#longsilog

What's your silog meal?

Since moving back to NYC, one of the countries I miss most is the Philippines. I adore Filipino food, and while there’s a huge Pinoy population here, finding authentic cooking can often prove difficult. So I was thrilled when a friend told me about Mama Fina’s House of Filipino Sisig, a popular Filipino restaurant from New Jersey that opened a branch down on Manhattan’s Lower East Side...

Look at that menu! They serve almost every Filipino favorite you can think of, using classic recipes to bring true flavors to NYC...

Here’s a look...

Their tapsilog marinated beef with fried eggs and garlic rice...

Homamde longsilog pork sausage with fried eggs and garlic rice...

The sausage was outstanding and we ordered a second round...

Crispy lumpia...

Can’t have a Filipino feast without a bowl of Kare Kare...

Sweet spaghetti with juicy fried chicken...

And their signature dish, sizzling sisig! I love that they do not shy away from using the proper pig parts, no less. Easily the best I have had outside the Philippines...

While I’m now living over 8000 miles away, this meal at Mama Fina’s instantly transported me back to Manila!

MAMA FINA’S

167 Avenue A

NY, NY 10009

(917) 262-0893

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