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Do you like Filipino food ??


Last night we went to a Filipino restaurant. We had roast pork with banana leaves and other spices and then steamed vegetables on rice. The flavors were just amazing. For dessert we had cornbread bibingka.

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Never had it, never even seen a place to get it around these parts
Sounds really good though

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Say what? How can that be true if you live in Yonkers?

What about the Hapag Filipino Cuisine in Highridge Plaza?

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I relocated a few years ago as they were building Highridge and never saw a Filipino joint there

I did like like the Greek place...remind me of the name of that Greek place

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We had a Hawaiian place for a while that was cozy, but they finally quit. There are other Hawaiian options around, so I guess they tried for as long as they could. The building was empty for a bit, then a Greek Restaurant took it's place. I was glad to see it but before I could visit, it turned into a Mexican joint. A lot of Mexican places around here, so on balance this was a loss.

What - the Parthenon? The Coliseum? Rhodes?

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Hawaiian sounds interesting

The Greek place was called Lefteris and if you find yourself in Yonkers AND hungry I'd suggest going there
The gyro, rice and salad are perfect👌

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Chicago had a lot of nice, small, independently owned delis, as well as, of course, fancy dining. I don't think I'd ever had a gyro until I was in my 20s, and the other day I was at a burger joint called Sonic (all drive-up or walk-up, no indoor seating) and they had a Chicago Dog, and that's a good combination of ingredients. I also prefer Chicago pizza if you can find it anywhere.

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We had a Sonic and really liked it but it closed down:(

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I've never had it. There are a few Asian restaurants in my area, several for Chinese food, one for Japanese, one Thai, one Vietnamese, but I've never seen a Filipino restaurant. It sounds good, I'll have to try it sometime if I ever see such a place.

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We have more Thai restaurants than we do McDonald's around here, and supposedly they are all related to the same family to one degree or another.

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Never had it. What's their national dish? Maybe I'll try and make it myself.

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I think it's Philippine adobo

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Hmm, looks pretty good.

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White people seem like pancit and little egg rolls best. And yes chicken adobo is another favorite.

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Pancit looks good, but apparently I can only eat it on my birthday!

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Sure! Not in love with it or anything, but I like everything I've tried.

Except for the durian pastries. Those tasted like part dessert, part ripe soft cheese, part ripe soft corpse.

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I've heard good things.

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I’ve never tried it. Your meal definitely sounds delicious.

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Have any brave souls here tried Balut? Very popular in the Philippines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_(food)

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Damn!

I'm not opposed to trying it if I could find a sanitary vendor.

Have you tried it?

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I haven't, but I've seen them at Asian grocery stores here in the States. I'm sure they taste good, as long as you don't look at it after taking a bite.

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Theres nothing good about it. Its half chick and half embrio. U can see tiny feathers and beak on some. Looks almost alien when u get it out the shell. Smells bad and taste even worse. Filipinos that move to the states from Philippines never eat that shit again.

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You have yet to name that Greek joint at Highridge Plaza in Yonkers...

I am forming an opinion over here

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Lefteris Gyro?

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Google is fun!

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It is. :)

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Now we have your number
Thx for playing👍

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I just found it hard to believe there were no Filipino restaurants in Yonkers and sure enough there were.

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It is a crazy world!

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Close friend's wife is from the Philippines, so I've had the chance to enjoy several dishes. Delicious cuisine.

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