Pictured on the left Tapa, strips of grilled beef marinated in vinegar, pepper, and soy sauce. Its marinade is in fact the sauce that it is served with, but with diced onions added to it. This is typically eaten for breakfast with garlic rice, sunny-side up egg, and salted slices of tomato. ($9.50)
Kare Kare is quite possibly every peanut butter lover's dream. It's a stew made with peanut sauce, oxtail, bok choy, tripe, and eggplant. Served alongside it is a shrimp paste, which is essential to the dish. I would describe it as a Filipino-style curry that is exquisitely comforting and savory. Pour this over a bed of rice and you're good to go. ($12.00)
You can't eat at Ongpin without having their Crispy Pata, a deep-fried leg of pork that is one of the top delicacies of Filipino cuisine. That's because Filipinos love their pork, and this is one of their favorite ways in enjoying it. Cutting into the meatiest part of the leg, you hear the delightful crunch of the skin. The skin is of course the best part, in all its fattyness and melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Crispy pata also pairs extremely well with kare kare, because not only is it their harmony of flavors but also the creamy texture of the peanut sauce and rice that carries the crunch of the pork leg perfectly. ($13.95) Location: 73 Camaritas Avenue, South San Francisco, CA
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