Pinoy Cuisine
CLOSED — as of the week of April 27, 2009. Apparently moving to 1300 Indian Trail.
I was so excited to find out that there’s finally a Filipino restaurant in Atlanta. Okay, it’s not really a real restaurant, it’s more like a fast food stall (in a food court of an Asian supermarket), but nevertheless, it’s better than nothing. Opened less than two weeks ago, I’ve visited 3 times. The best Filipino restaurants outside of the Philippines can be found in California and New York. Having said that, don’t get your hopes up too high on this one. It pales in comparison — at least, in taste. But they make it up on price and quantity.
The daily menu consists of the following dishes where you can choose 2 items for $3.99 or 3 for $5.99. Steamed rice is included.
- Chicken Adobo — stewed chicken in soy-vinegar sauce
- Pork Adobo — stewed pork in soy-vinegar sauce
- Pancit Bihon — stir-fried noodles (similar to Singapore’s meehon)
- Grilled Porkchop
- Chicken Tinola — ginger-infused chicken soup
- Lechon Kawali — deep-fried pork tenderloin with skin
- Mongo — lentil soup
- Pork Sinigang — tamarind-flavored soup with pork and vegetables
- Fried Tilapia — deep-fried whole fish (average length is 8 inches or more)
- Beef Tapa — grilled marinated beef
Outside of the daily specials, they also offer deep-fried whole or half chicken, Lumpia (pork eggrolls), Crispy Pata (deep-fried ham hock), Shrimp Sinigang (tamarind-flavored soup with prawns), and Chop Suey (stir-fried mixed veggies in white sauce). While the soups are watery, the noodles are dry, and the stews and veggies are bland, the deep-fried dishes take center stage here. Meats are seasoned then deep-fried to perfection. The result is crispiness that’s out of this world.
So run, don’t walk, and get some artery-clogging goodness that’s simply exceptional.
Insider tip:
Best time to go is during lunch when everything is still available. By 7pm, most everything is gone.
Buffet on weekends for $7.99.
Located inside the new Hong Kong Supermaket on Jimmy Carter Blvd where Cub Foods (later on International Farmers Market) used to be.
The scoop:
Pinoy Cuisine
5495 Jimmy Carter Blvd
Hong Kong Mall
Norcross, GA 30093
404-806-9685
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12 responses so far ↓
1 Broderick // Feb 21, 2009 at 12:36 am
I’d been wondering there were any Filipino resto’s here after checking out the Anthony Bourdain episode this week. At that price I’ll definitely at least check it out!
2 Meeya // Feb 21, 2009 at 11:10 am
yeah, we went there last sunday (as soon as we heard they were open, not too excited were we? hehe!). they just opened so everything was so disorganized and chaotic. there were so many people (perhaps also because it was a sunday), and although the servings were bigger than most pinoy restos i’ve been to outside of CA and Chicago, it took us more than an hour to get our food.
we’re going to try again, and maybe on a weekday.
3 Tangled Noodle // Feb 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm
It figures that a Filipino restaurant of any kind opens long after we moved away! Except for when we lived in Chicago and Virginia, we have never had a Pinoy place within the same state where we lived. It’s still the case here in MN - no Filipino restaurants in the Twin Cities. The good thing is that it forced me to learn to cook the cuisine myself! Hah!
4 Vince // Feb 22, 2009 at 12:20 am
thanks for the heads up Chloe! Have you tried Rico’s World Kitchen in Buford? If you do, ask for Rico’s mom (who is filipino) and ask if she can cook you some filipino dishes
5 Chloe // Feb 22, 2009 at 11:31 am
Brod — let me know next time you want to go
Meeya — I went opening day and chaotic is an understatement. They’ve improved quite a bit, though — you now have to wait 30-45 minutes for your fried stuff.
Tangled — this one’s bound to succeed: they don’t need to stock anything; they have an entire supermarket as their fridge
Vince — been to Rico’s a few times. Thanks for reminding me. Reminder to self: write about Rico’s.
6 Eht Revor // Feb 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm
“I was so excited to find out that there’s finally a Filipino restaurant in Atlanta. Okay, it’s not really a real restaurant…”
Okay, its not really in Atlanta.
7 Chloe // Feb 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Eht — will changing it to “metro”-Atlanta make you feel better?
8 Eht Revor // Feb 24, 2009 at 12:55 am
Sorry for the whine. I’m just getting a little tired of seeing something interesting in “Atlanta,” only to find its a 30 minute drive.
9 Chloe // Feb 24, 2009 at 9:23 am
Eht — no worries! But you’ve got it made — people ITP are so spoiled with good restaurants while we OTPers have to make-do with Ethnic stuff. Not that I’m complaining — better for me because I live in the boonies. But for the real good stuff, Atlanta is “it”. Have you seen what they did to Inman Park, Old Fourth Ward and Glenwood? You are so lucky to live in-town!
10 Marj // Mar 16, 2009 at 10:49 pm
I went to Pinoy Cuisine this weekend and it was a disappointment. Moved here about a year ago and searching for good pinoy food. I’ll take your advice and be there by lunch time next time around.
Chloe your food blog is great!
11 Alex // Sep 4, 2009 at 10:35 pm
So where is this restaurant now? I’m dying to have a pinoy food!
12 stateoffunk // Sep 5, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Is this restaurant still open at all?
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