Why is it so hard to find a good Filipino restaurant?

[knighta 2]

Have you tried this place?

http://www.yelp.com/menu/jeepney-new-york/lunch-menu

It was on The Chew earlier today.

Edited February 20, 2014 by knighta

[Hank_ 9,173]

Spam! I just had spam, eggs and rice from BK for breakfast.

SPAM is a big time Hawaii thing so it is a natural as Filipinos love it too. It was always too salty for me, but they now make low sodium which I like.

SPAM is ham that couldn't pass the physical...

[Memoire 0]

Maybe because most people buy food from the streets when visiting exotic countries? We have enough of restaurant food from the place we come from. But if you travel enough, I think you'll agree with me that the tastiest food is on the streets. On the streets, you can find people with interesting histories, which cook for a long time and know the secrets of traditional food. I work on opening my drink boutique. I already have some of the commercial beverage equipment. I'll prepare the traditional drinks that I've tasted while traveling.

 

[Hank_ 9,173]

And that ends our commercial .. back to regularly scheduled programming.    

[John & Rose 7,239]

We have a Max's and Jolibee in Chicago.  There is also a Seafood City.  Lots of good filipino restaurants but I miss Inasal!.  I agree, not all of the food is great but I love my wife's sinagang, pancit, adobo and lumpia.  We are lucky here as we can get anything they were used to in Manila except Alfonso Light!

[Hank_ 9,173]

10 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

We have a Max's and Jolibee in Chicago.  There is also a Seafood City.  Lots of good filipino restaurants but I miss Inasal!.  I agree, not all of the food is great but I love my wife's sinagang, pancit, adobo and lumpia.  We are lucky here as we can get anything they were used to in Manila except Alfonso Light!

 

There is a Max's in Chicago (not that a Max's would get me into Chicago .. )??!   I do like their fried chicken though

 

As for Inasal, they opened one a few blocks from our home in the Phils, now we have Jollibee, McDo's and Inasal (my fav) all within walking distance.

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, Hank_ said:

 

There is a Max's in Chicago (not that a Max's would get me into Chicago .. )??!   I do like their fried chicken though

 

As for Inasal, they opened one a few blocks from our home in the Phils, now we have Jollibee, McDo's and Inasal (my fav) all within walking distance.

I like most items from Max's more than their fried chicken.  My wife makes great fried chicken and I've never tasted better.  I really crave Halo Halo from Inasal and I am also hooked on the chicken oil on the rice (and I know where that comes from!!!).  

[Soon To Be Mrs. T 150]

21 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

We have a Max's and Jolibee in Chicago. 

 

8 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

 

There is a Max's in Chicago (not that a Max's would get me into Chicago .. )??!   I do like their fried chicken though

 

Sold! I'm telling my fiancé to move to Chicago. 😂

 

Seriously. I think that my biggest struggle would be craving for Filipino food.

 

4 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

I really crave Halo Halo from Inasal

Have you tried Kuya J's Halo-Halo?

 

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and I am also hooked on the chicken oil on the rice (and I know where that comes from!!!).  

Adobo?!

Edited November 5, 2019 by Soon To Be Mrs. T

[Fogi 91]

Not many Filipinos in the Dakotas, so no traditional restaurants for me. Surprising the Asian markets here have a lot of stuff you can get at grocery stores in the Philippines. I've hit it up a few times for sauces. There is a Jollibee in Winnipeg, I  could drive up one afternoon for some Chicken Joy.  As someone else mentioned, there are some in the Twin Cities. The only time I attempted to go, it was closed at 2 PM on a Sunday. 

 

My take on Filipino food is it completely depends on how long ago the food was made and the cut of meat, I don't want to pick bones out of my food that was made 12 hours ago. When made with fresh ingredients and non-grade z meat, it's fantastic. Heart of banana, pancit, and chicken BBQ from the kuya down the street are my favorite dishes. 

 

 

[payxibka 10,044]

7 minutes ago, Fogi said:

Not many Filipinos in the Dakotas, so no traditional restaurants for me. Surprising the Asian markets here have a lot of stuff you can get at grocery stores in the Philippines. I've hit it up a few times for sauces. There is a Jollibee in Winnipeg, I  could drive up one afternoon for some Chicken Joy.  As someone else mentioned, there are some in the Twin Cities. The only time I attempted to go, it was closed at 2 PM on a Sunday. 

 

My take on Filipino food is it completely depends on how long ago the food was made and the cut of meat, I don't want to pick bones out of my food that was made 12 hours ago. When made with fresh ingredients and non-grade z meat, it's fantastic. Heart of banana, pancit, and chicken BBQ from the kuya down the street are my favorite dishes. 

 

 

There currently are only two Filipino restaurants in Minneapolis area.   Apoy in south Minneapolis (filipinas were not impressed) and recently opened Manila Sizzling Wok and Grill on University Avenue in St Paul.   We tried to go there on a Saturday at 2pm and they were closed (employee told us they were "out of stock" and had no food to cook).  Not a good start.

[Fogi 91]

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

There currently are only two Filipino restaurants in Minneapolis area.   Apoy in south Minneapolis (filipinas were not impressed) and recently opened Manila Sizzling Wok and Grill on University Avenue in St Paul.   We tried to go there on a Saturday at 2pm and they were closed (employee told us they were "out of stock" and had no food to cook).  Not a good start.

That was also a big issue in the Philippines. Restaurants would often be out of the first 2-3 things I tried to order.  

[AFCF 268]

2 hours ago, John & Rose said:

We have a Max's and Jolibee in Chicago.  There is also a Seafood City.  Lots of good filipino restaurants but I miss Inasal!.  I agree, not all of the food is great but I love my wife's sinagang, pancit, adobo and lumpia.  We are lucky here as we can get anything they were used to in Manila except Alfonso Light!

Chicago saved me when I stayed there for a year. I lived in the Dells in WI and there were no Asian markets close to where I live lol. But ahhh, the Filipino market and Jollibee! ❤ I didn't know there's a Max's though, thank you for the information! 😂

 

2 hours ago, Hank_ said:

 

As for Inasal, they opened one a few blocks from our home in the Phils, now we have Jollibee, McDo's and Inasal (my fav) all within walking distance.

Reading "McDo" on here is amusing. 😂

[John & Rose 7,239]

1 minute ago, chxakx said:

Chicago saved me when I stayed there for a year. I lived in the Dells in WI and there were no Asian markets close to where I live lol. But ahhh, the Filipino market and Jollibee! ❤ I didn't know there's a Max's though, thank you for the information! 😂

 

Max's just opened.  We haven't even eaten there yet.  

[AFCF 268]

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Max's just opened.  We haven't even eaten there yet.  

Oh, okay. Thank you for letting me know! I hope they'll open a Mang Inasal soon as well 😂

[John & Rose 7,239]

6 minutes ago, chxakx said:

Oh, okay. Thank you for letting me know! I hope they'll open a Mang Inasal soon as well 😂

We will travel anywhere in the Continental US for some Inasal chicken and pork skewers! (and Halo Halo...)