PhilHouse — Restaurant in Vallejo

I’ve never been here. I actually thought this was another eatery I was familiar with but it’s not it. Anyways, the place is ok. There is a huge parking lot and lots of seating if you want to dine in.

There’s lots of main dishes to choose from and some sides. You can order the food as combos. I went for the BBQ pork skewers, pinakbet (veggie mix) and rice. I really liked the flavor of the BBQ however, the meat was chewy (like it’s a day old). It wasn’t fresh. The pinakbet was really good though. Tasted like how we cook it at home. Maybe next time the BBQ will be fresh.

All the food looked really good but of course I couldn’t try too many since we were just out for work lunch. There were a few people in line but it moved quickly. The staff were really friendly.

The restaurant needs more decorations. Restaurant was plain and looked like a cafeteria. Overall experience was alright....

Ok, I would give this a 5 star rating, I didn't, explanation at the end.

Contrary to other reviews, everyone working there was extremely nice and helpful.

I had the combo plate: steamed rice (made correctly, right amount of stickiness), siningang, bangus (made to perfection), menudo, Filipino version (made the way I like all meat).

At the time of this review, all that food and a can of soda was shy of $16, that's like buying a large big Mac meal🤔.

I included a picture of diniguan and chicken bbq sticks, cause I tried them. I am extremely picky when it comes to Diniguan, this place makes it the way I like all meat (no liver or other inside things) and the perfect amount of vinegar, damn good. The chicken BBQ sticks where ok, I prefer versions that are more tender.

So why not 5 stars? It is because of this restaurant's overuse of...

My wife brings me here because she's excited to share her Filipino food. This is also our first time to visit this small restaurant, but we are so dismayed as we order and try the chicken barbecue; it was cold and tasted not as good as we had expected. The Sisig as well is cold, and the beefsteak tastes like a left-over from last night. We enjoy the free soup sinigang, as that is the only hot, and that's enough to warm our tummies after doing some shopping in Island Pacific.

It's just so sad and disgusting to serve that food cold and pay that much, and yes, it's expensive with poor service.

I really wanted to tell it to the server, but as usual, my wife is so down to earth with all her kindness that she stopped me and told me this would be our first and last visit. I'm sad for her.

So,...