While Mang Larry's is the more popular isaw stand, the one that's usually two stands away is what I…read moreprefer. Their isaw is orange, which is prettier to look at (heheh), and they don't overcook the isaw like Mang Larry's often does. My street food of choice is isaw manok, and I haven't found another isawan that serves anything as good as what they have here. The stall directly next to it sells fishballs and kwek-kwek, so hanging out on that lawn with a mere fifty pesos will get you very far. Pair your street food with some refreshing buko juice, and you'll understand why this is a UP student's standard meal. It's not just cheap; it's actually really good! The stalls moved from the empty lot right across Law to the one next to it. The old location is now a parking lot, and while the new one allows several cars to park as well, the ground is much more uneven and rocky. Girls, leave your heels at home!

Hindi ko alam kung bakit si Mang Larry yung sikat na isawan sa UP, dahil yung katabi niyang isaw na…read moreorange naman ang masarap. Medyo mapakla at lasang abo kasi yung kay Mang Larry kaya hindi ko tipo, itong isaw na orange sa tabi niya mas may lasa, siguro dahil may marinade na ketchup at suka kaya naging orange. Pero hindi ko alam, palagay ko lang naman yun. Mas masarap bumili sa isawan na to dahil bukod sa mas masarap ay mas kaunti ang pila, hindi ka masyadong maghihintay ng matagal para makuha ang order mo. Maliliit lang serving sa stick ng isaw nila kaga damihan mo na rin ang orderdahil kapag nabitin ka, hassle nang maghintay uli. Isaw baboy at manok ang lagi kong binibili dito tapos ay isasawsaw sa maanghang na suka. Mmm! Ang sarap nito iulam sa kanin! Minsan ginagawa ko talaga yun, nagbabaon ako ng kanin tapos bumibili ako ng isaw dito pang hapunan.

Finally got to try some other dishes which includes the following that I liked quite a lot: beef…read moresalpicao, and tapsilog, glazed pares wings (though I definitely would recommend the sriracha mansi wings over this). I also got to try their sizzling tinola which was the only dish that I liked a bit less than the others probably due to the meat seemingly having the flavour of boiled chicken (isn't much), then breaded, fried and served with gravy. Ambience: Good, spacious and well lit. Designs were unique and brings character. Taste: Great, not your typical pares house for sure. Presentation: Great Value: Great, good bargain Service: Great, their wait staff are attentive. Overall: Great, will definitely visit again and try the other dishes that were sold out.

Been hearing a lot about this hole-in-the-wall restaurant that serves Filipino street foods like…read morefishballs, squidballs, and even pares. We often visit the place but found no place to park because of the always-filled Bugis across the street and the pub beside it. Tonight, I guess, is our lucky night. Rapsadoodle comes from two words: rapsa or sarap (delicious) spelled backwards, and doodle (a kind of art by writing scribbles), which is visibly displayed on one side of the wall. Most of the scribbles are pick-up lines and hugots that resonates the Filipino's way of love and comedy. OPMs are played in the restaurant which gives you a Filipino vibe. As for the food, they are neatly presented and clean, which kind of takes out one concern on food sanitation and safety as compaired eating it on the streets. Here are some of the things we ordered: - Beef Pares (Php85) - the classic street food rice meal of beef stew and rice. The meat is tender and the sauce is thick and sweet. A really good pairing with rice, which is unlimited. The sauce and rice is already considered a good meal. - Fried Chicken (Php150) - fried chicken quarter cooked like Max's and served with rice. I am not sure if it's just psychology that once rice is colored yellow, it implies that it is a kind of fried rice. Thus, I was looking for salt which I couldn't find. It was colored plain rice after all. The chicken is juicy but bland, but maybe dependent on the ketchup-vinegar-Jufran-like sauce. - Balls Platter (Php99) - unlimited option is available but I feared I would be too full to try anything else. The platter is composed of fishballs, squidballs, and kikiam, and served with an unli manong's sauce. The sauce is on the sweet side, but my favorite manong near my office still has a better sauce. As for the balls, I like the kikiam better because of the taste and texture. I can hardly taste the flavor of the fishball until I devoured the last few pieces. - Siomai (Php40/5 pcs) - they also have an unli version of this. Siomai is okay. Meaty, but most of its true flavors are covered in the sauce. - Bibingka Waffle - the best part of what we've ordered. I did not expect it to be this good. Soft and moist bibingka-like waffles served with a creamy ice-buko-style coconut ice cream and garnished with condensed milk, dessicated coconut, and brown sugar. An explosion in the mouth, this might be the one dish I will come back for. Overall, food is affordable and is great for students or people with a budget. It is clean so you can eat without worry. I was actually having a hard time deciding on what grade to give. For the taste alone, I would give it a 2.0. However, some factors were to be considered: how often can you eat pares and fishballs at an air-conditioned room? +.5. The bibingka waffle is really something special, +.5. With the rates of inflation and constant-rising of prices, this restaurant offers value for money dishes,

Lumpia Togi was supper burnt and way too oily. Halo halo lacked some halo filling but it satisfied…read moremy craving. Cheap prices and ample seating upstairs or downstairs.

Aling Banang is one of our go to places for a quick snack/dinner. It is one of the popular places…read morein San Juan to have pansit and -silogs. This time around, we had their pansit palabok & dinuguan. I like their pansit palabok. It's not your usual palabok with a sauce made out of shrimp brine and annatto. Their version is made from pork. It's tastier. It was generously topped with chicharron, lechon kawali, and egg. The lechon kawali has much more fat than meat. The dinuguan was good. It was just filled with skin and fat. Not much innards. I've had better dinuguans from other eateries in the area. I prefer it thicker with more blood and innards. Still, this brand still gives you your moneys worth. For the taste and its price, it's very good already. #TheFoodCrawlers #OngsFoodprints #TheLostDiego

What it has going for it is its brand and name recognition. Mang Larry's has been an institution at…read moreUP for quite a while now. The order placement system is also very organized. The food order is properly itemized and priced in the printed order slip. It gets full very quickly nearing meal times. We had to wait a short while after placing our order at around 5:45 PM. Students, office workers, and tourists are the present diners when we ate there. What I did not like was the setting and service. It did come a long way now that it has a dedicated seating area and a covered roof compared to yesteryears when it was only a stand-up kiosk. It would have been nice if they went all the way and cemented the flooring and have chosen more presentable table and chairs. Durint the time we were present dining, we also overheard another customer having their order wrong. He ordered something around 20 sticks, but what came in the take-out bag was only around 16 sticks. It was a few sticks short. Lastly, do not expect to get good value when eating here. The small portions of food on the sticks are a little pricey and can add up quicky with just a few sticks ordered.

There is a reason why Mang Larry's is one of the most famous stalls in the UP Diliman Campus. It is…read morea small and humble cart near the Internatonal Center and the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, yet it manages to drawn in hordes and hordes of students and faculty. It serves a variety of innards and offal, which I think shows the ingenuity and the resourcefulness of our street food eating habits -nothing goes to waste. On the menu are different kinds of isaw or pig and chicken intestines, and other adventurous stuff such as pig ears, tripe, gizzards and liver. People would actually line up and end up smelling like the smoke from the outdoor grill, which goes to show how good the isaw is. I personally don't like isaw very much, and I have already shifted to my veg diet when I came to UP, but my friends swear by the quality of the isaw sold by Mang Larry's. A friend remarked that he wouldn't even touch any other isaw, unless he is sure that utter care was taken by the vendor in cleaning the innards. They say that the stuff sold by Mang Larry's taste fresh and clean, and free from that undesirable taste of chicken poop that any amateur isaw vendor wouldn't think of cleaning out thoroughly. Anyway, I heard Mang Larry was able to send his kids to college because of his trade, to which I say, well done! Excellent job, hardworking and charismatic Mang Larry!

After having too much to drink in a bar, there's no other place to get sober than to eat in Pares…read moreHouse in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. With their mouth watering beef pares (their specialty) and the hot soup that comes along with it, your hangover would definitely be cured right away. The beef pares only costs P99, and it includes garlic rice, the soup and iced tea. It's very affordable considering how good it is. They also have other selections as well, like tapsilog, longsilog, cornsilog, tocilog for just P75. This place does not encourage its customers to stay for a long while because other customers are waiting in line for them to eat there as well. There are only a few tables and mostly it's just the round chair and a long ledge where customers are lined up as they are waiting for their food to be served. What's good about this joint is that it's open 24/7, so you can go there any time of the day, whether you are craving for some beef pares, or you just want to sober up after having a wild night out with your friends. There's no denying that Pares House has been around for more than 20 years, and I am not surprised since they have good service, unforgettable menu, and of course their affordability. So now you know where to go for some comfort food just when you need it.

First time I've had Barrio Fiesta in a long time, as in several years ago. I remember it tasting…read morebetter than this in the past. The lumpia shanghai, kare kare, and crispy pata were pretty good but nothing overwhelming. The pork bbq was honestly a disappointment. It was just sour, not sweet and tangy like it should be. Service was decent and portions are generous but in terms of the taste there are many other options for traditional filipino food.

B A R R I O F I E S T A…read more 3/5 stars This Barrio Fiesta is situated on the 2nd floor of the SM mall. The sign was brightly lit up and the area was buzzing with plenty of locals. Prepare yourself for a wait during a holiday weekend. Lunchtime hour was about a 25 minute wait. They had plenty of traditional Filipino dishes to try. The family combo was our final choice since our group was over 10ppl. Family combo was sure a great option to share. There was sinigang, karekare, seafood and bbq plate to stab at, gulaman, fried fish. Leche flan dessert was delicious. There was plenty of food with just a bit to take to go. Everyone had full bellies. (Whew at least there's that lol) Bathroom isn't appealing prepare yourself to get toilet paper at the cashier next to it. Broken stall but the stall next to it was fine. It's cool they have a hand washing sink just outside the bathroom, which is super convenient. The tastiest plate of the order was the sinigang. Everything else was good as well not so bad !

Filipino cuisine in Luzon is different from visaya and mindanao but there are certain dishes…read moreuniversal across all islands. Recipes has curated most of these common preparations and made them available in a quick turnaround mall setting eatery. Ambience is simple and menu simple to understand as each dish though has traditional name is explained well in English as to its ingredients and preparation. They have decent vegan options and can accommodate some variations of vegetable preparations as well.

It's my go-to Filipino Restaurant in the area. I love their calamares and would end up ordering 2-3…read moreof it because it's that yummy for me. Ambiance is quite simple and clean. Friendly staff. I also love the general chicken. I'm surprised there's not a lot of reviews about Recipes. I would recommend this over the mainstream Filipino restaurants.

After a tiring early morning field work, we headed to Hamia for comfort food…read more Dining out for Filipino dishes is a challenge if you are surrounded with great cooks back home. You would always end up comparing the recipes but Hamia went over the top. It caters great Kare Kare and serves the best Baked Tahong. I posted an aftermath of my plate as a proof. Our orders include Crispy Pata Kare-Kare, Inihaw Platter, Laing, Baked Tahong, Grilled Tuna, and Salmon Belly Sinigang. Customers can also cross-order in JT's Inasal menu managed by the same owner. Preparation time took long and our orders was served in 30mins. The ambiance is nice except the outdoor seating area may tend to be hot during daytime.