
From product sampler to dishwasher, now a successful Filipino restaurant owner in Australia
Among the daily bestsellers on their menu are Filipino favourites like sisig, Pedro's chicken inasal with roasted potatoes, and Dao tapsilog or Dao beef skewers.
He and his team also recently opened a burger and taco shop in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
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