One of the best Filipino, no-frill restaurants I’ve ever eaten at. It’s so authentic: Genuine and friendly staff, and a care and effort that’s put into the taste of their food. You will not get an exciting decor, but you will be blown away by the authenticity, and great-taste of Filipino food. 👍
Oh my gowd! Friend took me here for takeaway, and it was the best lunch takeaway! They are fast and scrumptious! Had garlic rice and their famous crispy Lechon pork 😍😍😍 . It’s the bomb! Sooo yummy, I was thinkin to eat half of them but ended up ate up the whole portion by myself 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
GJ’s Grill is a filipino restaurant located in Franklin Street. The place is quite hidden, it’s in one of the alleys near Queen Vic Market. It is famous for their crispy pork belly, but it’d be too much for us to eat the pork belly only, so we decided to order the chicken too.
Large Lechon
Price: $35
Taste: 🌝🌝🌝🌝🌜
The skin of the pork belly was super crispy. The meat was tender and was fatty, which makes it even better. It could be a bit overwhelming though if you eat too much. The sauce was salty and added a nice flavour.
Whole Chicken
Price: $19.5
Taste: 🌝🌝🌝🌝
The chicken was tender and juicy, it wasn’t dry at all. The skin was really good as well. It was served with a side, which I think was pickled vegetables. It was refreshing after all the meat and fat from the chicken and pork. It was definitely another favourite besides the lechon.
Definitely worth the guilt! The pork can be overwhelming, better eat it with rice. Must-try for Filipino dish first-timer.
OFF TO THE PHILLIPINES| So for lunch today, we went to try this restaurant with Filipino food on Franklin St (near Queens Vic market) and at first I was a little hesitant of the restaurant, because it was in a ‘sketchy’ place, but as they say ‘ you find the best food in the weirdest places’. ☺️☺️ The food was so yum and affordable and so glad we decided to come here! The pork was very flavoursome and the dipping sauce was different BUT a good different 😋😋😋😋😋 #marinabrunchnmunch #melbournefood
Filipino food is severely underrated. I had the roasted pork on a spit called lechon on garlic rice. It is so delicious. The mang tomas (liver garlic sauce) is addictive, and the archara (pickled vegetables) balance this meal. I've also had the chicken, and the beef tapa which are great too.
The interior is basic but cosy. You're not here for fine dining, you're here for authentic Filipino food. The service is so friendly. It's very mom and pop.
The people who know about this place love it. Because it's hidden away, you might not see it on your walks through the city, but it's definitely worth the adventure.
Have a try because you won't be disappointed. Unless you're a vegetarian.
I was craving for Filipino food and good thing we have a hidden gem near but outside hoddle grid. It is very, very hard to locate but found it anyways because of sheer determination. Happy to have atchara, Mang Tomas, chilli-vinegar-lime-toyo dipping sauce and accompaniments for my lechon kawali. Very Filipino. I had extra pork skewer. Not bad. I wish I had someone to share this with.
The grilled meat was cooked to perfection, with a slight caramelised taste. The garlic rice doesn’t have a overpowering garlicky taste. The meal felt kinda meh as the balance of meat veggies and rice was kinda off. More veggie would be great.
GJ’s Grill served delicious hawker-style Filipino meals. We tried their lechon and it was amazingly delicious! Crispy skinned, tender fatty pork coupled with sour Dole pineapple juice to balance all those savoury flavours. Perfect for quick lunches.
First try at Filipino cuisine. Had the lechon and pork skewer. Lechon was just so good and very sinful, crispy skin and flavourful pork meat/fat. Pork skewer was well marinated and grilled, full of flavour.
I love the pork belly a lot. First filipino cuisine i have ever had. It might be a bit similar with other asian cuisine, But the chilli and the pork belly stole my heart straight away. The price is pretty friendly too.
Worth finding this place.
Short walk into the arcade off Franklin St.
Friendly service.
Clean.
Food was good.
Best Crispy Pork in Melbourne!
It really was crispy!
Milk fish & chicken were nice.
Sliced pork was bit dry.
Home made papaya relish was good.
Glad we found this little gem.
GJ’s Grill served delicious hawker-style Filipino meals. We tried their lechon and it was amazingly delicious! Crispy skinned, tender fatty pork coupled with sour Dole pineapple juice to balance all those savoury flavours. Perfect for quick lunches.
Unfortunately they ran out of crispy pork. | Staff knew my friend was trying Filipino for the first time, they gave extra sides with the skewers. | Im picky with Sisig and I really liked this one, topped with plenty of chicaron
Lechon crispy pork with garlic rice and pork skewers with garlic rice. Both were delicious, especially the lechon which has the perfect crisp. Definitely worth coming back to
Tasty sisig. Gave me a taste of home. Lechon kawali is crunchy.
Fxck! This chicken was freaking good! 200 g of chicken thigh and 230 g of rice. Just hit the macros! Business would see more customers if they incorporated chicken breast or sort of “make your own Philippines 🇵🇭 dish”
It’s was beautiful! The place goes unnoticed because it is small but you get a big surprise with the food. It reminded me of home food! I'm not from the Philippines, but Latinos eat very similarly :)
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