Cabalen Restaurant

I like trying new food so I went to Cabalen with my girlfriend and daughter to check out some Filipino food. The staff was helpful and friendly in helping us to choose a couple of options.
The food was very tasty and the price was right. There was a small area for indoor dining and it was clean and efficient. The three of us enjoyed what we ate.
It was definitely worthwhile to go there.

Whenever we're in the neighborhood, we make sure to grab a bite here.
It's cozy and simple, but I enjoy it because it feels like a tasty homemade meal.
🍽️ The service is quick and friendly, and it's run by a family, which adds to the charm.
✨Just a heads up for those used to traditional sit-down restaurants: they operate cafeteria-style and serve food in styrofoam containers.
If that's not your thing, you might want to skip it. Also, during busy times, they tend to run out of popular items, so it's best to go around noon rather than later in the day.
And naturally, the food is freshest right when they open.
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Owner response

We came in 15 mins before they were closing.
The lady accommodated us with our orders.
There wasn’t a lot of option left as they were closing but we got halo-halo and Bicol express.
I like the halo-halo even though they were out of Leche flan, it was still good.
My half-Filipino kids tried their Bicol express and they enjoyed it very much especially my son.
Only thing was it was very warm inside considering the weather outside b/t 85-90 degrees F.
Overall, we liked what we ordered and we’ll be coming back to try different dish while on vacation here in Jacksonville. Next day we came back and got longganisa and dinuguan 😅.

Owner response