Troy’s Filipino gem: Yma Ymas

Yma Ymas lists its street address as 42915 Dequindre Rd in Troy and posts regular hours of Tuesday–Saturday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. (chamberofcommerce.com (chamberofcommerce.com)) Aggregate review sites show strong local praise: Restaurant Guru records a 4.9/5 rating with about 103 reviews, while Restaurantji and other directories list dozens of recent customer reviews. (restaurantguru.com (restaurantguru.com)) (restaurantji.com (restaurantji.com)) Menu listings and the restaurant’s own posts highlight Filipino staples offered there — halo-halo, Pinoy-style BBQ, chicken adobo, lumpia and rotating daily specials — and several listings note that the on-site menu rotates and the kitchen does catering. (menupix.com (menupix.com)) (zmenu.com (zmenu.com)) (usarestaurants.info (usarestaurants.info)) A full video review of Yma Ymas appears on YouTube under the title “Getting to know a local Filipino restaurant/Yma Ymas,” and the clip is part of broader coverage by creators in the Detroit food scene. (youtube.com (youtube.com)) (youtube.com (youtube.com)) The reviewer behind the widely shared post, ChowDownDetroit, operates across platforms with roughly 163.7K followers on TikTok and a multi-thousand-subscriber YouTube channel, giving local restaurant features a large audience. (tiktok.com (tiktok.com)) (youtube.com (youtube.com)) Yma Ymas’ Facebook activity shows community engagement and events — the shop has promoted daily menus on its page and sold tickets for a March–April 2024 event at an MSU Education Center, underscoring its catering and neighborhood presence. (facebook.com (facebook.com)) (facebook.com (facebook.com))