Pinoy - Filipino Restaurant

I remember reading a thread on here a while back about this place closing down, so last night when I saw it was opened, I was pleasantly surprised.

I have tried very little "ethnic" food.. I generally stick with your average American/Italian/etc. Last night, a friend and I were wanting to try some different food. We saw Pinoy and decided to give it a try.

Overall, I liked the place a lot.. BUT to be honest, I feel like other types of food might satisfy me more. It was so interesting to try, but I just don't think it would be first choice for me personally.

We got there and there was a group of 20 people and all of the tables were pushed to accommodate them. Because of that, they cleared out a storage area and set us up a table there, which was a tad off-putting. A Filipino couple that I believe knew the wait staff came in and sat in that area as well, and they helped us decide what to order.

We were told many times to order the Lumpia as an appetizer, which is the egg rolls but our whole reason of going there was to try something different (bad idea this time). We ordered the Sisig, which was diced pork.. except it was like they didn't care which parts of the pig they cooked. It was LOTS of fat.

This is their description: "Pork sliced in small pieces with hot sauce, lemon, onions, and served on a sizzling plate."
I am really sad we got this as our appetizer because it gave me a bad taste and stayed even after I finished the entire meal. The first few bites were good and then I just got completely turned off to it.

As my meal, I ordered the Pork Adobo which is was VERY satisfied with.
"cooked in soy sauce, black pepper and bay leaf."
It was chopped pork, and my sides were white rice and pickled papaya. I think the pickled papaya was my favorite thing I got all night.

My friend ordered the "Pancit Canton: Egg noodles with your choice of chicken or pork, and vegetables." He said he got it because he knew it was a safe choice. It was good, just a safe choice.

Overall, my meal itself was great, but the appetizer really gave me an unpleasant taste/feeling so I learned my lesson not to order that again.