Gracie's Cuisine

I wish that Gracie's wasn't so expensive so that I could support them, but $26 for sinigang is just too much to bear.We came here before the pandemic and the food was great. In many respects it still is. Very good halo halo. The lumpiang Shanghai is better than most restaurants. The sinigang was a good helping, but probably just enough for two people. And although perfectly sour, the meat tasted a bit off. Like it was on its last leg. At the front counter there is a plaque with the headline of a news article about the store. I looked it up while we were waiting. It talks about how they've fallen on financial hard times as a result of the pandemic. There's another sign that says rice is no longer included in meals and you have to pay extra for it. The floors are sticky, there was only a single diner eating in, and it seems like the store is not well taken care of. The people who work here are nice. I feel bad that they've had such a rough go of it lately. But $26 for a single entree with no sides is S T E E P. I'd probably come back just for the halo halo. Otherwise, this is out of my price range.

Food was good but definitely over priced for the portion size and quality. The fact that you have to pay for white rice was surprising for a Filipino restaurant. Also, the dine in surcharge was BS when you are serving your dishes on plastic plates.

We love this place! They have great chicken and rice, and you'll never leave there hungry. They are a family oriented place. You eat in a family style, sharing fashion. It's one of my favorite things about going there, because I love to go in with my family and share a little of everything between us. Like I mentioned in the beginning of this post, I recommend the garlic rice and the chicken adobo. It is fantastic! Now, it's not the biggest place, so seating is a bit limited. But they do have several tables, and you can dine in, which is what we usually do. They're kinda tucked in, up off the street in a shopping center behind the taco place and the 7-11 on Everett Mall Way and 7th. Go give them a try!

Sometimes, when you have been craving something for a while, the memories of the dish is better than the dish itself. We lived in the Philippines over 20 years ago.... and lately have had a hankering for some of that Filipino food.Finding Gracie's Cuisine, and reading the reviews brought us on a long drive this Sunday morning. The anticipation on the drive also whetted our appetites. And having to wait 20 minutes for the food didn't help matters.But the 20 minutes ensured that every dish was cooked fresh, and it made all the difference. We have had better garlic fried rice, but the rice served as the accompanyment with which to taste the great dishes that were the main event.The pork binagoongan was perfect. Not too salty, the umami complexity of bagoong that flavored this dish stood out. That was perfectly balanced with the sweet acidity of the coconut vinegar. The okra and eggplant was perfectly done - still crispy and cooked through. The pieces of pork were deep fried before being cooked into the dish, and this difference was why they called "our special version".The other dish I have been craving for is the Filipino version of the deep fried pork hock - Crispy Pata. Gracies is perfect!! The skin and exposed parts were crunchy and crispy, and cutting into the leg emitted a cloud of steam and the wonderous aroma of pork. So simple, and yet so difficult to get right. And this is about as good as it gets. I could have done with a little more pickles and fresh cucumber slices, but the main event was simply the best.The third dish wasn't even on the menu. When Gracie came to take our order, we described a dish made with banana blossoms that we used to eat back in the Philippines. Gracie thought for a bit, and said yes! I can make that for you. I have the ingredients. When it came out, it was perfect! Sweet, sour and savory, with just a tiny hint of bitterness. Perfect!! That was paksiw na pata.Just 3 dishes for 2 of us, but enough leftovers for at least another few meals.... and plenty more dishes to try. Will definitely be making another road trip there soon for perfect Pinoy food.

When it comes to the restaurant the food takes a while to come out really. Also when it comes to ordering food they seamed to be out of certain things. The service, I came in a relatively large group so there was just frantic ordering I was getting ignored at times. The vibe if the place is kinda cute, my table was sticky.

wow, and wow, and wow. I am not Filippino but I love the cuisine. I have been to so many Filippine restaurant in the USA and finally I visited this one and order a Crispy Pata.It was the best Pata I have ever had outside of the Philippines. It is freshly made, it came to the table sizzling hot, the skin is perfect crisp and the meat is so juicy. I asked miss Gracie for so many sauces and she gave me everything I wanted. The foods and the hospitality are 5 stars quality. My friend order fried rice with egg and cure pork, it was also great. We love this place and will definitely return

We had the lechon Kawali, pancit trio and garlic fried rice. It was all very good. However from the smaller portions to the credit card fee to the 20% gratuity added to every dine in check, it got a little pricey. If you're looking for some good authentic filipino food this is a good place.

The place is located on the corner in a shopping center where there's a plethora of different types of food! Gracies has tables set up outside too! We had the breakfast platter with longanisa. It was delicious; garlic fried rice, 2 sunny side eggs and 3 longanisa. Yummy in your tummy!The egg was runny when poked and dripped on top of the garlic fried rice which was delicious!! We also had the bbq pork sticks, boba drink, and halo halo. We ordered the beef caldereta to go for dinner. It was also delicious! Bathroom was clean and fully stocked. I will be coming back. They were all helpful and made the ordering easy. I wish they were closer to Bellevue.

Tl;dr - The food is good-to-very-good, but everything else around the food could use some improvement. The food is a solid 4, pushing a 4.5. And Gracie is very friendly; however, when we came in on a Sunday afternoon the wait, the coordination of the tables, etc. felt extremely disjointed, unorganized and a little chaotic. The restaurant isn't very big. It can maybe seat about 4 or 5 tables of 4 comfortably or one large group and one or two smaller tables, which was how things worked out in this particular day. When we arrived there was a large group ahead of us, so we needed to wait to be seated, which was totally fine. But just had to wait for a bit because there wasn't a lot of space. When the larger group left, Gracie came out, cleared the table and we not so we could be seated. Gracie, herself, was very nice. Talkative. But she seemed very busy. It looked like it was maybe just her and one other person running the restaurant, though the other person never came out of the back room. I say that to just say that it felt like she/the restaurant was understaffed. We ordered the Crispy Pata, Laing, Pork Sesig, and Sinigang, Lumpia and Garlic Rice. The food was very good. The pata was very crispy, meaty and had some nice fatty/cartilage bits. It was cooked to a nice crispy texture but not to the point where the meat was dry. The Laing was a little bitter and a little fishy. It wasn't my favorite thing. But people at our table enjoyed it. The Pork Sesig was a little spicy, a little sour, had some nice chew and crispiness to it. One of the better sesigs that I've had in the area. Same with the sinigang. It tasted like the sinigang that I've had. If you like a sour, meaty soup then you'll enjoy this. The garlic fried rice was a little oily, but also pretty in point. All-in-all, I'd gladly go back to Gracie's. I hope that she can get a bit more support, because I think if the service/staff were a bit more involved (or if there were more people aside from her), then this would be a solid 4 and borderline 5. I look forward to going back.

Very accommodating to vegetarians. The host was very gracious and customized chopsuey for us to make it vegetarian. They added tofu to the chopsuey, and the result was mind-blowing. I loved the taste. My wife ordered the adobo chicken, and she loved it as well. We were very satisfied with the service, they were really quick and the food tasted amazing.