SMC Pampanga Express

My first time there so I did ask questions regarding the food and the availability of certain items. So this time I bought Ube Cheesecake Bar. They are soooo good.

We lived in North Chicago seven years ago while my husband was stationed there. We came back to visit for our 10th wedding anniversary and this was a must on our list of places to eat. AND LET ME TELL YOU! IT DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!!!! The food here is SO comforting and SO delicious. You can tell everything is made like they would make it for their family; you can FEEL that! If you're ever in North Chicago, Waukegan, or anywhere nearby, you need to visit. It's like coming home. I recommend the lumpia, caldereta, pork or chicken adobo, and ANY of the baked goods!! <3 Thank you guys for the wonderful meal!!!!

Service was really nice and food was good, my family loved it!

To my daughter's PT thank you for referring me to Pampanga Express on Washington St in Waukegan, ILLINOIS. they were just about to close and i asked if they had anything for my daughter who is in the hospital and got tired of hospital food. Nana behind the counter asked what happened?... after telling Nana what happened, she said "let's nurse her back health". I was so delighted with her thoughtfulness and kind words. On my way back to the hospital I mentioned my experience to my daughter at Pampanga Express... my daughter said, "when I get out and graduate I want to see Nana.

Also mentioning, Nana served us her Pancit, pork adobo, balatong, and more than enough rice. We are definitely going back.

My husband and I stopped in with our 5-year old twins for the first time after following on Facebook for a few weeks. We all shared two 2-entree plates with pork adobo, beef asado, coconut chicken and pancit. We also ordered a side of crispy fried pork belly. Everything was delicious and it was plenty of food for all four of us- and our kids eat A LOT! (We even took some leftovers home.) We had fantastic, friendly service and cannot wait to go back- hopefully when there is some lumpia!

Nice people and good food Pancit was delicious , thank you.

Holy flavor! 🤩🤤 I cannot express in words how delicious this food is! These folks can cook! And the prices are great. I will definitely be back. I have found my new favorite spot in all of Lake County. (FYI Call ahead for lumpia, they make it fresh)

The food was amazing. My Filipino friends that brought me there had me try some of everything. They had one dish that was liver, I usually hate liver but I didn't hate theirs. 10/10 will go again.

I cannot express what a GEM this place is!!! They let you test different foods, it's All delicious and they have desserts/pastries etc. Well priced, one combo meal fed the bf and I a couple times! 🙂 I recommend it for anyone who loves great food, good ppl, a diamond in the rough!

I love this place. They have the best Filipino egg rolls fresh upon order. Their Pancit(Filipino noodles) are so delicious, and I love their pork sinigang(tamarind based flavorful soup). All their food is a delicious explosion of flavors.

Love the people and the food!Always great service, fabulous veggi rolls,coconut chicken and lechon.And always a good dessert available to take home!

Stopped by for the first time and couldn't have been more impressed. The staff was so friendly and helpful in describing all of the items. Everything was delicious. My boyfriend and I split two 2 entree and rice combos.. it was so much food but everything was made with so much love and flavor that we managed to finish. I'm excited to go back and try more! Highly recommend trying this hidden gem!

Stopped by this afternoon and they were great with explaining all of the options. Great customer service and they offer samples for their entrees. I was really surprised by how reasonable the prices were as well. Definitely worth a stop if you are looking for some really authentic Filipino food.

Love it can never eat anything better

First time here and I gotta say the experience went well . There isn't too much when you look up reviews on this place ,you honestly have to go in and see what they have. They have a different amount of dishes you can get ,and they change them all the time thats why it's important to go in and see what is available. Lumpia does sell quick so make sure to call in an order if possible. Definitely coming back to try other dishes, food has great taste.

Great place to get lechon kawali and freshly made lumpia. They have other really great food but those are what we go for. We have also gotten a whole roasted pig from them that was delicious.

Great food! Definitely a family type atmosphere. Felt like I walked into someones living room the first time, everyone was just sitting around talking or playing cards.

This was a very small but really popular for carryout service.
A traveling man who let's his light shine.
If you like a taste of the Philippines.
Try this place.
I'm from California and my son ordered for a birthday party.
For such a small shop I was impressed.
An old style restaurant like other countries.

So amazing! I haven’t had such great food in so long. If I ever go through a bad breakup best believe that I’m coming back for this comfort food.

From Florida visiting and came across this cute little Filipino restaurant. Excellent food and nice people. Reminds me of my Mom's home cooking. Definitely recommend! I had the pork adobo and dinuguan with rice. :)