Still just as good as the last time we visited. This place feels like home, from the delicious food, the casual seating and the chatter from the kitchen. Turo-Turo style, point at what you want from the many selections. All will be good! Love the friendly service that feels like family is taking care of you. read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Longanisa, caldereta, Binagoongan and paksiw bangus - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This was our first real exposure to Filipino cuisine, which is amazing considering how much Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese food we eat! It's the unsung hero of the food world! We had their sisig(pork bits) and a great vegetable dish with fermented shrimp paste. The dishes are laid out cafeteria style in steam trays, and they have various specials where you can get combinations served with a mound of rice. Very good service with a friendly staff. Simple decor, so the emphasis is on food, not style. Filipino food often looks fairly drab, but OMG, the flavours! We're converts now... read more

I think this was my first time trying really authentic Filipino food and I really enjoyed it. The prices were higher than I expected given that everything is served cafeteria style (premade and scooped out from under the warmer), but the portions were honestly about twice as big as I was expecting, so it evened out to be a good value meal. I got the 2 item combo and a halo halo and couldn't quite finish either, so next time I would just get the 1 item combo and a smaller baked good for dessert. I got the laing and ginisang munggo in my combo. Both were very good and pleasantly different from anything I've tried before, but the laing was definitely my favourite. I loved the frag coconut milk with taro leaves. The laing was a tad on the oily side for me, but the ginisang munggo was fine on that front. These are considered "vegetable" dishes so the shrimp are more of an accent than the main feature, but they were cooked well and between the two dishes there was more than enough for me to feel like I got a fair serving of protein. Especially for "cafeteria" food, this was excellent. They have two types of halo halo but I can't remember what the one I got was called - it had mango ice cream, ube paste, flan, and jellies. I thought the shaved ice part of the halo halo was just a little coarse, but otherwise this was great. All the other individual components were delicious - the ice cream in particular had a nice bright flavour and the ube paste was strong. The staff were pretty nice. I took a table that a group before me had just left and someone came out and wiped it down for me even though it wasn't visibly dirty. The place is pretty small, so not a lot of seating and the space is a little tight. Would be nice to see compostable plates because as is there's a ton of plastic at play. Good place though; I take it as a good sign that there were a lot of Filipino customers read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Halo Halo - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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They catered an event and their portions were so generous! The large pancit is supposed to be for 20-30 people, but it easily fed 50. Such a great surprise! Everyone liked the food: pancit, bbq chicken, puto, and kutsinta. Sarap talaga! Tip: Delivery costs an extra $100, so just pick up if you can! read more

Since moving away from home, I've been missing my mom's home cooking so I took a chance on this gem. At first, I was apprehensive about the price of each dish, but it was totally worth it! This place immediately took me back home. I wish there was more vegetables in the Kare Kare, but the meat was perfect! They forgot the side soup of Sinigang I was looking forward to, but all in all, I will be ordering again. read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Lumpia, Garlic Fried Rice, Beefsteak, and Kare Kare! All so amazingly delicious!!! - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Pampanga cuisine was a once a week trip for us when we used to live close by. The food tastes homemade. I especially like to order their big party trays. Too bad we don't live close by anymore :( read more

Great neighbourhood restaurant! Food was tasty and fast! You can pick anything from the counter, and just ask the server if you don't know what the food is! Plus the little patio seat is great on a sunny day. read more

Great convenient place to pick up Filipino food! It's right by Joyce station and right beside the church. I pass by this area often and always see a line of people lined up outside, so it's a popular spot! Some of my favourites are the Filipino style BBQ chicken and sisig. Number one for me actually has to be the sisig, I love the crunchyness, the 'zing' of the lemon, and spicyness from the chilli flakes. Soooo good! I would get the large size for take out and then just eat it with my own rice at home. There are a few tables if you want to sit in to eat but it's a little squishy so I do recommend getting take out instead. There's also a dessert window and you can just point to what you want ('turo turo' style). The staff is super friendly and they will always greet you with a smile. I also find it nice that they speak to me in Tagalog and can tell I'm Filipino even though I am wearing a mask. It feels nice to be around fellow Filipinos! read more

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Writing this during our worldwide covid19 situation ~ I'm SO grateful that they provide home delivery service! *As of today, they now use Uber Eats Really craved some comfort Fil food today Was able to conveniently place my order via DM Instagram & paid via etransfer They were kind to allow me to make a few personal requests Food arrived on the time I requested - good portions and warm! Loved our order of their (noodles) pancit palabok, pancit guisado (requested no meat), ginataang langka (non-sweet coconut jackfruit), fried lumpia (veg egg roll& turon (sweet plaintain spring rolls - requested less caramel coating) They even gave me free rice & soup! Also, as requested, they dropped it off at the door, but texted me just before they did & watched me from the car to make sure I got it! Will order from them again! read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - turon (in bag), ginataang langka (not sweet coconut jackfruit), pancit palabok, pancit guisado, fried lumpia (veggie egg rolls), soup & rice - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I have been here a few times and while the food is pretty tasty, the service can be better. Compared to the other Filipino restaurants along the stretch, I find the staff here not as warm or friendly. I had a hard time ordering the food, even when I was there with a Filipino colleague who helped to explain or translate, they still did not get my order right. The line and wait can be long, especially during the lunch rush. Even if you are there early, not all food will be ready. One thing I did not get was the ordering of lumpia. In the price list, it said "Fried lumpia (3 for combo) $1.50". I asked about it. First, the staff said it was not ready, that they only fry on the spot otherwise it would not be crispy. Then she said it need to be pre-ordered. So did that mean I need to call in advance to order just 3 pieces? It did not make sense to me. The general feel I got from my visits here were discrepancies in the prices listed and what they charged, the staff was fairly impatient when being asked questions, the staff was not really keen to explain the what the dishes were. Maybe it would be easier to order if you can speak the language or bring someone along who can speak it, or if you stick to the basic of the combos on the board and not deviate from that and try to order those side sides. Pretty disappointing. I think I will stick to the other restaurants nearby instead. read more

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The WORST sisig and service. It tasted like a reheated lechon kawali with chili, onion and vinegar. Is this even a good representation? I respectfully and as quietly as I could mentioned that the sisig was not crispy and asked what can be done. They said nothing coz it is one batch. It was so bad that I asked if they can replace it with something else even if I paid an extra fee. I had 1spoonful to taste and showed the ladies. They said to throw it away. Then wanted to charge me $9 for the replacement. To fix the issue, they escalated it and a rude lady did not help. She had the audacity to tell me that I should complain beforehand? How would I know it is bad if I did not taste it??? She even acknowledged it got reheated and said nobody complained before - loudly for other customers to hear. I had to point to her sign "crispy sisig". She asked the other ladies how much I ate and they said "this much" - I have no idea what this much is. As a customer, I felt they had ganged up against me , felt embarrassed and I had to just eat my other dish calmly while all the while feeling ripped off. TBH, sisig was really like lechon kawali and I have not even brought that up and wanted to "gently complain" on the crispy issue so they can get it but "getting it" is not possible with defensive and indifferent approach. For reference, a combo is $16.50 with 2 dishes and $10 is a combo with 1 dish so $9 is a rip off plus the dish was barely eaten. I would have just been Ok if as a token, they gave me a fraction of my money - even a couple dollars or had given me a replacement for even half of a cup of 1 other dish but a plain out NO + NOT OUR FAULT+ FAKE SORRY + RUDENESS is upsetting. They have banner saying " home of original sisig" so now I have no idea what pampanga sisig should be. First time customer and will likely never go back again!! I will support the next door Filipino place that is more consistent. read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Their sisig is PHENOMENAL. Probably one of, if not, the BEST sisig you can find in Vancouver area. The ambiance is very reminiscent to those karinderyas back home. Service is also commendable. Servers picked up the orders quickly. read more

Great place for great Filipino food. Amazing for lunch. I come here probably once or twice a week, always going for their combo 2 and the free soup. All their dishes are very good. Yummy for sure. Wish I had photos of the food but I keep eating it too fast. read more

Was surprised that the 2 item combo has increased to $14 back then it was $10 but it is still definitely worth it to get some good Filipino food here. If you miss Filipino food, make sure to come here and get the sisik. A lot of their food reminds me of home food its very similar with manadonese food. Cheers! Very recommended! read more

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One of the better pork sisigs in all Vancouver. A must try for everyone who loves traditional Filipino food to match with of course "rice". As Filipinos always say "Rice is life". Also I recommend the Barbecue chicken. read more

I have been here a number of times. The food here is very good. I order the 2 items with rice combo for 10 bucks. Kare Kare was very good. Right amount of peanut butter flavour in the sauce. & sauce had right thickness. Pork BBQ was savoury and fatty, as it should be. read more

I ordered from this restaurant via uber eats. I specifically ordered a couple of my dishes to be specifically vegetarian. They contacted me right away to tell me that they don't have one of the dishes (pinakbet), which is fine so we moved to another dish (laing). The ordered arrive and they switched my order to chopseuy which is great because they did tell me that my previous order has shrimp paste, so kudos for letting me know. We started eating and the sinigang has one piece of pork inside it. My friend who's vegetarian started panicking because he's highly sensitive to meat. He threw the dish away so we unfortunately don't have any proof. I tried calling to let then know, they claimed that my instructions weren't clear enough and they said they can't make the soup vegetarian -which is okay because we wouldn't have ordered anything there. Nothing was resolved. We're now extremely wary of eating the chopseuy they provided because of that. Sisig was good, I have to give them that. read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Instructions are written here. Two dishes were specifically supposed to be vegetarian. - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is where I started loving filipino food... I really like kare-kare and dinuguan from Pampanga's Cuisine, it never disappoints! I ordered through instagram DM yesterday because of the COVID19 issue, food is still amazing! read more

A busy Filipino fastfood restaurants in Joyce St., Vancouver. Very delicious and authentic food selections, from adobo to caldereta. I live in Richmond and I always make it a point to go to this restaurant whenever I am around this area. Always buy a combo(2items with rice) for $10. Since i live far fr this restaurant i always buy 3 combos, meaning 6 items with ric, that will be my food for 2 to 3 days. Some of my favourites here are Minudo, caldereta, kare kare, binagoungan and pansit palabok. Servings are very generous. read more

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It's really good. I thought it was more delicious than what I had in Manila and in the provinces. Clean, distinctive flavors. Good value.

Pancit Bihon! Tasty noodles cooked and seasoned perfectly. Place is busy as they are popular among local Filipinos read more

Pampanga’s Cuisine - Pancit Bihon - Filipino Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The only place to go when craving Filipino food. Must try for caldereta and bulalo. The rest are so good too! Price is so affordable, I always get combo2 (2 small dish w rice) and or combo1 (1 small dish w rice) Everything is so good, I always leave with few dishes to bring home read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE. Staff was rude and incompetent. They even loudly made fun of me in front of everybody in the restaurant for the order that they themselves got wrong. Refunding my money for an order they got wrong was so bothersome them cause they don't know how to work the square pos machine! It took 4 people of different ages to confront me about the order THEY got wrong and have the audacity to make fun of me in front of other customers. DON'T COME HERE NO MONEY IS WORTH THEIR HORRIBLE SERVICE. read more

I am a regular costumer of this restaurant but so disappointed with my experienced lately. I ordered and payed ahead of time but I have to wait for a long time to get my orders. They even prioritized the one who just came in and pay. This restaurant cannot be trusted if you are expecting to celebrate certain occasion. I will not come back to this restaurant. Very bad service read more

Yesterday was my first time to attend to this restaurant. I went with 3 other friends and a grandson of one of the ladies. Anyway, we came from Richmond and it seems like a very long drive to this place. However, after taking a taste of their food, it was worth the trip. I am a picky person, and almost always go for quality of food and not quantity. I ordered their 2 item combo: crispy pork sisig, dinuguan and comes with steamed rice. Their COMIDA was full of various delicious looking food. I opted for items that I can't cook myself. I was so impressed I took out another combo order plus their BOPIS. I think their price is reasonable ..$10.00 for the 2 item combo and $5 for an additional side dish. The only problem is that it's a small place and I think it's meant for TAKE OUT service as there are just 2 - 3 tables. We also had their halo-halo and was good for $5 which included a little piece of leche flan and a scoop of ice cream. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the crispy chicken skin. I bought 2 boxes not knowing when I can come back to this resto and unfortunately, I didn't like the bitter taste to them. Mind you, I don't think they themselves prepared these. But over all, I did enjoy the food and my friends ordered their palabok which they claimed tasted the same like the Malabon Palabok and beef soup. To top it all, the service was pretty good. No complaints there. I thanked my friends for bringing me along till next time again. The place was quite busy, I couldn't take pictures of the food. read more

Best palabok! Never been disappointed. No matter how busy they are, quality of palabok is still the best. All there food are delicious

If we're near Joyce station, we always take out from here! If you're unfamiliar with whats what, the people serving behind the counter are very friendly and willing to help you out and give recommendations. Get the pork sisig! read more

Very poor service! I came to pick up my order right on time. They made me wait 15 minutes because it wasn't ready, only to find out that they didn't follow the instructions I requested from them. I placed my order over the phone with the young guy behind the cashier - with very specific instructions - he even gave me instructions on how to warm up the food before I served it. When I asked him he replied as if nothing happened. Next time you order, ask for the name of the person you talked to. So disappointed! read more

food decent, but no one cared for any covid rules, staff would even tell customers to come in when it was very cramped inside already. for the food itself, i called to confirm that they had pancit canton, but they gave another pancit dish afterwards. didn't like the lechon kawali (felt overcooked) and expected more from the sisig read more

The BEST food out of all the Filipino restaurants in that strip at Joyce street. The owner is super nice! But, there's One RUDE server! Who has no customer service skills whatsoever. out of all the nice elderly servers she's probably the "youngest" one I'd say in her mid 40s wears crazy makeup RUDE and DISRESPECTFUL. I mean I would still come back for the food, I'm just saying. Some people might not comeback because of her rude ass behaviour. That is all. read more

This is the best Filipino restaurant I've ever tried in Vancouver. My fav are kare kare, sisig and kripy pata. Pancit palabok is also amazing read more