Kabayan Dallas Filipino Store & Cafe *Dallas, TX — Restaurant in Dallas

I'll preface this by saying that I'm not remotely Filipino, and trying this place began at an intersection of a matter of convenience and curiosity for me. A Filipino friend had encouraged me to try a few dishes over the years, and my experience had generally began and ended with stuff at Jollibee's.

But - in the process - I discovered a group of very warm, welcoming members of the community who've carved out a niche for the Filipino expatriate/immigrant community and done a great job at doing it.

The food is absolutely outstanding, and I've literally loved everything I've tried (my favorites being their take on chicken curry, adobo chicken, their pork bicol express, and the pork tocino - the garlic rice is always a good pairing with anything they serve, too).

The people are friendly, they're honest, and they're generous. This place feels more like a pillar of the community in North Dallas/Plano than it a market or restaurant. There's live music on many days, and they act as a shipping hub to send packages back to the Philippines, which seems very convenient to me, albeit not something I really need to make use of.

Still, even if you're not Filipino, they're gonna make you feel welcome and valued as a customer. I literally try to go every week. If you're on the fence, go ahead and cross....

This place is delicious!!!

My boyfriend and I aren’t that familiar with Filipino food and we wanted to start branching out, then we drove by Kabayan! The lady behind the counter was very helpful and answered all our questions. The menu was a little confusing for me, so I ordered by pointing at the food. Luckily, she saw how confused we look and offered little sample cups to help with our decision.

All the dishes taste SO GOOD with so much flavor and perfect spice level. I got a 2-entrées plate ($10), and my boyfriend got the 3-entrées ($12.50?). Each curry dish came in a styrofoam bowl which is perfect because each dish is unique and I didn’t want them to mix together. The spicy chicken dish was creamy with a small kick. It was spicy when I taste test it alone, but it wasn’t bad with the rice. The pork belly and pork skewer were surprisingly good! It wasn’t dry and bland as I imagined, but juicy and the burnt char around it added even more flavors.

We devoured our plates and still had 2 bowls of curry left as leftovers. I really liked the taste, price and service here. Their dine-in area is nice, but make sure to clean up after yourself. They also have a little store on the left side that sells like snacks if you wanted...

Food is really good. Its the only Filipino Resturant in Dallas. Food is really good. Atmospheres nice too. When we went on Sunday, there was this person doing Kareoke for entertainment while we ate. Theres also a little store and a cafe attacted to the resturant. Its a pretty nice place. But there are some things that I dont like tho

None of my critisisms about this place is about the food. Its really good. But tbh its pretty pricey. Its around the same price as a Texas Roadhouse. The food was on disposable plates and the portion sizes were really small. It was around 25$ per person for 1 rice and 2 choices of dishes. Also there arent alot of tables really.

How you order was a Chipotle/Panda express type place. You get a tray and choose what you want by telling the guy what food you want.

They also had Lechon too, but it was PRICEY. 3 lbs of lechon was I think 30$? I dont remember the exact price but it was in that range. Their Halo-Halo was 9$.

Service was average. Not really something to write home too. Just your normal stuff.

Overall, food is good, pricey, small portion sizes, and kareoke atmosphere. Id say its your pretty...