Salamat Po Authentic Filipino Cuisine

I haven’t had Filipino food in a year and the food there almost made me cry as a grown Filipino man just by tasting it

Food: 5

Service: 5

Highly recommend, good quality food, clean and organized, sweet and approachable owners with good customer service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food. But just need a p lace to seat and eat to enjoy the food while it's hot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you're craving bold, comforting Filipino flavors in North Chicago, Salamat Po Authentic Filipino Cuisine delivers the goods—with no frills, just straight-up satisfaction.

It’s set up turo-turo style (literally “point-point”), so you get to pick from the hot trays of freshly cooked dishes—easy, quick, and always enticing when you see the steam rising and the sauces glistening. On our visit, they offered around 8–10 entrees, each one looking just as tempting as the next.

We ordered lechon kawali, BBQ pork, pork sisig, dinuguan, and pinakbet to go.The lechon kawali is deep fried pork belly . It was golden, crunchy with a juicy center that held up to every dip.

The BBQ pork had that familiar sweet-savory glaze that sticks to your fingers. Pork sisig was tangy, and just the right amount of heat. The dinuguan aka chocolate meat is a hearty stew of pork simmered in vinegar, garlic, and pig’s blood was rich and earthy.

The pinakbet kept it grounded with bitter melon and bagoong bringing contrast and balance to the meat-heavy spread.

We met RJ, one of the owners—welcoming, clearly passionate, and proud of the flavors he’s putting out. You can tell it’s personal for him, and that energy shows in the food.

Definitely worth the visit. Just come hungry, point proudly, and don’t skip the sisig—even if you’re bringing it home.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is great and they have different dishes every day which is great. The staff are friendly and they are generous with the portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clean and good services.. super kind employee.. food soooo good.. especially the longanisa.. over all you guys did a good job..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing food ......

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this place - very clean establishment and the people are always friendly. I come here often and every dish I've had has been delicious. I'm not a fan of cooking, so every now and then, I'll order several different dishes to last me through the week. Their menu rotates daily so if you check their Facebook page, it's always posted there. I so appreciate that and it saves me a phone call!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went here for the first time this week and the food was fantastic! We didn’t know what anything was and the owner (?) talked us through everything and explained. He was so helpful and nice.
Their combo portions are LARGE. And the food was fresh, clearly homemade, and so delicious. I highly recommend trying this place if you haven’t. I’ll be back soon.
Don’t forget a dessert! Their mango jelly condensed milk dessert was soooo good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very Yummy. Picked up a combo and ate it at nearby Cook Park for lunch. Everything was delicious and tasted very fresh. Staff was very friendly and restaurant was very clean.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Salamat Po has great food, but the staff are even better. Friendly service makes every visit enjoyable. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Filipino Spaghetti, Pot Roast

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.

No food warmer easy to grow bacteria
Also the food look left over seriously not fresh cooked food...worst pilipino restaurant in the hood

Food: 1

I’m updating my review after finally tasting the famous desserts from this place, and we couldn’t be happier! We absolutely love all their desserts, especially the ube flan and crinkles—they are exceptional! We’ll definitely be ordering from here for future events. Even though it’s a 50-minute drive, it’s completely worth it to enjoy their delicacies. Hats off to the baker—amazing work!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Terrible service!! We placed an order for CHRISTMAS and pick up was today at 4pm! They confirmed our order a day before. My husband went to pick up at 4pm today but the line was way too long. He patiently waited in line for almost 2 hours only to find out that they cannot find our order and didn’t say anything to him. I called them to ask what’s happening and they told me they’d assist him. Out of 5 party tray orders, we only got a tray of sisig and 2 embotidos (out of 4 embotidos)and told us they’dy call if our other orders are ready. These orders are for pick up and not dine in. Why aren’t the orders ready on time? This order is for CHRISTMAS DINNER for our family! How can we find a restaurant that’s open for delivery now? Terrible terrible service! Don’t accept and confirm orders if you don’t know you won’t be able to accomodate all! My husband has disability and he thought he’s only going to pick
Up and not wait for 2 hours only to get a partial order! I DO NOT RECOMMEND SALAMAT PO AND WON’T BE COMING BACK!!

I gave this restaurant so many chances and this is the end of it! Few times we came in and they have no more food! They should update their page or website if they’re already sold out. Other times, their food are cold or half of the container are just sauce and very few meat pieces!

Take your business elsewhere. I DO NOT
RECOMMEND this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1