Since Chris and I found Filcuisine, we knew we would be back! This place was a drive for us. So we only get to think about visiting the place if we would be in the area. Well, it happened last weekend. We needed to get some stuff at HMart and this restaurant was in the same complex. Anyway, this was the third time we went here. The second time, we didn’t get to dine in. They were so busy at that time. But luckily, this weekend, we got there right as they opened.

We got new dishes this time around, except for the laing. Because we just loved that dish.

First Order: Crispy Pata. It was between this dish and Lechon Kawali. But I wanted more in a serving so I went with crispy pata. This was a roasted, then deep-fried pork hock. This was served with white rice. And this dish came with two dipping sauces – a spicy soy/vinegar with crushed garlic and Thai chili, and the lechon sauce. It was so good. And I think, Chris and I eating this dish made it look so good that the table next to us ordered it as well after asking the server what we were having. The skin was so crispy that we heard every crunch as we bite into it. Anything fried was a comfort for me. And this definitely hit the spot. It was what I needed.

Second Order: Ginisang Munggo. This was sauteed mung beans with pork chicharon and spinach. I was not expecting much really. I knew I wanted to try it out because we have not had this in years. And yeah, it was good. Really good. We had this white rice. Oh god. Yeah, I need to learn how to cook this. I really do.

Third Order: Beef Tapa Fried Rice. I wanted to try this because I ordered Tapsilog the second time we went here. And it was good. So I said, I loved the marinate they use for their tapa so I was definitely going to order the fried rice. This was fried rice with minced beef tapa, mixed veggies, and egg, flavored with sweet tapa seasoning. I know I said that the ginisang munggo and the laing matched well with the white rice. But having those dishes with this fried rice, elevated them. This was good. The servicing was huge so we were eating this fried rice the whole weekend.

And yes, we did have leftovers for all these dishes including the laing. So we were just going ham on Filipino food the whole weekend. And I loved it. We also got a dessert to take home called leche flan. OHMYGOD. It was definitely not good for me, but it was really good. It was creamy, it was the right sweetness, right consistency. It was really good. I wished we got two of them. And yes, we would be going back. I want to be a regular at that place. The server recognized us! And we’ve only been there three times!