Mekeni Pinoy's Pride
Filipino restaurant · Artesia
18152 Pioneer Blvd, Artesia, CA 90701
Highlights
Authentic Filipino dishes like kare-kare, sisig, and lobster buffet
Authentic Filipino dishes like kare-kare, sisig, and lobster buffet
"Mekeni’s in Artesia is famous for its weekly Filipino buffet, or more accurately, the long lines of people waiting to get into said buffet. There’s a breakfast buffet on weekends for $22 per person, as well as a dinner buffet on Wednesdays and Fridays for $35, both of which feature around two dozen dishes plus drinks. Unless you want to wait for an hour-plus, plan on making reservations in advance. We’re fans of the oxtail kare-kare, pork belly adobo, and the seafood sinigang brimming with vegetables—just know the menu changes weekly with rotating specials. Weekend breakfast buffet, and dinner buffet on Wednesdays and Fridays $22 per person for breakfast, $35 per person for dinner" - garrett snyder, brant cox, cathy park, sylvio martins
"Mekeni’s in Artesia is famous for its weekly Filipino buffet, or more accurately, the long lines of people waiting to get into said buffet. There’s a breakfast buffet on weekends for $20 per person, as well as a Wednesday dinner buffet for $35, both of which feature around two dozen dishes plus drinks. Unless you want to wait for an hour-plus, plan on making reservations in advance. The good news is that Mekeni’s offers a la carte service the rest of the week, and the food is special enough that even your most bargain-minded uncle won’t mind it's not AYCE. Get the oxtail kare-kare, pork belly abodo, and the seafood sinigang brimming with vegetables—all of which come in huge, shareable portions." - garrett snyder, cathy park
"Mekeni's Pinoy Pride in Artesia is described as an immense buffet that draws lines of hungry revelers every week." - Matthew Kang
"Opened in November 2022 by Felina and Moises Simbulan in Artesia, I found Mekeni Pinoy’s Pride to be a Filipino food paradise on Wednesday nights: the weekly dinner buffet draws over 200 diners and includes steamed lobster, guisado noodles, beef kare-kare, lechon kawali, and more, a feast for formidable appetites." - Cathy Chaplin
"Mekeni’s in Artesia is famous for its weekly Filipino buffet, or more accurately, the long lines of people waiting to get into said buffet. There’s a breakfast buffet on weekends for $20 per person, as well as a Wednesday dinner buffet for $35, both of which feature around two dozen dishes plus drinks. Unless you want to wait for an hour-plus, plan on making reservations in advance. The good news is that Mekeni’s offers a la carte service the rest of the week, and the food is special enough that even your most bargain-minded uncle won’t mind it's not AYCE. Get the oxtail kare-kare, pork belly abodo, and the special sinigang brimming with seafood and vegetables—all of which come in huge, shareable portions." - Garrett Snyder
