Restaurant Review: Sarsa Kitchen + Bar by Chef JP Anglo at BGC Forum

Here's a thing about celebrity chef restaurants: they are usually over-priced.

And in this world, there is no worst feeling other than emptying the contents of your wallet just for a dish with a serving size good for a newborn baby.

Good thing there's Sarsa Kitchen + Bar. This restaurant by Chef JP Anglo promises to deliver "your favorite Filipino comfort food and then elevate it". But what's even better is that it's affordable. Really really affordable.

The interiors pretty much reflects the essence of Sarsa: simple, unassuming, homey, but still current and beautiful.

We had to wait for an hour to get a table, which is something we expect since we went there on a Saturday evening. Good thing the lovely crew serve us some peanuts and cornik to munch on, which made the waiting not so bad.

Dinuguan Chicharon Bulaklak

The dinuguan is definitely one of the most sinful dishes I've ever tried in my life. Pig's blood + deep fried pork mesentery + chopped pig's intestines = the perfect recipe for hypertension and higher cholesterol levels! But believe me, this dish is worth the pain in the neck. And is definitely perfect with a cup of steaming white rice.

Monggo-nisa (Monggo topped with longganisa bits)

Everything about this monggo dish is perfect: the cook on the beans, the seasoning on the dish, and the crispy longganisa and chopped chicharon sprinkled on top. You can even eat it on it's own, it's that good!

Inasal na Pecho ng Manok

Chef JP is a proud Ilonggo, and he definitely takes pride in his inasal. Sarsa's take on this ubiquitous chicken dish is perharps the best in the city: the meat is moist and beautifully cooked, the charring on the skin is amazing, and the flavors are spot on.

Ginamos Fried Rice

Although most of the dishes in Sarsa are best paired with plain white rice, one should definitely give the restaurant's signature ginamos fried rice a try. It has the right amount of shrimp paste flavor, enough to give your appetite a little boost (not that you really need it).


Sarsa is one of those restaurants that would leave you very very satisfied once you leave, and will definitely make you want to go back for more.


Pros:
Worth your money dishes
Simple, no fuss menu
Nice restaurant interiors

Cons:
Not all servers are attentive. Some are very warm, others looked pissed
Parking can be difficult
Very sinful dishes


Rating:

SARSA Kitchen + Bar: The Forum, 7th Avenue Corner Federacion Drive, BGC, Taguig City