The bar is a real draw on its own, pulling an after-work crowd and weekend groups who'd come even without the kitchen attached. Crispy chicken lumpia is the recommended starter, the kind of order that sets expectations for the rest of the meal, while adobo short ribs and a kansi loaded with bone marrow and tender beef shank anchor the bigger plates.
Pancit canton rounds out a menu that doesn't try to cover every regional Filipino dish at once, favoring depth on a shorter list instead. The Infatuation's 7.7 score backs up what the dive-bar atmosphere promises — real, well-executed cooking in a room that doesn't take itself too seriously.
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