Via Mare Of America

3.25 Yes, being Filipino makes me a tough rater of Filipino cuisine. Do not get me wrong, Via Mare of America does serve some good enough Filipino food that would satisfy my craving. This establishment is a pretty good size and I like how you can have easy parking access in the small parking garage. I came here with a few of my relatives in the area and was ready to feast! To start off, we had the popular lumpia shanghai appetizer and fried calamari. Their lumpia shanghai are larger pieces which I did not mind and the both dishes were good. The fried lumpia was not too greasy which I have had issues with at other Filipino establishments in the past. For the main course of this meal, we shared Pansit, Crispy Pata (deep fried pork), Kare-Kare, and Bangus (Milkfish)Sisig. The pansit (similar to a Chinese style Lo Mein) was not bad, though it tasted pretty average. Of course, with pansit I recommend to squeeze the lemon or lime in it for extra flavor. The Crispy Pata was my favorite dish here! That fried pork goodness was awesome and I really enjoyed munching on this. The Bangus Sisig and Kare-Kare were not anything special in my opinion. I am a tough rater of Kare-Kare (oxtail stew with vegetables in a peanut-type sauce) and I was a little disappointed in my Kare-Kare. It was not very warm when it came to the table and some of the sauce was already starting to thicken right when I got the dish. The service was good here, and I would not mind coming back here to check out some of their other dishes.