Manila Cafe Staff - Not only provide delicious food and excellent service, but sing great too!

Springfield 7020 Commerce St.Springfield, VA703-644-5825
Open daily for lunch and dinner. Among the cuisines represented here, many diners will find the cooking of the Philippines the most exotic. But the hints of Southeast Asia and the Caribbean in the cooking, and the presence of such dishes as roast chicken and fried fish, make just about anyone feel at home.
The restaurant offers a combination of buffet-style dining from steam tables and made-to-order dishes. A weekend buffet for $12.50 introduces diners to the variety of the cooking. Offerings include a whole suckling pig with crisp skin and tender meat; afritada, sautéed chicken with potatoes and bell peppers in a tomato sauce; adobo, pieces of chicken and pork braised in vinegar and soy sauce; ampalaya con carne, bitter melon sautéed with beef and black-bean sauce; menudo, stewed pork with potatoes and bell peppers in a tomato sauce; roast chicken; fried fish; sautéed noodles; and fried and steamed rice.
Manila Cafe, 7020 Commerce St., Springfield; 703-644-5825.

Noel
Turo Turo
Arnel serenading his wife
Manila Cafe at night

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Manila Cafe: 7020 Commerce St., Springfield, VA Phone: (703) 644 - 5825

“A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story”

THE FILIPINO AMERICAN CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION

In 1906, the first significant numbers of Filipino immigrants arrived in Hawaii to work on the island’s sugar plantations. Until 1935, many more came as migrant laborers to West Coast farms and Alaskan canneries. After World War II, approximately 7,000 Filipino soldiers received U. S. citizenship and, in 1945, the War Brides Act permitted Filipino wives of U. S. military to immigrate. The 1965 Immigration Act paved the way for Filipino professionals to enter the United States, many of them in the medical field. This latest wave of immigration brought major changes in gender and class in the Filipino American community which no numbers 2.36 million. Filipino Americans constitute the second largest APA group overall, second to Chinese Americans, according to the 2000 Census.

In 2006, the Smithsonian Institution will commemorate the centennial of Filipino migration to the United States with special events, a curriculum guide, public programs and an exhibition that will provide a historical overview of Filipino Americans in the United States. The Filipino American Centennial Commemoration will tell the stories of the unique roles of Filipino Americans in the United States – their struggles, contributions, challenges and achievements. The first public program of this important year of celebration will be on Friday, February 10th – “100 Years of Filipino American Story” 6:30 p.m. – Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History