Filipino Restaurants in San Diego, CA

“These folks are cooking with love and also real fire. I don't know enough to say they're the best but they're doing a lot right. Good variety of options (mostly offal) and good quality. They'll grill for you or you can do it for yourself. I especially liked the flavor of lobster balls. The texture on the blood cubes, chicken hearts, and livers were excellent. Nourishing for body and spirit.“

“I’ve always loved Jollibee because it’s more than fried chicken—it’s a little taste of home. The juicy, crispy Chickenjoy, the familiar flavors, and that warm Filipino hospitality have always taken me straight down memory lane to the Philippines. 🇵🇭❤️ That’s why it’s disappointing to see the San Antonio location slowly lose what makes Jollibee special. Lately, the service feels disorganized and slow, the quality seems inconsistent, and that warm Filipino welcome and atmosphere seem to be disappearing. On my most recent visit, I even received only 5 pieces of chicken when I ordered 6. Jollibee shouldn’t feel like just another busy fast-food chain. The Filipino warmth, hospitality, pride, and quality are part of the brand—and just as important as the Chickenjoy. I’m sharing this not simply to complain, but because we love Jollibee and want this location to do better. Please bring back the quality, organization, and unmistakable Filipino spirit that made us fall in love with Jollibee in the first place. We want our Jollibee back. 🇵🇭🐝❤️“

“Lots of parking. Great food and lots of selection. You lineup, pick your combo, and kindly ask the friendly Tita’s which entree you want. My favorite was the sisig which is the fried pork belly, chopped, and tossed either onions, spices, and chilies. Also got the kare-kare which is the peanut butter stew. Lots of food for the money. Will come back again!“

“Live music and special events, especially DonL on the occasional Wednesday!“

“AMAZING FOOD and remind me of HOME❤️“

“The ube pandesal is 🌬👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽 so freaking good. Highly recommend it! I ordered the loganisa dish and it was a good sized portion. The bowl of food was prepared very neatly, and you can tell the cooks actually take their time cooking and prepping this food for you. Check them out if you can!“

“This is a hole in the wall. Line up and get your food and take it out to the outdoor public seating. They have an eclectic mix of (I want to say) Filipino barbecued pork, barbecue, chicken adobo, curry chicken, spicy chicken, some kind of sausage, fried rice, plain rice, chow mein. The barbecue pork is so expletive delicious! It has a sweet and charred flavor.“

“We were eating lunch across the street and saw their Filipino Lumpia sign. We wanted to get some lumpia to go.

It's run by a very nice couple. Unfortunately it's mostly for catering and they didn't have enough leftovers to sell us for walk-ins. $5 for 7 lumpias. But they were so nice and gave us a handful of lumpias for free to sample.

They were really juicy and full of meat! The skin was light and crunchy. We will need to order some next time in advance!“

“Delish Sapin sapin don’t taste the same like home. They separate from each other. Otherwise delicious 😋“

“Super Café. Kleines Café nett eingerichtet“

“It's a hidden gem. It's a mom and pop shop, it's absolutely delicious! My friend was telling me about this location and I decided to go before they close. I got some of the noodles, sausages, bread and beef as well as two canned sodas (I don't know the exact name of some of the dishes because I kind of just took whatever they had left) such great portions and I will 100% be back so I can see what else they have. I spent less than $40“

“found the Las Vegas Sayulitas 2 yrs ago when staying at the Luxor. there burritos are beyond spectacular. big and so delicious. I can't say it enough. and the sauces on the little sauce bar are outstanding. I've never had anything like those sauces. the hot green sauce and hot red sauce are phenomenal. I like the green the best. I lived in AZ years ago. went back home to upstate NY. there is no place near me that even comes close. I love Sayulitas and wish I had one near me. you can't go wrong if you love Mexican style food“

“Loved this place! The food was great. The service was amazing. The owners are super friendly.“

“Orient Valley Filipino Cuisine is like a warm hug from your tita, but with better food. The lumpia is crispy, the adobo is full of flavor, and the halo-halo is a sweet, ice-cold masterpiece. It’s the kind of place where you’ll overeat, but it's totally worth it because who’s counting calories when there’s turon involved?“

“The food is amazing, from the bowls to the dessert. highly recommended for anymore in the area and looking for a great lunch or dinner.“

“The food is amazing, from the bowls to the dessert. highly recommended for anymore in the area and looking for a great lunch or dinner.“

“yummy food! you will not be disappointed.my kids are it all..“

“Super Café. Kleines Café nett eingerichtet“

“Trining’s is “in transition” and it shows. The front is a bit disorganized, but well divided into baked goods and ready-made take out products. The menu is hand-written on a wall-mounted white board (see pictures), but is easily understood and clearly legible.

Now, for the food—Very good! Loved the lumpia. The sweet chili sauce had just a hint of heat to it. Perfect!

We also got chicken adobo and pancit. Both were excellent. Since I ordered two combos to go, I was very careful not to tip the containers and tried to avoid contaminating the pancit with adobo sauce. All for naught. I must have leaned on the brakes a bit too heavily because the very fluid adobo sauce obeyed the laws of physics and colored both the pancit and lumpia. With dark, rich, peppery adobo flavoring. But—it was still great! The chicken adobo was tender and tasty, and the pancit was yummy, even though it tasted more like adobo than pancit. The lumpia, as I expected, was to die for. Crisp and crunchy with a hint of heat from the chili sauce. So good!

Well done Trining’s. Get your front together and I’ll be back. Can I bring some friends with me? I’ve got some East coast buddies who think egg rolls are the bomb. Your lumpia can easily blow that theory out of the water…“

“Update 2026: Service has definitely improved and rooting for their success.

Original: Restaurant was built aesthetically well. Great location with plenty of parking. The fried chicken and lechon kawali are no brainer choices.
Only reason I’m not giving 5 stars because I want to send a message to ownership. You need to staff this place properly. The one staff member there was working very hard but it looked overwhelming for one person to greet customers, sit them, take their order and serve them.“

“Good [Original] Good“