James Fiesta Grill

  4.6 – 154 reviews   • Filipino restaurant

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Address: 8428 Willow Oak Rd, Parkville, MD 21234

Phone: (410) 497-5751

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Reviews

劉威
One of the best restaurant serving Philippine foods. Their fried pork belly is just amazing. Their grilled chicken also tastes great. I’m looking forward to trying every dishes they have on the menu.
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k b
I’ve been here twice. Ordered lechon kawali and pork belly liempo the first time. It was pretty good. Yesterday, I was here with my girl and ordered calamari, shrimp tempura, and bicol express. Let’s start with calamari and shrimp tempura. Both were okay, not bad but not great either. I’d give them 3 or 4 out of 10. But the sauce they served it with was fresh out of the freezer. It made the calamari’s and tempura’s temperature cold, ruining the flavor and experience of eating fresh hot food. Moving on to Bicol express. This is what prompted me to post this review. I ordered bicol express with high hopes, since the lechon kawali was pretty good the first time i visited this place. However, i was extremely disappointed with what i’ve gotten. Please refer to the pictures attached. When I received the Bicol express, i immediately asked them what that dish was because it did not look remotelt close to what i’m used to seeing. The server, who is probably the owner too, said that was the bicol express. To those who are not familiar, bico express is a spicy dish from bicol region in the Philippines. It’s core ingredients are chili and coconute, and almost all the time “bagoong” or shrimp paste. This place’s bicol express, which they don’t even refer to as their version since they claimed that’s how bicol express really is, looks like kare kare. It does not taste like bicol express. No hits of coconut. No spice. It had string beans. The flavor of the “broth” was closer to kare kare than anything. So I am not sure what type of bicol express exactly they are used to, but this ain’t it.

Edit: BTW, I remade their bicol express to show the review how its color is supposed to look like (sometimes it’s paler white when shrimp paste is not added, but never seen yellow/brown).
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Jessica Bastin
Best Filipino food I’ve ever had (dare I say better than my mama’s)!
Fresh ingredients, very clean establishment.
We ordered the lumpia, James special pancit, sinigag with steamed and garlic rice. My boyfriend liked the Filipino lemonade.
I’ll definitely be frequenting this restaurant.
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Tim M
I got the grilled pork belly meal and it tasted amazing. The special halo halo was good too. I’ll definitely be going back!
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William Nerenberg
My first time with this cuisine. I liked our server who was both patient and friendly. She explained some of the dishes, told us which ones were customer faves, and since the place was very busy, especially with a lot of carryout orders, it was fun watching folks come in to pick up their food. They were mostly Filipino folk who had moved to America but craved the tastes of home. That created a homey atmosphere and the smells coming from the kitchen added to that scene. Our food was well-prepared, served warm in disposible tableware, and we felt like a part of this functioning community. We’ll be coming back here as it’s only 8 minutes from our house. I met the owner/chef before we left. A tall, graying man with massive hands, he popped a friendly smile. There are few Filipino restaurants in Baltimore but this small, informal cafe does a great job as a source of Pacific island home-cooked food and a sense of real community….and – the prices were very reasonable as well. All veggies, noodles, meats and fish were fresh and made great snacks at home too!
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Miss Lapid
Another Update:)
Going to James Fiesta Grill is now part of my Friday-after-work routine. As soon as I get in the car I speed-dial the restaurant and place a take-out order of my favorites — Lechon kawali meal (with extra sauce) and pork pancit bihon. I also occasionally order the special halo-halo.
The one who answers the phone is always friendly and courteous. He
takes the time to repeat what I say to make sure he got the order correct.
My order is ready at the time I tell them I am picking it up.
I highly recommend calling ahead for your order since there are times when they receive a big catering order.

Updated Review:
Came by today, two weeks after my first visit here. This time I ordered Pancit Bihon with Pork for $7.95, 9 pieces of Lumpia Shanghai for $4.50, Lechon Kawali Meal ($10.95), and Special Halo-Halo ($5.95).
The Pancit Bihon was really delicious! However, the Lumpia Shanghai was a disappointment.
The lumpia were very thin and tiny that I could not even taste what was wrapped inside of it. It almost tasted like I was only eating a deep fried lumpia wrapper.
The lechon kawali is still my favorite comfort food. And the halo-halo hits the spot on this hot and humid summer day.

Original Review:
I just happened to visit James Fiesta Grill because it was next door to the small Filipino grocery store where I went to get taro roots for my tamarind soup.
This restaurant is certainly one of those “hole in wall” places. You walk into a tiny dining area with four small tables. The ambience leaves a lot to be desired. Look past all of these and you’ll notice that the place is clean and the staff are very friendly and helpful.
I ordered Pancit Palabok ($8.95), Lechon Kawali Meal ($10.95), and Special Halo-Halo ($5.95). The food is not made until you order it. So be prepared to wait for awhile, but it’s definitely worth it.
The palabok was so tasty I had to stop myself from eating the whole thing at one sitting! The lechon was cooked just right with the crunchy pork skin and chewy meat. I didn’t even add any salt to it. The halo-halo had so much ingredients in it that it could be a full meal all by itself.
The generous portions of the palabok and lechon could easily satisfy two people.
I am soooo glad to have found this place and I would definitely come back and try the other food in the menu.
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Eva Liza Songcuan
Yummy food and Friendly Staff.
We ordered the Crispy Pata, Sisig, Chopsuey and Dumplings. Delish!
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Shaneisha McMillan
Great food and service. I had the pork adobo and James special pancit. They give large portions. I was able to eat it over 3 days. Saved me in having to cook meals.
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William
Where is Tony?! Been coming here for years with excellent service/food always. Today i had the worst experience. Only one cook in kitchen whom I’ve never seen and one girl in front whom I’ve also never seen and she was the worst. Zero hustle or customer service. I was the only customer in at the time. I placed my rare to-go (i usually dine in or doordash) order and sat down. Three more groups came in. All of them got served before me. I literally sat and waited for half an hour with no food. I got up and the girl said it it was ready. I stood at the pay station for another 15 minutes waiting for my order watching the girl try to get a lid on my cup for the entirety of that time. I paid and raced home to eat (5 min away). Portions have been reduced. Food quality is not the same. And my food was cold by the time i started eating. What happened since the new year? I will not be back any time soon. Frustrated and disappointed. Time to find a new place to spend my coin.
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Stan Donalds
Filipino food are good. They have unique taste of foods. Some foods I can’t explain the taste but still good, most of their foods really taste great. Thank you to the staff, you are really great people.
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