AgentHaiTo posted:

As a Filipino-American, the only thing I'll say to you is don't make your food expensive or upscale. Filipino food is traditionally cheap and large in quantity. I want me some cheap pancit and eggrolls, and you already charge more than my Lola's house, so it's not worth it to me if it's some odd concoction.

I've seen so many Filipino restaurants fail because they try to make it upscale food to cater to Americans, and lose out on the Filipino community. I feel like Filipino restaurants should be true to the roots of their food and trust that there are Americans out there who want authentic Filipino food. I have an American co-worker who said he tried dinuguan one time at a Filipino friends house, and would love it if there was an a restaurant around here that actually served that. The problem with Filipino food is that many of it's dishes do not look good or appealing, and they can be too salty or too sour. But that's the food, serve it like you would serve your Filipino family.