Filipino Restaurants in National City, CA

“Tita's Kitchenette is a go-to for classic Filipino comfort food that feels homemade. The portions are generous, flavors are rich, and dishes like adobo and lumpia hit that nostalgic note. It’s a small, no-frills space that gets busy, especially around meal times. Service is quick and friendly. Not fancy, but reliably satisfying when you’re craving something hearty and authentic.“

“Love the food and service was great. We'll be back.“

“They’re halo-halo is good 👍 we love 💗 it“

“Picked up adobo chicken, Shanghai lumpia, empanadas- all my Filipino favorites. Everything tasted so delicious, hot, and fresh. Thank you for cooking and making my day even better!!“

“Food was delicious, service was great, place is clean. I will be back for more😋😋😋“

“Yesterday night with my coworker 🫶“

“Best hopia baboy in all of San Diego County. Might even be the best in all of Southern California, but I haven’t visited every place that sells hopia baboy just yet. I was disappointed to learn that another hopia place I like didn’t even have pork ingredients in their hopia baboy, which goes against the name, but this is unfortunately commonplace at Filipino bakeries. Since Ching’s primary focus is hopia rather than something else like pandesal or other baked goods, the hopia baboy remains authentic with real lard and no artificial flavors.“

“Very good streets food and love it’s.“

“I haven't been to Zarlitos in so long, maybe even years and nothing has changed! I came in wanting a simple Filipino breakfast and I found exactly that here!

I walked in and the restaurant was pretty big inside with lots of seating and it was nicelt decorated. The host sat me right away and gave me a menu. I did have to ask for water though but that's okay because there were only two people working from what I could see and there were a lot of take out orders coming in.

Initially, I asked for a small bowl of sinigan and they sais they only do large orders so i decided to skip it. I ordered the beef silog with a side of spam and lumpia. The beef was well seasoned but a little tough honestly, it was still really good the eggs were cooked perfectly, sunny side up and nice and runny. The garlic rice was a nice balance to the dish as well. The spam was cut at a decent thickness and added a good depth of flavor to the meal. And the lumpia was alao pretty good. Not the best I've ever had but still very enjoyable.

Overall it was good ans worth a visit if youre looking for a nice homemade meal.“

“Let me tell you, food is so good that I forgot to take photos 😩😂 I just took one photo of the skewers because it looked so good!!!

Definitely recommend trying the lumpia!

The place is a little hot so I recommend taking some food to go!“

“The best place to eat, recommend it by me.“

“If you're looking for a quick bite and have to satisfy a Filipino food craving this is good spot. Large selection of Filipino dishes including the ever popular lumpia and chicken adobo. All you do is decide how many different dishes and they'll generously fill up your containers to go.

The food counter is nestled in the Island Pacific Market that carries all the ingredients for the dishes being served. Has shelves and shelves of snacks, drinks, produce, frozen goods and dry goods.“

“Highly recommended catering service! The food was delicious, well-prepared, and beautifully presented. Everything was organized and the service was smooth from start to finish. Our guests really enjoyed the food and had nothing but good things to say. Thank you for helping make our event extra special. We truly appreciate your excellent service and would definitely recommend you to others.“

“we're lucky to find this place to cater late night snacks for our wedding reception. we ordered trays of their pork and veggie lumpia and turon. they were all a hit and tasted great that there was no leftover. there's still turon left but it's probably because everyone was full from our cake. the owner/server are very kind and accommodating to deliver to our venue even if late night. we just need to pay a bit extra which we understand since it's all the way to la jolla. overall satisfied and great memory for us!“

“Delicious Filipino grilled favorites on demand!

My dad loves coming here because when we go shopping for ingredients of his native food, we can come get prepared delicious meals on hand.

Cafeteria style, you can choose from grilled fish, meats, vegetable and meat dishes, noodles, desserts and more!

My recommendation

Grilled pompano fish
Laing (taro leaves in coconut milk)
Lechon kawali (crispy pork)“

“What a hidden gem! I felt so welcomed like I was having lunch at Grandma’s house and I was family. The service is so friendly and kind. The food was amazing as well. One of the best Filipino breakfast spots and pan de sal bread! They don’t just sell cakes and desserts. In the back corner is hot to go food and lumpia. Come check out this hidden San Diego Filipino food gem and support a wonderful small family business“

“We ordered lechon and it was so good! The skin was crispy and sesoned very well! Their home made sarsa was the best! 💕 we will be ordering again soon!“

“Delicious bibingka. Fast ad great service. Place is always clean.“

“The Pork Adobo was AMAZING! It went well with the Pansit! Salamat!!!“

“Picked up adobo chicken, Shanghai lumpia, empanadas- all my Filipino favorites. Everything tasted so delicious, hot, and fresh. Thank you for cooking and making my day even better!!“

“It’s been good 6-7 year since the last time we dine-in at Goldilocks.

We decided to have our brunch after in laws morning appointment. Got lucky for a parking knowing it’s hard to get one on a weekend close to the restaurant. Attentive staff from start to finish. It was 930AM but decided not to order breakfast items instead ordered our regular UBER orders.

Ordered the following:

Crispy Pata - it’s a must for us! Crispy skin and juicy pata meat. Ordered Crispy Pata here five times last year through UBER since we just love how juicy and crispy it is.

Pansit Canton - well seasoned and great amount of toppings i.e veggies and meat. Noodles not overcooked.

Fresh Lumpia - not pictured. Fresh veggies wrapped in crepe with sweet savory peanut sauce completes the dish.

Highly recommend if you’re craving for some Filipino dishes.“

“Not once but a couple of times that Ms. Tammy went over and beyond her knowledge of Chowking products and her excellent customer service! I already love the food but with a variety of new entree and different types of Chicken preparation (Chinese style, popcorn, garlic chicken, etc), she has described them well. She is also on-point in guiding other staff about taking orders and monitoring timely completion of food packages. I’ve met her one time rushing in the morning for work and another on a tiring end of work night and her energy was still the same. Great with manners too over telephone order. Thank You Ms. Tammy and management.“