Kabalen

OMG! My husband was hungry and I had suggested he go and grab some bbq pork skewers. They didn’t have any ready so he bought this instead - lectin kawale! I’ve had lechon kawale before, but nothing that tasted like this!!! Juicy, perfectly seasoned just salt and pepper, nothing fancy, crispy skin and hot! It is to die for. I’m not joking. It came with two sauces - their own lechon sauce and a soy sauce with Calamansi. Soooo good! $17 for this container of meat - totally worth every penny!!!

The staff lack of customer service training. I want to order a spring rolls 20pcs for the following day to pick up, however cashier lady said that I can come to restaurant and buy it there on the spot as they always have available pork, chicken and vegetable spring rolls and I just need to wait 5-10mins. They only accept ,pre order if it is more than 100pcs. I went there there to buy spring rolls of 10pcs pork and 10pcs vegetable, but server said they only have pork. I verify with cashier lady who told me via phone that they are all available if I come and order on the spot. She only keep saying “ I told you that you will need to wait for 15-20mins” I asked if they can make it 25pcs, but server said they have only 20pcs. When I got my order, so disappointed, 20 tiny spring rolls for dollars. Look at the picture if you think it is reasonable. When you see it in real, smaller compared to your thumb size. So 1 dollar for 1pc. Do not waste your time to come here, overpriced of meals. You can go to Bulakenyo restaurant in Markham, you can order spring rolls 80pcs for 30 dollars. They have good rating 4.4 stars reviews, not this Kabalen with less than 4. I have no complains with Bulakenyos. I decided not to order there as it was too far to my current place.

This restaurant has dine in and take-out options. There's a hot table to choose fresh offerings made in the morning. They have a bbq station outside where they are making pork bbq sticks, lechon manok roasted chicken. We order 4 pork bbq sticks $3 / stick. The bbq has a nice char exterior, and meat is juicy and tender. I did find several pieces of pure fat. I would appreciate it if the restaurant would not use the fat pieces on the bbq sticks. Service was friendly but we did have to wait about 20-25 minutes for our bbq. I'm ok as your order is cooked fresh. We also ordered one pork sisig with garlic rice. The sisig did not have the crunchy pork skin but mainly meaty pieces. Taste was on point nice citrus and savoury seasoning. I like this dish if it was served on a sizzling plate with egg on top. Overall, I would come back as the bbq sticks were definitely good value. Compared to neighboring restaurants they have the cheapest bbq sticks! They also offer party trays if you're looking to cater your party or event.

Amazing variety of authentic Filipino food! Must try if you haven't!Food: 5/5

Friendly staff, sit-down tables upstairs, amazing hot food inside, and open grills on the way in, it's really hard to beat Kabalen for Filipino food. I've eaten in, and taken out, and the experience is always excellent. Parking can be challenging at this location but don't let that stop you, the food is worth it.Food: 5/5

Want to thank all the staff at Kabalen for a wonderful staff lunch on Wednesday in honor of Filipino Independence Day on June 12. We had wonderful pork and chicken skewers, Shanghai spring rolls and some wonderul desserts! We appreciate the delivery and the timing to get our order done in the time we needed it by! Great stuff! Thanks from all of us at Aucitonmaxx

A smaller establishment that offer a variety of Filipino dishes, treats and other food options. Visited this place around dinner time to try their "All day Silog" specials after looking at the menu online. However, I was disappointed when I was told that they did not have any more "sinangag" or garlic fried rice which is a staple of this dish. So I opted for their two meat & rice combo instead, and got a Pork BBQ stick and their sisig. The food was good and I did enjoy the flavours of the sisig and the marinate of the BBQ, however I felt like they could've cooked the meats a little bit more.

I set-up a reservation two weeks before our event in this location. Everything was fine and I told them that I’d do a downpayment, one week before our event. One week before our event, I called to do a downpayment for our event, and suddenly the person I called said they can’t accommodate us anymore because someone ’apparently’ booked for 50 people and they’d have to do the set-up at the time we reserved. I tried to tell them that I reserved first, and the person said that the person who booked me ‘overlooked’ the booking for the 50 people, thus they can’t accommodate us anymore. They need to be more systemized about this and arrange their booking system. Very bad customer service. Instead of offering us something to accommodate us, they said they’d do a $28 per head to accommodate us, which is pricier than the price they originally offer $65 for 3-4 people = $16 per person supposedly. We had to cancel our reservation, find a new restaurant, and inform everyone we invited to our event about the location change which was so much hassle.

Booked a reservation here for a kamayan feast 2 weeks before an event for my school club only for them to disregard us and prioritize another group. Definitely won't recommend coming here if you want to book a feast, they're only gonna turn you away and give it to someone else. They didn't even accommodate us because of THEIR MISTAKE. Go to Lakay Kusina or any other filipino places instead; they're way more friendlier and better and they will FOR SURE accommodate your needs.

Food was pretty good. This was my first time trying this kind of Philippino food and I enjoyed it. The portions are great for $15 a person. Meat was tasty as well as the seafood. Though it didn’t taste super super fresh but still enjoyed it. It’s also cool how the meal comes with a soup, soft drink and melona :