Marilyn G.
Yelp
I don't remember when the last time I sat down to dine in at a Filipino restaurant 'coz whenever we go we always order to-go 'coz everytime we tried there are so many people. But this time we decided to stay, sit down, and dine-in here at SALO -SALO 'coz the place is not packed, maybe it's because we came way too early for dinner. Right away our server directed us to our Table and we ordered.
*FAMILY SPECIAL - It's a COMBINATION of CHARBROILED MEATS and SEAFOOD with BBQ PORK and BBQ CHICKEN on skewers, Grilled Squid, Grilled Half shelled mussels, Stuffed Milk Fish, and grilled tomato.
* SEAFOOD BAMI - A combination of Canton and Sotanghon noodles with Shrimps, muscles, squid, and fishballs.
*KARE-KARE - Mixed Vegetable in Peanut Sauce with Beef.
*PINAKBET - Mixed Vegetables with bagoong (Shrimp paste), shrimps, and Crispy Pork toppings.
I first ordered their FAMILY SPECIAL. It's a big tray of Charbroiled Meats and i ordered a side of rice, and our server was already about to pick up the menu, but I said "Hold on, I'm not done yet," I believe he already thought that the Family special was already more than enough for 3 people ;) .
But I wasn't only there to get full, but also to taste a couple more of the food on their menu, so I ordered 3 More sets of Food. The NOODLE SEAFOOD BAMI wasn't soggy, it was cooked well, but a bit salty for my taste. The PINAKBET with CRISPY PORK was good! And the veggies were cooked nicely, I love the Okra and eggplant, but the fried crispy pork added more flavor to this Pinakbet. And the KARE-KARE, when it was served to our table I was expecting more of an Orange color sauce, but it came out with a bit Dark sauce, so I already knew that it wouldn't be that good, and I was right, i couldn't taste the peanut butter flavor that I was looking for in a Kare-Kare. But the FAMILY PLATTER was something that I enjoyed all of, I could really taste the Pork bbq and Chicken bbq in the Skewers, it brings back memories to when I was in the PHILIPPINES it's lightly salted , sweet, with a bit of spice . The Squid and muscles were good , they weren't chewy, it was easy to bite, but I couldn't eat the fish, I was expecting more of a Grilled or Marinated flavor on the fish, but the fish didn't taste or smell good, it's something hard for me to describe, I just didn't like the fish that came with the big platter
My son ate most of the Bbq, but we couldn't finished it all 'coz there were still so many food so we just boxed up whatever was left . There were some good foods here, and some just okay.