Excellently tasty dishes, great service, simple/clean, nice ambiance. Favorite go to for their delicious monggo guisado dish & eager to try more dishes. This has been my husband's favorite for decades/I can see why. read more

Ilocano cooking is very difficult to find anywhere except in the Northern part of the Philippines. However, for folks who really crave for "goat" dishes that are as close to your grandfather's adobo, kaldereta, kilawin, sinampalukan and papaitan, I'd say, Vigan Express is the best measure of what truly an Ilocano goat delicacy. I can write a novel about these dishes but would like those who crave for an authentic Ilocano dish to visit this small cookery in the heart of Torrance, California. Reading the comments and reviews made me feel sorry about how others felt when visiting VE. Their staff are the nicest and kindest of all while the couple who owns this place, makes every effort to say hello and thank you, after every visit to their store. They also serve other authentic Filipino dishes which in essence attracts nearby Filipinos and other folks at the UCLA Harbor Hospital, a huge source of their orders and customers. I try to drive from LA to have a taste of these delicacies otherwise they'll run out early on. So, if you're into "goat" and othe genuine Ilocano-Filipino dishes, drive by Torrance and am sure you'll enjoy the kind of food that your parents and grandparents has served when you were in your teen years? read more

The food is good. Vigan longganisa is my favorite, taste like authentic longganisa in ilocos. one star for a very bad customer service, the one who gets orders is rude read more

Best tapas in town! The garlic rice is also super flavorful. Only downside is the place is tiny and they often run out of tapa if you don't order early in the morning. read more

Excellent service, authentic, delicious Ilocano dishes and desserts. Papaitan and kilawin are exceptionally sumptuous. Dinengdeng brings memories of home so does th kinirog. read more

It's a Filipino cuisine, but they have a special menu "kambing" (goat). They have kilawin, sinampalokan and papaitan those thing they don't serve on the counter, you have to ask the for it because they have it inside the kitchen. But they have adobong kambing on Tuesday and kalderetang kambing on Thursday, both dish are so good the meat is tender, if you craving for kambing recommend to try this spot. It's a small dining area and cozy. read more

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Best filipino breakfast in the south bay. Tapa with torta. Come early, run out quick. read more

Authentic and fresh Filipino dish. I always TRY to get their breakfast meal but I'm always late. It's always sold out most of their dishes sold out too quickly! But I've learned my lesson that's why before I get up. I make sure to call them to save my food whenever I needed. Also, they have the BEST "Turon" in town! (Iykyk Again it's always sold out might as well buy everything if you see them! Or better yet ask if they're making it that day. read more

The longanisa and bistake is all out the bomb! Order early since they will stop receiving orders by 9am. I usually order at least two days early so know my orders is in! If you live near Carson, ca. stop by a kain na! read more

Quote me on this one as a Carson native for 33 years: Absolute best made to order turon in Carson and nearby cities. read more

My mom and I were running errands nearby and my mom was wanting to get some Filipino food. It has been awhile since we visited this place and decided to check it out. Their combos are pretty decent in price. A 2 item combo runs at $7.40. We got our combo with the beef mechado. They gave a good amount of beef along with lots of sauce. The beef mechado was a great entree. It was very flavorful and I liked how saucy it was. The thick sauce was perfect over the white rice. This place was good for a quick stop for good Filipino food and I'd be willing to visit again. read more

I ordered the salmon belly sinigang, which was good at the time, until I got sick. My coworker also ordered the same thing and also got sick. Safe to say we won't be back for a while. read more

I first found this place by following an ant like of Filipinos at lunch time coming from the nearby Harbor UCLA hospital. I was not disappointed. The food selection is limited and you need to get there early because once the batch is gone, that's it for the day. The table space is limited but I like that because you just sit down and eat with whoever is there. The conversation is friendly and often in Tagalog. The food though is to die for Vigan style food. Perfect taste every time, and I've been there many times. I would say this is my number 1 Filipino lunch choice in the LA South Bay. Remember, get there early before the dog pile of people in medical smocks eat everything. read more

A night shifter's favorite breakfast spot. Opens right at 7am and has a good deal for Filipino breakfast combos! Their quick service is greatly appreciated after a long 12hr shift. It seems like they change some of their dishes each morning so you can change up your combos and not get tired of their food. There's a few tables for customers to eat and a tv to provide background noise. Overall, I would like to continue supporting this small, local business! read more

A tiny Filipino restaurant serving authentic Filipino comfort foods. It's like eating home cooked meals. read more

Vigan Express - Turon - Filipino Near Me - Torrance, California

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The 1 star is for customer service... the woman at the counter her attitude stinks! She needs a major attitude adjustment. I hope she's reading this ... if you're not happy with your job then you should LEAVE! But I have no complaints about the food but sadly I'm not going back . read more

YELP 100 CHALLENGE 2018 - PART 2: 99/100 It's not one of those places to bring a party of, let's say, 20. No. It's a really small place. They only have 2 tables inside that can seat no more than 3 or 4 each. Didn't notice if they had any seating outside. Their turo-turo for meal combos isn't made of a vast selection either. But that's not what I came here for. I came to pre-order their famous Vigan longanisa to take and prep at home. There was that sudden craving for it and as most family members have learned, this is THE place for it. Came through early Saturday morning, I asked if they had any available. Cashier apologized saying they have some except they aren't up for sale as the casings keep breaking. No biggie. I asked if I can pre-order for pick up "tomorrow." She apologized again saying if I were to pre-order, the earliest I can do a pick up is on Wednesday. They are THAT popular! $8/dozen, I put in an order for a couple. I've had it before and I can attest that it is one of the best I've had outside of the homeland. Don't let the ones sold at groceries fool you - I've had my share. Some were okay, most are subpar if not just downright NASTY. So, if you're lucky enough to find yourself in this area and have a taste for it, this is the place. I just wish they served it along with their breakfast combos because that would be AWESOME!!! Cashier was nice. Service with a smile is always a plus. I might just come back and try their combos sometime... in the meanwhile, looking forward to having their longanisa for dinner soon! read more

Vigan Express - the front of a restaurant - Filipino Near Me - Torrance, California

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Been a minute trying to find ilocano food near Torrance area and I've lived here for 4 years now. Been craving my dad's pinapaitan but flying back home to Hawaii would be pretty expensive for a bowl of pinapaitan. Wife was craving some balatong as well. I went into shop and found out they sell pinapaitan! My fat heart was filled with joy. And to my surprise they also had Kilawen. Order me XL balatong, pinapaitan, and reg. kilawen. The balatong reminded me of my childhood whenever my grandma wanted me to eat vegetables so she hid either pork, beef, or lechon in the balatong for me to scoop it up. So the balatong was definitely on point. Very savory and either hot/cold rice. Decent amount that lasted till the next day. Fair share of meat as well. The pinapaitan and Kilawen brought me back to hanging out with the uncles in Filipino parties acting like a grown up. Loved the pinapaitan although the amount of meat to soup ratio for the price was very disappointing. I'm used to green onions and chopped white onions on my kilawen but idk if that's just a Hawaii thing (throwing green onions/white onions on everything LOL). Wish I had photos to share but my excitement went straight to munching. Will be back, especially when I'm homesick. read more

10/10 - The Mechado was so good. Good authentic Filipino food here. The service is great. Everyone is friendly and helpful. Will be returning. read more

Best dinuguan if you like them less fatty. Service is fast. Ambiance not for dining. Most people order to go. I will recommend to try them. Come early. Food runs out early and that's it. Lunch rush happens. Very close to Harbor UCLA. read more

This place has AMAZING kilawen kambing and it's my dad's favorite ! We get it from here every other week if I'm being honest. They currently don't allow dine in and they're a fairly small establishment. I like to call ahead if you're ordering the kilawen. And they do close pretty early so keep a look out for that. They're a small business so they close when they sell out pretty much. Might want to call if you're visiting late afternoon. My only complaint would just be the customer service.. read more

They get a 4 star for the food but a 2 star for the customer service. The lady in the front just acted like she didn't want me to ask any questions. BAD service!! read more

Best fast food around!!!! Family ran, been in business for over 15 years. I eat there almost daily lately, been coming here for years... But come early. They run out of food quickly (sometimes out by 12:30 pm). A must if you want FAST (food is premade daily)good old fashion home cooked Filipino food. PS They are NOT rude as one of the reviewers said!!! Just some "no nonsense, cut the small talk" type of people which I prefer. Dad is really cool too. Goat only served Wednesdays. read more

Vigan Express - Filipino Near Me - Torrance, California

I'll give this place 2 stars just because the food is actually good and affordable. Unfortunately, the staff in the morning wasn't really good at customer service as if she is irritated on us buying their food and this happened multiple times. read more

They best ilocano foods... My parents love their kilawin n kambing , papaitan n kambing , sinampalokang kambing, adobong kambing and kalderetang kambing... read more

That young lady that works in the morning is super rude!! Horrible customer service. She needs to go. Like right now ...

The only Ilocano owned Filipino food store that I know of in Carson. I love their food! Some of my favorites include: grilled pork, pinakbet, and balatong. If you haven't tried them, go now. read more

Food is okay. Service is horrible. The young lady working in the front has major attitude. This is the last time I'm going to this establishment. read more

Dad's favorite place to get Kilawin Kambing AKA Lightly Grilled Goat Meat w/ seasoning! Before showing up to the restaurant call them if they do have the Kilawin Kambing ready. They usually take time to make it and needs to always be freshly made. Restaurant is pretty small and can sit about 10 people comfortably. read more

You'd think I would have learned by now... It's 12:30 p.m. There is a line of about six people waiting to order and we are told that there is "No More Meat". Ya heard me. No chicken, no beef, no pork... only fried fish that you have to wait five minutes for. Minus one star. Sorry, Vigan. read more

Poor Customer service I went to try to est breakfast, and 1st time visiting with BAD Service read more

I have been loving the breakfast here lately. The garlic fried rice, tapa, bangus, and torta talong is my go to order. I like the breakfast here more than the other Filipino places near me. Their goat dishes are also the best! It's very tender and cooked very well. They cook the goat three ways, adobo, caldereta, and a sinigang-like style. I also really love how they make their liempo which is grilled marinated pork belly. read more

I was at the dry cleaning and saw this place while I was on the phone. I asked if they had lechon, and the lady just said "no we don't" and then a guy said "there's a lot of that in Carson." They didn't have any food visible...they were all covered and no one offered me any other options...so I left. read more

It was okay. They didnt have the dishes that we droves miles and miles for. but overall, food and service was OK. read more

That's funny my friend Jake told me about this place and he's known for loving meat like he eats meat three times a day but I misheard it as a vegan place not vigan. Anyways, that's my first ever time in my whole life when I try goat meat, I gota say it is absolutely amazing. It is not tender like most of the grass fed beef or lamb and you feel yourself like some kind of barbarian consuming this chunks of perfectly cooked meal. Goes to my bookmarks for sure! read more

The food is good..Bad service they never smile the daughter is Rude.....poor customer Service

This place was recommended to me for goat. I went in for some kalderetta kambing (goat stew) and they didn't have it. I couldn't understand the Hispanic lady behind the counter. She was trying to tell me, in super fast broken English, that they only had a certain type of goat dish that day. After that ordeal, both the server and cashier were rude and snappy. I just ate lechon and rice, then left. The place is tiny and the selection was limited. read more

Went here the other day for some sinampalukan kambing and it was the shizzzzzaaa! Also had the kilawin, but not that big of a fan of kilawin kambing. We ordered a couple o combo plates as well. The inabraw was amazing it was so on point. I kinda wish that I just ordered that. The beef mechado was tender, but bland. The dinuguan was awesome. The place was hot and I was sweating my balls off and that wasn't very pleasant. When I go back to LA I definitely would go back for some more sinampalukan and inabraw. read more

Pork Adobe was okay. Wasn't a fan of the beef stew. But, food was very affordable. Ask about what they have that day before going!

I went there recently they have VERY BAD customer service!!!! NO SMILE to greet their customers!!!! IT don't matter how many times you go there they will not greet you and don't care to know their customer!!!! It is a shame!!! When I go there all I do is look at them and shake my head!!! STOP going there until they LEARN SOME MANNERS!!!! read more