East West Filipino Restaurant
“Parking can frustrating but the food is worth the walk from the next block.”
“A word of caution though: definitely expect a food coma after your meal…”
East West Filipino Restaurant
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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This restaurant used to be a Filipino influenced chinese delivery when I first moved to Bloomfield, and the food was SO dammned interesting because of that influence; I was very disappointed when they closed the Chinese restaurant and opened up this buffet, but thought, hey, if their chinese food and amazing Lumpia, were so good, I really should try it out.
So I did… I could not identify anything, but I am an adventurous eater and took samples of whatever looked palatable. Since I was a kid I never left food on my plate- it was something drilled in to me by my Italian grandmother born in the depression; this was an exception. I could not stomach a thing on this plate- I had to go to the owner and apologize as quietly as possible that maybe its just the cultural difference and spices, but I could not do anything but throw away the entire plate. They were very gracious to me, and I paid the bill, they even offered me alternatives, but I couldn't eat a thing from the selection. They sent me home with a bag of lumpia, and I ordered take out from another restaurant at home that night.
Now mind you- I am not from the Philippines, and perhaps if you are, you may love this place having a different palate than I, but this was just not for me. I love Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, but I guess I will have to try this type of food another day prepared elsewhere by a master chef from the region, but until then, this restaurant has turned me off completely to Filipino food. The people of the Philippines are amazing though- so friendly and warm hearted, beautiful too- but the food…? No thank you.
I think the negative reviews for this place probably came from white people..lol I thought the place had good food, but the ambiance of the place was a let down. I'd definitely come earlier in their dinner time, or lunch time so you have the 'freshest foods.
DELICIOUS Filipino buffet!
The dishes change often, but are always authentic and always good. My favorites are the pancit, meat on a stick, bistek (I'm not sure if that's what it's called, but it's the meat with onions). The lumpia shanghai is the absolute best I've had – and I'm counting my trip to the Philippines! I can't even start on the desserts. Leche flan? I can't.
If you love Filipino food, you need to come here. Bring friends, invite me, and take some food home too!
Yes, another amazing meal here…
Adobo, Kare-Kare, Lumpia, Pritong Isda, Tinola, Dinuguan, Kaldareta…these are just some of the amazing Philippine dishes one can find at this spot…for a very low price you get to sample a huge array of Filipino dishes. Dishes offered change frequently so every visit can be a different experience.
The desserts were still great too: Guinataan, Sweet Ube and the Leche Flan were outstanding.
I've changed my mind. This place is good when you dine in. It's all you can eat and doesn't break the bank.
I'm a noob when it comes to Filopino food. It resembles Chinese food. Many of the dishes are stewed. I've noticed that many of the soups is sour to cut the grease. There's usually 2 type of soup. I go for the non-sour meaty soup.
I've only dined here on weekends for lunch so the food turns over more often and the food is warm. Some items like the tiny spring rolls are dried out. Many of the items here are not labeled but I've eaten here a few times to know what I like.
Give it a shot. A lot of local Filopino people are always dining here whenever I'm here.
For around $9, you can fill yourself up with a solid selection of classic Filipino dishes at the buffet. The woman that works there — who I believe is Chinese — was nice. Service is close to nonexistent though since my table was only approached once.
The selection today was alright: Various fried fishes, Adobo (marinaded meat), Lumpia (Filipino eggrolls), Menudo (pork stew), Kare Kare (oxtail in peanut sauce), Sinigang (tamarind soup), Fried Rice with Garlic, Longanisa (sweet pork sausages), Paksiw (roasted pork in a sweet pork liver sauce), Chicken BBQ, Pork BBQ, Braised Oxtail with Mushrooms and Pechay/Bok Choy, and Dinuguan ("chocolate meat") to name a few. Desserts included ginataan mais (sweet rice porridge with sweet corn), ube halaya (purple yam), and lychee among others.
My favorites: The fried rice with garlic, the fried fishes, and the longanisa. The fried rice with garlic was delicious — it was slightly sticky, had egg, rice, green peas, Chinese sausage, carrots, and a few other ingredients. My only complaint was that the garlic was a bit excessive. I have no complaints about the fried fishes. The longanisa were plump, juicy, and tasted great with bagoong (fish paste). The desserts were good, especially the lychee in syrup.
As much as I wanted to enjoy the Kare Kare, it tasted too much like Skippy peanut butter. There's no problem in using Skippy but the sauce was overpowered by too much of it. The menudo was delicious, but the addition of atay (liver) may not be the best for more Westernized taste buds. Their lumpiang gulay here is alright, but the cooks are a little skimpy on the filling. Lastly, the BBQ sticks were charred and turning cold. The taste was slightly sweet, but the marinade tasted a lot like the frozen BBQ sticks you could buy from Asian markets.
AYCE Filipino food for around $9 for lunch? I don't know about you but that's a great deal. The only problem is that you might not like the selection of dishes that is being served on a particular day. Also, the ambiance isn't exactly great; the decor is a bit run down so it's not really a place you'd want to take a date to. If you're not interested in the buffet, you could also order a boxed combo.