M.Goddess
Google
SEPTEMBER. Drove 6-7 hours from home, just to try out the restaurant, husband and I were very hungry, we got into the restaurant 8:25pm. A couple of Employees from the kitchen saw us and made eye contact but did not say a word to us. Waited 5-7 mins for someone to acknowledge us, one server was bussing a table, saw us and finally came up to us, we kindly told the server that we drove long hours from Stockton and this was the first restaurant we wanted to try in LA excitingly! The server mumbled under his breath, not sure what he said, but he went in the back or kitchen, he asked them if we can dine in, they said NO. We were so hungry, we even asked can we at least order to go? The answer was still NO, they said the cut off time was 8:30 for dine in, but yet we got there before 8:30pm it’s just nobody acknowledged us until after 8:30. As former restaurant supervisor and foodie critic, I would never reject a customer whether they came in 10 mins before or after the cut off time of dine in, specially when my restaurant has an outstanding reputation, but as a kapwa Filipino we always make sure our people or other race eat or at least have something to go even if it’s left overs. Little disappointing that were rejected this way. 1 star for that employee for trying. But we did find a Filipino Express restaurant, we called ahead we if can order to go, she said she was closing in 2 mins but she will wait for us, and we were 10mins away. She even called us back to make sure we were okay and that she will have hot food waiting for us. We got to the restaurant met an elderly woman she was so sweet! We paid for our take out, when we were heading out the door, she stopped us and told us to have a seat and just eat so we can enjoy our food, she also gave us free chicken tinola soup. Food was fresh and delicious. We told her that we got rejected by a well reputable Filipino restaurant. She said “we will always be welcomed here”. God bless her soul may her restaurant flourish.