Renee's Kitchenette & Grill

"A popular Filipino restaurant in Woodside, Queens, offering traditional Filipino dishes." - Emma Orlow

"Renee’s is our favorite Filipino restaurant in Woodside, which is saying a lot, considering this casual spot is in the heart of Little Manila. It might even be the heart of Little Manila—Renee’s has been serving the neighborhood from under the noisy Roosevelt Avenue train since 1992. It has an appropriately lived-in feel, with random trinkets, lanterns, and wooden spoons haphazardly hung up, like a child took over decorating duties. Start off with perfectly crispy sizzling sisig, then try the sinigang na baboy: sour pork soup loaded with tamarind and taro root. An order of kare-kare (peanut stew with oxtails and string beans) should be on your table, too." - neha talreja, nikko duren

"The Dish: Chicken Adobo A Woodside Filipino spot that feels like your grandparent’s house and closes at 7pm is quietly one of the most iconic restaurants in NYC. It’s called Renee’s, and it's a destination for many things, including ultra-thick kare kare and charred, sticky longanisa. Order a sampling, and always get the chicken adobo. The tender meat is deeply infused with sweet soy flavor, giving it an almost imperceptible Hershey's-chocolate quality. Complex and enigmatic, the chicken is sprinkled with green onion and served in a pool of chestnut-colored sauce." - bryan kim, sonal shah, willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, neha talreja

"Right underneath the 7 train line on Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside, Renee’s has been making excellent Filipino food since 1992, and looks like it. The restaurant has a  lived-in feel, with random trinkets, lanterns, and wooden spoons hung up haphazardly around the room, like a child took over decorating duties. Sisig is the move here; in a neighborhood with enough quality sizzling pork to keep you busy for awhile, Renee’s stands out for exclusively using pork head pieces, which are nicely charred and finished with a sprinkle of crunchy chicharron. " - neha talreja, nikko duren

"Renee’s has been serving a broad range of Filipino staples — from chicken adobo and sinigang na baboy (pork soup), to rarer delicacies like dinuguan (pork blood stew) and chicharon bulaklak (deep fried pork-ruffle chips) — since 1992. But the restaurant’s specialty is the cuisine from the province of Pampanga, the birthplace of sisig and the breakfast bacon tocino. Renee’s has family-style specials thath are eaten kamayan feast-style with the hands." - Robert Sietsema, Eater Staff