2055 Gellert Blvd, Suite 5, Daly City CA 94015(650) 878-3591
Parking: in shopping center parking lot
http://sinugba.webs.com/
Last Visited: March 24, 2012
Food: 3 to 4 stars
Atmosphere: 3 stars
Service: 3 stars
Price: $$ to $$$
Audrey recommended Sinugba to me and said that I had to try to sisig, so of course, I had to check it out. Located in the back of a strip mall, it's easy to pass by Sinugba and not know that it's there. Look for a sign on the main street in the island, then turn into the shopping center and drive around to the rear.
Singuba means grilled. The small restaurant has dark red walls with brightly colored paintings on one side of the restaurant. Yellow tablecloths are covered with plexiglass. The windows bring in a lot of natural light. From the dining area, you can see into the kitchen where you can see the chefs preparing the delicious homestyle food.
The menu has a lot of choices, but I always enjoy a good pancit, so it wasn't too hard to decide what to try. We were promptly seated by the friendly owner. After ordering, he brought us water and warm plates. Food came in a reasonable amount of time and super hot in temperature.
- Sizzling Augusto's Sisig - Chopped crunchy pork belly, brunoise onions, lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic and spices are served on a sizzling plate. Two lemon slices were served on top. I squeezed the lemon over the dish and the smell of the citrus added to the already wonderful scents coming from the plate. The mixture of textures were delightful and this was great served over the rice that I had ordered. The onions were not quite cooked through which gave the dish and extra bite to it. Yummy - this is one of their signature dishes and worth ordering. $12.95
- Crispy Fried Chicken - Four pieces of chicken, all dark meat, is fried until golden brown. I really enjoyed the crispy skin and wish I could just eat a plateful of crispy skin. Unfortunately, I thought the meat was a little on the dry side. $5.95
- Pancit Bihon - Chicken is cooked with slices of celery, cabbage, carrots, and rice noodles. A wedge of lemon is also included. The portion is generous and the noodle dish is flavorful. I thought it was good, but maybe priced a little higher than it needed to be. This is good home cooking. $8.95
- Steam Rice - Pretty standard. Cup $2, Bowl $5
While the service was friendly, I would have liked to received water earlier. It was nice to receive warm plates, but by the time the food arrived, the plates were cold - if that were timed better, it would make the gesture of warming plates worthwhile. The food at Singuba definitely falls in the category of comfort food. Prices for the sisig and pancit could be reduced slightly for it to be a better value, but I enjoyed the flavors. Portions are large and taste good the next day too.
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