Ima's Kusina - Hayward

The staff are nice. Good but pricyWe've tried some of their food and we only like the lumpiang sariwa. Wish they give you more sauce. Extra tiny container sauce cost 50 cents. Wt But their calamay with sauce is NASTY! No flavor just straight up Sweeeeet. Not sure what kind of calamay that is but it's not worth $6.50. We ate 3 of the small round calamay and threw the rest away. Waste of money.

There days when some of their food entries are a bit spoiled or seemed to have been several days old! Gross!

I bought three bags of Chicharones at $12.50 each on 10/30 paid cash, but this place don’t give out receipt. I gave away two bags to my Sister and kept one. Bag had 11/15 on the back which I assumed a “sell by date”. I opened it on 11/08 and they were stale (maranta). My husband said the same thing. I threw away the two pieces and saved the rest in the bag. I brought it back on 11/10 and the owner said it can’t be replaced cause they stopped using those type of bags 3 weeks ago. It seem like the problem started longer than my complain, why they changed the sealed bags. Long story short, she didn’t believe when I said ‘I bought them 2 weeks prior’. Even then it was marked 11/15. I won’t lie for something like that and left her the bag. I don’t know her name but she owns the place. Watch out! They sell outdated items, and always get a receipt. Maybe I should report them to CCC Health inspection Dept. Am doing that for the sake of others.

I was going to give this place a 1 star based on a past experience. The first time I came to this place I got pork sisig. Got home, it smelled a little funky but tried it. It was rancid so unfortunately ended up with spam for dinner as that ended up in the compost bin. Mentioned this to a friend and he decided to let them know. Didn't ask for any refund and he was polite. The older lady started accusing him of lying. Started saying some things and I told my friend to just leave. Then I started to read some reviews with the same issue of the food being bad. Guess it can't be a bunch of people lying. With that said I just stuck to Jollibee, red ribbon and grill city. Recently as we go to grill city a lot I noticed that I haven't seen the mean lady for over a year. Maybe she moved to the MIlpitas location. Ordered carioca and turon, both were good. This is the only reason it moved to 3 stars. My husband got Monggo and liked it.

The food quality and authenticity at this restaurant are top-notch. Diners choose their items cafeteria-style, but the temperature of some dishes may vary. It seems like items at the bottom of the trays are warmer. My sinigang had the perfect temperature, while the fried rice and tocino were slightly lukewarm. Despite this, the flavors reminded me of home. I particularly enjoyed the pork sinigang and pork adobo. The portions were a bit small, but the prices were reasonable at $12 for a 2-choice combination. The cashier was welcoming and friendly. I will definitely return to try other dishes, hoping they will be fresh and hot next time.