Homestyle simple Filipino food -- choose one or two dishes to accompany your rice, from a variety of about 16 or more choices for a steal ($4.50 - $6.50/cash only). I really like the saltiness and stewyness of Filipino food -- get my fix of chicken and beef adobo, senengang, pork in the shrimp paste thing ( a bit too sweet for me) and all kinds of other items look forward to trying. Good thing I'm only in Carson once a week -- otherwise I'd be OD-ing on this stuff! :) It's usually quite busy during lunch -- so you may have to share a table with others. read more

I wanted to check out the 4 star rating of this place, greeted by empty boxes outside the door...eh...ok. Food in the trays wasn't appealing, the dining area looked dirty and the best thing I saw was "lola" sitting on the counter close to the kitchen chopping onions while watching tv. Fearing Botulism I decided to leave. Food safety, preparation and presentation are key, walking into a place that seemed dirty and observing your potential food prepared in an unsanitized area is a sign of me spending the night in the bathroom. I'm sure the food might taste good on your tongue but I'm more concerned what it does after I ingest it. read more

#1 SISIG! I salivate just thinking about it.. Delicious fried chicken.. i can eat the chicken skin all day. Fish wrapped up in foil.. SO GOOD. The other yellow fish not in foil.. just as good. Damn I'm hungry. read more

Come here for convenience, no longer for quality. I ordered Kare-Kare...I had to double-check myself and asked the hubs if I did order so...because when I opened my to-go, it looked like I ordered Pinakbet instead. So much veggies and dig deep for the tiny thin slices of beef! Ugh! Waste of drive and money! Lesson learned the hard way! read more

Like everybody has been claiming, the pork bbq here is bomb! It's juicy, got the right char and flavor! I would definitely come back for more! I also tried the sisig. Surprisingly, it's not what I expected. It seemed like a chopped up "inihaw na spareribs" (grilled spare ribs). From other sisigs that I have tried, usually it comes with egg but I did not notice that one here. Nonetheless, how they make their sisig is still very good and yes, would come back again for more. Fried chicken in here too is awesome! It's cooked to a crisp. I enjoy peeling the skin off and dip it with the banana ketsup. Customer service is great! They treat you like family. They even give you free stuff sometimes. Over all, I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who's in the Carson area! read more

Another Pilipino turo-turo (food is laid out cafeteria style and you point to what you want) restaurant in Carson that I tried for lunch a couple of days ago. It is located in a small strip mall with very tight parking but I managed to get a spot right outside the shop as someone was pulling out. I walked in and got in line and asked for the two item combo to go. I asked for my usual chicken adobo and was given a curt response that they did not have that. Hmmmmm well then how about some other chicken dish - No. How about beef steak - No or anything else in beef - No. This was turning out to be a problem. My server was a older lady who sensed that I was going to cancel my order (she had already put two scoops of rice for my order in the to-go box) so she made a face as if I had force fed her half a bottle of castor oil right there and then, so I decided to chuck the $6.50 and see if they have something in fish. Success at last, so on go three decent sized pieces of fried fish. Server demands the second item. Fine - are these vegetables? Yes. No meat? Yes. Ok that will do. Pay up which obviously is cash only. No soup which I had come to expect from this type of place. Now comes the difficult part of eating the food. As the fried fish and vegetables were dumped side-by-side the sauce from the vegetables seeped into the fried fish making it completely soggy. Anyway I take a bite of the soggy fish and almost break my teeth - 80% of the fish fillet is the bone that makes the spinal cord of the fish and the rest 20% is batter. Same for the other two pieces. Ok, so fish needs to be thrashed. Lets eat vegetables and rice. Eat a couple of bites and then come up on a distinct piece of fatty meat. Knowing that they did not have any chicken or beef I can only assume that it is not chicken or beef so decide not to eat any more and thrash the remaining stuff too. A complete waste of money that I don't plan to repeat in the future. My major learning from this experience is, when visiting any turo-turo restaurant to first ask - Do you have chicken adobo? Anything else in chicken? How about beef steak? Anything else in beef? If none of the answers are yes, then politely thank the person behind the counter and double time out of the restaurant. read more

Nita's Restaurant - Two item combo with fried fish and vegetables ($6.50) - A complete waste. - Filipino Near Me - Carson, California

Nita's pork bbq wins enough said. The rest are just ok. PS: wow. A 2 star reviewer whose family is from Pampanga just claimed that sisig is FRIED? LOL. You are an embarrassmen buddy read more

Not a whole lot of selection. BBQ was great but everything else was super duper oily and fried. Need to add Dinuguan to the lunch menu! Price was very cheap but need more variety. read more

The sisig here is topshelf! Even though sisig is traditionally made with pig head and made crispy, this version uses lean pork and it delivers! It's got a strong citrus flavor and a great char flavor to the pork. 5/5 The pork bbq sticks are a bit of a let down for me considering the amount of fat on it. The marinade, flavor, and char is excellent though. Anyone that can't handle fat on their meat should stay away. 3/5 Overall, I give this place a 3.5. The food quality is good, they just sell out of their signature dishes occasionally so a phone call can help save some time. read more

Good food for great price. I don't think you can go wrong with anything you order here. We were the only non-Filipino people in the entire place. The line is long but it goes fast. The menu is a short and to the point with limited options. W Two of us ate for $11.85. A 2-item plate (pork BBQ + beef stew) & 1-item plate (chicken stew) + 2 egg rolls. Unfortunately the parking is atrocious, good luck and enjoy! read more

If you are craving for filipino fast food, this is it!! They have a lot of selection for lunch. You can get a combination plate with 2 choices plus rice and comes with a small cup of soup. Their food is not oily like most of the filipino fast foods i have been to and tried. One of their top sellers is the pork skewered barbecue. I never get tired of eating here because their food is always tasty and newly cooked at lunch time!! read more

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I'm reviewing their sisig since that's all i have tried there. I love their sisig, it's one of the best. Whenever my dad is in the area, he always likes to pick some up and bring it home. Ah gosh! Such a treat. The perfect flavors! It has zesty fresh flavors from the lemon, and the right savory flavors to balance the acidity. Delicious! A must try! read more

Went on a Monday around 11:30 am and the line was out the door! I felt very lost because I don't speak Tagalog. The woman asked me what I wanted and I said "I don't know anything that is good" she gave me the two item combo that came with rice, BBQ Pork, and sisig. I REALLY liked the bbq, so flavorful and lots of big pieces! However there were some large fat parts on the skewer. The sisig was very flavorful, a little spicy. Overall good but not sure I would go again. read more

We always order sisig,kilawin and buko pandan here when we have a party, our picky guest likes/love it so much. Sisig is the best for us here ,so delicious. The only thing I can think of negative of this place is the parking area,so limited. read more

I've been looking for home-style pork BBQs and I've tried other Filipino places, but NITA'S is by far has the most delish pork BBQ ever! They serve it everyday too! Aside from the pork BBQ, they also serve chicken BBQs. This became my go-to Filipino restaurant. They renovated the place and it's now bigger and the TV is always on (Filipino channel). A decent place to have lunch and dinner. They serve home-style dishes that varies from day to day, they have grilled fish and desserts everyday. They also have Filipino sodas like SARSI (the best sarsaparilla or similar to rootbeer), and ROYAL (similar to orange Fanta). Sometimes they also have the fresh fruit juice called Melon Juice ( with melon shavings) and coconut juice (in cans)...everything is so good! My only con is sometimes, the food can be too salty for my taste (that's just me) and the lack of vegetable variety, sometimes I don't see them or they serve it late - when I already ordered my food. And they are closed every Sunday. Food to try (well, I always order): - Pork BBQ skewers - Turon (dessert: fried banana with jackfruit wrapped in lumpia wrapper) - Sweet Mungo beans - Ginataan - Sarsi (the rootbeer in can) Oh and they do catering too. read more

Sisig and goat dishes are the only thing good on the menu. Cash only?!? Why!?! Service sucks! Been there more than 3 times and every time I've been there, servers are unfriendly. They never smile and it feels like you're bothering them. read more

The food is just ok some items like bbq is not well done the meat of the beef steak was so hard , but the worst part are there servers esp the thin old woman who looks like a tomboy she was nasty and grouchy the term is 'bastos' she even shouted at me I should say they have a very bad customer serrvice . They deserve a 0 review! read more

If you want Filipino food Catering, this is the place to go! Everything is delicious; their bbq on a stick are to die for.

This restaurant has decent quality food especially the pork bbq. One thing that was a big disappointment is the customer service by phone. I called to ask if they have a certain dish and the lady on the phone had a very rude tone even though we asked VERY nicely. I had never experienced such a bad customer service through the phone until today. read more

Well that was my first experience with Filipino food. Not bad not bad at all. HD a pork BBQ on a skewer. Little sweeter than Mediterranean and not that sour. Place was not packed but definitely half of tables were occupied with locals and locals - that's who know where to find great foods and places. read more

Oh my. This filipino place is the best so far. I love everything they have. The igado and dinakdakan are to die for. Really good!

Food is good, but beware when the cashier rings you up. Watch out, they do it so fast and they add extra dollar or two or three, and they never give you a receipt. Twice it happened to me, it's a good thing I pay close attention and I'm very good adding numbers in my head. Just beware! read more

Over the past year my aunt has been bringing over a tray of sisig to every family event. And must I say, this is the BEST sisig I have EVER tasted. I am not the only one who thinks that...this sisig is a HIT at every party for filipinos & non-filipinos alike. As a result I asked her where she keeps ordering this classic fiipino dish from and she tells me from Nita's. So one day I decided to visit Auntie Nita & order some of that mouthwatering sisig for myself & my boyfriend. The restaurant is small & quaint but flooding with people waiting in line for some lunch. The service is great & the people are nice and very helpful. I go in at around noon and the cook tells me to come back at 1pm because the dish isn't ready yet. I take a detour to Target down the block for an hour and then return. Already there are pre-orders of sisig ready to go. I'm talking big platters and to-go boxes full of sisig and the people in line behind me waiting to get a piece of it themselves. Now you can't tell me that this isn't worth waiting for, but it certainly is! The meat is so juicy and has that nice bbq taste. It's a bit spicy because I think they add jalapenos and boy does it give it a great kick! The sauteed onions go really well with this dish maintaining a nice crunch..a get addition as far as texture. I can not really explain the marinade that is used for this dish but there is definitely some kind of citrus element, maybe calamansi? It is just a great dish overall and it's not too fatty like some sisig dishes can be. I think that's what I love the most about it. I would say that generally all sisig dishes are kind of fatty. I know the fat makes the taste & filipinos are all about fatty foods, but because I recently have been concerned about my fat intake I try to stay away from foods like that (which makes me sad because all filipino dishes are fatty!). There are no blocks of fat to be found in Nita's sisig which is perfect for anyone who hates chewing down on a mouthful of fat. And so, though I haven't tasted any other dish at Nita's, the sisig itself deserves 4 stars and will keep me coming back. P.S. CASH ONLY!!! read more

Nita's restaurant. Their food tastes delish! In fact I call this my second kitchen. We always buy food here. This is the only Pinoy resto...that passed my taste buds here in Carson! Except for one thing... Their Pork BBQ is always UNDERCOOKED!! I tried to tell them this many times every time I buy their BBQ, most of the time I just throw it because of its not all charred, it's undercooked. But seems like they're just ignoring this... we stopped buying food. Then my husband came home tonight with food, and everyone else was hungry so we ate right away...my son finished the whole stick, he was on the second BBQ when I noticed that the inside of it is still PInK!! It's raw!!! OMG! He finished a stick! Now I am worried he might get sick!! Taenia Solium is the name of the WORM SPECIFICALLY for PORK. I hope and pray that this pork is not infested with this parasite coz if it does, and my son gets sick......let's JUST ALL pray he won't.... read more

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Good Filipino food. The pork BBQ sticks, the fried chicken, pork sisig, and the pork sinigang are delicious. Do expect a line though because the food there is great. read more

BBQ here is the bomb! Best BBQ ever here in LA! you can pre order too, staffs ate nice.

Food is delicious. The only items I get is bbq on a stick, michado, sisig or the soup. The sisig is one of the best sisig I ever tasted. They do catering but best to call ahead of time. They give free soup per order. What sucks is that there is no atm around this store and it is CASH ONLY. read more

Food- avg.. 3 stars. Palabok was decent- 3, lumpia was okay- 2/3, pork ribs were really tasty -4, pork/bbq skewer sucked - maybe 2. Im guessing if you pre-order a platter it's better fresh. Customer service was about a 2. if the lady behind the counter even tried to smile I'd want to give them a higher rating than average- at least for being warm and friendly, which I expect when walking into a smaller mom/pop operation. Especially pinoys damn it! Nothing would make me happier than to support more Pilipino businesses. Unfortunately, the woman serving me looked like she could not possibly be bothered and she clearly had MUCH better things to do than to actually serve a customer. Apparently she was saving up her energy to short me a dollar on my change. I didnt call her on it though... It was already a lame experience, and I dont know how she would handle herself seeing as she had zero customer service skills. $1 was not worth bringing me down more :( Don't be such a snooty proud beeatch lady! Totally kills it. I'll be checking out every other pinoy joint in the carson area except this one again. What a big fat bummer. 2 sounds like a high rating for the service I described, but everyone else- staff and customers seemed pretty nice, and I got in and out in under 10mins. I'd def rate 1or 2 if I could verify that woman was the owner... But have no idea. Good luck Nita. read more

Tried this place out when I was craving some bbq and hands down the best bbq sticks in town! They have a variety of food and the employees were super sweet when helping with my order. Super convenient and quick, I will be coming back again. read more

Ate here for the first time last week and all i can say is thier food is great, especially thieelr sisig and barbeque. This restaurant is recommend for all my fellow pinoys who is craving and missing the original taste of filipino "ulams" :) read more

I am one of the fortunate co workers of Nestor who gets to try his baon from Nita's during the weekday and I would always comment how good the food is even if it's tira or LO. Seriously good stuff. Please give Nestor more take home. We really appreciate it :) read more

$6.50 for a 2 items combo. I got the Chicken Adobo and some Vegetables in shrimp paste. They gave a hefty portion and both were very rich in flavor. I had that for dinner then lunch next day. What I would expect from authentic homemade Filipino food: rich, greasy, salty, full of flavor. I wish they have a wider variety. I should of tried the Sisig but i missed it. read more

5 stars only for the beef sisig and pork bbq sticks! Order these two items and you wont be disappointed. Im not sure how everything else tastes tho! read more

this place use to be a good catering place during holidays. i have always used them ordering all kinds of pinoy food from lumpia to pansit to bbq. well, this last thanksgiving holiday i ordered 4 items and 3 of them were really not good for pinoy standard. the pansit was pale (the noodles were almost white) and there was almost no sahog or ingredients in it (like shrimp or even chicken meat) and it was $40 for the half tray. the lumpia were burnt and the stuffing is all carrots. maybe there's meat if you can see it. it's still good to eat there though but not catering. read more

This place is a hidden gem. Lines can get pretty long especially on weekends, but they go by quick. They usually have goat on friday and saturdays, if you haven't tried adobo kambing(goat) or their kaldereta kambing, its a must try! Their bbq and sisig are my go to choices, but they have plenty of choices to choose from. A combo is only $7.50 which includes two dishes and 3 scoops of rice, also with complementary soup which is my favorite part. Homemade GOOD filipino food for $7.50? Thats a steal. Give this place a try, you wont regret it! read more

When i am in the area and want some filipino food i stop by here when i can. I love it. Great prices and portions.

It's alright rather go to DJ or Aling Delias .. The only thing is good is the seesig (I have no idea how to spell that) but it's too overpriced. Get it once in a while for a party read more

run of the mill filipino spot but less grease and way cleaner than a lot of the spots in la. their sisig is different compared to what im used to. tastes more like inihaw with onions and lemopn juice from a thai beef salad or something. the bbq was good and not too fatty. sauce was just right. A+ for cleanliness and service though. i think i'll return to try their calamri that everyone seemed to be ordering read more

Came in here for the first time since we did not want to wait to order food. It's convenient when you are on the go. Just point want you want and pay. Nothing really stood up. Got here around 6:30pm and they were already running out of food. So we just pick and chose what they had available. Come to find out when we were leaving they had more food out. read more

I love this place. Food is always fresh and it is a quick lunch to grab. It's legit filipino food.