I go here a lot! Became a frequent flyer. The price is worth the amount of food you'll get. They give good portions. Specially if they know you. ;). The pork BBQ is my favorite which reminds me of home. The Pork Sinigang was also good. Kare-kare amazing. Halo- Halo - generous serving. Carina does my dessert there and she is good. Friendly staff and very polite and helpful. Enough space if not packed. Come either before or after lunch time. They also do catered food. Just call in advance. Again good food here. Don't miss it! read more

We got here 15 min before closing. Craving some Halo halo. We got the purple Ube one. Fantastic. It's kind of a shaved ice dessert with Ube filling, Ube ice cream, sweetened red beans, custard, coconut, and other toppings. Loved it. Only issue for me was a lot of bigger pieces of ice. Everyone else in my group seemed to love it as well. There were also hot food, prepared dishes, and traditional desserts that you could buy. Employees were very friendly. They have a store 2 doors down that sells Filipino groceries. read more

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Staff was really friendly and the food was good. It was a nice smaller place with some seating indoors. I got there later in the day so there wasn't as big of a selection left, but the chicken, lumpia, and vegetables I got were really good and I loved the Halo halo! Will definitely be back!! read more

Tindahan City (Food & Catering) is nestled in small plaza in Berlin, CT on Deming Road serving hot foods that can be either eaten in or taken home. They are also next door to Tindahan City (Grocery.) They serve food cafeteria style or as Filipinos call it, turo-turo style which translates to point-point. I myself can't even name all the dishes, all I know is, they're all delicious and I certainly have my faves. They offer a variety of sizes and combos. I personally came for the Ube Halo-Halo (mix-mix.) Filipinos tend to have this mentality that if it's widely-known or widely-famous, the whole population will like it! Ube is near and dear that it's in everything, even ice cream. This Halo-Halo is lined with Ube Jam (more of a spread), shaved ice, coconut shavings, corn flakes, flan, jackfruit, condensed milk and Ube ice cream. I can't remember if there were beans ‍ all I know is I ate that so fast! Lol! It was so good! The staff are so friendly and always love making connections. Thank you so much for the lovely experience! read more

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Tindahan City is located in a plaza with easy to find parking. The grocery store and restaurant has two separate entrances. The first location I went to is a Filipino grocery store. They had frozen food, fresh vegetables, fruits, and packaged food items. I bought a couple bags of chips and an Ube dessert. The store was organized and clean. The cashier was nice. They also do Western Union union money transfers there. The restaurant next door is fast casual. There are trays of different foods to choose from. It smelled so good in there. This time I didn't get to try the food because I already ate. I did order an ube halo halo though; it's a Filipino shaved ice dessert with a variety of toppings. I chose the ube ice cream, which is a type of sweet potato; it also came with flan, fruit preserves, coconut milk, and sweetened beans. This was a delicious treat! The employee was friendly. There were a few tables you can enjoy your food at. I look forward to going back to try out the food! read more

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I came just for the halo halo and the ladies behind the counter were so kind! Got this sweet treat just in time for the heatwave and wow, it tasted better than I could've imagined. On top, there's cornflakes, jackfruit strips, flan, and a scoop of ube ice cream. This halo halo has the ube halaya (ube jam) around the outside of the cup, which adds to the authenticity, and has so many delightful toddy palm seeds, jellies and sweet beans at the bottom. Getting little bits of flan when everything is mixed in is one of the best parts of this dessert. Can't wait to get more, eating this is an experience in itself. read more

Tindahan City - Halo halo - Filipino Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

Love going to this place- adding onto my reviews as they have delicious Filipino food- rare in this area of the staff and absolutely delicious. Go for lunch because they make the batch for the day and options will dwindle down. Again as always recommend read more

Tindahan City - Halo halo - Filipino Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

I was visiting relatives and we went to get Filipino food. The Hartford area needs more places like this ... this one is not to be missed! Lunch was awesome. I do not have dinuguan (pork blood stew) very often and their version was very tasty. Palabok (seafood flavored gravy over rice noodles) was also very good. It's a informal self-serve restaurant with basic tables and chair - not a fancy sit down place. This is what makes these casual family-run places fun. Very nice, cheerful servers and a nice relaxing space in the middle of your hectic day. Their Filipino grocery is right next door. It's on the small side (compared to the Bay Area ones that I am used to) but all of the essentials are available. read more

First time shopper and diner here, closest place to go to from our area in Massachusetts. Had everything we needed; also found out why we can't find Bagoong anywhere (Been banned by the USA) so sad. Great place to go since you cannot out right afterwards: friendly warm and smiling staff. Will come here many times again. The store we met Beng who was so kind and helpful too read more

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Delicious dinuguan and Bicol express! The meat is tender and the sauce tastes just right, not too salty nor too bland! Loved the flavorful halo-halo in the summer. Friendly staff and reasonable prices for the meals. Easy parking in front of the restaurant. Would definitely order from them again next time we visit CT! read more

I love that I have Tindahan City as a quick food option near my new home. Be forewarned -- there are two Tindahan City businesses in separate suites in the same plaza and they each have a Yelp page. One is an Asian market. It looked good, but I didn't buy anything there once I realized it wasn't the restaurant part of the business. The restaurant serves cafeteria style Filipino food. I've had mixed results in my four or so visits, but I enjoy exploring and the good outweighs the average. They generally have a few stew type dishes, white rice, lumpia (small fried spring rolls) and Pancit (a stir fried veggie and noodle dish). I don't know the names of the stews but they've ranged from average to very good in terms of flavor and texture. I recall having ones featuring veggies, pork and chicken. The lumpia, which are a Filipino favorite of mine, were disappointing on the day I had them. They were made in advance. So they lacked the crispy texture I like and also weren't particularly warm. This is something that needs to be made when you order, as I've seen similar places do. Similarly, the Pancit was barely warm on my first visit. I think it would have been very good when it was first made. It was a bit better the second time I visited. I've enjoyed some sort of BBQ pork skewer, which was good chewy and sweet. I haven't explored them yet, but I understand some of the Tindahan deserts are popular, including one called Halo Halo. I'm not going to say Head Over Head Over to Tindahan City. Too obvious. Four Stars read more

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I've been back since the last review. Our kitchen is out of commission for a while and was just craving some Filipino food, I got the pork bbq, palabok, dimitían and pansit . The bbq and palabok were great, the pansit was very salty. The dinuguan was good too. A week later, still no kitchen, they were out of pork bbq but got the pansit and it was just seasoned right. Haven't tried the Laing and langka but I got the siopaos (chicken bola2) and pork asado. Gone in 60 seconds. I think if they stay consistent like how they make the pork BBQ I'll keep coming back. read more

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Best Filipino restaurant around , have to drive 30 mins to get there . My family and I are there , Kuya is entertaining us with his music . We all love it ! Shoutout to Carina and the hardworking staff at Tindahan city restaurant. We're definitely coming back ! read more

Just came here tonight to have a new dinner experience with my daughter. We have never tried Filipino food before so we decided to try something new and we are so glad we did! The food here is different and flavorful, I don't think I've ever tasted such a sour flavor such as the one in the pork based soup we tried and I would never know how much I might enjoy that flavor. We also had the pancit and fried tilapia which were delicious as well. The women that work there are so warm and welcoming and even let us try a taste of the pork blood because I was so curious! That was good too! My daughter had the halo halo for dessert and said it was very interesting. I had a few bites too, it's not my cup of tea but for sure needs to be tried at least once. The next time we go back we're definitely trying the pork bbq and lumpia. Unfortunately, they had run out for the day. The chicken adobo looked yummy too. The flavors and the staff made me want to sample the entire menu. Very good introduction to Filipino food for us! Thank you! read more

Tindahan City - Filipino Near Me - Berlin, Connecticut

Brought back the memories [1970-72] of serving as Peace Corps Volunteers [wife and children] in the Philippines. Tindihan City has two establishments close by but not side to side. I was in the grocery one looking for the prepared food. Found it and got a Chicken Siopao [like a stuffed dumpling] that was soft, doughy and tasty. It turned out to be a quick snack. We used to buy them in Rizal Park when we visited the city from our little house out in Balayan, Batangas. They rest of the food was for dinner tonight; Pork Skewers which were delicious and coated with that glaze that exists nowhere else. Also got a good fresh portion of Pancit [noodles, chicken and veggies] which unfortunately had some gristle that took away some happiness. Will return and try out some other food memories soon! read more

Walked in by chance tried the BBQ pork and UBE smoothie it was amazing ! Will be going back

Visiting Cali and looked for some vegan food options. Long story short, I'm addicted to this food and am now seeing a therapist. Portion sizes are large, food has amazing flavor, and always tastes fresh. read more