Ordered 1 item beef steak rice and sabao ng sinigang. Very good price. I am just more used to more food per serving back in national city ca and more kick in flavor with the beef steak (a little watery and a lot of fresh onion vs cooked with the meat and sauce). I absolutely love all the options on the menu. I almost ordered the longanisa but was not ready to burp that smell all day! They have a ton of options for merienda, dessert, and love that they have a halo halo description on the wall. I will have to come back for the sizzling sisig plate! read more

What a wonderful place. As a novice about Filipino food the only thing I knew was I liked adobo, lumpia and pancit. The friendly and lovely lady running the counter answered all my questions and gave me taste tests of different dishes. I ended up with pork dinuguan and binagoogan. Amazing. Everyone was so friendly. read more

High expectations as first time visitors. Poor service. 40 min wait time for 3 items. Ended up cancelling.

Such a great little find in Phoenix. Went on a Sunday, early afternoon and there was not so many people. Once we ordered we waited for our food, and it came fairly promptly. It was delicious!!! Filling and portions were pretty great, especially for the price. We also ordered the Halo-Halo Special, it was my first time having it. I loved it! The taro ice cream was so good. There were a lot of Filipino people there and it seemed as if some knew each other. It was a great feeling if community. Also there were a few tv's and there was an entertaining Filipino movie on as well as the basketball game. We will for sure be heading back the next time we visit Phoenix. read more

There was nothing fancy in this place (like the now defunct "Intramuros" in SFO) but if you're craving for a really good homecooked Filipino meal like it was cooked by your Nanay or Lola, you go to this place. We had the chicken curry, pork adobo & Filipino menudo. Ate it w 2 scoops of rice each. I could've gone for more than 2 scoops if I'd been eating it at my house hehehehe.... The adobo didn't look adobo to me, not the way how I cook & know adobo. I thought at first it was Lechon paksiw(roasted pork simmered in Philippine vinegar) bec the consistency & color is similar to Lechon paksiw. Oh well, I guess the cooking truly differs from which region one Pinoy came from. I would've loved trying their Halo-halo but we didn't have time anymore. Next time, I'll have that with my favorite scoop of Taro ice cream & leche flan on top....yum yum yum! read more

Very clean with a super friendly staff. Food was well prepared and served hot and fast. My favorite dessert ever is the Halo-Halo. They also serve Pork Asado to go. Night time, Karaoke! When in Phoenix, a must place to go for awesome authentic Filipino food. read more

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Stopped in for lunch. They sell lunch the same way 'panda express' does, 1, 2, or 3 entree options, a scoop of rice with each option. I had coconut chicken, the chicken is whole chicken chopped up bone included basil, and coconut milk. This was rather bland, I was expecting coconut curry flavor. The second option was a cured ham dish. I'm not sure what was in the sauce, maybe coconut milk, onions, jicima...? I was not into the flavor. It seems like a decent place to have a beer and some karaoke. Decent place, clean tidy had a good feel. The three stars was based on my enjoyment of the food. I'm sure this place would give good vibes fo those longing for casual food from home. read more

I've been here a few times hoping that the food and service would get better. The ADOBO w/c is one of the Filipino main dish, isn't cooked the same way in any part of the Philippines. Non Filipinos will not know the difference. The sauce is more like gravy w/c isn't how it's supposed to be. The pancit has hardly anything on it. A little pricey for the quality and portion of the food. Some of the entree tastes like from the packet. The staff all looked miserable. The wait inline is long because there's not enough staff but I see some people behind the desks as if it's a corporate office. Lol. I assume the good reviews were probably from close friends & family. Overall, it would be an acceptable Filipino restaurant if you don't feel like cooking & willing to spend the money since there isn't much authentic & good Filipino restaurants in Arizona to choose from. Only thing I appreciated was the Sisig but the portion are smaller than a couple of years ago & sometimes they forget the egg on top read more

Best Filipino food in Phoenix. We use Halo - Halo Kitchen to cater for all our family functions. The Turon is delicious!

This is, in my opinion, the BEST Filipino food in Arizona. I highly recommend this place!

Food is okay, service varies and can be pricey but their halo halo is really yunmy :)

Great Filipino food! Especially when you are in a budget and they have short orders as well! My personal favorite is the sizzling sisig! Customer service is also on par as they are very quick with their service! I can't imagine a better place to eat Filipino food here in Arizona. read more

The pork mechado has my heart! I love it here it's really good and the service is wonderful!

This was awesome! I went with a couple of colleagues and the staff was welcoming and answered all our questions. I had the menudo which was amazing, excellent flavor and very filling. I also had the chicken setal which was good (although a little bland) but watch out for bones! For dessert I had a taro boba which was yummy. read more

Asian bistro...a nice little Filipino cuisine restaurant, filled with many authentic pinoy platters. Their menu is packed with so many different kinds of Filipino delicacies , such as beef steak or lechon.. I come here with my family every time we pass by the metro mall/dunlap area, usually to visit the Manila Market next to it... I can't name all of their food, but most of it is what my mom always cooks: mungo, caldereta, adobo, dinuguan, pancit, egg rolls, and other homemade dishes..their desserts are also top-notch, such as their HALO-HALO! The smell of the food,the sizzling noise of the pans, and the heart-welcoming people will make you come back for more... read more

I love this place!! I love filipino food!! I usually get the chicken adobo, pancit and lumpia...so good!! I haven't gone back in awhile because of the drive, but I hope to go back soon for some carryout. Highly recommend to try it!!! Jason. B read more

Awesome food ! I ordered the lechon kawali and the coconut chicken and they both were very delicious and full of flavor.i will definitely be back here again. read more

Excellent array of authentic Filipino dishes and desserts . Inexpensive and amazingly filling, the menu changes every few days but there's always the best sellers . Just so good . The lady who owns the place is just so cool and will give you a sample if you want. Trust me it's great. Try it . For under 20$ two people can eat and be filled up! Plus the halo halo dessert is like a shake but it's indescribably excellent read more

Amazing all around. I love the food and I love the people who work here. They make you feel like family even if you are not Filipino yourself. The sinigang, chicken adobo, and crispy pork are to die for. I could not recommend it more. read more

I'm an out of state Filipino college student & this place is perfect for me every time I miss home cooked meals! They lay the food out & they have quite the variation. My favourites, hands down, are the pork menudo, pork adobo & dinaguan! Everything there is delicious though! Their 3-plate entree is just 10$ & the portions are decently sized! You can also buy Filipino snacks & ice cream too. The owner is hella cool too & friendly to chat with. (I'm a Seahawks fan, he's a 49ers fan). Definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants to try or loves Filipino food. You get all the foods for all the flavours & no work! :) read more

Halo-Halo Kitchen - Chicken curry, pork menudo & pork adobo :) - Filipino Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

This place is sooo good they have all the traditional Filipino foods that I love. They have the best Palabok and halo halo!!! But the palabok did take some time, I recommend calling ahead and then picking it up if you don't want to wait so long. The palabok was $9 and the special halo halo was $5. read more

It's like living home away from home. Yummy treat that my son just love to stay and chill at this place. Filipino food! Need not be local! read more

Halo-Halo Kitchen - Pinoy's favorite. Macoy loves it - Filipino Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I was craving something Filipino while staying in Phoenix for an orientation conference and peeped this place out on Yelp. As far as location goes it's right next to the Walgreens and an Asian supermarket. There is a decent amount of parking in front of the restaurant. They pretty much have all of the essentials as far as Filipino food and dessert goes. I came here on a weekday night and it wasn't so busy and anything like that. Since they are called the Halo Halo Kitchen, I might as well get a Halo Halo so I did. It wasn't so bad. It's homemade so it was good. However, I felt that is was just ok compared to other Halo Halos. Kinda ironic to have a mediocre Halo Halo and you are called the Halo Halo Kitchen? It was almost 6 bucks. Anyways, the restaurant is decent sized. They have Filipino food selections and even other Filipino delicacies for sale like polvoron, Magnolia ice cream, and many more. They have a decent amount of table and seating areas. They have a TV which plays TFC and related shows. The staff and customer service is ok. They were kind enough to let me stay to finish my Halo Halo inside the restaurant instead of suffering through it in the Phoenix heat. Anyways, if you are in the Phoenix area and are craving Filipino overall, this is one of those few places. read more

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The short: This really is as good as it gets when it comes to turo-turo style Filipino food--reasonably priced, tasty, generous, and authentic. The staff was welcoming, friendly, and helpful. The long: Located in a big shopping center on the southwest corner of 35th Ave. and Dunlap, the place is fairly easy to find (in the northern arm of the center), and there's ample parking. When you walk in, you see a typical turo-turo style eatery. Turo-turo means "point point," and they use the term because the food is set up cafeteria style, all in a steam table, and all you do is point at what you'd like to eat. You can go for a one-, two-. or three-item combo served with two generous scoops of white rice. There's also a short order menu that serves some Filipino classics, including a whole "silog" menu--which is food served with eggs, usually for breakfast--and some simple American fare like burgers There were some traditional desserts in the pastry case that served the door and about 16 items in the steam table. My boyfriend and I went for broke because I wanted to see how this food compared to the food I grew up with. We tried the pork and chicken adobo (I'd asked only for pork, but the server didn't like that she couldn't fill a whole 12-oz cup with what was left at the end of the night, she so gave us some chicken adobo in consolation), chicken curry, beef mechado (the sauce is similar to cacciatore--tomato based wit bell peppers), beef kabute (beef and mushrooms, similar to beef stroganoff), laing (stewed taro leaves, what I call the collard greens of the Philippines), and dinuguan (pork in pork blood--not for the squeamish!). The owner also asked if we'd like to try the sinigang, which is a tamarind-based fish soup. To drink we had the sago't gulaman and a mango boba. For dessert (although really, the sago't and boba should be considered dessert for those with a normal, not-homesick stomach capacity), we tried the halo-halo special. To the point--everything tasted great. If you order on a day your body's really craving protein, you risk suffering death by pork at a turo-turo eatery, and Halo-Halo Kitchen does pork so very well--tender and flavorful. The beef dishes were also well cooked. The curry was pretty standard--the sweeter Japanese style, and the chicken legs in it were also wonderfully tender. The only problems were with the chicken adobo where the sauce was wonderful, but the meat was just a bit dry (you'd think that would be a more common problem in a steam table setup, but because most dishes are stews held at lower temps, the meat stays moist). The laing was more sour than I'm used to--not sure if it was their taro leaves (for the most part, out here, you can only find them frozen or dried), too much fermented shrimp paste (adds a salty, pungent, umami flavor in perfect amounts), or maybe too much patis (fish sauce--adds an earthier layer of the same stuff shrimp paste does), or maybe not enough coconut milk and cream. Regardless, it wasn't bad--just not as sweet as I'm used to. What made the best dishes for me, and what makes Filipino food awesome in my mind, is the sauces. Filipino food is served with rice, and the sauce just soaks into that rice and makes that perfect bite last longer. Because of my choices, we basically ended up with two plates of comfort food, and every bite was definitely comforting. Our beverages were brought to our table after they were made a few minutes after we sat down, and the halo-halo special came as we finished our dinner. The sago't was good, although the boba grew as the night went on, so sucking it through the straw was crazy. The jelly in the sago't was tasty, though. My boyfriend's mango boba was amazing--at one point, I jokingly suggested they'd just taken some frozen mango and pureed it, but once I said it, I was halfway convinced that they'd actually done that. The halo-halo special was also awesome. Even though it's considered a summer dessert because it's based on shaved ice, I could eat it year around. It was as good as it gets, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (it might have been jack fruit ice cream), a generous smear of ube, and a chunk of flat at the top, the sweetened condensed milk soaking into the ice, and the usual halo-halo blend at the bottom (red mung beans, jellies, palm fruit, strips of jack fruit and macapuno, etc.). Halo-halo means "mix-mix," and they set the tall plastic cup up with a dome lid and a long-handled plastic spoon so you could churn everything together into homogenized harmony. The lady at the counter told us the turo-turo menu changes every day, so I'm looking forward to going back and trying their other food, along with all the other food we didn't have room to try. I love a good silog, and I'm sure I could find it here! read more

I didn't try the food but I was there on a late friday night and watched my friends give their best karaoke renditions to their favorite songs. I'm not brave when it comes to karaoke but I usually sing along. I did like that they had a full bar, $3 domestics and $4 for imports. They had red horse and san miguel. Anywho, there's plenty of space to accommodate large groups and they stay open late friday nights, so, if you're in the mood to sing your heart out and drink red horse or san miguel, this is the place to be. =) read more

The place is very casual. The menu is hard to read . It was confusing and the owners were busy preparing for a private party. We had lumpia.marhinal but very hot . . We had rice noodles they were greasy. We had the Adobe chicken ok . My favorite is the roasted pork.garlic fried rice was tastelessprice was reasonable read more

This review is based on carryout, so I can't comment (yet) on the service. After a trip to the oriental market next door, my son and I stopped in here for some carryout. I've not been to a filipino restaurant since living in Phoenix, so I was VERY excited. I love filipino food. It's all I ate for the majority of my young life, so there's also some nostalgia with it. I did the two item meal thing, which was around $6. I picked caldereta and pancit. I thought it'd be best to stick with the basics, just in case it sucked. The caldereta was almost as good as my mom's, and way better than mine :o) The pancit was just okay. The veggies were a bit overcooked and it lacked acid (and I didn't have any lemon in my house). My son loved the pancit, so it worked out. The portion was really generous--enough for me, my son, and hubby ate some too. I will definitely go back to try some other food and bring my husband. It's a bit of a drive, but worth it. read more

I had visited this restaurant named Halo-Halo Kitchen in 2013 and I had the most horrible experience. I am an American and often visit this restaurant with my other Filipino friends, but during this last visit in 2013 I had the most horrible experience. My American friend, who is married to a Filipina, had ordered a hamburger and French fries. After the order was placed, I inquired about his order and I was told that it would take 5 - 10 more minutes for the order to complete. I mentioned to the owner, Susan Bulos, that you must have just killed the cow in order to cook the hamburger. Apparently this joke was very offensive to Susan and her husband as they started to treat me like "garage" as a paying customer for their restaurant. I had visited this restaurant with 8 people, one customer was coming back to the restaurant for the 2nd time in the same day to meet us and enjoy our company. After I was offended and treated like "garbage" I asked the owner to speak to me. After she made me wait for approximately 8 minutes she spoke to me. I explained to her that I was an offended customer and asked her to make things right and she refused. I submitted my credit card and she charged me $82.48, ironically the bill said Thank You at the bottom. I am writing this commentary to make sure that everyone understands there may be other underlying issues at this restaurant. As I think about these circumstances I can only ascertain that perhaps the reason Susan and her husband treated me like "garbage" was because they had something to hide, perhaps about their hamburger, their cooking, their food or their sanitary conditions. I looked at my friend's hamburger and it did not look normal. I can't figure out why a restaurant owner would treat a paying customer in a strange matter unless there may be underlying issues regarding their restaurant. I emphasize to EVERYONE reading this letter that I gave the owner, Susan Bulos, the opportunity to make things right, to make a friendly gesture to a paying customer but she REFUSED. As paying customers in a difficult economy, do we, the consumers, really want to be treated this way? I don't think so. ________________________________________________________________ Recently my friend posted some Facebook posts regarding Halo Halo - see below what her experience was ..... A friend of mine purchased Ensaymada from Halo Halo on 9/18/14 and was planning on having it for breakfast, but she noticed that there were 2 orange stickers on each of the packaging indicating their expiration date. She became curious as to what was underneath the orange sticker, once peeled off she saw that the expiration date was the same day as when she bought the Ensaymada. She was so disappointed to be deceived by this restaurant and for the restaurant to deceive their loyal Philippine (and white) customers. To conceal and change the expiration date just by putting another sticker on top of the original expiration date. It might have been ok if they clearly told each of their customers their food must be consumed the same day as it was purchased, but to conceal this information is very dishonest. Let this be a warning to everyone eating at this restaurant. I personally have also had bad experiences with this restaurant's food and service and this only proves that my bad experience was not a sole incident. If they are doing this to their Ensaymada, imagine what they do their beef and chicken. I can only imagine how they bend the rules to save money. If you can't run a business at a profit by following the rules of good business, then close. read more

For starters...I was never a big boba fan or halo halo fan. This place is amazing!! I had a Thai Tea Boba, Let me tell you the bomb digg-addy!!!! LOL . Besides there normal Filipino dishes it is a must have. Then I stuffed my face with Dinuguan, a Filipino savory stew mixed with your typically stomach, intestines, ears, heart and snout of a pig, simmered in a rich, spicy dark gravy of pig blood, garlic, vinegar, and chili. SARAP!!!! ( delish is Tagalog) along with a side of rice and your good to go!!!!! Next order to come out was a Lechon (roasted pig) along with the sauce. Just like my mothers cooking. I was at home.. Dinuguan is not for everyone, as kids we knew it at chocolate meat, because the sauce is curdled blood which turns dark brown to black when cooked. The sound of it really "Erks" your stomach, but the taste is out of this world!!! They have many different dishes all you have to do is "point point" If you love ethnic cultural world dishes you will appreciate this place. read more

I love their sizzling sisig, pork sinigang, kare-kare, lechon kawali, and leche flan! There are two reasons why I don't give them 5 stars. First, I don't like their service AT ALL. There were two employees and they were talking when I'm about to buy their leche flan and they didn't stop at all. They didn't even say thank you. Second, when I call ahead to get an order ready, they say that they're gonna get it ready. But they never do. I always have to wait when I get there. read more

Best Filipino place in the Phoenix area. Love the food here. I've traveled to the Philippines multiple times while in the Navy and have eaten a ton of Filipino food made by my fellow Filipino sailors. This place holds its own for sure. read more

Being a San Diego native living here in the Phoenix area, I was very hesitant to try any Filipino restaurants. This place was actually pretty good, especially the Lechon Paksiw and Dinaguan. My daughter also ordered their Special Halo Halo and that was good too. We will definitely be coming back here when we get lazy to cook Filipino food. read more

My Philipino friend brought me here for breakfast and I loved it. I had the sausage and she had the fried fish. I liked the fish so much that I brought my husband back and ordered the fish for myself. The fish is seasoned with vinegar and it adds a great taste to it. The garlic rice is very tasty. The sausage is a bit sweet but still very good. Over all the Taste wasn't what I was expecting but I can't complain everything was very good. read more

Love to eat filipino food? Well this is the best place in arizona to go to. Friendly staff, Tfc channel on, they even have a little mini filipino kiosk selling filipino anything. Love this place read more

The food was good, The prices was a little steep. 10 little pieces of shanghi lumpia for 8.00 are you kidding me?

My wife's from the Philippines food there is really good and she loves the hollow hollow five stars

A group of us came to this place an hour before they close which is around 8pm on a Saturday. That was early for a Saturday but they do open until 1am on a Friday night and have karaoke. Anyway, this is our first time to try Filipino food and we had no idea what to order. The owner suggested us this platter that is good for 8-10ppl so we went with it. It is called Bilao it has Roasted Pork, unpeel Shrimp with some kind of sweet sauce (and it is good), deep fried Fish, half cut salty Egg, Mango, Egg Plant, Bitter Melon, Squid/Octopus, Ribs (I think I included everything but I might miss a few). All I can say everything was scrumptious. For dessert, most of us had Halo Halo. You can order regular or special and we got the special. It consists of different kinds of fruits, some beans, coconuts and topped with mil cereal shaved ice. For regular you get vanilla ice cream on top and for special you get Ube ice cream and Leche Flan (taste like custard). I would definitely come back for Halo Halo and try other dishes on the menu. read more

Halo-Halo Kitchen - Bilao platter - Filipino Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Awesome place and great people that work there. If you run into them while partyin in Scottsdale...they'll even feed you

rolled up a minute before they closed. were still kind enough to serve swerve took it to go, out of respect, great pick 3 deal, got it in the bag swag Lechon, crispy, Kare Kare, lush, and Adobo, sang like a choir fire in a trance, taste buds dance to the choirs psalm bomb ***snaps*** read more

I got the coconut chicken and was picking bone shards out of my teeth the entire time. I didn't care for this restaurant at all.