It's a very homey restaurant and I've been eating there for years. It's such a stable for Filipino food as a person who is a local. The service could be better but the food is what sells me most. It's delicious if you're visits SD and want a taste of Filipino cuisine.

I feel like every San Diego native I know is aware of Tita's Kitchenette. Like if they can only name one Filipino spot, it's always this place. And with good reason! Good old-school no-frills Filipino joint offering generous portions of tasty food at an affordable price. Having grown up in a Filipino household, I tend to gravitate towards those comforting Filipino foods that hit me like a much needed hug. To me, that means chicken adobo, pork sinigang, pork sisig, goat caldareta, and lumpia. Tita's Kitchenette makes excellent versions of each. Their adobo certainly checks all the right boxes as it is flavorful without being runny or dry. Their goat kaldareta is flavorful without being to gamey. Their kaldareta does contain a bunch of bones, but there is also a sufficient amount of meat considering that Tita's isn't stingy with the portions. Their sisig is good. It's tasty and has a good amount of meat. I wish there were more crispy bits, but I understand that would be tough to do considering their sisig is stored in a warming table rather than made to order and served on a sizzling platter. The lumpia tastes homemade, which is great because I know some businesses use the store-bought frozen lumpias. The sinigang was everything you expect it to be. Sour. Salty. Slightly sweet. Very much comforting. Honestly, this place is great. The worst part is the parking. Though there are plenty of spots in the back lot, but traffic bottlenecks there. The lot is busy. Its a bit frustrating. Still, that's not enough to keep me away from Tita's Kitchenette, Island Pacific, and Valerios.

My go-to spot when I'm craving Filipino food. I typically always get the pork adobo & sinigang. They are not stingy with portion sizes & give a hefty amount of rice. Food is always fresh because so many ppl come through here everyday. I tried the sisig once, not a huge fan. It was sour. But the pork adobo & sinigang never miss! Price point is good for the amount you're getting. I haven't really tried other places so I can't really compare. But I feel this is as authentic as it will get. Down to the employees. Lol. The fried banana they sell by register is always good & fresh as well. I always order them for my mom. They are 2 for $1.50. Love their halo halo w/ ube ice cream. My last visit they ran out of ube so I opted in for mango. Still good but I prefer mango. Lines are always long here so be prepared to wait. Private lot with shared parking with other businesses. Sometimes parking can be annoying. But I usually always find a spot in front. Will continue to come here & recommend to others. Also, they saran wrap the heck out of your food. So you are in good hands if you're ordering to-go! Lol.

After living in the san diego area for 2 years now, im revising this. It should be 4 instead of 3. They are consistent in their taste and portions are always plentiful!

Tita's Kitchenette is the best Turo-Turo (point-point) I've been to in a while, great options, amazing value, great taste, and great service! Tita's Kitchenette is one of many Filipino restaurants in National City. You can usually locate it in the strip mall from its long line going out the door. It moves quickly as you point at what you want and keep the line moving. The Turo-Turo style is like a quick service of already prepared food that you pick from. You pick your sides either rice or pancit (Filipino noodles) and then choose how many dishes you want. The value here is insane. You will get a mountain of rice and noodles and a large amount of the dish you want and at the time of writing this a combo with one dish is around $10, see the photo attached for the massive portion! They will also offer you free soup so you need to say yes. The soup has usually been pork sinigang (a tamarind soup base dish) which you cannot go wrong with. I've tried various dishes here. Adobo, bistek, menudo, goat kaldareta, and the Filipino bbq/kebab. You really can't go wrong. They are all flavorful and delicious. The biggest issue is not having enough stomach to try it all. Service is friendly and helpful. Its helpful to do some googling of Filipino food beforehand if you aren't familiar with the cuisine as there aren't any labels on the food, hence a lot of pointing happens. The ambiance is solid there are indoor tables, water available to grab, and plastic wrap to bring all your leftovers back home with you. Great experience and a great time. This is my go-to Filipino spot.

Came back in July 2023 and had to give them another shot for the title. Really enjoyed the food and the portion sizes which didn't break the bank. Great customer service, and funny people behind the counter that I was able to poke fun and joke with. Everything was so delicious I need to go back for breakfast and get some yummy items.

Visited this Filipino Restaurant located at National City. As early as 6:30 am (they are opened as early as 5am) and foods are steaming hot are ready. Hot Corned Beef with rice combo with Sinigang na Baboy, Lumpiang Shanghai (5 pieces per order). Prices are very reasonable and foods are good.

Tita's is the definition of that local to-go place that you only know about if you are a local. When we arrived, there was a decent amount of people in line which added to my anticipation. You pick your food cafeteria-style and can pick a variety of combo plates. They also have a large catering menu. There is no tag/label for the food so you have to ask the staff what each one is which for some may be a plus or an inconvenience. We pretty much picked whatever looked good vs. knowing exactly what it was outside of a few dishes and went from there. We got a huge haul of food and some of the standouts were the fried catfish, chicken bbq skewer (super juicy/tender/thick), and the pancit. The lumpia were good as well but a little on the small/thin side. We also got a beef dish that came with peas almost like a beef gravy-type of dish. The flavor was something fairly familiar to western dishes so I'd skip for next time. We also got a vegetable dish that had a very strong shrimp flavor to it which came with bitter melon, some pieces of meat, as well as other veggies. If you are not a fan of shrimp, then I would avoid. Tita's is a cool stop if you're in the area and considering how much food you get, this is a great value for your money!