Jayhan's Grill - Jersey City

The best Kare-Kare in New Jersey can be found in Jayhan’s grill. There is no contest to it. Their version of Kare-Kare is a contrast of texture and flavors. You have the crispy pork belly, the soft, succulent ox tail and the creamy peanut butter sauce. All of these combined made the best Kare-Kare out there.Jayhan’s also serve your classic Filipino street food fanfare or instestines and kwek-kwek. The pièce de ré·sis·tance (yes, I googled that) was their spiced suka (dipping sauce made of vinegar). You can slurp this suka down your throat without any regrets.When you are in Jersey City, come and support this local joint. They are simply the best Filipino comfort food you can have in this part of New Jersey.

Good Filipino restaurant in Jersey City. Tried a few dishes and found the Crispy Kare-Kare to be my favorite. The sauce tasted just right and the crispy pork pieces complemented the sauce very well. The bangus steak was very good as well. Fish tasted fresh and it was deboned very well, didn't have to fuss with spitting out bones. Inihaw Na Mamok was my least favorite. The chicken was charred on the outside and it seemed the chicken near the bone was slightly undercooked. Also the yellow rice was very bland. I suggest to order the garlic rice if you looking for a more wholesome flavored rice. Will definitely try the pork sisig next time too. Parking is tough in this area. Might need to drive around a bit to find it. FYI.

This is a charming little Filipino restaurant in the neighborhood. The menu offers a decent selection at reasonable prices, but it unfortunately lacks many classic Filipino dishes. There’s no adobo, pancit bihon, or pinakbet, and they don’t serve halo-halo, which is a traditional Filipino dessert. I came all the way from NYC for this, so it was a bit disappointing. The food looks good and tastes good, and there's street parking available. Overall, it was a nice experience, but I probably won’t be returning.

The food was absolutely delightful, and the service was fantastic. Our large group enjoyed a variety of dishes, including sisig, palabok, beef pares, dinuguan (pork blood stew), crispy pata, chicharrón (deep-fried chicken skin), stuffed squid, chicken bacolod, and kare-kare. I would highly recommend all of these dishes, as they were beautifully prepared and incredibly flavorful.

We tried the stuffed squid, crispy kare-kare, and pig’s sisig. I don't think I would order the stuffed squid again. It was a bit challenging to eat, and I found it somewhat unclean. However, the crispy kare-kare and the pork sisig were fantastic— the pork belly had perfectly crispy skin, and the one-pot dish was incredibly rich and flavorful. The pork sisig was equally delicious, especially the bits that sizzled on the hot stone plate. I found the prices to be a bit on the high side, but the portions were quite generous, and we had enough leftovers for another meal the next day. The only downside was that they didn’t offer any free water; we had to pay for bottled water. We didn’t have any trouble finding parking, but perhaps we just got lucky.