Sometimes I get lucky. Not today.
Seems a huge party arrived just before we did. Took over an hour after arrival for our food to show up. I ordered a combo with lechon kawali, double pancit, and lumpia.
Lumpia was hot and crunchy on the outside with delicious pork filling. Best part of the meal.
Pancit had rice noodles and a few pieces of carrots and celery. Nice mild flavor. Wish they would have added some chicken. I usually get this dish at R & B Filipino Cuisine and they add a few pieces of chicken so you get a more exciting tasting dish.
Lechon kawali is hard to make right. Many places give it too much time in the fryer. About half the lechon kawali was dried out and crunchy. Skin was too hard and crunchy to eat. Pieces that were not dried out had a nice fried flavor.
Staff was apologetic about the long wait. Lumpia was great.
Kirk from mmm-yoso!!! has visited too.
Zarlitos Family Restaurant
505 E 8th St
National City, CA 91950
(619) 399-5222
That’s good the lumpia was tasty. Bummer about the long wait time.
Good thing I wasn’t in a hurry.
I used to see this place when I’d cut across National City on my way home to avoid freeway traffic. I would visit just for that perfect lumpia.
There might be other gems on the menu but the lumpia is what impressed me. 🙂
Zarlitos hasn’t been the same since the last kitchen/management change in June of 2019 Soo.
Bummer. Sounds like I should have visited sooner.