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    Jampinoy

    4.5 (168 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    2 item plate. I chose soup and chicken. Added a side
    Tia M.

    Plenty of parking. A few steps. Outdoor table and several inside. You can see the food set up Panda Express style so you can pick and choose. I like that. I chose the 2 item plate. I chose soup and chicken. Added a side. It was a lot of food. Enough for two ppl I think. So yes it was $18 plus tip, but it will be two meals easily. I recommend a little fish sauce. Gentlemen greets you as you enter and helps you with any questions you may have. He keeps the restaurant clean and presentable. I love exploring new foods, I'm teaching my son about the Philippines so this places was a great find. From what we are learning and from what my from the Philippines friend has made, this place tastes authentic!

    Beef patty
    Gabriel W.

    TLDR: Oxtails were phenomenal We got this place for lunch for a work meeting I ordered the oxtails and they were amazing. Perfectly cooked, fall off the bone tender stewed in the savory and spice jerk seasoning all over coconut rice and peas. My plate came with three oxtails, a side of veggies, and two plantains. The beef patty was your standard Jamaican beef patty, ground beef with jerk seasoning wrapped in pastry dough. The plantains weren't the best, they were fully ripened so they were lacking some sweetness and a little harder than I like. I tried some of my coworkers chicken adobo which lacked the traditional vinegary pepper flavor that enhances the savoriness of the dish. I also tried their pancit which was delicious very savory with a stronger than normal celery flavor that I really enjoyed. Overall, I definitely come back just for the oxtail plate alone!

    Charmaine D.

    Visiting Carlsbad and my nephew tells me about this place. A Jamaican and Filipino restaurant?! I never knew these existed so I had to try it. Of course I was thinking it was Fushion food. Its not. They served both Filipino and Jamaican food: separately. I had Filipino food combo 1 (pancit and a meat: I choose Chicken Adobo) and added on Jerk Chicken. It was really tasty and plentiful. A scoop of rice should be included in the combo to help soak up the sauce of the adobo. But thats just my opinion. People were nice, place was clean, and the food hit the spot.

    2/6 - all this food for around $40! Had to take it home
    Joy L.

    Straight up Filipino (and Jamaican) comfort food. I originally visited when they opened and was stoked to have a Filipino spot close to home, but I wasn't overly impressed when I visited. Fast forward to today (2/6) and we wanted some quick food before heading to Costco and I needed some rice after spending a week in Vegas for work. We said, let's give it another shot and it was very solid. Wish there were a few more options BUT we heard they do lechon on Sunday's and sisig on Friday's so we will definitely be back. Really enjoyed the diniguan and the portions were on point. Very happy to have given them another chance because we will be back many many more times. Also the staff were so helpful and nice!

    Kareen-Grace T.

    Hubby and I stopped by during a Thursday afternoon. We ordered a 2-item plate with pork sinigang, pinakbet and rice, and oxtail. The sinigang had the classic sour/savory flavor that I have known my whole life. The oxtail was cooked well. The meat was tender and falling off the bone. Some parts of the rice were more clumpy and wet. They attmped to make pinakbet. It was a nice effort, but not my favorite. It was a bit on the soupy side. It was missing the savory umami flavor that pinakbet usually has. It was also missing two core vegetables, the ootong (long bean/sitaw) and parya (bitter melon/ampalaya). Probably left out for the American palate. If you know me, you know that my favorite meal of all time is pinakbet. I grew up eating it, and if I had to choose my last meal, pinakbet would be it. Just not this version of it. Service was straight forward. Point- and-choose style eatery. Customer service OK. Cozy and homey atmosphere with the feeling of aunties cooking in the kitchen. This is a good place for the introduction of Filipino food. I'd have to come back to try more of their Jamaican menu.

    Lumpia in dipping sauce
    Noel R.

    Great customer service, beautiful esthetic inside and out. Lumpia was delicious but they were very tiny. Chicken curry patty had good taste but the flavor was very very light. The crust of the Pattie had zero taste. I'd like to taste much more of the menu to really decide what I think but so far 4/5 stars.

    Meriza D.

    valentine's day my guy and i decided for lunch we gonna drive 35mins to try this mom and pops jamaican and filipino food it's not a fusion they actual had a filipino food side and a jamaican food side! both so amazing we ordered so much food to eat their and to take home must try and we will be back there is lotsa parking and the place is simple no frills or anything just plain good food to go or to eat in

    Oxtail and jerk chicken
    Lyn V.

    So I was craving Jamaican food since it's been a while and wanted some oxtail and I find this place on Yelp. The other plus to finding this place, was that there's also Filipino food! We pull up and so happy to see there were people eating inside. I got the Jamaican food. Oxtail, of course, and also jerk chicken with rice with beans. Now they said they don't do 2 item combo but let me get it anyway and charged me for a large. Do you see how big my plate was?! The oxtail was so tender. It was good but I think it just needed a tad more salt. What do I know, I'm not Jamaican, I just know the food was still bomb but glad it's not salty. My husband got the Filipino food. I didn't like the pancit as much because I like it more noodle-ly but my Filipino husband loved it. He said it was authentic and tasted like how he remembers it tasting when it was made it in the Philippines. The halo halo was good, we got to choose the flavor of ice cream and of course it diff so I chose avocado. Not as sweet, so goes well with this dessert. We also got meat pies but I forgot to take pictures of it. Looking forward to next time I come here for the oxtail :)

    Maria D.

    How exciting to find two different types of food cuisines that I like available all in one restaurant. This lovely place is in Vista. They offer Filipino and Jamaican food already cooked (turo turo style). One side offers Filipino dishes and the other side Jamaican. Examples of the Filipino dishes offered that day was Pancit, Adobe, Pinakbet, Dinuguan, Giniling, Sinigang soup (Free soup). On the other end was Jamaican food such as Oxtail soup, Curry Goat, Plantain. There was also different types of empanada you could buy separately. They also have daily specials offering different Filipino ulams on different days example Kare Kare, Laing etc I was also excited to see you can order fried Tilapia or fried Pompano on the side. I chose the one combo option with half pancit, half rice and pinakbet with a side order of fried Pompano. My hubby decided on Oxtail Stew that came with rice, cabbage and plantains. Both foods were delicious! It was filling so was too full to try the Halo Halo dessert. Next time! Already planning to go on a Thursday to try the Laing daily special. Service was friendly and no problem with parking.

    Lunch and side of soup
    Lynda D.

    First time coming here.. been wanting to try this place out.. not bad for sure will come back.. the parking here are spacious!! To give more context, there's a good size truck parked in this business complex and still has plenty of room on both sides.. they do accept Cash App.. pay by using your phone.. initially we were going to to 2 combo plate but that would be an overkill.. so we opted for the one combo and oxtail. You pick what u want and they put it on the plate and you bring it to your table.. sort of like any asian order to-go food places.. nice chill spot with decent lighting.. definitely need to try their halo dessert.. you'll be in for a treat

    Erich C.

    Never been here before and I was next door at Costco and thought, let's order a combo meal and see how it is. Got a 2-item combo with Pancit, and selected Pork Adobo & Chicken Mechado with a side of Curry Chicken. All were very good. Only drawback with the to-go order was the containers. They don't hold up to all of the hot liquids so they had to wrap it in plastic wrap to keep everything from spilling out. Overall the food was very tasty. Lots of flavor. The Pancit was quite different from what I've had before. I also make my own Pancit at home and I tend to add more veggies (cabbage, carrots, celery, shrimp, chicken & beef). Their version is okay. The Pork Adobo was excellent. I definitely will get that every time I visit. The Chicken Curry was also very good and not too spicy. Cute little place that apparently has karaoke too! Will be back to try everything else.

    Mee Na Y.

    Great food and customer service! They have empanadas as well. Love their halo halo! Highly recommended

    Halo Halo
    Jay T.

    Tried their Halo Halo today. So delish!! Taste, texture is amazing! Best I've had in North County.

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    Halo halo was really good specifically the first bite. Service was chill. Ambiance was chill. I'd bring my family back here.

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