Pinoy Grill Filipino Street Foods

What made my visit here nice was I was with my friends and everybody was excited to place the order specially the ISAW. I tried the «fried siopao» which I recommend eating while warm coz it gives u a different texture, special Lugaw which I ordered another one to go and bBISTEk .
The staff are very warm and will really make u feel comfortable. Prices are not bad …
U came here for street foods so better get ‘em

It’s hard to find good Filipino food around around here. Found this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered the beef steak, fish balls, and kwek-​kwek.
This restaurant is very clean and well maintained. The only thing I didn’t like is it is very small.
The beefsteak was very good it came with Java rice (which I did not care for). I would have like to see them serve it with a garlic fried rice. Correct me if I’m wrong but I never seen Filipinos eat this type of rice. I believe I paid 10.99 for this dish which I feel is a bit expensive for the serving size I received.
The fish balls and kwek-​kwek were ok nothing to rave about. They are very expensive I was expecting more than 3 tiny fish balls in a stick.
Despite being over priced and only open 3 days a week they do have some pretty good beef steak. I would probably go elsewhere due to the prices and portion sizes.

despite a few poor reviews, me and my family’s love for Filipino street foods had nothing stopping us.
everything we ordered tasted good, especially the fried siopao… had to order 2 more. we basically had everything. from beef steak to pork belly to isaw, kwek kwek and halo halo. Also had the lugaw, lumpia, tokneneng, fish balls, and siomai
I would say that the price is a bit over priced for such a small serving on a stick. If they were to put more on the stick instead of ripping us off with the price it’d be a lot more worth it.

This place is the worst. I do NOT recommend this place.
Isaw was burnt crisp. Kwek kwek tasted weird (isn’t fresh at all). They don’t have any gizzard, no ears.
You order grilled pork and its served cold, the rice wasn’t cooked.
They don’t have any chicken to serve (Seriously why is this restaurant open in the first place?!)
Lugaw HAS NO TASTE!!!
Tokwat Baboy was also cold, what the hell.
At least keep your food warm if you will ask your customers to wait 30mins for you to serve food.
Customer service isn’t even good. What a disappointing place.

I’ll only give this store 1 star for their clean facility but other than that its better if you take your business elsewhere.
FYI, my experience was for pick up not dine in.
Their kwekkwek (2pcs for $ 1) and tokneneng (1pc for $ 1) was expensive. When we came in there was no more ears or gizzards on sale. Heck, they don’t even have any chicken on sale.
The isaw/​intestine was all char black like uling. It was burnt crisp.
The liempo was okay but the rice that came with it wasnt cooked. It was very disappointing.
The lugaw/​arroz caldo didn’t have any taste, it tasted like nothing. Even if you put patis/​fish sauce it wouldn’t taste any different.
I also ordered palabok that didn’t taste good, it also tasted bland.
We had to wait 30mins for such a disappointment even if they weren’t serving anyone in the restaurant. It was only me and another family waiting for their order.
They said the reason the wait is long is because the food they serve is fresh but their kwek kwek tasted like canned quail eggs.
You are better off going somewhere else. I traveled far for their food only to be disappointed. If it was near my house, I would have returned the food but never returning to this place ever again.

Yummy food and nice service!!! What else can u ask for!!! Worth the wait!!! I will go back for sure!!!

It was nice to have something close by when my wife feels like some filipino food. We went to the restaurant after seeing it on Unilocal on 10/​20/​2015. We pulled into the parking lot and it was empty. I walked up to the store and saw a sign «Closed, Sorry». Serious? Not two weeks from opening and they’re closed during lunch time. I checked the Unilocal posting and checked the times. Yep, opened during the weekdays and through lunch hours. Oh well. Maybe something came up.
Tried again the next day. Same.
Third day (today) I checked Unilocal for the phone number so I can call to check. Looks like they updated the hours of operation. Now its only opened during the weekends. I’m not a business savvy entrepreneur but closing shop on the weekdays after a «soft opening» as other Unilocalers have reviewed doesn’t bode well.
I gave one star because Unilocal doesn’t allow zero stars.

Was in town visiting when a friend decided to try this new place. Good thing we were able to pass by and notice that it was the opening. It’s been awhile since my friend went home to PI. She really did miss Filipino street food. We arrived and notice a lot of people. Since it’s there first day we expected a wait. It did take awhile but when our food arrived it was really worth the wait I give this place a 5 star coz the food was great the staff was really polite and my experience was the best.

I just moved to the Chicago area and didn’t realize there were that many Filipinos in the area until I went to Pinoy Grill. This place was packed and for good reason! Filipino’s love to support each other, but they can also be very harsh critics (you know how your mom/​aunties constantly tell you that you’re either too skinny or too fat lol).
Being their soft opening, I can tell they are trying to work out the kinks of their business, which is not an easy task. I suspect they’ll be a smooth running restaurant once they’ve figured out the right balance to everything.
Order the kwek kwek! So good! I’ll definitely be back for more :)

When I heard this resto opened I was so excited to try it out. Of course I already had expectations in mind. However, the flicker of excitement was instantly extinguished the second I walked in. There was a very long line for ordering alone. I spent 20 minutes waiting for my order to be taken. The person at the cashier was so slow. Food, like they said was made to order, so waiting is expected. However, they could have saved the customer some time by speeding up the ordering process. When our food came after another 30 minutes, I thought the price was a bit high for the portion that they served. The barbecue was good but I think I’ve tasted better. The tenga was tough. Food was served in styro container with plastic utensils that easily broke when I cut into the liempo, needless to say there should have been a knife with it. But a dine in experience is a whole lot better with plates and real utensils. All in all, it was just ok but not exceptional. I’m giving my opinion with hope that the management will find ways to improve. I can definitely be a loyal customer if change for the better is observed. Thanks.

Service is so slow. It took them 35 min to serve our foid. The place is small with 7 tables for 4. We ordered the grilled liempo, adidas, tokneneng and kwekkwek. The grilled liempo is good. The yellow rice could be better. They need to make the adidas tender. The kwekkwek are ok. The tokneneng is just a hard boiled egg covered in orange batter, nothing special. I would recommend trying out this place if you have time to wait in line and wait for your food.

… 1 star for the clean comfort room … food taste average … food was not warm … service is ok … its good to have a another filipino joint but they must improve the food quality … they are a little pricy too … RUBY’s for me is still the best … cheap and tasty … i ordered tapa and taste did not even come close too ruby’s and uncle mikes … ordered liempo too and Hong Ning’s and sariling atin is much better … ordered isaw and it came out cold and forget it… might just go to mickey D’s…hey got to improve … just my opinion…

Pinoy Grill is a small Filipino restaurant. The indoor space is small (about seven tables), but there is a patio (currently unused). Orders are taken and paid for at the counter, and they call your number when your food is ready.
I came here on a weekday afternoon during the lunch rush. When my parents and I walked in, all but one of the tables were occupied and there were several people lined up beside the counter waiting for carry out orders. Only one group received their order and were eating.
The couple in line in front of us had questions about the menu and the young man taking orders seemed unsure about his own menu explanations. When asked about liempo (pork belly) he said,“It’s pork belly? I think?” When asked about lugaw (rice porridge) he told them it was «soup with some rice.»
My parents and I ordered the pork barbecue and liempo combo. It’s served with java rice and atsara (pickled papaya) on a banana leaf.
We waited forty-​five minutes for our food and finished our meal in less than half that time; we were so hungry at this point. The liempo was a little on the tough side but otherwise, the food tasted great.
I would return but would not come back during lunch or dinner hours; I’d probably just do carry out next time. If you plan to dine in, I recommend calling the restaurant ahead of time to gauge the wait as tables are few and service is slow.

I love Filipino food but most restaurants in Chicagoland are mediocre at best. Why? Bad food management, food sitting under heat lamps all day, poor atmosphere and an indifferent unwelcoming attitude. This lack of thoughtfulness eventually leads to failure.
Yesterday my family and I made the run from Oak Park to Arlington Heights. The menu looked great and my wife was looking forward to trying the Lumpia Shanghai (egg rolls). At 4:50 we roll up to the parking lot. Other Filipinos are rolling up as well. What a good sign right! We enter a small but well laid out room, chalk board menu with counter service.
First thing you notice is the menu is only in Taglog/​Taglish with no english descriptions. My wife is not a Filipina so I had to explain what certain items were. Now what if a non Filipino wanted to try the place and did’nt know what Inhaw, Turon, Kwek Kwek or other non english items mean. That’s a discouraging customer experience and you wind up turning off a potential loyal customer.
Now here’s the butt kicker… as we and many other eager people were ready to order the kid at the counter tell us everything is SOLD OUT! Arrrrrrr! They were supposed to be opened til 10pm. How can you run out of food at 5pm! How about at least a sign on the door. Maybe a social media post. The salt in the wound is on the chalk boad is the phrase «Busug na ba» (Are you full?) No I am not full I’m pissed! Cleary there’s lack of food inventory management experience.
Pinoys are the most cynical customers and will chimis (gossip) about your business. Especially if you run out of food! Second if you want you business to thrive don’t just target Filipino’s attract the other cultures around you. A great example of this is Isla Filipina. They have done a great job in attracting a diverse customer base.
Filipino food is so popular among non Pinoy’s this could be a great opportunity. To be clear, I want this business to succeed but if you act like a bunch of FOB’s (Fresh Off the Boat) and think like your still in the barangay (barrio). Your business will fail. It’ll be inevitable.
Prove me wrong and don’t be a cliché.