The Filipino Table is opening at 9625 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, with owner Lee Ann Torrecarion hoping to begin full operation in mid-November. The restaurant is open now on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. under a temporary permit, and takeout only for the time being.
It’s a hybrid concept. The space has a prep kitchen, but the cooking happens on a food cart and food truck behind the building, with a commissary supporting both. Customers order inside and eat at the tables once the food is ready.
The timing depends on the city. A public hearing is expected in the first or second week of November, and it will decide whether the restaurant can operate six days a week, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the meantime, Torrecarion has approval from the county health department to cater and join pop-up events…