Barkada Edmonds
After an afternoon of catching up with some work emails and some articles I was able to get some rest for a bit. Planning for the rest of my stay made me feel sad as my trip is now coming to an end. A fun afternoon out in downtown Edmonds is on the schedule for today with my cousin and nephew.
An old friend from Germany is also joining us today at this hip place called Barkada Edmonds. Located at 622 5th Avenue South in the super cool town of Edmonds, Washington. It’s about a 15-minute drive from my cousin’s place and today was a perfect day to be dining outside as the weather was perfect. The sun was shining bright, and the wind was blowing a nice and cool breeze only found in this part of the Pacific. The place is now always packed for the 4 hours that they are operating on these 4 days of the week. It’s a good thing that we came early as the patio was already almost packed after being open for about 15 minutes only.
We sat at an outdoor table and made our way inside to order some drinks to start with and was luckily introduced to the Chef/Owner Brian Madayag. He was kind enough to stay with us for a bit and talk to us about the place and the menu which we were so eager to try.
We started with the Barkada Kolada and Manila Ice slushies which were the crowd favorite according to the server. The Barkada Colada was with pineapple, coconut, white and dark rum while the Manila Ice is with calamansi, orgeat and whiskey.
For food we started with the sisig belly with soft egg, spicy mayo, chili vinegar and house pickles. This was really good, and the flavors reminded me of the sisig that was served in a place where we used to go to back in college.
The second dish we tried was the pork belly chicharron with tomato, onion, herb salad and red boat dressing. This was equally superb, and the crispiness of the pork belly matched how moist it was on the center.
Lastly, we had the chicken adobo made with Mount Vernon chicken, gold potato, garlic, and pickles.
I’m proud to call this dish our national dish and this was a good representation.
#KULINARYATRAVELS is off to ANTHONY’S next…