This Pinoy 'karenderya' has people in Texas lining up

A Filipino "karenderya" is getting lots of attention in Princeton, Texas.

According to a report on "State of the Nation," several people have been lining up to eat at a simple outdoor restaurant run by Pinoy businesswoman Josephine Cook and her Japanese-American husband, Allen.

They serve a variety of Pinoy comfort food like lechon, banana cue and leche flan and offer a charming Filipino dining experience, complete with karaoke.

Josephine said she came up with the outdoor karinderya concept after she noticed that there were a lot of indoor and air-conditioned restaurants in their area.

When asked what the "secret ingredient" was to their success, Josephine said she simply wants to see a smile on her customers' faces.

"Yung ngingiti din sila kasi ngingiti ka," she told GMA News.

[That moment when you smile at them and they smile back]

"Kahit na pagod ka, ngumiti ka parin kasi [kapag] naghahanap buhay ka, gusto mo 'yung hanapbuhay mo umunlad, ngumiti ka," she added.

[No matter how tired you are, you should smile. You're running a business! If you want it to go well, you should smile] — Margaret Claire Layug/LA, GMA News