Tito Mel's — Restaurant in Bowling Green

Well well well…. Look who made it to the woods! I’m impressed! I have been a chef (not a cook) for 25 years all over the world opening restaurants, and the first things I notice when I go into a restaurant is cleanliness and organization. I give you five stars! greeted with smiles and knowledge from the minute you enter the door, you can’t help but to see all labels facing out with products very meticulously placed labeled and dated. Ntm the floors you could eat off of and lighting strong enough to see this place from 3 blocks away.

Now for the food, I ordered a bit of everything on the menu for just myself price $120. When I say I spent $120 I had enough food for a week. 4 large desserts, 4 large entrees, a bag of chips, large bag of fresh bread (12 heavy cheese rolls) 12 count lumpia with fresh sauces for every dish 4 pints of white rice and one honeydew jelly drink.

I would love to tell you about every item but it’s unnecessary. Everything was fantastic and done very traditionally. Lumpia was super stuffed and hand prepared, but what really blew my mind was the flavor profile of the pork sisig (pork belly with chilies and liver paste) please for the love of god try this dish don’t be scared because it says liver! This dish is delicate and warming with strong bold umami explosions from the pork belly. Perfect Desserts are fresh made and insanely mouth watering! I will need this at least once a week 😉 Food 5 stars Speed 5 stars Food temps 5 stars Round 1 5 stars

And last but not least I had noticed the guy Casey (who wrote the review prior to mine) was clearly not too knowledgeable about this specific style cuisine or how much food costs these days (must be nice) or how hard it is to launch a new restaurant of this style in a demographic like Caroline county or how a review with 2 stars is a serious hit for hand made high quality cuisine at a price point that is very competitive. Save your negativity for Mcdonalds…..(oh ya menu(e) isn’t spelled...

I don’t know where to start.

Could it be the matchless customer service? I told them it was my first time and they took the absolute BEST care of me. Walked me through each dish and then let me sample it. Never once tried to upsell me or get me to buy extra - top tier customer service.

The food was another story. The levels of flavor in each sample I tasted got me excited for the next. As she described the upcoming dish I felt my mouth watering in anticipation of what was to come, and I wasn’t let down… all in all I think I tried 9 different proteins and loved each of them. You can tell this is made with nothing but fresh ingredients and love. Immediately left and called 3 other people to tell them about this gem. I’ll drive from Fredericksburg any day of the week for this treat. I ended up getting enough food to feed a family of 6 for my wife and I LOL! I don’t feel bad about it at all. Portions are huge and the cost isn’t too much.

Thank you for such an incredible...

Tito Mel’s just opened, but it’s now my favorite spot to get authentic and delicious Filipino food!! My entire family loves Filipino food, and as a Filipino, I’m amazed to have found such authentic and incredible-tasting food that reminds me of home. The staff was so friendly and took their time to explain the variety of dishes they offered. There are so many to choose from, and they have all of my favorite Filipino dishes! My family and I tried almost everything, and I have to say, they’re all a must-try, especially the desserts. The dishes that were my favorite and stood out were the lumpiang sariwa, the meat dishes that even my toddler loved (we tried all of them, and they were all so good!), the BBQ skewers, and the desserts. I’m coming back and recommending this place to everyone I know. The service was above and beyond, and Tito Mel’s feels and tastes like home!...