PogiBoy

"During his time at the Block, Dungca also ran (now-closed) counter Pogiboy with fellow Filipino chef Tom Cunanan." - Tierney Plumb

"The James Beard Awards have begun recognizing Fil-Am chefs like Tom Cunanan of PogiBoy in Washington D.C." - Tony Tran

"Downtown food hall the Block is home to a Filipino American fast-food menu that got cover cred on Food & Wine this summer. Tom Cunanan, the James Beard Award-winning force behind D.C.’s now-closed Bad Saint, teams up with fellow Filipino chef Paolo Dungca to make fried chicken sandwiches with a seasoning mix featuring tamarind powder and long pepper that tastes like sinigang, a sour soup. Adobo chicken nuggets with spicy banana ketchup are also a fan favorite. Dungca also runs Filipino tasting menu spot Hiraya out of the same food hall, with $95-per-person seatings on Friday and Saturday nights." - Pat Padua, Tierney Plumb

"Downtown food hall the Block is home to a Filipino American fast-food menu from chefs Tom Cunanan and Paolo Dungca. Fried chicken sandwiches rely on a seasoning mix featuring tamarind powder and long pepper that tastes like sinigang, a sour soup. Adobo chicken nuggets with spicy banana ketchup are also a fan favorite. The menu draws inspiration from global fast-food chain Jollibee, which offers buckets of fried “chickenjoy” with brown gravy in Wheaton, Md. and a new Alexandria, Va. outpost." - Tierney Plumb, Eater Staff

"Tom Cunanan and Paolo Dungca’s fast-casual Filipino stall in the downtown outpost of the Block food hall tucks chicken-fried soft shell crab in a bright purple ube mantou (steamed bun), dressed with chili/crab-fat mayo, cilantro, hot honey, and cucumbers. Available Fridays through Sundays while they last. PogiBoy just got major props by Food & Wine, gracing the cover of their new “Innovators” issue." - Tierney Plumb