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Kabalen

3.0 (42 reviews)
ModerateFilipino
Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Ready-to-serve hot food on the 1st floor (various grilled fish, rice, vegetables dishes)
Sel Z.

If you're looking for big value when it comes to food, or cheap & economical meals with large volume of food (that's also tasty and high quality), Kabalen is the place to be. It serves authentic homestyle-cooked Filipino dishes - everything from grilled fish and seafood, to rice and vegetable dishes. One of their signature offerings is the kamayan / boodle fight. ** PARKING ** The restaurant is located in a small plaza. There is free parking for customers in front of the restaurant, but parking spots fill up quickly (especially on weekends and around peak meal times), and the area is quite small, so parking space can be quite tight. There are other outdoor parking lots and street parking nearby, if the plaza parking lot happens to be full. ** RESTAURANT LAYOUT & HOW IT WORKS ** Just like a lot of other Filipino restaurants in the neighbourhood, they do the grilling / most of the cooking in front of the restaurant (so you can smell the delicious food being cooked before you even step inside!). The first floor is the area where they serve hot food ready to go. There is quite a large selection of dishes, as well as some traditional Filipino snacks and desserts. Snacks / desserts selection includes puto, sapin sapin, kutsinta, biko (various steamed rice / tapioca cakes in different flavours and varieties), as well as 'cold' desserts such as the coconut shreds with fruits & jellies in refreshing coconut milk. The first floor is also where you can pick up your catering or take-out orders. If you order directly from the hot food bar downstairs, you can take the food to eat upstairs or get them in containers for to go. There are washrooms on both the 1st and 2nd floors. The washroom on the second floor only has 1 stall, but it's quite spacious and clean. **SERVICE & AMBIENCE ** The second floor is the dining area. Service is almost non-existent as it operates more like a self-serve cafeteria (i.e. you seat yourself, bring your own tray of food upstairs, get napkins yourself from downstairs, pour yourself water from the water station). Sometimes there is staff to help bring your tray of food upstairs, but you just have to do most things yourself. So don't come expecting a typical dine-in service where the waiter / waitress will take your order and get you things. The ambience in the dining room upstairs is very casual and laid-back. There are TV screens around the room, with music playing (with a bit of the Filipino-style karaoke vibe). ** THE FOOD ** Lots of people seem to come for take-out / pick-up / catering orders. Most of the other patrons in the dining room order food from downstairs and bring it upstairs to eat. We came for the kamayan feast (boodle fight) for 4 people. (Note: You need to pre-order and pre-pay ahead of time.) It came in a large box, and was served on banana leaves. Portion size was huge (as expected). They gave so much rice, it probably could've fed 8 people. There was a large amount of fish and seafood on top of the rice (including 1 grilled tilapia, 1 fried bangus / milkfish, 1 whole grilled squid, large shrimps, and mussels). I really liked the vegetables, fruits, and salads that came with the kamayan: grilled okra, eggplant slices, atsara (pickled green papaya & onion slaw), cherry tomatoes, diced mango, and grilled pineapple. It was a very satisfying and excellent value meal. The best part of kamayan feast is eating with your hands from a common big spread of food on the banana leaves. (Kamayan is a Filipino word that means "eating with hands"). It gives a communal feeling. They provide plastic gloves, styrofoam plates, and plastic utensils if you need them (optional), but it's a lot more fun eating with the hands!

Teresa H.

First time trying the Kamayan Feast! The colors are eye-catching and it's a grilled heaven. They serve fish, shrimps, squid, and mussels. They also have BBQ skewers and different kinds of vegetables. Everything tastes so delicious and is grilled perfectly. Nothing is overcooked, except the fish, which is a bit too salty for us. But they serve a generous amount of rice and when you eat it with rice, it's fine. Moreover, when mixed with the shrimp paste, I couldn't stop myself from eating a lot of rice. It's indeed perfect for a party or a family meal.

a variety of food items on a table
Jana P.

We're from SoCal and our turo-turo places can't compare. Service, ambiance, and food was amazing. Only complaint is that their pork adobo and vinegar dipping sauce is a little too sweet, but that's subjective!

Kamayan Feast
Arnold L.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, it was quite some time I enjoyed a Boodle Fight / Kamayan Feast with my friends and family. Nothing will beat the camaraderie of eating with our sanitized hands while enjoying laughs and great conversations. At Kabalen , you can enjoy a traditional Boodle Fight from the comfort of your own home with their Super Kamayan Feast! On a bed of steamed Jasmine Rice, it's a dream surf and turf combo in however you enjoy a boodle fight. There's Lechon Kawali (Pork Belly or Siu Yuk for my Cantonese friends), grilled squid , shrimp, mussels, chicken skewers , mussels. For the vegans and vegetarians, there's perfectly grilled eggplant, okra, pineapple, and atsara (pickled green papaya). For the head to feet connoisseurs, you definitely need to try their Sisig. My friend @iam_rainyrain was not kidding, this simple but classic dish made from pig heads and minced pork is best enjoyed with a bite of rice! I wouldn't mind just getting an order of sisig straight up! As we get through these times, if you're looking for a feast to lift up your spirits, be sure to visit Kabalen for home-cooked meals at reasonable prices. You'll definitely would want to go back for more.

Lester C.

OVERALL: Overall cool Filipino spot, a great Kamayan dinner VENUE: The restaurant looks like a takeout joint downstairs but has a great seating area upstairs for a sit in dinner. FOOD: We had 6 people and ordered the Kamayan style dinner. The amount of food was insane! Generous amounts of seafood (fish, calamari), meats (beef, pork, chicken), veggies and rice. Overall the food was tasty. The dinner was also served with soup which was very refreshing (tasted like pho soup, so probably a beef soup). SERVICE: Good service. The set up the food infront of you which is a cool experience.

I was truly DISAPPOINTED by the food we ordered. The daing na bangus looked nothing like the picture on the site, with just two tiny pieces and none of the mango-onion salsa promised. The fish tasted rotten, as if it had been marinated for weeks. Even the bilo-bilo had undercooked taro and sweet potatoes. The vegetable spring rolls seemed like cheap frozen ones from a grocery store. Despite claims of deliciousness, Kabalen's food was far from it. The biggest letdown was the fish, as I had been craving daing na bangus, only to be served something unrecognizable. It felt like being fooled and scammed, nowhere near the advertised picture. I suspect they use frozen marinated fish from grocery stores, but even those taste better than what Kabalen served.

Julia D.

I've ordered from here several times now and each time has been a great experience! The pork bbq skewers reminds me of the ones I grew up with at weekend family get togethers! Their kamayan is visually gorgeous, and tastes very good too. The lechon is OK, but some parts were over cooked and very hard to chew while others were overly greasy. My family loves their pancit bihon/canton mix and their palabok it also tasty. The lumpia shanghai is really tasty too, but pretty comparable to other ones you can get. My best suggestion is to try and order stuff that gets made-to-order in the kitchen rather than things that are made and put at their hot bar

Sisig
Vannesa A.

Came here during the Taste of Manila festival. I ordered pork sisig which is a Kapampangan dish (a place part of Philippines) which is made from parts of pork head, chicken liver usually seasoned with Calamansi , onions and chilli pepper.

Super Kamayan Feast
Sandy H.

Called in the morning to place an order for the Super Kamayan Feast. Portion is super generous as my family of 6 had difficulty finishing it. Probably could use a bit of reheating by the time we got home, but other than that, no complaints. Would definitely order from here again for a special occasion!

Pork meat was of low quality; not worth the $4.99, small, price tag.
Nerissa W.

What is good: Their kare-kare, Adobo pork knuckles, Fried tilapia when less than an hour old! Kaldereta Chicken inasal Pancit mixed Pancit palabok Bad: Pork siopao Lechon kawali -not crispy at all and hard Giniling Dinuguan with offals Kakanins Ginataang Bilo-bilo. Binagoongan na baboy - Pork meat was of low quality; not worth the $4.99, small, price tag. This is supposed to be binagoongan na baboy! It did NOT taste like it at all. No coconut milk nor shrimp paste in it.

Super kamayan feast
Vivian L.

This place was super busy when I went but I really appreciate the effort they put in to get my order to me as quick as possible. The super kamayan feast I had was amazing. Such a great assortment of food, definitely would recommend!

Buko pandan (sold on second floor for Christmas eve special)
Shirley D.

This place is a typical cantina style Filipino restaurant which serves dishes cafeteria style. You would just come in, point to what you like, they'll gladly scoop it up and pack/prep it for you on a plate. My boyfriend and I were trying to find a place to order party trays for Christmas and decided to do some testing first and ate there first before making a decision. We ordered crispy pata and adobo and yes we were convinced it was good enough. For our Christmas family party. we ordered chop suey (veggies w/ quail egg), lumpia, lechon kawali, pork skewers, and pancit bihon canton. All were super delicious, greasy, but delicious goodness. The pork skewers were nice and sweet and savory because of the banana ketchup, the lechon was crispy to the taste and everything else was decent. These were all fairly safe choices of dishes to order and it all came up to around 2 something bills. Just to let you guys know, they do fiesta ham here as well but we only knew that once we had got there to pick up our order. On the second floor they had Red Ribbon products, dessert items like buko pandan, ube etc all ready to buy with cash only. It was a first come first serve kind of basis for those items. Honestly, I really like this place more than Sampuguita Village, despite some recommendations there. I just find the food more flavorful here and not only that, they had expanded their location to a pastry shop on the other side of the street. Must be a sign they are doing well! Anyways, really recommend ordering here for party trays or just to visit and have easy, casual Filipino lunch.

Boodle fight! Shrimp, mussels, bangus, squid, okra, pork BBQ!
Jordan L.

Came for kamayan with a family of 21. They were very accommodating. Food was great and portions were large! The price per head was also very reasonable. I've been to other places for kamayan and many felt quite expensive for what they offered. Special thanks to Victor & Chris for being top notch with their service!

Their puto and kutsinta is not good. Do not buy ii or waste your money.

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Sisig is always spoiled everytime we go there and the lumpia. Food is way overpriced. Never again Kabalen!

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This Filipino virtual restaurant has amazing innovative food. They are famous for their signature…read more22-layer Olive Oil Tsoko Mousse Cake, a 22-layer  chocolate mousse cake which is airy and moist. You can get a 6" x 6" x 6" cake for $38 or a slice for $10. Because of the airiness and deliciousness, you can easily eat a slice, or two! You'll notice throughout this review, there are monthly/weekly specials so we keep going back for more! A virtual restaurant is one that only prepares food for delivery or pickup only. There will never for indoor or outdoor dining at this restaurant. It can also be called a ghost kitchen. We started experiencing Adobar in Sep 2020 by having their savory food: Smokey Porc Adobar Meal ($12) and Spicy Chicken Adobar Meal ($12). If you are picking up, you must order ahead online and contact them when you arrive and someone will come to the entrance with your order. Adobar is located on Dundas St East, east of Jarvis. They have also made cake jars (a cake in a Mason jar) for $10 each, in various flavours. They cakes are quite thick and require a strong spoon to scope it out. They have made flavours such as: Tsoko Mousse Cake (from their famous 22-layer Tsoko Cake), Ube Coconut Cake, White Rabbit Cake, Dulce de Leche with Cheese Foam Cake, and White Chocolate Matcha Cake. Some of them are available as weekly specials only. Sometimes they with collaborate with other restaurants.  For example, in Apr 2021, they collaborated with Ulamkits' Panaderia to provide combine their bao (cheesy and sweet ensaymada), stuffed with Adobar's own smoky pork garnished with pork floss, scallions and spicy sauce. This combination was called AdoBao. It came as a kit where you have to broil it in an oven for a few minutes. For Mother's Day 2021, they collaborated with Tito Parley's Silvanas (frozen cookies with cashew-meringue wafers filled with cream). Adobar put their decadent chocolate between the wafers and wrote "Thank You" on the top wafer along with edible 23k gold leaf. You can eat it frozen or thawed. 2021-062 You can also find me on Instagram @chuan_chee. Thanks.

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Islas Filipino BBQ and Bar

(102 reviews)

Parkdale, Roncesvalles

A few Saturdays back, a couple of friends and I met up at Islas Filipino BBQ and Bar. We all…read morepitched eatery ideas and went with this suggestion from our Filipino friend who has always been my guide when it comes to Filipino food. We originally planned on going in early February. We meet up roughly every two months. One friend had to cancel. I was away during the long Family Day weekend. Instead, we rescheduled to the Saturday after the long weekend. I am the reservation booker in our group. I don't wait for someone to do it. It's an automatic instinct. I booked online twice. It was easy to cancel my first reservation and reschedule. You get a text message that confirms that your reservation is good or that your cancellation request went through. You also get a reminder a day before and an hour before your reservation. Nice! I had no problem finding a parking spot on Queen Street West, steps away from the eatery on the north side of the street. It's Green P parking, so I paid for three hours of parking through the app. I then started a new session for an hour because we tend to go over three hours when we dine as a group. It's such a great app and is convenient! One of my friends had arrived when I did. Moments later, our other friend made it. We all walked into the restaurant. The woman who greeted us knew my name from the reservation. It was nice to not say much! We got a nice table in the middle of the eatery. We ordered the following items: - To' silog with pandesal (me) - Bulalo (beef shank) soup - Barbeque - chicken and pineapple skewers - Sisig with steamed rice - Cava - Manila bay x 3 We got water to start. Our group tends to go for alcoholic drinks. We went with a bottle of cava, which was the best. It was fizzy, light, and enjoyable for brunch. I wanted a Filipino breakfast and went with the to' silog with pandesal. It had Filipino bacon called tocino that was pork belly. I love pork belly and liked how it was both slightly sweet and savory. I got two fried eggs, a light salad, and an orange wedge. It came with the fluffiest pandesal that I used to sop up the runny yolks. The garlic fried rice was amazing. Everything was delicious. One of my friend had the barbeque. I learned that barbeque means things on skewers that are barbequed. She got chicken and pineapple on skewers that came dangling from a pretty skewer holder with dipping sauce in the middle of it. She loved it so much. She saw my pandesal and my devouring it as if I hadn't had bread in my life that she got one. She understood how yummy it was. My other friend got the Bulalo (beef shank) soup. He was impressed that I knew the name of his dish. We have similar tastes. I like shank in soup. If I didn't have a craving for Filipino breakfast, I would have had this dish. He enjoyed it. It looked huge and hearty, especially with corn on the cob and other veggies in the soup. As we dined and chatted, I noticed an orange drink that the table next to us had. I asked our server what it was. It was Manila Bay. It had San Miguel beer, gin, calamansi, and honey. It was a traditional Manila drink. Our group said yes to a pitcher. It technical serves two, but we split it between the three of us to see if we liked it. OMG! This cocktail was delicious. We loved it so much that we ordered two more pitchers, so we essentially had one each when we were done. It was totally worth splurging to get it. It was refreshing and yummy. We didn't get any dessert. We were full from the food and drinks. Our alcoholic drinks were our dessert... haha! The washrooms are downstairs. It's an older building, so it's not great accessibility-wise. The washroom was clean and decent. Staff were so patient with us. We were the first group to arrive and the last to leave at around 4:30 pm. We got the bill split in three. All three of us paid with credit cards. I tapped and tipped. All was great. It's a fabulous place to enjoy authentic Filipino food and drinks with company. Everything was yummy and staff were great. I'd return in a heartbeat for more. Maybe we can do a kamayan feast (boodle fight eating with your hands) next time. (117)

Food: 3.5 Stars Service: 3 Stars…read moreAmbience: 3 Stars Fill Factor: Filling This is a late review but I came here based on a recommendation by a co-worker who really liked their BBQ offerings. Overall I was fairly satisfied with the food and wouldn't mind trying some of their other offerings. For some reason I was very excited to try this place so I ordered a bit more than I usually do. We did the prix fixe menu choosing the lumpia as our starter, adobo as our main, and a halo halo as our dessert. We also ordered the BBQ pork as this was highly recommended and the main reason I wanted to try Islas. The BBQ pork definitely met the hype as the meat was tender and flavourful. The lumpia (which is essentially a spring roll) was also great with its crispy exterior and flavourful fillings. The halo halo was solid as well. The adobo was the one thing I did not really enjoy much. It was ok but this is not the flavour of adobo that I personally enjoy. It was not bad but not the flavour I think of when I want adobo. The space was large and was dimly lit. It felt clean and spacious and the decor was alright nothing special. The service was ok. They took our order, brought our food and cashed us out. Really nothing especially good or bad. All in all I would definitely come back here for the BBQ and to try some of their other offerings. Glad I came here and tried it and would recommend the same to anyone looking for food in the area.

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This is a two-night market featuring one of the Philippines' popular ingredients called Ube, which…read moreis vivid purple in colour. There is food, drinks, live music, and art. It is free to enter the night market. Ube is a purple yam, a type of sweet potato, scientifically called dioscorea alata. It's deep purple colour is due to the presence of anthocyanins. There were so many food vendors. There was Filipino artist Leeroy New, DJ Nina Salvo, Band BotterxBroke, and a magician. We ordered the following: 1. From Tito Parley's: Salvanas ($7.00), a macaron x ice cream sandwich, Ube Coco flavour. 2. From Hazel's Best: Ube Gulaman Samalamig ($6.00), a cold drink. 3. From Islas: UBE Smash Burger (double, $15.00). The food and drink we got were so delicious! There are picnic tables to sit on. After 18:00, it got crowded, so it may be hard to find a spot to sit down. We also met a friend, Rechie Valdez, federal Minister of Small Business. She herself is Canada's first Filipino federal minister. There is no free WiFi. The festival is wheelchair accessible. There are two paid parking lots. Review 2023-304

First time attending the UBE night Market. Tons of vendors with lots of ube items on their menu…read more There was also a magician and music. Fun to drop by and check out some food. I loved the ube pork adobo cheese bun, very unique and delicious. Some items are really pricy for what you get, but that's usually the case at the night markets. Fun to try out some limited time items for the festival. Loved that there was a ube themed backdrop to take a photo and it was great that it was walking distance to us.

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