This Modern Filipino Restaurant in Silver Lake Works for All Generations | Eater LA

"A modern Filipino restaurant at the meeting point of Silver Lake, Historic Filipinotown, and Virgil Village, this festive, always-Christmas-feeling dining room hosts live music on weekends and offers large, connectable tables for big family gatherings. Born from chef Natalia Moran’s pandemic-era collaboration selling lumpia and desserts, the full-service spot now slings sizzling pork belly sisig, crab-topped tortang talong, and grilled bangus basted with sweet-soy inasal. Crab tortang talong makes an impressive starter—an eggplant omelette dabbed with aioli and covered in shredded crab floss—its sturdy egg encasing custardy eggplant, with creamy aioli and briny pops of orange fish roe creating something truly special and big enough to share. The lechon belly sisig arrives on a sizzling cast-iron plate, crisp pork belly pieces under an even dusting of crumbled pork skin and “umami seasoning”; spooned over warm rice and sprinkled with lemon, it’s a stunning, decidedly heavy version best shared. Grilled bangus inasal serves meaty milkfish butterflied and properly blackened at the edges, tinted orange from annatto oil, while ube mochi brownies land in bite-sized cubes that are chewy and satisfying after a comforting Filipino feast. Insider tip: skip the sliced chicken inasal, which tends to arrive dry, and order the bone-in grilled chicken instead; both chicken inasal servings come with enough garlic rice for a few people, so you can skip a side of rice. Best for groups of at least four (up to 20), since portion sizes mean solo diners and pairs will likely max out at one dish per person." - Matthew Kang