We came in around 5 pm on a Sunday and there were 2-4 other tables occupied. The waitress notified us right away that sisig was not available. As we were ordering, we were also notified that they were out of the sweet and sour fish. We ended up ordering lechon kawali, rice, their "chow special breakfast combo (longganisa, tocino, and tapa), and an order of tapsilog. We waited for a solid 15-20 minutes which was not bad. The lechon kawali and rice came, and the "chow special breakfast combo" came but without the longganisa - we inquired and asked them about it since it was on the menu and the waitress said "sorry po naubos na kasi kaya binigyan nalang namin kayo ng extra tocino." It would have been nice to be notified before we ordered. Now, we were just waiting for the tapsilog but guess what, the waitress came by and said "sorry po ubos na din po ang tapsilog." So, we've decided that we weren't gonna order a replacement for the tapsilog and just share what we previously ordered.
Another lady came around and apologized for the lack of the food availability and proceeded to say "Sorry po kasi sumabay din sa mga tao, puro tapsilog po inoorder nila." She then insisted that we ordered something else to which we replied "no thanks, we're ok we'll just share what we have." Then she kept insisting that we order "extra rice" - Just saying, wala nga kami maorder na ulam bakit kami bibili ng extra rice?
10/10 would not return. We recognize the hardwork that comes with operating a filipino restaurant and usually default to giving grace, but the customers should not be blamed for food items being sold out, and frankly, if the items are sold out, why are they still on the menu? Good luck po sa business nyo Chowkeni. read more