Sunburst Grill

Filipino Soul Food!!!  We were here with a decent size group and probably ate all the food in the kitchen.  We had Pancit Bihon, Cripy Pata, Lumpia, Kare Kare, Lechon Kawali, Sisig, Tinola, BBQ chicken and Garlic Rice.  

Having a little bit of everything quenched my taste buds and turned my jeans into skinny jeans.  My favorite was the BBQ Chicken and the Crispy Pata.  For desert we all had Bibingka, which is a must have!

The staff was very friendly, which made us all feel at home.

I just moved into the neighborhood and saw the reviews for this place and decided to check it out.  It was my first time eating Filipino food, so I was a little put off by the strange new flavors, but my overall impression was good.  

Sorry, I don't remember the names of what I ordered, but the main dish was fried pork with garlic rice and pickled mango.  The pork was good, but very different from what I was expecting: I thought it was going to be like a schnitzel, but it was more like chicharonnes - crispy fried pork and skin, very crunchy and greasy but good!  The pickled mango was yummy - my only complaint is that I only got a little bit of it, about as much as you'd get ginger at a sushi place.  The garlic rice was the stand out winner:  hot, garlicky without being offensive, and buttery.

For dessert I ordered something I can't pronounce that was like a Filipino souffle.  It came baked on a banana leaf and tasted a bit like really moist cornbread with banana flavoring and topped with coconut.  It wasn't as sweet as most desserts, more savory, but it my book, that's a good thing.

Overall the food was good but not something I see myself craving very often, so the food I'd give 3 stars.  The service, however, was excellent.  An older man (the owner?) seated me at the bar and chatted me up about what was on TV while I waited for my food to be cooked.  He was attentive about refilling my drink and checking in on me without hovering and was perhaps one of the nicest people I've ever met in the service industry.  Based on his kindness and hospitality (plus the garlic rice) I'll be back to see if I can find a dish that better suits my palate.

Denver Culinary World Trip : Stop #8 (Philippines)

We yelped and found this place near the office. None of us had ever tried Philippines' food ever before so we were kinda intrigued. One thing to keep in mind is that they use pork and chicken for everything. When I asked whether they had any vegetarian options he said "we can take special order for you, we dont usually have anything vegetarian". I got the thin noodles (Bijon) with veggies and eggs and it was amazing. The egg rolls that I got as an appetizer were really good too.

We decided to try out a weird dessert called "Halo Halo w/ ice cream" We decided to go with Taro Ice Cream for the ice cream. It was awesome. Even the Flan that we took was really good.

Definitely a place to go back to.

The only thing we did not like was the person serving us (I am not sure if we the owner) kept interrupting our order and kept advising us against whatever we wanted and keep disagreeing with out choices. The food was good though.