I love the food here...especially the bbq!!! I'm Filipino so I might give a biased review here, but seriously, the food is mad great! If you wanna know what good food tastes like, try it...and if you don't like it, then you can at least say you tried it right? Indulged on-laing, pork bbq on a stick, rice of course, and some grilled fish and squid... read more

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food looks ok. sinigang... oh my gosh!!! it does not taste like sinigang!!! its pork soup with tons of water and salt! no sour taste!!! crispy dilis?!! omg!!! its not crispy! waste of hard earn money!!! is this how filipino-chinese businesses in the philippines cheat filipinos!!! omg this is america!!! change your ways of service!!! now that there is pandemic!!! we try to find a great food for good price and worth our hard earn money! the people who manages this brand and the people running this company are all crap! i paid $50+++ for all the food i bought 20 mins ago read more

They advertise 2/$5 taho treat inducing you to buy more to avail of the special- until you do try to buy and they NEVER have it. It's not yet ready or within a half hour - "oh we are all out". read more

I came to order pork barbeque. I was told that the waiting time was 30 minutes, so i said i am willing to wait. So i paid for it after they put my name in the package. I also decided to do my groceries since i will need to wait for 30 minutes.After 35 minutes i went back to pick up the pork bbq to find out that they were already ran out of pork bbq! SERIOUSLY??!The old lady server said that the other costumer ordered so much pork bbq that they ran out of pork bbq. I was so annoyed that i told them that they wasted my time waiting for 30.minutes. THE old lady server said that she was not the one who help me with my order when she actually was the one who did (liar)! I told her, it doesnt matter who helped me with the order coz she was the one who was in charge of the pending orders that time!They didnt apologized, instead, the other old lady server offered.me the chicken bbq since they have the same price. I would be somewhere else and didnt wait 30 minutes if i ordered the chicken bbq in the 1st place! Horrible costumer service!!!As a filipino who respects elderly....i just cant at this.moment!!! read more

I ordered the "Longsilog". Not bad for 5 bucks. It was a decent fix for when you have a silog craving. I would say this is hangover quality food. FOOD: - 3 pieces of longanisa. 2 extra hard over eggs (not the ideal for silogs). "Garlic rice" that was BARELY warm. SERVICE: - Cashier not engaged in the customer service. He kept talking to 2 other co-workers behind him. I felt like he just wanted me to leave. Possibly a cultural difference. read more

Grill City - 3 pieces of longanisa. 2 extra hard over eggs (not the ideal for silogs). "Garlic rice" that was BARELY warm. - Filipino Near Me - Milpitas, California

The service is really bad. The food is good, that's why I do go back every so often. I had the Pampano fish and asked the server to put a little more soup. There was only one more fish left and a tray full of soup. She gave just one more scoop of the soup, I asked to more and she refused and said it was going to dry out. Really? I told her they were going to through it all out anyway and she Just didn't want to give me more soup. Many other restaurants would have just give more soup. Valerie's gave me more soup. read more

I've been to this place multiple times thinking the service will improve, it doesn't. The employees are very slow, especially on the weekends when there is a long line. They appear to act oblivious at times. Today was the last straw. Ordered for turon and asked the employee if they can cover up the part that is sticking out. She took it upon herself to grab some scissors. These scissors are specifically used to cut bigger pieces of meat or squid. Then proceeded to cut the turon in half. Very annoyed by this act. There were so many other possible ways to have accomplished this simple task, like getting another bag and covering it. I do not want my turon to taste like meat is that too much to ask. The other things on the menu are alright like the grilled pompano or the bangus. Overall not the best Filipino food ever, other places have better options. read more

Everytime i ordered something from this place its either they're giving me wrong items or the whole thing is missing. Come on now! We we're spending money on your business so please fix this issue. read more

This is strictly regarding their service. I went there for the first time last Saturday and got in line to order food. The combos looked good. I didn't even get past the beginning of the line because customers were fighting with the workers about waiting for their BBQ and how the bags were not being served in order. One customer even said she had been waiting for an hour for her BBQ. I'm sorry but if I'm waiting an hour for something, it better be pretty excellent. I think management needs to have two separate lines for BBQ orders separately and for food orders. I waited for about 5 minutes listening to the customers complain about waiting for the BBQ; I was next in line and the employee didn't say "I'll be right with you" or acknowledge my presence. Plus he was receiving unwarranted complaints and attitudes by the customers that I could tell he was trying to keep his cool. Then he slammed the rice cooker shut after he got rice for a customer. At this point, I said forget it and my bf and I ate at Chow King which is next door. PS. Island Pacific just opened up across the street, near Target and there's an eatery in there. I bought BBQ there for dinner that day since Grill City's wait is up to an hour. Grill City is the 3rd or so Filipino establishment where they need to get their service together. I'm Filipino so I'm not being racist. I don't plan on coming back. I can't stand the complaints by the customers and the unorganized matter in which they run things. read more

This review is for the Grill City Banquet hall. We threw a joint birthday party for my kids. We had about 100 guests. The price they charge includes food. I'm giving 3 stars because of the following: Our party was set to start at 2, but we told our guests to arrive at 2:30. The lechon didn't arrive until almost 3. What's a Filipino party without something being late, I guess. The paint on the walls are peeled off and there are pin holes everywhere. They don't allow the use of tape on their walls and only allow push pins. You would need a lot of decorations to cover up everything. It just looks kinda torn down...there are holes on the walls and the walls are kinda dirty. That was our main issue with this place. Otherwise, we really liked it. There was definitely enough space for over 100 people. The capacity listed on there is 165. The food was good (and you can bring your own food). When we needed a refill (they provide one refill per food item), we just went over to Grill City to let them know we were running low, and it took them a few minutes to come back with a refill. It's just like renting any other hall, you are responsible to set up your decorations and clean up your stuff. There are no staff in there attending to the party. Amy was the lady in charge of our party, and she was really nice and helped as much as she could. After refilling our food, they pretty much have nothing else to do with the party. Overall, it was a nice place to have a birthday party and all of our guests enjoyed themselves. read more

Grill City's Party Trays are the bomb! They are the best to order specially for someone as busy as me and couldn't find the time to cook at home. All the favorite dishes I miss from home is right there! Much love Grill City! read more

Alright this lunch spot is pretty good in a pinch. It's inside seafood city and their liempo and chicken tinola are pretty good. It's so goo that Filipino people take their black coworkers here and I've even seen some black people without their Filipino friends! So this place is legit. A little pricy if you have too much bar b que but I guess they have to pay for their seafood city spot. read more

Not too sure whose to blame for the confusion, but here's my review take it as you please. We came in Saturday during brunch time to have BBQ that everyone seems to rave about here. As we were ordering we were told it would take 15-20 mins as they were still grilling up a fresh batch. Upon going to the register we were told they don't accept Amex, and I was a few dollars short with the cash I had, so I asked them to keep my order, and I would come back once the BBQ were made and would pay for the rest of the food I bought. At that time, it seemed as a win-win. I had a 15 min wait, which would have been enough time to go home and get another credit card. Once I got back, I went to the register where I picked up the side order of rice, when I asked where the BBQ was the lady at the register seemed to deny the fact I had ordered BBQ. It was really confusing because we spent a few mins discussing how they don't accept AMEX, yet for some reason she couldn't remember I also ordered BBQ. On top of all that, she asked us to wait for another 20 mins as the batch of BBQ were just getting started. Driving back and forth, having my order forgotten, waiting for food, all the while on a hungry tummy was definitely not something I appreciated. Most likely won't return. read more

We had a party and we ordered one full tray of chicken afritada 2 days before our party. A guy took our order and we requested to pick it up at 3:00 pm on the day of the party. I asked for the telephone number so I can follow up on the pickup day. The guy told us, there's no need to follow up because it is 100% sure. On the pick up day, we arrived around 3:15pm, our order was not ready yet. It looks like they overlooked our order and they said, it will ready in 30 minutes. They started to prepare our order. We waited for 45 minutes and we follow up, they said another 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, we finally got the order. The cashier lady was so embarrassed and offered us a free food and drinks. read more

Grill City is located inside Seafood City and is a great place to grab some Pinoy BBQ or Filipino BBQ. In the beginning, the workers and cashiers had a lot of training and learning to do... but they are slowly improving. This time around, not so many people in line were annoyed and frustrated..probably just one person. The BBQ is tasty and filling and I appreciate that there are other options such as sinigang and bopis. If you haven't tried their BBQ yet, I say give it a try..just come with a lot of time and patience. read more

So my Dad told me about this place this evening and we decided to try it out. He told me there was a new grill opened inside Seafood City in the Seasons plaza, so being the natural foodie that I am I was intrigued by it. I can say with confidence that this place just reminds me of a deli, except you will be served common Filipino grilled items: cuts of pork or chicken with a honey glaze on a skewer, grilled pork with light seasoning sliced, grilled tilapia, and grilled squid (one of my favorites) among them. The food is decent but nothing to go crazy over. The selling points on this place is the price and quality of the food. For $8 you can get a whole grilled squid, two scoops of rice, and soup. Add to that you can get 4 skewers for a few more bucks and well what do you know you have a meal that can keep you full for hours. The thing that bugged me about it is the cleanliness, speed, and customer service. The Cleanliness is probably due to the fact that there is so much traffic, after a table is empty someone else will literally try to take the table or the seats giving little time for any busing of the tables. The Speed for a place that's made out to be more a deli lay out, it was taken 15+ minutes to get food, a lot of them already laid out in front of you so you can literally point, throw it on a plate and go. (I cut them some slack on this because there were a lot of people who were grabbing multiples of skewers some 20+ at a time leaving no skewers for the next person so people waited) So even with it laid out it still takes a good minute for all that food to get to you. Customer service is due to the fact that my parents who had made the order were showing their tray to the cashier, and the cashier began arguing with them. Not really what it was about, I think it was because the cashier seemed overwhelmed, but it was resolved, but still with that long of a wait, less than optimal table tops, the cashier shouldn't be snappy with the customer. All in all after trying the food its nothing special, it hits the spot when you need it to, but it's not something that I would move heaven and earth for. read more

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Costumer service sucks. This place deserves zero if I could rate them zero. The lady did not hear that I wanted a medium sized "to go" order and got pissed at me when I told her that I need medium size. She started preaching me in Tagalog that I need to make up my mind. So rude. I had more bad experience in this place in the past. Never will I go back to this place again. read more

Ordered only the pork and chicken bbq skewers (four for $10). Pretty tasty, but would still rather drive to Pinoy BBQ ATBP across town. Friendly service. read more

Scrolling across the stars, I settle on 3. And its mostly for the food or to be exact, the bbq. Sitting with the fam bam and debating the merits of busting out the grill, we came to the conclusion to just get take out from Grill City and be happy with it. So instead of lighting up the grill, I just plugged in the rice instead. Upon my sister's return, she placed a bag of a half dozen chicken skewers and a clamshell of liempo. The rice was ready by that time so nothing else to do but get out the plates and eat. Brilliant. By now with all the foodie shows and travelougues that we know that there are regional differences when it comes to smoking and the grilling arts. Not to worry as the Philippines won't make any of them. But who else except a straight up Pinoy would enjoy sticky sweet meat on a stick with hot rice? If fact, why bother with the stick. Perhaps if circumstances were different and I was with the homies passing the shot glass around, the chicken stick would make for easy to enjoy palutan. Though I'm thinking the older folk would balk at that and would rather go for a bowl of boiled guts and one spoon. The liempo is delicious. Not as cloying sweet, but sweet and savory enough, this grilled slice of pork belly is another complement to rice, but goes well on its own. So while we're here, let's talk about rice. Like every other culture, rice by itself doesn't make the meal. Its merely a vehicle for other dishes. Sure there are dishes like paella, biryani, pilaf, and that orange rice dish with the Chinese sausage and peas. But for the most part, you can't appreciate Filipino food without the rice. Which leads to another point. Skip the turo turo. It just doesn't do Filipino food the justice, although strangely enough, they have a particularly astringent sinigang here that does better as a gazpacho and to their credit, comes with good shrimp in both size and portion. So another point with service and how it translates to why Filipino restaurant industry sucks. Its hard for a neophyte or a homebody to appreciate of food, dish or cuisine when the experience is blown right away. As mentioned in similar reviews of Filipino places is that services is either lackluster, indifferent, bewildering, confused, non-existent, defensive, clueless, etc. I'm not a big fan of boiler plate corporate forced upon customer service (ie/ In&Out Burger). But at the same time, when you're met with scowls or no eye contact or you see Manang Chayong just dumping food from a container to a service tray in the same way a farmer slops the hogs, it says something. I don't exactly know where this comes from or why its tolerated, although I have my suspicions. But if Filipino businesses can't overcome this awkwardness, then only expect the criticisms to go on. Despite all of this, Grill City is pretty convenient and like all things, the grill does offer something better than what's on the steam table. read more

A little pricey for a regular Filipino BBQ but my cravings were mosdef satisfied. They also serve delicious sago gulaman drink. The rice order is a good portion for a cheap price. I guess I'm giving it three stars because it's mostly only BBQ, I guess I expected it to have a little more Filipino dishes knowing that it is in a Filipino market area. Regardless, it was a good experience and would come back when my cravings attack :) read more

I ordered the combo today . I hate to say but I am really craving for ginataan laka and kare kare. The meat came fine but damn I really wanted the vegetables which is the ginataan laka and instead they gave you the mixed vegetable with some UPO or whatever you call that with tomato. Pricey yet they gave you wrong item !! read more

The lechon kawali is good (a little oily if not eaten immediately), I liked the pork sisig and haven't tried the bangus sisig. Pork BBQ is very flavorful. The chicken inasal is dry (overcooked). I visit for the BBQ goodness read more

The food is great but the service was not. My mother and I were waiting in line for a good 5 minutes waiting for the lady in front of us to help us. We called for her to help us but she kept ignoring us. I kept calling her again and she still ignored us even though we were face to face. After a while, she finally spoke to us and told us to wait. It was so unprofessional how she didn't tell us to wait in the beginning and just kept ignoring us. The lady had tied her hair with a clip and she was the only worker without a hair cap and she looked like she is pregnant. She was also arguing with her coworker in front of us. I don't think the employees were trained properly to make the customer wait while they transfer old food on trays. I advise that this establishment retrain their employees on how to properly provided good customer service. read more

Service is very poor. Don't recommend ordering any party tray. People are rude and unfriendly.

This service of this place is horrible. I went their yesterday to pick up a large preorder--they didn't have the order ready on time, and when they finally gave us the order, they forgot a quarter of the order. Luckily, my house wasn't too far. Had I already headed to the party further away, I would had been really upset. The food is good and cheap. It is cheaper than King Eggroll and Pinoy BBQ. For the price, I probably will order from here again for big party tray. read more

I was hoping when I asked if they now have a belly lechon and was surprised when they said yes. Ok so I feel so lucky because I was desperate for a lechon big enough for my gathering. $110 for a lechon belly. I was gonna put it on the center table for my party. I asked my dad to pick up the lechon belly but was kinda worried that he might need help coz I also ordered I more dish. Lo and behold when he arrived he was just carrying 2 small tray stacked. Whuuuuut? I was so furious. It's not like the one pictured on their store, it should be the long and shiny pork belly lechon. It was just cut up pork in a small tray. So sad. Yeah, so please don't order that one. So dissapointin read more

To SD who gave it a 1 star review based on Customer Service....... It's a filipino establishment! What were you expecting? So please get over it. And the lady who said she waited for an hour??? How often have we all stretched the truth? Pure exaggeration. There's no way in hell I'd wait 1 hr for bbq even if it were that good! The food is great and price is reasonable. Been there a few times for the breakfast binalot combo. Yeah, so they screwed up a few times, but they fix it right away and made sure I was a happy repeat customer. No question...they have really good bbq. coming from one who doesn't eat much bbq! Maybe I just come at the right time because when I go there's hardly any lines. And that would be in the morning and at night. read more

Service is nice BUT slow. The food tasted good at first but then it just made my friends and me feel crappy. Everything felt oily The kabobs are decent, and sweet. The salad was gross, sweetie sauce and not fresh what so ever. Their stuffed fish was sweet...yes sweet as well and had no texture. It was not satisfying what so ever. Very gross experience read more

(10/24/15): We're back!! This time tried the chicken tocino and was not disappointed. Wifey's pork bbq was a bit fatty but tasted good anyway. Garlic fried was same as last. (09/19/15): We happened to be up early after a SJC drop off and thinking of a place that was opened at 7am that served filipino breakfast and this was the ONLY place. The offerings were as expected for a place that caters to filipinos and the price was cheap! Imagine 2 heaping scoops of garlic fried rice, 3 longanisa, and 2 fried eggs for only $3.95 is a steal!! The only reason I took away 1 star was because the fried rice was not garlicky enough and the service was a bit slow. Nevertheless, they were very pleasant for having to be up that early in the morning so I commend them. Like Arnold S. we'll be back!!! read more

Very convenient if you need to grab a quick lunch or a meal but I am not a real fan. This place is located inside Seafood City but they also have a small hall towards the back for event if you're looking for a hall to have your parties. Food ready to purchase or the turo-turo: Their BBQ on the stick is good. Takes me back to street food of the Philippines. The lechon kawali is always a must eat for me. Their dry food options are pretty good. Now on to their "catered" food for the hall (which is a very small venue). VERY DISAPPOINTED!! I literally had to flag down the person in charge for our event to refill! They do not have anyone (an employee) to check or supervise! You have to look for them inside Seafood city store! When I finally flagged her down, she was the cashier at the food area and she made me wait! (I didn't have time to wait! We were running out of food) When I told her we needed refill, she said "Ok 10 minutes" and started to walk away towards the back. I kindly asked her if she can check the trays and see if they can start refilling what is needed, she responded: "that's your job. You have to tell us what's running out". (In tagalog). Grill City is the catering in charge. Isn't it Their Job to make sure we don't run out of food..?!! I literally did not have time to eat and I missed a lot of the most important part of the party as I was always running to and from the hall into the store! Ugh!! I have made my disappointment known because when she came into the hall, she brought in 4 different trays and started to refill 4 entrees when I only specifically asked to get the shanghai and palabok. Bad customer service all around!! I will return for the convenience of their turo-turo but I will never recommend their hall or their catering. read more

This place is in the Seafood City mall and it's a nice addition to the supermarket. I used to swing by after visiting my optometrist (Landess Optometry) for fun and maybe grab some pork liempo from their fish and meats aisle. This time, still doing all this, I noticed they have packaged breakfasts for about $5.00. Longsilog and another option I didn't get to look at. For about $5.00, you get rice topped with an egg that's probably been steamed up inside the container it won't be over easy anymore and 2 longanisas. I might pick up on this one day but for this trip, I didn't. What I did do was visit Grill City for some BBQ skewers for the BF. During this trip, I realize that people can cut in front of you if you're in the middle of telling the staff your choice of salad or classic entree. Block the way. This couple cut in front of me, the staff who was trying to help me saw, and did nothing. Whatever, I was already being helped. The person taking my order kind of expected me to just pull a grab&go or something because after I said "Pork Liempo & Classic Entree Meal" she just assumes that's it. No, I'm trying to order more but I guess next time I'll just spend less there because that's what they'd prefer. I had to keep stopping her because I had to order for more than 1 person. The food is okay. It's quick and simple, I come here when I don't want to wait for my food elsewhere especially since it's nearby. But no, there's always a wait to pay and I have no idea why. My GO TO was always the pork liempo meal with some bagaoong. It's kind of hard to go wrong with grilled pork, I feel. I decided to try the bangus sisig since I've never had fish sisig, only chicken and pork. It was a lot better than expected and I'll most likely get it again next time. For my boyfriend, I ordered the chicken skewer meal with kare kare for the classic entree. 2 of his favorite to order for Filipino fast food. On top of this, I got 2 pork skewers and they must've been phenomenal because when I woke up from my nap, there he was and all the skewers were gone. I kind of wish they gave us more lemon juice when we ask because for as much food as I got i only got 3 packets and .. that's barely enough for me alone (am I weird?). Other than this, I've never experienced any uneasiness or illness after eating the food here, the service has never been notably terrible, and it's really only the customers that suck. read more

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As you're shopping through seafood city and you walk by this place, it smells soo good that it automatically draws you in. Don't let the smell fool you! The grilled pork is pretty good, but for the amount you're paying I just don't think it's worth it. Might as well go to a real restaurant as opposed to a fast food Asian restaurant inside of a grocery store. Pancit is also flavorless and the sinigang didn't taste like it's supposed to. 3 stars only because the pork had a good flavor, the service was nice, and I like how they grill it all right there in front of you. read more

Ridiculous wait time at the Landess Grill City. I ordered my food a week ahead of time for a party. Got there and my food was not ready, in fact they hadn't made it yet! They frantically got the order together. We waited 45 more minutes. Order here and be prepared for a serious wait time. Give yourself and hour at least. Grill city needs to work on their organization and efficiency. read more

They have a lot of choices to pick from: chicken or pork bbq, chicken inasal, pork liempo, veggies, salad, seafood (different kinds of fish). They also have chicken hearts, feet, hot dogs, and other street food options. The family meal is your best bet and they have 3 options. My family of 4 couldn't finish our mixed meal option, which came with 3 bbq sticks, pork liempo, and chicken inasal (for $22.95). For $27.95, you get rice, salad, and soup too! My family and I also ordered their shakes (mango and ube) with the halo-halo toppings for $2.99. Their bbq tastes really good and really homey. Their chicken inasal is cooked wonderfully and you get a little crisp. Their liempo is also really good and not too fatty. Overall, it was a good choice. We couldn't finish it all so the leftovers are still good for about 2 more meals! read more

Never had an issue with their bbq sticks. That's all I've ordered on a few occasions. Nothing special but it gets the job done if you need a quick item for a party. Service can be slow at times. read more

Super nice morning greeting. Made my day. Got some takeout at a very affordable price. Grilled chicken and two eggs and rice. Delicious. Hits the spot. read more

Good service and food was decent. Went on a Thursday around 6:15pm and most of the food was gone. Grilled chicken was really dry. That salad they have on the poster was so misleading; the actual dish didn't look anything like it. Grilled pork belly is the best here. Screwers were decent... Saucy and a lot of meat. My husband was pissed at this place because they tried charging $3 or $4 for coconut water but the store had it by the register for $0.99. Should have at least offer a cup and ice or else lower the price a bit. read more

Masarap!! This place is next to Seafood City's fruit section, and the line was long when we came, but it didn't disappoint. The chicken and pork barb q skewers well really good. A little chewy, but good. Try their dinuguan, pork blood stew when available. Very tasty. I only ate my auntie's dinuguan before this place. They also opened a street food section. Try their pig ear and fish ball skewers. read more

This place was awfully dirty and filthy . The crew are so LAZY that their garbage are all piled up to the max and NO one wants to clean them up. You can't find a crew of grill city. Even if you find one and tell them, they won't do it. Kick those lazy old people outta there and hire someone that can do the job. I wonder how clean they are prepping all the food.hmmmmm...... avoid this place at all cost. Do yourself a favor, take care of yourself. Getting into food poisoning is a terrible experience. read more

The food are good but the service sucks. They rush people out. No willingness to help and go the extra mile. I wont elaborate on my experience but i will not recomend this place to anyone. Hopefully theyll change their cust service attitude for the better. Lastly thanks to the supervisor for making up for it. read more