When it comes to fat and acidity, a lot of Filipino restaurants in Eagle Rock can’t seem to find the right balance. Thankfully Isla Cocina Pilipina, a newcomer on Eagle Rock Boulevard with a predilection for pork, nailed it with dishes like sisigsilog. The chef hails from Iloilo and fuels the sprawling space, which features boxy lanterns and blackboard specials.

To make Sisigsilog ($10), the Isla Cocina Pilipina chef showered crisp pork belly bits with crunchy crumbled chicharrones, and garnished with strips of red bell pepper. My server presented the bowl alongside a mound of wild rice capped with a puffy, crisp-edged fried egg. The rice was pretty dry, but considering all the vinegar, pork fat and acidity in the tangy, murky sauce that seeped into the rice at the bottom of the bowl, it didn’t much matter. My only “complaint” is that the chef didn’t incorporate more parts of the animal into the mix, as they apparently do in the Philippines. Then we would have had more textures to appreciate on the plate.

12/7/13 Note: Isla closed in Eagle Rock, but Isla Grill remains open in Panorama City.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.