sago- Delicious. I have to say I've never had mango sago like this with the blended mango and without coco de nato.

Food was so yummy but service could be a little better. When the server did come to our table he…read morewas nice and helpful but barely came to us. I would say it might have been due to my friend ordering a drink not realizing what she ordered and when brought to the table she set back instantly. I don't blame him, though he never showed his frustration, he came to the table maybe twice and we had to ask for our check through someone else. We decided to sit outside, close to edge of patio, beware their pits are behind the fences and ashes fly over fence. I had to cover my drink. We ordered: Burmese Chicken Wings 10/10- so worth the price even though you get like 4-5 wings. Garlic Noodles 10/10 - a perfect balance of garlic and flavor. The sauce gives more flavor Black Peeper Beef- 10/10 I love the meat was sliced thin and full of flavor. Honey Walnut Shrimp- 7/10 huge shrimp, I rate 7 because I am not a fan of seafood so probably much higher rating who eats seafood like that. A perfect sweetness and crunch from the walnuts. The server was great to offer to bring me hot sauce on the side since my friend was not a fan of spicy and if you ask for the hot sauce it is hot, say take in moderation to fit your spice level. I would definitely be back to try different things on the menu since it all looked so yummy.

Golden durian melt

Golden soft shell crab

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Coconut noodle soup

Just En Joy

4.3(63 reviews)

5.5 mi

Food is very good Service relatively long wait due to only…read moreone waitress serving Ambiance is average for a three star restaurant.

I went for breakfast and they had a variety of different type of Filipino breakfast…read more It was 7 of us and all the food was delicious!

Inside

Bangus breakfast

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3 Star Restaurant

4.1(514 reviews)

8.6 mi

A friend of mine told me that this place competes with a famous chicken place in SF. When she said…read morethat the chicken here was better, I took her word for it and I was BLOWN AWAY! The chicken is so crispy on the outside, the sauce is well balanced and flavorful, and the meat in the wings are so tender. Its honestly the perfect chicken wing! The restaurant is in a little plaza off of the Sonoma exit in Vallejo. They have plenty of seats indoors, and when I went a second time to grab me more chicken around lunch time, it was PACKED. This place is actually poppin'!

My favorite item on their menu is Tocino. I stopped by today to grab some on my way home and…read morelearned that they no longer do the Tocino here. I've been buying their Tocino since the early 2000's when they were in Daly City. The end of an era! Time to remove this poster from the front of the store. Their garlic wings are still top notch!

Lego decor

Wonton soup

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Front of restaurant

Andrea Foods

3.4(202 reviews)

5.8 mi

I was craving Filipino food and I haven't been to this spot in a good minute so here I am. Iykyk…read morethis place is a Vallejo staple. I ordered a combo plate with sisig and pork adobo. The food was delicious. The portion sizes are also pretty huge. If you're looking for authentic and affordable Filipino food in V-town, this is the spot. Try it out if you like. :)

Catered with them for my daughter's 18th. I preordered the food 2 weeks in advance. It cost me…read more$1400 to feed up to 70 people. Andrea's is located off Springs Rd. They are nestled behind a different building so in order to get to their parking lot, you have to make a left on Maple Ave or Right from Springs Rd (whichever side you're coming from) If you're coming from Hwy 80, you exit Springs then make a left into Maple Ave then a quick left into Andreas parking lot. Anyway, the worker was very friendly and immediately helped me. I wanted to try some dishes while I was there. The food was good and they give you a large portion. I tried the pork adobo and rice. When I ordered for catering: I ordered the pork adobo, mechado, broccoli beef, 200 pcs lumpia, sweet and sour fish, pakbet (pinakbet), rice, pork spare ribs, and more. It was so much food. For delivery to Walnut Creek, I paid $105 in cash. Will definitely order for catering here again. This was the 2nd time catering with Andreas.

Combo plate- rice, bbq pork and tortang talong

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PhilHouse

2.5(159 reviews)

5.6 mi

Man, if I can eat at Philhouse everyday, I totally would! You can't go wrong with their breakfast…read morecombo.... I usually get at least 2 combos and that's enough for me and my family to share and still have leftovers. They have a good variety for breakfast but make sure you come early because they do run out. For breakfast you can choose from adobo, tocino, longanisa, hamonado, spam, corn beef, bangus... all the breakfast staples! And it comes with an egg and garlic rice. I also order the regular combos but it is a little more pricey than the breakfast combos and there is an up charge for the more expensive entrees. I have also ordered party trays from here and it is a good price. They give good portions. Check them out if you're having a large gathering and need party trays or if you're craving Filipino food and too lazy to cook!

Casual steam table Filipino food. Order your food, pay at the register and then find a table. We…read morewere there for an early lunch around 11am so there were plenty of tables available. There is a cup/water station by the register. We ordered combo plates: rice or pancit (they'll do half and half too) + 2 entrees. The portion of pancit fills almost the whole to go container; two people can easily share. Bistek was just ok, the meat wasn't great quality and it was salty Pinakbet was good Mungo was good Adobo was ok, the bay leaf flavor was strong Chicken bbq skewer was good Sinigang with pampano was good, very sour Pusit was good We had lots of left overs!

3 Item Combo with half/half on rice and pancit

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Long lines and pretty good food. Lolas slow the process down.

Traballo's Backyard BBQ

4.9(30 reviews)

5.7 mi

We had the pleasure of trying their food in Downtown Vallejo. They were one of the vendors at the…read moreBattle in the Bay Car Show by Chelu Family CC. The lady who took my order was super nice but I do have to warn you the prices are a little steep. $8 for 1 bbq skewer? I didn't try this but I did try: 1. Mexipino lumpia (birria lumpia?) - This was delicious and less messier to eat than a taco. It had the same great flavors. $15 for 4 pieces cut in half was steep but it did hit the spot at the event. 2. Cali drip - I was excited to try this. I'm a big fan of calamansi. Sadly, this disappointed me. It was all sugar and less tart. It reminded me of the sugary kool-aid my aunties and uncle's used to make. It's like when you buy an alcoholic beverage and it has no alcohol. I'd love to give this place another try and maybe try the bbq sticks.

Traballos backyard bbq is amazing. I opted to get breakfast and a Longsilog was what I needed. The…read morefact that they included tomatoes and onions was clutch! The owner, Doc is a cool ass dude and he rocks it out with this food! Will for sure be going back soon!

Mexipino lumpia

Shanghai lumpia

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Pearl Thai Cuisine

4.3(837 reviews)

2.0 mi

I was meeting a friend for lunch in Benicia, a couple of hours' drive from my house. Neither of us…read moreknew much about restaurants in the area, but we "Yelped" a bit, and Pearl Thai caught our eye. Very glad it did! We were greeted by a gentleman with a fun sense of humor - can't really explain it, but he made us smile. The place is small, but very welcoming. We were shown to a window booth, where we chatted a bit before we looked at the menu. The server came to take our order and we had barely even looked. She told us to take all the time we needed. Eventually, we made our decisions. My friend got one of the lunch combos - a chicken curry (she chose red curry, you can also choose green or yellow), and I don't remember what the other combo item was. But everything looked delightful on her plate! On our way into the restaurant, I spotted a sign with a lunch special on it - crispy chicken kao soi, a noodle dish, and it looked good, so that's what I requested. It was quite yummy! The best part was the deeply flavored sauce that the noodles were nestled into - I could put it in a cup and drink it, it was soooo good, lots of savory fish sauce and just enough spice to keep it interesting. Besides the noodles actually in the sauce, there were crispy fried noodles on top as well, adding a nice texture variety. The picture doesn't really do it justice. I was hungry and dove in before I remembered to take the photo, oops. The chicken was breaded and laid on top of the noodles in thin slices, very nice and crunchy. We had Thai hot tea with our lunch - not the sweet kind, but the nice clean-flavored hot tea. It went perfectly with our dishes. I don't know exactly when either of us will get back to Benicia again, but if and when we do, I hope we can stop by Pearl Thai again!

*** Vegetarian Review ***…read more None of their dishes have fish sauce so you don't get knocked over the head with the smell when you walk in. They remind me every time I order, but as a vegetarian, we've all had that fish smell delivered to us at a Thai restaurant at least once (probably twice, more likely three times) in our eating lifetimes. It is such a relief to not have to worry about that here. Would I Come Back? Yes, when I'm in town, I make it a point to come here. Did I mention they don't use fish sauce!? Parking is is incredibly easy so that's never an issue. It's a shared parking lot with many stores and other restaurants. I typically go on a Sunday for lunch, and even with a party of 5, I haven't had to wait for a table. Seating capacity is probably 45-50 guests so if you're planning a large party, definitely best to call ahead and make a reservation. The Food: Roti & Yellow Curry ($14, Grade A+): Fried roti with a yellow curry dipping sauce. It's a super savory dish, and honestly, I should have had you at "fried." If you're wondering what roti is, think of it as a buttery, flaky, pan-fried flatbread. It's large enough appetizer to share with 3 people, but you're pushing your luck with 4. Pad Thai with Fried Tofu ($16, Grade A): I've had this dish 5 times now. To be completely transparent, it's the exact reason why I can't give Pearl Thai a full 5-star rating, purely because of consistency. The first time I got it, it was perfect. The second and third times, it had no sauce and was dry. The fourth time, I asked them to make it saucy, and they obliged to an almost soupy level. For this fifth time, I just ordered it straight up and zipped my lip on any alterations. As they say, the fifth time was a charm! When it's made with the perfect amount of sauce, this dish is excellent. The noodles have that exact texture you look for in a pad thai, and the egg gets that great scorch from the wok for an added layer of flavor. Also, the tofu has been incredibly fresh every single time. It never tastes slightly spoiled, which happens a lot in smaller towns that don't heavily support plant-based diets where tofu just sits in a fridge eagerly awaiting someone to order it. Mixed Vegetables ($14, Grade A): Sautéed wood ear mushrooms and mixed vegetables in a garlic soy sauce. If you've ever had Pad Pak, you already know this flavor profile. I really enjoyed it, but next time I'll ask for no carrots and maybe half the garlic. Overall, it's a perfect dish that absolutely requires steamed rice to soak up all that great flavor. Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango ($8, Grade A): The classic dessert we see at all Thai restaurants, but they serve it with purple sticky rice, making it a visually yummy dish. It's plenty of food to share between two people. Bottom Line: The service here is great and very friendly. It's a small, local shop with "Best in Town" awards highlighted on the walls. The environment is clean, and the food is served hot and arrives at the table quick. One Last Word: Don't leave here without ordering the roti with yellow curry for an appetizer. Pure savory goodness!

Here is the server that treated me so poorly, even though I'm a loyal customer for the past 15 years

Undercooked Pad See Ew with boring gray beef.

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Cute sticky rice for the pork belly

Selecta

3.5(64 reviews)

5.5 mi

This has to be the lowest of the low filipino buffet that anyone could have. For $15.99 you get…read morescraps of food left. Seriously owner please give it up and have a great retirement ahead of you.

Amazing Kapampangan food! Owner was friendly with great service. I, sure, was full after visiting…read morethis place!

Fried fish, Pork Dinuguan, Bopis, Ampalaya Guisado, Rice

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Darrell M.

7 months ago

DOC!!!! You made my 57th birthday amazing!!!. I highly recommend this perfectly nestled BBQ spot, the food slamming the atmosphere amazing and the family that owns, runs and provides not only the food but awesome feel at home customer service is outstanding. Today is my birthday and not only was the food and service fantastic they had karaoke!!! What and a young man sang regulate and then did a duet with the owner, my birthday was complete. I will be coming back and I cant wait to hear Millie sing a song ( no pressure lol). I can not thank the family enough. Love Darrell read more

Maria S.

3 years ago

Contacted them thru IG inquiring about catering services and no reply. Best practice is to at least acknowledge the message/request and decline professionally. I had high hopes for this business.‍ read more

arturo z.

6 years ago

I've been there twice and both times have been great. The food was delicious and freshly made. My family loves it.

Reina T.

1 year ago

Amazing food great customer service family owned business great and the best bbq I'm coming back again thank you

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