House of Inasal
“The favorite was Kwek-Kwek, which came with a vinegar dipping sauce that complimented it so well.”
“I loved the ginataan hipon (jumbo shrimp in coconut milk) and the bangus (milkfish).”
“we ordered 2 breakfast dishes, the Longsilog and Tapsilog and had the Chicharon Bulaklak as an appetizer.”
House of Inasal
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Admittedly, I know little about Filipino food except for lumpia. Your girl here can eat her weight in lumpia! A Filipino co-worker and her husband are masters at making it, so I've been eating it at their summer parties for the better part of seven years now. However, beyond that, my knowledge is nil. Well, perhaps was nil is a better sentence to use. At least I can now claim to have experienced Sisig!
My friend and I stopped here for dinner prior to seeing Beyonce kick some ass at Citi Field. The food I had here definitely put my stomach in formation, that's for sure. The very sleek and cute interior was pleasant, save for the unavoidable occasional rumble of the 7 train above. The menu was a little intimidating for someone like me unfamiliar with the cuisine as a whole, but I learned quickly that there's a lot of pork and fish; we opted for the pork, and lots of it! We had chicharon for an appetizer, and we had Sisig for a main dish, along with BBQ pork on skewers. It was all delicious, but the Sisig was something special! The pork belly was tender yet had plenty of crunchy bits, and the raw egg cracked on top of it cooked though nicely while the plate below still sizzled.
Also, the Pandan Tres Leches Cake is NEXT LEVEL. I had never heard of pandan before I had this cake, and it's just as good as any Tres Leches Cake you could get anywhere else…just shockingly green! I think my friend took me here for dinner just to get the cake, because when she ordered dessert, it was very gleeful; when it arrived on the table, she could not container her excitement. Ha!
If you're essentially a virgin to Filipino cuisine, such as myself, this is definitely a great spot to get your feet wet. And if you are someone that has a love for this cuisine already, such as my friend, I think you'll be wonderfully pleased as well!
I'd never had chicken inasal before coming here, but I'm pretty sure I've been ruined for other barbecued chicken forever. I don't even like barbecued chicken. It's often too dry, overcooked, and full of regret. This is life-changing chicken inasal. It's flavorful, moist, and the inasal sauce will have you back for more.
If the only thing you have House of Inasal is the chicken inasal, you'll still enjoy yourself. But you should definitely try the other stuff too. Of note: pork barbecue is amazing, and my favorite. Both barbecue dishes come with atchara, the papaya pickles, which are amazing, but avoid the curvy green vegetable within! It's bitter melon, and it's totally my nemesis from childhood. Don't put that in your mouth!
The sizzling sisig, in both bangus and pork ear form, are also worthwhile. For vegetables, we always get the coconut milk long beans and pumpkin (ginataang sitaw at kalabasa). All dishes come with white or yellow rice. Don't be a fool. Get the yellow rice. It's way more interesting, and goes well with barbecue.
They also have an excellent beer list in cans and bottles, but it's full of summery beers right now (probably because there aren't that many people that drink craft beer at Filipino restaurants). Get some anyway, don't pretend like we're not having an unseasonably warm winter!
This restaurant has made me love Filipino food! Good prices for food and drink! They are no longer running the promotion of free cheese stick when you check into yelp. We ordered them and they were delicious! We also ordered the fried quail eggs which were very good too. They have really great milk shakes and bubble tea flavors like milk latte. It's a smaller place so I can there being a bit of a wait on a Friday or Saturday night.
Am I allowed to state indignantly that I got here independent of Ligaya Mishan? That I "discovered" this spot by (gasp) walking around my own neighborhood?!
House of Inasal is one of my favorites in Woodside's Filipino enclave. The menu is filled with classics, but approachable for those less familiar with Filipino food. The space is clean and casual – even faintly hipster-trendy.
Everything veers further from homestyle than some other Woodside establishments. They have an a-ok selection of craft(ier) bottled beers, and a changing specials list with intriguing things like panko-fried tripe and squid ink fried rice (not just arroz negro, I assume).
– On a good day, their kare kare is the best: tender oxtail, rich without being too peanut buttery. (On a bad day, it's bland.) No wonder that they've upped its price a couple dollars since opening, while everything else has stayed the same.
– The longsilog is simple but satisfying enough for me to now crave it in lieu of diner hash and eggs.
– Kwek kwek is tasty quail eggs battered and fried, orange for no other reason than to be orange.
– Their grilled meats aren't as good as Ihawan's, but it's still clear that pinoys know their way around a grill.
– The ongoing lunch special is $6 for chicken inasal with garlic rice, soup or salad. The entire quarter of chicken is decent, though I suspect it doesn't hit the potential of great inasal.
– No extra charge for their yummy garlic rice, which is never greasy.
Waiting for your food when dining in can sometimes push a half hour, with no relation to how small/simple it is to prepare or how empty the restaurant is. But when I ordered takeout once, our four meals were ready for pickup in under 15 mins. What?
Solid Filipino spot with great service and good food. And in true Filipino fashion, we ordered the kwek-kwek (fried quail egg), kare kare (oxtail in peanut sauce), sisig na bangus (chopped milkfish on an iron skillet), chicken inasal, a free cheese stick, fish balls, lumpia shanghai, lechon kawali (chunks of lechon), and of course, garlic fried rice.
All in all, the food was good, save for the cheese stick and the kare kare. The cheese stick was alright… if you like cheese pimiento. It was also free from the Yelp check-in, so no biggie. The kare-kare, we all agreed could use more peanut butter but it was alright! Very solid items were the chicken inasal and the sisig na bangus!!
In the end, we ordered the ice cream in pan de sal. I don't see this too often, so we ordered it. Although it was pretty messy, we ate it with gusto and were pretty satisfied with it. If I'm ever feeling homesick, I'd be open to explore more things, but for now this is a pretty solid go-to.
Let's put it out there straight – you're here for two reasons. Chicken Inasal (basically like Filipino BBQ) and beer. if you stick to those, you will have yourself a great, cheap, fun meal. The chicken is tender, smoky, sweet, and uniquely spiced. The beer is plentiful, and should be ordered in great quantities whilst waving chicken bones around between your knuckles like an outer borough Wolverine.
OK – there is one other reason to hit this place up, and it's the rice. More to the point, the unlimited rice, which you can get by ordering a special. The yellow rice and the garlic rice in particular are extra fragrant, and whatever special you got (we got pork loin, overcooked, with a sunny side up egg, overcooked) is merely window dressing for MOAR RICE.
On the appetizer side, we went with the fish balls over the kwek-kwek (deep fried quail eggs), and it was probably a mistake. Perfectly serviceable, but for fish, and fried fish, it was curiously neutral in flavor. Like a fishy ball of air.
Pancit Malabon was the noodle order, and while it was not really specified as a soup dish, man, was it soupy. The very thick broth-type "sauce" was actually quite interesting in flavor, but it hit an eerie spot between soup, gel, and sauce in its viscosity that you kind of had to hunt for a noodle.
Should you go here? Yes. Should you go here specifically for chicken and beer? Yes. I am told their all day breakfast is very good, but if I'm in the area, unlimited rice, amazing chicken, and Asgardian quantities of beer is what I'm hunting for.
This review is only based on their ube ice cream
Location: QUEENS, Woodside
Taking 7 train is always a pain if it's not on express track.
Going here is a true slow process especially when I am hungry.
The neighborhood seems to be mixed with Thai and filipino restaurants where residents tends to be less asian-face.
The place is big, many tables.
When I first got into the place, I was warmly greeted by a lady. She asked if I wanna dine in or take out.
The decoration is very … nvm.
The customers seems to be very close to the owner, while I was waiting for my ice cream.
food: ube ice cream
okay!
Bun? Stale!
And the ice cream takes … a little bit long than expected.
Oh, I also had HALO HALO
IT was good tho!
Try Halo Halo!
overall: 3.5 star
Of all the Filipino restaurants in Woodside, my favorite is House of Inasal. It is the nicest, has the best service, and has the most special signature dish: inasal chicken! Just like the chicken I had in Bacolod.
House of Inasal serves breakfast all day. This is a sure hit with many as Filipino breakfast is such a guilty pleasure. It's fatty, salty, and is topped with a gooey egg. Many like the tapa and longanisa dishes. Garlic rice is always bomb. It's a nice option to have and House of Inasal is very accommodating. Basically you can tailor your meal however you like it. Often times, they give you extra rice for free or a free serving of taho.
We usually do family style and will always start with an appetizer of lumpia shanghai or lumpia sariwa (fresh lumpia). One time, our lumpia shanghai was not all the way cooked through. It was still a little pink and we had no problem getting it replaced. I love their lumpia sariwa as it has a very strong garlic flavor. Other dishes we often get are the nilaga and sinigang soups, miki bihon pancit, chicken leg inasal (has a lemongrass bbq flavor), sizzling sisig, and lechon kawali. When we have enough space we get taho and sago or pan de sal ice cream sandwiches for dessert.
And if you're ever want to taste the best mango shake, try theirs. It has that Filipino mango flavor. So good!