Reviews
Worth finding this place. Short walk into the arcade off Franklin St. Friendly service. Clean. Food was good. Best Crispy Pork in Melbourne! It really was crispy! Milk fish & chicken were nice. Sliced pork was bit dry. Home made papaya relish was good. Glad we found this little gem.
This was my first time trying Filipino food and I’ve been missing out! Everything was amazing. Their menu has about 10 items on it. The lechon was extremely crispy and super fatty, just the way I like it. The garlic rice that you can get on the side compliments the pork so well. The lechon sisig was perfectly balanced and tasted phenomenal. The sinigang salmon belly reminded me of canh chua. It was sweet and sour - perfectly balanced!! The salmon belly was cooked to perfection and they were really generous with it. I can’t wait to go back. I wanted to try their skewers but they sold out by the time we got there. Highly recommend trying this place out if you haven’t. It’s a bit tricky to find - you’ll need to find an alleyway along Frankliin St and/or A'Beckett St.
We wanted to like this place. We really did. There were so many great recommendations. We came here with such high expectations. However, left not too satisfied. I'll preface by saying this resto is cash only, so make sure you withdraw before you arrive. Now, the sinigang was really good. Really reminds me of a Vietnamese soup 'canh chua'. The salmon was a bit too fatty for our liking, but otherwise was the best dish we ordered. The lechon we had, had a very porky taste/smell when we ate it. So it wasn't very enjoyable. In addition to that, the coconut oil that was used to cook it was overpowering. We could not get pass this smell and taste. The lechon also wasn't as crispy as everyone has made it out to be. I'm not sure whether we came on a day bad day or not. Overall, what you see in the pictures came to a whopping $59.50. We're usually okay with prices, but the quality on that day could not justify the price. I'm not sure whether we'll come back here again.
Absolutely delicious food! It's a tiny little place in a lane with not much seating. Friendly staff who told us about each dish before we ordered. Will be back.
GJ’s Grill served delicious hawker-style Filipino meals. We tried their lechon and it was amazingly delicious! Crispy skinned, tender fatty pork coupled with sour Dole pineapple juice to balance all those savoury flavours. Perfect for quick lunches.
Took quite a while to locate the shop. Its inside a building, through a lane. Ordered take away their star -Lechon with garlic rice and sisig. Then the surprise. They accept ONLY CASH. Have to go round the corner to atm cash. Hope the food don’t disappoint.
Unfortunately they ran out of crispy pork. Staff knew my friend was trying Filipino for the first time, they gave extra sides with the skewers. Im picky with Sisig and I really liked this one, topped with plenty of chicaron
Limited menu. Authentic Filipino meats. Grilled pork. Grilled chicken. Flavoured rice. Don’t expect any/much green veggies. : Friendly staff. Can be very busy. Basic decor. Can be hard to find. It’s down a laneway and does not have obvious signage. We have been many times as a family and also with friends and relatives.
It’s was beautiful! The place goes unnoticed because it is small but you get a big surprise with the food. It reminded me of home food! I'm not from the Philippines, but Latinos eat very similarly :
The place is a bit hard to find when coming in for the first time. This is our go to place if we crave for some good pork Filo dishes. It’s a no frills place, garlic rice is awesome paired with crispy pork or pork skewers. Missing the condiments on the table, and my kids favourite Crispy pata pork knuckle. Would recommend going for a quick lunch. Try their salmon soup as well.