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Yeah this place solidifies my belief that the only good Filipino food is Jollibee and Valerio's. Everything else kinda sucks, low tier cuisine imo. The only reason it's not getting a 1 star review is the Siopao. So Chowking is supposed to be Filipino Chinese food. In my eyes, it's a cross between HK Dim Sum and American Chinese food, but a worse version of both. I got a two entree combo meal which came with fried chicken and sweet and sour pork. The fried chicken was awful, much worse than Jollibee's incredible ChickenJoy. I had my hopes up because of my good experience with Jollibee, but Chowking's fried chicken was dry, bland, and not very crispy. The sweet and sour pork was also lacking. It was also dry and soggy, if that makes sense. The breading was not crispy because it's been out for a while, and the meat inside had no juice at all. It reminded me of the deli orange chicken that's been sitting out for a while at Ranch 99. I wanted to get pancit canton with my combo, but they were out of pancit so I had to get white rice. White rice was fine, but I was disappointed that I couldn't get the pancit, as that is one of my favorite Filipino foods. Unlucky. The combo also came with a single dinky sesame ball. It was terrible as well, you could tell that it's been out for a while because it was soggy, greasy, and deflating into itself. I wanted to try more of their menu, so I randomly ordered a carne asada siopao (basically a Chinese steamed BBQ pork bun). It was quite good! Just about traditional Dim Sum quality. This is the only thing that I would get again if I were to ever come back. Looking back, I lost faith in Filipino food. Chowking was a huge disappointment and I don't think I'll come back.