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3.0 of 5 stars.
Coworkers and I ordered: Silog, Pork Adobo, Kare Kare, 2 different orders of pancit, rice, eggplant/pork egg omelet, fried pork...I loved the kare kare, though the peanut sauce could have been more...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty small compared to the other filipino restaurants i've been to like patio filipino... I would compare this place to Toppings Too due to the size.. There are many similarities...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Food sucks and the worst service ever!!!!A relative told us about this place and after checking yelp thought we'd give it a try. If there was 1/2 star that's what i'd give this place. Sisig sucked. If...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been wanting to try this place, and after the bad experience with Gerry's Grill my brother wanted to just go back to our tried and true spot, Patio Filipino. I swayed him against it so that we...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The boyfriend and I stumbled upon this place after seeing that Sajj was closed for Ramadan. We had never tried Filipino food before and my boyfriend decided that we'd be staying after noticing that...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not big on filipino foods (I'm filipino) just the fact i have the same tasting food at home.but the times I do go out to these joints, i do enjoy.price is good, food is good.parking out back....
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good, and my Filipino girlfriend can vouch for it. There were four of us, me, my girlfriend, and my parents. Here's what we got:- Pancit Palabok - very tasty but my dad thought it should be...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We had an office potluck today and my coworkers went to go pick up Lechon, Pancit and lumpia....can we say *DROOL*... even though it was food to go, by the time we got it back here in our office it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
as far as flipino food goes this spot is legit in every way, kare kare meat falls off the bone, pata good, sinigang good, sisig good, super grade A in every way.. this aint no jolibee mayne haha
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've given them a 4 star but their halo-halo is a definite 5 star.This place is where i run to when i'm missing my mom's cooking and when i'm craving a seriously delicious dessert.Things I always...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were looking for some Pinoy food in the area and the hotel front desk suggested this place...I figured that if the locals like it then so will we...We were a bit chilly so we were in the mood for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'm posting a follow-up review to my previous 4-star rating to alert others to something I discovered on my last visit - they don't sell beer! I'd always been for lunch before, but this time, I made...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went because of the reviews, and some recommendations from years ago. Lumpia - the meat lumpia was regular, the veggie one had peas and corn and was interestingly goodBulalo - didn't taste like it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I come here once in a while since there's a lot of Filipino food in the area i.e., Ihaw Ihaw, Tribu and Patio Filipino. Each restaurant have their own specialties though they seem to cook the same...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come here only for their sisig! So good!
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here the other night for dinner. Pretty decent food. We ordered the lumpia shanghi, longsilog, tapsilog and chicken/pork adobo over rice. The staff here are friendly and pretty efficent....
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's Special Fried Chicken is HELLA GOOOOOOOD!- it rivals the Chicken Karaage from KITARO @ Geary. It's boneless fried mustard chicken breast pieces- you'll fight for the last piece, or you'll...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Kuya's !! Been going here for years. Staff is always friendly and food is always yummy!!
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is just the go to place for filipino food. It's clean, the staff is always friendly and their Dinuguhan (blood soup for those who don't know) is just bombdiggity. Their is parking in the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love the mongo beans. Kare Kare two words yummy yummy. Make sure you leave room for dessert.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I surprisingly like this place a lot. Not because of the food, but mostly for how welcomed I felt. It is nice to see a staff that is respectful and friendly to the customer. The food was really good....
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food was good. We had the pork sisig, canton guisado, crispy binagoongan, pork chop silog and fried chicken silog. The food also came out in a good amount of time it was all hot .The service was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After watching food network and wanting some Lichon, my friend Pete, bugged the hell out of me for a week to get some Filipino food. So my office manager had been talking about Kuya's but has never...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I'm in the mood for some homestyle Filipino cooking, I always turn to Kuya's. My fave dishes include:~Lumpiang Shanghai (ground pork egg rolls)~Kare Kare (oxtail and vegetables in a hearty peanut...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is delicious. I'm pretty critical of Filipino food, what having eaten for my entire life! I only really like eating my mom's home cooked meals, but this place is great!!! The lechon...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was not inpressed at all. The pork was dry,calamri was rubbery. They don't serve beer there, I mean come on lechon and no beer. If you want go filipino food go patio filipino better food and prices....
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love they're food. You can't go wrong with any dish. Garlic rice is so good.
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Parking could be tricky when you're not a frequent customer. Most people would assume that parkin is in front of the place but it is not. Parking is located at theback.The food taste great and I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed dinner here. The binagoonan is fantastic and so was the shrimp sinagang. I can't wait to come back and try more...Oh, and the ginataan for dessert was perfect for the cold and rainy...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've eaten her twice so far in the past few months. The first time I found it by accident because Ihaw Ihaw (one block away) was closed. The second time because Ihaw Ihaw was closed (darn those crazy...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If my family doesn't cook....we go here to eat. My family doesn't cook very often sooo we come here often. They hit the real taste of filipino food. no need to jazz it up with fine dining or calling...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best Sisig around, my sister and I CRAVE and love their sisig!
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think Kuya's is one of the unique and better Filipino restaurants in and around the Bay Area, because of their fairly CLEAN dining area, variety on the menu, reasonable prices, and most importantly...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A very homely Filipino restaurant. I love Kuya's. The comforts of home-cooked authentic filipino food. Big servings just like your grandma's. Very friendly atmosphere as you're being served by the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A friend of mine and I are from out of town. It has great lighting and nice booth seating and table seating as well. Service & food are excellent. When you eat here, it's like you're walking into...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Our Anthony Bourdain-inspired take-out meal consisted of sisig, lumpia shanghai, lechon, garlic rice and halo halo. It was my first time eating all of these dishes,--The sisig was good, and especially...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am new to Filipino food, and I always wanted to try it. You have got to try this place. Great food, great service, I loved everything we ordered. The garlic rice is yumm, so is the pansi,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
okay, i am new to filipino food. we had the pork sisig and pansit, both are very tasty. and the pork pata....to die for (don't come here if you are on a diet).definitely want to come back soon.
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite Filipino restaurants in the bay area. I highly recommend the Kuya's pork steak as well as the sisig! Plentiful portions and the staff are very friendly and accomodating. I have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best place to get Filipino food. Think of it this way - if you are craving home cooked, authentic Filipino food, then go to Kuyas.
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food Rating: 4/5 (pretty good Filipino food, rating the food i had below)Price/Value Rating: 3.5/5 (reasonably priced)This restaurant is small. It's not as wide open, it's like a large hallway,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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I've been to Kuya's for Sunday after church family gatherings with my entire family and I have to say their food is as good as any homemade meal I've ever had. Their kare kare was smooth and peanutty and it...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I loooooooove love love Kuyas. Kuya pong and kuya giles are the owners. They use to Tito Reys in Daly City and Ongpin. The wife of Kuya Pong is the chef. The Kare Kare and Lumpia Shanghai are by far...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food is nothing out of the ordinary Filipino dishes and the quality is just average and overpriced. My experience was not a pleasant one the food is not freshly cooked and a bit cold except the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for my mom's birthday last weekend. The last filipino restaurant we went to before this was Patio Filipino, and this place compares favorably. The food here is better, though the service...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
* - service* - food* - price* - atmosphere* - satiety _____________= 5 starsWe came here because Bistro Luneta was closed. Lucky for us our GPS found Kuya's Asian Cuisine. For an appetizer we had the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious, Big Brother! Kuya is a Tagalog word and it's an affectionate way of saying Big Brother. It's appropriate since their food reminds me of home cooked Filipino food. Just some good ole comfort...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Convenient since I live close, but the menu is pretty limited. The food is just ok - I've had better. I'm not a big fan of their sinigang which is one of my favorite dishes. They are a big pricey...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say is PARTY TRAY!Of the surrounding San Bruno Filipino Places, this places party trays are the least costly. And they are HUGE. honestly, when I ordered I was ordering food for what I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Back in the days, I had co-workers who would ask me where they can eat good filipino food at a restaurant. I always tell them to never eat at a filipino restaurant because home cook filipino food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have eaten here several times and it is by far one of the better Filipino restaurants in the Bay Area. It is very tasty. You know it is hella good when there are anties in the kitchen making the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Let me start off by saying that the owner and his family has been feeding MY family for the last 15 years. He started off at another restaurant in Daly City, then a few years back moved to Kuya's, his...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I ordered a "Kuya's Chicken Special" along with Calamares Prito for an appetizer. Both were great. The chicken was fried, but not dripping with a lot of oil and was still tasty. I guess the best way...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friend's family invited me to dinner (which I really appreciated) and they decided to eat Filipino food. They ordered Sininag, Steamed Rice, Pork Adobo, Sisig, Lumpiang Shanghai, Pancit and some...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really like the food. Doesn't taste like buffet food like you get at other asian spots. I've eaten here about 10 times. The people there appear to be really friendly, especially if you speak the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm really skeptical about Filipino restaurants considering my mom makes bomb a** Filipino food but Kuya's has never disappointed me. Before I start off, here's my disclaimer: the last time I came...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My Ratings:Quality of Food - 5 Stars Quantity of Food - 4 Stars Price - 4 Stars Location - 3 Stars Parking - 3 Stars Service - 3 Stars Speed - 4 Stars My Opinion/Story:Food is really good and very...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tasty tasty Filipino food here. Right off the bat my faves are the steak salpicao and pork sisig. however, i've been to many filipino restaurants where they served sisig on a sizzling platter, so i...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food was .... ok. I liked the kare kare and the chicaron, but the desserts were a lot better. Halo halo and the ice cream on sweet potato was excellent. But it's a little too far for me to drive...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Deep fried pig legDeep fried chickenDeep fried intestinesDeep fried lumpiaDid I just die and go to heaven?Davids bottom line- NOPE!!!! Heaven has all you can drink beer. This place doesnt sell...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you are an old school OngPin fan, Kuya's is owned by the same people. Ever since they opened, I've opted to dine at Kuya's for the atmosphere rather than heading over to OngPin. I love ordering...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went here on a Sunday to try out the food again, thinking that it will be quite awesome to eat here again. Was it worth fighting the traffic to get some Filipino food? Nope! The crispy pata I got...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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We've been to this restaurant for a couple of times already. The ambiance makes us feel we're home. The food was great! Any dish you order will definitely satisfy you, and great service too! Desserts are...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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We loved the ambience of this place - it is so Filipino and the friendly manager made us feel welcome and at home. The menu was full of authentic popular items, like kare-kare, crispy pata, pakbet, and much...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, I dunno. Maybe I came at a bad time.We went here on a Friday night for my Dad's birthday. He's a pretty low key kinna guy so we weren't gonna be going somewhere fancy for dinner. I was watching...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Filipino Food. The first time I ate here was for mother's day earlier this year. The restaurant is pretty small, but it did accommodate all 15 of us nicely. The Crispy Pata and Kare-Kare are...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We decided to hold a small wedding reception here upon recommendation of a friend (Hi Christina R!). The man that I spoke to on the phone was a bit gruff and I was initially turned off but decided to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with my dad after dropping my mom off at the airport a few months back. Between Kuya's and Ihaw Ihaw, I'd give the edge to to the latter, but Kuya's comes in a ridiculously close second....
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My coworkers brought me here for the first time a few months back.... YUM! Note that I don't dine at many Filipino restaurants... but I had myself a good time.I had myself the spamsilog (breakfast...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It was good the first time, the second time around - no more.We went here with my family because we were so eager to try their Bulalo Soup. Sorry but it wasn't good enough. We also ordered Kaldereta...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I need to preface this review by saying that I don't know all that much about Filipino cuisine, and that I've only had once in my entire life. So last semester I was taking an Asian Food and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love my Kuya's :D. It's refreshing to go to a filipino restaurant without it being turo- turo style. Don't get me wrong... my dad used to own one of those, but seriously! My non-filipino boyfriend...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Of all the Filipino restaurants in the San Bruno/Daly City area, I think Kuya's is the one that's always consistently good. They have the best Crispy Pata. There are a few delectable desserts too....
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friend and I went to go to Kuya's to eat pork. We love pork. We had crispy pata, sisig, and adobo fried rice... we pigged out on pig and we loved it! YUM YUM YUM
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They seated a party of 30 at a moment's notice. Ihaw-Ihaw couldn't do that. Again, my friends and I were seated all together, and our parents were gathered at a table that was longer than half the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
oh how i love filipino food. i grew up on that shit. but now that i live on my own, it's not very often that i get to eat a good filipino meal. Kuya's is the spot. the pork & chicken adobo is bomb....
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's was recommended by a family friend who is a wonderful cook so we knew that it had to be good...and it was.Everything was tasty, not oily and salty. My fam ordered the Kare Kare and gnawed and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I decided to go there for lunch today and I was pleasantly surprised. This is my first visit to Kuya's Asian Cuisine. Let me say that their service is exceptional and genuine at the same time. When I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Recommends: Pork, Pork, Pork!The crispy pata and pork sisig is goood. OOOh and i really liked the fresh ube dessert with coconut ice cream.Yum!
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know much about Phillipino Food, since I really haven't eaten Philliipino Food since high school! I am very familiar with lumpia, and will eat it, if anyone puts it in front of me. It was one...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't been here in awhile, but I remember being on the Kuya's hype- always going here every Saturday for lunch/dinner. Good Filipino food.
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I would definitely visit this place again. Everything my parents and I ordered was savory and delicious!Kuya's Pork Steak (Crispy Sliced Pork in Soy Sauce with Lemon & Onions)Daing na Boneless Bangus...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you talk to me about food that sounds delicious, I will have to eat it right away or at least in the super near future. This past weekend, as I was in yet another conversation pertaining to food, a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so legit I actually went here for lunch with my coworkers (non-filipino) and actually saw my grandma and dad here already seated eating their food. If you are a first gen flip I bet...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This great little restaurant is in my top picks of flip food in Little Manila. We've always heard Aura B. and her husband rave about this place, so we decided to give it a go. We tried to order the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow I like Kuya's. The food is good. My family ordered beef sisig, crispy fried chicken, and pork ihaw ihaw. I loved the sisig. It's spicy, mainly because I mixed up all the mashed jalapenos together...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, a great restaurant with reasonable prices and plentiful servings. If you're feeling poor just order one dish per 2 people and you'll be fine! We love the sisig here. And for the most part, the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Let me start my yelping with my favorite spot. Kuya's is mom's cooking with out being at mom's house. The only difference is that you pay for your food and have to wait in line for a table. i can...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here last month for the first time. And eversince that day I've been craving BOBACHACHA. We ordered their lumpia, crispy fried chicken, and tinolang manok. It was a toss up between tinolang manok...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure what else there is to say about this place. Just read through the reviews and you'll get the idea. This is another great place to get some good Filipino food. I ordered Pancit Palabok and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
With the large number of Filipino restaurants around the peninsula, a restaurant needs to differentiate themselves with better than average dishes to stand out. Kuya's is located just a half block...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is pure comfort food for me.Came with some friends and ordered:Pork Sisig. Really good. Officially, sisig should is made from the face and ears of pork. This is very hard to find. I suspect this...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yum.......... Boneless Bangus Sisig (Milk Fish), Crispy Binagoongan (Crispy Pork w/ Eggplant and Shrimp paste). These were so good.!Service is great and the place is clean and organized. Not the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the best Filipino restaurants!The Beef Salpicao is VERY good, although it's only available a la carte. The Bisitk (beef braised in soy sauce and lemon juice) is very well done, with the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
most of my experience with Kuya's is take out but it is great food. one thing you might wanna try is the Bobo Chacha....YUMMMMY!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's is definitely stepping up the Filipino food game! Freshly cooked and nothing is sitting under a heat lamp or on a buffet...Amazing! Love their halo halo! Be patient is if restaurant is crowded,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a vegetarian, I knew I'd have to sacrifice eating a lot of the foods I grew up with. Filipino food is one of the least veg friendly cuisines around. So naturally, I bypassed this restaurant last...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like filipino food. My fav is sisig here at Kuya's.
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i ate here once and my aunt orders here all the time. to me it's in the same standing as house of sisig. the food is just okay for me. the sisig is basically chopped up pork chops with jalapeno and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
THE BEST SISIG IN TOWN!I came here with my family. We were trying to go to Ihaw-Ihaw but it's closed on freaking TUESDAY! So we walked down to Kuya's. It's very small but they have another room off...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like Kuya's! The beef sisig is my favorite there. I think it's waaay better than the sisig at Tribu, but it's not like I'm some sisig connoisseur. I like to get it with garlic rice, some lumpia,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's not that great here. I feel like a lot of their dishes lack "juicyness". Their chicken adobo is extremely dry.
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Max's of the Philippines and Goldilocks, but neither of those restaurants can match with Kuya's. The Inihaw na Baboy (Marinated Grilled Pork) was my favorite. It is a must. The Seafood...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming from Michigan, I found that good Filipino food comes from the home and never from restauntants. So a friend invited me here and I believe this is not just good Filipino food but great Filipino...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's for Kuya. Yeah, I get called that a lot so it's fitting that I go t here right?At my last job when I used to work in the area a bunch of my coworkers and I used to go here. I thought it odd...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
f--- yeah!i was in san bruno, don't ask me why, & wanted to check out san bruno ihaw. of course it was closed, being a tuesday & that's the only day they're closed. however, i was excited to see that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"Kain Na Tayo!"If you're going to learn tagalog, that should be one of the first phrases you should learn. In my little knowledge of the main spoken language in the Philippines, it has proven to be...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nicer decor than most Filipino restaurants. The bone marrow soup was good, the string bean pork was too salty, and the egg roll was standard issue. Overall good restaurant, but too far to visit. Why...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's*A few negative aspects when it comes to eating at your typical Filipino restaurant is that the prices are nowhere congruent with the taste of their food and their portions are ridiculously...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place is good! usually only my girlfriend and i go so we always have leftover food being it is a family style place. but order the beef sisig and you wont be dissapointed. awesome flavors or...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Kuya's twice and never going back. The first time was a bad experience - food was cold, the beef was ALL fat and rarely any meat, and the service really sucked! But, I figured, okay, it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Im always looking out for good filpino restaurants and being filipino i do have an opinion of good/ bad. first walking in with my girl, i had to seat myself from being ignored.- mind u that theres a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE KUYA'S! This is one of the ONLY filipino restaurants I actually WANT to go to. haha. My family used to own a restaurant in Dublin, and some of the food is just as good as what my mom and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so this review is based on one visit last Sunday. IF I ever go back I will append this review, until then here goes.I had higher expectations based on the other glowing reviews here, unfortunately...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I have a craving for Filipino food, I'm willing to make a drive out to San Bruno. The lechon kawali (fried pork) is the best! Not so much for your heart, but it s not that oily so you don't feel...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice little restaurant in downtown San Bruno. Friendly Filipino service! And reasonably priced, yummy food. We ordered the Bistek Tagalog (beef with lemon, onions, soy sauce), Pinakbet (beef and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So we had Patio Filipino the other night and today my BF was feening for some rice. So why not do Filipino again? This time we went to Kuya's for a super late lunch. We both went for the rice places...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's has excellent service. My bf had a craving for kare kare so we made our way here in the pouring rain. The kare kare was a generous portion and the tripe and oxtail were tender and the smooth...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm sorry Kuya's, I really wanted to like you- I really did. For the most part, the food was good! I got the beef marinated in soy sauce with lemons and onions. Boyf got chicken adobo. We both got the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like Filipino food, this is the spot. There was 5 of us, and we ordered enough food for 10 of us. Everything was delicious. The crispy pata (as you can see in one of my pics) and sinigang were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
good pricing for filipino food when i'm craving it, but of course it's not the same as home cooked, but pretty damn close! sisig is pretty good! but kare kare is what gets me! KNOCKOUT baby!
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i gained five pounds tonight...and it's all kuya's fault. how can i be expected to exercise restraint when the aroma of frying pork is wafting through the air????there were just 3 of us, yet we...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is alright....it's just like what my Mom would prepare. I wish they would not refry their lumpia. I ordere some to go and you can tell that it was fried a few times.
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My husband's co-worker recommended this joint so we finally gave it a spin. This place is off da hook! Their menu offers all my favorite Filipino dishes. We wanted to try everything, but narrowed it...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my second dining room. seriously. i don't know what i would do without kuya's. haven't had a bad food experience. you could probably order anything and be satisfied. pork adobo is always good. so is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Setting: Very moms and pops-ish (well, very brotherly so to speak...in case you don't know, "kuya" means brother in tagalog). Nice and quaint place. Free parking in the back is a big plus!Food:...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Masarap! That means "delicious!" in Tagalog (i think) which is the Filipino language. The food is really good here and we had this teeny little waiter who was very kind to us who bussed our table. I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hardly go out and eat Filipino food at restaurants because I believe no one cooks better than my mom and have had bad experiences. Anyway, I believe Kuya's is the best in the area. The crispy...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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the owner of this place used to work at Ongpin.. so the food is comparable. the restaurant is dressed in native Filipino decor which makes the vibe very authentic. the food and service are very good.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Kuya's with a filipino friend and we had mixed feelings. I had the Bangsilog (fried fish, garlic rice and eggs). It was actually pretty good. The fish wasn't too greasy and it was very...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's not like I'm a die hard Kuya's fan or anything (I've only been there once), but their crispy pata, arroz caldo (served with fried tofu on the side --- who knew?) and pinakbet was pretty good.I'd...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although I like having a home cooked Filipino dish, Kuya's is one of those Filipino restaurants that you want to go to have that home cooked feeling. Their kare-kare and pancit palabok is very good...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their Boneless Bangus Sisig is really good, a little bit spicey... will definitely give you appetite to eat more. And so with the Relyenong Talong (ground pork & eggplant omelet). But for me, their...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I find it amusing that my boyfriend's mother immediately established a rapport with the server/co-owner of Kuya's during our first half hour at the place. Kind of like one of those "he's my father's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Any Filipino restaurant that really strives to be more than just a hole in the wall gets props from me. And Kuya's is just that type of place. Nice place settings. Great service. Food that is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Damn, I might lose my Filipino cred for giving Kuya's this lackluster review. But HELL NO, you can't take that away from me b/c I can cook better MYSELF. To be fair, I must disclose that I rarely seek...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food, but not as good as Max's. Nice little restaurant. Very busy and not many places to stand or wait for your table, but a pleasant experience.
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One of my fave filipino joints! I come for the tapsilog, bangsilog, or any silog on the menu. I love their sinigang! And all their desserts always hit the spot! Frinedly staff and good service! Place...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my faves for traditional "soul food style" filipino dining. Friendly staff and good service. I come mainly for the Bangus Sisig and the Beef Salpicao. And if you love pork, I think they have...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmm, authentic Filipino cuisine for the win! I went with a large group, so I got to sample a little bit of everything. Great stuff...almost like home cooking.
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Kuya's to check out if the Yelp hype was all that.1. Decent pricing2. Ample portions3. Good serviceWhile the food was good overall and not as greasy as Tribu grill, it's not quite mom's home...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Personally I don't like to go to Filipino restaurants because I LOVE my parents home cookin'... but sometimes when I'm craving for a particular dish I can't wait for the next family party...Kuya's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First and foremost, I LOVE my family's home cooked Filipino meals. With that said, it's always so difficult for me to say that a Filipino place is the shiznit. I, seriously, have an allegiance to my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4.5* actually. A couple of friends & I drove up from South bay on a Friday night, and were praying that we weren't wasting our time. A couple of us grew up in a community with Filipino people, but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To celebrate a couple of my friend's birthday we all planned on going to Ihaw Ihaw. We showed up and to our dismay they were closed. One of the celebrants suggested Kuya's so we ended up going....
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy Authentic Filipino food!The place was a little hard to find because it's tiny. Anyways, my gf and I enjoyed a late dinner in San Bruno. The place was very clean. The wait staff was friendly. My...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place. the only reason i think there aren't more filipino restaurants out there is because you really can't beat home cooking. but this place is the closest i've experienced.
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dude, whole fried pigs leg. no no no, not a severing. A WHOLE LEG!!!!! thats was just too fucking awesome. loved that soy/vinegar accompanyment. yum.edit : to clear up some confusion as usual, its a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mah Sarap!
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the pork sisig w/ garlic fried rice and it was soooo yummy (I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!)... Unlike the other sisig that I've tasted before... this dish was not greasy at all plus...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We decided to try Kuya's after seeing the recommendations from other Yelpers and I must say it was pretty good! Kuya's decor is much more updated with a modern-filipino flare compared to Onping's....
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So my friend showed me and my bf this place. My bf and I are Filipino, but we're not big Filipino Food fans unless it's cooked by our parents. But this place just took me back to my Parents house. We...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not filipino but this is great filipino food. I do know that I always see filipinos eat at Kuya's which means they serve authentic food.On this trip, we had the palabok and fried short ribs. We...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know what it is about Kuya's, but my family loves throwing their parties here. Personally, I don't think their version of Filipino food is any better than other places. The owner's of Kuya's...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
they accommodate my veggie needs.. i like the coconut milk w/vegetables dish.i'm sure the food is very good there.. it's always packed. my mom likes it... and when an ol' school filipino mom likes a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy home made Filipino dishes. The pork sisig (grilled pork, onions and jalapenos minced and mixed with soy sause and vinigar) is a must along side white rice. Others I crave are Kare Kare, pork...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My new favorite Filipino restaurant.The owner and servers are wonderful, atomosphere is great and the food is delicious!We ordered pork bb-q skewers, paella, kare-kare, and chicken adobo--a ton of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only give this place 3 stars for the simple reason that it is exact replica of Ongpin. Names of their dishes may be different but the taste is, if not close, the same. At least for the things we...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We came here for my cousin's birthday and got the private room in the back. The food was delicious, especially the lechon kawali. Very attentive service. We had a great time.I also brought a friend...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place on was on HIT! really. Try the crispy binagoongan!!!!! Don't forget the rice. I was actually craving to go to Patio Filipino for it, but it was closed.... so then my friend and i decided...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3 words: pinalutong na tadyang translation: crispy short ribseffect: euphoria, followed by guilt and disgustEverything is good except for the service. (boneless bangus, chicken and pork adobo, pork...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the cramped dining area, it's still a good place to bring a friend or a pinay hottie who's pining over some good filipino food and not worried about ornate decor. not lavish or high-end to be...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here last night for dinner and was pleasantly surprised. Well, not really *surprised* because I did my Yelp research first, and of course Kuya's already had some really excellent reviews.My...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe that I haven't reviewed this place before...especially since I go here a couple of times a month to get my comfort food on. This is one of my favorite down-home places. The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tapsilog = AmazingBeef Sinigang = OKThe folks sitting near us ordered a bunch of different dishes like Beef tagalog which looked really good so we might have to come back and try it.
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The BEST HALO-HALO dessert ever had!I like the intimate restaurant with nice people who run it. I'm not crazy about filipino food, actually first time I've had it at a real filipino restaurant. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Rather mediocre food, but the service is fast and courteous.
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In general, most Filipino restaurants are over-priced and horrible with service. But because we try to support our own, we still frequent a few select Filipino businesses. So when my uncle suggested...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall my experience at Kuya's was enjoyable. I liked the pork sig sig, but I thought their chicken adobo was tender but the flavor was average. I liked that they served pretty big portions, which...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a good place for Philippine eats, even for Americanized palates such as mine. if I refused to eat freakin bagoong as a child, why should I eat it as an adult ? my taste buds haven't seemed to evolved,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love it. This place is authentic Filipino cusine. Great taste for the money you pay. It's not as stuffy and uptight as Patio Filipino. Great "just like home" type of feel.
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My cravings for authentic Filipino home-cooked meal was fulfilled tonight at Kuya's. No, not at my brother's house, but at Kuya's Asian Cuisine in San Bruno!We had the Kuya's Lumpia to start, thick...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's is a wonderful restaurant representing Filipino Cuisine at The Avenue (aka San Mateo Street) in "downtown" San Bruno.VERY reasonable prices for HELLA food. For the most part, the dishes were...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very warm and friendly atmosphere at this San Bruno Filipino Restaurant. Great place to go when you're craving for that traditional home-made Filipino dish and can't cook it yourself. Customer...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best comfort Filipino soul food in the bay! Sunday lunch was a table for almost 20, consisting of a small portion of the total population of my extended family in the Bay Area. While I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few Filipino restaurants that I genuinely go OOOOHH over!For the portions the price is certainly worth it! Our friend made reservations since there were 15 of us that ate. we still had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the food always reminds you of home-cooked meal. the desserts are phenomenal, the ube is the BEST!!!
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another "I Found It On Yelp".I'd have to say out of the Filipino restaurants I've dine in (in the Bay Area), this has to be one of the better ones. The service wasn't that bad either, on a Sunday...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is actually a great Filipino restaurant...nice decor with a lot of the Filipino culture influences...but what they lack in service...and I MEAN IN SERVICE...they sure do make it up in their food,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As soon as I walked in the door, I knew I was home.....well, at least brought me back to my childhood, when I spent most of my time at friends houses, where I learned to prepare and pig out on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
so...when i wanted the filipino food experience...asked the people that knew it best....and got the best...when you feel like being a glutton...take a trip down (or up) the 101 to the peninsula and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My modus operandi is to frequent one good place per type of cuisine. If you read the rest of my reviews, that's how I operate. Until recently, 'Ongpin Noodle House' was my choice for filipino food....
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hey Mon, da best! This is Filipino soul food at its best. The pork adobo is excellent. Pancit Palabok rocks. Then again, any pancit dish is acceptable at Kuya's. The interior of Kuya's appears to be...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Most of the Filipino restaurants that I've been to are either hole in the wall type of joints, or a branch of a chain. Hence, I'm not always eager to recommend such places. So, when a relative...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kuya's is a welcome addition to the Filipino restaurant scene. For one thing it's a bright pleasant interior compared to the Bingo hall feel of places like Ongping and Ihaw Ihaw. The owner had some...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2005
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