This is based on delivery only. I wanted to love this and was so excited to try this restaurant for a few months now. Today, I had urgent comfort food and homeland cravings. After living in jersey city for well over a decade I'm used to those comforts at an affordable price. I'm not above elevating Filipino cuisine, from Purple Yam in Brooklyn to the more recently closed Maharlika in LES, to MaamSir in LA, I love a fancy retelling of our food. For me Delivery person was kind but didn't follow instructions at all and got lost. The richness of kare kare is meant to be unctuous but this version was tepid and stew/sauce was real thin. You can see the color in the photos that it lacked peanut but...
I tried the lumpia, pork sig sig, leche flan, oxtail kare-kare, and pork belly in sauce (binakdongan?). Overall, the food was decent, but nothing really stood out. One thing that would have significantly enhanced the experience is serving rice with the dishes.
The pork sig sig was all meat, resulting in a very collagen-rich and rich flavor profile. As for the pork belly in sauce, I wasn't entirely sure which dish it was, but it came highly recommended by the staff. While the sauce had a lovely lime flavor, the pork belly was a bit overcooked and dry, and it had some pieces of liver that were also overdone (though I wouldn't have minded the liver flavor if it had been cooked better).
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It is not easy to find a spacious, clean, fresh and delicious Filipino restaurant. Most of the time the establishment is cramped, messy, tables are oily and the food greasy and low quality. Luzviminda however is none of these things. What I love the most about this place is the fresh seafood case where you can select any fish, squid or shrimp to have cooked in whatever dish you'd like. The food is delicious and the portions and prices very reasonable. And they have a convenient mini grocery! Unfortunately they don't carry everything, but you know that their items haven't been on the shelves for over a year!The service is prompt friendly, patient and helpful. My only critique is that the tabl...
First time eating here today, was happily surprised to see it's not the typical turo-turo Filipino restaurant. Food was quite good, service was friendly and efficient. We didn't try it, but they have a section with a dampa style menu where you pick the seafood and they'll cook it however you want. I'd only suggest that the seafood be presented more appealingly and enticingly as it took us a while to figure out it was pick-your-seafood and it wasn't just a pile of ice in the display cases. Overall, we enjoyed our meal here and will likely be back.
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I ordered palabok, chicken sinigang, tofu with black bean sauce, pork longanisa, pork BBQ sticks, grilled lechon, and pork adobo. Everything was delicious and freshly prepared! I hope they can hire an extra staff member or two to help with taking orders and cleaning tables so that more customers can enjoy the food. Another flavorful option worth trying is their bistek.
If it's your first time here, make sure you don't sit directly on the chair. They don't come to you to take your order, instead you have to go to the counter and order.Food is fine, nothing special. Order crispy pata, you have to make your own sauce which is a big disappointment.I don't recommend Halo-halo, they don't use shave ice. It's a waste of money.
What a great find! This place has been hiding from me since 2021! If you haven't checked it out...food is non-greasy, freshly made to order! Staff is fantastic and so Filipino...polite, service with a smile, friendly and welcoming! 5 stars all the way! Place is clean and decor makes you feel like you're in the Philippines!
Authentic, low-key, and absolutely delicious! This place is perfect for sharing with friends and family. The only downside is that I wish they stayed open later and allowed bring-your-own-bottle. The curry chicken was fantastic!
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An assortment of fresh fish, cooked to order. They keep it in ice and you can pick. Great price. They season with salt and include the soy sauce with vinegar. Salamat.
Good filipinno food in Central Jersey !!
