The food that hits is AMAZING. My lechón kawali was incredible, that item carries this review. The service? Combos can come with rice or pancit or both, but unless you immediately specify, they won't ask and just fish out rice. It's not always clear how to order. And although perhaps it was later in the day, surprised at how not warm the lumpia and pork belly were. Prices can be high, so cautious in ordering. But the 4 star rating? When this food is good, it is AMAZING. read more

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Packed! Came to Sugarland just to experience Seafood City on a long weekend and most Filipinos drove from different cities to experience a piece of home. So worth it. The night we came we ordered chicharon bulaklak, Laing, bopis, squid, grilled fish and our tummy was happy. The next day we ordered take out of grilled fish, halo halo ($10 for two!). The line was long all the way to the entrance of the seafood city for more than two hours. But everybody was polite and enjoying the karaoke going on promoting a concert in October for Gary V. Must come!!! read more

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This is tucked inside Seafood City supermarket where all the Filipino goods are at! Parking isn't a problem and there are plenty of dining tables inside. The Grill City line is usually quite long whether you're there for lunch or dinner. They serve Filipino breakfast (longanisa, garlic rice, etc) as well as desserts/sweet treats like buko pandan, ube champorado, and more. The staff are usually okay fast in assisting every customer in line where you can pick out all the foods you desire from their heated trays. As soon as an item is almost gone, they call into the kitchen for them to make more as replenishment. I could see why the lines grow longer than one would prefer...because many customers do not know what they actually want and can't decide on the spot vs there are too many customers and only 1 or 2 staff members assigned. I've also experienced having only one register open at the end where they account for all you've ordered and pay, which leads to longer lines as well. The same staff member at the register also goes back and forth to grab items if the customer trying to pay wants to add an additional item to their meal. The food is pretty good for fast food/fast casual Filipino cuisine. There are many signs overhead indicating sizes and pricing too, though it can get confusing for those who aren't familiar with Filipino food or the language, as most menu items don't have further notes on them besides their name. What some folks don't know is that you can actually goto their seafood department and ask the staff to clean and fry some fish to crispy or extra crispy so you can take it to go for later or eat it right away in the food court area. This way, you have to pay at the Grill City counter or at their regular supermarket check out registers before digging in. The fish has been fresh everytime I've had it and they are nice enough to give me a few dipping sauces at Grill City to make the meal even better. A few times the fish is overfried and hard to chew, but I still get it in hopes it isn't. Overall I recommend their grilled pork skewers, palabok, pancit, laing, pompano, tilapia, sinigang, footlong turon, and adobo. I have a lot more to try but so far these have been hits. Portions have been consistent. Pricing also has increased a tad since opening, but still reasonable for most items. Its a solid 3 star rating for me with room to improve with both wait time/line efficiency and flavor of food. read more

Grill City - Crispy fried tilapia from seafood department paired with dipping sauces from Grill City - Food Court Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

I was headed towards Baso but saw this long line and jumped in it impulsively. I got the pork adobo with rice/pancit and 1 pork adobo skewers for $12 and 6" Turon for $2. The pork adobo portion was a bit small but decent The skewer was overwhelmed by the sauce that was too sweet for my liking. The Turon was decent! Overall, like other reviews say, very much food court food that is not worth the wait. read more

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3.5 stars Decent sized portions, food was alright. I got the pork adobo and pork bbq skewer for $13 - nothing stood out. Between the long lines and mediocre food, I don't know if I'd come back. read more

I was skeptical about Grill City because it was hard to find. It's on the map. But being inside of Seafood City Supermarket, they need signs outside of this building. The place is so popular on social media. Even my friend who has never had Filipino food wanted to try it. He said, just grab a plate and go to the serving line. Ok. The "just" was an overstatement. I came here during a weekend day and the line was wrapped around the food court to the supermarket entrance. The menu is so far away and small. When I saw that, it immediately turned me off. This restaurant has been open for almost a year. If they haven't worked the kinks by now, there is something wrong with it. I actually ate here once. We came here during the Wednesday commute hour. There were a few people eating and no line. We took our time talking to the employees about the dishes. I am only familiar with few Filipino dishes without help of Google Translate or friends helping. I ordered Pancit Palabok ($5.99) and Pork Adobo (This was my final month consuming pork). He got 2 Grilled Squids and a pound of Salt & Pepper Shrimps. Well, he had better foodie adventure than me. Food was fresh and tasty. Again, I am not familiar with Filipino food. I can't compare with others. It's just a hot deli within a chained supermarket. read more

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Grill City located in the food court of Seafood City grocery store had a special. The special was buy two grill plate and get the third one free. So my wife decided to get the special and eat one plate there for lunch, then take the other two plates home for dinner. Each grill plate contained a grill protein of your choice with white rice or grilled protein of your choice with half white rice and half noodles. The cost was $8.99 per plate with the exception of grilled fish which costed $13.99. My wife ordered pork adobo skewer plate, pork belly plate, and fish plate. In addition, the brown sugar syrup soft tofu desert was only $2 with the puchase of any grilled plate. All three plates tasted good. The amount of foods were about right for the price since one plate was free. The sofe tofu desert was delicious, definitely for anyone that loves sweet tofu desert. Counter employees were friendly and quick. They were very patient with my wife's questions. We will return for a quick meal if we are in the area. read more

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Went to visit this place and the line was so long. Not only did we have to sign up so we can be in the queue. After 30mins we got a text and stand in queue. It was a busy day for grill city and we enjoyed our time standing and watching them grilling those bbq. The food tasted good and we will definitely be back. read more

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SUGAR LAND, TX 77478 / FILIPINO / 03-17-24 / LUNCH +Various plate offerings and group/family meal options as well. -The grilled whole squid did not taste all that great. -Too much sodium and MSG in all of the barbecued meat. What we ordered: 1 Grilled Whole Squid Plate $18.99 1 Calamansi Juice $3.99 1 Tropical Fruit Punch Jelly Drink $3.99 1 Sago at Gulaman $3.99 1 Pancit Palabok $6.99 1 Lumpiang Shanghai [4 pcs] $2.99 1 Longanisa A La Carte $4.50 1 Iniwow Meat Platter $34.99 Total: $87.07 post-tax read more

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This place is nested within the infamous Seafood City Supermarket. The line was long but as you wait you can watch the grill man cook the meats. Ordering can be a bit confusing as the staff take orders and box up food for you. Not the most pleasant service experience but they do the job. You'll pay for your food at the cashier towards the end of the line where you can also select drinks and desserts. For the price and the taste of the food, it's decent. They do a really good job with the barbecue and the sauce that it accompanies. read more

As a Filipina I'm happy to see more Filipino restaurants popping up in the Greater Houston area. Grill City is located inside Seafood City supermarket and operates like a food court kiosk. It's been open for a few months now and the lines are still long especially during peak hours so expect to wait. My friend and I came Sunday afternoon and waited in line for about 30 minutes. One thing I will say is that the prices for their combos are reasonable considering they don't skimp on their portions at all. We each ordered the 2 item value meal which gets you a main entree, white rice, and a "side" which is a small portion of their other dishes. Some of the more specialty items have an additional upcharge but still reasonable again because of the portion. I ordered the 2 item plate with pork bbq and kare kare. This was my first time dining here so I wanted to try other items and ordered them a la carte. I ordered their grilled tilapia and the lumpiang Shanghai. I also ordered calamansi juice for my drink. The pork bbq was delicious! It's already marinated when it's grilled but they dip it in the sauce again before serving it for added flavor. I'd give the kare kare a 3.5/5 but I'm biased because I don't think anyone can top my mom's version. I'm also not a fan of tripe in my kare kare. The tilapia was good on its own but I like dipping it in a soy sauce and vinegar mixture. Make sure to ask for sauces at the end! I'd give the lumpia a 4/5. It's hard to really mess up lumpia but I think the pork mixture needed just a bit more seasoning. My friend ordered the grilled pompano, palabok, and laing. I sampled the palabok and laing and they were both pretty good though I think the laing needed more spice to represent the true laing from Bohol. I definitely ordered way too much food and had to take most of it home but that's why I think what you get is worth what you pay for. Next time I come here with a bigger party I'll definitely order the party pack because it seems like an even better deal. I'll also have to try the desserts too since I didn't have room in my stomach this time around. read more

Grill City - Food Court Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

So many of my friends have been raving about this place. I had stopped in a few times but each time the line way crazy long.1-2 hr wait. So I decided to come back once the hype died down a bit. We came on a Friday night and it had calmed down a lot. Probably about a 15 min wait now. We got a little bit of everything. The bbq chicken is better than the bbq pork skewers in my opinion, both were ok. The sauce is solid. We got the squid, I was not a fan. My favorite were the lumpia's, it's pretty expensive though you can get a big tray of them from places like godos. We got both the chicken skin and the pork skin, the chicken skin was one of my favorites but it is quite salty. We also got the pancit, it's pretty bland here. And the roasted pork, it was also one of the better items. But it was super fatty. Finished off with the fried footlong banana and that was good not overly sweet. Washed it down with the mango drink. The drink itself was good but the little balls were super sweet. Overall, for a food court it is okay but nothing I would wait over an hr for. read more

BBQ pork 2/5 Palabok 4/5 Chicken bbq 3/5 Grilled pork liempo 3/5 Grilled Tilapia 5/5 Turon 5/5 Halo halo 5/5 The highlight of my meal had to be the grilled Tilapia. It was tender and juicy and tasty on its own. It came with a lemon juice dip and it instantly elevated it to a 6/5. The only thing to be aware is that it does come as a whole fish with all the bones, so you just have to be careful with it. The desserts are also AMAZING! The halo halo was flavorful with varies of different surprises as you eat and turon is not too sweet (in a good way) and The low light was the pork bbq and to some degree chicken bbq. It tastes overcooked and is a little too chewy for my liking. The sauce is the only saving grace but it also covers up the flavor of the meat, so much that I can't really taste the difference between the two. The pork liempo also tasted a little flavorless compared to other dishes. I came here on opening week and was greeted with a 1.5 hour wait. I probably wouldn't wait again for this good but ultimately mixed experience. But the grocery store it is attached to has plenty of great stuff, and if there is no line I'll definitely grab some of the desserts after my shopping session! read more

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Looking for bomb Filipino food? Go here! Must haves are the bbq sticks (chicken and pork), adobo, pancit palabok, lumpia and halo halo. The line gets pretty long especially around noon so come a little earlier or later to beat the lunch rush. If you're ordering halo halo be prepared to wait- you won't regret it. It's so good!!! I really enjoyed this place. Lots of seating and great customer service. Will be coming back. read more

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Update to my previous review: I finally made it in line early enough to get a good spot. Maybe about a 10 minute wait. Was it worth it? I could've waited an hour and it would still be worth it. This food is so heavenly delicious! My mouth was already watering as I stood in line watching the meat being grilled to perfection and as I got closer to the food, my head was spinning trying to narrow down what I should choose. Since it was 9 am, I decided to get a breakfast plate, the Grilled Silog value meal with two meats, garlic rice and two eggs. For the two meats I bordered longanisa and corned beef hash. I also ordered a foot long turon and a pound of chicharron. Oooohweee! Everything tastes so good and my belly feels like a stuffed pig. No complaints. I couldn't even finish everything, so I took some to go. My advice? Come soon and come hungry! Why are you still reading this review? Go get in line now! Disclaimer*** I did not eat here yet. I tried! I really tried!! The line was outrageous!!! I'm not mad at them. The food looks and smells delicious. Located inside of Seafood City Grocery Store. I came for lunch...line out the door. Came back at 2:30 pm. Line still out the door! The atmosphere is vibrant. Lots of families eating and enjoying themselves. Lots of conversation in the air. Very friendly and communal vibe. I'll be back soon. Hope I can get there early and find a good spot in line. read more

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Since it opened in December, the line has been long so I never lined up. This time I want at 11 am on Saturday and it took 30 minutes total from waiting to completing my order. We ordered the mixed platter, grilled squid, and ginataang langka (green jackfruit in coconut milk). All of it was delicious. I'll come back to try their other food, especially the footling turon (banana egg roll) and halo halo (shaved ice with milk and different fillings). read more

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We went to Grill City the first weekend it was open, the line was super long, and we had to wait an hour before ordering. The establishment is run like a food court, where you get in line, pick up your food, pay and choose your own table to dine at. We watched them grill the meats, and it did not seem very sanitary. Once we were next in line to order, the staff skipped us and helped the people behind us, thus creating more chaos and waiting for everyone. The pork skewer was well marinated and tender, but the noodles were lackluster. I enjoyed the halo halo overload and the amount of ingredients they include. There was a ton of tables to dine at. Overall, the food was decent, but I would not go again if the line is still super long and the staff is not trained on how to effectively manage a line of customers. read more

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I was so excited to see Seafood City in the Houston area after hearing so many rave reviews from friends and family who drive 4 hours to the Chicago location from Michigan. Our experience was a bit of a letdown, but here's hoping things will get better. First of all, the place is incredibly busy: when you walk in, you immediately see the long line just to get your food. This would be ok if the wait time truly was due to exceptional food and overwhelming demand against otherwise efficient service. Alas that was simply not the case here. 1) So, you don't get in line when you arrive; you check in, and only when you receive a text much later do you actually get in line. 2) The line is slow-moving for one reason: the clueless and slow-as-molasses serving team exercised zero organizational skills. Some were crowded in one section of the serving counter, leaving just one person to cover the later stations alone. 3) You end up with several people bottlenecking at the front because most of the crew is standing around at the back with people who have already been helped. The food? We ordered several classics: pork liempo, pork adobo, kare kare, pancit palabok, longaniza, fried chicken skin, fried lumpia. The 2 standouts were the chicken skin and the adobo. The chicken skin is a DREAM COME TRUE, and is literally reason enough to return, because I just don't know where else you'd go to get this! Flavorful, crispy, pieces of real chicken skin... it is perfection. The adobo had a wonderful flavor that brought me back to some wonderful childhood memories of many Filipino parties and picnics. The quail eggs were a lovely addition. The rest of the dishes were just okay. We've had just as good or better at Houston Filipino restaurants that have actual dining rooms with actual plates and silverware that allow you to dine without the hassle of the loooooooooong and annoying wait-time. Will we be back? I will probably try to find a less busy day/time to go back... and only for that chicken skin. It's that good ;) read more

Grill City - Grill station - Food Court Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

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The pants it was OK. The fried chicken skin was black. The little barbecue sticks are really good. Overall, I would keep looking not super impressed and it was very hard to order. read more

Ordered the 2 item grill combo: you get one item from the grill and one entree from the buffet. Nothing was clearly stated or marked. We weren't sure what food qualified as entrees, and the menu stated there were additional charges for certain entree items in the combo, but how are we supposed to know? Bbq chicken: just one skewer with 6 small pieces of chicken. Sauce is sweet and tangy. Meat is tender. You get 2 large scoops of rice. Too much for 6 measly pieces of chicken. Ordered pancit palabok as our entree. Size was good, lots of crispy garlic pieces. If I knew how much the entrees were individually I would have ordered the pancit on its own. Menu was not clearly stated breakdown of items. Halo halo was tasty. Mix of ice cream, coconut cream, crunchy bits, and soft jellies. Expensive for the price though, $8 for "1pc" and $15 for "2pc". Do not ask what pieces are, if you get 2 halo halos vs 1 hallo halo. Overall food was overpriced. Tasty, but overpriced. I would come back for entrees a la carte because they all looked so tasty. Needs descriptions of certain foods because a non-filipino ordering some items without descriptions it's hard to order on the spot. Cafeteria style seating. Free water on the side. Need to ask for cutlery. Worth a try. read more

I showed up after peak lunch time on a Saturday. It was very crowded, but finding a seat wasn't difficult. It only took about 5 minutes to move through the line, and the workers were very patient. I ordered the grilled squid with a side of white rice and pancit, as well as buko pandan and soursop juice. For the grilled squid, the meat was a little tough to chew, but the inside had really chewy vegetables that offset the texture a little. Still, I would not get the squid again because it does not suit my personal taste. The pancit was shockingly chewy, and it glided through my mouth. It tasted more savory than anything, but the soft and light texture was noteworthy. The rice was soft and sticky but lacked flavor since it is white rice. It also didn't go too well with the squid in my opinion. The juice was canned, and it was light in flavor and smooth to drink. The buko pandan wasn't too sweet, but it still had a solid flavor. I really liked the cream in it, and the jellies were squishy for the most part. They fell apart as soon as you applied any pressure to them. The cubes were too hard, though, so I had to avoid them. Overall, I think the most of the food I ordered had great taste and texture. And, it does not take too long to order if you come at a good time. This is a great place to dine, especially if you are seeking to expand your palette. read more

This place was so packed with a line out the door. Unfortunately the food did not taste nearly as good as the long line implied. Got the grilled squid, lechon, bbq chicken skewer, pan cit and fried chicken skin. The squid did not taste nearly as good as it looked, lots of it was burnt. The lechon was too tough and bland, would take a chinese roast pork over it any day. The pancit noodle was too salty. They even messed up the chicken skewer, it had a chilli sweet sauce, but just did not taste good. The only ok thing was the chicken skin chicharron, but crunch carefully as its super hard. Totally dissappointed, $36 for mediocre food. read more

Grill City - grilled squid, lechon, fried chicken skin - Food Court Near Me - Sugar Land, Texas

Amazing Filipino food- would highly recommend for people visiting seafood city. A great addition to Sugar Land

If you are looking for good filipino food. Grill City inside Seafood city is the way to go. The service is good but line is packed for lunch. The ambience is the typical filipino food court/carendiria. The food is little pricey for food court style but if you are hungry this will not disappoint. read more

The pork bbq and Turon are very good. The lumpia did not come with sweet and sour sauce. Stuffed squid was so tough. Palabok didn't taste good either. Chopsuey and pakbet were good. Buko pandan was ok. The bake goods tasted bad, the kutchinta not only did not come with grated coconut, half were old and crumbles when it's supposed to be sticky. Spanish bread tasted bad. Bibingka was ok. Puto was so so. read more