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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

Ponceng Lechon Restaurant in Cabanatuan City, Philippines

Every other two months when my mom decides to visit her hometown in Cabanatuan, she loves stopping over to bring some food from her favorite restaurant at Ponceng Lechon. Ponceng Lechon is like a Filipino calendera type where you pick what food you want to eat and pay at the cashier. You can choose which table you want to eat. Poceng Lechon was establishing on the year 2000 it is a family owned. Ponceng Lechon Address: Sumacab Este Maharlika Highway Cabanatuan City Located across from Acropolis North Hours: Monday to Sunday: 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM Prices on the food: PHP 70.00 ($1.40) and up per order on the food served that day. They also provide half order on the food served that day. Prices may varies depending on when you go there. NOT SPONSORED. Check out  Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  and click subscribe button for more videos. Thank you for your support.

Road Trip to Cabanatuan City, Philippines

Road trip to Cabanatuan City from Manila is three to four hours drive depending what route you will take. My mom loves taking the back road to buy fruits, vegetables, salted egg, and balut before we reach our destination. Stop # 1 : No one can live out with watermelon you see every time you pass by and this is one thing my mom loves to eat either to blend to make a watermelon smoothie or cut up from the refrigerator. Price of each watermelon is PHP 70.00 ($1.40) Stop # 2: Vegetables sold on the street onion from red or white and raw uncooked peanuts. Price of Peanut and onions are PHP 100.00 ($2.00) per kilo Stop # 3: Exotic balut in what I had mentioned before in my blog on exotic food you may check it out for your reference. Jing Jing is a place where you buy it wholesale and the main factory that provide other sellers in the Philippines. Price on salted egg  per piece PHP 10.00 ($0.20) Penoy Balut per piece PHP 6.00 ...