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Silog is a combination word. If you’re ordering Tapsilog, its Tapas (meat) and sinangag (fried rice) and itlog (egg). I went for the Epic Combo One which combines two silogs.

The lechon (pork belly), tapas (marinated beef jerky) and bangus comes with two eggs and garlic fried rice.

The lechon was crispy on the outside but a little on the chewy and hard side.

The tapas were really good. The marinade was the perfect balance of savoury and salty that I love with Filipino style tapas.

The bangus is good addition to the meal, as you can’t get an add-on like this anywhere else. I highly recommend using their Epic Vinegar. The lechon comes with a side of mangtomas sauce, which is a staple in Filipino cuisine. This is a good portion which would fill you up without feeling overly stuffed. The price is a little on the high end.

For dessert, we ordered a leche flan and sans rival cake. Their flans and cakes come in different flavours, but we stuck to the original Sans Rival flavour (cashew) and pandan flavoured leche flan. The Leche Flan is buried in buko meat and then finished off with a pandan flavoured cake on the bottom of the leche flan. I like my leche flan with caramel sauce on it. It’s a sweet but heavy dessert. It’s also a large portion, so you can definitely share easily.

The Sans Rival Cake is a delicacy in the Philippines. That’s made of tender meringue layers, buttercream and ground cashews. The Sans Rival cake was the perfect amount of crunch and butter. I would recommend getting a slice!

Overall, Epic Grill Silogs is a good place to try some authentic Filipino breakfast and then some.

Epic Grill Silogs

538 Ewen Ave., New Westminster, BC

Food: ***1/2
Service: ***/2
Value: **/2
Ambiance: ***/2
OVERALL: ***/2

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