I ordered all for takeout ...... the pork belly Lechon was 5 star, 5 times over..... yummy n crunchy. Also, the pork barbecue and chitcharon bulaklak and pork sinigang. Highly recommended. read more

Sorry but not what I was expecting....the Lechon Kawali...no flavor...didn't even taste like pork. The skin was crispy but I had to add vinegar, hot sauce and salt to give flavor. And the Lumpia's....OMG.....the picture can speak for itself read more

Manila's Lechon Manok - Empty Lumpia....what the hell?? Not just one but 4 of them - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

I love this place! It's my go to spot for Filipino food, especially dinuguan and adobo. The food has always been fresh, and the workers are always so friendly and patient with me when I want to try samples of the food. 1. Public Parking- Moderate sized lot inside shopping center 2. Payment- Cash and card. If you plan on buying less than $10 worth of food, being cash. 3. Seating- Tables for small and large parties read more

Delay in food order but food was good. So it was worth it. If you're ordering for pick up, they want u to pay via phone first.

There pancit is one of the best I had. And there chicharron too . The are friendly and the place is clean.

Their belly lechon is not good at all. The skin was so hard. I would never recommend my friends to buy belly lechon here.

My Pinay friend recommended this place to me when we went to Joy Bakery next door. I didn't know where was the start of the line @ this turo turo place. $6.50 for 2 items combo. The meats were chewy but the dishes with sauces were nicely seasoned. My fried pork thingy was chewy like dry leather. I chewed and chewed and chewed and finally just swallowed it. My poor tummy had to digest it harder. My fried fish was kinda tasteless. It looked better than it tasted. The pork with coconut milk was tasty but chewy also. The other meat (pork also) was pretty good but again it was also chewy. The rice was mushy. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/manilas-lechon-manok-carson?select=eXSp0TMsNLyI0W0f-JX4kQ#eXSp0TMsNLyI0W0f-JX4kQ The place is pretty clean for a Filipino turo turo place. There is a cute aquarium near the register. It has bibingka and halo halo just like most Filipino places. Too bad you have to buy sisig as a side order instead of one of the selections. My Pinay friend said she only liked sisig and crispy pata from this place..maybe that's why I didn't like the other dishes. Not the friendliest place. The worker wasn't very helpful and he seemed upset. 2.5 stars!! Manila's Lechon Manok is almost yummylicious!! read more

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Came here one afternoon to try their lechon belly - it lacks flavor and crispiness of the skin, seems like their belly was sitting there for hours. The lechon kawali - was too tough because they overcooked it. Lastly, I tried their pork bbq - it was meh and they burnt it.. I really don't know why they overcook or burn their food. I wouldn't recommend getting your lechon belly, lechon kawali or the bbq from this place. read more

The real Filipino food in LA is about 15 minutes south of the airport off the 405 in Carson. And this is one of the better places - although it does have a fast-food element to it. Filipino food can be challenging for the inexperienced palette - but there are some pretty good and palatable dishes in this cuisine, even for the newcomer. Lumpia (little fried spring rolls filled with meat), and Pancit (vermicelli pan-fried with vegies and meat), and totally awesome fried chicken. Lechon Manok offers a lot of things - and if you are a newcomer to Filipino food, walk around and look at the other tables - you will see dishes that look good - and you can get those. Here are some Filipino dishes that have a lot of potential to grab the palettes of most American ethnic-food eaters (some served here - some not): Pork-Belly Adobo, Deep Fried crispy Chicken-Skin, Beef Sour-Soup, numerous adobo slow-cooked stews of various meats and flavors, Filipino BBQ (like Thai Satay only with hundreds of different meats, seafood, and vegetables on small skewers - one meal may consist of 12 or more skewers - and at many places you can cook them yourself on a small brazier - but not here - still they are very fun and yummy), and of course, the standard Lumpias and various Pancits (there are a lot of Pancits in this cuisine - like there are a lot of pastas in Italian cuisine). Filipino food also lends itself very well to big parties and catering - much better than Japanese or Korean - and this place also caters - so, if you want to get married in Carson, you know who to go to for the food. Also, the Filipino drinks are super sweet, delicious, and fun, with many colors and textures - try one. And the desserts are good too. I like the fried bananas. And you can't miss the big hot box full of fried skin ready to go to your table like chips and salsa at a Mexican place. Eat them. They are yummy. read more

I bought the lechon kawali, I asked for 1lb and when the lady handed me the bag she said oh wait this seems heavy let me weigh again. She removed 2 pieces and handed it back to me lol, like two pieces of lechon will break the bank I could've paid for it too SMH. The lechon had no flavor, no seasoning at all. I also got the chicken adobo and was floating in oil. A lot of filipino food in Carson but will never go back to this place. read more

Everything is a bit pricey but their lechon is a hit and miss. Some days the meat is juicy and some days it's dry. But this skin always crisp. I like the flavor but it's just a bit too over priced . read more

This place is pretty damn great! TRY THEIR HOME-MADE CHICHARRON! haha, but don't go to school or work the next day...eat it in moderation. POSITIVES: -a lot of great parking. -great variety of Filipino Food....MANY different kinds! -the resturaunt is well-lit. -you can hit up Tambuli market either before or after you eat! NEGATIVES: -not really anything bad to say. read more

Confession: Of all my favorite cuisines, Filipino food is the one I know the least of. Well, I guess that's a relative term. I know what I like and I probably know more than regular people but when we walked into Manila's Lechon Manok, I felt like a total n00b. We went off-hours so the place was empty when we walked in. The layout of the place contributed to our confusion - the counters went in an upside down "U". Fast food bar was on the left, dessert is in the middle and the fried meats are on the right. But there are signs about specials all over the place. And since we were the only customers there, the staff immediately focused on us, asking what we wanted to eat. I went with my Filipino food staple - pancit palabok. Their version had the thick noodles with the sauce already mixed in. I didn't have high hopes...I never do when the noodles are premade and premixed. I left hubby to his choices and walked over to the deep fried side. My eyes immediately zoned in on these skewers....intestines cut up. Refusing to focus, my attention was then draw to a warming case with "Chicharron" on it. PORK AND CHICKEN. Soooo delicious looking. Another turn of the head and I saw Crispy Pata (YUM) and Lechon Kawali (fried pork belly). Deep fried heaven. The guy in charge of that section saw me drooling over his goods and asked what I wanted. I ordered a couple skewers of the intestines and asked about the lechon kawali. He could have sold me more lechon kawali but he very kindly told me the price per pound and also that half a pound would do me and hubby good. I go back to our table and hubby has the rest of our food set out. He went with a two-choice combo which came with a fabulous sinigang side of soup. I quizzed him about his combo choices as I dug into my palabok. As the flavors of the palabok exploded in my mouth, hubby explained that he panicked and got the fried fish along with the only other dish he recognized - pig's feet. He didn't eat much of the fish on account of the fact that it was whole - not cleaned out but deep fried intact with all the organs still in it. It was also a very fishy kind of fish (think related to mackeral) and had lots of bones. However, we did managed to eat most of the skewers, lechon kawali, my palabok and his pigs feet. Back to the palabok. The noodles were NOT mushy and perfectly chewy. The flavors of the sauce with the crushed chicharron mixed it was perfect. There were even a few small shrimp mixed in. Overall, my visit to Manila's Lechon Manok was interesting and delicous. Hubby called a mulligan due to his panic attack and wants us to go back again soon. No arguments here!! read more

I came in here as I was craving Filipino food. I chose the kare-kare and the adobo with bagaong. I discovered for for such meaty dishes, it was all bones and boney pieces that I had to keep spitting out! I was starving so I just ate the sauce with the rice. So disappointing! Don't think I'll be returning here anytime soon. read more

This is the thrid Pilipino turo-turo restaurant (food is laid out cafeteria style and you point to what you want) that I have tried in Carson after Handugan and Tita's. This time I decided to go a little before 12 so that I would not be rushed like my experience at Tita's. Again I was the only odd ball out in the joint and none of the dishes laid out cafeteria style were labeled. Decided to go with the two item combo ($6.50 + tax) and then started the tough task of picking stuff out. I asked for Chiken Adobo so that covered one item and then asked for my choices in beef and was directed to two dishes from which I selected the beef steak. I also got a small Bibingka ($1.99) and a small desert Guinatn ($1.99). Manila's Lechon is much bigger than Handugan or Tita's and it seems to be more bright and welcoming. The cafeteria style food station also looked very clean. I did not feel rushed during the ordering process and I guess it was because I actually went a little before peak lunch time. They take card but i'm not sure if they have a requirement for a minimum as my order was more than $10 which is the threshold in many places. Comming to the food I found the portions here to be a lot more subdued than what I got at Handugan and Tita's, but that was not a big deal as it is more than sufficient. I was also not given any soup - not sure if they dont provide soup with their combo but I did not get any with my to-go order. Again not an issue as the soup is generally so sour that after one sip I can't have any more. Taste wise the chiken adobo was bland, almost tasted like boiled chicken. It also had a lot of chicken skin which I did not like. The beef steak was superb, perfectly cooked, soft and tender. As this was the first time that I had Bibingka and Guinatn I can't comment on their authenticity but in generall I felt they were average for my taste. Overall it's not a bad place to get a decent meal under 10 bucks. I saw that they had a killer grilled fish which I plan to try the nexxt time. read more

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This is a good Carson option for a quick fix of Filipino comfort food such as adobo, bistek, and my family's favorite in a brown bag to catch all the fat/oil - chicharon (both pork and chicken skin). The latter is delicious when dipped on spicy vinegar (vinegar with jalapeño slices and garlic). They have decent deals on lunch items if you'd like to choose from their pre-made dishes on food warmers. The portions are generous, and pricing is fair. I actually had leftovers for my 2 item lunch combo for less than $10. I'll probably come here again soon. read more

Manila's Lechon Manok - Lunch specials with rice, squid, dinuguan, okoy - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

Man the prices have gone up, but otherwise the food is great. I always get the pork bbq on a stick combo with rice and soup. I usually burn my tongue with the soup and fill up on the bbq and rice. When I am finally able to eat the soup, it is delicious. The only time I will ever eat eggplant is if it is in this soup. I also got some mango juice (pass, it's mostly ice) and cassava dessert (awesome microwaved at home later). The one thing that is awesome about filipino food is that it is usually as good or even better microwaved as a leftover later. If you end up buying too many things here, be sure to take some home. Remove the foil first :P read more

The four star rating is for the previous owners (three sisters). No matter how busy it got, they always had great smiles and took the time to make you feel so welcomed. The pinoy food far better than most in the neighborhood. Always liked their lechon kawali. Clean establishment. Ample parking spaces Tight squeeze between tables and counter For the new owners...I will be back to update my review. read more

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Always super busy but the staff and owners are very accommodating. Finest authentic Filipino food in Carson City. Mabuhay kayo, Nori, Alice, and staff read more

Manila Lechon in carson. Great for filipino food. The food is already made for ya. Really no wait. Big dinning area. Service was great staff was friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our meal. Felt good to eat some good filipino food in carson. Stop by and try there food you will like it. Environment was nice. read more

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I always like coming here for lunch. Their food is great. Their Pancit Malabon is out of this world. Seasoned to perfection and just the right amount of lemon juice. The two sisters that own the place are great! read more

Manila's Lechon Manok - 2 item combo with Pancita Guisado & Pork Barbecue - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

I've realized that the quality of the food here depends on the time of the day. I come here early at 9:00 am after I get out of class and I have no complaints about the food. Every time I come here, the food is delicious and fresh. One day, I came here around 2:30 pm for a late lunch and the BBQ was dry, some of the food looked like it was just sitting in the heat lamp for hours and just didn't look appetizing. I recommend coming here in the morning for the best quality this restaurant has to offer. read more

If you're looking for quality bbq, go to Fiesta BBQ instead where they don't serve leftovers and the bbq is reasonably priced, specially when you buy in bulk. read more

It says a lot when restaurateurs are asked and answer one thing - Manila's Lechon! I highly recommend this place when it comes to lechon. Wow! We ordered the large size and it was sizeable for 100 people. The wedding went well and everyone left happy with a piece of the juicy lechon. This will be the only go-to lechon place for me. By the way, you can also purchase a small portion if you choose to. It's worth it. See you next time. read more

One of the tastiest nilagang baka ive tasted. Its gotta be the young man and the old lady in the back making sure its always point. Anyways.. good sh*t!! read more

Manila's Lechon Manok - Nilagang baka and pinakbet (tagalog style).... i'm Ilocano but this will do. Got it when i was feeling sick. Definitely needed this. - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

Lechon Kawali was pretty good. Lumpia was extremely underwhelming, but still crispy. The inside of the restaurant was kind of dirty.

The okoy, bibingka, Halo halo and kakanin were good compare to Goldilocks. Service is kind of slow. read more

I've been looking for a place that sells bomb halo halo in Carson...AND I FINALLY FOUND IT LOL. I haven't tried the food here but I'm giving Manila Lechon Manok Five stars because the halo halo is out of this world! My fiancé ordered gulaman with gata...another bomb dessert drink! I'll definitely come back to try the food. They had great customer service. It felt like I was at my family's house and they were treating me to delicious dessert lol. Can't wait to go back to get more halo halo read more

My mom got a call right now from this business calling last minute that they sold her "relleno bangus" to another customer without consent and she ordered this dish a week in advance. This isn't the first time they've done this to us but we gave them chances and still continued to order from them despite there fuck ups. I would not consider to order from them in the near future especially for the holidays or special events. They don't think about there customers and still do a poor job in providing the best for there customers. read more

After eating here I am now Pinoy. God damn this place makes amazing food. Tried the lechón, sisig, and bulalo. The care and love put into the preparation of the food really shows. It's like your Filipino friend's Grandma flew in from the Philippines just to make you something that will touch you in the deepest warmest place. Seriously this place is fantastic. read more

Did a roadtrip today and I wanted my friend to try Pilipino cuisine. Their Lechon Baboy (roasted pork) is soft and full of flavor even without the sauce. We tried their Sisig (crispy pork on a sizzling plate), it's super crispy and the spices blends in pretty well. Lastly, their Bulalo (beef bone marrow broth) IS THE BOMB!!! :) You can taste the flavor of the rich broth and the beef is tender which makes you feel like you're home. AWSOME! Worth going back! read more

Oh my God.. you got the yummy yum (JB) I went here to get some lechon.. and this is the best! Their lechon paksiw is the best and so as their lechon kawali. You can order by half a pound or a pound depending on what you like. Their bbqs are good too. I finally found a great Filipino food resto in Carson that set beyond expectations and their food is really delicious. Aside from that, the ladies here are really nice. You can also enjoy a sit down meal with friends and family because the ambience is really nice and there's a lot of good lighting from outside. Yay! Now I can't wait to try their other Filipino food that they serve. I also tried the one with tomato sauce and egg and the taste is far more better than what we usually eat. I highly recommend this place and its clean as well. #score:) read more

If you guys are overpriced make sure your Lechon is remarkable... it's sad to know. We'd like to support d same business but pls bring your A game. Sorry was not surprised at all please read more

Oh dear, this place is pretty terrible. We had various things, but I can only speak to the pork bbq on a stick combo. Several of us came here for lunch with a few Flips with us. The reviews confirmed it, the food was eck. My gf who ordered the porridge liked hers but I had a taste and it was vinigary. I should say that I've never been a huge fan of Filipino food, desserts, YES, but not the savory stuff and this just confirmed that for me. I could not finish my food. On our way out, we tried some of the chicharon hanging in the window, but it was FULL of oil and grease, :( Never never ever again. read more

Aah.. what happened :'( We have not been here since they had that fire. I was hungry and I insisted that we dine in. Why, why did I do that?!? When I used to like coming here, it was for Lechon Kawali. Let's face it. Lechon kawali is fattening and we are trying to keep the weight down. There was lechon baboy, so hubby ordered 1 lb. It was the worst lechon I have ever had. The skin was so thin and not crunchy. It was like chewing on leather. I could not believe how unbelievably bad it was. The meat was really tough, and it seemed like they just reheated it in the microwave. The palabok... I dunno what a good one taste like but I know what doesn't taste good to me. The pork barbecue skewers... I could not finish it because it was too stuck on the stick and impossible to get it out... and having to calm a crying baby with another hand it was just hard. Tough and really black. Glad I didn't bother to finish it. For the meal that we really absolutely did not enjoy, the prices were steeper than other places. Please do yourself a favor and don't get lechon here. Not worth it. There are places that serve awesome lechon for so much cheaper. read more

One of my work Filipina work friends set up a lunch at Manila's Lechon. As we were walking to our car, we ran in to Anita S. And when we told her where we were headed, she replied with "oh no! That place is terrible!" But Debbie W and I still kept an open mind and we were in the mood for Filipino food, so we still went. Well, unfortunately, Anita S was right. Debbie and I both hated our lunch selections. I went with the 2 item plate and went with the pork adobo and the pancit, which came with rice and soup (which I passed on the soup). I know pork can be fatty since in adobo, the typically use pork shoulder. And yes it was fatty, but most of my portion had equal parts of fat and meat. Didn't like it. I had way better adobo. The pancit was just okay too. It was a big disappointing lunch. I should've went to Del Taco with Anita S. It would've been a way better lunch than what we had, sorry to say. read more

I came back here after 2 years hoping they have made some kind of improvement in taste...I ordered the following: arroz caldo - bland, the fried garlic is what made it taste a little better Pork adobo - tasteless and too much vinegar Nilagang baka soup - bland and very oily Chicken skin - bland and hairy Menudo - not enough potatoes and carrots Cassava w/ macapuno - the only thing that tasted decent I spent $30 which is quite a bit for less than decent food. Make some improvements and we will come back and maybe revise my review. Oh as far as the staff? The lady behind the counter was nice but the cashier (probably the owner) was rude to her staff and did not know how to smile! read more

My Philippines trip was the funnest 3 weeks of my entire life. The experiences were just life changing and the food was exciting to say the least. Long before I Yelped I had a passion for food and travel. I just never wrote about it. Hands down the number 1 reason I travel is to try local food. The Philippines presented an opportunity to pig out on food that I rarely got a chance to eat here in the US. I now have a great point of reference to compare Filipino food here. The first time I tried this place I was craving some crispy pata. The dish was introduced to me in Cebu at a restaurant called Chika-an. This fried pork dish was so mouth watering good that I had to have it again. Sadly, the crispy pata here did not look like what I saw in the Cebu and they were not serving single portions. You have to buy the whole pork shank which is between $17 - $25. Can't eat all of that pork because I don't like angioplasties much. In Cebu the pork was finely shreaded with small pieces of tendon, fat, skin, and meat. Every piece you picked was just full of savory goodness. Borrowing a page out of Ching T.'s book: it's like "foodgasm exploding in my mouth" HAHA. So the food here is quite average. For $6.95 you can get a plate of 2 meat and/or seafood items. It comes with sinigang soup which is quite potent. It is way too salty and sour at the same time. I believe this soup is what gets me so tired after I eat here. The fish and meat here is pretty good and will fill you up. I've had the mango (really sweet) and buko (young coconut meat and juice) drinks with my lunch. The thing I've noticed here is the the flavors usually are in extremes whether it is salty, sour, or sweet. For a place that has lechon manok in the title, you would think it had good lechon manok. When I saw the two sickly looking chickens under the heating lamp, I automatically thought it would be dry and bland. One final note, I tried their banana-wrapped, caramel covered sort-of lumpia fried desert and it was quite dry. read more

Very disappointed with the lechon. Overpriced compared to another place in the area and the skin was inedible. It's usually my favorite part but it was the worst of all. It was rubbery and tough, big disappointment. The pancit palabok was also a bust. I was hoping it would be good because the presentation was impressive, with carefully sliced shrimp, generous portions, and all the trimmings. The sauce lacked flavor and the rest was just meh. I've had better. read more

I popped my Filipino cherry at Manila's Lechon Manok and I don't think that I'll ever be able to eat any other Filipino food. Too bad I live in San Francisco, so I won't be able to visit this little gem weekly. Well, that's probably a good thing, for my health at least. I went with a few colleagues, one of whom is Filipino, so he did all the ordering. As a result, I unfortunately have no idea what we really ordered. We did get some Lumpia, which are essentially egg rolls, but better. We got a few different things-- and everything was amazing. They have different stations--one for hot plates, one for grilled things (for sure try the grilled, barbequed pork on skewers--why is everything so much better on skewers?) and one for desserts. I tried the plantains wrapped in crepes and then fried with a sort of caramel sauce on it. SO good--although they told me it was banana and, I'm sorry, but plantains are so not bananas. The area has many different Filipino restaurants and we tried another one the next day and it couldn't even compare. Try it. You won't be disappointed--just a little full. read more