Little Quiapo
“Affordable and family-owned, this restaurant sits behind the Philippine Bread House.”
“Tapsilog and the longanisa is good.”
“You can even have dessert in the form of Halo Halo – shaved ice with various goodies (jellies, corn, beans, sweet syrup) with or without ice cream.”
Little Quiapo
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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Five stars for places near and dear to my heart!!! I have not been to Little Quiapo in a while, for a couple of reasons: the Pulaski has been shut down for repair and my bestie moved from the area. I used to come here after working a long night shift and wanting a Filipino breakfast.
This place reminds me of a typical open kitchen in the Philippines where you can watch the food being cooked. The two ladies that work here are sweet, and they are always cleaning, prepping and organizing – just like most Filipino women I know.
It's a "turo turo" but with a sit down feel, food is brought to you on real plates and silverware ( fork and spoon, of course ) It's family style you can go to the fridge and pour your own water, cups are located in front.
Now, for the food …. Hands down best "turo turo" in the area, I will even go so far to say the best in Essex and Union counties!!! Not as greasy and salty, as other places, and they only have about 6-8 different ulam at any given time. I like that you can get a single ulam with rice "rice bowl" instead of a whole combo. If you don't like fatty pieces of pork, this is not the place for you, I think they only use the pork shoulder with the fat and skin attached, and still the food is not swimming in oil.
This place is wonderful, it reminds me so much of my moms kitchen growing up!
For less than $6, you get 2 sides and a side of their garlic rice. I chose the Bistec with onions and the Silverfish omelet.
Rather ghetto that they scooped up my garlic rice and then popped it into the microwave for heating. Bistec was tender and juicy, but the taste was kind of awkward. People who really like the taste of vinegar would probably appreciate it more. For me, there wasn't anything special about the silverfish omelet – it's stuff I've made at home time and time again (I'm Chinese though, not Filipino) so there wasn't anything unique about it for me, but it's an extra + that they probably taste like homemade to others.
It's a great deal – particularly for lunch if you're serving jury duty – and the sweet Filipino women running the small restaurant are very welcoming. The location is tucked away in a mini-plaza on the side of the Phillipine Bread House and is very small (I think about 4 or 5 small tables).
Very quaint Filipino restaurant – quality of food and flavor is top notch. Tried several items from the menu and specials including milk fish, chicken and rice congee, pork adobo and halo halo and each and every food entree was awesome!
Tucked away at the end of the parking lot at the PBH is the US version of a classic Manila establishment. Now, I'm not sure if it really is a franchise, but the food is decent, the Halo-Halo is pretty good and authentic.
They have the standard turo-turo, only gripe with the place is it's lack of ventilation. Get the food take-out or be prepared for your clothes to smell of the restaurant.
I didn't know this place existed during my first 15 years living in Jersey City.
This is a preliminary rating until I venture further down the menu. I got a two-item combo with rice for an excellent $4.95. I chose the pork steak in a brown sauce and the eggplant omelette, which was somewhat like egg foo young and was giant. Other items available for the combo had more exotic colors and shapes but this was a good start.
Little Quiapo serves up heaping plates of grease and rice. They've got everything here from your pork adobo to pinakbet. My uncles love this place and if it's good enough for them, then it is probably really good in a bad unhealthy way. I, however, cringe and refuse to eat anything from here. It's just gross. They, however, love it. It is I, however, who is writing this review.