Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Has TV: Yes
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$ Price range Under $10
2 reviews
Elwanda Bob
Tried their take-away combo boxes. A generous portion of rice and two sides. Charged 5.00 per box so the price has gone up in the last year. Generally good but I find the meat dishes a little dry – especially the BBQ skewers – Mama Fina's is better in terms of quality of meat dishes. And there is no sisig! The selection was rather small, around 8-9 different sides you can choose from. However, their dessert flan is pretty good, although it's set out on an unrefridgerated cart along with other selections (some with open lids).
The "restaurant" is basically a raised level at the back of their grocery store. The ambiance is definitely not the greatest – I would only do take-out here.
It was nice but I will probably stick to a place that offers sisig. At the end two combo boxes, one flan, and one long 'strand' of lecon set us back around $27.
Philtrade is a little Filipino grocery store with a Turo Turo stand in the back. They sell all the sauces, condiments, and unique ingredients needed for cooking Filipino food at fairly reasonable prices. This is also the closest store where I can find the 25 lb. bag of jasmine rice from Thailand. Not much produce is sold here, though.
I'm not a huge fan of Turo Turo (prepared food sitting in trays) in general but some of their items here are decent. The Tortang Talong (eggplant omelette) is good but it could use some more seasoning. I suppose that's where the banana ketchup comes in. The Lumpia Shanghai is a crowd pleaser with kids and for $3.50/dozen that's a pretty good deal.
What I particularly like are the snacks and sweets, including: – Pork Asado Siopao – old fashioned steamed pork bun. The pork has the nice savory/sweet combination stuffed into a slightly sweet bun. – Ginataang Halo Halo – sweet coconut milk soup with taro, sweet potato, plaintain, Langka, and mochi balls. It's a comforting snack on cold days. – Biko – sweet sticky rice with coconut. One of my favs. – Kutsinta – sweet glutinous cupcakes (hard to describe…) -Cassava Suman – Sweet Cassava (yuca) and shredded coconut cake wrapped in banana leaf
The ladies who run the store are warm and friendly. This is a no frills kind of store and what you would expect from a little Asian grocery. So when I need certain ingredients or when I'm in the mood for some Filipino snacks, this is where I go.
Tried their take-away combo boxes. A generous portion of rice and two sides. Charged 5.00 per box so the price has gone up in the last year. Generally good but I find the meat dishes a little dry – especially the BBQ skewers – Mama Fina's is better in terms of quality of meat dishes. And there is no sisig! The selection was rather small, around 8-9 different sides you can choose from. However, their dessert flan is pretty good, although it's set out on an unrefridgerated cart along with other selections (some with open lids).
The "restaurant" is basically a raised level at the back of their grocery store. The ambiance is definitely not the greatest – I would only do take-out here.
It was nice but I will probably stick to a place that offers sisig. At the end two combo boxes, one flan, and one long 'strand' of lecon set us back around $27.
Philtrade is a little Filipino grocery store with a Turo Turo stand in the back. They sell all the sauces, condiments, and unique ingredients needed for cooking Filipino food at fairly reasonable prices. This is also the closest store where I can find the 25 lb. bag of jasmine rice from Thailand. Not much produce is sold here, though.
I'm not a huge fan of Turo Turo (prepared food sitting in trays) in general but some of their items here are decent. The Tortang Talong (eggplant omelette) is good but it could use some more seasoning. I suppose that's where the banana ketchup comes in. The Lumpia Shanghai is a crowd pleaser with kids and for $3.50/dozen that's a pretty good deal.
What I particularly like are the snacks and sweets, including:
– Pork Asado Siopao – old fashioned steamed pork bun. The pork has the nice savory/sweet combination stuffed into a slightly sweet bun.
– Ginataang Halo Halo – sweet coconut milk soup with taro, sweet potato, plaintain, Langka, and mochi balls. It's a comforting snack on cold days.
– Biko – sweet sticky rice with coconut. One of my favs.
– Kutsinta – sweet glutinous cupcakes (hard to describe…)
-Cassava Suman – Sweet Cassava (yuca) and shredded coconut cake wrapped in banana leaf
The ladies who run the store are warm and friendly. This is a no frills kind of store and what you would expect from a little Asian grocery. So when I need certain ingredients or when I'm in the mood for some Filipino snacks, this is where I go.