Sunday, January 01, 2012

Philippine Cafe

Growing up, my hubby had school friends who were Filipino. He regularly consumed pancit (a rice noodle dish) and lumpia (egg rolls). As he lost touch with his friends, he lost the source of this cuisine.

Yesterday he found it again as we lunched at Philippine Cafe on Courthouse Road. We went to lunch late and walked into an empty, neatly decorated establishment. We were warmly greeted and were invited to sit anywhere. We chose a cozy booth.

Philippine Cafe

We ordered Pancit Bihon - rice noodles with chicken and pork and Egg Rolls with ground meat and veggies.

We consumed a generous portion of egg rolls served with duck sauce. A good balance of meat to vegetables. Very satisfying.

Lumpia

The pancit was not as dry as my hubby remembered, but still a nice flavor. The portions, again, were generous. While we wanted to scarf the entire dish on the spot, we refrained and took some home. We reheated it the next day and discovered it was even better. The flavors had infused the noodles and the reheating made the noodles drier. My hubby was transported back to his childhood.

Pancit

3 comments:

veron said...

I need to go try this place out! Bijon and lumpia is such a staple of filipino get-togethers.

Midlo Mom said...

Right out in my neck of the woods! I'll definately be trying this spot. Thanks! Great to have you "on this side of the river"!

KENDRA BAILEY MORRIS said...

I definitely want to check this place out. Thanks for sharing!
Kendra