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Conching's Cafe is located in California. This restaurant is very affordable.
3.0 of 5 stars.
10 years ago...as it is today....most of their stuff sucks, except the Halo Halo, which was 5 star. Its now 3 star Halo Halo.
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
NOT GNA LIE, ima be honest, this place is not great.the only thing worth buying here is the ice cream, JUST the icecream. they put too much fillers in their halo halo if you buy the ready made one....
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This past year, the only times Ive eaten at conchings was after Midnight! Tocilog FTW!!! For you non filipinos out there, lemme translate...-Yeah they be selling some kind of meat with rice and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to this place to try the halo-halo. I was pleased with the ube ice cream that they included, but was not impressed with the halo-halo in general. There were too much beans and hard,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Grease Bomb! Went here recently for some late night faded eats...got the Tapsilog. Goodstuff but greasy as fuck! Reguardless, it was 8$ well spent. I like how they include 2 types of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
awwww whatever... its pretty much a high school reunion on fridays and saturday nights... Food is alright... But they bumped up there prices... and they don't accept card... well from the last...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Yeah! came here for lunch today and they had everything i was craving for, it was hella good....
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
okay, okay, faith is a bit restored on Conching's.It's because they saved the day for boo and I. Dinner time and Tita's and Karihan had no more good food. So I went to Conching's and they redeemed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This a very good Pinoy Restaurant and well rounded all time favorites.They also serves pinoy ice cream and cold drinks.Always go here for home cooked pinoy food.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here since OMG I'd hate to say since high school and that's like a loooooong time ago. My cousin's love this place for their late night eatery during the weekends. So if you're out...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i really love this place. Conchings is deep in my memory from when my family first moved to San Diego in '92. They have some good home-cooked-tasting Filipino food there. from the sinigang to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
HALO HALO!!!Hell ya!
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
love the halo halo :)
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was having a major craving for Halo Halo. I hadn't had it in a while and i was PMSing, so i NEEDED some bomb ass mix-mix. So after looking for Halo Halo on Yelp I found this place. Thankfully they...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was in the mood for Filipino food on Saturday... So, of course I'm searching on Yelp to help me out. My husband and I, along with our two daughter drove from Allied Gardens to eat a late lunch......
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Can somebody please tell what today is? I've been busy all week so I hope my freestyle is up to par. I am doing a review on a local Filipino food joint that is an afterhours hit with all the clubbers...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Topsilog, tosilog, whatever-ilog. Tasty-ilog is what it is!I usually hate going to filipino food places because it is NEVER as good as mom makes it. But hell, at 230am, my mom doesn't love me that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The portions are large, and the food is good. But I don't recommend eating there when it's hot. The time we went, they did not turn on the AC. Instead they prop the doors open and their were flies...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, how I miss the days after the weekly trip to Seafood City would bring my mom and I to Conching's cafe on the way home. Every time we walked in, I was hoping there'd be steaming tray of sisig...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I only go in for the cantaloupe juice and the sisig. If they aren't serving sisig (which they usually stop after 3pm) I turn around and leave. It's the only thing I like there. The portions are large...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
YUMMMM HALO-HALO (hall-o hall-o) It's like this filipino dessert. It has all type of things in one drink or i should call it a smoothie sort of hahaThey also have other desserts on hand, but they also...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I visited San Diego last week for vacation and one of the places to visit was this place. I've been here before and really enjoy the food here. I went to the buffet area upstairs. It's actually...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Halo Halo. The end.
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I ate at the "buffet" upstairs because my girlfriend and I had some crazy filipino food munchies that only endless plates could quench. I say "buffet" because its like a table with the about ten...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Personally, I feel I can make better Pinoy food at home thanks to my Dad being from Pampanga, and a fantastic cook who taught me how to hold my own in the kitchen from the time I was 8 years old.But I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
From reading the reviews of Conching's there must be a major night and day difference. It seems that most of the rave reviews of the food are from people dining after a night of partying at a club or...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Hi Manang Conching,Ewan ko ba kung ano ang what happened dito when we came here for almusal. This comflaint is strictly for the turo-turo section of your establishmentz.First off, sabi sa menu, meron...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Halo Halo Ice Cream! You have got to try it. It was my first time last night having it as an ice cream and I normally don't like Filipino ice cream, but this was great! I'm even starting to like...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I Basically Go There For The Deserts:The Sago/Gulaman Is Good And The Boba Ice Cream Shake Is My Favorite, Specially The Ube Flavored One. The Price WERE Reasonable, Until They Decided To Raise It...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
(the drive after the club)Me: I'm fuckin' faded...nigguh, let's get some conchings.Homies: Hell yea, i'm feeling that, too!!(we get to conchings)Me: Are we still at the club?!?!?Yea, mostly everybody...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really like the area of this place. It kinda reminds me of Daly City.The food was alright, i kinda expected more. Typical filipino resturaunt. Not much to really add to that.
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to go with a 3 stars for this place. I'm split and here's why. As for the hot food, I'd probably give it a 1-2 stars. I'm not a big fan of the buffet like style that they got there. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yumm... this place hits the spot when I need to reconnect with my roots. Santa Ana and Orange County in general don't have many local Filipino eateries that serve the kind of food that Conchings Cafe...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything good and beautiful about Conching's is the very reason faithful locals like me are willing to brave the catastrophic parking situation, sticky floors, torn booth upholstery, eventual...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'll go here after the club for a late night, drunken meal.Other than that, nah. I'm a fan of Tita's so there's my bias.
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes i get these random cravings for Filipino food, especially sisig. I base this mainly on the fact that i don't get that good ole home cooked stuff anymore -=( . So i'll make the drive out...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is a review during the late night scrimages after the club. . . .My own late night cravings from public drunkenness ("I was thrown into public!") bring me here. . . .but doesn't help when we...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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I love getting filipino good from this place! they have all my favorite filipino dishes! its always busy because their food is fantastic! whenever im not able to get a home cooked filipino meal, i know that i...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
being a traveling nurse im far away from home and from my daddy's cooking. so every city i go i look for the filipino spots to satisfy my cravings. and its hard to cook for just one person... let...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The TLT @ 2:30am after a night of clubbing is the shit.
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went with my boo this passed saturday after the Casbah failed to make our dance groove...well...groove.We decided to make the trek and boy im so glad we did! Now I have to go back and try the halo...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm 0% Filipina but I know good food when I eat it. This restaurant sells food that tastes homemade. The ladies at the counter even look at me like I'm an irritating little niece when I ask "What's...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Conching's "halo-halo special" is the BOMB!!! They are the best that I have tasted. I tried Chow King, Orient Valley, Goldilocks, Red Ribbon and other Filipino food stores but none of them can beat...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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Conchings is one of the Filipino food place in the area. Although a few have opened in the neighborhood they are still one of the top Filipino restaurants. Price have gone up a bit but I guess that's normal....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Is it sad that sometimes I'd choose Conching's over my mom's cooking? lol.Anyway, this place was on of the staples after church on Sundays (besides Royal Mandarin) before we'd head to 32nd Street Navy...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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We drive all the way from Menifee which is about an hour away for their food. The best filipino food in the San Diego area. Good selection and portions with reasonable pricing. You have to try their Halo Halo!
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2008
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This is my favorite place for filipino food in San Diego. The selection is great and the price is fairly inexpensive. Although it's not as great as my mom's home cookin, this place comes fairly close. They...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'd rather be a turo-turo.
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a personal favorite not for the food but for the halo-halo ice cream dessert. Halo halo is a concoction of shaved ice, condensed milk, a variety of filipino/asian fruits like red mung...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Like Richie C said... "Even though I'm part filipino, I didn't grow up knowing all the names of the plates and desserts. I was too busy eating them." I totally agree. hahah I Love Love to get my fix...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing really compares to satisfying a craving. I was ready to cut off my tongue I wanted filipino cuisine so bad. So I took a drive down memory lane and ate me up some Conchings!Even though I'm part...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so old school. I remember coming here back in elementary. As far as I know, this is the OG of all the filipino eateries in national city. (dont quote me on that) but that is what i...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I remember when I wasn't stationed here 1998 this was the very first Filipino restaurant tha I went to. Can you believe that? Even when I was stationed in Hawaii people from Hawaii would talk about...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh my five stars...... Conchings.I seriously remember when this opened. It seriously has the best Halo Halo. (I had some on Saturday).Try it with Mais Queso (cheese and corn) it is the best ice cream....
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Two words that sum up my experience at the late night grill - LARGE PORTIONS. Two people could definitely have shared the tosilog and two people could definitely have shared the palabok. The food was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
one word: SISIG ... i remember this place from highschool when my tagalog teacher MS. L would order the palabok and get it delivered to our class... I then moved up to LA and didnt really get the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Hmmm....so this place looks pretty ghetto, but their Halo Halo is FABULOUS!! It's all kinds of hooked up with those crispy rice things, flan, and all kinds of goodness. My favorite part though....the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Now normally it's really difficult to find a filipino place that can even compare to Mom's good ol' homecooking but Conching's totally brings the competition and is the best place to get authentic...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
HALO-HALO anyone? I only went for dessert this time, but YUMMY! Who can pass up UBE icecream...NOT I. This place has been around FOREVER. I don't usually satisfy my filipino food craving here because...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best Fast Food Filipino restaurants. Other than BBQ their dishes are very good. People come from LA/OC to try out their food.Its been changing over the years. They added and extension...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Conchings! One word: SISIG!I just hate the fact they run out so early on in the day.I don't really eat here so the atmosphere is something I could care less about.Oh, and their halo halo is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a recent transplant to SD, and Conching's is one of two Filipino places I frequent. I admit, the food is tasty, authentic and excellent - but the environment is far from appealing. The ambiance...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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I've been here a few times and it has has truly authentic filipino food. They have a buffet upstairs and ate there once, which is a pretty good deal. I find it kind of ghetto how they have paper plates and...
kudzu.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I come here all the time because my mom knows Conching (I guess because she goes to family functions and gives us free food all the time) and because I know Edgar the cook upstairs -- and he always...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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I've started going here to Conching's after a late night on either Friday or Saturday, for those late night filipino food cravings. I don't fancy their daytime menu, as it usually is greasier than most. But...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Conching's is one of my favorite places to when I want some good, real Filipino food. This place is highly recommended by me and probably most people I'd ask about this place!
kudzu.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Filipino food after midnight, yowza! In my opnion this place is better than Zarlitos. Simple menu. Practically every menu item can be shared if you are semi-hungry. But it sure is a lot of food...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ohhh man..Conching's makes the best halo-halo in National City. You get a good amount of this treat for a relatively reasonable price. If you can, splurge for a "halo-halo special" which is topped...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I think of Conching's I think of Halo-halo. They got the best. It's the sole reason why I go there, just don't tell my dentist. They're food is pretty good too, just a bit too oily...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, no doubt the food here is good, but seriously wouldn't you rather eat your parent's Filipino home cooked meals instead of this oily food??? I use to get Grease chills every time I ate their food...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love rice. and meat. thus, i love this place.rice is always steamy fresh, and in copious amounts; no doubt inteded to sop up the greasy, salty goodness of the pork or chicken dish that you order...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Conching's Late Night Grill review:THANK YOU Conching's for opening your restaurant in the late hours on the weekend! We finally have better tasting Filipino food than child-labored Zarlitos late at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Uhhh...Let's see. The food here is pretty good. But it just looks so greasy and oily. But I think they do have the best halo-halo. Oohh and that ice cream that has cheese and corn in it. So...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the BEST and ONLY place to eat FILIPINO food. This place has the nicest employees and the BEST food. They have Take-Out, Buffet Upstair, Lots of Desserts and a Ice Cream Parlor. The Prices are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
go for the desserts.then go up the street and get tita's for a real meal.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ome of my friends recommended Conching's Cafe was when I first started working Downtown and I finally decided to check it out today. It was soooo much better than I expected it would be. First off,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you're craving filipino food (or your parents are too lazy to cook some for you), this is the place to go. I was out with my parents and made a special request to eat filipino food for lunch -...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
you must love carbs...for rice is a mountain on the paper plate. 4 for the food. deductions for the "dining experience". this is close to home-cooking!decide what you want before you enter the line...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Conching's... the hype is right. Delicious Filipino food, turo-turo style. Pretty good pricing- $2.99 for one entree with a scoop of rice, $5.49 for two entrees and one scoop. The two entree...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My Filipina mom likes the halo-halo and the hot food here so I suppose it's really good. I wouldn't know, because I only come here for one thing and that's the Mais Con Queso ice cream! It's such a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here a few times. Generally, I stay away from Filipino fast food since my family makes ungodly amounts every time I come over that I have leftovers to bring home for days. Anyway, my...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I looooove Conching's Cafe!! Being from the east coast (northeast) I'm completely unused to seeing so many filipinos (that I'm not related to) in one place and it kinda freaks me out sometimes, but I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The fam and I always went here back in the day. The halo-halo is still delicious. The tosino is alright. This used to be the place to go. But they're a little shiesty on the portions. If you want more...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, the owner who decided to open up this trio of an establishment is a very smart businessperson who's making decent bank. Conching's is a Filipino restaurant made up of three sections: 1) the ice...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is alright. The food is decent at best. I always hear people describe this place just like their mom's cooking. I guess my mom is a better cook than most, if they're serious. They need to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
all i have to say is "talagang masarap!!" i read the reviews on yelp and have been dying to find a place that reminds me of my dad's cooking and conching did not dissapoint. bofyriend and i went for a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Filipino restaurant...in California. and I'm from the Bay Area..I've tried and tried different Filipino restaurants, but this is the place where I will always go back to whenever I'm in the area....
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Aling Conching's! Yummy! I must say that amongst all the places I have gone to eat filipino food, that place is most like a home cooked meal, and pinoy home cooked meals are the best! The area...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
OK, a prefatory remark. I am a 'Cano, which is short for Americano, which is what Filipinos traditionally call white folks. So my review is from a 'Cano point of view. Anyway, here it goes....
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't tried their buffet (they close too early) so I've only been to their regular restaurant.There is quite a good amount of grease in their food. I felt like I was going to get a heart attack...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I was a kid, my mom, and my family would go to this Filipino establishment called Conching's Cafe and Ice Cream parlor. This place is the best for their greasy Filipino dishes! I hope they are...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think Conching's is the best pinoy restaurant in the area.. its been around a long time and I've never been disappointed. It is kinda greasier than others but man, its good! I don't like to eat...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We used to drive down from UCSD to get some "home cooking" at Conching's. They are your typical point and get, cafeteria style, Filipino restaurant (with a buffet upstairs)...and the portions are...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
whenever i head back to my hometown of south San Diego...i am always looking forward to stopping by this filipino restaurant/buffet/icecream bar. my favorite in particular is their special halo-halo...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2006
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Family owned and operated for over fifteen years, this place is definitely a family favorite for those who love Filipino food. Located in National City, this place stands out amongst its competition b...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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enjoy filipino fare at this local favorite with ice cream parlor appeal...
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