Kusina De MANILA Menu – Des Plaines, IL

Type : Filipino restaurant

Location : Des Plaines, IL

Based on 394 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

Kusina De MANILA 60016

Address:
632 W Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Phone: (847) 378-8838

Website:

Hours

Sunday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Thursday 11:30 AM–8 PM
Friday 11 AM–8 PM
Saturday 11:30 AM–8 PM

Menu

Lunch
Bistek Tagalog In A Bowl $9.95
Pork Adobo In A Bowl $9.95
Adobong Pusit In A Bowl $9.95
Bicol Express In A Bowl $9.95
Binagoongang Baboy In A Bowl $9.95
Chopsuey In A Bowl $9.95
Ginataang Langka In A Bowl $9.95
Pork Liempo In A Bowl $9.95
Bangus Sisig
Made up of boneless bangus or milkfish cooked with onions and sweet chili peppers. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$16.95
Calamari
Specially battered deep-fried squid rings served with choice of lemon or vinegar on the side.
$13.95
Lumpiang Shanghai
12 pieces. Filipino spring roll delicacy made up of ground pork, minced vegetables and spices.
$6.95
Mami Chicken
Philippine version of chicken noodle soup.
$11.95
Misua
Light soup using thin flour noodles called Misua, with dried fish flakes and diced green onions.
$2.95
Mami Special Beef
Hearty beef soup made up of egg noodles, strips of beef and vegetables.
$12.95
Pork BBQ
3 pieces. Skewered sliced pork marinated in special barbecue sauce, grilled until perfectly done.
$8.50
Pork Sisig
Our unique Filipino savory made up of chopped pork cheek, ear and shoulder cooked with onions and sweet chili peppers. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$16.95
Siopao Chicken
1 piece per order. Steamed bun filled with savory chicken filling.
$3.95
Siopao Pork
1 piece per order. Steamed bun filled with savory pork filling.
$3.95
Sizzling Adobo Wings
Chicken wings marinated and cooked in adobo sauce and deep-fried until crispy. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$13.95
Beef Steak Tagalog
Thinly sliced beef cooked in soy sauce and lemon juice and topped with onion rings.
$15.95
Bulalo
Soup comprised of chunks of beef shank served with carrots and fresh bok choy with a topping of roasted garlic.
$19.95
Kalderetang Baka
Hearty beef stew combined with potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, bell peppers, and liver paste.
$15.95
Kare-Kare
Stewed oxtail, beef stew meat, and tripe enriched with peanut butter sauce and served with vegetables and bagoong (salted shrimp fry).
$19.95
Goto Special
Glutinous rice porridge and beef tripe simmered in ginger-based broth served with hard-boiled egg and sprinkled with roasted garlic as a topping.
$9.95
Adobong Baboy
Philippine’s national dish made with pork cubes simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, onions, and vinegar.
$13.95
Bicol Express
Pork stew cooked with long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste, onion, and garlic. May be served spicy at your request.
$13.95
Binagoongang Baboy
Pork stewed in shrimp paste. May be served spicy as requested.
$13.95
Crispy Pata
X-Large. Seasoned pork leg, boiled until tender then deep-fried making it crispy on the outside and meat is succulent on the inside, served with our house special vinegar.
$27.95
Dinuguan
Pork stew made with pig’s ears and meat sauteed in garlic and onion, with jalapeño peppers on a savory sauce made from pig’s blood.
$13.95
Lechon Kawali
Crispy deep-fried pork belly dish served with a side of lechon sauce.
$14.95
Menudo
Stew of pork meat and liver cubes with potatoes, carrots, green peas, bell peppers, raisins, and chopped pineapple in a tomato-based sauce.
$13.95
Pork Sinigang
Soup made with cubes of pork, vegetables, and tamarind flavored broth.
$14.95
Sizzling Pork Sisig
Pork cheek and shoulder cooked with chili peppers and onions. Served hot on a sizzling plate with crunchy pork rinds and egg. May be served spicy at your request.
$16.95
Pork Liempo
Grilled pork belly, tasty and juicy meat!
$15.95
Afritada
Spanish-inspired chicken stew cooked with sautéed potatoes, carrots and bell peppers.
$13.95
Arroz Caldo
Flavorful Filipino chicken congee seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger and fish sauce. Served with hard-boiled egg and topped with crunchy roasted garlic.
$9.95
Chicken Adobo
Chicken sauteed in garlic and spices with soy sauce and vinegar for added flavor.
$13.95
Chicken Curry
Creamy chicken stew with a mild curry flavor cooked with evaporated milk, potatoes, carrots and bell peppers.
$13.95
1/2 Fried Chicken
Specially marinated chicken, deep-fried making it crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
$13.95
Tinolang Manok
Hearty chicken soup cooked with slices of chayote, spinach and ginger-based broth.
$13.95
Bihon Guisado
Thin rice noodles sauteed with meat and shrimp with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Mixed Bihon And Canton Special
Combination of rice noodles and flour sticks sautéed with your choice of meat or shrimp sautéed with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Pancit Canton
Stir-fried egg noodles sautéed with meat and shrimp sauteed with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Pancit Palabok
Thin rice noodles sauteed with ground pork, shrimp, garlic, and onions on our chef’s special sauce served with a topping of smoked fish, pork cracklings, boiled egg, and roasted garlic, plus green onions for an added twist.
$12.95
Spaghetti Delight
Our own version of Filipino spaghetti with sweet, creamy sauce combined with ground pork and slices of hot dog topped with Parmesan cheese.
$12.95
Chopsuey
Stir-fried dish made up of your choice of meat or shrimp cooked with quail eggs, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, mushrooms, and carrots.
$15.95
Ginataang Kalabasa, Sitaw At Hipon
Rich, thick dish of squash and string beans, made creamy with coconut milk and added extra flavor from shrimp.
$15.95
Laing
Spicy. Spicy dish made from dried taro leaves and made creamy with rich coconut milk, shrimp, and shrimp paste for added flavor.
$15.95
Pinakbet
Tasty vegetable dish made with fresh green beans, bitter melon, squash, okra, and tomatoes and flavored with shrimp paste.
$15.95
Ginataang Langka
Creamy dish made of young jackfruit cooked in coconut milk and shrimp.
$15.95
Adobong Pusit
Tasty squid dish made by boiling squid in soy sauce and vinegar then sautéed in garlic, onions and bell peppers.
$19.95
Grilled Pompano
Grilled marinated pompano served with house special vinegar.
$14.95
Grilled Stuffed Squid
Jumbo squid stuffed with peppers, ginger, onions with salt and pepper garnished with lemon wedge.
$16.95
Red Snapper Delight (2 Lbs)
Delicious fried red snapper with a topping of sweet and sour sauce, onions and tomatoes, julienned bell peppers and carrots.
$26.95
Sinigang Na Hipon
Sour tamarind soup made with shrimps and fresh vegetables.
$15.95
Sinigang Na Pompano
Sour tamarind soup of pompano fish simmered with fresh vegetables.
$15.95
Adobong Kambing
Tender goat meat stewed in garlic, onions, vinegar and soy sauce. May be served spicy.
$19.95
Iloilo’s La Paz Batchoy
No rice. Classic noodle soup popular from the district of La Paz in Iloilo City Philippines made with Miki noodles, sliced pork organs, garnished with pork cracklings, fried garlic and sliced hard-boiled egg.
$12.95
Papaitan
Popular ilocano bitter and spicy stew made of goat innards served steaming hot!
$16.95
Kalderetang Kambing
Tender goat meat stewed in tomato sauce, garlic and onions with green bell peppers, carrots and potatoes.
$19.95
Kilawing Kambing
Delicious ilocano favorite made from goat’s meat and liver soaked with sugarcane vinegar, salt and spices. May be served spicy at your request.
$16.95
1 Cup Steamed Rice
Steamed white rice.
$2.50
1 Bowl Garlic Fried Rice $8.50
1 Cup Garlic Fried Rice $3.00
Buko Pandan
Delicious gelatin cubes and tender strings of young coconut in a sweet pandan-infused cream.
$6.95
Halo-Halo Delight
Appetizing mixture of various sweet beans and plantain, gelatin, coconut strings, coco gel, jackfruit and palm fruit and a generous serving of milk on a bed of snow ice, ice cream, leche flan, topped with toasted “Pinipig” or rice flakes. Simply mix it and enjoy!
$11.95
Ice Cream
3 scoops of different flavors of creamy goodness with mouth-melting rolled Pirouline wafers.
$3.95
Buko Juice
Coconut juice with pulp.
$3.50
Coffee $2.50
Mango Smoothie With Tapioca $4.95
Avocado Smoothie With Tapioca $4.95
Mango Juice
Mango juice with pulp.
$3.50
Sago At Gulaman
Filipino beverage made of brown sugar, water, gelatin, and tapioca pearls.
$3.50
Tea $1.50
Soda $1.50
All Day
Bangus Sisig
Made up of boneless bangus or milkfish cooked with onions and sweet chili peppers. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$16.95
Calamari
Specially battered deep-fried squid rings served with choice of lemon or vinegar on the side.
$13.95
Lumpiang Shanghai
12 pieces. Filipino spring roll delicacy made up of ground pork, minced vegetables and spices.
$6.95
Mami Chicken
Philippine version of chicken noodle soup.
$11.95
Misua
Light soup using thin flour noodles called Misua, with dried fish flakes and diced green onions.
$2.95
Mami Special Beef
Hearty beef soup made up of egg noodles, strips of beef and vegetables.
$12.95
Pork BBQ
3 pieces. Skewered sliced pork marinated in special barbecue sauce, grilled until perfectly done.
$8.50
Pork Sisig
Our unique Filipino savory made up of chopped pork cheek, ear and shoulder cooked with onions and sweet chili peppers. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$16.95
Siopao Chicken
1 piece per order. Steamed bun filled with savory chicken filling.
$3.95
Siopao Pork
1 piece per order. Steamed bun filled with savory pork filling.
$3.95
Sizzling Adobo Wings
Chicken wings marinated and cooked in adobo sauce and deep-fried until crispy. Served on a hot, sizzling plate.
$13.95
Beef Steak Tagalog
Thinly sliced beef cooked in soy sauce and lemon juice and topped with onion rings.
$15.95
Bulalo
Soup comprised of chunks of beef shank served with carrots and fresh bok choy with a topping of roasted garlic.
$19.95
Kalderetang Baka
Hearty beef stew combined with potatoes, carrots, tomato sauce, bell peppers, and liver paste.
$15.95
Kare-Kare
Stewed oxtail, beef stew meat, and tripe enriched with peanut butter sauce and served with vegetables and bagoong (salted shrimp fry).
$19.95
Goto Special
Glutinous rice porridge and beef tripe simmered in ginger-based broth served with hard-boiled egg and sprinkled with roasted garlic as a topping.
$9.95
Adobong Baboy
Philippine’s national dish made with pork cubes simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, onions, and vinegar.
$13.95
Bicol Express
Pork stew cooked with long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste, onion, and garlic. May be served spicy at your request.
$13.95
Binagoongang Baboy
Pork stewed in shrimp paste. May be served spicy as requested.
$13.95
Crispy Pata
X-Large. Seasoned pork leg, boiled until tender then deep-fried making it crispy on the outside and meat is succulent on the inside, served with our house special vinegar.
$27.95
Dinuguan
Pork stew made with pig’s ears and meat sauteed in garlic and onion, with jalapeño peppers on a savory sauce made from pig’s blood.
$13.95
Lechon Kawali
Crispy deep-fried pork belly dish served with a side of lechon sauce.
$14.95
Menudo
Stew of pork meat and liver cubes with potatoes, carrots, green peas, bell peppers, raisins, and chopped pineapple in a tomato-based sauce.
$13.95
Pork Sinigang
Soup made with cubes of pork, vegetables, and tamarind flavored broth.
$14.95
Sizzling Pork Sisig
Pork cheek and shoulder cooked with chili peppers and onions. Served hot on a sizzling plate with crunchy pork rinds and egg. May be served spicy at your request.
$16.95
Pork Liempo
Grilled pork belly, tasty and juicy meat!
$15.95
Afritada
Spanish-inspired chicken stew cooked with sautéed potatoes, carrots and bell peppers.
$13.95
Arroz Caldo
Flavorful Filipino chicken congee seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger and fish sauce. Served with hard-boiled egg and topped with crunchy roasted garlic.
$9.95
Chicken Adobo
Chicken sauteed in garlic and spices with soy sauce and vinegar for added flavor.
$13.95
Chicken Curry
Creamy chicken stew with a mild curry flavor cooked with evaporated milk, potatoes, carrots and bell peppers.
$13.95
1/2 Fried Chicken
Specially marinated chicken, deep-fried making it crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.
$13.95
Tinolang Manok
Hearty chicken soup cooked with slices of chayote, spinach and ginger-based broth.
$13.95
Bihon Guisado
Thin rice noodles sauteed with meat and shrimp with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Mixed Bihon And Canton Special
Combination of rice noodles and flour sticks sautéed with your choice of meat or shrimp sautéed with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Pancit Canton
Stir-fried egg noodles sautéed with meat and shrimp sauteed with fresh vegetables.
$12.95
Pancit Palabok
Thin rice noodles sauteed with ground pork, shrimp, garlic, and onions on our chef’s special sauce served with a topping of smoked fish, pork cracklings, boiled egg, and roasted garlic, plus green onions for an added twist.
$12.95
Spaghetti Delight
Our own version of Filipino spaghetti with sweet, creamy sauce combined with ground pork and slices of hot dog topped with Parmesan cheese.
$12.95
Chopsuey
Stir-fried dish made up of your choice of meat or shrimp cooked with quail eggs, broccoli, snap peas, cauliflower, mushrooms, and carrots.
$15.95
Ginataang Kalabasa, Sitaw At Hipon
Rich, thick dish of squash and string beans, made creamy with coconut milk and added extra flavor from shrimp.
$15.95
Laing
Spicy. Spicy dish made from dried taro leaves and made creamy with rich coconut milk, shrimp, and shrimp paste for added flavor.
$15.95
Pinakbet
Tasty vegetable dish made with fresh green beans, bitter melon, squash, okra, and tomatoes and flavored with shrimp paste.
$15.95
Ginataang Langka
Creamy dish made of young jackfruit cooked in coconut milk and shrimp.
$15.95
Adobong Pusit
Tasty squid dish made by boiling squid in soy sauce and vinegar then sautéed in garlic, onions and bell peppers.
$19.95
Grilled Pompano
Grilled marinated pompano served with house special vinegar.
$14.95
Grilled Stuffed Squid
Jumbo squid stuffed with peppers, ginger, onions with salt and pepper garnished with lemon wedge.
$16.95
Red Snapper Delight (2 Lbs)
Delicious fried red snapper with a topping of sweet and sour sauce, onions and tomatoes, julienned bell peppers and carrots.
$26.95
Sinigang Na Hipon
Sour tamarind soup made with shrimps and fresh vegetables.
$15.95
Sinigang Na Pompano
Sour tamarind soup of pompano fish simmered with fresh vegetables.
$15.95
Adobong Kambing
Tender goat meat stewed in garlic, onions, vinegar and soy sauce. May be served spicy.
$19.95
Iloilo’s La Paz Batchoy
No rice. Classic noodle soup popular from the district of La Paz in Iloilo City Philippines made with Miki noodles, sliced pork organs, garnished with pork cracklings, fried garlic and sliced hard-boiled egg.
$12.95
Papaitan
Popular ilocano bitter and spicy stew made of goat innards served steaming hot!
$16.95
Kalderetang Kambing
Tender goat meat stewed in tomato sauce, garlic and onions with green bell peppers, carrots and potatoes.
$19.95
Kilawing Kambing
Delicious ilocano favorite made from goat’s meat and liver soaked with sugarcane vinegar, salt and spices. May be served spicy at your request.
$16.95
1 Cup Steamed Rice
Steamed white rice.
$2.50
1 Bowl Garlic Fried Rice $8.50
1 Cup Garlic Fried Rice $3.00
Buko Pandan
Delicious gelatin cubes and tender strings of young coconut in a sweet pandan-infused cream.
$6.95
Halo-Halo Delight
Appetizing mixture of various sweet beans and plantain, gelatin, coconut strings, coco gel, jackfruit and palm fruit and a generous serving of milk on a bed of snow ice, ice cream, leche flan, topped with toasted “Pinipig” or rice flakes. Simply mix it and enjoy!
$7.95
Ice Cream
3 scoops of different flavors of creamy goodness with mouth-melting rolled Pirouline wafers.
$3.95
Buko Juice
Coconut juice with pulp.
$3.50
Coffee $2.50
Mango Smoothie With Tapioca $4.95
Avocado Smoothie With Tapioca $4.95
Mango Juice
Mango juice with pulp.
$3.50
Sago At Gulaman
Filipino beverage made of brown sugar, water, gelatin, and tapioca pearls.
$3.50
Tea $1.50
Soda $1.50

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Reviews

Aneta Surma
My husband and I could not decide what we we wanted to have for dinner. My husband wanted a burger, I wanted pancit. We settled for pancit. I am so glad we checked this place out. We did not know such a gem existed 7 minutes away from where we live. Every dish was delicious. The fish was outstanding!!! My husband has never had Filipino food before, and he was pleasantly surprised at how tasty it was. The place is clean, had a nice romantic feel to it, and the service was superb. We will be back soon. THANK YOU!!!

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Nicole P
I only have good things to say about this restaurant. I called them to see if they can accommodate us last minute for my mom’s surprise dinner. The manager, Tito Winston, was very nice! He suggested what we should order and how we should set it up (he offered singing Happy Birthday when my mom comes in)

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Emgi Rodahyaz
So few hours ago i ordered “papaitan” in store and waited for 20 minutes before the lady receptionist took my order. Then when i came home with excitement and thinking that the food i got is delicious ,transferred to serving bowl and was so disappointed it smells like garbage, and you can barely see meat because it looks like the meat was just leftover and added some water in it to make it look like a fresh new cook, In short “tasteless, not delicious for 17$. My gosh i wasted money and would never ever come back in thisr restaurant AGAIN!!!

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Damani Brown
Been there twice. Got the chicken and pork adobo and love them both. I’ll give the slight edge to chicken, but the pork is really tender and the sauce on them is amazing. I hope to come back and try the whitefish.

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Stacey Hoffman
This place is a little far from us, but we were in the area and we are so glad we got to try it. We will definitely be back, a lot, despite the long drive. It is worth it!!Everything was so amazing!! The atmosphere was cozy, fun, and inviting. They do use the qr code menu, and our phones are too old for that, so the owner let us use his, he is so nice and funny, all the staff was super friendly. The food, as always, we ordered way too much and had a lot of leftovers, but can’t wait to eat those. The milkfish dish was my favorite, but honestly too hard to pick. We had that and the barbecue pork skewers and soup as an appetizer, Brian got the oxtail dish, and I got the crispy pork, a whole shoulder, and the squash with shrimp, and dessert. By far the best Phillipino restaurant we’ve eaten at, and probably one of the best restaurants overall. You definitely need to check this place out!

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Sheryl Relente
I’ve dine in from them a couple of times and I’ve ordered from them many times. Service is amazing on all occasions; very attentive. My food always comes out fresh and the flavor taste like home. They’re quite generous; normally I can eat a lumpia in 2 bites, but their lumpia takes 3 bites, portions are bigger than most places.

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Calvin Licuanan
11/10 traditional Filipino food, drinks, appetizers, desserts, workers, ambiance, music, piano and microphone! My kuyas and ates would eat here every now and then and the owners welcome you like family. Would highly recommend for special occasions too like birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, retirement, etc.! Forever grateful to the management too for letting me play piano there~ I highly recommend this place as your go-to Filipino restaurant and go go go Kusina De MANILA always!

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Florida A/F
The service was excellent. The staff are very friendly and attentive. The food presentation was beautifully crafted with care and skill. The ambience could be family-friendly or a romantic experience depending on your mood. I ordered Bangus Sisig (milkfish) it has no bones, and the fish mixed-up sits on an edible crispy fried fish skin. It is delicious! I asked for spicy which means they add jalapeños slices. The BBQ pork skewer was juicy and the right amount of smokey flavor . The BBQ sauce was not salty nor too sweet. Finally, for desert, halo halo. It was an impressive tower of fruit on shaved ice. 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream to sweeten the deal. No sugar added so no worries! One of the staff even played the piano! Definitely recommend.

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Josh Hareid
AMAZING experience! Food was amazingly priced for such great food. Haven’t seen such good food in years! In fact, I think it’s the best fillipino food I’ve ever had. Bathroom wasn’t the best, but to cancel that out, the staff is REALLY nice. Has good music, and the staff plays you “happy birthday” on their piano if it’s well… You guessed it… You’re birthday. You can also free-play on the piano if you can play piano, if you would like (kids are not allowed to play piano ) if you’re lucky, a worker will approach you (most likely if you have a child with you) with a magic trick! Their trick(s) are great, and is totally worth the long wait. (The wait may be because the day I came it was a Saturday.) Great stuff!

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Natonion
Good food, not too salty, friendly environment.

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