
The Pilipino Kitchen
645 Charity Way, Elks Lodge, Modesto, CA
This Week's Special

Ilocos Empanada
Enjoy the ultimate Filipino street food from the Ilocos region, recognized by its bright orange, crispy rice-flour shell filled with savory longganisa (pork sausage), shredded green papaya, mung bean and a whole egg. Deep-fried until crispy, this snack is served with a dip of spicy Ilocos vinegar.$10.60
Crispy Pork Lumpia
Experience the crunch of perfectly golden-fried pork lumpias, packed with a savory blend of carrots, cabbage, and herbs. Served with a tangy sweet chili dipping sauce, these rolls are the perfect appetizer or snack for any occasion. Enjoy a burst of authentic Filipino flavor in every bite!$2.00
Pancit And Lumpia Plate
Experience a burst of flavors with our Filipino Stir-Fried Noodles paired with Crispy Pork Lumpia. Made with fresh vegetables and tossed in a savory sauce, this dish is served with tangy calamansi-lemon and sweet-chili dipping sauces for the perfect meal. Ideal for lunch or dinner, it's a satisfying choice everyone will enjoy.$9.70
1 Side And 2 Entrees Plate
Choose 1 side (pancit or white rice) and 2 entrees from this week's special (adobo, pork sisig, or 2 pieces of lumpia).$12.10
1 Side And 3 Entrees Plate
Choose 1 side (pancit or white rice) and all entrees from this week's special (adobo, pork sisig, and 2 pieces of lumpia).$13.50
Silog Meals
Silog Meals are our premium Filipino Breakfast but can definitely be enjoyed anytime. Choose from classic favorites: Beef Tapa, Sweet Pork Tocino, or Savory Longganisa, each served with garlic fried rice, sunny side up eggs, and fresh sides. Experience the taste of the Philippines with every bite!$13.00
Igado Bowl
Made with pork tenderloin and offal simmered in a soy sauce and vinegar base with garlic, onions, bay leaves, and bell peppers. It's a hearty main course, served with steamed rice, and is known for its rich, umami flavor that can be an acquired taste for some.$9.70
Beef Caldereta Bowl
Treat yourself to a rich and hearty beef stew made with premium cuts of beef, tender potatoes, and fresh vegetables in a tomato-based sauce. Beef Caldereta is a rich, Spanish-influenced Filipino stew made by slow-cooking beef in a tomato-based sauce, thickened with liver spread and cheese.$9.70
Pork Sisig Bowl
Sisig is a popular Filipino dish from Pampanga, traditionally made from chopped pig's head (ears, jowls, snout), seasoned with calamansi, onions, and chili peppers. It's known for its savory, tangy, and spicy flavor profile, with a mix of textures from the crispy and tender meat.$9.70
Ilocos Pinakbet Plate
Ilocano Pinakbet (or pakbet) is a traditional Filipino savory stew originating from the Ilocos region, characterized by indigenous vegetables—bitter melon, eggplant, okra, tomatoes, string beans with pork—steamed in bagoong isda (fermented fish sauce) cooked until shriveled ("pinakebbet").$9.70
Pork Embutido Plate
Filipino Embutido is a flavorful, savory meatloaf made from seasoned ground pork, carrots, bell peppers, raisins, and cheese. This cylindrical log is tightly wrapped in aluminum foil, and steamed rather than baked.$9.70
Chicken Afritada
Chicken Afritada is a classic Filipino chicken stew braised in a flavorful tomato sauce. It typically features bone-in chicken simmered with hearty vegetables like potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, and green peas, and is almost always served over a bed of warm white rice$9.70
Lechon Paksiw
Lechon paksiw is a traditional Filipino dish that is made out of roasted pig (lechon) by stewing it in a tangy and sweet sauce. The meat and its softened skin are simmered with vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, onions, peppercorns, and bay leaves to create a rich, savory comfort food typically served over steamed rice$11.70
Halo-Halo
Iced dessert with sweet beans, fruits, jellies, ube ice cream, and leche flan.$7.50
Weekly Special Entrees A la Carte
Want to have more of our weekly specials. Add an A la Carte to your cart!$18.00
Pork Embutido A la Carte
1 Whole loaf of Filipino Embutido.$7.00
Catering Menu
Appetizers

Lumpia (Eggrolls)
Crispy fried rolls with savory ground meat and vegetable filling served with sweet chili sauce.$18.99
Lumpiang Shanghai
Thin, smaller spring rolls filled with seasoned ground meat, fried 'til golden served with sweet chili sauce.$75.00+
Ukoy Platter
Crispy shrimp and vegetable fritters served with vinegar dip.$18.50
Sizzling Tofu
Crispy fried tofu cubes tossed in a savory, tangy, spicy sauce.$85.00+
Calamari Platter
Crispy, lightly battered, fried squid rings served with sweet chili sauce.$85.00+
Cheese Sticks
Deep fried crispy rolls with melted cheese and brown sugar inside.$18.99
Noodles & Rice

Plain White Rice
Plain white rice steamed to perfection.$45.00+
Garlic Fried Rice
Rice pan fried with toasted garlic and savory seasoning.$55.00+
Shrimp Paste Fried Rice
Rice pan fried with savory shrimp paste (alamang) and seasoning.$55.00+
Pinoy Spaghetti
Sweet-style spaghetti sauce with sliced hotdogs and ground beef topped with cheese.$85.00+
Pancit Palabok
Thin rice glass noodles with savory shrimp-egg gravy, topped with egg, scallions, smoked fish and chicharon.$85.00+
Pancit Canton
Egg noodles stir fried with vegetables, meat and savory seasoning.$75.00+
Pancit Bihon
Thin rice glass noodles stir fried with vegetables, meat and savory seasoning.$75.00+
Pancit Canton And Bihon
Combination of egg noodles and thin rice noodles stir fried with vegetables, meat and savory seasoning.$75.00+
Entrees - Chicken

Chicken Adobo
Marinated chicken and potatoes slow-cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and peppercorns.$85.00+
Chicken Afritada
Chicken and vegetables simmered in savory tomato sauce.$85.00+
Chicken Embutido
Filipino-style chicken meatloaf with carrots, raisins, and egg steamed and sliced.$15.00
Chicken Inasal
5 pieces of grilled chicken marinated in a special mixture of spices, glazed with annatto oil.$23.50
Fried Chicken
10 crispy, deep-fried chicken pieces.$23.99
Chicken BBQ Skewers
5 skewers of grilled, marinated chicken pieces, brushed with sweet savory glaze.$23.99
Entrees - Pork

Pork Embutido
Filipino-style pork meatloaf with carrots, raisins and egg, steamed and sliced.$15.00
Ilocos Longganisa
Ilocos-style(Batac) pork sausages, seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar. Pan fried until slightly caramelized.$14.99
Dinuguan
Savory pork blood stew, served with regular pork or crispy pork belly.$85.00+
Dinakdakan
Grilled pork meat mixed with mayo, vinegar, onions and chili.$85.00+
Spicy Pork Bicol Express
Savory pork chunks cooked in coconut milk, chilies and shrimp paste (alamang).$85.00+
Mechado
Pork stew with potatoes, carrots simmered in savory tomato sauce.$85.00+
Igado
Pork tenderloin and liver with green peas, chickpeas and bell peppers simmered in a tangy vinegar-soy sauce.$85.00+
Pork Adobo
Classic tender pork slow-cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and peppercorns.$85.00+
Sizzling Sisig
Diced pork face and belly seasoned with calamansi, onion and chilies.$85.00+
Pork BBQ Skewers
Marinated pork slices, grilled and brushed with sweet-savory glaze.$23.50
Lechon Kawali
Crispy, deep-fried pork belly cubes with a crunchy skin and flavorful meat.$85.00+
Crispy Pata
Pork hock, extremely crispy skin with tender, juicy meat.$38.50
Entrees - Beef

Beef Tapa
Thinly sliced cured beef, pan-fried with a savory-sweet flavor.$95.00+
Beef Pares
Sweet and savory, slow-braised beef.$95.00+
Beef Bistek
Thinly sliced beef marinated in soy sauce and calamansi, topped with caramelized onion.$95.00+
Beef Kaldereta
Rich and savory beef stew with potatoes, carrots and bell peppers simmered in flavorful tomato sauce.$85.00+
Kare-Kare
Rich and savory oxtail, tripe and vegetable stew in a thick peanut sauce served with shrimp paste (bagoong).$85.00+
Entrees - Seafood
Soups

Dinengdeng
Nourishing Ilocano soup vegetable-based dish, flavored with fish sauce.$75.00+
Chicken Tinola
Savory chicken soup with green papaya, malunggay leaves and ginger broth.$75.00+
Beef Bulalo
Light colored, savory soup with tender beef shank, bone marrow and fresh vegetables.$85.00+
Bangus Sinigang
Sour and savory milkfish soup with tamarind broth and fresh vegetables.$75.00+
Shrimp Sinigang
Sour and savory milk fish soup with tamarind broth and assorted vegetables.$85.00+
Pork Sinigang
Sour and savory pork soup with tamarind broth and assorted vegetables.$75.00+
Lechon Paksiw
Pork-lechon cooked in a savory sweet, vinegar-based sauce.$85.00+
Vegetables

Poqui-Poqui
Scrambled egg dish made of roasted eggplant, sautéed onions and tomatoes.$60.00+
Ginisang Ampalaya
Sauteed bitter melon with beef slices and savory seasoning.$75.00+
Pinakbet
Eggplant, okra, bitter melon, string beans, tomatoes, lima beans sautéed in savory fish sauce.$85.00+
Ginisang Kalabasa
Sauteed squash and string beans with pork.$75.00+
Laing
Taro leaves cooked in rich, thick, creamy coconut milk and shrimp paste with chili.$85.00+
Desserts

Yogurt Fruit Salad
Mixed fruit with creamy yogurt dressing.$60.00+
Buko Pie
Sweet, creamy pie with chunks of young coconut meat.$24.70
Carioca
5 sticks of skewered sweet rice flour balls, deep fried until crunchy.$14.50
Banana Que
5 sticks of skewered fried plantains coated in caramelized brown sugar.$18.50
Turon
5 pieces of deep fried banana, jackfruit and cheese spring rolls, coated in caramelized brown sugar.$14.50
Cassava Cake
Moist and tender grated cassava dessert.$65.00+
Leche Flan
Rich, smooth custard topped with soft caramel syrup.$55.00+
Buko Pandan
Pandan-flavored gelatin with young coconut strips and cream.$65.00+
Puto
1 dozen of regular sized steamed rice cakes, soft and slightly sweet topped with cheese.$15.00
Biko
Sweet, sticky rice cake topped with caramelized coconut milk curd (latik).$75.00+
Halo-Halo
Halo-halo is a popular Filipino dessert featuring a mix of shaved ice, evaporated milk, and various sweet ingredients like beans, fruits, jellies, and leche flan, topped with ice cream, especially ube (purple yam). Its name means "mix-mix," as the ingredients are combined before eating, creating a sweet, icy, and creamy treat perfect for hot weather.$7.50
Drinks

Mango Nata De Coco
6–8 servings of diced mangos and coconut gel in a sweet creamy drink.$55.00+
Buko Pandan (Drink)
6–8 servings of creamy coconut juice, pandan flavored jelly cubes and shredded young coconut drink.$55.00+
Fresh Coconut Water
Fresh and refreshing coconut water in a coconut.$6.50
Melon Tapioca Jelly
Refreshing drink made with milk, cantaloupe strips and syrup.$55.00+
Sago At Gulaman
Refreshing brown sugar-vanilla drink with pearls (sago) and gelatin (gulaman).$55.00+



