Simple Delights

I spotted this joint when I went to Little Quiapo restaurant. What a great find!

I keep coming back for the freshly baked pan de sal. So good, so scrumptious pan de sal.  This taste just like the ones back in the Philippines.  Everytime I go here, they always have a fresh batch just taken out of the oven.

I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS PLACE AGAIN!

i had one of the WORST experiences here that i've had in a long time! i was really wanting some tocilog and didn't want to drive far so i decided to give simple delights a try.  i live about 10 minutes away and thought hey why not.

upon arriving there, no one greats you and there's only ONE person at the register who also is the server.  it was on a sunday that i went so i guess they had a "buffet", yeah some buffet, the cashier/server goes over to the buffet station, asks you what you want and she then pours the food into the bowls for you (probably cause filipinos are cheap and didn't want people over filling their plates with food) about after 10 minutes of waiting only to order my food, it took another 15 minutes for them to make my food.

the cook in the back yelled out my order and left it on the counter in which i waited another 5-7 minutes for the only cashier/server to get back to the counter to get my order together.

when i got home and opened my box of food i was surprised to see that the food in the box was not what i had ordered. by this time i was already cranking and hungry cause it took so long to order and get my food,  i called simple delights to let them know that i got they gave me the wrong order only for that same cashier/server to say to me "oh, you got the wrong order? i'm sorry" *click* meaning she hung up on me!! she didnt even offer my money back or offer for me to come back and get the correct food!! at this point i was very upset and drove back over there!!

i got there and again another 10 minute wait until she acknowledged what the box of food sitting on the counter was.  i then said it's the food that i am returning because you gave me the wrong order.  she then says "sorry, we gave your order to that man sitting down over there" she then looks at me and says we'll make u a new one; which of course i waited another 15 minutes for them to make!!

after getting back home a 2nd time i went to eat my food in which was supposed to be garlic rice, which was pretty much regular white rice and fatty tocino

like i said i will NEVER go back here ever again and i will NOT recommend this place to anyone!!! i should have just gone to ruby's fast food to begin with even if it was a further drive.

Why doesn't the menu have prices? It annoyed me. I prefer not to ask how much each item cost  and when I did asked they had to confirm with someone else which bothered me also.

Ensaymadas  - missing something...my bread was flat (not fluffy) and tasted just like a bread with sugar.

Chicken empanadas - I guess because it's baked it tasted like that. Flavor was okay but dough was not to my liking.  I've had better.

Pork BBQ stick (sister tried)- meat was hard....overcooked?. Nonetheless, maybe they should pick a different cut of meat with some fat to make it softer.

I'll give it another try for actual Filipino cooking since I am in the area. I hope for the best.