This is an overdue review and I have lost the pictures. This is my go-to restaurant for Filipino dishes. Tasty and not oily. I specially love their lechon kawali, which to my surprised was...maybe fried lechon (??). It was not the typical fried pork belly, their version of lechon kawali was more juicy and tasty; and not too fatty. I also enjoy their kare kare. read more

I don't really understand the hype about this place. The spot is small and uncomfortably hot inside with no fan or airflow. I ordered the combo 2 with rice, dinuguan, and chicken adobo. The way the packaged everything, I felt like it was a waste. They packaged the rice in one to go box and the rest of the food split into small plastic containers. The rice portion was pretty underwhelming, felt like it was just one scoop and that's it. Both main dishes were pretty bland and had a weird aftertaste. The lechon was decent, but nothing special. I've definitely had better elsewhere. On top of that, the cashier came off rude. She was on the phone while we were trying to pay and completely ignored my mom. It was so hot inside the restaurant that I ended up having to eat in my car. read more

Lechon Manila - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

Lumpia Shanghai doesn't stay crispy nor does the lechon kawali. Ordered day before to pick up on a Saturday for a party. Possibly didn't stay crispy bc of the packaging and how it was sealed. Will give this place another try if we decide to eat in house versus for a party tray pickup. Didn't care much for the roasted lechon. read more

I had a Craving for Lechon !!!! So I Rolled to Lechon Manila ! I parked in the Parking Lot ,Right in front of Lechon Manila!!! I strolled in and I was Cheerfully Greeted !!!!! I Perused the Steam Table and the Menu. I ordered a Pound of Lechon Kawaii and a Bowl of Steamed Rice!!! I Opted to Pay Cash They Charge a 3 Percent Fee for Credit Card Transactions !!!! Lechon Kawaii was Cooked to Perfection!!!! The Skin had a Great Crunch to it!!! The Meat was Moist and Tender!!!!! I would return for more Lechon anytime!!! They have a lot of other Great Food Offerings to Choose From !!!!! Service is Prompt and Polite!!! Dining Room is Fairly Clean and Taste Fully Decorated !!! For All the Above Reasons This Is A Baller On A Budget Approved Establishment!!!! I Keep My Pimp Hand Strong !!! read more

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ALL BAD! with lechon manila they tried to get over with my mom and brother not giving the right order! WON'T GO BACK TO THIS PLACE! VERY DISAPPOINTED! read more

This is the best place for Lechon around Union City, Hayward, San Leandro. Just have to order 3 weeks in advance cause they have a lot of orders ( you don't have to pay for the Lechon right away, just have to place your order in advance). And the servers are polite. The Lechon is big, there is a lot of meat and the price is reasonable. Call them before you go cause they close before 5pm at times, I think. Will always order Lechon from them. They have a party package with the Lechon with other dishes and it is very reasonable, and of course the food is delish. read more

Lechon Manila - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

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Love special ordering their lechon belly roll when we're hosting or looking to bring something to a holiday dinner! You can order by the pound which is nice for a smaller group. The meat is super tender and the gravy that comes with it is super nice. Call ahead to order, the menu is on their website. read more

The food is great fair price and its good. I was the first one there so the food was untouched and pristine. I even checked the restroom and it was clean. The ledhon was good crispy skin not oily. The lechon kawali was perfect juicy and very crunchy. The place got busy fast . The staff was cheerful and helpful . The guy that helped me was absolutely darling. Informative and very engaging. I highly appreciate and recommend this place. read more

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The lechon skin was crispy, meat was tender. Staff helpful and efficient. Will return to try other dishes. Will definitely order whole lechon from Lechon Manila for special occassions. read more

Got a large pig for my 60th birthday party. The meat fell off the bones and the sauce they give you is out of this world! Thank you for a great meal! read more

Lechon Manila - Roast pig. - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

If you are ever looking for some quality Filipino food, this is the place for you. I had stopped here on my lunch break after hearing how good their roast pork was. I ended up ordering the 2 entree combo which was less than 13 dollars and I couldn't be believe it! Talk about a bargain! The roast pork was extremely crispy on the outside while remaining juicy on the inside. The rice had a good flavor and tasted fresh. The sleeper item in the whole meal for me was the brown sauce. I am very familiar with Filipino cuisine so I am not quite sure what was in it but it was delicious! It elevated the pork and provided a nice balance to all of the other flavors! I hear on weekend they have their roast pork that they make over charcoal, so i will definitely need to return to try that! read more

Lechon Manila - exterior - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

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Stay away!!! Buyer beware! We ordered a full lechon and it was hollow!!! There was no meat!!! The skin was burnt, dry, and bitter!!! We called and they didn't offer a refund! There are better places to get your lechon! We gave them a try because the place we normally order from is closed for renovation! read more

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We ordered a whole lechon for a party, and it was a huge hit. Everyone raved about the crispy skin and flavorful meat. It was still hot and juicy when we served it. We're very thankful for the delivery man, he really waited for us before he delivered to the event. Kudos to all of you guys! You did it again! Congratulations! Cheers read more

Lechon Manila - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

Come here if you want to satisfy your lechon craving. A combo with 2 sides and rice cost about $10. Lechon over rice is $11. Think of them like Filipino Panda Express where you can pick out your sides and have it with rice. They also have a generous box of pancit and palabok! I'll be trying that next time. read more

Lechon Manila - 3 meals $34.30 - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

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I love coming to lechon manila simply for one of their offerings: roast lechon. Growing up eating roast lechon at parties, I always hit a bit of a craving for the crispy skin that kawali just doesn't hit the spot for--and lechon manila is one of the only spots I know of that will sell roast lechon by the pound. For just 2 people, buying a whole roast pig just isn't a financially sound investment, so coming here is a great choice. Lechon Manila is located directly next to SK donut in the Alvarado Place strip mall. (I always find myself ordering a dozen cronut holes as a reward for making the trip out here). Its very easy to find parking, since the shared parking lot is huge and usually not packed. Upon entering, you'll find a pretty traditional cafeteria-style restaurant, as most surrounding Filipino restaurants are organized. Lines vary by time of day, usually around 10-11AM the line will be out the door, later in the day -- when most of the dishes are beginning to run low the lines are shorter. You'll want to come early if you want really crispy and juicy roast lechon. Be sure to eat it quickly, because lechon does tend to get a bit hard and chewy if it gets cold/steams up. Roast Lechon: This is my favorite dish here, and one of the sole reasons I come to the restaurant. Most of the time, when I order 3-4LB trays of lechon I'd say 85% of the skin is crispy like a potato chip, and the rest is really crunchy, like chicharon. If you come later in the day, you may get a bit of the harder crunchy skin -- just be sure to come early! Sisig: This is one of those dishes that thrives really great at lechon restaurants. I love sisig when its super crispy and packed with tangy/spicy flavors. Definitely a dish you won't want to miss from here. read more

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My family and I come here for one reason and one reason only! LECHON! For the last 2 years, my family orders our special event lechon here and they never disappoint. Despite it being a 45 min drive from where we live, the skin is still so crispy and the taste is always consistent. It's so good that every time we host a party and have lechon, EVERYBODY wants "baon" to go lol. It's that good. The owners are also very helpful and accommodating. If you decide to pre-order a lechon for your event, I do recommend pre-ordering way in advance. They get booked up pretty quick, especially during the holiday/peak party seasons. Def. Recommend. Fav lechon spot in the bay. read more

Lechon Manila - Medium size lechon - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

After years of saying we should try this place, we did! When you enter the eatery, it's a no frills place: a few tables for seating. But once you walk in and take a sniff, you smell the lechon!!! Ordering food is pretty simple: stand in line and order single or two item combo (with rice), the selection of foods are Filipino comfort foods. My wife opted for the mongo and of course the lechon kawali for her combo meal. She noticed one piece of turon and ordered the last one available. They we're also selling garlic peanuts so she took a cup home for her dad. For under $20 and a big smile on the wife's face was worth coming in! We'll be back next time we're in the area to try the other Filipino foods. Sorry no pics...wife was hungry read more

The Lechon was the best especially the skin melts in your mouth and very tasty and addictive. lol

if you're craving for lechon, I recommend this place. Aside from lechon, I really like their dinuguan and lechon paksiw. so good read more

The lechon was particularly my favourite, good ambiance and customer service. I highly recommend kaldereta read more

01/13/23 Full disclosure. Gilbert, who I believe is the restaurant manager, invited me back for a redo. This time, I got the lechon kawali with rice and 2 turon (again), and it was delicious. Perfectly cooked lechon kawali, not dry, not greasy and very crispy skin. Plus, they are really generous with their yummy lechon sauce! I'd put that sh*t on everything. LOL The staff was friendly, accommodating, and extremely apologetic about the turon from my last visit. Which leads me to said turon. It looked even better this time than the last time, and tasted so good. Perfect amount of sweetness. I would return here if only for the turon, although, I am now curious to try their other offerings. Obviously, their food is very good as it was quite busy there today, even though I assumed the weather would keep most people from venturing out. Until next time! read more

It was a Terrible experience we had for my son's birthday. We bought a medium size lechon and to our surprise the inside part was empty. Unbelievable. I took a video for people to see how it looks like. Very disappointing. We would never recommend this place. For a price of $380 total including tax with an empty lechon. Please see attached video. read more

Excellent service. Respectfull staff .......good food ................--////////////////

If you don't want to make Puerto Rican pernil, stop by this place! Not exactly same flavors but delicious and the chicharrón is everything! Great prices and the Tia's/Auntie's are the best! read more

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SO SO GOOD! Service, food, location and customer service is phenomenal! My husband and I took a drive. He's obsessed with it and I wanted to try! Must try lechon kwali!! So delicious and fresh! Will definitely be coming back! read more

Do not order take out from this restaurant. I ordered their famous lechon and did not bother to inspect the food before I left. They gave me the worst cuts of the lechon where the skin was dark and looked burned. I can't believe they would do that since I've patronized their restaurant before. Their lechon is good a bit pricey but there's not many Filipino restaurants that offer this dish read more

We are so disappointed we ordered the whole lechon the biggest one its our gift for our coworker who just got married ... When they delivered its already chop & something is missing inside the lechon no ribs & not juicy u can tell they cut something from The belly & look really small. . we don't have the picture of the lechon but they know what did they do.. what a same! read more

Consistency and value. My go to place when the wife doesn't want to cookA lot of choices but I think they should add more...

We arrived about 30 minutes before closing and was unable to experience the crispy Lechon they are supposed to be famous for.. instead we were given left over pork from the back somewhere. We were too late for lumpia & poncit, at least we got to taste the Adobo from the bottom of the pan...mostly bones yuk We may have to have a do over or NOT!! read more

Doesnt look like much when you past by although once you enter this place and see the huuugeeee lechon on the side for other customers catering orders your mind will be blown and mouth watering lol! We ordered, 2 plates of rice and lechon kawali ! (We asked for whatever was left from the caldereta) 1 pound of lechon around $15.99 a lb i think... small side of lechon sisig the beeeeeest !!! Now all around sisig is expensive already, although a medium togo of lechon sisig here was about 8.99 a good price i would say as lechon is $$$. Definitely try to check this place out !' Or even order a lechon for your party !! :) read more

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I used to order my roasted pig from this place all the time when I threw my children's birthday parties years ago. Recently went to a graduation celebration that was catered by Lechon Manila. They had the engrande package. A large lechon (Filipino style roasted pig), pancit (noodle dish), chop suey (stir fried vegetables), chicken afritada, pork binagoongan, and beef Kare-Kare. Food was good. I'm very picky when it comes to the Filipino dish, Kare-Kare. It wasn't the greatest, but fulfilled my need of a Kare-Kare fix. And it also had tripe in it as it should. I tried the pancit and it was okay. Their binagoongan was spicy good. I didn't try the other entrees. But I sure did try the lechon. And it was really good. The skin had a nice crispy crunch to it and the meat was so very juicy and tender. Recommended it to my friends in the 925 whenever they ask me about where to order lechon from. This place is usually the first to come to mind. Especially, that it's the tastiest place that's the closest. read more

Lechon Manila - Large Lechon - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

Plenty of parking around the restaurant and the visibility of the sign is great for spotting it from a distance with it's bright yellow coloring to differentiate from the neighboring restaurants. Upon walking in, the ambiance is underwhelming; nothing really stood out here and gave the impression of a no-nonsense eatery where the food is the prize. There were plenty of tables and chairs which were full sized and comfortable to sit in. The ordering process can be cafeteria-style-like where there are multiple dishes of quality cuisines displayed behind a glare-prone glass. I will have to come back to try more dishes here to give this establishment a fair assessment but for now the rating is based off of the food, service and ambiance I experienced today. I did not know what to call the dishes before me as there were no name tags, so I proceeded to order their "Lechon Over Rice" which seemed to be what the restaurant is pushing to be what they should be known for. The lady in the front was very kind and welcoming to receive my order. The wait was minimal. The Lechon did not melt in my mouth and was fairly average where taste is considered. The skin pieces were very firm and crispy. I was disappointed the rice was not garlic rice as I have had this combination before from a food truck which even added an egg on top of the rice. The sauce was a very mild and sweet compliment to the dish and was absolutely necessary to enjoy this dish. Overall satisfied but not super impressed. Would I comer here to try their other options? Absolutely! Would I get the Lechon over rice again? Probably not. read more

Lechon Manila - Storefront - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

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Lechon is good and my son loves the crispy skin. The other Filipino dishes are good too.

LECHON LUNCH Several months ago I ordered two items to be delivered for lunch: Combo Plate 3 (lechon and rice) and Lechon Kawali. You might think that was redundant of ordering two dishes of lechon. However they're cooked differently as the lechon of the combo plate was a portion of the whole, roasted pig whereas the lechon kawali is usually deep-fried pork belly. So I wanted to try what lechon was tastier from Lechon Manila. The lechon kawali at Lechon Manila had that 3 layers of texture: crispy skin, fat, and meat. Due to the fat the meat on the lechon kawali was moist. The lechon on the combo plate at Lechon Manila had that crispy skin and lean meat. However that lean meat was dry. Having the lechon on the combo plate revealed how whole pig is cooked at Lechon Manila. Cooking a whole animal exhibits different textures. However the meat of the lechon should be moist as the fat bastes the meat. If I was craving for lechon at Lechon Manila I would recommend the lechon kawali versus the lechon of the combo plate. read more

Do not waste your money and buy lechon somewhere else. This place is a scam. I paid $360 for 50-59lbs lechon and this what i got!! As you can see there's nothing inside. Also, the meat is burnt and very dry. read more

Lechon Manila - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

You are going to be welcomed with a warm smile from people working , a line of people waiting to have their orders and few Lechon's on tables waiting to be picked up. Overall, experience was decent. Would be going back to try their lechon sisig. read more

Lechon Manila - Updated Menu taken June of 2023 - Filipino Near Me - Union City, California

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Best Lechon baboy in California. Skin is crunchy, meat is seasonoed well and thats so good.

There are only few lechon places around my area. I called a couple of places prior to calling Lechon Manila and the others are pricier. Ordered thru the phone and it was a quick process. Pick up was easy too. Lechon was okay. Homemade sauce. Not bad. read more

We ordered 8 lbs lechon it was extremely dry and the skin burned taste so bitter. It taste like a left over lechon that they just roast again. Never again will I buy lechon from them. read more

First, I'm Polynesian and we roast pigs. However, I wanted to get something different b/c I didn't want to go through the hassle of cooking. This is my first time ordering a Lechon pig ever and I chose this restaurant Lechon Manila because I found it on YELP and they had the best reviews. I ordered the pig on a Tuesday and picked it up on Friday. It was for my birthday celebration. First off the customer service was excellent. They told me it will be ready at 5pm and it was ready and it came right out of the oven. I am so lucky, even the piggy was bigger than I thought. They have 3 sizes and I picked the middle one. They put the pig in a clean brown box that cradled the pig and carried it to my car. I had a smile so big on my face because I knew my family will love it. The aroma of the pig will fill your car up and make you want to take a snippet before your reach your destination. When I brought it to the party, everyone was like where did I get the pig? I told them about Lechon Manila. We had to wait for some people to arrive at the party. So the pig had to wait in the car for a while(1hour). When we put it on the table, it was still HOT!!! When we cut it open through the skin, you can see the steam rise. Everyone in the room you can hear, AWWWW, it was amazing. The SKIN of the pig was so CRISP, the meat was so tender and melted in your mouth.... I cannot be so happier for my guests. Okay, we also had leftovers the next day. It was still tasty and delicious. It tasted really good... We made tacos with it. The PIG was the STAR of the buffet, we had seafood for the side dishes. We purposely didn't add any other meat platter because we wanted the pig to be the IT FACTOR and STAR!! LOL! We had so many compliments about the preparation and the cleanliness of the pig. I even shared the contact information with my guests and they said they will order from you guys. I want to thank you for your hard work in preparing this beautiful dish for families to enjoy, specially during this time where we have to host our birthdays at home. read more

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