2 restaurants serving Street Food Style
Clovis, NM
“Emily's Filipino Food brings Filipino cuisine to eastern New Mexico through mobile food truck operations, serving Clovis's Filipino community and introducing New Mexicans to Filipino flavors. Operating as a food truck allows Emily's to reach customers flexibly, potentially serving multiple locations, events, and gatherings throughout the region. Clovis hosts Filipino families connected to nearby Cannon Air Force Base, where Filipino military spouses and Filipino service members create demand for authentic Filipino food. Emily's food truck provides essential Filipino food access in rural New Mexico where brick-and-mortar Filipino restaurants are rare, demonstrating Filipino entrepreneurial adaptability using mobile operations to serve dispersed communities. The food truck format suits Filipino street food traditions, where much Filipino cuisine originated from roadside stalls and outdoor cooking.”
San Francisco, CA
“Señor Sisig's Ferry Building location brings the beloved Filipino-Mexican fusion concept to San Francisco's iconic waterfront marketplace, introducing tourists and local food lovers to innovative Filipino street food. Founded by Evan Kidera and Chef Gil Payumo, Señor Sisig pioneered the concept of marinating pork shoulder for 24+ hours using family recipes from Pampanga before charbroiling and serving in Mexican-style tacos and burritos. The Ferry Building stall positions Filipino fusion cuisine alongside the Bay Area's most celebrated artisan food vendors, showcasing Filipino food culture to thousands of daily visitors exploring San Francisco's premier food destination. This high-visibility location has helped legitimize Filipino cuisine in the mainstream Bay Area food scene, exposing diverse audiences to sisig's bold flavors. Beyond traditional pork sisig, the menu offers chicken and tofu variations, California sisig burritos with French fries, and the signature crunch-a-dilla. The Ferry Building's emphasis on quality local food aligns with Señor Sisig's commitment to fresh ingredients and authentic preparations. While the stall format limits seating, the prime location near the Embarcadero makes it ideal for tourists, commuters, and Ferry Building shoppers seeking quick, flavorful meals. Señor Sisig's presence at the Ferry Building represents Filipino cuisine's arrival in San Francisco's culinary elite, standing alongside celebrated vendors as an equal ambassador of the Bay Area's diverse food culture.”