Salamat Po Authentic Filipino Cuisine

They are one of the best filipino food near great lakes, i tried some resto around but Salamat po had the best tasting filipino dish. Good value for money., big servings. If your craving for fishbalks and kikiam you can get it from them. And i also want to commend the staff for being so accomodating. Salamat po!! To all filipinos who does have a graduating children from the navy bootcamp. I would like to recommend this Salamat po restaurant.

Very friendly crew

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancit Palabok

First time coming here and the experience was awesome. The owner was super friendly and explained what everything was. We even got to sample a few before making a decision. The food AND desserts were sooo good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pot Roast

This is how Pilipino food should taste!!

Was craving Filipino food and found this restaurant. Everything was amazing(quality of food, portion size, beautiful atmosphere, and incredible staff)ordered a lot to eat there and to take home later. Will definitely be back for more! Thank you Salamat Po for the great experience! See you again soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good place to get a bite to eat, nice server

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Halo Halo is not appealing.. I don't know why did they put corn. It taste different.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great atmosphere (clean/modern), friendly staff (owner especially) and great food! I was here a few days ago with my friend for the first time and I didn't expect anything. However, I was pleasantly surprised that everything we got was really delicious! This place is a 40-minute drive from where I live but I don't mind the drive at all, if the food is that "yum"! Can't wait to try their other dishes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My mom and I went to this place to have a Mother's Day lunch this past Sunday. We ordered our food from their hot, small buffet. As the restaurant was nearing closing time, the lady at the cashier asked us if we would like to take some food home free of charge. We delightfully agreed and so we took some dishes such as the kare-kare, apritada, pancit palabok, pancit bihon, sinigang, bistek, and pineapple chicken. My mom ate her leftovers from lunch and had some kare-kare later on that evening. The following day, the food did not agree with her system and as a result, she had nausea, diarrhea, and chills leaving her very weak and dehydrated. She is still recovering to this day.

I brought some of my leftovers to share with my co-workers and they said that when they brought it home to reheat, the food smelled rancid and just ended up throwing it away. My suspicion is that their food on display was more than a day old.

The meat dishes need to be cooked thoroughly and safely. My understanding is that those meat dishes are usually slow cooked on a low fire. Any unused food needs to be stored properly.

The exterior and interior of the restaurant look nice and clean, so you would not think that their food was of less quality. They had a nice display of their snacks and desserts. We had the Spanish bread and halo-halo and it tasted good.

They should have the dishes that their menu displays. We initially wanted to order topsilog, which was the first item listed on their menu. The lady cashier said that they were out of that dish. In addition, it looks like more help is needed as I noticed that the lady cashier was going in and out of the kitchen while customers were waiting in line to place their order.

To the owners of this restaurant, if you want this establishment to thrive, the food needs to be handled and cooked properly. Otherwise, the food currently displayed will drive customers away. I had friends and co-workers who were interested in trying this place out, but after my mom's experience, I notified them about the food and unfortunately, they will not be going to this place.

Update (5/27/2024): The food that my mom ate made her very sick to the point where she has been and is currently receiving aggressive, urgent, and intensive medical care and treatment. We regret coming to this restaurant in the first place. Prior to our lunch, she was doing fine. To Joanna, the owner, PLEASE do not allow this to happen to another customer. I will be writing another review on Yelp so that customers are aware when they are checking out restaurants. A complaint will be filed against this restaurant with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Update (5/29/2024): The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has forwarded the complaint to the IL Department of Public Health Office of Health Protection Division of Food, Drugs, and Dairies.

Update (5/31/2024): The IL Department of Public Health Office of Health Protection Division of Food, Drugs, and Dairies has forwarded the complaint to The Food Safety Program Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Halo Halo

The food is delicious. Service is great and the owners are super nice. I told friends about this place and recommended it for them to visit and try. I will definitely go back. My friends and I had the beef with mushrooms, monggos and the pochero. Every dish was delicious. I can’t wait to go back and try more dishes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Me and my dad went there a few weeks ago on a Monday to get a late lunch/snack. We were surprised that they only serve desserts on Mondays, but what we got was very good! The 2 people there (seamed to be mother and son) were very nice the whole time and gave us some free food which was an added bonus! 100% planning to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clean, good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Highly recommend!!! Everything I had - tried 10 dishes so far, they're all "yum"!!! 😋 Medium container looks small, but don't be fooled like us. 😂 It can hold a lot of food! I live 40-min away but won't mind the drive! 😊

$11 box ?. There are 4 pieces of small rubbery coconut chicken with like a pound of rice ?. I was truly in disbelief. The taste wasn’t awful! But ELEVEN dollars for this is insane. I probably had 5-7 bites of chicken in total. They seemed to have an awesome dessert section, but I doubt I will be back solely due to what they gave me for $11!!! This chicken was very odd and gray looking to. I understand it’s not fried, and most likely steamed someway, but no, just no: I would not have eaten it if it weren’t eleven dollars. Waste not want not lol. Best of luck though!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

This is a to-go type of restaurant and it's my go-to place to get food that reminds me of home. Authentic Filipino food and always seems to have the dishes that most Americans are familiar with (pancit, lumpia egg rolls, and barbecue sticks), but they also serve some of the favorites that I grew up with. The restaurant is clean and food safety is definitely followed. I was just there last night after a long business trip and was happy to pick up dinner there. Definitely give it a try! Delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancit Palabok, Halo Halo