Lee M.
Yelp
Put this in the "how did I not know about this place" category:
We went to Pink Salt Grill for dinner with our dear friend Rayshun Parkman to celebrate the forthcoming opening of his new restaurant in March and it was amazing. We've never tried Filipino food - aside from a few dishes made for us by a Filipino friend - and we were really looking forward to the experience. And it did not disappoint!
We started with an order each of chicken and pork lumpia. They were perfectly crispy and stuffed with hot, savory meat. The sweet, sour spicy dipping sauce was an epic complement to the rolls. So good! We also had the bbq pork skewers. My goodness the sauce was smoky, sweet and savory, the perfect pairing with the pork. Chewy and sweet is a great combination.
After that, the three of us went in completely differedifferent directions. LeeAnn had the chicken pancit with rice noodles. And she ate every single bite. Not a morsel to take home. I had the shrimp palabok and OHMYGOD!! it was so good. An amazing combo of rice noodles (that were so thin, they felt like glass noodles), shrimp, ground beef, chicharron, fried garlic, spring onions and hard boiled egg. The sauce was a rich pork and shrimp sauce. I wish I could describe how this tasted beyond savory and meaty. Suffice to say, it was an eating experience.
Ray, who'd been here before, tried something new...the sweet spaghetti and fried chicken combination. Let's just say he wasn't letting me anywhere near it to try. It's definitely not like anything I've had before...sweet sauce, sliced hot dogs...Ray crushed it. And the chicken, with their signature banana ketchup, was nibbled down to the bone.
Best part of this meal? The turon...unbelievably good banana egg rolls, drizzled with honey. I couldn't stop. And the ube ice cream on the side was the perfect cap.
We also grabbed up some delicious desserts from Blossoms Sweet Kitchen (owned by the daughter of the owner, Marina). On our plate was matcha brownie and a salted chocolate chip cookie...can't wait to go back for more.
Marina was the absolute sweetest thing, talking to us about the restaurant and the history of the recipes. She is a primary reason we will come back...a lot!
You should definitely check it out if you haven't.