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    Cafe Pendawa Lima

    4.3 (53 reviews)
    InexpensiveIndonesian
    Open 9:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    sian t.

    It's a small store but full of good stuff. Reasonable price. Very nice and friendly staff. A lot of treasure (good stuff) that couldn't be found in other places. Only accept cash or venmo for the payment.

    Be careful with this seller! I have been a subscriber and buying goods online for 3 years & this time there was a case of damaged goods (see photo) there was a handwritten "Damage" from UPS, when I opened all the food packages they were exposed to broken syrup & also frozen food was damaged. I tried to call to let him know, but twice the phone call just hung up. He or she (the owner) only answered text very rudely, no apology & refused to pay a full refund even though I sent it back. This is a really bad seller. I have never met a worse one in the US.

    Affordable and delicious prepared foods for take-out.
    Elowyn C.

    I'm lucky enough to live in easy walking distance of this place, and it's one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood. Everything I've tried has been delicious, and the only down-side is that it's hard to motivate myself to cook when I know that amazing food like this is close by! Picture is of my lunch today (from their prepared foods section), which was mind-numbingly good and very reasonably priced, especially considering the quality.

    Neta F.

    When you're Indonesian and live in USA, then you get so homesick with indonesian snacks and fresh "gorengan" aka fried street food, come to this tiny corner spot. The place might be small, but what they sell inside is HUGE for Indonesian living in USA. I drove for 5 hrs to get here, just so i can taste their fresh "tempe goreng tepung", "lopis ketan", "kue cucur", "lapis legit", and so on.. the list can keep on going.. I just wish they accept card payment, because they only accept cash. I usually spend almost or more than $100 here, i mean, after 5hrs driving, i better stock up! and bringing cash for more than $100 is a bit hassle for me. The staffs are always friendly and helpful. They speak bahasa (of course!), and instantly made me feel like i was shopping at the store near my mom's house back in indonesia. I will always stop by to this store whenever i visit south philly.

    Nasi kuning and bihun
    Hafida F.

    It is a small Indonesian foods mini market. This is my first time to go to Philadelphia. I was amazed with this shop. It provided dry foods (kerupuk/chips, noodles, and other Indonesia ingredients for cooking) and fast food (fritters). I went there 2 times in 2 days in a row. Bought the amazing tahu isi (fried tofu with some veggies for filling), bakwan (veggies fritters), kroket, nasi kuning (yellow rice), and bihun (fried noodles). All of our stuffs gave me an Indonesia original tastes! 'Twas so good! But my fave is Bakwan

    An amazing collection of Indonesian food, grocery and pharmacy goods!
    Santita N.

    Amazing collection of Indonesian market products at an affordable price, staffed with the friendliest people! Came here as out of town visitors after getting very strong word-of-mouth suggestions to come. Apparently this is THE place to go for all-things Indonesian products. And they're right! Everything from snacks, frozen goods, seasonings, to medicine and pharmacy goods. You'll find it here. Apart from the imported goods, they also sell ready-to-eat items from vendors around the Philly area. Everything from rice platters, nasi bungkus (rice platter wrapped in banana leaf and brown paper), to sweet treats and a variety of breads. Get it all in one go. I was impressed at how friendly and helpful the staff were when we came. They saw me piling my hands with bags and bags of goods, and they came and offered me a basket right away. They helped unload my basket once I get to the register too! Let's just say I left a very happy and satisfied customer who just went on a memory lane adrenaline for about 20 minutes. I think my husband thought I was crazy with how excited I am to see products on shelf that I haven't in years! FYI the store is CASH ONLY. So be prepared.

    Mr F G And Mrs M S.

    Wow! This place is great! We love it! Large selection of Indonesian groceries. You can also find a lot of Indonesian snacks & prepared food. Indonesian snacks are so seriously yummy! If you haven't tried, it's definitely worth trying. From the outside, it looks like any corner bodega but once you're inside, you feel like you're in a different country, hearing the TV playing local Indonesian program, you can almost forget that you're in Philly. The guy behind the counter were friendly. Great place to buy all your Indonesian goodies.

    Whole  big lines with indonesian yummy snacks :)

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    You can get almost anything indonesian disini, microwave ada, owner very friendly. But parking not easy.

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