Oliver C. wrote: >Richard L. wrote: >>Someone wrote: >>>> Friends of ours mentioned an "authentic" Filipino restaurant in the area >>>> of Arlington/Rosslyn? Anyone have any information and/or suggestions in >>>> the MD/VA/DC area? Thanks! >> >>This would be that place in the small strip mall just west of George Mason >>on the north side of Rte. 50. This mini-mall (which looks like it used to be >>an A & P) is also home to the Crystal Thai and an Outback Steakhouse. I >>haven't been, although I've wondered if they serve Chicken Adabo. Let us know >>how it is! >The restaurant is Little Qiapo and if this is authentic, then Filipino food >is awful. I found the adobo OK and everything else near inedible. By your reaction this is probably authentic Filipino food. My parents came from Ilocos Sur and I grew up on this stuff. Observations from Hispanic, Chinese, and American friends who ate at our place tell me that almost everyone likes chicken or pork adobo, pancit, and lumpia. When they try pinakbet, ginataan, or dinaguan(sp?) a.k.a. "chocolate meat", they act as though they had just swallowed dishwater. For those who are curious in trying Filipino food for the first time, order the adobo and pancit(noodle dish similar to lo mein). If you want something different, ask the waiter to tell you what it is and what it tastes like. To all you manongs and manangs out there, is there a place in MD where you can get balut(sp?), you know, that hard boiled egg thing. I ate those every day when mom took us to the Philippines 30 years ago.
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Filipino Restaurant
WOODROW E. wrote: > >Oliver C. wrote: > >>Richard L. wrote: >>>Someone wrote: >>>>> Friends of ours mentioned an "authentic" Filipino restaurant in the area >>>>> of Arlington/Rosslyn? Anyone have any information and/or suggestions in >>>>> the MD/VA/DC area? Thanks! >>> >>>This would be that place in the small strip mall just west of George Mason >>>on the north side of Rte. 50. This mini-mall (which looks like it used to be >>>an A & P) is also home to the Crystal Thai and an Outback Steakhouse. I >>>haven't been, although I've wondered if they serve Chicken Adabo. Let us know >>>how it is! >>The restaurant is Little Qiapo and if this is authentic, then Filipino food >>is awful. I found the adobo OK and everything else near inedible. > > By your reaction this is probably authentic Filipino food. My parents >came from Ilocos Sur and I grew up on this stuff. Observations from >Hispanic, Chinese, and American friends who ate at our place tell me >that almost everyone likes chicken or pork adobo, pancit, and lumpia. >When they try pinakbet, ginataan, or dinaguan(sp?) a.k.a. "chocolate >meat", they act as though they had just swallowed dishwater. For those >who are curious in trying Filipino food for the first time, order the >adobo and pancit(noodle dish similar to lo mein). If you want something >different, ask the waiter to tell you what it is and what it tastes like. > > To all you manongs and manangs out there, is there a place in MD >where you can get balut(sp?), you know, that hard boiled egg thing. I >ate those every day when mom took us to the Philippines 30 years ago. >--- >Woody Europa : Westinghouse Electric Corp. : [email removed] > To err is human, but it feels divine. The food at Little Qiapo is not comparable to what my Filipino friends prepare at home. They agree the food is awful. The pancit is cold and looks like its been there for days. The lechon is hard as a rock. The lumpia come in second to Chung King frozen egg rolls. The adobo is passable but not as good as I can cook at home. I've had good Filipino food and this isn't it.