Saturday, February 15, 2020

Birthday lunch celebration at Pinpin Restaurant

It's hubby's birthday today! I asked him if there's anything he'd like to eat. He said, Jollibee. Unfortunately, the closest Jollibee is a 4-hour drive in Washington, DC, USA. Yes, we need to cross the border and go to another country just to eat Jollibee.

Anyway, I asked him again what he'd like to eat. He said ube Ube ice cream, to be specific. Last night, I searched for the best Filipino restaurant in Vancouver, and Pin Pin Restaurant is highly recommended.

Pinpin Restaurant

We arrived at 2 in the afternoon, and the place is still packed. In the 1 hour, we spent there, I don't think there was an empty table. This place is popular.

They have an extensive menu of Filipino favourites. We ordered things I don't usually cook at home (yes, I cook Filipino dishes).

Pork BBQ

I ordered the Pork BBQ value meal. I haven't found an excellent Filipino-style BBQ here in Vancouver, and I'm happy to share that Pin Pin delivered. This is the best Filipino-style BBQ I've had in a long time.

Pork BBQ value meal

Lechon Kawali

Hubby had Lechon Kawali, and it's different from what we're used to seeing. It was good, as well.

Lechon Kawali value meal (with lots of rice below this meaty goodness)


Bangus Belly Sinigang

Hubby loves sinigang, and I don't cook it as often as I should be, so we ordered it as well. I love the level of sourness, and it's perfect for the cold weather.

Bangus Belly Sinigang

Pork Sisig

This smelled so good when it arrived at our table. I didn't enjoy it as much as I should, given we had so much food on the table.

Pork Sisig

Ube Halo-Halo

The best ending to any Filipino meal, halo-halo. We love the big scoop of ube ice cream too.

Ube Halo-Halo


Will I be back?

Yes! I'll come back for the Filipino BBQ! I'll order dozens. I'm kidding. I wanted to try their pancit too, but it seems unwise to order more food since it's just the two of us. Surprisingly the sisig is so much better when I reheated it at home for dinner.

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