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    Grill 21

    3.9 (619 reviews)
    ModerateFilipino
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    GRILL 21 ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Lechon Kawali Grille Pork Belly chicken skin
    Raymond V.

    Every time I work late in the office, I crave Filipino food and I order from here. (I'm Filipino) I've tried the crispy pata, chicken skin, grilled liempo (pork), and lechon kawali. The kawali is pretty meaty and wish it was more deep fried and golden brown. But everything else has been pretty authentic, especially the sauces. Reliable and happy to support--you should too. Lovely overall.

    Pancit Palabok $20
    Eric S.

    This place is solid for good Filipino food but you'll spend a lot of money if you want to try things and also get full. Here's some tips: Don't bother with the garlic rice. There's not enough garlic flavor in it to give that kick and it just taste like white rice anyways. Get the BBQ pork stick over the chicken. There's more flavor. Also, get one regardless along with your meal because the portions are small here. If you get the palabok ask for extra lemon because they only give one wedge. They give a lot of shrimp in the dish which is a plus. But the overall portion is small and needs more flavor. $20 small portion. If you dine in with a friend get a bunch of things to try but know that the bill will high. Get the lechon kawali in your platter meal if you order that. You'll get your moneys worth. Cons: Of course, the price. An order of lumpia Shanghai is around $13. It doesn't even come with 12 pieces so you're paying over $1 for one small lumpia! The vinegar that they serve with the food is very mild. It's missing the vinegar punch to cut the fat. Garlic rice lacks garlic flavor. If you're not worrying about price then this place is a great time. I would say if you want to try some of the dishes or if you're a Filipino craving the flavors, plan on spending about $100+

    Daing na Bangus and Lechon Kawali and Garlic Rice
    Tamara B.

    Checked out Grill 21 (Cute lil hole in the wall and welcoming service!!) for some authentic Filipino comfort food and it did not disappoint! The service was super friendly and attentive, and the portions were generous. perfect for sharing. The kare-kare, daing na bangus, and ginataang sitaw were all delicious! Rich, flavorful, and cooked just right. The only dish that didn't quite hit for me was the beef sinigang :( the broth was nice and tangy, but the beef wasn't as tender as I'd hoped and a bit rubbery. Other than that, everything else was yummy. I'll definitely be back to try more dishes!

    Kristen S.

    I had a wonderful breakfast of bangus, garlic rice, eggs, and tomatoes. I ordered extra tomatoes. The vinegar they gave was a yummy addition. The bangus was soooo good. Everything was but that fish is seasoned perfectly. So so yummy, all of it. Wonderful experience. The restaurant has a warm homey feeling.

    Jackson W.

    Got takeout from here and thought the food was only ok. I got a lechon kawali and BBQ chicken combo. The chicken was good, but the lechon was kind of disappointing. The skin wasn't very crispy and the lechon was overly oily. Prices are also steep for Filipino food.

    Special Halo Halo
    Valerie N.

    I give this a 3.5-4. Service is friendly, but there's not many tables inside so I recommend reservations. My Filipino friend said the food was good, so I trust her. I personally felt like I've had better Filipino elsewhere, even in the city, but unfortunately those places didn't survive. I liked the sisig but their garlic rice (which has a surcharge) wasn't as good as I expected. It lacked the strong sautéed garlic flavor I so badly craved. Their halo halo was just okay in my opinion. I personally felt like the ice was too chunky and the overall flavors felt a bit one note, even though they had a lot of ingredients in it.

    Cherrilyn B.

    Staff was very friendly when I walked in. Full of patron who spoke Tagalog. The breakfast and lunch specials were great in terms of pricing and options. Wish there were more affordable Filipino spots like this in the city. On TV was a Filipino game show. Very homey inside. I ordered longsilog (Filipino sausage with egg and garlic rice $13.25) and bistek (Asian beef steak, thinly sliced and cooked in soy sauce and lemon with caramelized onions $12.25, garlic rice was $1 for upgrade). Would highly recommend!!

    Menu as of May 2025
    Allyssa C.

    Came here for dinner with my colleagues on a Tuesday night. We arrived early for opening so we were able to get a table immediately. Food as usual was superb especially their CANSI! The only thing we did not like is the service. Server on duty at the time appeared to be on a bad mood and made us not feel welcome at all.

    Pork BBQ Meal
    Huiwen C.

    A quaint spot serving cozy Filipino food! Make sure to make reservations online since it can get packed easily. There is a very cheap daily lunch special for around $12! You can substitute white rice for garlic rice for $0.50. The pork collar bbq skewers were very tender and paired perfectly with rice. The chicken adobo was very tender, but a bit too salty.

    Sizzling Sisig
    Ma L.

    One of the very few Filipino restaurants in town that has Dinuguan. Ordered Dinuguan and Sisig. Dinuguan is descent, wish it had more of the vinegar flavor in it. Sisig was heavenly, the crunchy pig ears + the chewy liver, definitely a must try!

    Lumpiang Shanghai
    Gab G.

    Came for lunch on a Sunday and had a great meal. I tried: + Lumpiang Shanghai + Lechon Kawali + Chicken adobo + Pancit Palabok + Halo halo with ube ice cream My favorite items were the lumpia and the halo halo. Lechon was great, too. They were out of sisig, so will have to return!

    Lumpiang Sariwa  Ig: feed_ally
    Allyson B.

    Went here on a Monday 30 mins after opening and wasn't busy yet. The place is small and cozy. My friend recommended to go here since she never had Filipino food. We were quickly seated and i had to narrow the options since my friend can only have seafood. I wanted to get sinigang Bangus since she never had before and unfortunately they didn't have. So i asked about different dishes with Bangus and they only had fried. Which was still good but all the other Bangus dishes were not available. We ended getting lumpia Shanghai and sariwa to share and it was a good size. We also wanted cassava for dessert and they didn't have also. So we ended getting buko pandan. I was a little disappointed that they didn't have some Items on the menu especially traveling over an hour to try this place l.

    Tocino
    George A.

    I've lived in SF, Daly City, Los Angeles, and now in NY. The Tocino/Tocilog is my favorite dish and I use it as a baseline to determine how good the restaurant is. Grill 21 has the BEST tocino!! They give you solid pieces and they remove almost all of the fatty parts. They char the edges which is nice. And they give you a generous amount (seems like more when you eat inside the restaurant). It's been pretty consistent. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. The sisig is pretty good as well as the halo halo. Friendly service. This place is worth it!

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    Long wait for takeout but great food. Not much filipino food in the area so this is a great local spot to try.

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    Delivery was very slow, very little chicken in the chicken curry lunch special, asked for utensils, none were included

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    Lazy female server. Extremely dry and tough grilled fish -- definitely not fresh. Will never be back.

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    Ask the Community - Grill 21

    Do they have Kamayan for groups?

    Do they take credit card?

    Yes. they take credit cards.

    Are the lumpia fresh or frozen?

    They tasted like they were frozen. Like it was from Costco. Didn't see the hype.

    Is the restaurant still open? Website doesn't work. Tried calling and the phone just keeps ringing.

    Went on June 12th The Restaurant was open for business

    Is it open for business? It is 2pm on a Saturday and the phone is just ringing. The last time we went (on a Saturday), the lights were on and door locked around 7pm a couple months ago. What's going on?

    I came there on a Sunday at 10am and they were just setting up and they told me nobody else was in. But it was freezing and I insisted that they let us in having driven from Connecticut. We had to wait for the cook to arrive. I think they are not… Read more

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    Kalye - Inside

    Kalye

    4.5(290 reviews)
    1.3 miLower East Side
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    We got the bbq pork skewers, pork sisig, inasal rice, and ube sipao. The pork skewers were so…read moretender and juicy. They were packed full of flavor and one if the best pork skewers I've ever had. We also had the pork sisig, which had a great mix of tender and crispy pork pieces. It was paired great with the garlic rice. And for dessert, we had the ube sipao, which came out warm and topped with coconut and filled with ube -- the perfect way to end a meal. They have a lot of small tables. Service was pretty quick and staff members were nice and answered all questions. It's a place I would definitely return to in the future.

    Came by for a Friday dinner -- our party of 2 didn't have a reservation but we managed to snag a…read morewalk-in table around 6:30pm. It's not the biggest restaurant though, so we probably got lucky (you should definitely make a res). -- Pork BBQ skewers were so delicious! The BBQ sauce was just the right amount of sweet, and the pork was cooked so well (juicy and tender). Portion size did feel a bit small for the price point, though -- Pork sisig was good. I liked how the onions / sour flavouring complemented the savoury flavour of the pork. It was a bit too salty to eat by itself (and we didn't quite finish), but fortunately we had some rice on the side to mellow it out somewhat. -- Finally we had the bangus binalot, which was good too. Milkfish is not the most common to find in the US and I was pleasantly surprised to find such a great dish here. It did not feel too oily/heavy from frying, and the fish paired excellently with the fragrant garlic rice. Overall, I had a very nice meal, and the price point was not unreasonable. I think overall the food felt a little salty, but otherwise everything was quite delicious. I think they've moved (nearby) since my visit and I'd love to re-visit and try some of their other dishes!

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