Estrellita

We love sunshowers; the way the wet road smells when the oil rises to the surface and the sun peaks through the raindrops. The way the thunder doesn’t make sense as the heat from the sun touches your skin. We absolutely love this oxymoronic weather because somewhere out there amidst the impending downpour of doom, there is a perfect rainbow. 🌈

So yeah, ponder that, and then come by for some fresh Filipino food. Mkay?

Are we still supposed to be using hashtags? Or am I showing my age? 🤦🏻‍♀️

It’s not easy being open 7 days a week 360 days a year. So today we will be closed for deep cleaning and general maintenance. Tomorrow, we will resume business as usual. Holla!

Today we celebrate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans from Galveston Bay were freed. It’s a day of remembrance, resistance and resilience.

When the U.S. occupied the Philippines in 1898, the same racist logic used to justify slavery was used to justify colonizing our people. Black Buffalo Soldiers were sent to suppress Filipino freedom fighters fighting for their own independence in the Philippine-American War (1899-1914). However some, like Corporal David Fagen, chose solidarity over orders and defected to fight alongside us. Freedom fighters recognize freedom fighters.

As a Filipino-owned business, we know that every step toward justice and equality in this country has been carried by people who refused to accept “not yet” or “not you”. Freedom for all marginalized communities became real for everyone in America because of the strength, and courage of our Black communities. We carry deep respect for that legacy.

On this day, it has become a custom to eat red to pay tribute to the bloodshed of enslaved Americans. So today we are adding extra banana-ketchup to our BBQ to commemorate those who passed during the slave trade.

Banana ketchup will make today’s BBQ a little sweeter which is how we feel about celebrating Black freedom, Black excellence, and Black resilience.

Happy Juneteenth. ✊🏿

Today, June 12th, marks the real Philippine Independence Day, not the one Harry S. Truman declared on July 4, 1946, but the one our ancestors bled for and won on June 12, 1898. 🇵🇭

Eight provinces rose up against the colonizers. Eight provinces fought to reclaim their lives, their land, their names. And today, those eight rays remind us every time we look at our flag: our freedom was never granted, it was taken back 128 years ago, today.

So today we celebrate by doing what Filipinos do best, feeding the people we love (yes, that includes you). 🍽️

Pictured here is, for this post, we’ll call it; Estrellita ProMax. No tweezers, no fuss. Just maximum protein and Filipino flavors on a plate, for you and your date. Slide through. You know you want to.

Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan. 🌟
Happy Independence Day!

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