Chickn Rotonda

“I am so happy I found this place. For some reason, dispite making repeated searches for restaurants nearby after moving to this area six months ago, neither yelp nor Google have ever shown me this place. I only know it exists because I walked past it. In an area with very limited restaurants, this place is unique and interesting, not to mention DELICIOUS. It is truly a breath of fresh air. Though small, the restaurant is clean and comfortable and the staff is extremely friendly and pleasant. The prices are very reasonable. Me and my boyfriend ordered the rotisserie pork belly combo ($40) which comes with a two lb log of pork belly and three sides- we chose the mac and cheese, the adobo fried rice, and the pickled vegetables. The pork is extremely tender and juicy and permeated with smokiness. The outside is crisp and the rich fatty layer melts in your mouth. Perhaps it needed a pinch more salt, but topped with the accompanying sauce, it was quite flavorful. The Mac and cheese is not my go-to style of mac and cheese, but I couldn't stop eating it. The cheese sauce is thinner and it has some pieces of onion which ramp up the savoriness of the dish. I especially appreciated that the elbow pasta was not mushy at all, and still had a nice bite to it. The bread crumbs and crunchy croutons on top were a perfect complement. The adobo fried rice was pretty good, but probably my least favorite part of the meal. The sauce is drizzled on top and if you mix it well it's fine but otherwise you end up with a lot of bland unseasoned rice on the bottom. There was also a few crunchy dry clumps of rice. It wasn't bad though, I still ate quite a bit. The pickled vegetables were so well balanced and provided a much needed refreshing crunch to this rich heavy meal. This was too much food for two people and we were hungry! This combo would easily feed three. I will certainly be returning, possibly even frequently. I can't wait to gather up a few friends to try their kamayan feast, served on banana leaves which looks decadent and incredible.”

“This place slaps! Two people shared the Boodle Fight over banana leaves plate, and we still had leftovers to take home! It was finger licking good! Love an authentic Filipino spot! Of course, has to get the use dessert! /10 must come again!”

“First time here and it was good and brought some good memories of how lechon manok tastes like. First: Ambiance and service: it's a small place, about 4 tables and a bar like seating on the side. Service was friendly as you would expect eating in a Filipino restaurant. Restaurant was cold, the door didn't close all the way but we had a portable heater next to us. I think it's more of a take out joint. Food: Delicious! Great lechon manok, lomi and tocilog and lumpia Shanghai. The not so good, vegetable lumpia, very oily and the grilled liempo was a let down.. it was bland, tasted off, a little rancid and very fatty. Had the calamansi juice and ube coconut bar... enjoyed both. We also ordered lechon manok to go with atchara and kale laing... phenomenal laing! I'll definitely come back but will not order the grilled liempo again. FYI, there was no restroom in sight but I asked, there was one all the way to the back of the kitchen which the employee let me use. I think it was just for employees only since you have to go walk through the entire kitchen. It was very nice of her to let me use it.”