We love this place for a lunch bite and the owner Johnny he is always friendly and nice. Ambiance is nice and welcoming we will be back. We also cater for parties over 100 people with them. read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

The worst street food i ever ate. The kwek kwek taste like old grease, its like they never change the oil

Sure, I've had them bookmarked for awhile, but the mood or the timing was never in sync. Then Big Bro came up for a visit and asked where we can get Pinoy Street Food grub. So, we're in the South Bay area and we didn't feel like driving all the way to that more-famous-much-more-well-known place in Los Angeles, so I suggested this place. We had to make a stop at Seafood City so the timing couldn't even be better! As the rest of our party were doing their shopping, Big Bro and walked by. He was interested in the few street food skewers they had as well as dinakdakan and kilawen. The only let down (which wasn't their fault!) was that they ran out of isaw! (They were in the process of cooking some for later service.) So, I'm guessing that particular item is popular. Big Bro and I (along with some family members) enjoyed the goodies he brought home. The chicken was tender and tasty and seasoned well. The fishballs were nothing out of the ordinary. The dinakdakan and the kilawen were out of bounds delicious! So, yeah, it was a good first run! Definitely coming back if only to have a taste of the isaw. (I am now curious why they sell out all the time!) Gotta satisfy that curiosity! read more

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If your looking for simple Filipino food this a nice mom and pop shop to visit. Walking in we were greeted in Tagalog lol even though I can't speak it to well I felt instantly welcomed. I ordered Denuguan, Sisig, and Caldareta. And they were all awesome. It satisfied my craving for home made Filipino food. The restaurant was small and had a couple of tables and felt cozy like most of these small Filipino restaurants. If you're looking for a small pick a plate type Filipino restaurant this place won't disappoint. read more

To start the Sisig was good! But the Pork And Chicken Intestine is not well clean you sill still taste the poop of the Animal! The Lechon Kawali be ready is really Hard be careful you might Break Your JAW The Meat of Pork BBQ is Really Old I will never comeback here read more

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$9 for two scoops garlic rice, and a skewer of chicken butt, bbq pork, fried fish cake, fried lobster ball, and fried quail egg. Chicken butt - 4 pieces. should have gotten three of these and a quail..one of my favs. Get this one !!! Sweet. Bbq pork - 3 pieces. Chicken was better but dipped in the vinegar alongside the crunchy bits, it wasn't bad at all. Lobster ball - 2 pieces. Tastes like the ones at h mart. Would pass next time. Fish cake - 3 pieces. Slightly chewy with some crisp from the fryer. Okay. Quail egg - 6 pieces. This was one of my favorites. Crunchy from the batter (I have no idea why it's orange) and then creamy from the yolk. Also kinda chewy from the batter but I think this made me rapture lol The garlic rice isn't super garlicky but it had good texture. Chewy and not dry nor soft. I guess if you MUST get rice, you can, but this was aite. Service was helpful since I had some questions. Kikiam = fish cake. Overall, I would come back for the chicken and the quail eggs. I wasn't aware some of the skewers were fried, but I wish I made more room for the chicken. If it weren't for the vinegar, this place would lack a star. read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - The orange one (quail egg) and chicken were yummy, rice wasn't garlicky enough - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

Located where Little Dim Sum used to be, near Seafood City, is this new Filipino eatery. The moment I saw the sign for this Pinoy joint, I had my heart set on checking it out. I came right when they opened on a Friday. It's a small little place with a couple Filipino desserts on the side on display for sale. Up at the main counter is where you order your food. This is not a Filipino turo-turo restaurant where food is already made, instead you order the food and then they make it. They have combo deals that includes rice and soup for dine in only. 1 item combo starts at $4.99 up to $8.50. 2 item combo starts at $6.40 up to $9. I chose to get the $8.50 1 item combo with the Bistek Tagalog while my friend got the $5.99 1 item combo with Pinakbet with Pork. First served to us was the free soup that comes with the combo. It's a fairly simple soup with cabbage. It was a little salty but was ok. Not bad but not the best either. It's basic broth with a little salt and greens I had high expectations for my Bistek Tagalog. The traditional beef with onion dish is one of my favorite Filipino dishes and I couldn't wait to see how it was here. When my combo came out, I was surprised with the portion I saw. It was a couple pieces of beef spread out in the container with a bunch of onions. It was small for an $8.50 price and I was disappointed up front. I however hoped that taste wise my initial disappointment would diminish. Honestly it was ok until I noticed it was a bit on the greasy side. The accompanying rice was also not too good. My friend even made a comment it's the lower grade type of rice. Similarly my friend's Pinakbet with Pork was also a small portion with mostly veggies and little pork. Lastly we tried their pichi pichi for dessert. The coconut rice cake was ok. I had been looking forward to checking this place out and unfortunately the prices and what we got just didn't match. My $8.50 combo which consisted of a low grade, hard rice, a bunch of onions and little meat in greasy sauce. It unfortunately was not worth that $8.50. This prices here a lot too compared to other Filipino eateries. I'm all for freshly made food and perhaps this is the reason for the high price but the sadly quality and quantity wasn't there with what I got. read more

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Big cuts, stingy pork intestines. I couldnt swallow or eat. I want to return them or wont return there at all! If I get a tummy ache they're the culprit. My jaw hurts...their food has food coloring too. Weird taste read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - Steamed or grilled? 3 big pieces. Difficult to chew. Weird taste. Has food coloring. - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

The parentals and I came here just to check it out. My dad has always seen this place but never checked it out until I urged him to go in. The place is small. The staff was friendly. We ordered the inihaw (grilled meats on a stick). We got a few of the pork ear, pork intestines, chicken intestines, and fish balls. We noticed they have other items on the menu. We didn't order any of it because we just wanted a quick snack. By the way, each skewer was $1 and I believe they only have this available during the weekends. Anyhow, the pig ears were amazing. There was enough crunch because of the cartilage and then when you dip it in vinegar, it tastes even better. The intestines were okay. I'm not a fan but I still eat it. The fish balls were good. There was also kikiam, hot dogs, chicken and pork skewers - we didn't see this until we already paid. There's always next time. Overall, we will be back. The skewers were awesome and we now want to try the other dishes that they have. read more

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Was my first time to come and try the isaw - chicken intestine and Taste yuck. they don't clean it good like remove the shit still raw overall taste rotten it's not healthy . and charged too much for their food. Not going back here anymore in this place . read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - Isaw -chicken intenstin. - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

My girlfriend, friends and I went here last night because we just thought about eating some food in Andrew Zimmern's catalog. My girlfriend and I went here before; just want to introduced my friends how awesome Filipino street foods are. The ambiance is pretty decent, just like a normal food eatery in a Filipino plaza. By the way, they have a charging fee below $10, but ordering a lot of food is a good thing :) My friends ordered their balut(unfertilized duck egg), which is a Filipino delicacy through out the Philippines. They love it because it's eggy and meaty as well. The soup inside the balut have a warm feeling when you sip it. They ordered the usual pork BBQ because we all know Filipino BBQ are sweet and delicious. One of my friends, tried the balut for the first time and completed one of his bucket list, so that's a success! My girlfriend and I ordered our usual isaw(chicken grilled intestine). This grilled intestine is one of main street food in the Philippines and this place did a decent job. Their isaw was marinated with a sweet sauce, which is yummy, but they served it kinda cold; so that's just one of my knock on it. Their kwek kwek(battered fried quail eggs) is the best of all their street food items. It is crispy and flavorful, I cannot get enough of it. The price is a little bit expensive than some of the Filipino street food joints, too. Overall, I'll give it a 3.5 close to a 4 star just because it takes guts to introduced these street food to the public and some of these Filipino street food is an acquired taste to say the least. If you never tried Filipino street food before, you should try it in here.. You never know you might like it :) read more

I almost puke, I love eating isaw but this one is beyond yuck!!! Will never go back!! read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - Isaw - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

Very disappointed! They serve burnt food! When I complained that their bbq meat are burnt the owners son says that's how we serve it! Really? He did not even try to communicate with me further! Went on about his business. Burnt meat is bad! Burnt food cause cancer! Since I am forced to check a star, I will acknowledge that Ma Jing is really nice. read more

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Weird trip. Old man didn't seem to speak much English-- he spoke mostly in Tagalog. It was a struggle to order. The pork on the warmer was a bit overcooked, which I dont consider acceptable at 11. I had ordered a grilled pork skewer, which took awhile. But I took one bite and it was the most amazing pork skewer ive had in my life. Weird trip. Rating a 3 for the mostly mediocre food, odd service, and high price. read more

First time I visited this place I was a bit skeptical, but the ladies behind the counter were super nice and allowed me to sample items I've yet to try. I ordered the SigSig, BBQ Chicken/Pork skewers, and Caldereta, not sure if I spelled that last one right... nonetheless it tasted perfect. I've come to learn that every Philippine family adds their very own touch to a specific recipe, so if you had previously tried something at a party and liked it, it might taste slightly different when someone else prepares the same dish. For that reason I have been weary of what I try. This place has the flavor palette that suits my taste buds. Definitely give it a run. read more

We ordered chopsuey to go from Ma jing's & was so disappointed to find out that the vegetables looked bad already. The may have pre cut it & kept in the fridge for days that colors have changed especially the carrots, it looked grayish in color. This is not good - if they continue doing this, it is not worth recommending them to friends. Jabear read more

I stopped in with my niece to have drinks and try out the BBQ on a stick. I am a big fan of street foods. The initial plan was to grab BBQ sticks but I couldn't resist trying out the salted pepper pork chops. The BBQ are awesome, they go so well with the passion fruit iced tea - they use real passion fruit with good quality tea! Salted pepper pork chops are much better than I've had in other places, crispy outside soft inside. Want to go back and try other BBQ! read more

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Yummy yummy Filipino food! Large portions at reasonable prices! Courteous staff and easy parking! There are so many pluses for this place! It's next to or part of a little shopping center off of Carson full of Filipino stores. It's a very simple shop, no fuss decor and is just about serving up good food. I got the sisig, pinkabet, garlic fried rice and the seafood pancit. All were so good and fed 5 people with plenty of leftovers. I think Filipino cuisine is just great comfort food and if you like it as much as I do then you've got to come try this place too! read more

I rarely post reviews but I feel like the reviews here don't do justice. THEIR FOOD IS BOMB!!! Y'all gotta try it. It's a small mom and pop shop, and their service is wonderful. Will definitely come back again. read more

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I've been here plenty of times now. I've just about tried everything and this place has not disappointed. This is not your usual turu-turo (point-point) place. They cook everything fresh-to-order so nothing is just sitting in oil under a heat lamp or on a water heater. Their breakfast plates are served all day!! The garlic rice that comes with it is the best. The garlic isn't too over-empowering so as to not take away from the rest of the dish. Plus no strong garlic breathe for later :) Best "street-side" style of BBQ. They even have isaw which is rare to see in most Filipino restaurants. They have BBQ on the stick as well and the sauce they use is the best I've had so far. And they have more on the menu. (You'll just have to see for yourself...hehehe) Best part is they also do party platter!!!! So I'll be coming here to order for parties!!! As a disclaimer I am of nowhere near related to the family that owns this restaurant. Those who complained about the food probably never grew up in Philippines. Don't listen to those that complain about service/food. Judge this place for yourself. I have them a 5star because the flavors reminded me of home. read more

I'd give 10 stars if I could. Great service and friendly employees! Really enjoyed the food, worth what I paid for. It was my first time having Filipino food so the employees helped me pick a dish that I would enjoy. I will most definitely return to try more of their amazing dishes. read more

It's okay. The food is really salty and oily. The tofu tasted like old oil. They forgot to give us our casava so I can't really review it. I'm not sure how they get 4 stars on Yelp. Honestly, my mom and I could've cooked better. UPDATE: it's the next day, and I have stomach and stool issues. I think their food gave me a stomach bug or something. I'm very used to Filipino food too but idk what happened.. read more

I am a big fan of Filipino street food! I got excited when I've heard that Ma Jing sells streetfood bbq on skewers. I've tried the adidas, bite-sized Pork Ears, chicken butt, and Isaws (pork and chicken). The innards of the isaw were scraped intensively and boiled for extra sanitation. All bbqs were pre boiled with the flavor of pepper and salt, take note it's not sweet bbq. It's actually missing the sweet-salty bbq sauce flavor. Isaws are chewy and soft. I just hope they have grilled them a liitle bit more. They grill the bbq as you ordered. Unsure if it's charcoal grilled. After I got my order, I'm anticipating the smell of grilled bbq basted in sweet-salty peppery bbq sauce. Well it's not like that with Ma Jing's bbq. In fairness, the wait is not that long. The bbqs were best eaten hot off the grill with vinegar sauce. However, the vinegar that came along with my order is not that sour. It's so light on the acid taste like it was mixed with water. The vinegar from Nita's restaurant would best match their bbq. I suggest they also make a chile vinegar sauce. Overall, the taste is okay and acceptable. It's not bad but not the best. I would still go back and try their Helmet, Fishball, Hotdog and Kwek kwek. read more

I dont know what happened to this place. It used to be so good. Now it has changed drastically. Some of the food choices they have in the morning taste bland and seem like it was days old. They eggrolls were burnt and only because they were trying to hide the real fact that it was an old batch that tasted horrible! Imagine eating spoiled ground meat. It also smelled so bad after taking a bite. Not only that... i paid for a certain amount of lumpia shanghai pieces i should at least get what i paid for nothing less! That's kind of shady. There were also flies flying in the restaurant in the morning!?!? The morning?! Place must be dirty when flies come in that early ( its a funny observation but it is gross to see flies anywhere inside a restaurant. Flies presence Outdoor dining is one thing but flies touching base on and near food indoors early in morning is not good!). As for the customer service... i cant complain. The ones that helped me were nice. Especially the cute little lady. She was very nice and helpful when it came to explaining which dish was which. Thank you for that. The food taste quality and choices is not very good. Therefore, Food rating is a very low 2 out of 5. As for the customer services and hospitality i give her and the person i spoke on the phone a 5 out of 5 because they were kind and helpful. Plus the guy i spoke to for my refund, didnt give me a difficult time about returning the burnt and Spoiled eggrolls. That deserves a perfect rating for their customer service. Its highly appreciated. Thank you. read more

Ordered TAPSILOG twice in a 3 days.. Very good food and flavors are ok. Only CON is the meat portion is way to small and it takes at least 20-30 mins to get your order read more

Palau. Check! Ma Jing;s Eatery, although labeled as a Filipino restaurant also serves some items that are eaten on the tiny island country of Palau, relatively close to the Philippines. This took some time to research, as it has been a bit difficult to find Polynesian and Oceanic cuisine in Southern California, but look no further than Ma Jing's Eatery. Start off your day with Tinola soup. It comes in two sizes - large soup or a smaller soup with rice on the side. The tinola soup was gingery boiled in a delicious chicken broth. Tinola was the perfect meal for a rainy, cold and wintery day in Los Angeles. Afterwards, we ended our meal with Pichi-Pichi, a traditional dessert made with coconut and cassava. Although I am not 100% sure that their PIchi-Pichi is made with cassava, it was nonetheless outstanding. The Pichi-Pichi- was soft, doughy, sweet. It was like eating warm coconut dough. I am a big fan of this dessert. Service was a bill slower than expected but the food was spot on! read more

It's my first to try out their food. I really enjoyed the pinakbet with pork meat! And the pork intestine on a stick and a hotdog. I hope they had the chicken isaw. I will try it next time. Very good customer service. :) read more

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Sinigang is nice and sour. Lechon Kawali is crispy. Fresh lump is is good. Pandit Palabok looks awesome. read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

I'm not sure if this is still the same owner because outside the restaurant it's saying "Jerry's Kambingan". Anyway, the food is pretty good. However, it's pretty pricey and they are not very generous with the amount of rice and sides that they give you. They don't have such thing as the usual combination price. They charge individual prices. We went here last week and we paid for 4 scoops of rice with 4 individual small sides 2 meats and two different kinds of veggies and 1 soda and it came out to $32 something which when we go to Tita Celia or any other small Filipino restaurants we usually pay for 2 combos plus a drink we usually pay $22-24. The place is very small, health sign is C and I can see why cause it's not very clean. Tables and chairs can be sticky at times. Also, make sure you bring cash cause they charge .50 cents every time you use your card so if you forget to buy something and you use your card again you get charge.50 cents again. So, we tried this for the third time today just to be fair before I give my review but I really think this will be our last time coming here it's just way too pricey compare to other places. Don't get me wrong I have paid and been to other restaurants that are pricey but it was worth it but this wasn't one of them. read more

The food was not that good. I order mami soup to go and I was given lomi. 2nd time I came back I order the same mami soup and they are out of ingredients. I chose another in the menu still they don't have ingredients. I was frustrated. I will not come back any sooner read more

So delicious. Best Shanghai lumpia around. After eating at terrible places that are right across the street, it is refreshing to eat somewhere where the food is truly fresh and delicious read more

Good pork bbq and reasonably priced. I even tried their pork ears and it had the right crunch. Yum!

Craving for Filipino street food Friday to Sunday this is it for South Bay. We ordered all the $1.00 barbque on a stick and the liempo. The isaw was soft and chewy but missing the smokey taste of grilled barbque. Ditto with the rest of the it. The best one was the lobster ball which was really tasty even without the sauce. We also had the pansit canton which was so bland. Not even the soy sauce, fish sauce nor the lemon juice could make it tastier. They serve more Filipino foods like Pansit Malabon, sotanghon and the likes. Tinola, dinuguan, lechon kawali etc. They have desserts too. Prices for catering are on the wall. The kid who was at the register should take classes at customer serive. Not once did he smile at the customers. Such a stoic face and would hardly answer questions. I would only go back if I have the I same craving again and too tired to drive to LA. read more

Ma Jing's Eatery - View from the other side - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

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I love this place!! Best place to go if you want filipino street food!!! Kwek-kwek and Isaw!! Yumyum read more

Before ma jings used to be little dim dum. Ok pinoy food. Chivken adobo was realty salty. But i can love with it, as long as i don't eat too much read more

If you are looking for a filipino food, this is the best place to go! They have the style of karenderya or eatery. The food is tasty and hot and it is cheap! Five star for the customer service, good food, and for the price it is incredibly cheap! I love this place. read more

Had a great time with family & friends employees are great and very accommodating!!! Great authentic Filipino food I will recommend to everyone read more

Friendly service. Food quality is good. We've ordered the bagoong fried rice which was very good (not too salty), maja de mais (desert). We've also ordered the shu-mai (dim sum) and its ok but not great as I've had better. I still order the shu-mai because I need my dim sum fix from time to time. I've also had the fresh lumpia, which was very good. The garlic in this dish wasn't overpowering, unlike the ones I've ordered from Leelin Bakery (Goldilocks) in Cerritos. Parking could be problematic if the seafood city lot is full, since the parking in front of Ma Jing's is limited. Overall I would recommend. read more

We ordered Beef KAre KAre and Sigsig. The KAre KAre was waterdown and bland. Sigsig is not that great. Would never order it again. Had diarrhea the next day. read more

Ordered catering from this place for a birthday party. We got the bbq sticks. We liked that they were smaller (and cheaper) than other places' sticks, ie. less intimidating, and they were marinated and cooked well. Also, we tried their other street foods and those were pretty good as well. Would definitely recommend this place read more