LOVED our dinner here, one of the best meals we've had in a while! We had the appetizer sampler with the Caesar salad, wings, and lumpia and everything was delicious. For entrees we tried the pork adobo which was so tender and flavorful, the beef steak which had a great vinegar flavor, and the cauliflower which was creamy and offered a nice contrast to the rest of the meal. The servers were attentive even though the restaurant was completely full, and we got a chance to chat with the owner/chef and tell him how much we enjoyed the food. Definitely recommend for a fun date night or group dinner, especially if you're looking for something innovative and delicious!
Matthew Erickson
Fantastic food, and good energy. I want to go back and try a tasting menu because I loved everything I ordered.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ube Sundae, Chicken Wings and Caesar Salad
Roman Sosalski
As good as you’re going to get for food out of a BYOB. Tiny place with a lot of charm. You use the exterior breezeway to get to the rear of the building to use the restroom lol. Real character. Dessert was excellent and all of the dishes did the job. A 9 out of 10 type place. Would be happy to return
Jakob Williams
Sometimes living in Philly can be a challenge, and think about moving away. Then I eat somewhere like this and I'm reminded of why I love this city.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maria Panichelli
Amazing, AMAZING dinner. A friend and I did the tasting menu, and it was very reasonably priced and more than enough food for us. Everything was absolutely delicious, and very unusual. The green beans and the broccoli rabe in particular were amazing. Every single sauce on everything was so good. I just wanted to buy bottles of each one and bring it home. The ube soft serve was the most uniquely delicious thing I've ever tasted, I think, and they served it with fried plantain, which was just perfect. Service was friendly and quick and overall it was a great dining experience. Can't wait to go back!!
Always super excited to try different takes on Filipino dishes and flavors!Got the tasting menu which came with the app sampler, both sides, two mains and dessert. This is cheaper than getting all of these items individually and portioned well for a single meal. However, if you want to try everything AND leave with food, order a la carte!Our favorite of the app sampler were the wings. Super juicy and even better with whatever the herbal green sauce was. The lumpia tasted like my grandmas, but our filling slipped out of the wrappers as we bit them. Appreciated the house-made sweet chili sauce. I was most excited for the Tabachou Caesar. Loved the punchiness from the citrus and the funk from the bagoong, but I think it was over dressed for us. Also loved the fried shallot or garlic and the herbs!For the sides, I liked the Philly laing but I felt like it was missing something? Maybe we could have the option to add bagoong. The adobong haricot verts were too salty for us.The standout of the meal was the ginataang cauliflower. I wasn’t expecting it to be cold and at first I was searching for the cauliflower until I realized it was blitzed LOL. Liked the crispy Maitake on top for texture. Ended up being my fave. I would even love it as a dip for an app. I hope this is on the menu every time I’m in Philly. The other main we got was the sisig. I liked the flavor of it, but it lacked texture for me. There wasn’t any ear or crispy skin and there was a lot of mayo. It was more smooth and fatty and rich than I prefer. I would appreciate some kind of texture, more chili, and more citrus.For dessert, we got the ube sundae and the pandan cheesecake. I’m a huge fan of pandan and not that big on ube so I was surprised that I preferred the ube over the pandan. The ube sundae was ube soft serve with crisped rice and turon (banana spring rolls). Love the hot + cold combo. I wanted to like the pandan cheesecake, but it was granular/not smooth, and I think the pandan balance was off or something because it left an astringent after taste that I didn’t enjoy. I like that it was wrapped in banana leaf for that nostalgic Filipino dessert aroma and flavor.Service was friendly and quick. No problems there! There was however, a light that flickered throughout our time dining that I found super distracting. Not a big deal though.While I will always have something to say, this was a positive experience and I think this is a good intro to anyone wanting to try Filipino food! I am excited to return to try the rest of the menu!
Our reservation was denied because we had an infantEdit: The owner did call and apologize after I already left this review but we were not offered a table because our party would have been five people (including the infant) rather than four people. We were not given the opportunity to dine here, table or bar, despise what the owner wrote.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jacqueline Smiler
First time eating here last night, and our meal was absolutely incredible. We had the tasting menu. Just solid, comforting food with a great flavor profile and nutritious. Service was 10/10 as well. Can't wait to go back!!
Wonderful food, good service and it is a BYOB. One issue- you have to go outside of the restaurant to access the bathroom.
Jen T.
Wow, what a find! I've had overhyped Filipino food before, so I was prepared to be disappointed, but I was instead very pleasantly surprised! The food didn't miss, not a single dish. The app sampler was a great way to start--the wings were crisp outside, so juicy inside, and the dip it came with was tangy and oh so flavorful. The lumpia...well, my husband said they were the best he's ever had, so perfectly crisp without any real greasiness, and a satisfying flavor. The broccoli rabe, caesar salad, and green beans provided some much needed fiber lol. The pork adobo reminded me of my family's braised pork, so tender and flavorful, and same with the sizzling shrimp, which I could have eaten infinite platters of. The star, imo, was the pork sisig. What a mixture of textures and flavors all in one heavyweight dish! If you make it there, definitely order the sisig and shrimp. I'm salivating just writing this review and and thinking of them. And you'd better save room for dessert! The ube sundae is the stuff of dreams, especially with the fried banana. My husband loved the pandan cheesecake, which was fluffy and rich. Needless to say, we left stuffed. Be sure to go with a group and order as much as possible! It's a very small, cute space, so be sure to make a reservation. Also, the bathroom is in an alleyway outside, so make sure you're ready for that walk if the weather's not great. Also, our servers were great, especially our main server. He kept the drafty door closed and business moving along with a deep supply of jokes and smiles. Will def be back with family in tow!
Chef Chance is crushing it at Tabachoy. The food is delicious, creative, and portioned really well. The menu is meat heavy, so if you’re not into that - it may not be the best option for you. But pork and beef lovers - the dishes will melt in your mouth. All the way to the dessert - his Ube soft serve is so refreshing and makes you want to start the whole experience over. Highlights for me included the lumpia, Caesar salad, broccoli rabe, pork sisig, and ube soft serve. It’s BYOB so grab a bottle from the DiBrunos bottle shop around the corner!
Pretty disappointing. The food was decent, some of the dishes like the pork sisig were quite good. But overall I would say a bit overrated - as I’ve had better lumpia in NY. Also the service was cold and unwelcoming. We arrived three minutes late to our reservation and had to wait a half hour for our table.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Nick C.
Cozy little spot with incredible food and service. We really enjoyed dining here. Highly recommend the chef's tasting menu to get the full experience. They’ve done a really great job adding modern twists to classic Filipino cuisine and vice versa.
LOVED our dinner here, one of the best meals we've had in a while! We had the appetizer sampler with the Caesar salad, wings, and lumpia and everything was delicious. For entrees we tried the pork adobo which was so tender and flavorful, the beef steak which had a great vinegar flavor, and the cauliflower which was creamy and offered a nice contrast to the rest of the meal. The servers were attentive even though the restaurant was completely full, and we got a chance to chat with the owner/chef and tell him how much we enjoyed the food. Definitely recommend for a fun date night or group dinner, especially if you're looking for something innovative and delicious!
Fantastic food, and good energy. I want to go back and try a tasting menu because I loved everything I ordered.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ube Sundae, Chicken Wings and Caesar Salad
As good as you’re going to get for food out of a BYOB. Tiny place with a lot of charm. You use the exterior breezeway to get to the rear of the building to use the restroom lol. Real character. Dessert was excellent and all of the dishes did the job. A 9 out of 10 type place. Would be happy to return
Sometimes living in Philly can be a challenge, and think about moving away. Then I eat somewhere like this and I'm reminded of why I love this city.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing, AMAZING dinner. A friend and I did the tasting menu, and it was very reasonably priced and more than enough food for us. Everything was absolutely delicious, and very unusual. The green beans and the broccoli rabe in particular were amazing. Every single sauce on everything was so good. I just wanted to buy bottles of each one and bring it home. The ube soft serve was the most uniquely delicious thing I've ever tasted, I think, and they served it with fried plantain, which was just perfect. Service was friendly and quick and overall it was a great dining experience. Can't wait to go back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads, Ube Ice Cream Sundae, Lumpia, Garlic Fried Rice, Starter Sampler, Ube Sundae, Broccoli Rabe
Always super excited to try different takes on Filipino dishes and flavors!Got the tasting menu which came with the app sampler, both sides, two mains and dessert. This is cheaper than getting all of these items individually and portioned well for a single meal. However, if you want to try everything AND leave with food, order a la carte!Our favorite of the app sampler were the wings. Super juicy and even better with whatever the herbal green sauce was. The lumpia tasted like my grandmas, but our filling slipped out of the wrappers as we bit them. Appreciated the house-made sweet chili sauce. I was most excited for the Tabachou Caesar. Loved the punchiness from the citrus and the funk from the bagoong, but I think it was over dressed for us. Also loved the fried shallot or garlic and the herbs!For the sides, I liked the Philly laing but I felt like it was missing something? Maybe we could have the option to add bagoong. The adobong haricot verts were too salty for us.The standout of the meal was the ginataang cauliflower. I wasn’t expecting it to be cold and at first I was searching for the cauliflower until I realized it was blitzed LOL. Liked the crispy Maitake on top for texture. Ended up being my fave. I would even love it as a dip for an app. I hope this is on the menu every time I’m in Philly. The other main we got was the sisig. I liked the flavor of it, but it lacked texture for me. There wasn’t any ear or crispy skin and there was a lot of mayo. It was more smooth and fatty and rich than I prefer. I would appreciate some kind of texture, more chili, and more citrus.For dessert, we got the ube sundae and the pandan cheesecake. I’m a huge fan of pandan and not that big on ube so I was surprised that I preferred the ube over the pandan. The ube sundae was ube soft serve with crisped rice and turon (banana spring rolls). Love the hot + cold combo. I wanted to like the pandan cheesecake, but it was granular/not smooth, and I think the pandan balance was off or something because it left an astringent after taste that I didn’t enjoy. I like that it was wrapped in banana leaf for that nostalgic Filipino dessert aroma and flavor.Service was friendly and quick. No problems there! There was however, a light that flickered throughout our time dining that I found super distracting. Not a big deal though.While I will always have something to say, this was a positive experience and I think this is a good intro to anyone wanting to try Filipino food! I am excited to return to try the rest of the menu!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chance's Fried Chicken, Ube Ice Cream Sundae, Starter Sampler, Ginataang Kalabasa, Ube Sundae, Turon and Ube Ice Cream
Our reservation was denied because we had an infantEdit: The owner did call and apologize after I already left this review but we were not offered a table because our party would have been five people (including the infant) rather than four people. We were not given the opportunity to dine here, table or bar, despise what the owner wrote.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
First time eating here last night, and our meal was absolutely incredible. We had the tasting menu. Just solid, comforting food with a great flavor profile and nutritious. Service was 10/10 as well. Can't wait to go back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancit Bihon, Pork Sisig, Lumpiang Shanghai, Chance's Fried Chicken, Ube Ice Cream Sundae, Pork Adobo, Lumpia, Mushroom Adobo, Garlic Fried Rice, Pandan Cheesecake, Starter Sampler, Ube Sundae, Broccoli Rabe, Chicken Wings and Caesar Salad
Wonderful food, good service and it is a BYOB. One issue- you have to go outside of the restaurant to access the bathroom.
Wow, what a find! I've had overhyped Filipino food before, so I was prepared to be disappointed, but I was instead very pleasantly surprised! The food didn't miss, not a single dish. The app sampler was a great way to start--the wings were crisp outside, so juicy inside, and the dip it came with was tangy and oh so flavorful. The lumpia...well, my husband said they were the best he's ever had, so perfectly crisp without any real greasiness, and a satisfying flavor. The broccoli rabe, caesar salad, and green beans provided some much needed fiber lol. The pork adobo reminded me of my family's braised pork, so tender and flavorful, and same with the sizzling shrimp, which I could have eaten infinite platters of. The star, imo, was the pork sisig. What a mixture of textures and flavors all in one heavyweight dish! If you make it there, definitely order the sisig and shrimp. I'm salivating just writing this review and and thinking of them. And you'd better save room for dessert! The ube sundae is the stuff of dreams, especially with the fried banana. My husband loved the pandan cheesecake, which was fluffy and rich. Needless to say, we left stuffed. Be sure to go with a group and order as much as possible! It's a very small, cute space, so be sure to make a reservation. Also, the bathroom is in an alleyway outside, so make sure you're ready for that walk if the weather's not great. Also, our servers were great, especially our main server. He kept the drafty door closed and business moving along with a deep supply of jokes and smiles. Will def be back with family in tow!
Restaurantji Recommends
Chef Chance is crushing it at Tabachoy. The food is delicious, creative, and portioned really well. The menu is meat heavy, so if you’re not into that - it may not be the best option for you. But pork and beef lovers - the dishes will melt in your mouth. All the way to the dessert - his Ube soft serve is so refreshing and makes you want to start the whole experience over. Highlights for me included the lumpia, Caesar salad, broccoli rabe, pork sisig, and ube soft serve. It’s BYOB so grab a bottle from the DiBrunos bottle shop around the corner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Sisig, Lumpia, Garlic Fried Rice, Broccoli Rabe
Pretty disappointing. The food was decent, some of the dishes like the pork sisig were quite good. But overall I would say a bit overrated - as I’ve had better lumpia in NY. Also the service was cold and unwelcoming. We arrived three minutes late to our reservation and had to wait a half hour for our table.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Cozy little spot with incredible food and service. We really enjoyed dining here. Highly recommend the chef's tasting menu to get the full experience. They’ve done a really great job adding modern twists to classic Filipino cuisine and vice versa.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chance's Fried Chicken, Pork Adobo, Lumpia, Garlic Fried Rice, Pandan Cheesecake, Arroz Caldo, Ginataang Kalabasa, Ube Sundae, Broccoli Rabe
Great people. Amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Male employee with the glasses was rude af, and gave me no respect. Liked to be sarcastic instead of helpful