KC Filipino Restaurant — Restaurant in Rockville

I wanted to explore more Filipino food after I have tried it for a while. I chose KC Filipino Restaurant because I wanted to try Crispy Pata (Crispy Knuckle) that not many places serve it. (mostly pork belly) When I got inside the atmosphere was very casual and seem like a cafeteria or canteen style with mini mart. It might be very familiar for Asian people like me or Filipino. Too bad that they don't have menu or any food name on display glass counter, so it wasn't quite easy for me to order something else that I wanted to try (besides Crispy Pata).

As for the food, Crispy Pata, I was a little upset. (From my experiences) It wasn't crispy enough, a lot of fat/skin parts still sticky and tough. That might be because they didn't fry it long enough and many customers there at that time. As for the flavor, quite tasteless, not much herbs or spices. I also ordered something look like beef curry (I don't know the name), I like this one though. It tasted quite mild and beef texture was cooked nicely. I still got BBQ pork skewer and fried banana, they both were just OK, quite plain and too sweet.

For the service, as I said in the beginning, it was vey casual restaurant, so please don't expect to get a professional or full service too much. It was ordinary and informal restaurant type. (but inside is spacious and have many dine-in tables)

p.s. If you have or know Filipino food background before, it would be helpful to visit this place but if you like a challenge and learn authentic Filipino style, that is fine too.

p.s. Before I left, I bought a Filipino dessert to try, because I like the color (violet) I don't know what it is, anyway...

​On September 12, 2025, close to dinner., I visited your establishment with the intention of sitting down and enjoying a meal. The initial impression was confusing. The dining area was not clearly defined. It seemed to have been merged with an unorganized retail section, and many of the tables were cluttered with supplies, making it difficult to find a clean, open space to sit. ​When I ordered food from the display trays, it looked like it is lukewarm at best. An employee, who seemed stressed, took the food to the back and microwaved it. This was a dealbreaker for me, as it raised concerns about food quality and preparation standards. Also the entry doesn’t even include RICE….So I ended up just paying for my initial order and went to eat somewhere else.

I ate the food the next day, pork sinigang and pork BBQ(over marinated, I think it’s old) and it was just expected to be what it is except for the BBQ. People often visit establishments like this to experience a welcoming cultural atmosphere as much as the food. Based on my visit, the overall experience was not positive. I hope these comments can help you improve, as this store has potential, but the current customer experience...

There's no menu and no identification of the prepared hot foods they have that day, so you have to point and ask. The food I selected for carry-out was good and standard serving sizes. Staff isn't very friendly though, I may have been inclined to buy more but it felt like I was bothering them every time I asked about one of the prepared dishes (one word response, heavy sighs and even an eye roll). I was from out of town and can't get Filipino food where I live so I was looking forward to eating some. There's a small market inside which has a pretty good variety of breads, snacks, seasonings, etc and refrigerated cases of to-go brazo, bibingka, commercial pastillas, empanadas, even salted eggs (though they couldn't tell me if they were chicken or duck), canned beverages, etc. I may go back there if I was looking for something specific and they had it because the food I got that day was good. But there are a couple of other filipino food places I would probably consider...