It's my third time to eat at Kuya J, the first one when it just opened at SM Megamall. The expérience was overall execellent. The second time wasn't that good, at Palawan, this was when a lot of negative feedback were given about the quality of food and service from diffent outlets. The latest one at SM Marikina was satisfactory. We enjoyed the crispy pata which lived up to its name. Crispy. And hot. No need to dip in sauce. Pancit bihon, which do not look that appealing is a surprise. It tastes good. The tortang talong was better than Goldilocks or Tapsi ni Vivian, but homecooked is better. Not a fan of their lumpiang shanghai. The place was clean and the staff were accomodating. Worth another visit.
Went here my family and they were happy with the food. It was kind of expensive though for this type of food.
I recommend their crispy pata and their halo halo(the plain variant) but we liked everything that we ordered.
The staff were friendly and the service at the time of our visit is good.
I will probably return here.... On my next 13th month pay.
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When we go to SM Marikina as a family, we used to dine every time in Max's because their food "was" great, it has this unique "homey" ambiance and their spicy sizzling chicken was to die for. Time passed and it kinda died off and we found ourselves struggling where to eat every family day, then there's Kuya J's.
I was a little skeptic at first because I don't like hopping on the hypetrain - although I must say, it's making a noise on social media. We entered and we felt at home, it very homey and very FIlipino, from the interior design to the color motif - it's vibrant, lovely and comfortable, it's not spacious but we feel comfortable and that's important.
Next good thing is the food - it's good, not great but it's good. Everything is just delicious and satisfying. You know that you are enjoying the food if you are not having a hard time eating off the plate clean right? There was nothing special about the dishes, they are just, for some, traditional Filipino dish but what stands-out is the flavors, the presentation and the satisfaction right after eating. Their Kare-kare is just unique and wonderful and I recommend you guys to try it. The price point is on the spot as you'll really get what you've paid for, plus, the servings size is good for sharing.
What I don't like is the service, staff are not paying attention, some are just chit chatting outside the kitchen to the point that we can hear them goofing around, you know, you're typical Filipino "chismosa's", I guess that what's make the whole restaurant ambiance Filipino (no pun intended).
Let's rate them shall we?
Food: 4.5/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Value for money: 4/5
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