Solid filipino food, all the basics, pancit, lechon kawali(fried pork) adobong pusit(calamari adobo flavored), igado(menudo with liver), filipino style menudo and dinuguan (pork w/secret sauce heehee). As others said, they have the fried dilis(anchovies), fried chicken skins, and chicharon bulaklak (fried pork intestines). My faves is the dinuguan and all there fried stuff. Keep in mind after eating here you might want to buy a bottle of fish oil, but the food is all good in this hood! Peeps need to also recognize, they just opened a halo halo (literally meaning, mix-mix, which usually consists with shaved ice, flan, ice cream, jello etc together with evaporated milk) corner. It is a very common filipino food that hits the spot for a sugar crave. They also got Taiwanese shaved ice that is sooooo delicious. Worth the visit itself and the only place I know that serves Taiwanese shaved ice in southeast san diego. I gave this place an extra star alone for the desserts and cause its the only filipino food in my neighborhood :) Tip: most filipinos go here for there fresh pan de sal (bread that tastes slightly sweeter than salty, which is a common breakfast food in the filipino culture) get it, it's good! Get the "poppin pearls" with your shaved ice... read more

Kababayan Bakery - Custom Halo-halo and honey dew shaved ice with poppin pearls! - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Kababayan translated in English means "town mate." Having experienced all-things Filipino in my years, I can say that meeting a fellow town mate is a special thing to Filipino's in the States. You attain much more than a sense of camaraderie. In fact, I would describe it as tapping into a familiar piece of you; something that gives you that unique sense of home and comfort. That my friends, is exactly what you'll find here in this turo-turo joint. They keep their operation here simple. They serve up a daily selection of entrees or "ulam" including favorites such as lechon, sisig, adobo, mechado, pansit, and arroz caldo. You'll also see a couple choices of vegetables or "gulay" such as pinakbet or mongo beans. While I've seen fish served daily, let's not forget the steaming hot pot of tinola and sinigang that make any cold day go away. Plan on taking your food to-go. However, if you're like me and can't wait to get home to eat, they are more than accommodating and will gladly re-locate their piles of Filipino breads and sweets off their tables to make room for you and your impatient belly. read more

Kababayan Bakery - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

This is one of my small in the hole places where I occasionally come in for Filipino food on the go. They serve various dishes and have fresh baked breads and desserts. They also do whole roasted pig too. Yummy! Just a heads up on the desserts that are spread out on the tables. If you can get fresh, get it. A lot of times you don't know how long those desserts and breads have been there. Could be a day old or several days old. Inspect it thoroughly!!! Seriously! I'm very serious They only allow 2 customers in at a time. Totally understandable. This place is small. The staff wear masks and gloves . They also provide hand sanitizer too. Best time to get food is right when they open cause you know it's just been cooked! If you r up at the crack of dawn they r open at 0630. Come check them out read more

Cooked. Pork. Skins. With the fat attached. And a whole bunch of other stuff. But, cooked pork skins. Do you REALLY need another reason? read more

I am in heaven. Maybe it's because I haven't had Filipino food in forever, but I'm so happy right now. My eyes were bigger than my stomach, and I tried some of their entrees and sweets. It's bakery and restaurant in one and they share a space with a smoothie/shave ice place next door. The options are endless. Combos come with white rice, pretty standard. And their servings are generous. If you're craving good ol' Filipino cuisine, come here! read more

This is for their Shanghai lumpia only. I have not tried anything else here. We love ordering the lumpias for parties - they are super cheap. About $19 for an order of 50 lumpia or $40 for 100. They are a hit every time we bring them to a party. We call to order ahead and pick up later. It's usually busy in there so I definitely suggest putting in the order ahead of time. They accept cash and card. The only reason they didn't get 5 stars is because the place is really tiny. It would be very hard to social distance while in there. read more

One thing Filipinos are great at besides billards and boxing (Manny Pacquiao) is cooking pork. Me being Filipino. We have perfected the art of cooking pork in so many ways. From roasting a whole pig until the pig's skin is crispy yet flavorful. To cutting fatty cubes of pork and cooking it for two plus hours in white vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves and pepper. Different ways to cook pork but it all equals delicious. On Paradise Valley road in Spring Valley is a Filipino bakery that has authentic Filipino breads, candies, can goods, etc. but the reason I go there is for the combination plates to go. This time I had sweet pork sausage and the other dish was adobo style pork, liver, bell peppers and peas. Served with two big mounds of rice. It is a lot of food for a small price. To be honest. I don't know all the official names of every Filipino dish. I just ask what's in it and go with that. I have never gone wrong yet. Great authentic Filipino dishes. The people are so friendly reminds me of my aunties and uncles. If your in the area. Give it a try. You will be pleasantly surprised. read more

Kababayan Bakery - Cubes of pork adobo style, sweet pork sausages and two mounds of rice. So much food. I am in pork heaven. - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

All I have to say about them is, their customer service isn't that great. They didn't even acknowledge us standing there, waiting. Finally we just left. I think driving the extra miles to National City is worth it . read more

Favorite Filipino "point point" joint. Love coming here when they're about to close. Although, some dishes are already sold out, they give you extra scoops so they don't have left overs. Hands down best sisig in town. Its vinegary, a lil Spicy kick and definitely got some crunch in it. They use lechon so it has the crunchy texture. The workers are very helpful. I speak filipino to the workers and I feel like they know me already so they've been comfortable with me. I've witnessed them give out great customer service to others as well. I've seen them multiple times try to explain dishes to non-Filipinos and even give out samples. read more

I am so happy I came across this place! In case you're not familiar, it's more "cafeteria" style where you choose the dishes for your combo plate. I got a combo and a side of fried chicken skin. Everything was bomb!! I'll definitely be stopping by next time i'm in the area :) read more

Really I go for the desserts: turon, karioka, and ginataan bilo bilo (when they have it). The food is ok. Sisig has really good flavor, fresh siopao is tasty. I've had both their pancit canton and bihon and they were disappointing: overcooked and mushy. This place could be better but, like other reviewers have said, the customer service is lacking. Not friendly and they're cheap. Portions are fine but, for example, they served me pancit that was sitting so long it was smushed together in the form of the pan, like it had noodle blocks in it you could cut with a knife (or spoon - you know you're Filipino if...). And if you order to go and don't ask, you're not getting a fork. Then it's like they're put out to give you some plastic ware when you do. Come on, atey. read more

Kababayan Bakery - One item combo. Half rice half pancit canton and sisig. - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

Very poor customer service. Very unreliable for ordering by phone. They take the order, but they don't make it. Ughhh!!!!! The servers are always not in a good mood. read more

This filipino bakery has lots of baked goods to choose from. Most items are really affordable. They also have hot entrees to choose from and it is next to a halo halo dessert shop. read more

The food is grossly served. Over stuffing containers. Has it occurred to them to use bigger containers? The meat is rich in coloring. Typical filipino turo turo read more

My second time here and it's busy today then last time . Service is good , and I got my order within 10 mins . The food is so good . I'm the type to explore and try new foods ; I wasn't disappointed here. Pricing is fair , not expensive . Come by if your feeling it read more

I love going there to get my Filipino foods, soup and of course lumpia too. Don't forget the fried bananas along with Pancit and everything else. I go here at least once a week read more

I always buy my lunch here and the price is so expensive. I buy food that you have to dip in a vinegar they'll only give you 1small one. If I ask for extra one they'll say..oh you're only allowed this much...my god only vinegar!!!think about if your food are too expensive and just extra vinegar you guys can't even give... read more

Kababayan Bakery - This much food, they'll give 1 small container of vinegar - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

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Best Filipino food and desserts ever! There cheese bread rolls and other breads no one can beat! The lumpia is always crispy and pancit is always delicious. So is the sisig, lechon, chicken chicharon, and many other items! Next door the snoice is a great treat as well! Always a returning customer! read more

Ordered pancit and got hair in it. It wasn't like it was just one strand... I looked through it and there were multiple strands in there! Workers and cooks need to wear a hairnet and also wear gloves or at least wash your hands after handling money and then food. The food is good but after I saw that I lost my appetite. Just not sanitary at all. read more

You know what my main problem is with this establishment is how a specific person is always rude. (Multiple times) Don't know what her name is but it is one of the aunties that works here. The only thing I come here for is cheese balls. 1. because it's actually made good here 2. Because of the location. But honestly I'm done with her attitude. 1. don't talk shit about your customer in front of them in Tagalog. (I understand Tagalog almost fluently) so I know what your saying. Don't call me mayabang (arrogant) because I told you this is not what I ordered. I ordered cheese balls not cheese rolls. Then throw an attitude and call me other things in Tagalog (won't include it because it went on for a while and translating will take forever) 2. If you drop a box cover on the floor don't pick up and use it with my order. 3. Don't use your hand without gloves to arrange my the food in the box. (This was cheese rolls) that's what tongs are for and you touched the floor) 4. Don't give me attitude because you have to put back a wrong order (cheese rolls with the dirty box cover.) 5. Don't give more attitude when you don't actually give me my full order of 2 dozen not 1 dozen. 6. Don't make scene because you walked away from me quickly and I told you that I ordered two dozen not one. 7. Don't talk shit with other customers about me and how "mayabang" I am and I don't know what I want to order. On the side note: I was raised well to respect my elders, I greeted you and still call you Auntie (sign of respect) throughout our various encounters. But someone needs to fix her attitude her attitude remains the same no matter what time of day it is. read more

Always good food at this place! Limited selection of food to choose from time to time. Some of the food runs out by 4-5pm. Today, I purchased a combo meal with pancit canton and menudo for $8.50 and two additional sides of dinaguan and chicken adobo for total of $12.11. Unfortunately, the lady at the cash register only gave me 3 plates and even fewer spoons and forks, despite having a lot of food. I was not even bringing it home to wear I have utensils. Good food, Limited choices, but customer service is not high on my scale. bonus is the snoice boba place attached which is my favorite part. read more

This place was recommended by a friend and she didn't disappoint! She told me to get the cheese bread and they were delicious and cheap! They offer a wide variety of hot items to choose from along with pre-packaged breads. I didn't have an issue with the staff. They both were friendly and accommodating. I know when I want my Filipino fix, I'll come here to try the lechon Kawali and beef stew. Although I did notice the prices WERE NOT listed on the above menu, I'm pretty confident all dishes will be under $20. I could be wrong. read more

Lumpia are great they only take orders for 50+ great for all occasions . They have other food there buffet style but I have not tried it yet . Clean and friendly place even if it is in a rough neighborhood. read more

Everything ive had here has been pretty good. Sisig & beef steak are so good every time I come here. Con: I wish they had Lumpia made and ready already. You have to order party trays in order to have it. read more

Moving back in the neighborhood, I did not realize this Filipino bakery existed. I tried it out one morning and ordered their pansit and man they give you a hefty portion. There pandesal is also delicious. So I've been coming regularly now mostly in the morning and the lady that helps us is always so nice and cheerful and that's one of the reason why I've been a returning customer. My family and I went to get dinner on two occasion and unfortunately did not have a pleasant experience. It seems that staff in the evening are not as nice and can be rude. There was one night we ordered lechon kawali but they said they ran out of the sauce that came with yet. I went to the store next door and purchased the lechon sauce. While eating dinner there, we notice that they have a refrigerator full of the lechon sauce in containers but was not offered any at all. I don't understand Tagalog very much but understood enough that the staff in the background was commenting about how I bought my own sauce and giggling. I tried getting dinner again last night and it seems it was the same staff. I place an order for a combination and asked for one of the main entrees but another lady that was helping another customer decided she wanted all what was left. They could have given a serving to us and given the rest to the other customer. There was not much choices left as they may have been prepping to close. Just because of their lack of customer service we decided to leave and bring our business elsewhere. I must say this, from a business stand point, customer service plays a huge role in repeat customers. There are alot of other choices for Filipino restaurants/bakery and will drive the extra distance where my business is appreciated. In these times, customer retention and references is what will make a successful business. Overall this place is pretty good. I just think staff in the evening need to be more attentive and brush up on their customer service skills. read more

WHAT: Whenever we come to town, we are surrounded by the presence of Cheese Bread and Pan de Sal on the table!! The bread is incredibly soft & tasty!! You just keep wanting to put more in your mouth! Lol. I haven't tried anything else YET. Hopefully I will soon. In the meantime, if you are looking for some Filipino bread and close to Spring Valley/National City, hit it up!! read more

Although the food is decent if you need to get your fix of Filipino food, the service is terrible and the one star rating I give today is for the expired cheese homeboy sold to me today. It expired in January this year, it's now April and the box isn't even health department standard, there's like mold on it or something. They should get shut down because they're trying to poison their customers. I'm not coming here anymore. I'll get my food from Conchings or Seafood City from now on. read more

Was really disappointed that they no longer have the empanadas that my coworker once gave me that I was dreaming about till the day I got to get some on my own since I'm not from the area. I finally made the trip out there and the most dreadful words were uttered from the server's mouth, "we no longer sell them anymore". Although their food looked really good, I doubt that I'll ever go back after getting my heart broken. read more

Today was my first going to this place and despite the decent food, I was completely dissatisfied. The young lady who helped me was extremely rude and short with me when I asked her about the prices (which were not posted) and about the food selection. I am not too familiar with Filipino food but recently took a liking to their cuisines, hence my questions. I ended up purchasing lumpia but instead was given giant eggrolls. I will not be returning to this place as there are a lot of Filipino restaurants out here with way better customer service with just as good food. read more

Kababayan Bakery - I ordered lumpia and got egg rolls :/. This mixup plus horrible customer service, I will not be returning. - Filipino Near Me - Spring Valley, California

This is right by my house! I'm glad this place opened up because I could just walk up there to get some really good Filipino food! Their turon is really great. Ginataan bilo bilo is great when it's fresh Spaghetti rivals that of Jolibee. And it's cheaper here Their ube is so tasty. My favorite is their lechon kawali. I was craving this the other day. I just walked up to get it. Went home and snacked on it. It definitely hit the spot. You could taste the chicken liver in their sauce so it's not really my favorite. Mang Tomas is a great alternative =) Definitely a great neighborhood Filipino food. they have pan de sal, deserts, and ulam. Nice family owns it too! read more

2013 I will never buy here again... Used to be good but now they become too shiesty! The customer service sucks especially the cashier... I rather drive all the way to national city and get better service and better food! Updating 03/15/2016 For the pass few months I had to come back and buy food here for my Aunties and found out that they have improved their service and they give a good amount of food. I hope they continue to this so I'm updating my former review from 1 star - 5 star. Thank you! And keep up the good work:) read more

Best Pan de Sal in San Diego...PERIOD! Get there bright and early and get it all warm and soft and stuff. I have to buy 2 bags, cause I swear, I will eat half a bag on the way home and that is like 2 miles away. Also, as food goes, I normally am a Pinoy food snob. This place is on my list when I want some Pinoy food and not have to make it myself. They have also expanded, so I can eat there and get that food in my belly ASAP! read more

Gave this place a shot trying to hit up all the food shops in the area so I ordered a combo plate half pansit and white rice with BBQ short ribs, chicken adobo. also ordered lumpia you can only order a min of 25 lumpia no less Pansit was good the BBQ short ribs where alright and the chicken adobo was so so Lumpia was on hit the wifey and my youngster where tearing it up Only gave it 3 stars because no pricing visible don't know what things cost until they charge you up and parking sucks. read more

Love this place! My mom always orders the pan de sal when we have parties, the bread has just the right amount of sweetness and is never dry. Only had one issue with them when they didn't warm up the bread correctly and we got left with semi cold bread with our order. The lumpia is yummy & the pancit as well. My favorite thing to get here is the siopao it's pretty bomb. I def recommend this place . read more

They are ok. I'm half Filipino and if I don't bring my mom with me when I come they'll ignore me and attend to other Filipinos first. Food is good but not the best. Lumpia is good but a little garlicky. But their pandesal is very good. read more

Customer service is ok. Traditional Filipino food, greasy af. Not much place to sit. They have extra item to buy, but how old is it? Plus side is snoice right next door. read more

Have been coming here awhile now. Family owned, clean, and tasty tasty food at affordable price. And they now have bibingka! Love the menudo and the other point point entres. Also very good is the lechon kawali. All in all a definite step or several steps up from Titas, etc. Better quality. Nice mom and pop point point and bakery. Great Pan de Sal. read more

I'm so sorry but I need to be Honest! I Love this place before we used to go there everyday.. I don't want to cook because my Husband said, just go buy food to Kababayan..Staff are very Accomodating.. My Husband and I enjoying going there... But, it was recently that we got dissapointed The Short Lady there who work in the kitchen are so rude!!! If only We can buy "Good Manners and Right Conduct" can buy I will definitely buy for her! Lastly I hope they can be more nice! Some of my friends are complaining about some of the staff attitude! I'm praying that the owner read the reviews so that they can fix that problem! My house is walking distance to that place but I'd rather go somewhere instead! read more

Omg ! I usually shop next door, we pop in once in awhile... the food never looks appealing so we leave. But today we got some lechon . $10 a lbs. dayummmm the shit was a day old and it was lunch time . Thought I give you guys a chance but your food is greasy, old and dry... . Kill the Chef . I can't recommend this place . read more

I'm not sure I have the capability to order here. I come here with my grandma. She does the work. All I know is that if you want delicious Filipino food, a lot of it, and for cheap, come here. Just do it. Sig sig and pork meneudo were excellent today! Oh, and don't forget to purchase a bag of pan de sal! read more