Pampalasa, SOMA, San Francisco

By JC - August 16, 2016

Note: Closing in September 2016. Just like any other shops in San Francisco, they are impacted by the high rent and just waiting for a new tenant to take over the place. Really sad!

Website: http://www.pampalasa.com/
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 star
Feedback:

I tried their Kamayan Sunday Brunch and it was definitely a good experience. The food generally was good, though didn't like the chicken tocino though. Also, I wished the rice was garlic rice, rather than just steamed rice with garlic bits and spring onions.

Also, make sure you are REALLY HUNGRY when you go for this. This is TOO MUCH food. Three of us went there and we felt that we could accommodate a 4th or 5th person with the amount of food.

Price was reasonable for around 35 dollars.

What is Kamayan? Kamayan means using of hands and this is a traditional Filipino style that you eat your hands. I would however, add that this concept is more specifically called a Boodle Fight and as Urban Dictionary describes it "Boodle fight is a military style of eating where long tables are prepared and food are on top of the banana leaves. Viands and rice ready to eat using your bare hands, jugs of water are prepared on the side to wash hands before the "eating combat". With the signal to start the boodle fight, everyone aims for his/her position."