We hit up Kali Katina at the PDX Hot Sauce Festival. I was starving and the adobo burger was just…read morethe thing. It was cooked beautifully and the Hawaiian bun was nice and soft. The seasoning was perfect! So delicious! Great food, great service!

A solid option for lunch at the Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market. The service is friendly and the…read moreportions are large. I got the tofu loco moco. The tofu itself had an amazing spongey texture and it was covered in a tangy, sweet sauce with a bit of a kick that paired nicely with the rice and fried egg. I also tried the pork belly burrito, which was just ok. The pork belly was more on the chewy side.

This place is one of the best Filipino Resturants in Portland. They have great food really good…read moreportions and the owner/person who works in front is very friendly. Not the best place for sit down but the food is fantastic eating there or grabbing takeout. Even waiting there is cool to see all the decorations. I've tried just bout every thing on the menu. I love the Kare Kare, Adobo, and the Lechon Kawali. Defintely want give it a try. Eat Filipino style everyone orders something and you share!

Food is amazing and the service is so friendly. They were so patient answering questions about the…read morefood! It's definitely more of a take out kind of vibe since the shop is so small. It can only really fit about 3-5 people. I got the lechon and the sinigang, and I swear it was some of the best Filipino food I've ever had. The textures and flavors were really on point for me. The garlic rice was also fire. I have no notes! Really loved my experience at Kubo!

We came here pretty close to closing on a Saturday and it was rather empty, but the staff were just…read moreso kind and great to us! The building from the outside is mostly unassuming other than their outside cover area, but as you walk in, you immediately feel a great and cozy atmosphere from their decor and their open kitchen! As for the food, it was my first time having traditional filipino food and everything tasted fantastic! My friend who I came with said the food tasted exactly like it did back in the Philipines! It was definitely a great experience and I would definitely come back again, especially for when they do their karaoke night!

Finally! A Filipino place down in the couve area. They used to be a Mexican Filipino fusion place…read moreso we didn't come here before. But now it's just all Filipino. YAY! And one that serves lechon!? Say less. I would say one of the things that we hope would improve is the consistency. Our lechon platter that we got the first time was served in its own plate with rice on the side. The next time we went, it was just merely a few pieces with LOTS of lemongrass and garlic pieces. And that was a very sad plate. The service is great! Lots of Parking. If you're new to Filipino food, they will definitely give you a recommendation. Bulalo- delicious bone broth and such a hearty addition to any other entree. Always got to have the soup with my meal. Sisig- this is how I like mine made, with pork ear pork belly. Even balance of mayo to calamansi. Served on a sizzling platter so the egg can cook to perfection. Sooo good. I always get scared with how oily this dish can get, but you can tell they strained it a bit to avoid it swimming in grease. Definitely a must get! Lechon- CHEFS KISS! Tender, smoky, with all the right spices. Not overly salted (which I was nervous about) served with a side of mang Tomas. They reheat it so the skin is served nice and crunchy! They roast their own belly / whole pig too! Palabok- YUM. I could order this over and over again. Just a staple noodle dish aside from the pancit bihon. Flavor is on point and just the right amount of sauce to noodle ratio. Halo halo- summer must have! And they serve it nice and big. Good way to end your meal with a mixture of jellies, beans, flan, ube, jackfruit, banana and evaporated milk. They hold events here as well, call ahead to reserve! They also have lots of seating and outdoor seating too! I think they're currently on Uber Eats for take out.

I had visited Baon Kainan a couple of years ago and they had a limited breakfast menu. So it had…read morebeen on my radar to return and try more of their menu. Showed up for a very late lunch at their Alberta location. Stepped up and ordered: Palabok-Rice noodles, seafood sauce, ground pork, sautéed shrimp, pork crackling, fried garlic. First, I should have added an egg for $1. This was a little more bland than traditional palabok. Noodles were also a little thicker than I like. Its good, but I do favor the more traditional palabok. Adobong Gulay-Green beans and fried tofu in a tamari and vinegar sauce. My sister had been hoping for the Kare Kare, but they were sold out, so she opted for the Adobong Gulay. I tried a bite and found it tasty. Lumpia-Good lumpia. Says it has longanisa sausage as a filling, but it wasn't the usually strong longanisa taste. Ube Bibingka-ube flavored rice cake, toasted coconut. Not as heavy as a traditional bibingka. It was fluffier (reminded me of marshmallows). And I ate every bite. Good solid filipino food cart.

Ordered the pork sisig and palabok. Both were okay. The sisig wasn't like the sisig I know and…read morelove. The pork pieces were HUGE. I felt it was more like a pork plate with the calamansi and mayonnaise flavor. It was a miss for me. The palabok was delicious. Wish there was more sauce as there is a lot of noodles that comes with the dish.

Kiawe Island Bistro scratched that Hawaiian food itch perfectly. I went for the spicy ahi poke and…read morewas genuinely impressed, the fish was tender and incredibly fresh. My only minor gripe was that it leaned a touch salty but it didn't detract much from an otherwise really tasty bowl. It's on the spendier side but the portion size is generous enough that you'll leave satisfied. For the quality of the fish alone, I'd say it's worth it. I'd absolutely come back when the craving for solid Hawaiian food strikes.

Love coming to Kiawe, haven't been in a while because on the days I crave it- they're closed…read more Finally was able to come when they was open. They had one special menu and the manapua man noodles and gaugee caught my eye. That's like the perfect combo. But we skipped out on gaugee and got the manapua man noodles. Wish the options for the additions was one fried chicken but instead it was either pork belly or sweet sour chicken. Which isn't usually the kind of combo I would get. Especially if you label it manapua man noodles. The noodles tasted more like fried noodle / fried saimin style since it was cooked on a wok. I do miss the simplicity of a manapua noodle where you dress it with shoyu and sirracha. But these noodles weren't bad. They were super flavorful. Portion was huge! My husband said he could've gone without the pork belly. The pork belly was meh. The noodles tho, ono! I also went with the japolo chicken and kalbi combo, which is my go to. Kalbi is saucy and so flavorful! The chicken is nice and crispy. My only thing is that my plate was swimming in sauce. And when it touches the rice, it's a no for me. Wish had some buffer like cabbage to catch the sauce. Other than that, food is always ono here. Service is also friendly and the place is nice and clean with lots of seating!

Saw a reel about this place on Instagram and saved it for when I traveled to Portland…read more It definitely lived up to hype! Great service, friendly staff, & amazing Filipino food I would definitely be visiting again when I'm in the area coming from Nor-Cal! 5 out 5

Really great Filipino food in Portland! The restaurant itself was cool. It had a mural of the…read morePhilippines & the word "Mabuhay" on the wall. It handful of tables inside with a nice covered patio outside. The vibes were great... until they weren't. We greeted our waiter with "Mabuhay" in which he replied, "What?" confused- it's literally painted on the wall my guy. Crazy way to start dinner. Food came out impossibly slow. The restaurant wasn't full so I'm not too sure why it took as long as it did. They didn't mention coursing it out so we assumed they did. Drinks were all on point, everyone loved the Filipino inspired cocktails. Ube Colada was the table's fave. We ordered a bunch of things: 2 Skewers of the Bistek [$12 each], 4 Skewers of BBQ Pork [$10 each]. Bistek could have used a little more lemon/citrus as Bistek is known to be a little sour but the steak was amazingly juicy and tender. BBQ Pork always hits, super good! Did the Pancit Bihon [$17], it was "okay," have had better. Sisig [$17] was good as well, like the "pork bits" different way of prepping the dish. Diniguan [$27] as my most favorite part of the meal. I was sooo impressed with how that one came out. Loved that dish so much. Such an innovative way of presenting the dish. It was pork chop (cut up) with diniguan sauce on top (not drenched) with shishito peppers. OMG mouthwatering. LOVE that dish. Vibes were high until we asked where the other dish was which was the Lechon Manok [$27]. Our waiter kind of gave us an attitude saying that it was coming & that it took a while to prep. Mind you we ordered everything at the same time. That wasn't even it. The chicken came out we were cutting it, and then he saw us kind of struggle a bit, so he took the chicken and started tearing it apart with his hands... That should have already been a red flag. He said his hand were clean. Then he comes back like literally 10 minutes later asking if we wanted a box. Bro, the chicken barely came out give us time to enjoy the chicken you tore apart. He asked if it was good & we said it was 'alright.' Cause it was. Wasn't impressed with that dish at all. He left us alone for a bit and then came back saying, "I feel like I'm not doing enough, do you guys need anything?" If you were bored, just say that. Whatever, he lost us at that point. We saw him smoking outside, so hopefully his hands were clean. The food was great, the service was whatever.

Holy smokes, yes please. This place is amazing. This spot is more of a order at the front and…read morethey'll deliver to you. But even then the vibe is still really elevated with the interior feeling clean and giving off an industrial vibe. Everything about the food was beautiful. The Heydey milk bun is so most unbelievably soft brioche-esqe piece of bread and really made the breakfast sandwich. We got it with pork belly and it was beautifully cooked. It was soft and fatty but still held its structure. We did also get a longanisa silog. The longanisa was a little more smoked and cooked than I liked, but the pork sandwich more than made up for the silog. The silog was still good, just may try another protein next time.

My boyfriend and I stopped here on a Friday night for some sigig. I had never had this dish before…read morebut was excited to try. We each ordered our own plate. Mine was made both df/gf to met my dietary restrictions. The sigig was made with pork belly and had an egg on top. You can choose to upgrade to sun rice which my boyfriend did. He enjoyed it but not sure if he would get again. I got the mango peach hot sauce which had a kick to it with tons of flavor. 10/10 I would love to buy a bottle and use on my eggs in the morning. I ordered the matcha margarita which to be honest I didn't have high hopes as matcha to me tastes only just okay. However, I was impressed with this drink as it tasted like a less sweet margarita which i enjoyed immensely. Other notes, you pay up front and get a number. Some seating in and outside. Also street parking which could be challenging depending on the time of day you are here.

Small bakery on quaint Woodstock Blvd retail strip specializing in Filipino-based baked goods,…read moredesserts & assorted drinks. This shop shares a nice open space with a pretty home garden-type store. Not sure how to describe it but just super-comfy. The service was genuinely friendly and prompt. We were tempted by very colorful ube and pandan flavored baked goods in all their purple glory. There were even some savoury baked items, but we stuck to a Halo halo dessert drink. Lovely and tasty sweet treat, a good portion perfect to share in a sunlit cafe after a few hours shopping & browsing. For those unfamiliar with halo halo, it's basically a mix of candied fruits & sweet beans, ube ice cream, evaporated milk, and chipped ice. Presentation was among the best I've seen. This is a must-visit shop if you're looking for snacks that are different & not too sweet.

I came to this shop specifically because it was Filipina owned and had Filipino food. The plant…read moreshop next door is also Filipina owned as well. The ladies that worked there were so sweet! I got a ube crinkle cookie and a halo halo. Both were very tasty! The shop has a few things to look at and purchase as well as some tshirts and ube mochi waffle/pancake mix. Definitely recommend stopping in!