Fusion cuisine. It’s a fun new trend (or perhaps not so new!) in which flavors from a variety of cultures are blended together into a single dish or a single restaurant menu or both. Creative chefs have hopped on board, experimenting with new combinations of foods with some amazing results. Get a front-row seat to fusion cuisine right here in West Virginia at Barkadas in Charleston, where the dishes on the menu are a perfectly unique blend of Filipino, Southeast Asian, Spanish, and American flavors.
Barkadas: The Blended Table. Interesting name (and tagline) for a restaurant, isn’t it? Barkadas is Filipino street slang that refers to a gathering of a group of friends.
This term describes the mission of Barkadas, a unique fusion restaurant in Charleston, West Virginia, to a T. The folks at Barkadas have created a warm, welcoming dining nook where family, friends, neighbors, and strangers can gather for deliciously unique food and a wide variety of drinks.
“The Blended Table” tagline also makes sense. The food at Barkadas is best described as Filipino with a twist: a unique Asian-Spanish-American twist.
For example, take shrimp and grits. That’s a distinctly American food, but not at Barkadas! The shrimp and grits on the weekend brunch menu at Barkadas comes with a twist: Longanisa sausage gravy.
So do the chicken and waffles — the waffles are pear sugar waffles and the dish is topped with candied jalapeños.
On the regular weekly menu, you’ll find everything from Bao buns (also known as steamed buns; the closest American comparison is a slightly sweet dumpling), burritos stuffed with coconut ginger rice, and stir-fry bowls to spam sandwiches and burgers.
Yet Barkadas pulls off all these surprising combinations remarkably well, earning rave reviews from visitors-turned-fans-for-life. Expand your palate with a meal at Barkadas, located at 100 Cantley Drive in Charleston, West Virginia, next time you are in the area!
Learn more about the menu options and operating hours of this unique fusion restaurant in West Virginia at the Barkadas website. You can also find the restaurant on Facebook. Love fusion food? The Green Pineapple in Shepherdstown is another deliciously unique choice.
Address: Barkadas Restaurant, 100 Cantley Dr, Charleston, WV 25314, USA
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