Manila's Lechon Manok

I've been going to Manila's Lechon for more than 10 years. I've shared how delicious their food is, and just realized I haven't written a review here. I enjoy several of their tasty dishes particularly their pakbet, Filipino Menudo, and chicharon bulaklak, lumpia Shanghai, and they're all reasonably priced. The people who work there are nice, and the sisters who run it are sweet.It's a small, very casual place, but it's got enough tables and chairs to accommodate one person to a small group.

Big selection of Filipino classic foods, all already prepared.Manila's Lechon is located in a strip mall, in the heart of Carson's filipino town. It has a bit of seating for dine-in, though the majority of people coming in were doing carryout. It's nice to be able to get lunch before 11am, since they open early for breakfast.My wife and I shared a 2 item combination plate ($11.99). Depending on what you get, it might be cheaper to get the items separately. It came with white Jasmine rice, and we ordered another large scoop for $2.50. A can of soda was $1.50. As typical, we chose one stick of the pork bbq, and a cup of the pork sinigang. All of this was from the left side of the restaurant, and you pay in the middle once prepared. They accept credit cards for over $10.In terms of the food, it had a ton of flavor but was extremely oily. The pork bbq stick had thinly sliced pork shoulder, bunched together on a stick and glazed with a very delicious sugarly sauce. Because it was so fatty, even though it had been thoroughly cooked, the meat was still moist. But this meant that many of the pieces were just total fat, unedible. The soup had large chunks of pork rib tips, but this made the broth so oily that we couldn't really eat it. Normally, we can just spoon it over the rice, but even that was difficult because of the fattiness. The soup just ended up being a conduit to keep the pork meat and vegetables hot, but the meat was tasty. Having a lot of rice is a must here. We finished everything, and I could still eat a little more, so decided to get the 1/2 portion of the namesake, Lechon Kawaii ($7.50), which is displayed on the right side of the restaurant. Super glad I did...had to wait 10 minutes for them to reheat the pork belly and chop it into bite sizes after paying. The piece of pork belly had plenty of meat, and just the right amount of fat along with the crispy skin. It's a good deal for that price, and it came with the peanut dipping sauce and vinegar. We really liked it, and brought about half of it home.All of the ladies inside were super helpful and friendly. They directed us to the hot/cold filtered water dispenser for free water when we only ordered one soda (and even directed me how to use it). They recognized that we were first timers, and everytime I looked their way, they would ask if we needed anything. I had to sheepishly say 'No'...I was just trying to take more pictures for this review. And when we left, they offered us a bag for our leftovers and wished us a genuine 'Good Bye and hope to see you again'.

saw manila's lechon manok while my girlfriend and I were in the area.They had so many great Filipino food options that it was hard to narrow down what I wantedThe service was super helpful and extra boxes and wrapping for taking food homethe ambiance was Like any other Filipino place warm and cozy

My mom wanted halo halo, so I went here at 6pm on a Monday. One pair at a table eating and talking inside. It was pretty dead. Halo halo was $7.17 after tax. Paid in cash because it said $10 min for cards. Would order again

The most delicious Filipino food. Many items to choose from. Very friendly service. I loved every item I had. I highly recommend this place. Uncle Jimmy is a wonderful person too.

Ordered few items and sadly they were just so so. My crispy pork was deep fried in a fryer to be reheated and it was beyond dry and we threw it away and couldn't eat it.

I will start by saying you'd be wasting your time and money going here. Their food has to be reheated and refried. It is NOT fresh! It is NOT delicious. It is NOT worth the price. We ordered 3 dishes:- lechon (roast pork)- sisig (chopped up pork bits)- chicken and pork skewersPaid about $50 with tips. I should not have tipped. The food was truly indigestible. I stopped eating after a few bites. What should be a beautiful crispy roasted pork skin was rubbery, tasteless and just disappointing. The sisig was the biggest disappointment and the worst I have ever had. There were hair on little pieces of meat, and it was chewy and disgusting. My jaws were literally painful after chewing and chewing and chewing. It is a no brainer that the food was old. The pork skewers has so much of fat and it was nothing but sweet. A whole pile of plastic spoons fell to the floor. A staff picked it up and placed it back on the holder as if it had no issues. Disgusting especially when your kitchen floor was so dirty! Save your money and go find a nice filipino restaurants, there are many out there. The service here is pathetic and super slow. And it is expensive. I do not recommend this place, it is not worth it. I was disappointed and so were my family.

I was really excited to try this place, cause why not. I also brought my co-worker who is Filipino, just so I can have somwonw else who knows what things are supposed to taste like. The lady taking our order, no greeting and she kinda ignores us a bit but that me more time to scope out what I wanted. NGL, all the food liked like it had been sitting out for a few hours *it's buffet style*..but anyway, I went for the usual, pancit, which was not bad, but they didn't have Calamansi, so that was wierd but it was good, not great. Then I had Tocino, I guess I was expecting it to be tender but it was ..tender beef jerky, so I didn't finish that but I did eat it with the rice. I am not sure how exactly, but it was the most driest rice I have had in my life, from a rice cooker. It was like it had been in that thing for a few days, instead of freshly made. I also had *lumpia*, I have never had lumpia that big anf it was pretty bland, there was something sweet but clndt figure out why or what it was that was mmaking it sweet. The lady helping us had the personalty of a rock and super impatient but it's ok we probably won't ever be back but I can say, I tried it and didn't like it.

We ordered crispy pata and pancit for Christmas from this restaurant. i The crispy pata was good, but the pancit turned bad and became slimy just a few hours after we picked it up. Unfortunately, everything ended up in the trash. We paid $55.We complained right after Christmas, but the restaurant refused to issue a refund, even though we showed a video of everything dumped in the trash. The lady we spoke to, named Racquel, was apologetic and offered to replace the food instead.We claimed the replacement on New Year's Eve. While it tasted okay, it was disappointing--it was mostly just noodles with a few pieces of cabbage and carrots. There was no shrimp, and only a few tiny pork cuts. It felt like a complete rip-off. Never again!

The cashier had a nasty attitude as I was inserting my card, she told me to put my card with a nasty tone, I called her out on it, and she still had the audacity to put the blame on me for my reaction. Excuse me? I wouldn't be calling you out if never gave me such a poor service and with that kind of attitude of yours! Never coming here again, I should listened to the reviews.That old lady at the register! Read what the customers are saying here about you regarding that nasty attitude of yours. FIX IT! DON'T GIVE OUT CUSTOMERS WITH THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE.Calling me disrespectful? Ofc I'll get disrespectful to those who disrespect me.