“Filipino Feast or Grease Fest?” – Review of Ihawan

BY SARAH IP

Ihawan
40-06 70th St
Woodside, NY  11377
(718) 205-1480
www.ihawan2.com

Kare-Kare. Photo by Sarah Ip.

My mind is having trouble focusing these days.  Maybe it’s because of our media-saturated, technologically-driven age.  Maybe it’s the weather.  Or maybe it’s because I can’t quite decipher Ihawan.

No, he’s not my boyfriend.  Ihawan is a Filipino restaurant in Woodside, Queens, serving up home-cooked Filipino favorites, like Lechon Kawali (deep fried crispy pork with liver sauce on the side), Beef Kalderata (stewed beef) and Sizzling Sisig (pork ears and mouth marinated with lemon and hot pepper). [Read more...]