Chowing Down Pinoy-Style

Published on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, by Cicely Wedgeworth / Edit Post

The late, lamented Barrio Fiesta has been revived in Eagle Rock and the Filipino home cooking is still to die for, says lukin4gudfood. Crispy calamari and kare-kare are the best. For the moment, though, it seems like the beer and wine license is a work in progress.

Over in Hollywood, lil mikey discovered a hidden gem, Karihang-Pinoy. If you’re lucky enough to get fried chicken fresh out of the fryer, it’s super-crunchy, each piece (more than a quarter, usually leg and thigh with some breast) nice and tender.

They also have delicious, savory-sweet sausage. There’s tangily great tamarind-based soup with beef, all rich and beautiful. All that with a big plate of rice and a bottle of water is $5.

There’s an OC spot that specializes in Filipino breakfast, or almusal, says elmomonster.

At Kapamilya, they serve several kinds of silogs (plates with garlic fried rice and egg) with a slice of tomato and a protein add-on—choose from various kinds of marinated meats, sausage, and fried fish.

A lot of places use factory-made marinated pork, or tocino, pumped up with nitrites and artificial coloring. Kapamilya makes theirs from scratch, coating tender, fatty cuts of pork with a candy-sweet glaze. A shot of vinegar is just right for balancing it out.

Tapa, marinated beef, is similar to Korean kalbi, but dryer—more like really sweet jerky. There’s also fried marinated milkfish, bangus. With a yogurty tang and flaky white flesh, it’s a nice lighter option. Silog plates are all $4.75, including tax.

Barrio Fiesta [Eastside]
4420 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock
Map

Karihang-Pinoy [Hollywood]
4909 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
323-666-8339
Locator

Kapamilya Restaurant [Orange County]
10964 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley
714-593-6212
Map

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  • Whew! Glad we've figured out we're in violent agreement. Hope you'll continue to keep a watchful eye on this and help the new staff get the lay of the land.

    Now, Sam, what's your question?

  • badseed -- that was exactly my point.

  • Melanie is correct - Eagle Rock is a neighborhood, as is Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, Hollywood, etc., etc.

  • Ano bayon? Kahit ang "designation" saan ba ang Barrio Fiesta?

  • ttriche, I checked the back issues of Chow News to see how the [neighborhood] and city were listed for the former occupant at this address,
    Isla [Eagle Rock]
    formerly Toto's Lechon Manok
    4420 Eagle Rock Blvd
    Los Angeles 90041
    323-257-1902
    Locater:
    http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=20032702&ck=3165211529

    Whatever the editors choose to do, it should be a consistent choice going forward...+READ

    ttriche, I checked the back issues of Chow News to see how the [neighborhood] and city were listed for the former occupant at this address,
    Isla [Eagle Rock]
    formerly Toto's Lechon Manok
    4420 Eagle Rock Blvd
    Los Angeles 90041
    323-257-1902
    Locater:
    http://yp.yahoo.com/py/ypMap.py?Pyt=Typ&tuid=20032702&ck=3165211529

    Whatever the editors choose to do, it should be a consistent choice going forward for the neighborhood tags to have any worth as search terms.-COLLAPSE

  • http://www.eaglerockca.com/history.htm

    My understanding is that it is a neighborhood within Los Angeles, therefore, the city/town designation should be Los Angeles. Is Eagle Rock an incorporated city separate from Los Angeles? Likewise Hermon or are these neighborhoods?

  • Dear Melanie: you are incorrect. Eagle Rock Blvd. is in Eagle Rock and so is Barrio Fiesta. If I tell you that a place on Monterey Blvd. in the middle of Highland Park is in Hermon, Mapquest will claim that it is in Los Angeles. And then I will point to the sign, visible from most places in that neighborhood, erected by the City of Los Angeles, which supports my claim.

    Mapquest is a poor guide...+READ

    Dear Melanie: you are incorrect. Eagle Rock Blvd. is in Eagle Rock and so is Barrio Fiesta. If I tell you that a place on Monterey Blvd. in the middle of Highland Park is in Hermon, Mapquest will claim that it is in Los Angeles. And then I will point to the sign, visible from most places in that neighborhood, erected by the City of Los Angeles, which supports my claim.

    Mapquest is a poor guide to neighborhoods.-COLLAPSE

  • Editors: the correct town for the street address listed for Barrio Fiesta is Los Angeles, not Eagle Rock. Says so on the Mapquest locater linked.

    I've only been paying attention to the SF Bay Area entries, I hope that someone's checking these other areas for accuracy.