Love you Ababu! Hope your iced tea becomes free and unli again!
Used to be a solid 5☆ but since the price hike their meals aren't as sulit as before. Still a high rating though cos their food is really good. Super convenient too for late night food runs since they close late!
Your basic comfort food, any rice meal plus ox brain👌🏼
Some may not understand lol but if you grew up in Katipunan you definitely will. The comfort of eating that not really authentic Persian cuisine, brings back all the crazy memories lol eating there on a budget, after drinking or just plain hungry..
Plus the value for money and taste always hits the spot.
Yum yum yum shawarma rice at half the price. What I love about Ababu was its ability to deliver quality food at a lower price point as compared with orhwr shawarma brands. The taste was a bit stronger and less Filipinized, meaning the sauce was neither sweetish nor too creamy. The motabal had a strong eggplant taste and less cream. The garlic sauce was peppery and the shawarma had beef that was flavorful but not sweet. Plus, service was topnotch!
(4.5/5) Ababu will never fail us! There remains the open-air streetfood vibe in the resto, and even when inflation hit, they never spared in the ingredients! The Chicken Kebab favorite (PHP 145) I have is ever-flavorful, the spicy sauce so magnificent, and the chops of tomatoes and onions overflowing!
The service can improve a little bit, though. If you promised Unli Iced Tea, be very prompt in refilling it. And the airconditioned room is a little unstrategic on your part if you want the servers to come to you easily. It's way too hidden!
Needless to say, Ababu will be a favorite college memory, and the idea that so many Katip students are not finding out more abt this place is upsetting.
Guilty Pleasures Seeker
+5
Only the real Katips locals would know this place. And I was happy I was with one who suggested we eat here. The place is without airconditioning, you will smell the smoke from their grill outside. Price affordable. Portions were big. Meat tasted well, try the chicken
Ababu has recently become our go to place for late night grub. Rice meal servings are hefty, flavors are great and prices are affordable.
I like the Chicken Kebab Rice Meal since the chicken is grilled and it has minimal bones. Love the butter on the rice and the corn.
The Shawarma Rice Meal was unavailable on 2 recent visits so I was naturally curious and ordered a plate for myself. Although the meat was flavorful, some portions were tough to chew and I just couldn't eat them.
Hubby liked his Beef Shawarma Wrap. I wan't able to take a bite though.
The Ababu Dip and Toast was good but the dressing can be nakakumay.
Loved the pitcher of Iced Tea that came with the rice meals.
There are only a few parking slots. We had to wait until one opened up but the food was definitely worth the wait.
*Review based on our December 30, 2018 and January 2, 2019 visits
Mark Abraham Bonifacio
+5
Swabe sa panlasa at sa bulsa! Dito kami lagi pag nag crave kami ng Persian food or pag hirap mag decide kung saan kakain. Basic comfort food!
Forever a favorite and a staple. Keema to die for. Also the ox brain!! Unlimited iced tea too!!! Me and my friends love it here. It's so hard to reach the 140 character minimum.
One of my go to places for cheap eats. I love their shawarma rice, unfortunately it's often unavailable. Free refills for iced tea are great though.
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