I’m not a big fan of sisig. I haven’t eaten pork for almost eight years (thanks to my Kernie). So when a colleague suggested we review the House of Sisig, I was a little bit hesitant. The idea of eating pig head parts didn’t sit well with my stomach.

But when I found out that there were other varieties of sisig, I decided to give it a try. I eat healthy most of the time so I guess a little cholesterol indulgence wouldn’t hurt.

We rode the jeep to Philcoa to get to City Mall, the strip of fastfood chains just before UP. At first glance, there’s nothing fancy about the House of Sisig. The logo conveys a pop art vibe and the windows are covered with thick black strips.

But I was pleasantly surprised with the interiors. It was a bit small but the space had a lot of character. There were rows of little piglets on one wall. They’re not smiling or frowning… just looking.

Then there’s a map of Luzon plastered on an entire wall which is pretty cool.

But the one thing that really caught my attention were these chic pillows. I love how all those colors blend and pop out against the brown fabric. Nice!

And there are magazines lined up along the walls too, just in case you need to wait for your order.

But we didn’t need to, because our orders arrived pretty fast. And how thoughtful is this?

Sizzling dishes always cause such a splatter but the servers were thoughtful to place a round paper cover on the crackling hot dishes.

The sizzling plates come in solo (P95 to P110) or sharing sizes (P189 to P199). Aside from the original sisig, there’s chicken, beef, seafood, tuna, spicy squid, bangus, and crab sisig. There’s even a tofu sisig for vegetarians.

I had a solo chicken sisig (P105) and it was actually meaty good. The taste was just right and I didn’t need to put any add – on flavorings or seasonings.

You can also crack an egg on your plate in the traditional sisig style to make it more sinful creamier.  This one’s seafood sisig.

But I chose something more to my taste: red egg with tomatoes. Yum!

And in case you want iced tea, you’ll get it in a beer mug as big as this:

Oh well, you’ll probably need to chug all that up to wash away all the oily aftertaste.

As for me, no meal would be complete without dessert. I was feeling really umay so I had a cup of Death by Chocolate (P58).

You won’t really die from pleasure with this one though. There’s nothing sensational about the taste but it’s sweet enough for a quick chocolate fix.

I think I’ll give this another go sometime in any case that I crave for sisig. But if you love this sizzling dish, I think this place could be perfect for you.

Do you like sisig?

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