Lutchi and Mary - San Marcos, California

Rich H.

I saw this establishment on TikTok, and a user was highly enthusiastic about it, so we decided to give it a try. However, the user's recommendation was rather excessive. The food we ordered was quite bland. The pancit tasted like boiled noodles and cabbage, the lumpia were small and thin for the price, and the sweet and sour sauce was overly vinegary. Their supposedly "famous" sisig also lacked flavor; it was essentially chopped, fried, unseasoned pork belly on a hot plate. The lechon was acceptable, but the sauce was unappetizing. The garlic fried rice lacked any discernible garlic flavor.

Michele B.

My first time visiting today and I’ll surely return! The chicken adobo was tender and packed with flavor. The garlic rice was delightfully balanced and a fantastic complement to the adobo. The restaurant itself is clean and comfortable, welcoming to either the stay-and-eat or to-go crowd, and the plants in front are beautiful and well-tended. My order was prepared in a reasonable amount of time and piping hot upon receipt. The service was attentive and courteous. Very grateful for the experience and full belly today.

Catherine H.

We ate lunch for the first time. It was Super Bowl Sunday and the restaurant was busy. There were many people with pickup orders. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes that are reasonably priced. We ordered pork lumpia. My husband is Caucasian and does not eat authentic Filipino dishes. He wanted boneless adobo but they were out of it so he had the ones with bones. He was very disappointed because there were no breast. There was little meat from the dark meat pieces. I ordered crispy pork Kare Kare. It was ok. The portions of meat and vegetables were small and the sauce didn’t have lots of flavor. It is a casual restaurant where you line up to order your food and they deliver them to your table.

PHILLFS

Wonderful servings of Filipino specialties that's customized to ur choice protein! Very tasty and expertly prepared without losing its authenticity and distinct flavors! This place would easily win u over 🙂

adrian N.

Work within 5 minutes from this restaurant, never had time to sit and eat but damm this place makes me wanna come in every day. Didn’t know Filipino food was going to be this good. The decor is Modern and warm. And the food is extremely savory and filling for the price. Def worth it 10/10.

Summer S. B.

I really wanted to like this place. It's super cute inside and the people working there were very nice. We ordered two different noodle dishes one with tofu and one with shrimp. The one with tofu came with a decent amount but the one with shrimp only came with three shrimp. Are you trying to tell me you're charging an extra $2.50 for three small shrimp? Both dishes were incredibly salty, but bland and one dimensional flavor-wise at the same time. We got some vegetable lumpia and it was average. Also very salty and whatever the clear liquid was that you're supposed to dip it into, was not good and I do not recommend it.
I'm sure they have other things on the menu that are better, but it's a 0/2 on this visit and I probably won't be back.

My L.

Nice to have a Filipino restaurant in north county. Lots of parking. There are tables inside and outside. You order and pay before you sit.

We ordered:

-pork sisig w egg, comes w rice ($14.45)
-oxtail kare kare w garlic fried rice ($20.95)
-beef caldereta w garlic fried rice ($14.45)
-cebu lechon 1/2 lb ($13.45)

Their specials and signature dishes come with rice. Extra for garlic rice. If you eat there, the dishes are plated on real dinner plates which gives you a sense of a formal family dining experience. We also go complimentary salt and pepper chips.

If you live in north county, you can get your Filipino cravings satisfied. I still believe the best sisig is in Mira Mesa. The cebu lechon was my favorite here.

The ambiance here is quite fun. Filipino pop songs blasting through the speakers and the workers are singing along while they work. They offer party trays and catering.

Medelyn O.

We are visitors in San Diego and were craving for some filipino food. We decided to go to this restaurant due to it’s 4.5 star google review. We ordered Chicken Siopao, bulalo, pancit combo and pork sisig.

The siopao was served cold. I informed the cashier and was offered to microwave the food.

Next were the rest of our food. The sisig was dry and overcook. Not sure if its their style but the egg on was cook over hard. (Normally, its a runny sunny side up egg for customer to mix with sisig). The pancit combo was bland. The bulalo was the best tasting dish out of what we ordered but the bone marrow (which was “saved for last”) was still frozen. I respectfully brought the issue to the staff’s attention. She eventually offered to heat up bone marrow but we assumed that they will just microwave the food so we declined.

We were given a MINI leche flan for the cold bone marrow to be shared between 4 people. Although the gesture was there, the way it was delivered lack sincerity. The ambiance was good but service was minimum. I wish our concerns were address at a more hospitable manner. Overall, we will not go back again.