Super friendly and the food was amazing! We ordered a small whole pig and it was more like a medium. It was super delicious! Will definitely go there again !

if you're craving for lechon, I recommend this place. Aside from lechon, I really like their dinuguan and lechon paksiw. so good

Love their bopis and dried dilis. So crispy and crunchy even for a couple of days, it is still crunchy

My family and I come here for one reason and one reason only! LECHON! For the last 2 years, my family orders our special event lechon here and they never disappoint. Despite it being a 45 min drive from where we live, the skin is still so crispy and the taste is always consistent. It's so good that every time we host a party and have lechon, EVERYBODY wants "baon" to go lol. It's that good. The owners are also very helpful and accommodating. If you decide to pre-order a lechon for your event, I do recommend pre-ordering way in advance. They get booked up pretty quick, especially during the holiday/peak party seasons. Def. Recommend. Fav lechon spot in the bay.

Come here if you want to satisfy your lechon craving. A combo with 2 sides and rice cost about $10. Lechon over rice is $11. Think of them like Filipino Panda Express where you can pick out your sides and have it with rice. They also have a generous box of pancit and palabok! I'll be trying that next time.

I love coming to lechon manila simply for one of their offerings: roast lechon. Growing up eating roast lechon at parties, I always hit a bit of a craving for the crispy skin that kawali just doesn't hit the spot for--and lechon manila is one of the only spots I know of that will sell roast lechon by the pound. For just 2 people, buying a whole roast pig just isn't a financially sound investment, so coming here is a great choice. Lechon Manila is located directly next to SK donut in the Alvarado Place strip mall. (I always find myself ordering a dozen cronut holes as a reward for making the trip out here). Its very easy to find parking, since the shared parking lot is huge and usually not packed. Upon entering, you'll find a pretty traditional cafeteria-style restaurant, as most surrounding Filipino restaurants are organized. Lines vary by time of day, usually around 10-11AM the line will be out the door, later in the day -- when most of the dishes are beginning to run low the lines are shorter. You'll want to come early if you want really crispy and juicy roast lechon. Be sure to eat it quickly, because lechon does tend to get a bit hard and chewy if it gets cold/steams up. Roast Lechon: This is my favorite dish here, and one of the sole reasons I come to the restaurant. Most of the time, when I order 3-4LB trays of lechon I'd say 85% of the skin is crispy like a potato chip, and the rest is really crunchy, like chicharon. If you come later in the day, you may get a bit of the harder crunchy skin -- just be sure to come early! Sisig: This is one of those dishes that thrives really great at lechon restaurants. I love sisig when its super crispy and packed with tangy/spicy flavors. Definitely a dish you won't want to miss from here.

01/13/23 Full disclosure. Gilbert, who I believe is the restaurant manager, invited me back for a redo. This time, I got the lechon kawali with rice and 2 turon (again), and it was delicious. Perfectly cooked lechon kawali, not dry, not greasy and very crispy skin. Plus, they are really generous with their yummy lechon sauce! I'd put that sh*t on everything. LOL The staff was friendly, accommodating, and extremely apologetic about the turon from my last visit. Which leads me to said turon. It looked even better this time than the last time, and tasted so good. Perfect amount of sweetness. I would return here if only for the turon, although, I am now curious to try their other offerings. Obviously, their food is very good as it was quite busy there today, even though I assumed the weather would keep most people from venturing out. Until next time!