Shorty's Eatery

The staff was amazing. She was very nice and accommodating. The platter was great and delicious. The siopao and siomai are so so. But it's kind of fun to find a Filipino eatery in the middle of an old mining town park. Its like one of its perks.

Wifey and I made it back to Shorty's Eatery today. We treated mom to something new. Since we had such an excellent experience last weekend, we decided to try some more delectable items.

Of course we had to get what we really enjoyed before. It's good to know they're able to keep their excellent quality consistent.

Lumpia, tender juicy, meat filled treats with a perfect crispy exterior. The homemade sweet chili sauce is outstanding. The perfect pairing.

Pancit, those light little noodles combined with cabbage, carrot, onion, scallion and chicken; drizzled with a wedge or two of lemon. I can't get over how much I enjoy this dish, especially on a warm summer day. Light, bright and filling. This should be a meal in itself (no we didn't finish it).

The meat buns...bao (?) I wonder if these things freeze well...for the weekends I won't be able to make it up there. Soft and delicate exterior, savory, sweet, tender interior. Dang these things are delicious.

Chicken Adobo: I'm waiting for the weekend when it's cold and raining outside. I'll gladly drive up to sit on the patio and watch the rain fall from the sky and enjoy this delectable treat in the cool evening air.

A rich, deep, flavorful plate of bone in chicken, that's so tender it literally falls off the bone. Hints of garlic and soy linger in what I can only guess as filipino comfort food.

I should add the white rice, which is usually wierd for me since white rice is usually just a cheap filler to accompany a meal.... Not this rice though. It wasn't steamed beyond recognition, like it usually is when picking up rice at, let's say a chinese take out restaurant chain. This rice was lighter, a hint of sweetness, and a little "tooth" left in the grain, think al dente pasta. The texture between the rice and the chicken adobo pairing was nice. This will definitely be my cool weather treat...if it ever rains here again.

If it doesn't rain...Halo Halo! What the heck was this compilation of interesting and different ingredients? A light, refreshing summer time treat that (thankfully) isn't as sweet as it looks like it should be. Let's see if I can recall EVERYTHING that's in there. Yes, it's a lot; yet that's what definitely made it fun. Ube ice cream (purple yam), Avocado ice cream (that was more flavorful than I thought) doesn't really taste like Avocado, yet an interesting citrus note. Shredded young coconut, this DOES NOT taste like the sweetened shreds you get out of a bag. Lighter, cleaner; why haven't I had this before? Kaong...yeah, I had to look it up...sweet palm fruit...light, juicy, slightly sweet. We thought they were odd shaped jelly beans. I'm glad we were wrong. Sweet red bean paste? Yeah, that was a different twist, the texture and umami did it for me. Very interesting. White beans? What in the heck? I never would have thought this would work in a dessert. Just goes to show we can always learn something different. The shaved ice in this concoction helped balance and clear the palate between bites. What an intriguing and fun guessing game to play with friends.

Finally, I didn't get to try, yet Rollie was busy with a special order. The pork belly lechon was being prepared for someone that afternoon. That will definitely be on the list to pick up. They smelled so good.

I'll slowly try to work my way through the menu..I think I'll be stuck on filipino Saturdays for a little while though.

Bang for the Buck note...we ordered
(2) Pancit (my wife says it's excellent cold, will be trying for dinner).
(2) Bao buns
(2) dozen lumpia (extras for brother who couldn't go with us)
(1) chicken adobo
(1) Coca-Cola
(1) water
(3) Halo Halo
(2) each, brownie, shortbread, lemon bar, magic bar...because I can for later.. less than $92...

We were out here for an archery shoot and didn't know where to go for lunch.

We ended up settling for Shorty's, but it ended up being much more than settling!

Got in there and the owner came out to welcome us, explained the food and why/where of the food.

It was super interesting, the atmosphere was amazing and the food....ohhhhh the food....it was REALLY good.

Would definitely recommend going there, we will be here for another 5 days and you can expect us to be back there more than once!

We were on our way back from hiking and decided to stop in for lunch at shorty’s and were so pleasantly surprised at how delicious our meals were! We ordered the Filipino platters and they were incredible. Best authentic Filipino food in the whole area and the owner was so cute and kind. Their menu also had American food which we didn’t try but I’m sure is equally delicious.

Beautiful little restaurant! Rollie welcomed us warmly and made us feel like home. The food was great, quick and the price is just right. Stop here and you won’t regret it!

Very friendly owner, very good egg rolls, hotdogs and sandwiches. Certainly a place for a nice lunch.

This was an amazing surprise to find on our road trip while passing through tiny Shasta. The food was delicious, and we ended up ordering lumpia to take away with us. After a long personal quest to try halo-halo, this place finally fulfilled that dream of mine. We highly recommend stopping in!

I normally only eat the homemade pastries here. They are consistently delicious. But this was my first time eating Filipino food. I LOVED IT!!! It was so good we came back after our hike up to the waterfalls.

Great food. Great people. GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY. Best Halo-Halo!!!!

Wow, just wow. The Filipino Platter is 9.99 and includes a lot of food. You're going to want to order more Lumpia just because they are that good. The platter does come with 6 but you're going to want more. Brownie was rich and decadent. They go out of their way for their customers and are extremely friendly. The pancit is one of the best pancit I have had. They also have hot dogs and other sandwich like items on the menu.