One item that I always order at every Filipino restaurant I go to is their pork sisig. I’d have to say that Ongpin over in South San Francsico makes one of the better ones, especially if what you want is more meat and less grease. Actually, the food here seemed less greasier than other places. [...]
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Just me and my mom, eating at Mom’s Tofu House in South San Francisco. We shared some dry fried chicken (양념 닭 yangnyeom dak), half being plain and crispy, the other half having their house special sauce, and a bowl of bean paste stew (된장 찌개 doenjang jjigae). Toss in the side dishes (반찬 banchan) [...]
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I always go to Auntie Em’s Fine Foods & Pastries after eating at Karilagan since they’re right next door to each other. I always get their cheese rolls – a bit of a sugar rush but I love it there – and whatever other pastries they have. I also grabbed some of their polvoron: regular, [...]
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I wanted Filipino food for dinner because it’s been a while. Karilagan seems to be my default for dine-in Filipino food. I don’t know why dining out for Filipino food can cost so much, especially for a country that’s actually quite poor, but at least at Karilagan, portions are huge. Their pancit is always good, [...]
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I haven’t been to the original Eggettes in South San Francisco in years! It was about time I make a visit there. I had their green milk tea with pearls (珍珠奶綠), which tasted a little watered down, but the pearls were just right. I also had their coconut egg puffs (雞蛋仔), which came too soft [...]
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I go to Grand Palace Sea Food Restaurant for dim sum every now and then. They usually have a lot of carts going around, and they have this one dish that I’ve never had anywhere else – radish cake cut up into cubes and pan fried with XO sauce. Unfortunately, there was a big party [...]
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Every time I’m in South San Francisco I always have to get ice cream at Puddle of the Frogs. (Seriously, I’m not exagerrating.) There was a wait for lunch so I decided to get ice cream first. I love Mexican ice cream. Whenever I’m in Mexico, I’m always eating ice cream or paletas (popsicles) because [...]
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I didn’t get enough of Auntie Em’s Fine Foods & Pastries last weekend, so my choice of snacks for my drive down to LA with Jessica was more pastries. Just a red velvet cupcake, a blueberry pudding, a cheese bread (my favorite!) and an ensymada. Jessica had brought some lavash and dip too. It was [...]
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Today is my dad’s birthday, so before visiting him at the cemetary, we had a cozy family meal with our part-comfort food, Filipino food. We ate at Karilagan, and for the first time, we didn’t finish the food. The portions were just that big, and unlike other Filipino restaurants around, this one didn’t try to be [...]
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