Pistahan

(This venue is closed.) Pancit guisado (Pan-sit gwee-Sah-doe; $7.95) was one of several pancit variations on the menu of this Filipino restaurant and bakeshop. In Spanish, "guisado" means "stew," but in the Philippines it refers to a dish sauteed in garlic, onion and tomatoes. Sadly, the bihon (thin rice noodles), sotanghon (cellophane noodles, made from mung beans) and canton (egg) noodles were stir-fried with "sea legs" and nearly flavorless chicken and shrimp, plus American-leaning vegetables including carrots, cabbage, and perhaps broccoli.

Pistahan
229 First Ave. (13th-14th Sts.)
212-228-9000