This place is wonderful for quick Filipino food to-gos. The set-up is cafeteria style where the dishes are freshly pre-made in chafing trays, all you have to do is point which ones you're buying and they'll scoop up and pack it for you. The place looks crowded as one area is the cafeteria and the other section is a combination of grocery shelves and dining area, but still a great hole in the wall in this part of Orange County for Filipino goods and meals. I come here for my classic favorites - Lechon Kawali, Lumpiang Shanghai and Kare Kare. I ordered 2 trays of lumpia for our office Christmas potluck 50 pcs is $28.50 and 25 pcs is $15. They allow over-the-phone orders where they would send you a text link of an invoice and you can pay online before pick-up. The people there are friendly too.

1/22/23 My aunties ordered from American Ranch Market's Lutong Bahay. Food was cooked & ready as promised.I've ordered some combos from Lutong Bahay (translates to home cooked meals) and I've never been disappointed. My favorite is their adobong pusit (squid adobo) and have ordered the grilled salmon steak before-always delicious & tasty. What was ordered: beef tongue asado, Sisig, beef caldereta, and chicken aftitada, grilled salmon's steak. Fir dessert, buko pandan-da best!Can't complain, no cooking required, although auntie still made her special pansit malabon & fresh lumpia (vegetable spring rolls, Filipino style) & corn soup with spinach. Good eats!!

I really enjoyed the food at Kiko's Cocina de Manila. I had the chicken adobo with rice along with lumpia and it was yummy. If you go there it may be helpful to know that the sign on the outside of the restaurant does not say "Kiko's Cocina de Manila" and instead the sign on the outside says "Smart Kitchens." When I walked through the "Smart Kitchens" doors I felt like I had entered a time machine and left the year 2023 and went back to the year 2020. There was no one at the front desk, only a kiosk where I could put my order in. There was a repeating video on a large screen that told customers to put in their order on the kiosk, if they hadn't already ordered online, so they could make contactless payments for their food. On this kiosk we could order food from Kikos Cocina de Manila or a few other restaurants that prepare food at this location under the "Smart Kitchens" umbrella. Once you order your food online or on the kiosk, you just wait until someone comes out with your food and places it on the counter or on the shelves where they can be picked up in a contactless way. If you want to check the status of your food from Kiko's it's best to call them on the phone, and they can give you and estimate of how much longer it will take. There is very limited seating at this location, so plan on eating elsewhere.