Filipino Restaurants near Fords, NJ

“It's my 3rd time ordering take out from here and its my first ever bad experience. Not with the food but with the service, the 1st two times I was there it's always been nice but this time it wasn't.

I ordered food for pick up, I get there and this short Filipina Aunty with glasses at the register did not greet me, no hello or anything. Just side eyes me, enters in my order and then finally asks if I am paying with card. I paid with card, no thank you or anything just a slight gesture towards the bag.

I drove home and brushed it off but come to find out we are missing our leche flan. I tried calling at 6:55pm but they close at 7pm so I'm assuming they ignore calls. For a Filipino owned restaurant, you would assume the customer service is superb and top notch but no, it doesn't seem to be all the time. I love Filipino food and Filipino people, I married into a Filipino family and I love the culture. But for someone to just not greet me or anything at all as a customer and then come to find out missing a $9 leche flan is unacceptable.

Update - Rommel reached out to me to clarify the issue and has even offered to make my next order free of charge. Amazing customer service and very responsive! Thank you Rommel!“

“Private party in traditional presentation of a Kamayan feast (max 35 persons) for my milestone birthday. You meet with Chef Maricel herself to plan the menu and set-up (seating, music, and service). She was very accommodating for one guest who is allergic to soy sauce — a staple ingredient in Asian cooking. She prepared a separate meal for him. She made all my favorite Filipino dishes including Lechon (the best I’ve eaten!), grilled chicken inasal, fried tilapia, chicken adobo, and beef Caldereta (my husband’s favorite). I also recommend her crispy shrimp balls as an appetizer and pancit molo soup. Chef Maricel came out to present the Lechon and explained its significance in Filipino celebrations. The succulent pork and crackling were then added to the other dishes laid out on banana leaves. Dessert included turon and leche flan. The mango birthday cake was beautiful and delicious. We chose their beverage package that included non-alcoholic sangria, soda, coffee and hot tea. BYOB: Guests added pinot Grigio or prosecco to their glasses of sangria. Maricel’s Kitchen is a restaurant on the weekends and a cooking studio during the week where she teaches classes live on YouTube. The studio’s computer equipment set-up provided an opp for my family to project a slide show of photos from my life that guests watched during dinner. Our daughter led 3 birthday games between dinner and dessert where Chef Maricel’s cookbook and gift cards were the prizes. She signed each cookbook. Such a memorable evening!“

“We tried the new drinks - Buko Pandan___ and Cassava Latte (pardon me, I forgot the exact names),they both were soooo good!“

“This is a cozy take out and Filipino grocery spot, with a little bit of space for dine in. They also have bakery goods as well. They easily explained to me the food options that I could understand. Food was really good and reminded me of home! My wife and I enjoyed the food very much, hope to go again soon.“

“Very authentic Filipino dishes. The taste is very good for you to keep coming back.“

“The lady at the counter is super nice.
I told her that I've never been here before, and she grabs me a little plate.... and put 5 things on it for me to taste.
Very hard decision to make, since everything was so tastey!!

I got a meal with chicken & pork, with white rice underneath. Also got a skewer, which was cooked to perfection.

Clean little spot. Very unassuming. Delicious food!!“

“Lutong bahay style, pagkain panlasang pinoy must try. Babalikan ninyo ang sarap 👍👍👍“

“This is the combination I didn’t know I needed until I had it and can’t live without it now! When you walk in, the beautiful BBQ smells grace you along with a friendly welcome. We had the half and half - the jerk pork was so tasty and the jerk chicken was to die for! The meat is tender and flavorful. The rice is a surprising main character to accompany the meats. Must try spot!“

“I've been going to Leo's for years now.... Super Friendly Staff/Great Food. The best Barbecue Sticks in New Jersey.... 😉 😀 John“

“There's a reason as to why Jollibee has won the award for America's favorite friend chicken two years in a row. It's so delicious! Don't skip the Korean BBQ fried chicken either... The PERFECT marriage of spicy and sweet. The spaghetti with hot dogs is good, and so is the adobo rice. I never thought I'd say that another place would replace the deliciousness of KFC's mashed potatoes and gravy, but Jollibee's gravy is on a completely different level. Follow everything up with a peach-mango pie or an ube pie.“