The best Filipino food on Capitol Hill has been right in front of you for years.

Knee High Stocking Company has been on the Hill for fifteen years, and since the summer of 2018, Jeepney has been serving the full menu that is available at Knee High, just in to-go boxes from a walk-up window out front. Pamela Carpio is a co-founder and owner of Knee High Stocking Company and has been serving up her special mix of “American comfort food with Filipino flavors and ingredients” for years. Self taught, Carpio runs the business of the kitchen but isn’t afraid of taking over the cooking. “I’m not trying to be traditional, I’m not trying to be cool, I just want the plates to come back clean. That’s my main goal.”

According to Carpio, Jeepneys are the Filipino transit system. Repurposed American military vehicles, these people movers are often painted bright colors and covered in religious symbols. “A Jeepney is individualistic, part vintage, part modern, very self expressive, functional and low key, that’s us.” Continue reading →