Green Banana Leaf - Artesia
Green Banana Leaf - Artesia
Eggrolls, calamari, rellenong bangus balls and sweet potato fries.
Lightly breaded squid rings served with our very own aioli sauce.
Glazed with sukiyaki sauce topped with bonito flakes. Vegetarian. Vegan.
Mixed vegetables wrapped in a crepe-like wrapper made of eggs. Vegetarian.
Deep fried pork ruffle fats served with vinegar dipping sauce.
Pork eggroll, a mix of ground meat and vegetables, served with sweet and sour sauce.
Our favorite bangus, relleno style, fried with Panko breadcrumbs and served with Siracha aioli sauce.
Sweet potatoes, green beans, jicama, carrots, sweet yam, and bean sprouts with vinegar sauce. Vegetarian.
Wok seared ground chicken, tofu, bell peppers, and peanuts served with romaine lettuce.
Fried breaded calamari sauted in kung pao sauce with bell peppers and chilies.
Beef ribs stew with potatoes and cabbage.
Tender pork ribs in sour broth with taro paste and vegetables.
Bangus (milk-fish) belly in our sour broth with vegetables.
Thick soup with lomi noodles, squid, chicken liver, pork, and quail eggs.
Beef. Beef ribs in sour tamarind soup with vegetables.
Slowly simmered beef shank with green beans, cabbage, bok choy, and corn in a cob.
Shrimps in sour broth with vegetables.
Filipino pork wonton soup.
Chicken soup dish with ginger, chayote wedges and spinach.
Set of 3 salads: fried eggplant topped with bagoong tomatoes topped with salted egg and cucumber salad. Vegetarian.
Mixed greens with Asian dressing, topped with BBQ chicken and crispy noodles.
Fresh cucumber mixed in rice vinegar with red onions. Vegetarian. Vegan.
Thin slices of bitter-melon with onions, pineapple, and mango, mixed in rice vinegar. Vegetarian. Vegan.
Boneless bangus (milkfish) belly simmered in lemon soy sauce topped with fried onion rings.
Grilled bangus mixed with onions, bell pepper and spices.
Shrimp, green mussels, and calamari, with bell peppers and onions, sauteed in salpicao sauce.
Finely chopped pork belly and grilled pork ears mixed with onions and bell peppers.
Finely chopped chicken and chicken liver mixed with onions.
Tender beef shank in mushroom gravy sauce, topped with diced carrots and green peas.
Oxtail, tripe, and vegetables cooked in a peanut-based sauce.
Deep fried breaded calamari, green mussels, tilapia fillet, and shrimp served with vegetables in a peanut-based sauce.
Deep fried pork hock served with vegetables in a peanut-based sauce.
Variety vegetables cooked in a peanut-based sauce. Vegetarian.
Tender pork belly simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, topped with boiled egg.
Beef ribs, with potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers, simmered in tomato sauce.
Pieces of chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, topped with boiled egg.
Deep fried breaded swai fillet topped with carrots and bell peppers, and served with sweet and sour sauce.
Long beans, okra, squash, bittermelon, and eggplant sauteed in soy sauce and shrimp paste, topped with lechon kawali.
Stir-fried asparagus in ginger sauce and topped with fried tofu.
String beans, pork, squid, and shrimp simmered in coconut milk and topped with fried eggplant.
Stir-fried vegetables with quail eggs, shrimp, and chicken liver.
String beans, squash, pork, and shrimps simmered in coconut milk with shrimp paste.
Vegetables simmered in coconut curry sauce.
Deep fried pork belly.
Pork meat and pork ears simmered in beef blood and topped with chicharon bulaklak.
Deep fried butterflied tilapia.
Grilled whole boneless bangus (milkfish) topped with eggplant salsa.
Grilled cuttlefish stuffed with diced tomatoes and onions.
Thin slices of pork marinated with our GBL BBQ sauce.
1/2 chicken marinated in annatto oil and garlic.
Deep fried whole chicken served with banana sauce.
Deep fried pork hock.
Sliced beef simmered in lemon soy sauce and topped with fried onion rings.
Grilled whole pompano served with eggplant salsa.
Fried whole boneless bangus (milkfish) topped with eggplant salsa.
Grilled pork belly marinated with our GBL BBQ sauce.
Chicken thigh meat marinated with our GBL BBQ sauce.
Beef short ribs marinated with our special BBQ sauce.
Sauteed in shrimp paste topped with fresh mangoes and diced tomatoes.
Sauteed in squid ink and topped with fried calamari.
Fried rice cooked in garlic and annatto oil.
Fresh white steamed rice.
Sauteed with pork adobo, egg, soy sauce, and garlic.
Rice with shrimp, eggs and green peas.
Crushed fried garlic and rice.
Fried tofu and pork ears served with dipping sauce.
Rice noodles in thick ground pork sauce, garnished with fried garlic, pork cracklings, shrimps, spring onions, and sliced egg.
Stir-fried fresh egg noodles and rice noodles with shrimp, pork, and vegetables.
Made with Filipino style sweet spaghetti sauce with hotdogs and topped with cheese.
Rice porridge with chicken and egg.
Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, pork, and vegetables.
Stir-fried canton noodles with shrimp, pork, and vegetables.
Seafood house specials: grilled boneless bangus (milkfish) with eggplant salsa, stuffed grilled squid, stuffed baked green mussels, and Cajun shrimps.
BBQ house specials: pork BBQ skewers, BBQ liempo, Korean BBQ beef ribs, sliced BBQ chicken, and 1/2 chicken inasal.
Crispy favorites: calamares fritos, lumpianitas, crispy pata, lechon kawali, and GBL fried chicken.
Combination of beef ribs and chicken.
Boneless milkfish.
Mixture of shaved ice, milk, jack fruit, red beans, sweet palm fruit, and green jello, topped with purple yam jam, leche flan, ube ice cream, and rice crispies (pinipig).
Shaved ice with sweet corn and milk mixture, topped with mango ice cream and rice crispies (pinipig).
A caramel custard dessert.
Mixture of shredded young coconut, tapioca, and pandan flavored gelatin in sweetened milk, topped with vanilla ice cream and rice crispies (pinipig).
Turon. Made with plantains and jack fruit wrapped in a lumpia wrapper and fried to crisp.
A scoop of mango, ube, or vanilla ice cream.
A local Filipino beverage made of brown sugar, water, gelatin, and tapioca pearls.
The guyabano juice fruit from the graviola tree.
Seafood platter, Fresh lumpia
Garlic Rice Pork BBQ Skewers
a bowl of ice cream
12/2/24 Lechon Kawali--da Best!
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interior
Halo-Halo
the interior of a restaurant
9/21/22 Right by the entrance, a hand washing station
Halo-Halo
GBL Crispy Dinuguan
Pork BBQ Skewer
Peach Dessert
Crispy Kare Kare, so crispy and good!
interior
Garlic Rice Pork BBQ Skewers
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Chicharon Bulaklak
12/2/24 Check out the red jeepney
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Lumpia shanghai
Joy C.
Feb 1, 2025
Called to make a reservation for a large group, they recommended to pre order dishes and to put a deposit via Zelle. Portions are large enough to share, loved their bulalo soup, chopseuy, crispy pata, lechon kawali, fried chicken and BBQ platter plate. Everything was delicious and service was good.
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Vincent P.
Jan 22, 2025
Pleasantly surprised! Clean ambiance, and relatively quiet lunch morning when we came. Ordered pork sisig, crispy pata kare kare, bbq beef lunch plate, and bagoong rice. And guess what... DELICIOUS. The pata is on the medium size but perfectly tender and crispy! The pork sisig could've been done better, but not bad at all. The bbq beef plate is such a deal. Tasty bbq! The bagoong rice is delicious too, with generous portions of shrimp! The lady server was nice and accommodating. And I love how the dishes are really fresh and they cook it there and then. So the waiting might be a while, but it's great. Will come back to this place when craving for Filipino food in Artesia!
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Jennifer W.
Dec 2, 2024
12/2/24 So much better this time around, shoutout to Megan, our fabulous server who made our dining experience phenomenal!First off, I inquired if they will charge for vinegar, and she said No. She was surprised that we were charged for it last time. Megan was very friendly & accommodating, I felt we were in good hands. My mom was craving Miso Sinigang again & it was her idea to dine out tonight. Met up with her & dad, my brother & his kids, & my other sister. We ordered family style: the Sinigang, lechon kawali, chopsuey, fresh lumpia with sauce on the side, calamari, beefsteak Tagalog & pansit, of course, steamed rice.The best of all the dishes was the lechon kawali, cooked to perfection, seasoned well, it was paired with Mang Tomas sauce (which my dad happily took all for himself) but the rest of us preferred to dip it in vinegar (free of charge). It was so good! Piping hot! The sinigang was also delicious, fairly tart & sour enough to get the seal of approval from mom (I want mine very sour). The fresh lumpia was a tad salty, even for my taste, glad we requested the sauce on the side). Beefsteak was good, needs to be more tangy for our taste. Calamari was pretty good, the breading wasn't overly done, it comes with aioli sauce, again, we dipped ours in vinegar. I didn't taste the pansit, Hubby said it "meh". The chopsuey was average, I didn't care too much for the cooked carrots. Overall, we enjoyed this dining experience because the food was pretty good & the service by Megan more than made up from the last time. Open mic started before our departure--kinda cool. More patrons arrived because we were the only customers when we arrived. I love the decor that is reminiscent of the Philippines although with a modern take on it. Parking is shared among Cafe 86, Suisa '& Sons, and Fresh Catch, along with other businesses. Thanks, Megan! Exceptional service!
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Aimee P.
Feb 21, 2025
My first time and I loved the crispy dinuguan- the chicharon bulaklak and dinuguan combination is so good. The Kare kare too- after me and my friend finished the 1 cup of rice each , we still had leftovers to go. The restaurant is clean and service was fast and they are very nice. Parking was easy. Location is beside Cafe 86 and Luisa and sons so lots of Filipino goodies. I will definitely go back,
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Sarah B.
Jan 29, 2025
Went here for dinner with my family. And it was so yummy! Well except for the bulalo which the meat was tough. But the service was friendly and great. The rest of the food we ordered came out really well too!
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Laarni L.
Nov 6, 2024
Parking lot is shared with several restaurants and businesses. Restaurant is clean, nice sit down feel, friendly service. There are tables & chairs, a few booths. A nice relaxing Spotify music list playing ;) We came on a weeknight for dinner so it wasn't busy. The pork bbq skewer and original kare kare was my fave. Bistek tagalog and lumpianitas were yummy, as expected. There are so many casual to go Filipino restaurants, it was nice to have a little more elevated sit down experience. Nice date night with the hubby.
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Pauline V.
Oct 27, 2024
TBH the food was great, no complaints at all. We ordered a bunch due to a group of 15 ish people. My favs were crispy pata, Kare Kare, sisig, bbq platter.The service was on the other hand was unfortunately not too great. It seemed there was only one server servicing our table and the rest of the restaurant. Ik she was trying her best but the owners should step up and have one more server or runners/assistants to help out. Not once did they check up on us and had to flag them down for drinks, more bowls, utensils 20-30 min receiving our food. We would stand behind the bar or whatever to request for items but was completely ignored for about 5 minutes. Maybe visit this place in small parties of 2-3 to have a better service experience. I def don't rec coming here in bigger parties even with a reservation or heads up.
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Agnes P.
Dec 25, 2024
Their dishes are so flavorful and authentic Filipino. I am so proud to recommend this place to other Filipinos. Service is prompt and efficient. The description of items in their menu is really as they say it is... excellent... I'm so glad my sister was craving for Pancit Molo and her craving for it brought us to this place...love it.
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Leona W.
Mar 25, 2024
Green Banana Leaf is inside a plaza, can be chaotic to find parking on weekend lunch hours as it is near other popular food/ drink places such as bopomofo and 86 cafe. We ordered arroz caldo ( Filipino chicken ginger congee ), it is pretty good! I like the gingerly taste and warmness. We also ordered the pancit ( stirred fried rice noodle with pork ), the portion is large and we take the rest home after. The combination with the rice noodle, cabbage, pork , green onion and shrimp is pretty tasty. Although the shrimp is a little bit smaller. Service is pretty good, the lady is friendly, ask to refill our water, saw our table is a little bit dirty and offer to wipe it down for us. Inside they have a karaoke stage, and projector of music videos, music is lively. We went during lunch and haven't seen people on stage but the music is soothing to hear. Inside the restaurant is mostly decorated green and red theme- like Christmas lol. Would recommend this place!
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Rose C.
Jun 25, 2024
Walked in to this eclectically decorated restaurant that was a bit dated. The place was busy but we got seated right away. It took a bit to get our order placed which gave us an inclination on what to expect of the service (which unfortunately was on point). What we didn't expect was the generous portions of the food. The tasty and crunchy lumpianitas were so good! Couldn't get enough of it! The flavorful and tangy pork sinigang had just the perfect acidity and was delicious! These were our favorites of the meal. Came in second was the bangus sisig. It was good but just had too much bell peppers that overshadowed the flavor of the fish and made the dish a bit mushy. The pork adobo was also good but just a tad too oily. What was surprising was the bland pancit bihon, which was our least favorite. Overall, the meal satisfied our craving for Filipino food!
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Rated: 4.2 (163 reviews) · $
Filipino, Seafood, Breakfast & Brunch
