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- May 27, 202592% CONFIDENCEfrom citylifestyle.com
Lasang Pinoy Opens in Rogers
- Named to The New York Times' Restaurant List 2026, its 50 favourite restaurants in the United States (unranked), published on 15 September 2026; the list gives the opening as May 2025[1]
- Its grand opening was on 27 May 2025; it is the first brick-and-mortar Filipino restaurant in Northwest Arkansas[3]
- A family operation: owner Maria Smith front of house, her brother Bill Martfeld in the kitchen, their mother Tess as emeritus general manager[1]
- The menu is written in Tagalog; lumpia, lechon kawali, chicken adobo and a seasonal fried whole snapper escabeche are served on lazy susans for groups, with karaoke[1]
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- [1]90%The Restaurant List 2026: Lasang Pinoynytimes.com· Published Sep 15, 2026· Starts May 27, 2025· 44% of score
City Lifestyle[3] (28 September 2025) says the restaurant "celebrated its grand opening May 27"; the year is 2025, the month the New York Times list gives. A grand opening is taken over any soft opening, per this vertical's rule.
- [2]60%Lasang Pinoy - official sitelasangpinoynwa.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 45% of score
The restaurant's own website, linked from its New York Times entry. It confirms the restaurant is operating but does not date the opening.[1]
- [3]92%Lasang Pinoy - new restaurant celebrates Filipino culturecitylifestyle.com· Published Sep 28, 2025· Starts May 27, 2025 ✓· 11% of score
Profile written four months after opening that dates the grand opening to 27 May and calls Lasang Pinoy the first brick-and-mortar Filipino eatery in Northwest Arkansas.[1]
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