CEBU Restaurant

So so yummy! Everything is make fresh to order and you can tell. The service was amazing as well! We were just passing through and live 2 hours away but we will definitely be back!

This place was very good :) the portions are huge too ! Very pleased Joe they continue with the good work!

I love this place! Maybe the paper covers and menu might throw you off but the owner is a great host and server. Great environment and service. My boyfriend's first time trying Filipino food and he loves it. Instant hits and favorite for him.

We ordered Kare Kare and Dinaguan and halo halo. Decent presentation, ate so fast forgot to take photos.

This place isn't like other restaurants you might be used to. My favorite is the paper covers, it takes you off ur phone and you can draw and entertain yourselves with the drawing materials provided!

Life is kind of what you make of it, and if you can make the most of this place by enjoying everything it has to offer then you'll love it like I did.

Location is not far from the highway, and good trail if you need to burn off some calories :)

Will be making the occasional 40minute drive for this place.

Ordered the kare kare, sinigang, and ginataan chicken. OMG, all three dishes were so delicious! The kare kare had tender cuts of beef in a rich sauce with hint of peanuts served with shrimp paste. The sinigang was perfectly tart with lots of veggies and lean pork chunks. And last but not least, the ginataan chicken was incredible - the coconut sauce was spicy but flavor was sooo good! They use the freshest, high quality ingredients in their dishes and all are made to order. For dessert we had the halo halo which had flan and ube ice cream. If you want high quality, delicious Filipino food, visit Cebu. Their service is top notch, and the restaurant is tastefully decorated with Filipino art. It's one of our favorite Filipino restaurants to dine at.

Driving to Olympia for the Memorial Weekend, and I thought, why not search if there's any Filipino restaurant nearby. Yes! There is! We were seated right away, the minute we stepped inside.

We ordered the Empanada appetizers. Pacific Pork Ribs, it came with broccoli, special rice and the Pinakbet. It came with shrimp, pork, eggplant, okra, squash, onions, bitter melon. And, the vegetables are not crispy like stir-fried! They're flavored and cooked just right.

Inside, it felt homey. I love the Filipino theme decor. Angel, the owner was friendly, happy (you can tell he's passionate about his restaurant), and attentive. Angel reminds me of a friend of mine, like his 'twin brother'.
After we're done eating, he surprised us with wrapped Mangorind. It was another first for us! It's actually better than after dinner mints or chocolates.

I will definetly come back and/or recommend this place. Since it's Memorial Weekend, it was almost as if my friend brought us here today, in spirit.

Thank you for your service! RIP, Freddie!

I got extremely sick I would not go back. Got the kare kare. Nice people. Even the kitchen was very dirty. I saw it as I walked to the restroom.

Cebu (say-boo). Our son has hit a jackpot of excellent, ethnic restaurants in his move to northeast Olympia.

We tried to eat at Cebu on Tuesday but it was closed due to the heatwave. We returned today - Thursday, 7/11/24 - for lunch and omg.

The Shanghai Lumpia we're crispy rolls from heaven. The flavor packed into these tiny rolls is so satisfying that we all agreed we could have them be the meal.

Ever had Kare Kare? This is slow braised beef chunks that melt in your mouth. I did remove the fat from most of the pieces only because I know my gut, but did allow a few, full fat pieces and, yes, mouthgasm. Every chef has their own take on the sauce, but it always involves peanuts and is richly silky. Rice is its friend! The eggplant and long beans were a nice foil to the richness of the dish.

Pancit Bihon? This is a delicate, rice noodle dish where the proteins and veggies cook first in a broth and then the dry noodles are added and then soak up all that flavorful goodness.

We had to order dessert. They were out of the flan (I'm going back just to try it) and instead we had the Biko. The perfect, Asian dessert. Textures, flavors, sweet and salty. Purple rice is infused with coconut milk and served with a dollop of coconut cream. It is warm, sticky, chewy, creamy...

The owner who serves, is warm and genuinely proud to have you eat his food. He has every right to be so. When we're back visiting our son, this is destination.

Just had an amazing dinner at Cebu. Exotic Filipino foods fresh with amazing taste that you don't get anywhere else. The owner Angel is from the Philippines and has been the owner of this business for the last 20 years. He left his job as a banker because he loves Filipino food. His mother does the cooking so you know it's good. we devoured half of the food before we took pictures of it so sorry about the half filled half eaten plates.

If you ever come to Lacey, Washington, look up Cebu you will be treated with a great experience.

For starters , I am a huge fan of Filipino food. The fact that there is in one in Lacey makes me very happy .

Now, let's get into the food okay ? For starters i have chicken pancit. I love the fact how you can choose your meat for the pancit, it was very flavorful. Lumpia , i love to pieces it was the right amount crisp and that crunch was AMAZING! Now the adobo i had the pork one ( only one option) but it was very tender and juice. Please know i was doing my happy dance.

The service was really nice. I'm going to assume the owner was the one who serviced me, he was super sweet and talked about how this was the big 3 combo. Basically the ones you gotta get together, if ya know ya know okay !! I did take out so i didn't get to sit inside but next time i will.

Food 10/10
Service 11/10

Oh yum--always looking for food delivery (we use Uber Eats) and we got delicious food tonight! Lumpia, pancit bijou (chicken) and afritada tonight---will be reordering soon to try some of the other treats