Kaitlin A.
Yelp
Walking in, I was immediately greeted and waited on. There were a lot of options in the case, but not as much ube as I was expecting. So, I figured I'd try other things that were more lunch related. I got their chicken siopao, chicken empanada, and ube siopao (I think it was called that, I forget). Along with all that, I went for an iced ube latte. I'm not much of a coffee person, but I thought I'd try new things today so may as well go for it. The woman behind the counter asked if I was good with regular milk, and I said yes. But, they do have alternative if you want. My total came out to approximately $20, and they have an actual tip jar instead of electronic tips, so next time I know to bring in physical money for that. I took a seat and got my drink in about a minute or two. The whole process was very quick, and I was off to my car to try everything. I tried the ube latte first, and when I say this was the best coffee I've ever had, I mean it. I usually am not that big on coffee, it all mostly tastes the same in my opinion. Some are more strong in coffee flavor than others, or are of lesser quality is all. But, this one is like actually a lovely flavor. The ube isn't strong, you can taste it a little, the coffee flavor is what you mostly get though. I would come here again just for that if I'm being honest, also the staff are really nice. Anyways, onto the food. I was really excited for the chicken empanada since they're one of my favorite things. The dough is flaky, like a puff pastry almost, the inside is what surprised me most though. It's like a pot pie in there! It's got chicken, peas, carrots, and a savory gravy like sauce inside. With that down, I ate the next chicken item. The chicken siopao was interesting. It wasn't like the empanada, so it threw me off a little at first. The bread was soft and squishy, a little sweet as well, and it had a good amount of filling. The filling is chicken and onion, coated in what tastes like a sesame or soy sauce based sauce. As for the ube version, it was predictable, tasted like an ube filled roll. Not to say it was bad or anything, it was quite nice, and the most ube tasting thing I had today. Which, really hit the spot. Can't wait to come back and try more of their items!