Pinpin was my first experience with Filipino food, so clearly I'm an expert on the subject now. Okay, maybe not but I'll still share my experience with you.

A group of 8 of us came here the other day for a friend's birthday. They had no problem accommodating our large group, mind you we did call ahead and book reservations. I noticed that most parties there were large groups despite it being a... more

We ordered out food at 11:50 and it's now 12:42. Wow, I know usually how Filipino get to be fast but this time almost an hour and the food still not here, when we get here place is not that packed so why the hold up? I don't know! We order cornsilog, bbq with egg & rice and lechon kawali on rice now u am not sure if this was suppose to take this long but will never come back here again. Oh yah... more

Looks can be deceiving! The hype of this restaurant was too much and the restaurant itself is disappointing.
This restaurant needs to work on their customer service, waitresses are not very helpful at all does not know anything about the dishes that they have at the restaurant, and also they give their customers attitude for no reason at all. Especially the owners of the restaurant I believe is... more

This place gets one star for the worst customer service ever. I've probably gotten worse service at other places but this place was just the worst. Waited for the food for about 2 hours. Others who came later got their food first and finished way before we could even get one dish out. Does it take that long to cut raw fish and place it in a fish? I understand if the wait was about 30 mins - 1... more

This place sucks and this is why.

First time, I picked up two orders of Palabok to bring home for my wife and I. Her second bite had steel wool in it that she choked on. Um, yeah...Pinpin, steel wool aren't noodles. #FoodSafe101. I took both our Palaboks straight to the garbage can. I then called Pinpin and told them the situation. The person on the other end was apologetic and nice, and he... more

Probably my first time trying Filipino food. I like it. Their BBQ style foods are very special and delicious. Desserts look very colorful, haha. I hope they can offer small size dishes for people like me who usually eat alone.
Lumpia Sariwa is a very special dish. I had never had such food before. You can get both sweetness and saltyness in this dish. Various veggies wrapped crepe. Every bite... more

This is the go-to restaurant for Filipino food. I don't really know any other Filipino food in Vancouver, so this is my favorite by default. My family is actually from the Philippines so I did grow up eating most of these dishes. We pretty much order Sisig everytime that they actually have it. They do run out pretty often so I am tempted to give this place 4 stars for not always having it.... more

This is as close as one pinoy can get to eating Filipino food like you're actually in the Philippines...don't forget to order the Java rice. Great spot in the Vancouver area. reasonable prices, wonderful service. If you're in the Pacific Northwest and have time to see Vancouver, try this Filipino Restaurant.

Another restaurant from my home land....one of the place i go when i really missing my moms cooking...small place and sometimes server thinks they own the place...there were few times that we had unpleasant experience...a not so friendly service....small place free parking at the rear,noise level moderate,accepting card/cash....im a good cook too so i would say some of the dishes are just... more

My sister insisted that I go to Pinpin if I'm ever in Vancity. So when my family and I were in Vancouver last weekend, we decided to go.

It was a Sunday night so I thought it wouldn't be too bad as far as the wait was concerned. We got to Pinpin at 7pm and there were a TON of people waiting. Their waiting area was full. My kid and I were waiting in the mali entry vestibule while my fiancé... more

The food is excellent. The staff are friendly and helpful but when the place is jam packed, service times can be compromised, and if you are waiting to be seated or served, you should bring an extra serving of patience and humor to see you through the gastronomic experience. Maybe it is best for the restaurant to widen the space and have extra help during those times proven to have a heavy load... more

If you're craving for Filipino food this is the place to go in Vancouver. You will not be disappointed. Must tries: kare-kare or seafood kare-kare (if don't eat meat), pansit miki bihon, lechon, crispy pata. If you want to entertain your non-Filipino friends this place will not disappoint.

I was here today and we complained about the 'spoiled' smell on our garlic rice.They happily take it off... more

Regularly came here with my sister. Food were fine especially the sisig and of course tastes like the typical Filipino food. but I wish they could have put more kinds of dishes in there like giniling, chicken adobo, and such. Prices were okay.

The food here is good (except I'd forego the Adobo which was an odd version of BBQ chicken and gravy dipping sauce on the side with quail eggs... odd??).

We ordered:
1. Garlic fried rice (1)
2. Inihaw Fiesta platter (1)
4. 2 BBQ chicken skewers (4) for a total of 8 swekers
5. Sisig (1)
6. Crispy pata
7. Lumpia Sariwa (4)

We got:
1. Garlic fried rice (1)
2. Inihaw Fiesta platter (1)
4. 2 BBQ... more

Never had Philippino food but am familiar with their lumpia (tiny spring rolls) and cassava cake hmmm. Tried their adobo chicken on rice and that was delicious with the vinegary sauce. Had a noodle dish that was very gelatinous for my liking and was not a fave.
Restaurant is quite busy with families and mostly Filipino diners so it is authentic for sure. They won't seat your party unless... more

Awesome filipino food! I agree with everyone here, this may be one of the best places for filipino grub in Van!

All the dishes we had were really solid, and very well priced! A HUGE plate of crispy pata was only $12.50, talk about a total steal! We were stuffed and ended up having enough food for the next 2 meals LOL

The place is really clean, newly renovated by the looks of it and well... more

Every time I visit Vancouver, I stop by Pinpin to indulge my craving for Filipino comfort food. If you're into seafood, definitely try the Inihaw na Pusit, which is a large whole grilled squid, thinly sliced. Many other dishes on the menu evoke fond memories, but there's one that really stands out: halo-halo, a shaved ice dessert that transports me right back to my childhood summers in Manila.

Filipino Food Cravings Satisfied

We had a family style lunch with several other families. While there was a bit of wait to seat our group of 12, it was well worth our wait. The food was delicious and there was an expansive menu to choose from. The restaurant is quite popular and small-ish compared to the demand but there was free street parking in... more

This place is a jewel of Vancouver. The best Filipino in Vancouver the Bbq platter is a thing of beauty. A little of all the best flavors of the Philippines.
The Pusit ( Grilled Squid )is amazing with a beer -San Miguel

Best filipino restaurant ever

Best Food, Fast Service, Good ambiance, friendly staff, and affordable price! what more can you ask for?....
To the other reviewers who are complaining about Pinpin's rules, For your information, all restaurant have their own rules, to make sure everything is organized and fair to all customers. If you're someone who can't respect rules, then, DON'T EAT OUT! Eat at... more

Dont know what to not like about this place. I love their rice(they have yellow rice! ), sigsig and buko pandan sherbet. This place always satisfies my craving for south east asian food. Just remember, they close every monday! If you happened to forget, try the chinese restaurant (ho yuen kee) opposite!

I haven't eaten much filipino food. I came here for a dinner date between a high school friend and his family.

I kept an open mind about the food, however, most things were not to my pallet. Of course having no familiarity over the type of food I can't say if this was good or not, just my personal opinion as a virgin.

In spite of giving my friend and his family a list of suggestions, we came... more

Best filipino restaurant in the greater vancouver area!! Love their sisig, barbeque combo and sinigang na baboy! Leche flan and buko sherbet are great desserts too! Love it!

We come to this place all the time and it's always been ok. We decided to call in an order for pick up. We ordered 8 items totaling over 100 dollars. When we asked for 6 plates, we were told that we could only have 4. We informed them that we have 6 people eating and also asked why we can only 4 plates even after ordering over 100 dollars worth of food. Person on the phone told us they had to "... more

Filipino Food

What I liked about this restaurant is that they serve Filipino food! The only downer is you have to wait for a while to get your food but I guess it is worth the wait.

I have been here about four times over the last two years, I still have lots of dishes to try out but we always get the Braised ribs & grilled squid.
I only wish the staff were more helpful and knowledgeable about the dishes.
We're pretty adventurous eaters and always ask for a recommendation and its always a bit like pulling teeth to get any information from the servers. If you're Filipino or... more

This place is the place to go if you are craving some Filipino food that you don't want to make yourself! I can make a handful of what's on the menu here, but they make it quick and so delicious, it's nice to get the day off. Make sure to keep here and a good time as there is always a wait. Hands-down my favorite dish is the Seafood Kare-Kare. My hubby likes the Pork Sisig, The Crispy Pata and... more

Bookmarked this place 2 days ago and happened to walk by it while running errands today! The aromas emanating from its kitchen and wafting out to the street caused us to salivate, so we stopped in for a late lunch. Coincidentally I was with one of my Filipino friends. It wasn't planned, I swear.

Every table was a filled even though it was past regular lunch hours and they were all occupied by... more

A chat with a friend and I'm craving Filipino food. A check of my bookmarks reminds me that I'd wanted to try this place, but the few times we'd been by here - it was blocked. With good reason. Delicious.

Squid. AMAZING. (Pic: yelp.ca/biz_photos/_FNET… )

Pancit. Decent. (Pic: yelp.ca/biz_photos/_FNET… )

Cassava cake. I love cassava. It's awesome and this was a lovely piece of cassava cake... more

Crispy Pata sauce with additional charge

I am a big fan of their Crispy Pata. Once a week (sometimes twice) i order the largest that they have. But when you had your order that is the only time that you will know the size. (So why asking for the size before you order??????)
The big disappointment for me is charging an extra 1.50 dollars for a... more

Great tasting and authentic! Relatively big servings but a bit pricey. Servers are very nice, except they served us a sago and gulaman without sago because they were out and they refused to take it back after telling us they were out of sago. so next time we ordered a desert, we had to make sure to ask first, in case any ingredients were missing. And true enough - they were going to serve us... more

although I love the food here, it's definitely not for those who want good restaurant customer service experience. I would had ranked it 4 stars if it were a fastfood restaurant, but it's not. so I expect better from the trained staff who don't appear that trained at all with handling customers. another thing, this place is not recommended for those who are thinking of having an event... more

Someone must like it it was packed

I had dinner there in Sept09. We went with locals..It is away from downtown so it was not at all touristy. I found the Filipino food excellent and so was the service

If Pinpin were a radio station, it'd be KPIG, "All Pork, All The Time."

That's not a bad thing, necessarily, although if your intention is to live long and prosper, you might want to limit your visits to special occasions. The sisig is one delicious, sizzling mass of crispy bacon-like goodness. Watch out for the occasional chunk of Thai pepper, and if you decide to eat the fresh pepper... more

Delicious Filipino food, nice ambiance, good service and the prices are pretty decent. This place is definitely better than Max's for the price and portions alone. I love their Bicol Express. The pork was nice and tender in the rich and spicy coconut milk sauce. Their Bopis delicious as well, nicely seasoned and it tasted fresh. The fish sinigang reminded me of my mom's cooking. The Java rice... more

Sophisticated ethnic restaurant

The place is clean, freshly and boldly painted. There are pictures of the meals in the menu, so it is so much easier and pick and choose your food. I enjoyed my fresh lumpia and pampano fish wrapped in banana leaves and infused with spices. My husband did not particularly like his pinangat of fish and beef in tuber leaves... more

Way better than Max's

all noodles

food was good before ..so i decided that for my friends bday .I ordered a sotanghon noodles for 10-12 persons but all I got is just sotanghon...yup there are a few...very few other ingredients aside from the noodles...very...very few... and for almost $40 that i paid for it NOT SOOOO WORTH IT.... waste of money... more

My hubby and I were hungry and couldn't decide where to eat. We thought we would eat at Pin Pin since we haven't been here in awhile and the food was pretty good last time. But on this visit I was disappointed. We ordered sisig, crispy pata, ensaladang talong and pancit canton. The sisig was a huge fail. It was basically chopped up chicharon with a little chopped pig ear. No onions, lemon or... more

Best Filipino Restaurant in Vancouver! I love their Bicol Express and Sizzling Sisig. Nom nom! Cheap and good quality. Friendly and always smiling staff. They also do catering. And they have a lot of parking spaces at the back or on the street.

This is where we go when we want good homestyle Filipino food in Vancouver and don't want to cook it ourselves and get oil splattered all over our forearms/kitchen floors :) Conveniently, it's a few blocks away from our eyebrow-threading place so we usually hit both in the same trip -- get fierce brows, finish up with some Pinpin!

Our family has a list of must-haves when we go, which saves us... more

My favourite filipino restaurant. I've probably tried everything in the menu and they're all stellar to me. Lately, I've been having the java rice with pork bbq skewers. My favourite part of the combo is the atsara (pickled green papaya). I can never get enough of it.

The bad: I hate lineups.

We were looking forward to trying Filipino food, but had a very disappointing experience. We ordered the Grilled Beef Shortribs with special sauce and the Cha-Mi noodles. Unfortunately, the oil used to make the beef shortribs was rancid - a real turn off when the restaurant is using stale oil or overheated the oils to the point of becoming rancid

Waddup my fellow Filipinos and half Filipinos, and Filipinos that are too dark that they look black (Im talking to you Apl from BEP)...

Are you in your late 20s and tired of living with your parents?

Did you just recently move out with your white girlfriend? (no racial)

Do you wanna impress your girlfriend with some exotic sexiness?

Do you miss your Mom or Dads cooking?

Then look no more!... more

Came on a Sunday afternoon and the wait was longer than expected. (Think there was a private event in one of the rooms.) The wait was worth it -- big portions for both individual meals and dishes served family-style. Taste was authentic and not too greasy like some Filipino restaurants tend to be.

Worst Filipino Restaurant

My family and I have been going here for a few years, ever since it opened. We continued to go here because of the authentic food and affordable price. However, over the last few times I've gone to this restaurant, their level of customer service seems to be contiously deteriorating. Today was the worst experience we've ever had and my... more

My experience with Filipino food is not too grand, but I've loved lumpia ever since mt friend introduced me to it years ago. I went into Pinpin and ordered a couple Lumpia appz before a game, I also noticed from the reviews that their flan was suppose to be really good so I added that on well.

I'll have to get back in and try more items, but for now, I can only vouch for their lumpia. It was... more

We trekked to Pinpin on Fraser for a lovely meal. Us Filipino newbies were treated to some fine cuisine. The noodles and meat dishes all tickled our fancy.

The pan grilled, diced squid was a particular hit with us for its rich flavour and tanginess.

I was not enthralled with the soup only because it is traditionally a tad sour and I have a fierce grudge against sour soups.

For desert we had... more

I'm impressed. Good Filipino restaurants in general are hard to find, but this has to be one of the best ones I've eaten at. Quality of the food was great as compared to most other Filipino food joints. We had the following items:

pork sisig: WOW! this is my first time having this. While you can feel how unhealthy it is, you can taste the perfection of chopped up crispy pig face.

sinigang na... more

Oh the infamous Pinpin. Being half Filipino this is the first time (other than the Philippines) that I've eaten out at a Filipino restaurant. Do they cook better than my mom? Of course not, but they do dish out decent fare.

We ordered up Tuna pork sisig (chopped crispy pork and tuna flakes on a sizzling plate) and Pancit palabok (rice noodles in special sauce w/ shrimp, tofu, and hardboiled... more

My first exposure to Filipino cuisine and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I'm a bit shocked I haven't tried it before given my carnivorous appetite (and the fact that I often get confused for being Filipino) - if you enjoy eating swine, PinPin will have pork every which way.

We had planned for a large dinner party and they refused to let us sit until our entire group had arrived. We thought... more

Very poor service and very rude owner and service

I was there three years ago it was the same old poor service they have as my previous visit. The moment you arrived they will ask you if your party is complete then if not they ask you get out of the room and wait outside. ( It is good if they have monitor you all the time and the... more

This is the best filipino food I've had! But don't take my word for it. Just look at how busy the place is. The place was packed with filipinos. We ordered the kare-kare, fried pig's feet, buco pandan, lumpia, leche flan, casava cake and calimansi juice. All were delicious. My favority though was the kare-kare - it was fall-off-the-bone good. The pig's feet was such a large portion we had to... more

This review is really only for two things: one, they have java rice. That alone is noteworthy. But really, the big thing is their leche flan is amazing. The only leche flan that's better than theirs is the kind my lola makes.

Everything else? Eh. But better than Josephine's.

This place has great filipino food. Tradtional food and atmosphere.

Always come here and order to go when I'm too lazy to cook for my daughter and myself. :) Their patatim /sinigang

Always come here and order to go when I'm too lazy to cook for my daughter and myself. :) Their patatim /sinigang dishes are good. Too bad, they don't have bulalo.

dear pin pin.

when i moved to vancouver from san francisco, someone who knew me quite well made a really smarmy comment - "good luck finding good filipino food out there."

on my second week here in vancouver, i found you on yelp. thank you yelp. and thank you pin pin.

thank you because now i can call my smarmy little friend and rub her smarmy little face in one of your delicious, meaty,... more

I'm always very reluctant to have dinner at Pinpin. That's not to say that it's not good, but being a vegetarian really limits my options in most places, more so when most dishes are centred heavily around meat, as is the case with Filipino cuisine.

Unlike most countries in SE Asia, the Philippines has yet to really develop their cuisine. That may be arguable but since having travelled around... more