Talk about love. I love the food here! 10/10 and their service is *chefs kiss*. I clean the plate EVERY time. ‍. read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Beef Caldereta with garlic rice - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

The other nearby Filipino place was closed, so I brought my family here. The staff was very friendly. I think our server said they usually have buffet on Saturday and Sunday but this was a Sunday and no buffet; I didn't catch his reason. My lechon paksiw was so good and I had leftover fried rice which was also very good and it was a huge portion. The adobo chicken was good, though I've had better. Same with the lumpia. The thing I liked the least about this place was the seating. The chairs are very uncomfortable...at least for my butt. read more

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The food was great! The service was even better! Our waitress took her time answering every question we had. The ambiance was decent, but I'm sure it's extra nice on Fridays nights for karaoke with the special lighting and fun background on their little stage. I think karaoke was 8pm-11pm. We went after church on Saturday night around 6:30 and just ordered for carry out. We got the pork fried rice, seafood pansit, fried pork belly, lumpia, and Biko. My husband's favorite was the pork belly (with a nice sauce), and I liked the lumpia but LOVED the Biko. read more

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The service is way friendlier than My Chockdee down the street and they're also generous with the portions and food is much hotter and fresher. I got the lumpia, pancit and a pork skewer and they were all good. It's in a strip center. I will definitely return again to try more items soon. read more

We ordered via door dash to eat lunch at the hospital. Food was warm, the issue me and my coworker had was that they put an insane amount of garlic. Sadly the garlic overpowered the taste of both dishes. The lumpia a little soggy, but what killed it was the insane amount of garlic. It overpowered everything. I dig garlic so I was ok with it. Then we had the spam fried rice and then again the extreme garlic. I ordered some Thai tea.... It was packaged Thai tea. Terrible after taste. My coworker and I ended up just feeling sick, bloated, nauseates and with diarrhea. I feel so sad with this meal. read more

Our first time here and they were having a party and people were doing Karaoke. We had great service and they were really nice people. I had the letchon kawali and halo halo and my daughter had the pork sinigang. We both enjoyed our food and had leftovers after because they were pretty big portions. read more

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Dad was craving Fruit Salad and wanted a Filipino buffet so we visited @mahalskitchen yesterday for lunch. The Fruit Salad and the Buko Pandan had to be ordered ahead of time so that they could have them ready for us. Filipino buffet is $18.99 plus our Pineapple refreshers. Fried rice, Tocino, Longganisa, Bilo Bilo, and much more. Our plates were full and we also left with our tummies full. The Filipino buffet is a good way to try the different foods out. Check them out! read more

I was so bummed when we ate here. The food was not that tasteful and was extremely overpriced! $26 for one plate that only included a fried piece of pork. The pork was over salted. I wouldn't complain about the price if the food was good. The drinks I ordered for my family were $6 each for lemonade and pineapple juice! It's safe to say we will not be returning. read more

Me and a couple of my coworkers, we looking for a place to have lunch at and didn't know where to go but then we ended up at Randolph Plaza and we were very happy that we did. The food was delicious and very tasty I also ordered drink for the menu and it was the best that I've had so far. Looking forward to visiting this place again and to bring the family with me. The young lady, who served us was very friendly and didn't mind me and my coworkers asking her opinion about what this or that items was on the menu. read more

Excellent Lumpia! Freshly prepped and tasted great. They are also very fast and attentive.

My first visit was a nice experience. They have a buffet on Sat & Sun from 11-3. It was cheaper than what I was going to order off menu and had the items plus many more that I wanted to try. Really nice and helpful staff. And the food was good. read more

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Food was so good, hands down the best lumpia ever . Service was great, Arbie and her husband were very attentive and wonderful. Definitely home cooked and flavorful. We ordered lumpia(amazing) bbq skewers (so good) pancit (very good) and the pork and chicken adobo with Garlic Rice (amazing) we came in a Sunday during slow hours so it was just us. I loved it than you for the hospitality and good food we will be back for karaoke and the good food. read more

The food was excellent, definitely home cooking. No crazy ingredients very simple simple. The service is awesome. Everybody there is beautiful and friendly. I felt like I was in the Philippines. Ambience is pretty simple. It's nice. It's clean even the bathrooms are clean. This is an awesome place to eat. I will come again. read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

First time in this new Filipino restaurant. They are going through some growing pains, being new, but I think they will get better as time goes on. Everyone else hit the nail on the head with their reviews, so I won't beat a dead horse. I highly recommend the cucumber lemonade drink (no free refills). Met the owners, Ms. Arby, Mr. Marvin and her sister Alliana. They are very nice! We'll be back! read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

My concern is not with the cost; rather, it pertains to my arrival in town. I had a desire for some soup.After a 45-minute wait, it arrived devoid of utensils or rice.Why not simply incorporate the cost of standard rice into the $23.99 soup? Who as a owner should want their customer to add in the food order utensils to rice. Or one napkin. It's just common sense that not all people lives in San Antonio and are using Uber eat to order food. We are charge so much in Uber eats that just one fork could be a nice jester or rice. Who eats Sinagang without rice ? The soup possesses an unpleasant flavor and is excessively greasy and lots of fat. It look disgusting. I disposed of it.The lumpia exhibits an excessive greasiness, suggesting a possible reuse of oil for frying.What is the rationale behind this? I'm glad I didn't order the double lumpia. Very salty. I'm still hungry and I can't eat this awful soup. Just wasted my time and money The only thing that was so so was a bottle of water not made by this cook read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Tomatoes soup not Sinagang - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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The food was super yummy- and made fresh! You can tell there is a lot of heart and passion in the restaurant. The service was wonderful as well, they made sure we knew what the dishes were and kept us updated on the readiness of the dishes. We will for sure be coming back! read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Such a cute interior! - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

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Man, so this review is complex because the food has potential but they lack the consistency. First time I ordered, food was amazing, I ordered what I call the trinity. Lechon kawali, Shanghai lumpia, and pinakbet and something else that I forgot. Ordered Amazing, colors were fresh, pork was well done and crunchy and lumpia was lit! Spent good money this day. Second time, we came on Sunday, late-afternoon early evening, we didn't know they offered buffet services. So instead of ordering off the menu, we made a hasty decision to try the buffet. What a let down. I kept telling myself, "ahh, just try, we'll never know". I should have ordered off the menu because a lot of dishes were dried out, left empty, the sinigang pork had only soup, and the fruits offered had been out for a while. I get it, it was a slow day..too slow there were only three couples including us. Third time, should be a charm? Not quite. My dad wanted pinakbet and my mom been wanting lechon. Her style of lechon is how they do it here, cooked all the down almost like cracklings. But not today, I ordered 12pcs. of lumpia, all soggy like it has been nuked in the microwave, it's in my air fryer as we speak to crispy it up. The lechon kawali must have been from the buffet because it's been refired, meaning, dumped in oil to crispy it up but all it did was worsen the flavor and everything was still jiggling and not even crunchy. It's in the air fry next to the lumpia as well. The pinakbet had been sitting for a minute. Old color and veggies weren't vibrant like they should be when it's cooked fresh. Overall, I met the owners and they seem pretty nice but short cuts aren't the way to go. Consistency is key and I've worked in the food business to know sous chefs for getting canned for taking short cuts and I also know that one thing customers love, is consistency. Knowing they personally have a "go-to" or "my plug" is a place they know won't let them down. I know they can do better and hopefully if I come back, if ever, the quality is elevated. For now, it's back to chockdee for Filipino favorites. Sigh. read more

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Honestly disappointed in their lumpia, extremely salty and over all flavor is lacking. The texture on the inside is also mushy and gritty. I don't normally write reviews but I was very excited to try them and I even bought 12 and they are so salty that it doesn't feel edible to me even with the sauce read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Lumpia very very salty - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

This place is brand spanking new, and is still learning its way around which is the reason I am leaving a pretty tame rating for now - the food is excellent, everyone at the restaurant is great, but there is so much room to grow into the space they have found and I will happily update my review to five stars once they have found their groove. I will start off saying that as a Filipino foodie who moved to the area from California, where the options are far more plentiful, there are many things that I have been sorely missing, one of them being a Filipino dish called bopis. I was so thrilled to see that they had bopis, and even better, on weekends it is served buffet style. My heart was singing. They also offer some of my favorite street food items, which is extremely exciting. While I know that other Filipino restaurants are trying to be more fun and upscale, and they are definitely doing it well, I have been truly homesick for a Filipino restaurant that is cozy and embodies the humble spirit of bayanihan - no bells and whistles, just good food and good company. This is a restaurant that I think can really go that distance once it grows into its niche. Some areas for growth - the presentation of the buffet feels somewhat like a very nice family party rather than an established restaurant, so in the future I hope to maybe see a more polished buffet setup. I also would love to she the interior decor develop, and I noticed on social media the owner posted looking for artists to paint and decorate with things that felt distinctly Filipino - jeepneys, bahay kubo, and the like. Mahal, in Tagalog, means love, and above all else I can tell this establishment was created and is run with love. I am excited to see it grow as it develops its aesthetic, builds and grows its equipment and staff, and gets its name out there. This place feels much more like what I want a Filipino restaurant to feel like, and I hope even when it grows and reaches new heights, it still retains this same character! read more

best time ever loved it here! food is amazing and atmosphere is also great. Definitely a must go location!

Authentic Filipino food! I've had sisig from various places, and their's is by far my favorite. The lunch buffet is also amazing. It's like going to a Filipino party and the aunties brought all the good stuff. read more

Mahal's Kitchen - Sisig, Lumpia, & Garlic Fried Rice - Filipino Near Me - Universal City, Texas

Happened to pass by San Antonio and wanted to try this on the way, looks new so I haven't had Filipino food for a while. We tried the buffet, I'd say I will not try it again but I will come back for their menu entry, perhaps they will have something that I will like. The buffet is mediocre but that's always been in a lot of buffet. The desserts provided in that buffet is a "1" ugh sorry it didn't even cut a 2. If it's Sapin sapin that I tried oh boy not so close to it. I had also biko but it's not meeting my expectation. I got excited when I saw my fave the diniguan, menudo, bopis, but they all sweet to the taste as if they all the same, I tried the sinigang this is ok but feels like something is missing, I also tried the pakbet but it's also sweet, Sorry, maybe because I know how to cook, however I'll come back again to try some entree to update my review if they are any different. read more

This review is for their Saturday lunch buffet. They open at 11am and buffet is $20 per person. Drinks including water is not included. So bring your own water or buy bottled water from them. The restaurant is inside a plaza. It's right behind Jolt, a drive tru coffee. Plenty of parking at the side or middle of the plaza. It is hot so you cannot see i side from outside. The door is also heavily covered. When we got inside, the place was messy. Children's toys on the floor. There was a cubby with childrens backpacks - kind of like a day care. We already inside so push through. Since so many rave reviews especially in google about how good the food is. The lunch buffet has the following items: Fried area: 1. Lumpia - egg roll with veggie and pork - it was good. I suggest having it with sweet chilli sauce. One reason why this is 2 stars instead of 1 2. Kwekwek - quali egg deep fried in batter - seemed old. The batter is gross 3. Lechon kawali - pork belly - it's fried too much - very hard and dry 4. Jeprox - thin dried fish - this is ok too. Fried perfectly Dessert section 1. Biko - sticky rice with brown sugar - it's so so 2. Casava cake 3. Fresh fruit - orance slices and pineapple - I did not try them as they looked like been sitting out for long Buffet main dishes 1. Chicken adobo - seemed old 2. Dinuguan - this is good. Great balance of saltiness and acidity 3. Bistek - beef not cooked long enough. Too hard. Sauce was ok though 4. Sinigang - its also good soup with veggies and pork ribs 5. Bopis 6. Pinakbet - it came out an hour later so I didnt get to taste it 7. Pancit - just ok 8. Garlic fried rice - rice not cooked well Service was not great. Didn't get refill on ice tea. Only one server for the whole restaurant. I do not recommend coming here. read more

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You have to try this place for the best, authentic Filipino food! I got the lumpia (of course), stuffed peppers and pancit with chicken and sausage. I will definitely be back!! read more

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They are still getting organize lumpia was good. I ordered Adobo Chicken to vinegary, chicken was chewy and not tender with no seasoning but steam rice cooked. My suggestion is serve quality whole pieces of chicken specially if you want support in the price. My wife order the pancit didn't have flavor especially the menu stated with chicken, sausage and pork. We was the first in to order takeout of 3 but the last to get order even when one family had a large order. The front counter needs to get more familiar with the menu but customer service was ok. I will give a little time to get it together and may try again. Hope for much improvement it can become a go to spot with a little adjustment and more flavoring of dishes. read more

Good food and ambiance. Authentic Filipino food near Randolph AFB. Definitely coming back for their weekend buffet. read more

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25FEB2024 - Food is terrible and NOT fresh at all. They just opened at 1100 and it is supposed to have all kinds of food for buffet purposes, but that's not what I saw. How disappointing!!! They barely have anything. Very lame and they should be ashamed of what they put out! If only I could put "ZERO" or negative stars... I'd give them lots of that!!! My family and I were very excited to have decent Filipino food and this place just makes me extremely angry. I think that Mahal's Kitchen is serving leftover food from yesterday (more than likely). All of their food were cold and all sad soggy looking. Please CLOSE your restaurant!!!!!! . Ssoooooooo GROSSS!!!! UPDATE: 4 members of my family were food poisoned after eating at this place. I truly hope people will choose and consider seriously to NOT eat at this place at all. Think about your safety and health!!! Their foods are truly leftovers from couple of days ago. Do Mahal's Kitchen even know at what temperature they should keep their food? Apparently NOT, because everything WAS COLD!!! Also, just to note, this restaurant deletes their bad reviews. Try leaving a review via their FB page. . .it would immediately be deleted and block you. This kind of establishment should be reported and SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED to be in business!!! PLEASE CALL USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) -- Call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or report the complaint online. Food poisoning cases should not be taken lightly. Reporting them helps hold establishments liable and prevents others from getting sick. With food poisoning cases, health officials use your report in their investigation to pinpoint the type of illness, the contaminated food, and the place that sold the contaminated food. Information you should be ready to tell the Hotline on the phone includes: Name, address and phone number; Brand name, product name and manufacturer of the product The size and package type Can or package codes (not UPC bar codes) and dates Establishment number (EST) usually found in the circle or shield near the "USDA passed and inspected" phrase; Name and location of the store, as well as the date that you purchased the product. You can complain to the store or the product's manufacturer if you don't choose to make a formal complaint to the USDA. One thing that I wished my family did that day and that is . . .to see a Doctor that day to be fully examined and with that, we could have it ALL documented. read more

Went here on 2 different occasions. 1st: Brunch - they serve small portions. Thanks for helping with my portion control. Choices include street foods, and Filipino dishes different selections from other Filipino restaurants in San Antonio area. Filipino dishes has a wide variety and influences depending on which part of the Philippines it hails from. Place is clean and presentable with small touches that give it its uniqueness and charm. 2nd: Evening holiday Party - What they did to transform their place into an evening that deserved the occasion was quite impressive. They dressed up the table cloths to make the place more special . Decorations were simple , not gaudy nor over the top but nice! They have big monitors and big screens for projecting from your laptop, so we were able to have a mini-presentation. Entertainment: they have options to sing some karaoke songs! You can rock and show your vocal talents too which Filipinos love to do. Audio equipment was good for the space. Size and Location: just right for a group of 40 people, and area is easy to find in the Universal City. read more

Amazing food here! Need to come back to try their buffet. Super nice people who run the place. They've put in a lot of work into it.

Mahal's does not disappoint! This is AUTHENTIC Philippine food plus deserts. Oh-my it is so very delicious! My co-worker who is from the Philippines brought Mahal's in to work one day for all of us to try. We all loved it! Today, we ordered it again for an employee luncheon. The couple who own and operate the restaurant are as nice & accommodating as can be. They offer an affordable weekday lunch buffet to include deserts (11am-4pm). They also have a weekend buffet with more entrees to choose from with earlier * extended buffet hours. They offer a small military discount to honor our service members. Hey, every little bit helps and counts :) We don't live in Universal City yet my spouse and I make the small drive just to eat their delicious food. The restaurant is always clean and neatly organized. You have to try this place out. You wont regret visiting this lovely, quaint restaurant. Check um out on Facebook & Instagram too! read more

The food was all amazing the service was also great large variety of choices, even offers buffet options. live music stage and all around great ambiance, very sweet people. read more

The food was delicious and fresh the Lumpia was sooo good and the chicken adobo! I ordered my food to go. The establishment was clean and quaint looks like they do karaoke there on some nights. Service was fast and the people were nice. I'll definitely be back. read more

I don't know if we went on the wrong day! But this food was horrible! I felt like we were eating the leftovers of leftovers!!! Nothing was good and I do many nothing!!!! It was as if the cook quit and they decided to allow the baby to cook! Horrible!!!! It took me weeks to come back and write this and I am still mad! I wanted to call the bank and report fraud !!!!!!!!!! Horrible! read more

I guess we went on a bad day based on a lot of reviews. Food was greasy and soggy. From the point that we sat down I immediately knew I wanted to leave. We gave them a chance and it was so disappointing. The whole thing was just odd. I normally don't post reviews and I feel bad but I had a terrible experience. I noticed someone mentioned it felt like they were eating leftovers in another review and I know exactly what they meant, I felt the same. The veggies in our plate were not fresh, the sprite I ordered was in a can, hot. I had to ask for plates and silverware and napkins. No ice with my sprite. Not to mention they had a baby crawling around and a dog. The little girl was asking my 2.5 year old if he knew how to watch a baby. I will not be returning. I had two bites of the garlic rice and that was ok. read more

Excellent Eating experience From walking in the door and being greeted by the owner ,seated and drink order taken .Was maybe 5mins.Was server hot and excellent taste .Went have lunch here with my friends for me it my second time the food was amAzing and reasonably priced.also love the desert puto cheese and ube w/cheese very excellent and buffet was good too .I love This place.Everyone is so cool and friendly.Best place to eat ,unwind ,party and etc. read more

Still new, nothing is in order yet. I waited 25 min for a Boba tea unacceptable.. plus if there are any other Phillipino elders around they want everything now and first! Or of respect they will stop what they are doing to help them. This place needs work. On the other hand it did smell good in there. read more

I got the fruit salad and 6 piece lumpia. The lumpia is smaller than your home cooked but the flavor and sauce are good. Something was missing but that could just be because the amount of meat was minimal. If you're expecting traditional fruit salad with coconut jelly, this isn't that. The flavor is good but it's basically fruit salad with some slices of coconut in it and frozen condensed milk. I was pretty bummed and looking for that jelly texture and fresh fruit. Fruit salad was cool and refreshing but very sweet. Overall, nice to have takeout Filipino food but does not compare to home made. With a little more meat and flavor in their lumpia, and the traditional coconut jelly in the fruit salad id be happy to change it to 4 stars. read more

The staff is nice but the food is not good. It also seems messy (large table with papers and left over food and clutter on it) and the menu doesn't say what the price is for the buffet is. $16.99 for lunch seemed steep. The Korean grocery store down the street is much better. read more

I'll give them 2 stars because I believe they're new and maybe struggling because of that. However, the food was underwhelming and there is absolutely no excuse for that. Wife ordered adobo chicken and I tocino pork and both were very dry, both came with rice (that's it). Table had nothing other than napkin, fork and spoon and no knifes which we clearly needed. Paying check with credit card was a whole different issue because they charged dinner and tip with two different swipes.. I had to wait for my card.. Nvm you get the idea. I don't see myself ever going back. read more

Delicious, I ordered the pork skewers with fried rice. The fried rice is not traditional with egg and veggies but it was super flavorful and paired perfectly with the pork. I usually take a picture but I couldn't put the fork down . I'll be back read more