Well, wanting to leave no stone unturned, we had to find our own sisig source. Armed with our resident Filipino, we decided to check what the fuss was all about at Attic. This place also came highly recommended by a friend.
Though Attic originally started more as a lounge and dinner destination, they recently started serving lunch. It is a very basic, no frills lunch, with a limited menu. You order at the bar, the food comes in to-go containers, but you can eat there at the bar as well. The bar itself has a lot of visual interest, from meat grinders that accent some of the smaller tables, to a giant old style citrus juicer at the bar.
We all got the same thing - the Long Life Garlic Noodle Bowl - now, how do you resist a name like that? Could one really pass up the change to live a long life, smelling of garlic? Didn't think so.
Anyway - the order comprised of a few bowls topped with crab, and a few with sisig, and an order of the chicken wings. The noodles (Pancit) were yummy, really garlicky, with a nice spice to them, and the crab was cooked perfectly! The sisig on the other hand was sweeter than expected...
The chicken wings were really good, the adobo sauce was mild, but very flavorful. One thing missing on the menu was vegetables of any kind. A salad, or steamed/sauteed vegetables added to the noodle bowl would make it a much more well rounded meal.
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| Attic Restaurant (Clockwise from Top Right - Long Life Noodles with Crab, Long Life Noodles with Sisig, Adobo Chicken Wings, Drink Menu) |
They seem to have really good happy hour deals ($1 oysters on Fridays, taco Tuesdays), and the menu showed some really creative drinks. Remember the citrus juicer at the bar from earlier in this post? Well, they use fresh squeezed juice (orange, grapefruit, ...) in their cocktails. None of that prepackaged stuff will do!
Will have to go back there for happy hour and dinner one of these days...
Bottom Line:
Price - $$
Ambience - Eclectic
Price - $$
Ambience - Eclectic
Vegetarian Friendly - No
Go for dinner and definitely order their Brussel Sprouts!!! Too bad they don't serve them at their lunch hour. They also have a great filet mignon!
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