Engeline’s Restaurant
“I also highly recommend the Buko, which is a sweet coconut drink that I guarantee you've never had before.”
“They also have really good Kare-Kare (oxtail peanut butter stew), crispy pata (fried pork) and the Lumpiang Sariwa (fresh crepe-like stuffed with vegetable and covered with peanut sauce.”
“The other entree we had was crispy pata, which is deep fried pork knuckle.”
Engeline’s Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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if you're not really open til 11pm…then change your freaking posted hours people!!!!!!!!
If you've been to Krystal's Café on 69th street, then Engeline's menu will be no stranger to you …… because it's the SAME EXACT menu. My girlfriend and I have frequented Krystal's on 69th street many times in the past and decided to switch it up with a new location to eat at. I read some good things about Engeline's so we decided to come here for a Saturday night dinner and, to our surprise, the menu was the same one as Krystal's! The only difference was that the words 'E. Krystal's' was printed on the menu instead of just 'Krystal's'.
We came here at about 6:30pm and the restaurant was mostly empty. There were maybe 4-6 customers in there only. We were seated immediately and gave the menu a quick glance. Since we were very familiar with the menu, we decided what to order quickly. Typically, we order the breakfast because it's all day, but this time we ordered some entrees to be different so we ordered the following items:
Pancit Bihon – The sautéed rice noodles were good. There were plenty of carrots in there, but not enough shrimp or chicken.
Sizzling Sisig – If you love pork, then you'll love Sizzling Sisig. The pork came out on a sizzling cast iron plate as it typical does. The pork was diced up and, although not that well-flavored, the egg and vinegar that was mixed in contributed some.
Ginataang Manok – It was the 1st time I had ever ordered this dish and it was way better than I anticipated. I have a love affair with anything coconut, so I absolutely loved the coconut milk flavored chicken! I'm not sure how much marinating they do, but the fact that the chicken was soaked in coconut milk gave it plenty of coconut flavor.
As stated, the menus between Krystal's Café and Engeline's are exactly identical. You won't find a difference there. This location is much more quieter and seems less frequented by customers. Although the service has taken quite a hit at Krystal's Café, the service was a tad better here at Engeline's. We were seated immediately and our orders were taken pretty fast, but the food took a bit longer than expected to come out. Also, after we received our food, not much attention was paid to us.
After reading the reviews I decided to drop by for take out being that I was craving for some Filipino food. Came for the Chicharon Bulaklak, Chicken Adobo and Halo Halo.
The Chicharon Bulaklak was really good, that alone satisfied my craving … the Chicken Adobo was ok. The Halo Halo was one of the better tasting ones … My favorite by far. I really enjoyed their halo halo and will definitely come back for more.
Service was great even though we had just dropped by for take out option. They were very hospitable – offering us seatings, water, explaining each dishes and all. We were there on a Saturday night and they had live jazz as well which I thought was a really nice touch.
Cash only!!! Super clean and spacious. Food was pretty good too. Had my standard Flip food: lechon, short rib tamarind soup, squid adobo and garlic fried rice. Had a great time and will be back for sure.
The first time I went here was to pick up a cake for my friend's dinner party. The cake had coffee filling and despite it not looking the best, it tasted pretty good. Then I went back for the same cake and it tasted completely different, and not in a good way. Third time, it wasn't good either, so I just gave up. I haven't had the food here so I can't comment on it. But the three stars are for the great service. They really are so nice that I couldn't give them a two star rating.
I know nothing about Filipino food and this was my first time. I was a little scared and had no clue what to expect!
I ended up very happy with my meal. I got the fried calamari with sweet and sour sauce – delicious! Also tried the lumpia sariwa (vegetables in crepe with peanut sauce) and ended up loving it. The veggies were nice and crispy and the peanut sauce was a great accent. And my entrée – shrimp in coconut milk – also delicious!
Also tried the banana drink with tapioca and gelatin (Sago At Gulaman). Good flavor but I thought there was a bit too much floating in it. Not my style.
I got take-out by the way so can't really speak regarding the service. It's a little pricy for a take-out meal, I wouldn't come here all the time. But I'd definitely love to come back and try other items on the menu. Don't be afraid, this is yummy (can't attest as to authenticity of the food since I've never even had Filipino before).
One of my favorite legit Filipino restaurant! They have everything you need. From filipino food, drinks, pastries & dessert.
I like that they have half serving of some of the dishes which is really good specially if you're just eating by yourself or with a friend that don't want the same food and I know because that always happen to me & my bf.
I've been here a lot & I always get the letchon kawali- deep-fried pork. If you like pork then this is for you! Its very crispy & juicy. Also their pork bbq- is amazing! A little sweet & juicy. So easy to take it off from the stick. A must try is the kare kare- oxtail stew with a thick savory peanut butter with some vegestables like eggplant & chinese cabbage.
For dessert I recommend the halohalo- micture of shaved ice, sweet beans, flan, sago, gulaman, jelly, ube & evaporate milk. Good for summer time. Biko- is also yummy! Filipino rice cake made from sticky rice, coconut milk & brown sugar topped with baked coconut topping.
A solid 2 stars because my lumpia appetizer was good, and the sauce with my dinner was good.
The rice was horribly overcooked. I got the entree with cubed pork and shrimp cooked in chiles and coconut milk. Over 1/4 of the pork was just plain old cubed fat. Come on. Whoever is doing prep, cut the fat out, or at least minimize it. They are just being cheap.
The shrimp is the whole shrimp with the heads on. I can handle that, but they were way over cooked and mealy, which could be overcooked or they were using old shrimp. Also, when you make whole shrimp, you have to take out the iodine sacs. Or guess what, all you taste is iodine. I am writing this as I still have the lingering taste of iodine in the back of my throat.
Not going back again.