Pabern's Kitchen Food truck — Restaurant in Kyle

I was so lucky to have stumbled upon this place by chance. I pulled in one day to get a burger from a different food truck in the same lot, and I looked to my right and found this little gem. It was closed when I arrived, but I came back the next day. I'm so happy I came back. First, the food was delicious. Masarap as my Filipino friends say. Sobrang masarap! I ordered the pork adobo plate. It comes with rice and 6 pieces of lumpia. Lumpia is small wraps similar to egg rolls pero (but) I believe these had ground pork inside and seasoning, maybe little carrot. There was also a delicious, colorful dipping sauce for the lumpia. The pork was moist and not too sweet. There was a generous serving of rice. She even poured some of the juice from the pork onto the rice. It was so good. $15 for a pork adobo plate that will fill you up. Not too mahal (expensive). I also ordered two pieces of pork barbecue for $3.50 each. One was spicy and one was original. Both were very tasty and fun to eat kasi (because) they're on a stick. I really enjoyed the authenticity. Last thing I ordered was a mango smoothie with boba for $7.50. I was not disappointed. There were real mango shavings. The boba was cooked perfectly and tasted so good in such a cold drink. The mango smoothie is a MUST order. There is also a variety of other flavors including avocado. This wouldn't be a proper review if I failed to acknowledge the woman that gave me such an amazing experience. This food truck is owned by a very kind and generous lady named Bernice. She allowed me to practice my Tagalog and tell her a little about my life and experience with her culture. She listened patiently as I spoke and she gave time to appreciate my experience with the Philippines. She made me feel welcome and she gave me advice about my plans to travel there. I'm grateful to have met her and enjoyed her food. Even her daughter was kind and complimented my tattoos. I felt welcome here. The world needs more kind people like her. I hope the Kyle community will show her a lot of love, buy her food, and support her business. It's a good investment in the future of Kyle.

Just a note, call the number or message her Facebook page to check on hours before you go there. Sometimes the hours seem to vary. Better to call and make sure she is open...

I've been wanting to try Pabern's Kitchen for a while and finally got the chance today. I purchased 3 entrees at $15ea... I'll do my best to describe because this was a spur of the moment decision and I wasn't well versed on the menu. I ordered combo A which I believe was vermicelli noodles w/chicken and veggies, combo C (?) Which was pork skewers, & the special which was beef adobo. All came with a healthy serving of rice and 5 or 6 mini egg rolls. The beef adobo came with regular rice and the other two came with rice w/veggies. It was not fried rice which I would have preferred but more rice with a veggie mix added - peas, carrots, green beans and Lima beans. I ended up adding soy sauce and Frank's Redhot Sweet Chili to the rice as well as the vermicelli mix as I found it a little on the bland side. That being said, it was still really good with minor additions. The pork skewers were my least favorite only because the sauce on them reminded me of plain ketchup! The beef adobo was awesome as we're the mini egg rolls and dipping sauce. The portion size was huge and could easily serve two. I'm a tough critic but overall I give it 4 stars and I'll be back to try other dishes. Keep up the good work...

It’s amazing how 2 people from a small island on the other side of the planet can be joined by food! I drove down from Austin to have some food that reminds me of my mother, in addition to being food I love and cannot find near my house. It was a little cold out so I ordered and the nice woman that took my order said “what are you driving, I’ll bring it out to you.” Wow! To backtrack the story a little, I ordered the Pork Adobo w/white rice and Lumpia. I wanted Halo Halo ( IYKYK) but got the Taro instead. My eyes were hungrier than my stomach and I also ordered a side of Pancit. My food was brought out to me and I took the first bite of the fresh, crunchy lumpia I smiled and shook my head and said yes this is it. The Adobo and Pancit were both just as magical. I’m so glad it was cold out because after having my first few bites I sat in my truck and cried, thinking about how much I missed my mom and her cooking.

Thank you Pabern’s Kitchen! Thank you for taking me home in...