No Worries - Downtown Oakland

[betterbeheaven]

Has anyone tried the new vegan Filipino restaurant No Worries yet? It's on Franklin, between 14th and 15th. The reviews on Yelp are quite good. They are open for lunch (11am-3pm) and dinner (5-9pm). Lunch menu offers 2 items with rice for $5.95; 3 items for $6.95, and 4 items for $7.95.

I had a rather small sample at a Yelp event tonight, the "afritada" (soy chicken, potatoes, red bell peppers, green peas, garbanzo beans in a tomato based sauce). From my small bite, I found it good but not particularly impressive. The sauce was too thin for me. Still, I look forward to trying for lunch as the options near me are not so great.

[Martin Strell]

I was in here for the first time in a long time. I stopped going when they took the Adobo "Chicken" off the lunch menu. They had a notice up that their last day is this coming Sunday, Aug. 28. They are going to continue as a food truck, but the restaurant is no more. Incidentally, I was not very impressed with my meal today. Salty and not very flavorful.

[Robert Lauriston]

Do they make fresh lumpia?

[Martin Strell]

The lumpia I had were freshly made. I don't really know what they're supposed to be like, but I felt these were too thin, with thick skins and not very exciting contents. The restaurant was proud of them, though. They indicated that the lumpia were one of their most popular dishes.

[lexdevil]

Fresh lumpia are a different animal from fried lumpia, freshly prepared. They are more like a crepe than what most think of as lumpia.

[Martin Strell]

I definitely would not describe the lumpia at No Worries as like a crepe. They were more like a thin version of an eggroll that you'd get at an American-Chinese restaurant.

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No Worries
1442 Franklin St, Oakland, CA 94607

[Robert Lauriston]

I liked the fresh lumpia at Taste of Manila a lot. From what they said, it's traditionally a vegetarian dish, except for the optional dried pork sprinkled on top.

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Taste of Manila
2619 Oliver Dr, Hayward, CA 94545

[Martin Strell]

Yes, I've been there a few times and worked through most of their small menu. My favorite is the Adobo "Chicken," which features pieces of seasoned, textured tofu that were quite tasty. Nothing else has really knocked me out. They're proud of their Lumpia, but I thought these were fairly ordinary. I thought the Afritada was one of the better options. Overall, though, I think it's reasonably priced food and something a little different. They are still getting there act together service wise.