The workers at this place are soooo kind. We wanted to get food to-go and she was so kind and attentive and even gave me a water since it was such a hot day. The inside was definitely super cute and super clean. The food was OKAY. I am Filipino so I know what Filipino food should taste like and I don't think this place hit the spot. The food didn't taste bad by any means, but definitely not Filipino flavors. The pork in the fries was definitely the best part of the meal - crispy and succulent. My beef bistek was just lacking in flavor. The carrot and onion slaw was SO sour. There was barely any pork in my partner's bowl and just kind of tasted like soy sauce. This place was also kind of expensive for what it is. Definitely try it if you want but just know you probably aren't getting authentic flavors. read more

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Service was excellent. Friendly and efficient. I had the pineapple jalapeño margarita. Wow! What flavor! Nice kick of heat balanced with the sweet hit of pineapple. Delish. Food was great. We enjoyed eating here two times during our 4 day trip. Their jasmine rice is so good I could eat it plain every day. I had the Loco Moco bowl from the brunch menu. It was delish. Rice with a burger patty covered in a sausage gravy and a runny yolk egg. Sooooooo gooooood. Super flavorful with a kick of heat. The rice, as I mentioned, was fabulous. We had the pork belly bao buns and second visit we had the shrimp ones. Second visit we also had the lumpia. Buns were fluffy and each protein was flavorful and topped with a bit of slaw type veggies. Amazing!! The lumpia were nice and crispy with decent amount of beef/pork filling. Husband got their version of corn beef--Karne Norte. He enjoyed it a lot. Loved the music; light 70s during our visits. Restaurant is clean and pleasantly decorated. If I lived in Charleston and not just visiting I would eat here every week. read more

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Cool spot in Charleston! Loved the vibes of the place and service was great. We ordered the Brussels sprouts (6.5/10) and the Salmon bowl with coconut rice (8/10). Sprouts were a bit saucy for me, but still great flavor and would definitely try again. The salmon bowl was great, and do NOT skip the coconut rice! read more

Barkadas - Brussel sprouts - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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My girlfriend and I come here often and we love it. The food is great and the half off wine on Wednesdays is awesome! The bowls are great to switch up what you get every time. Great option in Charleston! read more

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Where to begin with this place that offers any number of options from either asian or pacific islander cusine. When I looked up this place, it had relatively good reviews, the interior looked clean and cozy and I thought to myself why not? Upon entering the entire place has a woodsy sort of vibe. Lots of hardwood, nothing wrong about that. There are some festive pillows off to the side on the pew-like seats that adorn the wall. Likely they haven't been washed ever as the white has now turned an interesting shade of light grey. But I will say the interior was clean. The odd thing though is think to yourself the staples of asian cooking. Garlic, ginger, scallion, shallot, msg, soy sauce, oyster sauce, any number of fermented pastes. These smells were.... absent from the area. Entirely. It's not as if they used air freshener to eliminate it, it was just gone. A harbinger of the 5th horsemen of culinary apocolypse. My asian ancestors would roll over in their grave at the sight of some of this food. The lumpia was freshly fried but was $10. The fried spring rolls that are made and served en-masse during holidays. Were 10 dollars. I get the economy and the state of the food industry but this is tragic. The real food crime was their brunch "everything but the kitchen sink bowl" It was served on coconut rice, which had the world's faintest taste of coconut. It was as if you killed a real coconut and through some necromantic spell, imparted the barest essence of coconut into the rice. There are haunted houses with stronger presences than this rice had coconut. In this bowl was rice, egg, (good start and debatably the most asian of the ingredients presented), spam (a staple of asian food, but sadly there was only a very thin slice, cut in half to make it seem as if there was more), two small pieces of pork belly (slightly dry and wish there was more), some potato/chipped meat hash (super... ethnic hash?), and most bafflingly of all, queso and gravy. Now I have eaten a good number of asian foods from different cultures and places and never have I ever seen an asian place try to place gravy or queso on its food and this place had both. It instantly smothered out any other flavors that would have been present and worse of all, I couldn't distinguish them from each other. Even blind tasting them, they visually looked identical just that one had more... color? Seasonings in it? I would challenge you to name a single asian ingredient. Sesame seeds, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, scallion, shallot, hell even honey, mushrooms, spring onion. Not a single one was present, or distinguishable in this food. It is disingenuous to call this at all asian or island inspired and quite frankly it disgusts me. Avatar the Last Airbender is more asian than this cuisine. The live action. There I said it. I had to admit that I watched that movie and that's the second worst thing about this post cause the worst is the bowl I was served. I would say dishonor upon your family and family cow but there was no beef in this dish. Worse of all my server was absent for most of the meal, attending to "another thing she had to do" but no other tables were being waited by her and she checked in with me once to take my order and once to give me the check. No water, no check after food was served to see if everything was alright. More absent than a high school senior's mind in April. I shall not be going back as this would likely incur the wrath of the entire nation of the Philipines for giving this any more attention it deserves. read more

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Customer service 4/5. Very kind, quick to help, and provided good customer service. Only thing is we were not aware that there were smaller beer cup options until we got the bill. Had we know, we would have ordered a smaller glass. Food: pork adobo was a little on the salty side. Flavor was otherwise enjoyable. There were hardly any full chunks of chicken in my plate. Most of it were shreds. For how it tasted, I would eat it again, but for the portion sizes and cost, I would not come back. Fili Cheesesteak was a standard cheesesteak that left me wanting more spice/seasoning in the beef. When I saw it was "Korean braised" I expected a slightly different experience. I was satisfied with the portion size and the wonton chips were really good. Good meal just felt like it needed some more flavor. read more

Barkadas - Pork Chicken Adobo Bowl - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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Don't be fooled by the humble location. Barkadas is a trendy, modern, chic Phillipino-American fusion restaurant with great food and an impressive amount of draft beers. We have gone for brunch twice and loved it. The first time we ordered shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles. The second time we ordered the chicken and waffles and breakfast burger. First of all, you must order these chicken and waffles--they are some of the best we've had. The waffle batter has a nutty-candy crunch topping which would almost be too sweet except it's perfectly balanced out by savory fried chicken. The breakfast burger was also delicious--it comes with a runny egg, bacon and smokey pepper jam. Our only disappointment was the portion sizes--for the price, we found the dishes a tad small. However, the food was delicious and we look forward to coming back again! read more

Barkadas - Breakfast burger - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

A surprising find for me, this little Filipino restaurant. The parking lot is separate from the neighboring Domino's and is small and hilly-that's WVA for you. The inside is quite nicely tricked out and it got pretty busy even on a midweek evening. The menu offers some nice vegetarian variety. Unlike most mainland Asian cuisines, there's no tofu or edamame, and unlike the other island cultures farther South, there's no tempeh, but there is a ton of soy sauce. I've never really understood that. But here, they offer dishes based on avocado, mushrooms, and peanuts. I tried some buns with avocado and a zingy slaw, and a bowl of peanuts in garlic chili sauce over white rice. Both dishes were tasty and interesting. It wasn't a ton of food for the money. Having said that, I tried two dishes and wished I'd tried a third, so there's a pretty good chance I visit again at some point when I'm driving through the area. read more

Barkadas - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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My husband and I visited for the first time this evening. We were both impressed with the quality of the food and the friendliness and attentiveness of the staff. I asked for a dish that was no longer on the menu and was still able to get it (Hernshaw Farms Mushroom Bowl). I was honestly a little worried that I would miss having protein in my entrée, but the mushrooms were seasoned so well and had such a nice texture that I didn't miss having meat at all. My husband got the Mango Tuna Tini in addition to his entrée, and it was to die for. Will definitely be visiting again. read more

Barkadas - Hernshaw Farms Mushroom Bowl - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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Barkadas is a great little spot bringing together Filipino, Hawaiian, and American flavors. We stopped on a road trip because my daughter was craving lumpia. That craving was more than fulfilled! The lumpia were crispy, with well- seasoned filling, and a spicy sweet chili- lime sauce. The accompanying pickled vegetables were a nice touch. For my entree I had the shrimp and grits. The shrimp were cooked in gravy and served over grits with a fried egg. The gravy was amazing- it is made in house and the care shows. The only issue with this dish was ratios. The quantity of grits was so great it drown out the amazing gravy and the shrimp in the dish. With a smaller quantity of grits, this dish could make my list of favorite shrimp and grits anywhere. Still, overall great service, interesting flavors, and a relaxing place to stop. I'd definitely return to try more of the menu. read more

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I had high expectations for this place after watching a famous tik toker review it. I'm not sure if I went on a bad morning or what, but my food didn't taste as fresh as I'd hoped. I still think it's worth the visit and will try it again. read more

I'll start out by saying this place was very cute! Their food tasted great as well, my only issue was the appetizer. I ordered pork belly bao buns which did taste delicious however the amount of filling was really sad especially for the price. I also ordered the bistek bowl which actually did have a great serving size, and was delicious as well. The staff was very welcoming when I came in and my online order was ready very quickly. I'll definitely be back! Hopefully the appetizer experience was just a fluke. read more

Barkadas - Pork belly bao - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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As a Filipina it's always exciting to see a restaurant that offers their take on Filipino food. Our meal was mostly good but please whoever is rolling your lumpia.... y'all have to roll it right! Its always bursting But flavors are good and really do their best to honor authentic Filipino flavors! read more

We saw a tiktok review of this restaurant and weren't even aware of its existence. We finally made it to Charleston and stopped in to try it out. The restaurant itself is smaller and has a nice atmosphere. We arrived just as they opened and it was a good thing, because they got busy very quickly. Our server was very sweet and attentive. There were so many things we wanted to try but the first was the nachos. We added adobo chicken to it. I'm not sure how to describe the flavor. The cheese was a little bland and the chicken was marinated in what I assume was an adobe sauce type marinade. It didn't really taste like adobe sauce to me though. The fist couple bites, I wasn't sure I really cared for them, but with each bite I took, the more I enjoyed them. The jalapeños had the perfect amount of heat to them. I think they may have been lightly pickled. We enjoyed it so much, we cleaned the plate. We couldn't decide exactly what else we wanted because there were so many things we wanted to try. We finally decided to get an order of the Chicken Karaage Bao Buns to share. Then we each ordered our own entree. The Bao Buns themselves were very bland. I would have rather just had the chicken on a plate. The buns did not add anything to the dish at all. The chicken had a good flavor, thankfully. Neither of us would order them again. My husband got the Filirito. It came with fries. He was quite full at this point so he only took a small bite of his and boxed it up to bring it home. He took a small bite of it and said it was alright, but nothing he was overly excited about. I ordered the Beef Bistek bowl with coconut ginger rice and it came with pickled vegetables. The beef had a very nice flavor and I loved the pickled vegetables with it. I brought home over half of it and just ate the remainder. It was still quite good even room temperature. Overall, it was a good meal. We will probably return and try some of the other items on the menu as well. read more

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Wonderful food. Eclectic Regular menu and Brunch menu had interesting options! Casual Dining. Loved the Baos! read more

I ordered a pork dish with jasmine coconut rice, and it was tasty. Didn't really get the feel that this was authentic Filipino food, though. Nice bar. The kitchen closes too early, imo. read more

Barkadas - a bowl of rice, meat, and vegetables - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

Found the perfect FilAm restaurant. Cute Ambiance! Thank you Barkadas, best service, food, and drinks we've had in the area! Let's chat.

Made a stop here on a recent road trip and was SO grateful to find something so delicious this close to the highway! The bao buns are SO good, and the bowls are enormous and super filling. Honestly I could have just had the buns as a meal and been perfectly happy! They even deliver your to go order right to your car, which is amazing in these weird COVID times. read more

Barkadas - Bao Buns - get these!! - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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I don't give five stars often, but this experience was simply so delicious that I cannot bring myself to give a lower rating. I tried the muletide cheer special cocktail and it was the perfect blend of cranberry, ginger beer and rosemary. Perfection. Brussel sprouts - perfection. Adobo chicken salad? Beyond perfection. The flavors are so good, but nothing is over the top or too strong. The chef here really gets how to meld flavors. I'm not in town often, but this will be my first stop every time. Keep it up, Charleston! You are looking and tasting amazing. read more

Really nice place The food is really good especially for the price you're paying. The beer selections is also really good. They have stuff going on sometimes too. Id definitely recommend trying it. read more

Great atmosphere and food was delicious! We enjoyed brunch and will be going back for dinner soon!

Holy amazing! Small, thoughtfully curated gem outside of downtown Charleston. We visited during brunch and the food was so fresh and creative. We wished we could have ordered the entire menu. Must visit! read more

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Stopped here for lunch on the first day of a long road trip. My dad wanted BBQ and I wanted something that would give me a solid helping of vegetables. This was the closest compromise we could find. The parking lot was nuts but we managed, just barely. I ordered the glazed pork belly bowl and my dad ordered the pork inasal bowl, along with a couple of fruit juices. The fruit juices came out first and made me fear for the rest of the meal. They were Ocean Spray (or the like) for sure. What kind of Filipino place can't make a real fruit fruit juice? Luckily the bowls were a lot better. The standouts in both were the meats - both pork, but wildly different in cooking style, but both excellent, both really fatty and melt in your mouth. For my tastes that day (and especially because of the overly sweet fruit juice) I preferred the savory accompaniments (egg and red pepper) of the inasal, but had I been in a different mood, the jicama-peanut sauce could have been refreshing instead of cloying. read more

Great little spot I tried. The environment and atmosphere were great and cozy. Unfortunately the chicken adobo was very dry then what but all other items were fresh like the lumpia. I decided to try their expresso tiny since lately I am a big fan of those but this was very much a disappointment, way to icy so the consistency and ratio was not good. Service was great and truly amazing for being quiet understaffed. read more

Barkadas - Entrance - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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This is a very cute filipino fusion restaurant. The dishes are hit or miss. I love their fries and bao buns. The chicken karrage bowl was very tasty, but there was not enough chicken. The beef bistek bowl was a disappointment. The pickled veggies were too sour, beef was too salty, and the very thin noodles do not go well with the dish. It took three tries for them to get my order right. I would still come back to try other dishes. read more

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Stopped here for lunch and we were happy to see such a unique and ethnic menu! We sat at the bar. The cocktails looked great but we were driving so did not partake. We ordered the shrimp salad, home made lumpia's (egg rolls) and a peanut rice bowl. All fresh and delicious. The bartender that served us was pleasant and efficient. The place was busy so you know it's good. We will definitely come back next time we are in town. read more

Barkadas - Shrimp Island Seafood Slaw Salad - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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One of the best restaurants I've ever visited. It's a taste experience that I cherish each time I return. This was my third time here and was just as impressed as before. For every item on the menu, each ingredient is shown in its best flavor whether it be chicken, pork belly, marinated vegetables, rice, or other options. Their quintessential dish is an appetizer called The Hawaiian which is a Hawaiian version of poutine - fries covered with a delicious combination of spam, aioli, queso and some other things. It's a taste sensation where the combination is far better than what I might expect from the basic ingredients. Service is always top notch. It's not a long wait to be serviced and they are attentive without being intrusive. When we had leftovers, they offered ice to help us get them home without being spoiled. Everything is delicious and keeps me coming back. I've even ordered carry out from Cincinnati. It's that good! read more

A friend of mine ate there last night for the first time. I love trying new foods however, my friend is a little more picky. We ordered the lettuce wraps, thinking they would be already put together, but you had to assemble them yourself, but they were still tasty. Napa cabbage is my favorite. Both of us ordered the Korean barbecue bowl and it was the most delicious thing I have eaten in quite some time the server was sweet and showed up when we needed her.There was live music and they were good. They parking lot was super small and we had to drive around a little bit before finding a place to park but inside was clean and decorated very cute. The Jack Frost drink that we ordered was one of the best cocktails I've ever had. read more

Barkadas - Korean barbecue bowl - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

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Good restaurant. I rarely review restaurants but felt I should add a review to counter the previous post about the restaurant having gluten free options. We could only choose from a few menu items as long as we held the sauce. My sons, who are not gluten free, enjoyed their meals. Even just 1 or 2 entree options which could have been prepared with flavorful sauce would give this restaurant 5 stars. read more

The food was good. Great chicken and waffles . The steak and eggs were definitely over salted. Great atmosphere. Fair service. Server seemed completely disinterested in her job and never checked with us for anything. Water glasses never refilled. Ordered items completely missed and took awhile to get. Service is a big part of your meal. read more

Great service, fresh authentic food in Charleston! Barkadas has a beautiful mountain side backdrop next to its patio. Great bar selection. Pineapple jalapeño margarita is a nice blend of spicy and sweet. The chicken Adobe was flavorful and not too heavy for a late dinner. Will be back to try other menu items! read more

Barkadas - Margarita - Filipino Near Me - Charleston, West Virginia

We had the lumpias and a bon mi sandwich with Adobe chicken. The lumpias and dipping sauce were great, the sandwich seemed a bit lacking in flavor. read more

My husband and I are Filipino and were excited to try this restaurant. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. Didn't meet our expectations as the Filipino flavors were watered down for what we are accustomed to. We ordered the beef & pork lumpia, the mushroom & cabbage lumpia, the shrimp Bao bun, pancit AKA "noodles" and the bistek. The meat lumpia was crispy and savory. Mushroom & cabbage lumpia was greasy, soggy and salty. The Bao bun was fluffy and light, but needed more shrimp. Too much grizzle in the bistek which lacked the classic flavors of garlic, onion, and calamansi or citrus. The coconut ginger rice had no flavor of coconut or ginger. We suspect we were given regular jasmine rice instead. The pancit was dry and bland with not enough vegetables. The pickled vegetables on the side were good. More work is needed on the Filipino flavors, especially to justify the high prices of those dishes. We appreciate their effort to spread the word about Filipino cuisine. read more

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Food was very good and melt in your mouth and service was very good too. Totally recommend this when driving thru the area or even if you are a local. read more

Don't let the 5-star reviews fool you! We were SO excited to try this place, but we were horribly let down. The food was... edible. That's all I can say. We ordered the nachos, Korean BBQ pork belly bao buns, and Fili cheesesteak. Nachos - the queso was good? Bao buns - tasted okay (pork belly was dry), but $9 for 2 small Bao buns, no side. Madness. Cheesesteak - tough chunks of beef boiled in soy sauce. You could only taste the soy sauce and bread. Our server was absent for most of the meal, and seemed annoyed by any question we asked her. We waited for 20-25 minutes before someone else brought us the check since our server was no where to be seen. As someone who has worked front and back of the house, I would be embarrassed to present this kind of service and send this food out. read more

This was my first time at this restaurant! There was only a couple people there besides us. The place is decorated so nice! We had the best waitress, she was very informative of the menu! The food was delicious! Definitely will be back! read more

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Deliciously curated menu! We were greeted with the professionalism of a high end restaurant and our server was fun and informative. The cleanliness and decor was well done. Hawaiian fries steak and Mac coconut ginger rice . Dinner was so good we ordered the cheesecake burrito and churros for dessert which was a home run as well. We were in town for only one night and Barkadas was a memorable highlight. read more

It was Sunday afternoon at 3:00 which is between lunch & dinner, with many lunch restaurants already closed. We were on our way home from our vacation and found Barkadas on Yelp. What a delightful surprise! The restaurant looks like a small, low key Sports Bar with lots of beer on tap, mixed drinks and all the Sports Bar things. The food though? Whole different level. My husband had a bowl with Chicken adobo, Jasmine rice, pickled onions, tomato & avocado. Bowls are also available with noodles or coconut ginger rice. The food was fresh and flavorful. I had the Bahn Mi sandwich with chicken adobo, gochujang aoli, jicama slaw, pickled cucumber on a soft Bahn Mi roll with a side of wonton chips. So good. If I lived in Charleston? I'd be here every week having this sandwich. The portions were plentiful & we didn't need anything more BUT with a menu this interesting we decided to order the Hawaiian bar fries. The fries were one of several items that included crispy Spam. It's been a couple of decades since we'd had Spam & this seemed to be a place that knew it's way around Spam, so the fries were a must try. The fries were topped with gochujang aoli, crispy Spam, a few tomatoes, and queso fresco. Served hot and delicious. After eating as much as we could, my husband asked if I thought were could get the leftovers home to Cincinnati. That's how good it was. I wasn't sure how we'd do it but I asked our sweet waitress if she could give us a bag of ice. Sure, no problem. AND she waited to give it to us until we were leaving. I wish that I could remember her name because her service was on point & she could teach servers at high end restaurants a thing or two. She was there when we needed her and willing to help us out with our ask for ice. Impeccable service. This lunch was a great combination of food & hospitality. If you live in Charleston or are just passing through? Get in here! read more

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This is a gem if you want something light or a full meal. Awesome food that is full of flavors and well prepared. Our goto restaurant when visiting Charleston or passing through. Staff are friendly, efficient and attentive, and look like they enjoy working there. read more

I love Filipino food. This is a fusion. I have no idea why they don't have a Filipino buffet or something like that around here with some pan sit, Chicken adobo pork adobo, some milk fish roasted pig, pork belly, egg rolls. Spring rolls, sticky rice fried rice, flan, bring it on. I'll eat. Invite me out to a family cookout this white boy will say Salamat Po Kayo. Americans don't cook fish well but Filipino do. There should be More Filipino places. I bet a food truck would kill it at events. read more