Filipino Restaurants near Lake Forest, CA

“First time to come here and the place is very clean and organize. I met Evelyn and she is so nice to welcome new customer. I like the food ( first try BBQ and dinuguan), it’s delicious and their Halo-halo my favorite is super tasty, love it. Looking forward to taste all the food and delicacies they serve.“

“I live only few miles from this store for 14 yrs and didn't know until I checked it out yesterday. It is big inside, has a fresh bakery and a food court with tables and chair. It is fairly clean and neat for an Asian market. The seafood seems decent with lot of varieties, fish being iced adequately and seems in pretty good shapes. Lot of varieties of meat as well. As far as pricing, the meat and seafood prices are very comparable or reasonable, the produces are high, the frozen and dry goods are also high. I definitely will shop at this store for specific items instead of going to Westminster... and will check out their deli.“

“Massive selection of Filipino food inside a grocery store; it's complicated but it makes perfect Filipino sense. It's warm in there so bring a small fan if you run hot all the time (me). Be patient if a line forms, we're all hungry too (me, again). Now, the details... in Tagalog... translated back to English. THE FOOD ELABORATION. - Combo Plate (2 Items) | Came with white rice and two items of choice. I went with... 1. Pork Adobo | Great savory flavors, but the pork was somewhat dry. 2. Dinuguan | Extremely tender pork offal sitting in thick gravy sauce... which is pig's blood... sweet and savory with irony flavors. What I had here was the best dinuguan, ever. Highly recommend for the pig blood fans. - Combo Plate (1 item) | Rice and...1. Mechado, Filipino Beef Stew | Hearty, richly flavored with carrots and other vegetables to balance the savoriness. The beef is tender, but some pieces were a little dry. - Lumpia | Made to order, the lumpia was fried to a golden crisp; stuffed with ground pork and minced vegetables. Comes with sweet chili sauce for dipping. Highly recommend. - Sinigang | Just the sabaw (soup) which I used to drench my rice with. Its sour and savory flavors are what to expect and usually consists of a vegetable medley with a protein component (pork or fish are popular). - Pork BBQ Skewers | Tender and sweetly flavored with charred edges for an added crunch. Highly recommend. - Halo Halo | A popular Filipino dessert, this halo halo had different types of sweet beans & jellies with evaporated milk and a thick layer of shaved ice. A scoop of mildly sweet ube ice cream tops this dish. Masarap! THE VIBE EVOCATION. Makati Manila vibes. Filipino food aromas emanate and persist throughout the store. Tables are haphazardly placed wherever room is afforded; in and around shelves of exotic Asian food. Do we still call Asian food exotic? Anyway, it feels familiar as this kind of hybrid set up is very typical in the Philippines. THE PARKING AFFAIR.Plenty of free parking in front of the store. THE RETURN QUANDARY.Definitely coming back for the dinuguan and to try other dishes too.“

“Highly recommend Strawberry Creamsicle! great service and nice employees there! will be back soon“