Jireh H.
Years later from my last visit, I’m just glad that they are still here – doing what they do best. If they weren’t so out of the way, I absolutely would be here much more often. I miss Filipino food and I miss the strong cultural representation that it has in California. Too bad Chef D and Rose weren’t here this visit as I would have loved to see them again and touch base as when I first visited.
I’m just glad, however, the food has not gone downhill in flavors or quantity. Prices obviously adjusted for inflation and acceptable. Staff super friendly and accommodating. Best part is seeing all the different walks of life coming in to order food and either enjoying it there in the moment like I did or taking it away to-go with glee.
It’s still the casual spot serving up some great tasting food and I just can’t wait to be back again.
Thank you and stay awesome!
… moreJennifer Abela-Froese
As foodies this place exceeded our expectations! You really can’t go wrong with what you order. The sauces are super flavourful, meats are super tender and the Lechon Kawali is the perfect combination of textures, tender on the inside and super crispy on the outside. Our favourites so far are the Curried Goat, Lechon Kawali and Bicol Express! Can’t wait to come back and try the oxtail. Highly recommend this spot!
… moreLester
Spent just about $40
Ordered takeout but sat and ate there. Lechon kawali combo which they initially told me they don’t serve anymore but made an exception I’m assuming because it was priced at $22. Most of the food was presented well and tasted fine. The rice noodle (pancit bihon) under the pork belly tasted a bit old, which I should have brought up there but I was hungry and found it pointless to bring it up.
Pinakbet was good, a tad bit salty but overall very good flavor. I mixed that with my rice. For $10 I’m still on the fence about portion.
Lemonade was $5.50 and it was fine. It tasted good!
No house made hot sauces, just a jamaican pepper sauce.
Overall will not return, it did not make an impression on me. The guy seemed nice enough, and answered my questions, but it wasn’t welcoming. And the portions to price ratio didn’t work for me to come for a future visit. Thank you for cooking my meal as I did enjoy it, and blessings and good luck with your buisness!
… moreAle
Best: Adobo pork, and lechon
Very good: Ilocano empanadas
Ok: bistec, a bit small
Great food, great service, it gets cold when the door opens
… moreGloria Ha
This restaurant was life-changing. Specifically, the oxtail. It’s in the ready-to-go hot bar, and it’s definitely the best oxtail we’ve ever tried. The gravy is crazy — like the best demi glace ever — and the oxtail is so tender. We’ll definitely be back to get a large serving of the oxtail!
We also got the shrimp pancit bihon (made to order, so it took some time since they were slammed with takeout orders), which had a lovely garlic flavor. Not many shrimp, but that garlic vermicelli was addicting! It was outshined by the oxtail, but it was still quite good.
Needless to say, I love this place and am excited to come back and get more oxtail (and maybe try some more of their Jamaican foods).
… moreMichael Sitompul
Delicious Filipino Resto in town, amazing! I ordered 3 pork dishes (pork diniguan, pork bicol, pork adobo) & 1 portion of egg roll, and all of them were so mouthwatering. For Bataknese, the food was quite similar with our ethnic food (diniguan = saksang; bicol = gule; & adobo = babi kecap). Would love to come back to this resto.
The waiter was so friendly and nice, there was also restroom in the resto.
… moreClaudine R.
This is perhaps my 4th or 5th time here, and this last visit was quite off-putting. Rose, the owner, wasn’t there; it was a man behind the counter. Now, the service remains friendly; however, the food portions were so ridiculous. We ordered a large jerk chicken for $21, and it didn’t come with rice and peas and the steamed veggies that it normally comes with. I had to ask him a few minutes later if we could have some veggies, and he gave us maybe 2-3 spoonfuls, which was insulting. Then I also had the medium-size Bicol Express for $18 and pinakbet for $10, which came with white rice. I mean, $10 for pinakbet with no meat in a small bowl is a shame. The portions were incredibly, shamefully small. The food is still good and authentic, but for $50? I don’t think I’ll be back.
The food is 5 stars, but the portions aren’t worth the $.
… moreTiana Graessle
This was definitely the best sisig I’ve had in my life! I really enjoyed the atmosphere at Bright Light: it had a vibrant interior highlighting both Filipino and Jamaican décor, interactions with the customers were incredibly friendly, and the food was amazing. I got the lechon kawali sisig and it had a perfect balance of tangy flavor, spice, and richness from the lechon. A very large portion was given to me as well which made for an excellent second meal. I also asked Tita Rose for an interview for a school project I was doing and she graciously gave me some of her time despite being one of the only cooks for Bright Light. Tita Rose was incredibly busy and even had a migraine by the time that we met up and yet, she still gave me her time. She told me that she works and keeps the business running strong for the community and based on her kindness in speaking with me, I wholeheartedly believe it. Please visit Bright Light!! They are an amazing establishment and I can’t wait to keep going back.
… moreElena a.k.a Jhik-jhik Rosalie Ybañez Smith
Love the food and the environment. People were friendly. I highly recommend of going here.
… moreMary Carmona
Bummed I live far away. I went basic with garlic rice and chicken adobo but it was so freaking good. They ran out of patties by 2 . Girl at the front was nice. Place was full and clean. Will be back to try another dish. Went back and tried a dish I’ve never had and it was DELICIOUS!
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