TAPSILOG - is this even a word, yes in the Filipino language. I am guessing it's their own acronym for: Tapa (beef) Si (fried rice) log (short for itlog meaning egg). The neighbor of my MIL gave me a section of their newspaper featuring this new Filipino restaurant in Campbell area called Tapsilog Bistro. After reading the review we thought we would mention it to my cousins who have not heard about this place. It is very interesting that they did not know because they love checking out new and the not so new restaurants in the Bay area. On Sunday we decided to check it out and it was actually busy that we had to wait for a table to be cleaned. There was no big line up but there were other people also waiting. The place looks more of a sports bar but they upgraded the decor and added some Filipino art work.
The employees were a mix of nationality but noticed that the Manager/owner is Filipino. The atmosphere is a bit loud because there was a couple of sports show (NFL and MLB. Their waiters were friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. The timing for ordering and actual arrival of food was good. Unfortunately all of us (Jeff, me, MIL and my cousins) were not impressed with the taste. The portion of each entree was plenty, presentation is ok as well as the cost. Each meal had a mound of fried rice, two fried eggs and what ever meat you choose. I did remember to take photos but we all agreed we are not coming back.
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| The tocino (sweet port) is too dry. |
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| Torta aka omelet needs more meat and eggplant. |
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| Pancit Bihon aka Noodles with some chicken and hardly any vegetables. |
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| Although the fried chicken was crispy, you can taste a lot of vinegar in their marinade. |
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