Our Story
An exploration of childhood memories
through bold filipino flavors.
1FOR1SD
For every meal purchased, Open Gym matches and donates to those in need. Our distribution partners have included the San Diego Food Bank, Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, A Reason to Survive in National City and local community organizations.
RICE
BOWLS
FOR
ALL
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Our Menu
Silog Bowls
The menu is based around savory rice bowls or “silog” meaning garlic rice
and egg. It is a popular Filipino everyday go-to meal, typically enjoyed for
breakfast, but it is also readily available at any other time of the day.
Tocino Manok
Pinoy BBQ
Mushroom & Tofu Sisig
Patis Caesar Salad
Lechon Kawali
Tortang Talong
Filipino Spaghetti
Kinilaw
Phillip Esteban
Phillip Esteban is an award winning chef who was born and raised in National City. He has traveled the world to hone his culinary art form. Through his travels he was exposed to the power of hospitality to act as a platform for community and a vehicle for storytelling. Once he returned to San Diego he saw an opportunity to marry his broad experience and draw from the memories, the flavors, the colors and the diversity of Filipino food to explore his own story.
White Rice is the first chapter of this story. One that starts with the everyday meals of his childhood.