Patok By Rach
Filipino restaurant · Inwood ·
Filipino staples like lechon kawali & BBQ pork
Filipino staples like lechon kawali & BBQ pork
"If you find yourself in Inwood feeling passionate about pork, head to Patok by Rach, a casual Filipino spot near the 215th Street station. They know their way around the pig here: The lechon kawali is equal parts thick, crunchy skin and thick, melty fat, and, according to the person at the next table, "exactly how my aunt makes it." Come on a weeknight, order one more pork-forward dish from the short menu of Filipino classics than you think you'll need, and then spoon vinegared onions and cucumbers onto each cube of pork belly until you’re way past full." - willa moore, nikko duren, matt tervooren, the curious uptowner
"This Filipino restaurant located in Inwood on the way to the Bronx mounts a limited menu in the fast-casual style, with plenty of comfy seating and a view of Broadway. The barbecue is a good choice for snacking or an entire meal, the dish of coconut milk and taro leaves is an exciting choice for vegetarians (or, indeed, anyone), while the fried pork belly with three dipping sauces can’t be beat." - Robert Sietsema
"A popular Smorgasburg stand serving “the best PORKing lechon in town” has opened a storefront in Inwood, where you can eat some earth-shatteringly crispy-looking lechon and other Filipino food in a dining room that has a whole tree in it. We're not sure about you, but sisig after a visit to the Met Cloisters sounds like a pretty lovely Saturday. " - Will Hartman, Willa Moore
"Have you ever ranked your favorite meats? We were mid-meal at Patok by Rach—specifically, eating their lechon kawali—when we decided that our #1 is definitely pork. This casual Filipino spot in Inwood knows its way around a pig. The deep-fried pork belly chunks are equal parts thick, crunchy skin and thick, melty fat: a match made in lechon heaven, and, according to the person at the next table, "exactly how my aunt makes it." Come on a weeknight, and order one more pork-forward dish from the short menu of Filipino classics than you think you'll need at the counter. Get the eggplant adobo too. Then take a seat under the large fake tree, and spoon vinegared onions and cucumbers onto each cube of pork belly until you’re way past full. photo credit: Willa Moore" - Willa Moore
"Patok By Rach, which describes itself as a Filipina restaurant, is located on the upper reaches of Broadway in Inwood, with plenty of parking space in the vicinity if you have a car. The menu has been pared down to the essentials — but rendered in distinguished form at reasonable prices. The lechon kawali (nuggets of pork belly fried in lard) is a highlight, and laing (taro leaves cooked in coconut milk) is a transcendently good vegetarian dish." - Eater Staff
