Farinas Ilocos Empanada - Quezon City

Manila food review farinas ilocos empanada (new manila:) every Sunday I am part of a very early radio show with the title wazzup pilipinas radio . if we have ever starved, there is only one place to eat and that is this place when ilocos empanada is sure it is great, so let us see how this place will do with our control.

As an Ilokano, i really visit this place when I miss food back home. truly, it is a place where you can experience authentic Ilokano cuisine. nice place, super good food but the service personnels are not so much accommodating. still, always a great experience dining here.

This place serves authentic Ilocano Dishes yes but to actuallly claim it to be open 24 hours is a big joke. The place is locked when we arrived and staff were sleeping. The chaires where all dismatled too. I suggest that you convert your stores to a smaller take-out conter 12 midnight onwards. It would require fewer staff and less overhead (everybody wins). Food was affordable but superb.

Good Ilocos empanada as far as all i've tried in my life, a bit oily, but i think its part of the package. The 2 main components that makes this empanada good is the longganisa and the vinegar for the dip. I got the special, (1 egg, 1 longganisa, and papaya) but i was tempted to get the extra special (2x longganisa), i'm just afraid it might be too flavorful that you'll lose the steamed egg texture inside. The noodles is good, but i've had better pancit. This is an additional to my late night out favorites. It's open 24 hours or so they say, but still I would go back for more of the empanadas.

I have fond memories of trips to Ilocos involving the empanada, whether it was market bought or cooked to order in a heritage resort. It's an experience I'd like to repeat over and over again if I get a chance to visit Ilocos again. When I saw that Farinas Ilocos Empanada has opened a branch along E. Rodriguez Ave., I was definitely excited. On the Sunday I visited, I ordered 10 pieces of the special Farinas Ilocos Empanada to go. There was some wait involved as each one was cooked to order. I didn't get bored at all while waiting because of the open kitchen. It was interesting to watch the cooks prepare the empanada from rolling and flattening the orange wrapping, packing it with longganisa, vegetables and egg, folding it and then deepfrying. Each empanada was packaged in a brown paper bag and came with vinegar in a small plastic bag. I also got to talk to the store owner, Bryan Farinas, who was there with his wife and kids. They were very hands on in the operations of the store. They said that their bus company ensures that the freshest ingredients from Ilocos are transported daily to their branches in the metro. They also encouraged me to try the other dishes that they offer, especially the bagnet. We brought the empanada to a gettogether and people who have not tried Ilocos empanada before liked it a lot. It's best eaten right away to appreciate the crunchiness of the wrapper and its contrast with the filling. My only suggestion to the kitchen probably would be to pat dry the empanada after cooking so that it's less oily. I look forward to more of Farinas Ilocos Empanada. Now, I need not travel to Ilocos to enjoy its empanada.