Five Chris Catering
Five Chris Catering
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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The reviews throw me off as my experience was good.
I stumbled across this place recently after dropping my car off at the mechanic across the street. I was pleasantly surprised to find a place open with a full buffet at 9 am! Yes, I was very hungry and skipped dinner the previous night. I've never been a fan of Filipino food to be honest, though maybe because I despised my stepmother's cooking (who was Filipino).
Everything was fresh and just cooked & untouched waiting for me to start devouring – so I did. I tried a little of almost everything which were a LOT of options. Some dishes I liked better than others but of course I don't recall the names. Have I mentioned that the price was like $6? One downer is that though they served regular breakfast, coffee was a no go. Coffee is life!
They had prepared foods you can purchase to go like fried fish, etc. Interior could use some work but it seems like they gear towards catering customers vs dine in, in which case it doesn't matter as it has a homey feeling.
Next time I need an oil change, I'll be sure to be back!
Mmm, Five Chris. We stopped by here to try out their buffet, which was $6 per person(lunchtime). Eating here really feels like eating at someone's house in the Philippines. We chose one of the most humid days of spring to come, and really felt it while we were sitting at the table with our mismatched plates and flatware, sipping on lukewarm soda with only the front door open for ventilation (i.e., no air conditioning–make that air-con for my Pinoys) and The Filipino Channel playing in the background.
The food's pretty decent, but nothing to write home about. However, Filipino food is a unique find for this area, so if you've never tried it and don't have a Filipino household to mooch off of, Five Chris is as good as any. When we went, they had a decent selection, including kare-kare, lumpia (pork and banana), sinigang, pancit, and fried fish. Some of the food had clearly been sitting out for a while, but that's a buffet for you. A lot of the food is oily and fatty, which is typical of Filipino dishes. However, the complexity and variety of flavors wasn't as strong as I'd have liked–not to the point of blandness, just toned down. Apparently they do breakfast; I'd love to come back to satiate my tapa and bistek cravings.