Casarap

A Filipino grocery store/ restaurant.
A humble, unassuming, family owned business.
I have been here with my Filipino friend for lunch.
She was excited to get home food.
There were options for one entree combo to three entree combo plates.
I got myself a three entree one.
It came with rice.
I got one deep fried pork belly pieces.
It was very crunchy, and well seasoned.
The skewed pork bbq was very good.
The third one that I took was chicken curry.
The curried chicken was decent- but maybe I’m Indian and in my brain I have a very special place for chicken curry which cannot be replaced! And of course we took some freshly fried lumpia ( Filipino spring rolls).
Overall, the food was filling, cheap.
The portions were decent.
My friend ordered a traditional dessert and he was not very happy with that.

Amazing amazing amazing food! Delicious and delightful.
The shop is a little corner store, but the food there is Definitely a must try.
Everything I got was delicious and I will be back to try the rest of the menu!

Owner response

I’ve visited twice in the last month and each experience is better and more flavorful than the next! To have a Filipino spot in Memphis is already a treasure but the service and the food are truly amazing. They have a variety of dishes.
If you’ve never tried Filipino food I would recommend getting the Pancit (garlicky noodle dish) and Adobo, either chicken or pork (your choice).
I would also recommend the banana leaves cooked in coconut milk.
The taste is similar to turnip/mustered green mix.
The Lechón (fried pork belly) I haven’t had yet but it is on the list.
They also have Lumpia which can be sweet or savory.
Each order comes with 2 large scoops of rice cooked to perfection.
Definitely on the affordable side and you get a ton of food.

Owner response