Filipino Restaurants in National City, CA

“I was driving home to Denver after visiting my daughter in San Angelo and was craving a breakfast burrito. I had planned on stopping in Roswell but noticed a coffee shop in Lamesa and asked if they had breakfast burritos and they told me to go next door to Tita's. I ate the best burritos I have ever tasted and eaten. I ordered a steak burrito for later on my trip and it was so good. We have a lot of Mexican restaurants in the Denver metropolitan areas but nothing compares to what I experienced from Tita's. Please consider opening up restaurants in Colorado. We have a local restaurant chain all over the Denver metro called Santiagos and they are very popular but if you had restaurants here you would put them out of business. I can't wait to stop in Lamesa again to order a couple of dozen burritos to go and share with others. Also let me know if I can order online or have your menu items shipped to me.“

“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.“

“Surprise to see good Filipino food in this part of the US. Perhaps due to large Filipino in nearby areas. The restaurant seems to be popular as shown by worn out fixtures and furniture. Food and pastries are really great just like back home. It seems they have other great products that is only available here in the west coast. Everyday lunch time seems to be busy. You need to be on line early.“

“I ordered pinakbet, chicharon bulaklak, and menudo for pick-up from Carlitos Family Restaurant, and everything was delicious! The flavors brought me right back to home-cooked meals from my childhood. When I walked in, I was welcomed by a warm, family-style setting—and even karaoke was happening! It felt nostalgic and comforting, like stepping into a family gathering. Although I only grabbed takeout this time, I’m definitely planning to dine in next time to soak in more of that vibe.

Highly recommend for anyone craving authentic Filipino food with a side of good energy. 🍽️🎤🇵🇭

Side note: we had the food when we got home, and fyi, best chicharon bulaklak that we’ve ever had. 😍 the menudo and pinakbet was so good too!“

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

“Very hospitable, friendly and welcoming establishment. I found this place off reviews and was delighted to be able to try sisig and their lechon kawali braised in sauce - both were delicious. The sweet lady at the counter was very kind and patient explaining which items selected and offered me a complimentary sinigang soup for takeaway with the lunch combo. It was a generous serving, great value, and endearing service. Plenty of seating within the restaurant to dine in and also small retail stand to purchase additional products.“

“My go-to for all my lechon (ie pig) needs.

My aunt recommended Lola Happy Bakery (former name in National City) about 10 years ago. I have not used any other place but Lola.

Prices had gone up, like everything else in USA. Lola may not be the most inexpensive lechon place, but their name is to be trusted.“

“I wanted to get my Filipino Food fix when we recently went to San Diego, so I looked up good Filipino restaurants in the area. I found a few in National City, but it seemed like Tita's Kitchenette got the highest ratings. So I decided to try that restaurant. If there was a good picture of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, I think this would be it. The restaurant itself was very simple looking and had a few tables (about 10-12).Ignore the surroundings The food was served cafeteria-style. You could order different combinations of rice and other dishes. I decided to each get a rice and two-dish combination that I was used to as a kid Dinuguan, Pork Adobo and Pansit . I was little surprised by how much rice we were given, which was fine with me (I couldn't finish all my food in one sitting) .My Grandparents used to belonged to a Filipino club in Wilmington CA and this is how I remember the way Filipinos do it everything was great, I even came back with my sister and her husband and my son with a couple of his teammates from soccer a few days later. They all loved it. The next time we are in the area we will be back“

“Fiesta Pinoy catered my baby shower -- The food was incredibleeeeee and our guests kept going back for seconds/thirds. The BBQ was a hit! I couldn't have asked for a better experience, the whole process was stress-free, just exactly how you’d wish every event could be. 😊“

“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.“

“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“

“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!!“

“Goldilocks was an option suggested for my dad's celebration of life gathering. I drove down to the restaurant from Carlsbad to talk with them directly about preparing food for 100+ guests for a Filipino house party (we're Filipino). It was my first time there, and the staff was friendly and helpful. They had me work with Mel, the manager there, and she went above and beyond to help me select the perfect combination of dishes for the party. Knowing we would have some vegetarian guests (like me), Mel helped me customize some of the dishes like the Pancit Bihon, Pinakbet and even the Bagoong Alamang to exclude meat, and suggested a few orders of the vegetarian egg rolls so the veggie guests weren't depressed that they couldn't eat the Shanghai Lumpia. She helped me figure out portions, and also helped with dessert suggestions.

Come the day of the celebration of life, Mel helped our food delivery people be sure they had everything in the order. The food was still hot when it arrived, and many guests remarked how delicious all the food and selections were; Great feedback from a primarily Filipino crowd!

I am 1000% happy with the food, the help, the services and the care that Mel and her team put into our house catering for my dad's celebration of life and highly recommend Goldilock's National City for any home parties you might have. Work with Mel, she's the best!!! Thank you Mel and your team for helping to make this event even more special by providing delicious authentic Filipino dishes and desserts to help us to celebrate my Tatay's beautiful and blessed life.“

“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.“