SALVESAM Restaurant located at 216-18 Jamaica, NY has now been open for a year. Within this short period of time, the restaurant has been praised by many of its customers for offering the best Filipino food they have tasted. This was confirmed by New York Newsday when they paid the restaurant a visit and anointed SALVESAM on its August article as “City’s best Philippine restaurant.� The critic also said that the foods served are “both authentic and refined.� SALVESAM, a family ran restaurant, specializes in Filipino food, but also serves international food such as Italian, American, and Japanese, just to name a few. The owner, Chef Salvador Alcotas has 43 years of experience. He started cooking at a young age in the Philippines for an authentic Chinese restaurant for a few years. He then worked at a French restaurant called Au Bon Vivant where he mastered the art of cooking French cuisine. Following these solid foundations, he worked in Sulo Restaurant, Manila Hotel, Holland American Cruise Ship, Loews NY Hotel, and Metropolitan Hotel. Salvador’s years of experience and passion for cooking are what make his food extraordinary. His food is an experience and he’s looking forward to sharing this with you. SALVESAM Restaurant accommodates both dine-in and take-out. It caters parties for all occasions. The restaurant also takes orders by tray. “Maraming Salamat Po.�