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Most towns boast an eatery where the locals love to gather and shoot the breeze while enjoying familiar food – comfort food – that fills their souls as well as their stomachs.

Chef Brian Madayag, who owns and operates Barkada, has worked hard to make his restaurant just such a place.

The catch? It's Filipino food. Or, more accurately, a fusion of Filipino, Hawaiian and other South Pacific islands, with a touch of Pacific Northwest thrown in.

Barkada, located in Edmonds, has built a steady following since opening its doors in 2017. In a region where a majority may have grown up on a typi...