Ito sa totoo lang ah. Yung chicken bbq niyo lasang ketchup tsaka bakit may ketchup sa taas? Hindi naman ganito sa pinas. Yung munggo lasang may amag. Sobrang luma ng munggo na ginagamit at ang tigas pa. Yung bicol express bakit may bell pepper? Tsaka hindi maanghang. Yung kanin niyo low quality may matigas meron naman buo buo. Sobra na to read more

One of the more famous Filipino restaurants in Vancouver. They offer a wide variety of options that you can order from cafeteria-style. My particular favourites are the beef caldereta, pork binagoongan, and dinuguan. The servers here are friendlier too than in the nearby Pampanga's Cuisine. read more

What do you do when you're craving Filipino BBQ but don't exactly feel like cooking it? Go to Plato Filipino of course! It's one of my favourite things to eat but I'm also not the best at cooking so I'm glad I can just walk in and buy it. The skewers have big pieces of meat on it and it has that great sweet, charred BBQ flavour that I love. My family also buys things that we don't cook at home that often, such as dinuguan. The fact that it's right by Joyce station is super convenient. Hop off the train, grab food, and hop back on! I also love how it's right next to Kay Market (a Filipino grocery store) so I can pick up other random groceries all in one go. I'm sure there are other Filipino families just like mine that are thankful this place exists! read more

I like the food here and have tried several dishes now. I find the service friendly and patient. I like the pompano sinigang and beef caldereta a lot. They are tasty and nicely done. Any of the noodle dish is also delicious -- pancit, spaghetti and palabok. Lumpia is also good. If you get the dessert, be sure to put in fridge if you cannot finish it. Due to the coconut cream, it will turn sour the next day if left in room temperature. I learnt that lesson. Due to covid, it is limited seating now. While I appreciate there is marking on the ground on where to stand and wait, I cannot say that of its customers. I was extremely uncomfortable on my last visit when the customers started crowding around me to check out the display case on what dishes were available. The staff either did not notice that or they did not bother to ask them to social distance. I had to do that. In future I will just avoid the typical meal hours and go when there is less people. read more

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Authentic Filipino food in the Joyce station area. How do I know it was authentic? I was the only non Filipino customer and also the only non Tagalog speaking one. Parking is available in front on Kingsway. The inside is rather ghetto. The feel is definitely similar to that of a 1990s cafeteria. The staff were friendly and were helpful in pointing out the various food items as I had no idea was looking at for the most part. As I haven't had much exposure to Filipino food, I can't speak for the authenticity of the dishes. All I can say is that everything seemed really sour for a Western palate. With that said, the place was pretty packed and everyone else in the place seemed happy eating their food, so I'm sure it was legit. There are some 20 items to choose from, so there should be something for everybody there. read more

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While stopping off for some bakery goodies from nearby Bao Bakery, I decided to pick up some lunch from Plato Filipino. In reality, it was probably more like breakfast because I ordered their Tapsilog ($14). For those of you that don't know, silog is a classic Filipino dish containing rice and a fried egg and they have a whole variety of silogs depending on the type of protein used. In this case, tapa, or marinated beef slices. Plato's version came with shanghai rolls and steamed rice that was topped with garlic. I found that the lumpia here were quite tiny and weren't the least bit crispy (they wound up being kind of soft and limp). Meanwhile, the marinated beef slices were a bit tough and similar to jerky in texture (this didn't come as unexpected to me as I've heard of tapsilog being referred to as marinated beef jerky before at another restaurant). On the bright side, the fried egg had a bit of runny yolk when I poked into it. However, I was kinda disappointed overall with the food here. read more

Plato Filipino - Tapsilog - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I don't come for Filipino food often. Well, I think this is the second time having Filipino food. I highly recommend this place. Reasonable price and very good food. So they have the food cooked already and you come and you see and then choose. For a combo its $8.95 before tax. Really good deal. I got the BBQ pork belly and also pork stew with rice which is the combo special. Yelper C got the Fish with rice. The fish was boneless and has veggies inside. I had a small piece and it was good. The restaurant is very busy and also people there are super friendly. I highly recommend this place. read more

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During covid, I came across this little Filipino joint on door dash and decided to give them a try. Fell in love with the bbq and the caldereta . So delicious. This is my go to for good Filipino food. read more

first and very important thing with my review servers are wearing a caul a hairnet while serving and working on the foods and orders....very neat and not to be seen in other places....2 thumbs up. This is a Fiiipino restaurant or we called it cafeteria in our nativeland. foods were already cooked and displayed patrons will just point on their selections. Point in our language is "TURO" so sometimes they called other cafeterias as "turo-turo' it is small place maybe 25 heads capacity.All crew were bilingual Filipinos very homey and friendly service, affordable food and food combos their ice catching or Hlalo-Halo is a bit pricey, well not my cup of tea anyways. we tried the kare-kare,bbq,pansit palabok and veggie lumpia ,the kare kare is so good and the palabok is so delish I loved it the lumpia is ver commercial nothing special on it. street parking infront and at the rear,very accessible place by bus or by train very near joyce skytrain. I highly recommend the place to all specially to those who loves pinoy cuisine.this is the right place for you. I am coming back soon and cant wait to try other dishes there. Small and neat place,noise level is morethan average....well we are pinoys and most of us talk loud and like we are always fighting. theres TV and always playing tagalog novelas or show. I am proud that a Filipino Gig in Vancouver serves delish pinoy cuisine. keep up the good work. I love foods in here read more

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I am rating the Joyce branch. I don't like the new employees unlike before. They do not follow the lune sequence. They are slower now. This used to be my favorite place to get food for dinner. So disappointing. read more

I don't usually eat Filipino food outside of parties or at my parents house but I was craving some yesterday and decided to go there for dinner. When you first head to the restaurant you are welcomed with tons of table space and dishes that you can tell where made with expertise and passion. They always advertise a combo with rice where you can choose 2 dishes and pay less than $10! I got exactly that and ordered pancit (Filipino noodles with vegetables and meat) and Menudo (hot dogs, different kinds of meat and vegetables with a very tasty sauce). My wife ordered pork sinigan ( pork and green vegetables dipped in a sour soup) and pork sisig (sizzling pork meat) One thing I should mention is that after I ordered, the server put the food to the microwave,letting me know that perhaps the food has been there since the morning or their food stand doesn't have a heater. I was discouraged to see that but I was hungry so I let that go. I suggest trying their Filipino spaghetti as it does taste as good if not better than Jolibee (famous Filipino restaurant). The rest of the dish was pretty average and it didn't have that fresh from cooking feel when you ate it. Their pork sisig seemed to be a little on the cold side, and the menudo was too sour for me. However, I gave it a 3/5 for their server and the spaghettis performance read more

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Damn tasty and damn authentic! My companion and I were hankering for something hot and noticed the 3 Filipino restaurants in a row but couldn't decide which one to go to so we went to the one with open seats lol. We both ordered the 2 item combos with rice (9.95 each) since everybody else seemed to be ordering them. The woman who served me informed me that the green coloured dish included taro and coconut milk (with spinach?). It was very rich yet not overwhelmingly sweet. The Pork dish had very tomatoey overtones with little bits of hot dog, red peppers, chick peas, and carrots. Didn't care for it at first but it grew on me with each bite. The Ox tail was DELICIOUS! It was super tender, albeit fatty, with a peanutty flavouring to it. The beef brisket dish was equally as tender but a little on the sweeter side for my liking. Overall, friendly servers, reasonable price and delicious food! read more

Plato Filipino - Taro in coconut milk (top) Tomatoey pork with hot dogs, red peppers, chick peas and carrots (bottom) - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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People here are very judgemental of what you wear, be sure to dress properly to receive a good service from them. Dress to impress to a place that looks like a canteen. read more

Plato Filipino is a relatively new restaurant in the area. I came here to pick-up some food after work since it looked pretty busy every time I pass by this place walking home. The store itself isn't fancy but there are a few tables and a water cooler in case you get thirsty and don't want to buy a pop or other beverage. I was able to grab a seat easily in the small but well equipped store. They currently have a great 8.95+ tax combo which comes with two dishes and white rice. I wasn't sure what to order but a nice customer beside me recommended that I try some of the peanut sauce meat and this other roasted pork with veggie dish that were delicious. Everyone was of course speaking Tagalog at first but they quickly switched to English so I was ready to order. The lady working there even offered for me to try a sample so that way I would be sure that I liked the dished that I was going to pick - so nice! For the overall price, I thought the quality of the food was really good. The portion of white rice could have been a little larger and that would've perfectly matched the portion of the two side dishes. But I will definitely be back to try more authentic Filipino from this nice little restaurant. read more

Plato Filipino - $8.95 + tax combo: two side dishes and white rice. - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Went here recently. Bright atmosphere. Friendly service. Was even offered free soup. I got the 2 item combo with rice for 9 dollars. I got the noodles with the egg & crunchy pork rind bits.Tasted good. & the BBQ pork belly. Very fatty but tasty at the same time. Would go back. read more

I take out some kare kare and some BBQ skewers. Was expensive but it worth. Ma sarap pinoy cuisine and very friendly staffs. I would go again! Next time I want to try adobo read more

I went here today for lunch with my friend and sister. The food was good. I have never eatten Filipino food before but really enjoyed my meal. We all shared what was ordered. We had sweet and sour tilapia , roasted pork ( so yummy ! Skin was super crispy!) , peanut sauce pork stew , beef brisket with carrots , grilled pork, spring roll ( friend did not like it at all !) and pork skewers. The lady behind counter gave us a sour soup to try. It was different. But not in a bad way. This eatery is canteen style . You walk up and pick what you want. ( Lots of choices) and then pay. They do have a combo special, 2 items and a rice for $8.95. I like how nice the servers are . There was a nice young lady who explained some of the dishes and even asked if we'd like to try some of the sauces to go with the dishes we selected . The shrimp paste is tasty!! I can eat that with plain rice! We didn't finish all our dishes as our eyes were bigger than our stomachs ! I took the leftovers home. We would definitely come back. Next time I'll leave room to try the leche flan and deep fried bananas and jackfruit! read more

My husband and I were watching Mark Weins vlogs when he was in Philippines so we craved some Filipino food for breakfast! We came across Plato on the web and decided to give it a try. The food was OK - they were ready made and in warmers but didn't seem to keep them very warm. We ordered a couple of dishes, including a large spring roll, which we didn't enjoy because it was very oily and not very crisp. Their pork dishes were ok - lots of good flavour but I think they could've been better if they were served hot. The staff were very friendly and prices were affordable. read more

This combo is $8.95 plus tax. Unbeatable price and value. The black blood with beef brisket is my favourite. Usually I only need half of each item for one meal, plus lots lots rice at home. I save another half for the next day. The main problems here is you have to know what you want to get, there's no signs of description for each item. read more

Plato Filipino - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

AUTHENTIC FILIPINO DISHES It was one sunny weekday afternoon when I passed by at this Filipino restaurant. I got so curious as it was a little crowded inside so I decided to line up. They served 20 or more filipino dishes. When it was my turn, I didn't know what to order so I asked a fellow customer what dish she would recommend and she said kare kare. So I ordered kare kare, dinuguan and spaghetti. Men, it was really good. Worth the wait. A rate of 5 star is not enough. Should give them 10 for fast service, very accommodating staffs and yummy dishes. Drop by. See for yourself. read more

It was good! Nothing crazy. Arizclado was good. Lechon was good. Bbq was good. Eggroll was just okay. Rice was decent. Eggs made right. Price is decent. Only thing really is portion is small for platter meal. Will come back in the future if ever in the area again to try other dishes read more

TRUE PINOY TASTE! I have been in Joyce/Collingwood area since 2009, I seldom eat Filipino food before. But, when I get to eat in Plato, I was brought back to "real" Filipino cuisine i.e. not too salty, not too greasy etc. We Filipinos are really easy to please in terms of food, basta salty and saucy, we're somehow fine with it. However, at Plato, they have a balance taste, you won't recognize it at the first bite coz it's not the usual salty food but as you bite more, you would feel that real bite. There are numerous Fil Resto in Vancouver but Plato Filipino is one of the best! It's time to try and get out of your "tongue's comfort zone", try the real one. Highly recommended if you are a true Filipino eater and you really know what "true" Filipino food taste like. read more

Never had Filipino food before so decided to check it out. It's a fast service style restaurant but the owner was super friendly and welcoming and explained everything to me. Highly recommend the chicken barbecue sticks and the crispy chicken lugaw. read more

A visit to Vancouver meeting a friend led us to this place. It was so nice how they accommodated us since they were about to close! I had an arroz caldo (chicken) and it was just perfect! The servers and the owner were very polite, nice and friendly. My friends enjoyed their other selections and we had a great dining experience read more

Love the food, affordable prices and nice people managing your order. All food is served warm. I would recommend this place to diners that love Filipino food! read more

SO GOOD!!! from the Seattle area and I wish that we had more restaurants like this that make you feel like youre at home. came here on a saturday morning and they were packed but we were lucky to get a table. service was really good. got the combo plate with 2 different entrees and a cup of rice that came up to $11 ish including tax. if you're here, try the kare kare with bagoong. also rice dishes come with a little bit of their sinigang soup on the side! read more

Put my head in and food looks dry n brown. Also very overpriced for what you're getting.

Nice New place on Joyce Skytrain area. Their combo specials are awesome, both in taste, portion snd pricing. Their Silog and Lugaw orders w/ different toppings are delicious. Try it and you won't regret it. read more

I ordered the pork bbq skewer and small fried milk fish. The skewers could use a but more fatty meat because some was dry but overal, everything was pretty good and reasonably price. What i really like about this place is that they have very friendly staff and accept debit and credit cards ! The place itself isn't the most beautiful but it is very clean compared to a lot of filipino/asian restaurants. Im happy it's situated around my neighborhood so ill be going here often. read more