Two days ago I had lunch in a Filipino restaurant in San Bruno. It was quite good as evidenced by the amount of food we ordered and the amount we had left to take home. We ate as if it was the last time we were ever going to eat Fil food again. Our craving for Fil food led us to drive out of San Francisco and head towards Patio Filipino. The place was almost full, a few tables were left for us to choose from. If I didn't know better I would have thought I stepped into a time warp and was transported back to the Philippines. Everyone was Filipino, from the waiters to the customers and no doubt the chef. Filipino faces and chatter were all around. Feeling right at home we chose a table and proceeded to order. The food was authentic and well executed. Philippine food is influenced by it's Chinese and Spanish ancestry. In this case, the food served at the restaurant was of the Fil-Spanish variety. We ordered all the standard Fil dishes. Bulalo, a beef marrow soup with cabbage; Bangus Sisig, a local fish chopped and seasoned then served in a sizzling plate; Green Mango Salad, chopped green mangoes, onions, tomatoes and seasoned with fish sauce; lastly Binagoongang Baboy, deep fried cubes of pork tossed with fermented shrimp sauce. We ate all of this with Garlic Fried Rice. For dessert we had the Fil-Spanish (as far as I know this dessert doesn't exist in Spain) Brazo de Mercedes, similar to a a cake filled with cream or custard and rolled into log, in this case the cake is a spongy meringue filled with a thick egg custard, each slice is surrounded with a Creme Anglaise and topped with fruits. We walked out and drove home in stupor.
Patio Filipino
1770 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA 94006
(650)872-9888
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