Perhaps I meant to go to the Philippine Bread House and Restaurant the other day when I got lost in search of a Filipino sandwich and came out empty-handed at Ciavelita’s . Well, The Philippine Bread House doesn’t have sandwiches either. (Where did my mind come up with that notion?) What the Philippine Bread House does have is homemade Philippine cuisine lined up on the front counter in Corningware blue cornflower casserole dishes (it doesn’t get any more unpretentious), but this bakery/restaurant more famously bakes up sweet, Spanish-influence Filipino breads on the premises.
The Philippine Bread House just outside of downtown
Philippine cuisine is not vegetarian friendly, so I could not sample the lunch offerings from the casserole dishes. I sampled the breads, and let me just say…nom nom nom. I ate so many yummy sweet rolls that I had a tummy ache (in a good way). 
Pandesal - soft, subtly sweet rolls traditionally eaten for breakfast. A bag of twelve costs $1.75! These are great alone, but would be perfect with jam or in bread pudding.
Ensaymada – soft, sweet bread topped with butter, sugar and mild white cheese. Um, cheese? Yes! It was so good; I nearly fell on the floor, but was already sitting on the floor.
Ube cake – just like the ensaymada, but with a ribbon of dark purple ube. The ube doesn’t have much flavor, but the purple sure is pretty.
Cheese roll – sweet, football-shaped roll topped with sugar and butter, and a ribbon of cream cheese inside.
All are fabulous, but the winner is the ensaymada. I wish I worked in an office so I could bring in a huge tray of ensaymadas and be everyone’s hero!
The Philippine Bread House and Restaurant
1020 Capitol Trail, Newark, Delaware, 19711
302-455-1211
daily, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
4 comments:
Small world! My DH stopped by there last night, and I had my the lemon rolls for breakfast. They're so good! He was told that they don't have a menu because they have new meals cooked every day. I can't wait to eat there and sample the food!
Reluctantmango - The woman at the counter said something about maybe changing the menu soon and maybe vegetables, but then I'm almost certain she mumbled something like, "no meat; doesn't taste good." I snickered...and ate rolls.
I saw two dishes which appeared to be vegetarian and would be interested to hear your thoughts if you end up coming back here
Guinatang Sitaw and Kalabasa
sautéed green beans and yellow squash in coconut milk
Tortang Talong
aubergine or eggplant frittata
Their rolls may just be better than my mom's, they are all freshly-made and light, delicious! Their lunch and dinner menu changes daily but today was my lucky day, they happened to have lechon, my favorite.
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