Karilagan

Great authentic Filipino food! We originally wanted to try Chibog, but they weren't open the day we wanted to visit. We got the sisig and kare kare and both were delicious. The sisig was a little too citrus heavy for us, but still good. The only downsides are the parking and the quantities are huge so if you're coming as a party of 2 you're most likely to take a ton of leftovers home!

Here's the reality. I was born and raised in the Motherland. They have the best Filipino food around here and anywhere else I've eaten in the Bay. On the flip side, they have the WORST, WORST absolute WORST service I've also experienced. They are consistent with the terrible service. They started charging 15% tip on your bill probably because no one was tipping them from the horrible service. What IF you changed your attitude, and make MORE than 15%? How and why would you live your life being so salty and yet have a customer facing job and make everyone who comes across your salty ass miserable while eating the best food? Post Covid they are down to only 6 hours of business a day. 3 for lunch and 3 for dinner. On Xmas eve we came in at 715 and they said they were only taking to go orders. They do this often. You walk in an hour before they close and they'll tell you you need to hurry up and eat. Please find something else to do with your time that is fulfilling and makes you happy. Owner of this place, please contact me.

Good location with ample parking Ambiance is okay Food is not that good We ordered pancit which is okay but a little salty Bulalo is good Tocino is okay Filipino beef steak taste old and looks oldChicharon bulaklak is good Kare kare has big cuts of oxtail. Taste okay but not great eggplant torta is good for those who loves ground pork Calamari is good

Amazing portions here and fast service! It all tasted so amazing and truly reminds me of homemade Filipino food. The chicken tinola had a good mix of chicken and vegetables with the amazing gingery and garlicky broth. Pancit Bihon was a huge plate and was very flavorful! Had a good amount of chicken pieces (also includes shrimp but opted out due to allergies) and veggies! Lechon Kawali is my partners favorite and for good reason! It is perfectly crunchy and comes with the classic Mang Tomas sauce on the side. A good mix of fatty and meaty pieces.

Having grown up in the Bay Area, especially around South San Francisco and Daly City, the Filipino influence is strong so one can expect that the cuisine is a reflection of that culture.It has taken many years for me to go here but Karilagan does not disappoint. The interior is simple, elements of the Philippines adorn the walls and we also lucked out to miss the lunch crowd and were seated right away a bit after 1pm.When you look at the menu, it's extensive. If you love Filipino food, the variety makes you feel like you're at a relatives' party and they've put out 20 dishes with all the sides and you have to figure out what to eat because it looks so good. From silog options available all day to soups (bulalo was amazing), appetizers (calamari comes with vinegar and onion sauce for the side), meat dishes (get the binagoongan, delicious) and seafood/veggies (the Bicol express was my favorite!), there is something to satisfy everyone's palette! And the portions are huge! We came with a party of 5 total and ordered 5 dishes and went home with leftovers enough for another meal for 3 more people.For 5 people it was really good, $120 total so $24/person.Street parking was pretty easy for us to find.

4.5-5 STARSKarilagan is one of the better Filipino places to eat in the South San Francisco / Daly City are. The portion sizes are huge so bring a big group to eat with you. Here are the dishes I recommend:- Crispy pata (5 stars, 2 shanks for $20): crispy pata is a double fried pork hock. The serving size for this dish at Karilagan is massive. It's served with a delicious spiced vinegar sauce on the side. - Sizzling sisig (4 stars, $13.95): sisig is pork chunks and some intestines cooked with garlic, onion, peppers on a sizzling plate. It's delicious. Order this.- Bulalo (4.5 stars, $18.00): bulalo is beef shank soup served with vegetables. If you want a soup to complement your other hearty Fiipino dishes, this is the dish to get!- Sitaw kalabasa (4 stars, $14.00): this is shrimp and pork cooked in a spicy coconut milk with squash and green beans - it's probably very different from other Filipino dishes you've tried and is a nice veggie dish to have on the side.- Pancit miki bihon (4 stars, $12.50): this is a mix of egg and rice stick noodles). It's a delicious combo!This is a true sit down Filipino restaurant. Bring a group with you and enjoy these dishes!

ordered food over the phone and when i got there it was all ready for me. they even called to tell us the food was ready and when we were going to pick it up. we got the sisig, lechon, pancit, lumpia, and pork adobo. everything was pretty solid. my only gripe was the lechon was a bit more fatty than meaty and the adobo had some giant fat chunks as well. but the flavor was there. in a town with lots of filipino options, you gotta stand out so people keep coming back. i think id come back. its located off el camino near an auto shop. plenty of street parking. the place itself is a decent size if you want to dine in. seems very family oriented.

We usually order for catering and dined in a long time ago. We recently dined in the restaurant and the mixed adobo and sizzling bulalo was so good. Meat was really tender. The bulanglang was also so good. Felt healthy after eating it. We tried their halo halo and pandan combo. We loves the pandan combo better than the ube halo halo. Typing this up is making me want to go back to this restaurant for some food. The only thing that bugged me was the slippery floor under the table. Felt greasy to me. Would be a better experience if it was cleaner.

I have been coming here for over 15 years To be honest the food is great. But the service is horrible. They turn customer away everyday because they don't want to stay. Hours say open till 8pm. But if you get there anytime after 7pm they will only take to go orders. They won't seat you because they want to leave early. Not sure who owns the restaurant. Or if they are even aware of what the staff does. Sorry to say this is a big turn off. Hopefully they can get it together.

They don't cook like they use to. Food doesn't taste as before. But I eat their binagoongan.