Fariñas Ilocos Empanada

Ghavio Zenobia Avielgha

4.0

It's sometimes hard to get authentic Ilocano empanada in the metro, and sometimes you just simply get a hankering for this crispy treats. This place is situated almost across from Paranaque Doctors Hospital, and they are serving not only empanadas but also rice meals with iloacano dishes like dinakdakan, bagnet and poqui poqui. The place itself is small but cozy, with wallpapers of famous northern tourist destinations. There is almost no wait staff in this place, you just order from the food counter and they will serve you your dish once cooked. Drinks are self service even though you pay for your sodas at the counter but you have to get them yourself from the nearby refrigerator. But first the emapanada, always cooked to order so when they served it, its really nicely crisp and hot from the frying pan. There are variants of the original recipe, from a vegetarian (no longanisa) variant to a double egg variant depending on how you like your filling. I also tried the Ilocos miki which is like their version of the famous Batchoy of the south. Very good to eat on a rainy day, very comforting and yummy, quite filling too. They also have a specialty here which is the bagnet pancit which I would love to try the next time I pass by this place.The empanada alone can make this place a must go place all the time. I just wish they can open a branch near my house.

Crizel Pineda

2.0

Empanada joint with no empanada that smelled like a male dorm room. Ate here for lunch today.I ordered the bagnet meal for 125 and gave me three slices of pork. GF ordered longganisa meal for 115 and got 3 small sausages