Love their pork sisig bc it's ALL meat. None of that weird stuff like left over pig scraps or everything but the oink business... All meat. It's my favorite here. Give me that with some white rice and I'm one happy camper! Other items I like are the palabok, kare kare, and pancit bihon. read more

This is my very first time having Filipino food in a restaurant. I've had my small doses of homemade Filipino food that I don't know much about. I've lived in Milpitas for quite some time before moving to Fremont and I had no idea this place existed! So, I came here with a party of eight on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. We were told to wait about 30 minutes and we were all okay with that. I really didn't mind considering how large our party was. But to my surprise, there were quite a lot of parties that are either our size or a little smaller. Onto the food! We were recommended by one of our friends to this restaurant and we had initially asked him what we should order. He basically told us that everything was good but gave us some specific dishes to order. We ended ordering the Bircol's Pride, large garlic rice, pork adobo, crispy fried chicken, Lechon kawali, and pork sisig. It took some time for the food to come out but what I've noticed is that they bring out all of the food almost all at once, so I didn't mind that. All the dishes we got were so delicious! The Bircol's pride is basically a dish of assorted veggies in a coconut milk/curry broth. It makes eating veggies so much better because of the deliciousness from the coconut based curry-like broth. It tasted like a vegetable coconut curry to be honest and so good. The garlic rice was great! It's so simple yet so tasty! I could seriously eat that in all my meals. The pork adobo was good! I thought the meat was cooked nicely and the sauce or broth it comes in with is just so good. The crispy fried chicken. Oh my goodness. How is it possible to keep something this fried up so juicy?! I was so amazed at how juicy and tender the chicken was. Yum! The lechon kawali was also very tasty! It was so crispy and nicely done. The sauce that comes with it was very good, too! It kind of reminds me of the Chinese version of barbecue pork. And finally, the pork sisig. It's basically meat cooked on a sizzling plate along with some onions and cilantro. It was very good! It was very chewy and it was just so good for something so simple. I was very satisfied by this meal and I'm amazed at how little we paid (since we split the bill). We ended up paying $10 per person (including tips and tax). Right?! I was so surprised for the amount of food we ate. I definitely recommend this place and I will be back again! Such great food and at a affordable price! read more

Kalesa - Filipino Near Me - Milpitas, California

i've eaten here a few times before for lunch and for the most part, the experience was above average - the food tastes good, the service is ok. This time, however, i'm so dissapointed, a little upset, and not sure what I should do. One of my coworkers was eating a dessert drink (you know, with the jelly in it, very much like "che") and towards the bottom of his drink, he discovered glass. I laughed it off thinking he was joking, but he gave it to me to feel, and it wasn't soft like jelly; it was hard like glass!! about the size of a nickel. We informed our server, Ding, and he took the piece of glass to the back and that was it. He didn't address it again, aside from, "Sorry about that." I'm upset because had that been me, I, most likely, would have swallowed that! Thank goodness no one was hurt, but when I got the bill, there was no comp whatsoever. It was pretty much brushed under the rug. Yes, Kalesa may have good food, but their customer service regarding issues similar to this needs to be improved or seriously addressed. My coworkers were not as upset about it as I am, and Kalesa's lucky I wasn't the one that had to experience broken glass in my drink, otherwise, I would have taken it to another level. This is not hair in my food that, granted, is disgusting. This is serious health problems if it was swallowed. I was not a happy camper leaving lunch today. read more

My group walked in and there are four of us. We were seated right away but that was the only good thing to happen. This snobby lady practically threw the menus at us without saying anything. We looked over the menu for a good seven to ten minutes with no one approaching us. After an additional ten more minutes, we were trying to get the servers attention and nothing. No one asked us to get our drink orders or anything. So we just stood up and walked out. Apart from that, there was a party that was just ending so there was a excruciatingly loud music that we can't even hear each other. I wish that we could've tastes some of their food because they look really good but one interaction with a snobby waitress and being invisible for more than 20 mins doesn't make me mad, it makes me disappointed. I don't think we'll visit this place again. read more

LOVE THE FOOD, not gonna lie. I guess what I don't like is their bathroom. I expected the bathroom to be clean considering the ambience seems as if it a nice fancy Filipino restaurant. And bathrooms is big for me since I always need to use the bathroom after driving far to get to the location. Lastly, whoever cleared our table had something to say under her breath but I wish she didn't. She probably didn't realize someone was paying attention. She should've just keep it to herself. Just saying. Other than that, FOOD IS GREAT! read more

My family loves this place. They have great food and they usually have great service, depending on who serves you. Last time we came here, we had about 15 people in our party. We had family from Virgina in town and we took them out to dinner here. Our service could have been better, but she knew that she would get an automatic tip because we were a large party and therefore, the service sucked =( I had to clear plates out of the way to make room for dessert and moved them to another table and I also had to get up many times to ask for soda/water refills for our guest. Despite the awful service, my family and I love the food here. Here are some of my favorite and not so favorite dishes to try =) Our Regular "Gotta Try" Dishes -Sizzling Sisig (Love this dish!! With extra jalapenos on the side) -Kare Kare (My whole family loves this dish, except for me. It's so.. bland, and missing something. I think my husband makes better kare kare) -Beef Mechado (Very tasty slices of beef with peppers and potatoes) -Sizzling Grilled Squid (Very flavorful sauce) -Daing Na Bangus (Yummy with fish sauce) -Crispy Pata -Menudo What the Kids Like -Lumpiang Shanghai (I usually ask for the vinegar for dipping) -Pancit Palabok -Lollipop Wings -Chicken BBQ (3 pieces) Didn't Really Like too Much.... -Spaghetti ala Pinoy (Needs more flavor & hot dogs. There were only 3 slices of hot dogs) -Beef Bistek (I've had better) -Pinaket (No flavor at all, my Nanay makes it better) Desserts -Halo Halo -Buko Panda -Sorbetes Ng Pamilya -Leche Flan (it's okay) -Sago't Gulaman (kids did not like it at all) read more

My Ratings: Quality of Food - 5 Stars Quantity of Food - 5 Stars Price - 5 Stars Location - 5 Stars Parking - 4 Stars Service - 4 Stars Speed - 3 Stars My Opinion/Story: CRISPY PATA!!!! Need I say more?!? Ok, I'll elaborate my review!! I like this place.. (so far!) only because their food is really good! The place is very clean, not too cluttery with decorations and despite the ambiance.. I'd still go there for their food. My friends took us here back in July '08 and I was skeptical about it because the only really cool filipino place I know was Barrio Fiesta. Then I walked in and saw that it had a potential to be a family gathering place. The service is good (sometimes it's just ok because they get busy and forget me), but they never fail to bring your food out right away. They all even wear the traditional filipino attire. Anyway.. since July, I've been to this place about 4 times even when there's no occasion (I make one up just to have a reason to eat out). Other places only give one crispy pata but this place gives you two... enough for 4 people. Anyway, I like this place and for now its my favorite filipino restaurant... until something else beats their portions. read more

I tried more Filipino food other than the ones I can cook, or the ones in my comfort zone!! Kare Kare all the way!! The oxtail with peanut butter sauce was tantalizing! Portions here are more than enough! Our party of 5 ordered several dishes and had bursting stomachs...still walking out with lunch for tomorrow!!! http://cbs5.com/video/?id=49096@kpix.dayport.com My boyfriend is amazing! =) Nuff said! read more

I've been unfair in regards to how I viewed this place before, but I think I either ordered the wrong thing or came at a bad time, because the last few times I've been here since then were pretty much perfect. Stick to the breakfasts here, you can't go wrong. Sisigsilog - the sisig here is bomb! They advertise it on the menu as spicy but I personally didn't think it was that spicy. Longsilog - huge portions for the price, IMO. And the sausage is the good kind that doesn't give you the burps (although I think the burp-inducing one is more authentic) Tapsilog - again, huge portion for the price, and even though I don't eat tapa that often, this version was pretty good. Also, an extra order of egg actually includes TWO eggs. Solid spot for filipino breakfast! read more

The second time was the charm. We (party of 12) were there for a family birthday so we were able to order damn near the whole menu. Complete bliss. I told everyone I was full at lest 6 times - and each time, seconds later...I dove in for more. Once again...I pulled the famed - unbutton your pants while no ones looking routine. I think I'm going to invest in spandex dinner slacks. Anyone got any hooks?! read more

I don't understand the hype. My Lola (grandma) cooks better than this... But I guess that's what we all say. Here's what it all adds up to: Their pancit - bland. Their chicken tinola - bland. Their menudo - meh. Meh meh meh meh mehhh all just "okay". The fried pusit (calamari) and fried chicken were waaaay too greasy for me. I mean, hey, if you like a tablespoon of oil sitting on top of the rest of your stomach contents, then go for it. I, myself, felt like throwing up. Their fish (Bangus, perhaps?) sisig was a crowd pleaser, and so was their crispy pata. Oh, and their turon with ice cream was good, but definitely not worth $5. You're probably better off crashing at some Filipino party. Sure, you won't get waiters and waitresses wearing the tradition Filipino outfits but hey, you won't get charged up your butt for something your lola or mom can cook better. read more

I have a nonsexual crush on Tony Bourdain and have been watching past episodes of "No Reservations" pretty obsessively. He's the reigning swine king and he drooled over lechon during the episode in the Philippines. That coupled with my friend Boban's cries of "when are we gonna get lechon?" drove me on a search for good lechon in the Bay Area. My cousin suggested Kalesa so we checked it out. If you're looking for ambiance, this place has the ambiance of a Farell's because every three minutes the staff and guests are singing along to a recording of Happy Birthday. If you're on a quest for well presented, hardy, and freshly made Filipino comfort food in generous portions that hasn't been sitting under heat lamps for several hours, come here. Everything we order was delicious, including the chicharong bulaklak. (Tony Bourdain would fall over these deep fried innards.) The grilled squid was cooked just right; no rubber chewing here. The lumpia was okay, not super-stellar. Ay, nako. They do garlic fried rice just right, though. The fried calamari was really yummy, too. I kept ogling the kare-kare (oxtail stew in a peanut sauce) and the pinakbet (bittermelon, squash and green beans in coconut milk) making their way to neighboring tables. They were really colorful and fresh looking. Next time! One star missing because they didn't have lechon on Lechon Sunday! (Lechon Kawali ain't the same.) read more

This review is just for their food as I ordered take out. I've heard good things about Kalesa and finally was able to give them a try as I was passing through Milpitas. I walked in placed my order for a sisig silog and waited about 15-20 minutes. When I was finally able to eat my meal it was very good. The garlic rice was fresh and the sisig was hot and spicy. Definitely will be back. I want to try their Sunday brunch now! read more

Innatentive staff & bland food. Did I have to wait 20 minutes to be seated in an almost empty restaurant while the servers were busing plates? Not a Hi or Hello to new customers eh? That's cool. So I got their phone number and called it to see if anyone would rush to the reception area, see us and seat us---NOPE, I called 3 times and I got the machine each time----and then other calls came in and they didn't pick up on those either! We ordered adobo, lumpia and palabok but we instead got vinegary adobo, grocery store/ pre packaged tasting lumpia and bland palabok. Eye-Roll. The only thing that I liked was the shanghai---then I dipped it in the "sauce" it came with and...woonk wooonk... I asked for ketchup super fast. My mom---the most patient and understanding person in the universe that likes blandish food because of her sodium restriction said shes never going back------ That's saying a LOT. Hope it gets better Kalesa! read more

SO delicious... This was my first time trying Filipino food and it was a great experience. We ordered tons of food so I got to try a good portion of the menu. The service was great too they were even returning to fill my beer every time I drank some. read more

Ok, so we would've typically gone somewhere far for 4th of July but gas prices these days are just insane so we decided to have a family outing (my wife and I, Mom & Dad). After a whole day of bargain hunting and shopping, we were in the area and looking for a nice Pinoy food place. Since we frequent Nayong Pilipino in Hayward/Union City and knew that Kalesa was part of them, we took a chance and went in. We were not disappointed at all. Just looking at the menu made all of our mouths water. Sisig, pinakbet, lumpiang shanghai, kare-kare, etc...I can just go on and on and on (you get the picture) It was pretty busy due to the restaurant having 2 different birthday parties going on as well as regular patrons but we only waited about 10 mins before getting a table. Our server was extremely helpful and took our order promptly since we had enough time to look over the menu and choose what we wanted to eat. We ordered 4 dishes: seafood kare-kare, pancit malabon, the"broasted" chicken, and fried pusit (aka calamari). Along with that we ordered the medium sized sinangag (aka garlic rice). First bite of everything was like fireworks exploding in my mouth; all the flavors I came to know growing up brought me back to my childhood and then some. The pusit in the seafood kare-kare wasn't chewy and rubbery as I expected; it was actually soft and delectable. The malabon was super awesome as was their broasted chicken; not your typical rotisserie style. Kalesa serves their dishes family style so we actually had a lot of leftovers that we took home for baon. Everyone was very friendly and came by every so often to refill our ice water. All in all, we had a great time at this sister restaurant of Nayong Pilipino. A definite return trip is in order!!! read more

This place is very good for the price, however overall it's just okay/not bad. I think it deserves about a solid 3.5 stars. They have a variety of dishes during their sunday brunch, including oxtail and fried fish. They also offer orange juice, ice tea, hot tea, coffee, and hot chocolate all included for the brunch buffet special price of only $12.99. At the table, they had a little note with some hilarious points such as : Time limit of 2 hour at a table and wasted food meant they would charge you extra =P I would suggest to go early though, they go from 8-11 for the Sunday brunch buffet special, and the last call for buffet is 11:30..then you must order the entrees from lunch menu. read more

I went to Kalesa for dinner last night with my husband and son hoping for some good Filipino food. We were seated in the corner for a table for two. They tried to accommodate us and added another seat but it seemed like an awkward formation. The couple next to us had to maneuver to get out as well as the waiters when their food was served to them. Cons: We ordered the Pork sinigang: The pork was tough! I ended up cutting out the tough as leather portion of the pork cubes and was left with the fat. YUCK! Needless to say, I had the vegetables...which was sparse. We also ordered the Pinakbet: Once againThe slivers of pork in the dish was tough! The Calabasa was hard! UGH!!! Whats wrong with their cook? As soon as we were seated, three minutes had passed when the waiter asked for our order! Hold on, sir! I'd like a chance to look at the menu! Pros: The sinigang broth was as I liked it. Sour but not too sour! The Ukoy was fried well. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The Calamansi juice was delicious. Like good lemonade. They skimp on the ice. I had to request iced on two occasions. The service was courteous, attentive and prompt. This place is hit and miss! I don't like hit and miss! I like to know that all of their dishes are delicious! I do like their Bangus sinigang but other things...meh...I'll take my business elsewhere. read more

I like their breakfast plate. Portions are huge which is great because you'll have some to take home after. Their halo-halo is also huge and can be shared by three people. read more

This has become one of our favorite places to stop by when we're in the area. The bangus sisig is the reason why I go here. We have also tried the fried chicken, miki bihon pancit, sinignang bangus, garlic fried rice and the leche flan. Everything was good. It makes me really happy to find a place that serves food that tests almost as good as my parents and grandparents. The service is great, the restaurant is clean and the food is made to order. read more

I have been meaning to try this place for awhile. I used to live around the corner from this place, but never had the chance to try it until recently when the bf and I were in Milpitas. The only time I get to eat good Filipino food is when I'm invited to a friend's family party! Haha One of the reasons why I wanted to try this place out is because my Filipino friend told me that they sometimes order food from here for their parties...so I knew this place was legit! I love the décor of the place. From what I understand, it's a bit fancier than normal Filipino restaurants. It's very clean and nicely decorated. I especially love the framed pictures of old looking photos of people and the Philippines. We ordered the lumpiang shanghai (lumpias), pancit bihon, crispy pata (roasted pork leg), and garlic bok choy. We must have looked like pigs to people around us because the portions are pretty big here and the plates filled our entire table! But we only ate half of the food and took the leftovers home. I liked the lumpias but I have definitely have had better. I liked that they were bite size and the outside was fried to a perfect crispy texture. I just didn't like the filling as much. The crispy pata was good too, but I liked it more without the sauce (thank goodness they put the sauce on the side). I like how the skin was nice and crispy, but not oily. The pancit was tasty, but more saucy/watery than normal. The garlic bok choy was good. We tried to order that to off-set all of the unhealthy fried food/meat we ordered. Must go back to try the sizzling sigsig, pancit palabok, and the breakfast options (because the bf loves longonisa). read more

The service was pretty darn good for such a hectic Saturday night. There was a party that took up half the restaurant and a slew of people waiting in line. Thank goodness we made reservations otherwise our party of 11 people would probably not have gotten seated. Great broasted chicken, crispy pata, kare-kare, sizzling grilled squid, and grilled bangus belly!!!! I didn't try the bulalo soup but my brother said it was delicious! I was a bit disappointed with the sisig because most of it were too burnt and stuck on the plate. We ordered so much food that we still have a lot leftover! We also tried their turon a la mode. 2 small pieces of turon in a cup full of ice cream topped with caramel and some sesame seeds. Since it was my grandma's birthday, we told the waitress and they brought out a nice slice of leche flan with a candle. I'd definitely love to go back to this place again when it's not that busy. read more

Through word-of-mouth, I heard that this was one of the best places to go for Filipino cuisine in the area. I don't eat it too often so I don't have a good reference point, but it wasn't a good experience. Let me break it down: Food: The food was either bland or salty. What all the dishes shared was too much oil, especially the crispy pata. That, combined with the kare-kare peanut stew sent my bowels to hell. I was strapped to the toilet for the next 24 hours. It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't even worth it. I like my diarrhea to be justified. The garlic rice was simply rice with some fried garlic mixed in. On the plus side, the iced tea was good; the flan was thick and rich. Service: Similar to the other comments, the service wasn't great. Our waitress didn't smile, and when asked about other options, she gave us a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. She was slow, unhelpful, and forgot an order of lumpia. On the plus side, the shoulders on those blouses would give the 80s a run for its money. I don't know if it's a representation of Filipino food in general, but I would skip coming back to this restaurant if only to save the toilet from my wrath. Proceed with caution. read more

Have eaten here once before with my family and it was great, however today was a bad experience. When we walked in there were a few tables filled with people eating from the buffet. It appears the buffet closes down around 11 since they started taking the trays to the kitchen. The staff spent more time trying to clean up the buffet and completely ignored the tables. After reviewing the menu we patiently waited for someone to come take our order. Again, no one noticed us, and don't know how they missed us. We were sitting in the middle of the Restaurant. Finally my patience was running out, so I called the waitress. She said, "Oh I didn't know you wanted to order, I thought you finished eating at the buffet." Well, we ordered only two dishes for the family. What was disappointing was that-other customers seated after us, were served their lunches. We sat down 10 minutes before the table of 8 people and they were eating their meal. A couple of other tables were also served but not us. Mind you, it's been at least twenty minutes and still no food. Finally, after 30 minutes of waiting, others were done with their meals and we still hadn't gotten our food. Like I mentioned earlier we only ordered soup and sig sig. We got inpatient and decided to leave. I explained the situation to the waitress and she said, "oh okay." No apologies, no explanations, nothing... Very disappointed in the service and response to the bad service. read more

I got takeout chicken adobo earlier this week for lunch. They must not have had any made up and didn't want to tell me that, because the chicken had almost no flavor, was overcooked (seriously dry breast chunks), and the worst part is they drowned it in cooking oil. I couldn't get past two bites. Sucks because I'm having serious stomach issues and for some reason all I can really eat rice now is chicken adobo and rice.:( (And scrambled eggs occasionally) read more

I went here for breakfast a couple weeks ago, it was buffet style which surprised me. I was pretty hungover from the night before, so I can't remember every detail, but I remember leaving the place with a smile. There sisig and longanisa was really good. They also had assorted fruit and a few other filipino dishes. Overall a really good experience, recommend going here for breakfast if you haven't. read more

My first time here was not a good experience. We came as a party of 6 and was seated on a long table facing the wall. A private party booked the entire restaurant. It took about 20-30 minutes to receive our food with horrible customer service. All employees were hosting the private party. However the food the great. I tasted the Chicken Dinuguan, Chicken Inasal, and Sisig Silog. All tasted amazing and delicious. I would definitely recommend this place if only the customer service was better. read more

"Fat, fat, fat and lots of fat...and when you've think you had enough fat, more fat" is what my mom described the Sunday breakfast brunch as. We never had real filipino food before, so we were quite in awe of what was what, and what the bright orange colored or the purple looking thing, or light brown or yellow liquid was. It was a learning experience where the most asked question was, "What is that?". Although interesting, the food was so-so, not to die for. Some of the food in the buffet pans were beautifuly placed, some were not. There was a number of meats, rice, eggs, sides, fruit and bread. The cereal in little boxes kind of cheapened the deal though. Made me think low grade cafeteria. There was this meat with a bright orange sauce, not sure if it was beef or lamb or what, but it was soo good, falling off the bone. There was a funny contraption that spit out an orange colored juice. There was also a variety of teas, coffee and milk. read more

I've been here for both breakfast and dinner. For breakfast I ordered longsilog and a side of lumpia. Breakfast was good. Can't really mess up -silogs. Came back here for dinner with my boyfriend one night when I was craving filipino food. Ordered lumpia, kare kare, pork sinigang, adobong kangkong and steamed rice. The lumpia and adobong kang kong were good, but I thought the kare kare and the sinigang were just average. I am a big fan of kare kare but this one did not impress me at all. Portions are good. We ordered way too much food and ended up with a lot of left overs. Service is great and water was refilled constantly. Our waiter kept checking up on us to make sure we were okay. Overall a decent place to go to if you are craving filipino food, but expect average food. read more

Hands down, this is my favorite place to get good Filipino food in the South Bay and I would put it up there in my top Filipino restaurants in the Bay Area. Living away from my parents and Lola, I do not have the privilege of eating home cooked Filipino food all the time and this is the closest I have had since moving from home. All the food is freshly prepared unlike alot of other Filipino joints that just heat and serve or leave food sitting out (Goldilocks's, Turo Turo places etc.) Also it is very clean and nicely decorated and not hella dirty like the other hole in the wall Filipino places. The menu is diverse and offers just about all the popular dishes and is easy to read for diners not too familiar with Filipino food. My last visit here I came with 2 friends and we ordered the sinigang na baboy, beef sisig, lechon kawali, and a fat bowl of rice. The sinigang wasn't overpowered with sour taste, the beef sisig came out sizzling and full of flavor, and the lechon kawali was tender with a perfectly crisp skin and the homemade lechon sauce it came with was bomb.com. The best part about it was we all got full for under $40 (drinks and tip included). My only complaints are it gets pretty crowded so I would recommend going for a late dinner or an early lunch such as after they open. Obviously, it won't taste close to my family's cooking but I can deal with that and a crowded restaurant to get some good food! I recommend this place to anyone asking where they can get good Filipino food in the South Bay. read more

I understand that they might be busy today. But the first time I called them I was told that they were open till 4 p.m.. My mom tells me to call up the rest of my family and let them know we are going to meet there at 3 p.m. So just cause I am the way I am, I decided to try to make a reservation for 3.p.m.. I called them back only for them to tell me that they couldn't serve us if we showed up after 2 p.m... How are you open till 4 p.m. and going to refuse us service if we show up a full hour before your said closing time. That's just lame. We ended up changing our plans completely and decided on a more professional establishment. Thanks for wasting my time! read more

I have to write an update because of a recent experience there. Went there for dinner, with fond memories of the Christening reception. However, it was not the same at all. We are a family of 4, the table they gave us was so teeny tiny, we couldn't even fit all the dishes we ordered on it. Service was horrible. They just kept slamming things on the table. Squishing everything on top of each other (instead of giving us the bigger table right next to us....the place was pretty empty anyways!). We could BARELY eat because there was no room for our plates. After she gave us all our food, we never saw the server again. She never came to see if wanted water. She never came to clear any empty plates. We finished eating, but couldn't find the server to give us to-go boxes and our bill. All the other servers ignored us, and walked away quickly when we tried to get their attention. So 15 minutes AFTER we finished eating, we still had no bill, no boxes, nobody who even acknowledged us! Again, the place was NOT that busy. There was ONE table with a party of 12...and they got all the attention. FINALLY, our server passes by us (she must have went on a break) and we had to pretty much start jumping up and down to get her to come to our table. We asked her for the bill and to go boxes. "OH, YOU'RE DONE." was her monotone reply. Another 10 minutes later she comes with the boxes. No bill. We pack up our food....and wait 5 minutes. Again, nobody wants to come to our table. So we head to the front and demand our bill. Which I think is RIDICULOUS that we had to do that. It took the hostess 10 minutes to get our bill. She was busy chit chatting with every server that passed by her. I can't believe how horrible the service was. I didn't leave a tip for service because you know, there was NONE. The first time I've ever done that in my life. Food wasn't even that great this time around. read more

So far my favorite Filipino restaurants! The lines can get kind of long, but was well worth the wait. The food was great, the service was great and we had a great time. We got the beef adobo, garlic rice, and some other dishes I don't know how to spell (sorry) but it was all fantastic and would come back again. read more

I came here with my sisters for breakfast food. I got the tocino, rice and eggs. Good portion size. Too bad they don't sell fresh lumpia. read more

Went here for my first time on Sunday evening. I never felt rushed to pay for my meal even though there was alot of people waiting outside. Price: $$ Service: Fast Ambiance: The classic formal barongs, and filipiniana was nice and it showed how the owners wanted its guest to have a good experience. Food: 1. Yummy sizling sisig enough for 2-3 (not too much fat also) 2. Great halo halo with two HUGE scoops of ube and mango ice cream. 3. Garlic bokchoy could have used more garlic flavor. Only some spinkles of garlic on top. Parking: No problems with parking read more

Delicious food and big amount of serving. Crispy pata is the best. Great customer service from Rey and his colleague. Will definitely come back in here. read more

If you can't have homemade, then come here for really good filipino food. Don't be put off by the strip mall exterior, the inside is nice and clean. The service was great even though the place was packed and there was a huge party in the back. We ordered too much food but it was great for leftovers the next day! the food was spot on. We had fried bangus, their signature sisig, lumpia shanghai, pork inihaw (totally rocks!), escabeche (even though it came out as fillets instead of the whole fried fish i was expecting, the flavors were good). We have to admit that the crispy pata, broasted chicken, and pancit that table next to us ordered looked and smelled amazing... They also have a huge catering menu if you don;t feel like cooking at the next family party. read more

I went here today to order some food to surprise my lovely GF since lately shes been telling me shes craving for Crispy Pata. I searched around yelp yesterday and today looking for the best rating for the best Crispy Pata. AND THANKS TO YOU FELLOW YELPERS, and all the reviews and especially the convincing pictures on Crispy Pata, i decided to go to this one. When i got to Kalesa i realized that i remember eating here before 2 years ago with my family and i remember the food not being soo Great or should i say special or unique. I remember the Kare-Kare not having as much meat, it was more Veggies and the Nilaga Baka was flooded with mostly sabaw not too much of meat or veggies it seemed like a bowl of just SOUP. What i did like tho was the fry chicken and the Crispy Pata. I guess i didnt remember the name of the place because i didnt really care at the time. I really like how things are set up in their restaurant, and their halo halo and coconut juice are a "looker" too because they look soo fancy and it makes you want to order some too. When i went in today, i had to be the first to greet the waiter who was working in the front cashier first instead of the other way around..maybe she was just tired, cause the whole time i was there ordering i was smiling but she wasnt=/ owell. Anyways, I ordered for to go..Crispy Pata, 3pc Pork BBQ, a side of Garlic Rice, and Halo-Halo..Her overall reaction was: Crispy Pata=Good (but shes had better which is in SEAFOOD CITY where you order fresh by the lb. and at Magats in San Jose) 3pc BBQ=Was Small and wasnt really worth it and the Side sauce was yuck. Garlic Rice=Taste Just like Regular Rice she didnt even taste the Garlic in it. Halo-Halo=THE BESTTTTT SHES EVER HAD =) I was kinda disappointed but at least she liked the Crispy Pata;) which was the main thing i wanted her to be satisfied with. I wouldnt mind coming here again, maybe ill try something new next time and maybe my rating for this place might become a 4 or if they're lucky a 5 ;P read more

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Good food and very popular place so go early if you plan on eating there. I got my food to go and I thought expensive until I saw the portions they give you! They are big portions and plan on sharing with others unless you have a big appetite! read more

Came here for a reception lunch for a friend. Her son had gotten baptized and after the ceremony, everyone headed here for some grub. She had rented the majority of the place out, but there were still a handful of tables left open to the public, but in a separate section. The place was laid out, buffet style, with lots of food. There was fried shrimp, vegetables, a pancit dish, full pig, fried chicken, fish and a fountain of punch. The food was pretty good, but my fave was the mini fried eggrolls. Service seemed hospitable and the place was clean. Don't know about pricing here since I was a guest. Lots of parking in the lot. read more