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A Laseron Google

2 months ago

We arrived shortly before our reservation and they seated us early which was nice. The serving team was attentive and friendly through our whole meal. The food. The food was incredible. From start to finish every dish was unique, flavorful, and masterfully prepared. The appetizers were distinct and exciting. My family demolished the Adobo Marinated Olives while my favorite was the Sinigang Shrimp Chips. The Baby Gem Salad is a gem with house made kesong puti, which was a soft white cheese that made up the base of the salad. I don't normally go for steak tartare, but the Adobo'ng Beef Tataki was excellent and the addition of the thin sliced daikon on top was perfect. I forgot to take pictures of the Garlic fried rice and Chicken Fat rice. But they were both a nice twist over plain white rice. As far as main dishes go, there don't seem to be any wrong answers. I was a big fan of the Grilled Steak Pares. The Pork Belly Lechon was also spectacular and the Chicken Inasal is a great choice for people who aren't into beef or pork. Finally, dessert. We had the Buko Pandan Sago which was quite good. My party got to it too quickly for a photo though, so sorry about that.

Angie Villanuevaon Google

4 months ago

I’m really happy with Kapé! Like, really happy and impressed with the food and drinks. If you like breakfast sandwiches that have bacon and egg, go for the Tocino Ham Sando. They have a menu that changes every week from the looks of it so definitely ask about their specials and check the online menu. It’s outdoor seating but they’re always adjusting the umbrellas to cover everyone as the sun moves. It’s right in the middle of a plaza that has a lot to explore but the breakfast I had has been my favorite this weekend trip while visiting LA. I adored the sago parfait with pandan and strawberry (it was a little sweet and too thick for my partner who is Filipina) but I really liked the balance of it (sweet, salty, thick and different textures). Salted butter mamon was superb. Salty, sweet, rich and fluffy 10/10. My partner enjoyed her ube espresso latte and I tried the condensed milk jackfruit cold brew: it was light & refreshing. The cold brew was my least favorite out of everything because everything else topped it.

Shinna Ayaon Google

4 months ago

This Filipino (with a twist) restaurant was on my food hit list when I visited LA, and it did not disappoint. Lasita is an experience in itself. Every dish was a treat. The pork belly lechon, autumn pancit canton, and the shroom sisig.. OMG, that shroom sisig!! The unexpected favorite! I kid you not, I’m still thinking about it! I paired that with a glass of white from their natural wine selection, which I cant tell you which one it was exactly. I asked our sweet server to choose one that would complement the food we ordered and she absolutely delivered! The staff actually know what they’re doing and make you feel taken care of without hovering. Lasita doesn’t try to impress. It just is impressive. Easily 5/5✨

Alice Selinskeon Google

a month ago

One of the most delicious meals I've had in LA, marred by some of the most atrociously apathetic service I've ever had. My partners and I showed up early for our reservation, and getting seated was still quick: A short stroll around the shopping center that Lasita is in and they seated the three of us right as we made it back to the front door. From there, it took about 5 minutes for us to get a bottle of water, and the experience started off strong with a great recommendation for a bottle of wine (their natural wines are excellent, and absolutely a highlight of the meal). We already knew what we wanted to order, so we tagged our food order on when the waiter brought our wine. From there, it took about 20 minutes until our first dish came out. First was the Kinilaw, and it was fantastic. The fish was fresh, the plantain chips were picture perfect, and we'd inhaled the whole plate inside of five minutes. After another 10 minutes, our second starter came out, the Adobo Tataki. This too was delicious; the fishy, citrusy sauce a perfect compliment to the marbled beef and the tiny slivers of perfectly-fried garlic. Once again, it took us less than 5 minutes to demolish the plate. Then we waited an entire hour for the rest of our food, which was: two more starters, sides of rice, and two of the mains. The pancit was delicious, albeit fairly miserly with the portion size. A noodle dish should be one of the easy ways for restaurants like this to bulk out a diner's order without ruining their food cost, especially when it's so vegetable-heavy. I don't know that I'd order it again. The mushroom sisig is, as other reviews have mentioned, a standout, especially if ordered with an egg or the lechon add-on. It was a textural joy, with some mushrooms extra crispy from the hot plate while the soft and chewy texture of the rest of the mushrooms and the egg mixed with the intense heat of the tiny chiles cooked into the dish. The pork belly lechon and steak pares were, as expected, the real stars. The pork belly was perfectly cooked. Skin so crispy it could drown out conversation when you take a bite, attached to meat so soft you could almost spread it, and with two excellent dipping sauces: one, a garlic sauce reminiscent of a Mediterranean toum, the other a strong, thin soy-forward sauce. Both helped cut through the fattiness of the belly. The steak pares was perfectly cooked, almost melt-in-the-mouth tender, and dressed with a delicious, sticky-sweet-salty sauce and crispy noodle bits. A pretty perfect little dish. If I had a complaint about it, it's simply that I could find it elsewhere with more going on. If we hadn't ordered rice (a must, here, as the garlic rice and chicken fat rice were both spectacular), we would have all been missing it from the steak dish. And finally, the service. As mentioned, it took us a full hour between dishes. But more than that: In two hours of sitting, eating, and drinking, our waiter only checked on us *once*. Not only did we have to get up to flag down a waiter simply to ask if our table had been forgotten, but when it came time for the check, one of us had to get up *again* to ask for the check. We had to flag down our waiter to get a single refill of our water, and we were never once offered another refill, nor were we upsold on more wine or anything else. There was no apology made (when we asked after our meal, we were told that the kitchen was short-staffed, and so I blame the back of house not at all), and on multiple occasions I watched our waiter standing, chatting with another waiter, looking out at the dining room and steadfastly not serving us. And look, I've been in the food industry for nearly 20 years. I get it. Sometimes you have a bad day. Maybe they weren't prepared for a busy Tuesday. Maybe front of house was also understaffed. But after the first two dishes had come and gone for an hour with no explanation or even table touches, the three of us were debating simply leaving and going elsewhere. Maybe we will eat at Lasita again... but only if we can get the food to go.

brian inamineon Google

9 months ago

Amazing Filipino cuisine in a vintage downtown LA Chinatown building (housing Howlin' Ray's and Endorffeine). Warm, colorful interior. Lots of seating, including booths. Friendly, attentive staff. Meal started off superbly with a bottle of Engkanto Honey Ale (the hint of honey at the end of each sip). The entrees that followed were wonderful: Vedge Salad, Sizzlin' Shroom Sisig, Early Autumn Pancit Canton, and Inihaw Na Panga. Easy to have conservations - quiet noise around us.