It's not easy to be able to find a Philipino restaurant near by, but we're very fortunate to be able to have one here in East Vinton, just next door to Roanoke, Virginia. And what an amazing cuisine it has. A woman owned small business, it reasantly opened it's doors in a location that was closed for nearly 5 years. Franchesca, the owner and chef of the restaurant and store is a proud Philipina entrepreneur living in the US with a passion for food and cooking of her native land cuisine, and a fervent desire to share it with all living in her neighborhood and communities near by. She majored in Hotel and Restaurant in College and as soon as she was presented with an opportunity to make her life dream come true she went for it. I first found out about her restaurant and store by discovering its website online, which by the way was wonderfully designed with useful information about her native cuisine, with an extraordinary menu with professionally taken color photographs of the different mejor items on the menu. Besides her great cooking and business skills, she also has wonderful technology and communication skills. When I phoned her restaurant's telephone number to double check the hours of operation of the restaurant and make sure it was already opened, a recording answered wirh a request to leave a message with any question for her about the restaurant. I decided to call again later rather than leave a message and as soon as I hanged up I received a text message explaining that she had to travel to the Philippines for a short period of time and the date when she'll be back to open the restaurant again. When I called again after she was back, a friendly voice answered the phone, so happy that I was interested in visiting her restaurant and trying out her food. She explained about the trip like if she had known me for a long time with a warm and friendly welcome and positive attitude. She confirmed that the restaurant would be open this Tuesday from 11:00am to 7:00pm, and every Tuesday through Saturday at these same hours. So I invited a friend of mine and we went on Tuesday and arrived around 4:00pm. The restaurant store was located on Stewartsville Rd in East Vinton. Housed in a humble yet very clean, relatively small building. It had a large color poster behind one of the windows with a composite of professionally taken color photographs of many food items of the menu. There were plenty of parking spots in front and around the restaurant, including Handicap parking. The small parking lot Restaurant's front sign was placed over the previous old sign. Inside, the place was clean and comfortable with the dining area on the right with burgundy color booths and the store on the left, and the kitchen in the middle. The owner greeted us behind the counter at the entrance with a warm greeting. She gave us a copy of the menu, asked us to have a seat, and took our drinking order. We both ordered Thai Tea and went to seat at a booth with our menus. In a short while she came to take our order. I ordered a Pinoy Lumpia as appetizer, a Crispy Pork Kare-Kare as my entrée, and my friend ordered a Lechon Kawali. The appetizer was amazingly delicious: crispy on the outside and with shredded pork with tasty sauce in the inside. My entrée was the Filipino famous peanut butter stew with crispy fried pork belly. It tasted just amazing. My friend's entrée was the Lechon Kawali: deep fried skin-on pork belly served with jasmine rice. It also looked wonderful and according to my friend, tasted delicious. For dessert I had their Tiramisu y my friend had the Signature Ube Mocha Cake. Everything was amazingly delicious. While we were eating several other customers came in to dine as well, and the owner of the restaurant came by at the appropriate time to talk to us and bring us water. I highly recommend this restaurant and their amazing cuisine. They have the best deep fried skin-on pork belly, and other amazing entrées, and the owner chef had such a great personality. It truly was an extraordinary dining experience. read more

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Wonderful place to enjoy home-cooked Filipino dishes. Food and service were great. Price was reasonable. Go-to place If you are craving for something different! Ordered Lechon Kawali, Sisig, Mongo, Pancit Bihon, and Lumpia. Wife was all smiles as she delightfully ate their version of Mocha Cake with Barako coffee. They also have a small store for Pinoy products and other stuff. read more

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I love spicy food and you get that without harsh toast or aftertaste. Like most ethic places, they don't spare the garlic!

I worked with Pinoy store to cater for our group at work and the food was AMAZING!!!! everything was delicious and the owner was able to work with me about our many dietary restrictions. The lumpia and pancit was sooooo good!!!! Truly one of my favorite thing. The food was a big hit and I will definitely be working with Pinoy again. read more

What a wonderful gem in the Roanoke area. My wife is from Saipan, so we love Pinoy cuisine an culture. The location of this place is awesome first off. Plenty parking. Lots of staff, an they we're all really friendly an welcoming. We ordered off the menu an even talked about a few things off the menu. Food was really good, wanted to test run the Staples. Lechon kawali an pancit we're of course A+ lumpia we're a bit skinny but for this area it's expected. Oh an the shop an freezer section we bought I think 50 or 60 dollars worth of Ticino an other meats. We were going to Lynchburg but will prolly be stopping here now because it's alot more convenient. read more

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Delicious food and friendly service. The milkfish with rice was out favorite, but everything we tried was good. Definitely worth a visit! read more

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This little gem is a perfect place to go for a satisfying quick supper. We tried 4 dishes, and all were delicious. The potatoes on the adobo were crispy on the outside and fluffy inside. The adobo was strongly flavored but not too salty. We also had grilled eggplant cooked in egg batter, lumpia, and veggie spring rolls. Worth more visits to try the rest of the menu! read more

I was there on December 31. I had some of the greatest food that I ever had in my life. The people there are so awesome the owners if you want to go to a good place to eat, please go there. I recommend it. Service is great. The owners are awesome. I love his place and I will recommend this to everybody And with my daughter being from the Philippines originally it really meant a lot to me. Best food in the area. read more

Their Halo Halo is definitely worth the trip out there! Bubble tea is great too but a little too sweet for Asian tastebuds. read more

Pinoy Kitchen - Halo halo - Filipino Near Me - Vinton, Virginia

I got the fried chicken, chicken swarma, chicken wings, ube milkshake and ube cake. It was all delicious. read more

Pinoy Kitchen - Filipino Near Me - Vinton, Virginia

Drove by today and was pleased to see them open on a Sunday. Decided to stop in to take a look and ordered some Halo Halo and a Thai bubble tea TO GO. We LOVED the Halo Halo. We ate it so quickly I didn't have time to snap a picture. We also bought some candies from the grocery area. Tons of families eating in the restaurant itself. We will be going back for some dinner. So glad to have such a great place in Vinton. read more

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Amazing food, amazing service, authentic delishious lumpia!!! The chicken adobo is fantastic too! If you have tried Philippino food before, come here, if you haven't, you MUST come here. read more

I absolutely love this place! My wife is Filipino and all of the food that we have had there has been great and very authentic. The restaurant also has a nice small diner ambiance which makes it so much more enjoyable. Service has always been great as they are some of the friendliest people I know. read more

Very good! Great customer service and delicious food! Convenient location for those who live in Vinton and Bedford, who want to eat at a sit down restaurant with good food. read more