Cabalen Restaurant in McAllen

First time tasting Philippines food.I thought pork adobo was a bit salty and fatty .But in a good way. Its hard to explain.....Its like comfort food you didnt know existed.I didnt ask but think some hot sauce would buss it up a notch. Though maybe it would take away the foods character... Also the people are really nice and it feels like you are at a friends house.The rice was surprisingly good ... its mushy but I think its supposed to be like that because when you mix it with the veggies and adobo it hits really good.I want to go back to try their deserts. I spent less than 10$ with a drink and was full .

Flavorful and delicious selection of authentic Filipino food. I have finally found my go to place for Filipino food. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. We also found out they have a rotating menu so we will definitely be back for more.

Awesome restaurant! The food was super good and authentic, the staff was very helpful with all the food choices and we were very comfortable in there. Cant wait to try the Maja Blanca!

Excellent home style Filipino food with very nice people running this place.

Amazing experience! I had the Pancit and egg rolls, and they were delicious. The service was awesome as well. I highly recommend eating here.

Very tasty, authentic Filipino food. My Filipino wife gives it two thumbs up! Friendly service & fair prices.We will return.

My favorite Filipino restaurant in town!

Cabalen Restaurant IS my favorite restaurant in RGV. The place serves my favorite Filipino dishes, and the friendly servers (most of the time, the owners themselveshave the ability to make your day better. Authentic Filipino tastes for prices so cheap. They also offer a wide variety of delicious Filipino desserts. If you need Filipino or Asian goods, Tindahan is just next door. Cabalen takes small and large orders. It is now a member of GrubHub.

Best authentic Filipino dishes.

Excellent food great services

Whats there not to love about filipino food.

Simple, fast, delicious and the staff is super friendly.

Great friendly service amazing food!

Good tasty food at a reasonable price.Owner shows a personal touch with his customers treating them like family .if you want to taste Asias best this is the place :)

Good Food!

Great place to go when craving for Filipino food

Hidden jem you can never go wrong food touches ur soul lol

The most delicious home cooking ever...the owners were so sweet and great service

Best Filipino food in town!

$5.50. Not bad

One of my favorite family owned restaurants. Excellent service and food is always fresh!

Came on a recommendation, was a good call. Food is prepared, almost cafeteria style. Very reasonable prices, bit kind of small place. Interesting menu, worth a trip

Healthy choices of food, tasty and reasonably priced. The owner hails from a place of best cooks in the Philippines. Experience an authentic filipino meal, come and visit Cabalen!

A plate includes rice and 2 main dishes. The food was great, there was a good variety of options to choose from and the price was extremely affordable. The owners were very friendly, after we told them that it was our first time, they gave us samples of some other dishes, and by "sample" I mean almost full portions. There were some desserts too but we were too full to try. Definitely will come back!

Best Filipino Food in the Valley! Plus Andrew and staff are so friendly and helpful. Love it!

Friendly people who serves delicious foods...

Love the food and the owners. They treat you like family.

I always love their bicol express and karekare. Small Filipino restaurant but the food is of high quality and cheap too.

Always tasty and friendly the best owner is andrew.

Best little place ever. Food is full of flavor. Services is fantastic. Owner kept giving us food to sample. I highly recommend this Restaurant

I love Asian homemade food.

Good Service , good Food , just like My nieghbor a close friend

Never had Filipino food before coming here and now my partner and I eat here once a week for lunch. Great service too !

Awesome authentic Filipino food! Great service too!

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Good Filipino home cooked food.

Outstanding food served up by some of the nicest, friendliest owners you will ever find. Let them know if its your first time having Filipino food, and theyll give you samples. Lunch special is $5.50 as of January 2017.Dont miss it!

An absolute gem! We stumbled into this place for lunch today, and were blown away. We ordered the lunch special (rice and choice of two dishes from a selection of 8 or sofor $5.50.After telling them it was our first time trying Filipino food, they provided samples of everything on the menu alongside what we ordered, and even dessert! The owners were warm and genuine, and the food was exceptional. The pork with pineapple, barbecued pork skewers, sour tamarind soup, and desserts were particular standouts.The valley is so starved for unique cuisine, this place needs to be supported! We will be coming back frequently and referring everyone we can.

Probably the better choice of the Pinoy restaurants in McAllen. Good food and good service!

great authentic Filipino food.........