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    Pampanguena

    4.7 (69 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    MY HAUL. IYKYK!! They have everything and more. If you're looking for something specific, I'm sure you'll find it here!

    This is a hidden gem!! Excellent Filipino food, service, and high quality grocery and food items in stock. The store and restaurant area is extremely clean and the food is served warm. Everything was perfect, but the real stars are the desserts. 10/10!!!!

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    Victor F.

    Sunday vibes at our favorite Filipino restaurant in Cutler Bay Florida....Love coming here on Sundays with my girlfriend

    Nice spot!!
    John V.

    So good! I am glad we went there. So friendly, so nice, and the food was good too! I love Asian real authentic food, and spicy ! The food was fresh and hot. The Curry was super delicious! They have a market in the front of the store. The restaurant is in the back.

    Steamed Rice Garlic Rice chicken

    Food taste like home! difinitely come here again! They have filo desserts and groceries! we got chicken adobo and dinuguan! Yum yum!

    Sarah P.

    I love places like this. I am always on a quest to sample different foods.I am not that familiar with the dishes of the Filipins, so I was more than game to sample as much as possible. The service was friendly and sweet. I told them I wanted to sample a bit of everything, and they accommodated me. I tried Tocino - which is the red bacon. I really enjoyed it. I also sampled a few other dishes, all were very good. I also sampled a fried banana and jack fruit roll. They call it Turon. This was also good. When in the area I want to come again.

    Pan cubano & filipino candied bacon...the Miami remix lol
    Mica L.

    Low key Filipino spot that everyone in the Cutler Bay Area raves about, so I had to try. When non Asians rave about how amazing the food is, how can you not?! I've eaten here twice & LOVED everything I had. The menu varies, but they always have many options. Their tofu was flavored amazingly, & I even tried some candied bacon & was blown away how bomb it was. This place is also a mini market & I appreciate the variety there as well.

    Noodles N.

    Perfect rice and longganisa takeout in a lowkey market area. Owners are very kind. Try to avoid coming on a Sunday where it's terribly (understandably) hard to find parking due to the church next door. But otherwise very good and I order from here often.

    Sandy M.

    Outstanding Restaurant and grocery store, It will have everything that you need the food is great. family owned restaurant, great service. Very busy during the holidays, call in advance to make your orders. Ambiance is very peaceful. I highly recommend this place. Call ahead if you want to order Puto!

    Halo halo
    Wilda M.

    Open for my tummy. Love trying different food. Bicol express is yummy. Definitely halo halo

    Fried Pompano and eggplant with pork in peanut sauce yum!
    Dawn B.

    This place is a market and has a kitchen in the back. The food is delicious and they have many favorite dishes. They are new owners and they made a bigger seating area (4 tables). The staff are so friendly and helpful. I can't wait to go back. They also have produce and hard to find items.

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    Jordan N.

    I'm very impressed! I had the palabok which is rice noodles with fried minced pork in shrimp sauce, dressed in hard boiled eggs and scallions. This strange-sounding dish was a quick highlight of my day since it tasted absolutely lovely with a squeeze of lime over it. I would definitely order it again and even seek out the dish in other Filipino restaurants! Now, as for the place, it's in a warehouse that serves as a strip mall in an area full of auto body shops. And the entrance is hidden behind two large propane canisters, for some reason. And upon entering, the place looks small but the narrow hall opens up further in the back where food is made with love behind the oriental market. They have a lot of prepared foods ready to be served, but they also have a sparse breakfast and regular dining menu filled with plates made from scratch. And one of the plates is this palabok. I ordered a lumpia as well, which is a standard Filipino egg roll, and while it wasn't anything special (already prepared), it was thicker than what I'm used to seeing. For $1.50, it was a fair price and my entire meal was $6.25 with the palabok. Do come and enjoy the made-from-scratch Filipino items and the friendly service the women provides. And as for the market, they have a lot of variety of items and it looks organized and well priced as well - probably a great addition for Asians living in the area. But it's the Filipino food that I would come for. (I also saw that the long strips of pan-fried fish and sancit minced pork in special seasoning were popular.)

    The Sizziling Sigsig $12.99 was my favorite and plenty to share with leftover from three people! IG: KFitzEats

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    Great little market and the food is so delicious!! I come here whenever I am in town.

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    It's a little market that serves a small amount of food in the back. Nothing was very appetizing and I left without making a purchase.

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    10 years ago

    Family owned with delicious food! We feel right at home and we aren't even Filipino. Home cooked food and desserts.

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    Like other yelpers, I loved this place. Very affordable prices and fresh cooked ingredients!

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    I drive all the way from Broward to come here! They are amazing people and the food is SO GOOD. Just like my mamas cooking!

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    Complete hidden gem. Found on Yelp and took the leap of faith, delicious food, great price and friendly service.

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