Fiesta Grill
“I am a fan of all the pork dishes as well, especially the crispy pata and the pork belly (that vinegar sauce makes it).”
“This is one of the best sub-$7 lunches on the planet (a bit pricier if you opt for a coconut water instead of a soda can.)”
“The place is cafeteria style (turo turo) where you can get lunchbox meals (think Chinatown) with 2 scoops of rice + 2 side dishes for $4.95 plus tax.”
Fiesta Grill
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
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Typical "turo turo" in Jersey City, goodness there are about 7-8 in a one block radius! This is my first time at this location, I have been to the West Side Ave. location many times before. This place seems to be the most crowded out of all the places we passed on the block. The food is a solid 3, nothing spectacular. I think most people come because it's dirt cheap $4.95 for a combo (rice or pancit with two sides) Empanadas are $2 and you can get a small container of Nilaga Saging (boiled plantains in a light syrup) for $1. They turnover the food quickly based on volume alone! So If you are looking for a quick, cheap and filling Filipino meal – this place fits the bill!
Thank you, Fiesta Grill, for being the highlight of jury duty filled day.
Pancit or rice + two sides = $5. How can you go wrong? Getting good food for really cheap always works for me. Today, I went with the pancit, bistek, and veggies. Delicious. I love pancit. And the food has that home-cooked quality to it, if you know what I'm talking about (having many Filipino friends, I know what home-cooked Filipino food tastes like).
Will definitely be back, maybe stop by the next time I get pan del sal from the Bread House.
This place is so cheap. I always get the combo with whatever stew with the noodles. I also, get an order of fried lechon (Roast porK). I don't know how to make filipino roast pork butI know I will come here or the place in Union for it.
The area is not as bad as other places in Jersey city. Just come in the day time,
Fiesta Grill is a typical "Turo Turo" (point-point) restaurant. The dishes are in warming trays on a long table. You're free to walk around and view what they're serving.
Price: GREAT prices. For $4.95, you get two scoops of rice and two overfilled styrofoam bowls of whatever viand/entree you would like. In other words, great price and fitting portions.
Bistek (Beef Steak) [B+]: Bistek is typically medium sized slices of meat in a rich, rather oily, and typically sour gravy with onions. Instead, I got pretty large and thick slices of tender beef in a rich gravy — sadly with no onions — that was not sour. Perfect. That's how I like my bistek. The cooks did not add too much vinegar, so the sourness did not overpower the saltiness of the sauce.
Binagoongan (Pork sauteed in shrimp paste) [B+]: I absolutely love the taste. It was not salty at all, which explains the "sabaw" (soup); I think the cook added extra water to dilute the bagoong a little bit. My main disappointments are that it was not spicy and that I received more fat than actual pork. If only the binagoongan was spicy and not simply decorated with the green chili pepper, this would have received a higher grade. Also, the amount of fat I got was a bit disappointing. As tasty as the fat was, I would liked to see some more meat.
Halo Halo (mix mix) LOL…[C+]: Sorry, but I counted 16 beans, kaong, and nata de coco combined. And yes, I really do count. My tip on Wah's Kitchen (in Fresno, CA) proves it. After I mixed the whole thing, my halo halo — it's a dessert if you don't know already — still tasted like watery condensed milk. The leche flan was tasty, but not sweet enough to help add flavor. Also, my scoop of ube ice cream was so small! All that crushed ice and I get a small ping pong ball sized scoop!? A little over $6 is pricey for what I got.
The "short order" menu has other tasty items. My friend ordered La Paz Batchoy, which looked really good! The bowl was filled all the way and came with plenty of pork and noodles. They also serve others such as lechon kawali, chicharon bulaklak, and crispy pata, which are priced relatively lower than most places. I'm definitely coming back here, especially for their spicy Bopis.
This is one of the best sub-$7 lunches on the planet (a bit pricier if you opt for a coconut water instead of a soda can.) I don't know what everything is and it's best to ask if you don't like tripe. I usually get the pork dish found by the lower right-hand side and a chicken-and-vegetables found by the middle. A while ago I got the pork belly which was very good, but if that's one your two selections try to go for something with vegetables to at least maintain a vague illusion of semi-healthfulness.
Crispy pata, sisig, Kare kare – enough said.
$7 combo meals – rice with two side dishes. Soda included.
It could be cleaner, but it's hard to focus on those things when your tummy is rejoicing.
A real Filipino Grill – they have lechon kawali, crispy pata and chicharron bulaklak (deep fried pork belly, pork shank and intestines, respectively). All are really delicious and really bad for you, so you shouldn't eat it every week. They also have turo-turo (cafeteria style) in which the monggo (mung beans) is really good – a good combo for the deep fried stuff.
This food should really be washed down with some San Miguel beer but they're not BYO friendly. Also, be prepared to smell of food as the ventilation is not the best.
Just can't beat a 5 dollar combo of two dishes and rice or pancit. (with a side of fried pig foot of course)