The Original Barrio Fiesta

2 star for 1 reason. poor customer service! i phoned in earlier around 8:30 to placed pick up order and who ever answered the phone said that they’re already closed when they suppose to be open till 9 and she even told me that their chef Does not want to cook anymore.

I visited Barrio Fiesta around noon on a Tuesday and it was empty. The service was prompt with no complaints. Ordered the crispy chicken sisig, crispy chicken skin, and bagoong rice — all of which was enough for 3 people for lunch so make sure you either come with a big appetite or with friends/​family! Taste-​wise, it was overall delicious. My favourites were the bagoong rice and crispy chicken sisig. The bagoong rice includes green mango, which I don’t often eat so I really enjoyed that! If you’re in the area and a fan of Philippine cuisine, this place is worth a try.
I enjoy these items much more than what Max’s offers across the street.

I dont get ALL the hate. As a person who just moved from the Philippines, I really appreciate their Sizzling Pork Sisig (LEGIT. IT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK/​TASTE/​BE THAT WAY). I also had the sizzling bangus (alright), and sotanghon (bad, not worth it at all).
One down side is that when my mom and I were there, there was only one lady so she was really busy so we couldnt really blame how we had to wait quite some time for her just to get our orders or the long wait for the food/​service, in general. Quite expensive, too.

The food here is OK. I found that the prices were not reasonable considering that the food was just fine. It is not fine dining but they insist on charging fine dining prices, it’s silly and not worth the drive. I was really surprised that the restaurant was full.

Nice place, friendly people, good food! We keep coming at this place with pleasure. Recommend to anyone interested in tasting Philippine’s food.

A lot of people think the food and service are horrible but it’s actually not that bad. The Filipino food are actually great. There are a lot of non-​Filipino food on their menu but if you’re gonna come here, you might as well try the Filipino food. So I would recommend the Palabok noodles and Pork Sisig. Previously they didn’t have pork in their menu at all… which I found very odd because a lot of Filipino food consist of pork. But when I came here today, they finally have pork sisig. It was quite good, but I would definitely recommend adding mayo in that sisig for extra yumminess (that’s how we make our pork sisig at home and trust me… the flavours are bolder). And I would really appreciate more Chicharon in the Palabok noodles for extra crunchiness next time. Last but not the least, I definitely recommend the halo halo for dessert for obvious reasons — it’s the bomb.
It’s true, Filipino food is quite expensive. It’s very disappointing. I would definitely like to see more less than $ 10 food in their menu because a lot of these food are actually a bit overpriced.
Overall it’s ok. A lot better than Max in my opinion.

I am nothing if not fair so I here’s my update on barrio fiesta, one of my most disappointing dining experiences of recent memory. We were driving along steeles and lo and behold a sign that said Barrio fiesta, now serving crispy pata. Did my eyes deceive me? a few blocks later, another sign. It had to be true.
We ended up having lunch here and my oh my how things how changed. They now served pork and had a whole menu page dedicated to it. Apparently some minor ownership changes brought about this pleasant transformation.
We ordered the crispy pata, sisig, squid and vegetables. The menu had some other cuisine on it which I find strange and unnecessary but at least everything looked appetizing. When we were done, while I was happy with the options, I found the food to be a bit mediocre. Nowhere near what the real barrio fiesta is. Sisig had strange texture to it, crispy pata wasn’t that great, and the chinese style vegetables was plain ridiculous with the size of bokchoy they used. The baby squids werent babies at all but one giant squid though it was the most successful dish of them all.
I’d give it 4 stars for the effort but 2 for the food. I would see myself trying it out again because other stuff on the menu looked interesting.

Mediocre food, expensive price. Paid over $ 10 for special fried rice packed in small soup container. Service slow. Waited 15 min for take out during past lunch hours. Waitress didn’t bother to give my $ 0.10 change. That isn’t the tip if u asked me, unless it was mutual!

I thought the food here was quite delicious. I had the ginger chicken and the Hakka noodles with chicken. I also tried the avocado shake which was delicious but on the pricier side. The place was really clean and the waiters were really friendly. Overall prices and portions were reasonable.

very average food and slow service.
My wife and I had lunch here and didn’t like it at all.
Not reccomend to come here.