When Angela Burridge was little, she dreamed of opening a restaurant showcasing her Filipino heritage.
After 17 years in the pharmaceutical field, the Fairfield graduate finally made her dream come true with M.O.M.’s Cookery — Amore in Vacaville.
“Last year, when I turned 40, I told my husband this has to happen,” she shared.
The Vacaville couple found the location in October, got really serious about the property in December and on April 1, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, they got the keys.
Nestled in the old Back Door Bistro site on Merchant Street, M.O.M.’s has an industrial look and a homey feel. Wood tempers metal, you can see into the kitchen, there’s ample bar as well as table seating and a giant chalkboard just waits for the day’s specials to be scripted.
On this morning, the cook is already filling takeout orders. Tocino (chicken or pork belly in a sweet sauce) and garlic fried rice are favorites on the breakfast menu and longanisa (a sweet sausage) is also popular.
The lumpia, which this reporter can vouch for, is amazing, and part of a special dinner menu as well.
The goal, Burridge said, is to introduce traditional Filipino fare into the mainstream and, that done, go a step further with a menu boasting Filipino fusion.
“They’re all my recipes or my family’s recipes,” advised the mom of an adult daughter and several little ones. “Everything I cook is very bold and flavorful.”
As a kid, Burridge remembers adding her own flair to homemade dishes. Once, she was making ramen, she recalled, and plucked a leaf off the green onion plant growing nearby. She sprinkled the bits into her bowl, adding a nice, sharp bite to the plain noodles.
That combination of old and new permeates her menus. For breakfast and brunch, you get all the favorite traditional fare.
At dinner, you get heightened oomph where flavors play.
Take, for example, the lumpia. Along with traditional Filipino-style lumpia you get Mexican lumpia with steak, refried beans, guacamole and sour cream. There’s also lumpia stuffed with bacon, cheddar and jalapenos, and lumpia bursting with chicken, celery and a buffalo sauce.
Specials, too, abound. Tuesdays are all about Filipino tacos with fillings including pork belly and pork adobo, for example, and Thursdays feature barbecued items.
“I believe in the food that I’ve made and the recipes we have,” she emphasized.
There’s so much more to the menus, and so much more to come. Especially with the community’s constructive criticism.
“That’s something I really want to focus on, customer service,” she pointed out.
So, have your say but be fair. What did you like? How was your experience? What would you like to see?
“Our menu is not set in stone,” she continued, adding the she loves feedback because it can only help her improve.
Burridge invites the community to come in and give Filipino cuisine a try. Food is joy, after all, and a sign on one of the walls confirms that: “The secret ingredient is love.”
M.O.M.’s is at 829 Merchant St., in the same strip mall as Bounty Books.
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