A pop-up that shares space with the Filipino bakery Gwenie’s Desserts, Kuya Ja’s makes its namesake dish with pickled papaya, as well as an adobo chicken bowl. The restaurant plans to open a dedicated space in Rockville (5268-H Nicholson Lane) this spring.

Open since 1996, this modest strip mall spot serves adobo chicken and pork as well as other Filipino favorites on its hot bar.

This Wheaton restaurant started in 2000 as a catering service that worked food stalls at Filipino-Asian festivals. It serves adobo chicken thighs as part of its menu.

While its menu changes daily, the critically acclaimed, Bib Gourmand restaurant that continues to draw lines out the door has served a number of adobo offerings including adobong dilaw, flavored with turmeric; a tender adobo squid dish with squid ink; and a chicken and pork belly adobo pairing.

Among this popular 14th Street restaurant’s wok dishes is a drunken adobo pork. It also serves adobo marinated steak.

On weekends, Pinoy Kitchens sets up shop at Eastern Market and supplies passersby with chicken adobo — and, on occasion, adobo sliders.

The owners of now-defunct Bistro 7107 moved to Ballston in 2017 to open the roomier Bistro 1521. In addition to serving Filipino standards including pata, sisig, and mechada, the updated eatery makes adobo chicken.

In addition to serving standard American fare, this Falls Church diner serves Filipino dishes including adobo chicken and pork.

This Puerto Rican-Filipino mash-up serves adobo chicken, as well as doborito sliders — featuring marinated chicken on plantain buns with garlic-mayo sauce.