I’m so happy with this meal! The store is at Carmel Mountain Plaza, nice spot! It’s very cute inside, feels very artistic and cozy. I ordered a crawfish bowl, Dynamite sweet potato fries and a bottle of apple juice. I never had a bowl like that and it is soooooo delicious, surprisingly the crawfish goes so well with rice with their sauce, which I tasted eel sauce and some mayo. I highly recommend this. The Dynamite sweet potato fries is also a must have, the sweet potatoes are fried perfectly and the sauce is delicious. I definitely highly recommend this place. Plus their service is very friendly.

I surprisedly found this place while dropping off my Amazon package next door. It is a little Filipino fusion restaurant with plenty of options. I was really happy with my food, I ordered dynamite crawfish ( which is not even their most popular bowl) but it came out to be so good and really hits the spot! Besides the food quality, I also enjoyed the portions which is not super big but pretty filling after all !! So happy that I found this secret gem. I will definitely come back to try out their chicken adobo bowl cuz it just looks so good!!

Lunch during the workday. It can be such a welcome respite from the madness. Before I transitioned into retirement it was about way more than just grabbing a bite to eat for me. When properly observed it was a time to recharge and prepare for the unknown challenges coming my way before I could eventually leave for home. If I had @oiasianfusion available to me back in those days I know that I would have loved coming here to seek lunch time refuge. The first thing you notice about their Pilipino/Japanese fusion is the smell. Somehow the scent wafts over to your table even before your meal arrives. Couple that smell with the visual presentation and your anticipation really kicks in. Rice bowls are their speciality and we sampled their “Dobo Bowl” (the pork had great flavor, the soft boiled egg was a great compliment, and this meal would have been complete if all it featured were the gravy and rice) and their “Karaage Rice Bowl” (the rice was best described as buttery and the Japanese fried chicken was crunchy, delicious, and had great texture). We also sampled the “Pork Bun” (which benefited magnificently from the flavors of the cucumber slices, of all things, and the bun was best described as resembling sweet bread). I also really enjoyed the great lunch hour blend of music they were playing (“Nu Flavor” and “Az Yet”) and attempting to label it. I felt pretty good with my initial label of “boy band” themed…until songs by Mary J. Bilge and “Total” came on. I eventually settled on “harmonizing vocals“ for my musical label for our visit. We found the service to be super friendly and welcoming. Their Vegan options are limited, but with a few subtractions during the ordering process you’ll be fine (if that happens to be your preference). And that’s…Henry’s Take. #sandiegoasianfusion #riceislife

Had to meet my friend at a half way point between us for lunch so we came here! The inside had so many delicious photos of their bowls which helped me make up my mind. We ordered the topsilog, loco burger bowl and the ribeye brisket bowls. The topsilog thin sliced meat was delicious and cooked perfectly. The loco burger thick and cooked well but was a bit too sweet.. and not that enjoyable.. took one bite but nothing more. The ribeye brisket bowl was cubes meat placed on top of over cooked rice with overly sour ponzu type sauce that just over took the whole meal.. I only ate half the meat.. I was excited to try this place and I think we just ordered all the wrong things.. I never go with the popular dishes because if a place is good then all their dishes should be good right? When we walked in we had to wait for the server to come take our order. It smelled like cigarettes.. and not like someone just got off a smoke break and came inside.. but like they were smoking in the back like in the kitchen.. we were already there though so we ordered our food and decided to eat outside because the cigarette smell have my friend a head ache.. Anyways I will definitely be back to try new dishes because I still think this place is good.

So we ordered online for pick up and when we got there they told us they didn’t have our order... we placed it at 11:30 and got there at 12. This wasted our lunch just waiting for the food to be made (which defeated the purpose of ordering ahead....) We ordered the pork belly and tapsilog. I was expecting the pork belly to be a little be crisper... it was all very soft and my rice was very soggy... I didn’t like the fact that there was no veggies included in any of the dishes. The tapsilog was ok pretty basic actually. I wouldn’t say there was anything special to the dish. All their sauces you have to buy and it doesn’t come with it. I am not sure if the dine in experience would be better so the food is fresher?? (Hint the question) Both the bowls are about $10 each which I don’t think it’s worth that much. But I do love their cute littler siracha packet though!

Really a 3 star in my mind, but want to be kind cause this is a great find in Carmel Mountain/RB area. Ordered Adobo Rice, Tapsilog, and Loco Burger bowl. Tapsilog meat was dry (perhaps that's how it should be?) Rice didn't taste garlic-y enough, but the dressing was great! Loco Burger wasn't great. Patty was dry, and there wasnt enough gravy. If the restaurant is worried about over soaking the rice, perhaps put gravy in a separate container like Jollibee does? Adobo Bowl was great all around. Otherwise there wasn't any veggie in the bowl. A few broccoli pieces or pickled onion would go well with it! Service wise, the wait was very long. Waited around 30min for our food on a Saturday night. So definitely try to order ahead.... All around lots of potential to be a great restaurant. Just hope the execution is sightly better.

Fast casual Asian fusion. Food was okay, the bowls are just protein and rice, no veggies. I ordered to go and sat down to wait. The table was unbelievably sticky. They made my good fast and I peeled my forearms from the table and left. I have no desire to return.

A different Filipino gastronomic experience for all food buffs. This resto serves the familiar Filipino comfort foods that we all love with a twist. We tried their best-sellers-- pork belly and adobo and it brought memories from home. You should also try their available desserts. We had the ube upside down pie. It was the bomb! Best way to end the hearty meal. 🤍🙏🏼

The ambiance made me even miss the Philippines more! It’s really cool and got the PH vibes going. The foods are really yummy and mouthwatering! The desserts is really a must try! 😍😍💖💖

I really wanted to like this place. With all the Filipinos in Carmel Mountain, I was expecting something really authentic. I guess this really is more of a fusion restaurant than a Filipino restaurant. Food was only okay, but the location is good and service and the workers there are friendly. It’s fine as long as you realize what kind of food you really will be getting.

First time taking my friend to try the restraunt. The table was not clean and the music was too laud. Ended up eating outside. Ordered the mushroom plate. The dish was way too salty, very little mushrooms, tons of soy sauce, after taste was bad. Total waste of money and time. Sorry, won't go back again.