What happened to “Takenotsuka” after the COVID-19 crisis⁉ Undercover interview on “Little Manila” today [Daytime Edition
Kabayan Resto Bar & Pub” with a Filipino supermarket
Next, we went to “Kabayan Resto Bar & Pub” in front of the station. However, I couldn’t find the place on Google Maps, and wondered if it had gone out of business in the past few days. I was impatient, but then I saw a discreet sign at the entrance of a small building. When I went up, I saw a brightly lit entrance at the back of the building. It is very difficult to enter!

The restaurant is inside, and foodstuffs and daily necessities are all in the back. There were no customers, and the mom sitting there looked at me with a “what? She looked at me with a “what? Scary….

I asked if I could eat inside. I asked, and they said yes, so I looked at the menu. But I have no idea! ADOBO SILOG, DAING SILOG, LONG SILOG…. Apparently, this “SILOG” means “set meal”.
When I pointed to the menu to ask for an explanation, all I got was “something – beef” or “something – fish”. There are pictures on the regular menu, but I don’t know how they season “Pork” and “Chicken”.

As I mumbled and mumbled my way through my worries, my mom got tired of it and said, “Meat is good,” to which I replied, “You don’t eat fish, do you? You don’t eat fish, do you? The lady in the kitchen was so enthusiastic that she lit the stove.
Inside the restaurant, there was an interesting lineup of prepared foods for takeout. As I was taking pictures around, the mama asked me “Blogger?” in a pronounced accent. I thought for a few seconds and said “Yes, I’m a blogger.


I don’t know what it was, but this was the TAP SILONG I ordered!
I was expecting to see a dish with a huge volume of food, but this is what came out!
I guess you could call it spicy stir-fried beef. The fried egg looks like a main dish. However, the garlic rice tastes exotic and delicious, and the beef has a rich flavor that makes the rice go down a treat. Above all, the beef bone broth is oily and delicious.

With the high cost of living, I guess 1,375 yen for this is not too expensive. I was convinced that it was not expensive, but I wanted to try other dishes, so I bought take-out adobo and an omelette-like dish.
Tasting “adobo” and “fish-related omelette” at home
When I heated them up at home, I found that the adobo was tender and the pork was well cooked in a soy sauce and vinegar sauce. The meat is tender and tender. It’s gritty in a good way, and oilers (fat lovers) will not be able to get enough of it. It has a strong flavor, so on-the-rice is recommended.
I asked my mom what was in the omelette. I asked my mom what was in the omelet, and she said “fish related”, so I wondered what it was. It was tuna, not sea chicken, but large chunks of tuna, so I can see why you might be tempted to just call it fish-related.
There have been various rumors that “the Filipino pubs in Takenotsuka have been decimated” and “it is no longer Little Manila,” but Raza-san of New Hungry says that his store never closed even once in the COVID-19 crisis, and the pubs are also doing well at night. In fact, Takenotsuka is a place where girls (?) can enjoy themselves during the daytime. I made a new discovery: Takenotsuka is a town where you can enjoy yourself even if you visit alone during the daytime! I made a new discovery.
By the way, I asked Raza if there were any other Filipino restaurants in Takenotsuka, and she told me that there was a place called “Panji” just across the railroad tracks. But I couldn’t find it on the Internet, so I couldn’t find it… I asked her, “Are you close? I asked him, “Do you get along with them?” He replied, “I know them, but we are not close!
If anyone knows “Pansy”, please let me know. I wonder which “railroad track” is the “railroad track”….
Interview, text, and photographs: Shigeru Nekota
Born in 1979. Worked as an editor and writer for town magazines, travel books, and recipe books. Currently, as a web writer, he writes on a wide range of topics from decadent food to traditional crafts. He loves to drink despite his weakness, and his life motto is "Sake is best drunk while walking.
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