Glenda's Bulalohan — Restaurant in Virginia Beach

I just wanna share my unpleasant experience with this establishment. Not once, but two separate occasions. I called in New Year’s Eve to find out if they were open on New Year’s Day and the lady confirmed it over the phone with me that they were gonna be open until 6 pm on New Year’s Day. So I proceeded to put in my order and I scheduled the pick up at January 1st, 2020 at 5:30pm. The lady confirmed what my order was and asked for my phone number. And we agreed on the said order. Fast forward the next day, the time of pick up, I showed up to their place and little did we know that they were CLOSED. I get it, it’s New Year’s Day and if you don’t want to open up, that’s your business, you do what you do. But not one courtesy phone call from them that they were not going to open up at all. I could’ve made a different arrangement to buy from somewhere else. My wife had work New Year’s Eve and this was supposed to be our family dinner to welcome the new year. But no, they were closed and did not bother to give me a heads up, mind you she took my number and repeated it back to me that she got it! They have completely lost my business! One phone call, that’s all it takes! Let your customers know, keep them in the know, they deserve that! Thats what we pay you for!...

I walked in at noon on a Monday looking forward to some hot food. There were two people eating at a table, and they looked Filipina so I thought maybe they worked there & said Hi, and they completely ignored me. I stood looking at the menu for a moment or two and then a lady came out from the back and asked if she could help me. She had a really bad look on her face like she wasn't having a good day or she wasn't glad I was there or something..not happy in any case, anybody could be having a bad day so that didn't matter to me. But the menus were nothing like were indicated online. Just the most pricey stuff, no all day breakfast menu, maybe they stop serving that now? I just didn't get a good vibe there and didn't see anything that prompted me to order it without asking questions, which at that point I felt uncomfortable to ask, so I just said Thank you and left. It's a shame because I think maybe the food might have been good. I'm a bit a bit of a reserved person, maybe somebody more outgoing would have had...

This one woman operation is well worth checking out! The dated small interior is a combination of almost tiki bar type decor mixed with the standard seating of a takeout Chinese place. Roughly 20 people can squeeze in to dine under the glimmering chandelier style light and tropical fans. While the literal writing on the wall tells you what you can order, and I'd strongly recommend the Tocilog (sweet pork) with garlic rice or sinigang pampano (sour pork soup), this place is just as modern as the rest, because once you figure out what you want, the proprietress will ring you up on her digital register and then pop behind the curtain to start working her magic. And magic it is. It's no wonder the place shares the name with the good witch of Oz, because everything that comes out of the kitchen is a thing of dreams. Remember that she's working everything by herself, and be patient, because in about ten minutes, huge portions of fresh-made wonder will be delivered, piping hot, for you to devour with all of...