Strita Kitchen ( Traditional Filipino Food ) — Restaurant in Arlington

Excellent ++ on my second visit as well. --- OK. Picture this. Philippines cacao chocolate caramel sauce, ube halaya AND Lopez Island ice cream HALO HALO!!! Also, for the cleanliness is next to godliness minded, they have a HEPA industrial air filter. Eating area cleanliness and decor is reminiscent for me of the Milpitas Max's Chicken restaurant. Great selection of Filipino Bicolano and Cebuano hot entrees (and Phillipines-grown cacao chocolate treats). Litson was crispy and tender. Also featuring premier local Lopez Island ice cream and gourmet coffee. This is my new favorite Pinoy resto. Keeping it real, I would say though lighten up on the salt a bit in the sauces of stewed dishes like Bicol Express and Kare Kare. But they use fresh banana hearts and long beans. That also have home-made...

first there of course it's not going to get a 5 or 1, the space is just about 10 tables seating 4 at a table unless you are two and order more than 40 bucks. There is annoying door alarm that alarms for 5 to 10 seconds after someone comes , I dont know why it sounds since the counter is 8 paces ahead. they do sell chocolate made from the phillipines burnie could find the cost on the menu or online or anywhere you just have to ask the cashier. They said that everything is home made and can take 45 minutes to get your food there is a different from made from scratch, to made to order, but I got half the meal first and the other half came 15 minutes later, you do need a ton of napkins and lots to drink, it was hot and tasty but going twice is the key. I ll check back next time with the...

DELICIOUS Filipino food. Approved by Filipino parents who are usually picky about Filipino food cooked outside the home. The skin of the crispy pata was very crispy (that's what you want when you order that!), but what amazed us even more was how tender and juicy the meat was. It's hard to achieve that balance. It was soo good. Dip it in their provided vinegar/soy sauce dip or Mang Tomas sauce and eat it with a spoonful of rice -- delish! The oxtail kare kare was really good too. I can't wait to go back and try more of their dishes.

Just knocking a star off because the person taking our order and bringing out the dishes wasn't wearing a mask. Pre-covid, that wouldn't be an issue, but alas, here we are.

Very happy to have a solid Filipino place on...