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Fullerton, California • October 2026. TGIF: Proudly Filipino by Neri's Food Truck at Friendship Games 37. proudly filipino by neri's, neri's restaurant los angeles, filipino food truck, friendship games 37, fg37, csuf pasa kaibigan, thank god i'm filipino, tgif, la county, orange county, 10/22. TGIF • Fullerton, CA • October 2026 TGIF: Proudly Filipino by Neri's Food Truck at Friendship Games 37 Two crew members, two peace signs, and a menu taped to the side of the truck from a Los Angeles Filipino restaurant that has been cooking since 1985. The Proudly Filipino by Neri's food truck at Friendship Games 37 in Fullerton, 10/22/22, with the Neri's Restaurant menu and its Wilshire Boulevard address taped to the side. Photo by J.F.R. Perseveranda. The first thing I noticed was the paper on the truck. It was taped to the side of the Proudly Filipino food truck at Friendship Games 37 in Fullerton on 10/22/22, and t...

February 23 Flashback in Suisun City Hogan High School reunion with Grace and Joe in town, and Rowena back in the country. Grace and Rowena were both in the same class as Joy and Vince. But I was close with both of them.

Happy Birthday Virgos! September 23, 2008. Great Wall Chinese Buffet. Fairfield, CA. I must've used my mini-tripod and just set it on Tito Maning and Tito Ed across the table, along with my dad. This is actually the middle part of dinner, but I had to leave it out of Part 1 because it was over 20 minutes. Timeless conversations. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California:  Los Angeles ,  Sacramento ,  San Diego ,  San Francisco ,  San Jose  or  Vallejo . Please come again to support the site. Salamat.

Watch: Chanylle's 30th Bday Celebration September 23, 2008. Great Wall Chinese Buffet. Fairfield, CA. I was organizing my photos/videos on my hard drives when I found this throwback from 16 years ago. It's a quick edit. This video is so old the restaurant has likely been sold, and renamed. I left out a 20-minute video so I can more easily upload this one. It came out to 1.24 GB after I edited in Capcut. I'll upload that tonight or tomorrow. I had to use a thumbnail from CJ's bday (July 2008) since I offloaded 2008 photos to a DVD years ago, and it's AWOL. Remembering Tito Eduard, Tito Maning & Tess. Happy birthday! Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

Nica & Chesca Celebrate their Mommy's birthday, August 16 Family is forever.  August 16 will always be a day filled with love, laughter, and the unmistakable warmth of family. Missing Jian. Veronica, Francesca & J.F. Fuji Buffet. Vacaville, CA. August 16, 2024. We meant to have lunch here, but got going a little late.  💬 Your Turn! Do you have a favorite family flashback? Share it with us in the comments! Better yet — if you’d like to guest blog your own memories here on Pinoybuilt.com , send us your story and a photo. Let’s keep our history alive together! 📧 Submit your flashback: pinoybuilt@gmail.com Thank you for being part of our journey. Every comment, like, and share keeps the Pinoybuilt.com community growing — and keeps our stories alive for the next generation. Related video: [Insert brief description] For More Read...

Celebrating July 23 in 2002 July 23, 2002. San Francisco, CA. I think we were on the way to SFO (SF International Airport) for your return trip to the Philippines. Or maybe you were stopping first in Los Angeles. My guess is we ate at Chinatown in the Richmond District in SF. Happy Anniversary po!  Helen & Tony Garcia celebrated their anniversary in 2002. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Need a SF Bay Area photographer? Go to JFPerseveranda.com .  

La Casa Mia Signature Homemade Fresh Pasta Mentaiko Cream Spaghetti: Cod roe, Dashi, Heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, Shiso leaves, Seaweed, Tobiko cod roe. July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. We each tasted each other's order. This was better than Chesca's Carbonara, but not as good as Nica's Salmon Shimeji Spaghetti. La Case Mia, Santa Clara. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.   fil-am,filipino-american,california,norcal,bay area,

La Casa Mia Signature Homemade Fresh Pasta Salmon Shimeji Spaghetti: Salmon, Shimeji Mushroom, Butter, Soy Sauce, Green Onion, Daikon radish, Flying fish roe. July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. We each tasted each other's order, and this was the best pasta of the three. It was originally my order, but I changed mine when Nica decided on it also.  Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.   fil-am,filipino-american,california,norcal,bay area,

La Casa Mia Signature Homemade Fresh Pasta Carbonara: Egg Yolk, Parmesan, Cream, Bacon. July 14, 2024. SF Bay Area, CA. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.   fil-am,filipino-american,california,norcal,bay area,

La Casa Mia Highlight Dish The birthday girl chose the "Tokyo Style Takoyaki" for appetizers. It was delicious and my favorite part of lunch. July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion. Takoyaki was first popularized in Osaka, where a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935. An Internet meme originating from the Philippines showcases a variation of the food in a viral video with the phrase, "Nakatikim ka na ba ng tig-dalawang pisong takoyaki?", meaning "Have you ever tried the "two-peso takoyaki"?". Even though the food showcased in the video does not contain any octopus, the uploader continues to describe it as such thus resulting into many variations of the meme. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online communit...

La Casa Mia is only open 11 AM to 1:30 PM on weekends July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. The restaurant is open for a shorter duration on weekdays (opens at 11:30 AM, closes at 1:30 PM) so they have a "focused" menu. Almost all the patrons who dined with us at lunch were Asians. I was a little surprised because I thought it was an "Italian" restaurant. But it was Italian/Japanese fusion, owned by a Japanese-American family. Their sister restaurant, Orenchi, was right next door.  3548 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara, CA 95051, USA Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

The birthday girl chose 'La Casa Mia' so her ate (big sister) could easily make it. July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. La Casa Mia, meaning "my home" in Italian, is a Japanese American family-owned restaurant located at 3548 Homestead Road, Santa Clara. Just like its sister restaurant Orenchi, meaning "my home" in Japanese, our restaurants aim to bring a nostalgic sense of home to those who miss the authentic tastes of Japan. Since La Casa Mia is a Japanese Italian fusion restaurant, our dishes replicate the delicious Japanese style of Italian food that is so rare to find outside Japan.  Chesca & Nica. Photo was actually taken after lunch. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.   fil-am,filipino-american,california...

Sister, Sister. Birthday lunch at La Casa Mia. July 14, 2024. Santa Clara, CA. Nica & Chesca Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.   fil-am,filipino-american,california,norcal,bay area,

Ann: This was in Vallejo, CA July 11, 2014. Vallejo, CA. Despedida lunch with my Fil-Aussie cousin Andrea and her then boyfriend Patrick (now husband). Brian would join us, as he would drivd the two to SFO. Throwback ten years ago! Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

It's what's for lunch! Kain tayo! Vallejo, CA 🇵🇭🇺🇸 Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

Bon anniversaire, Joel! Flashback: Lunch with Lorina at Kimono Japanese Restaurant. January 29, 2024. Lorina: what was this room called? Join me and blog with Pinoybuilt. I joined Facebook in September 2007, so I have tons of photos I haven't posted yet. I will be posting to this blog/website going forward. I'd rather make money for Pinoybuilt instead of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. 😉 Please visit often, and leave a comment. Please click to follow our website/blog PINOYBUILT.com

Happy Birthday Glenn! Flashback: Lunch with Lorina at Kimono Japanese Restaurant. January 29, 2024. Lorina: what was this room called? Join me and blog with Pinoybuilt. I joined Facebook in September 2007, so I have tons of photos I haven't posted yet. I will be posting to this blog/website going forward. I'd rather make money for Pinoybuilt instead of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. 😉 Please visit often, and leave a comment. Please click to follow our website/blog PINOYBUILT.com

49ers Faithful Lunch at Torshap Thai Kichen Lunch

Kimono Japanese Restaurant Benicia, CA. January 29, 2024. I had the Salmon Lunch Boat . Our lunch boats were on the table at 12:44 PM. Lorina and Glenn knew I had a Kaiser appointment at 2 PM. Sorry, it was an eat-and-run day. I was hoping for a Part 2 at night. Lorina, did you also have the Salmon Lunch Boat? Join me and blog with Pinoybuilt. I joined Facebook in September 2007, so I have tons of photos I haven't posted yet. I will be posting to this blog/website going forward. I'd rather make money for Pinoybuilt instead of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. 😉 Please visit often, and leave a comment. Please click to follow our website/blog PINOYBUILT.com Click on a tag below to browse.

Selfies with Lorina Kimono Japanese Restaurant. Benicia, CA. January 29, 2024 Join me and blog with Pinoybuilt. I joined Facebook in September 2007, so I have tons of photos I haven't posted yet. I will be posting to this blog/website going forward. I'd rather make money for Pinoybuilt instead of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. 😉 Please visit often, and leave a comment. Please click to follow our website/blog PINOYBUILT.com Click on a tag below to browse.