Kitchen Service Formats & Group Catering
From fast-order sizzling iron skillets at the counter to massive family trays stacked high for weekend gatherings in the West End, River Heights, and Maples—here is how Kusina ni Lola keeps Winnipeg fed, warm, and together.
Tailored for fast counter lunches, home takeout, or festive feasts.
Choose your operational style below. Each format has dedicated cooking stations to prevent delays during peak Winnipeg dinner hours.
Walk-In Counter & Fast Sizzle
Solo lunches, quick counter chits, and sizzling tabletop skillets straight off the flames.
- Single Skillets & Silog: Sizzling Sisig, Kare-Kare Bowls, crispy Lechon Kawali.
- Counter Chits: Order at register or kiosk, grab brass number, sit at wood rails.
- Walk-In Stools: 22 barstools & four bistro four-tops on first-come hospitality.
Hot Family & Office Trays
Banana leaf-lined aluminum deep dishes, built hot for workplace lunches, baptisms, and Prairie hockey game nights.
- Banana Leaf Lining: Traditional aroma locks in heat and moisture during drive home.
- Complete Kits: Comes with house toyomansi, toyomansi chili dip, and crispy garlic jugs.
- Express Window Pickup: Direct Notre Dame bay access with numbered receipt slip.
Community Salo-Salo Gatherings
Long solid-pine table banquets for birthdays and large reunions, arranged banig-style with bottomless calamansi tea.
- Bespoke Feast Menu: Customized combinations of pork belly, seafood, and heirloom curries.
- Semi-Private Timber Annex: Acoustic ceiling baffled space keeping group toasts intimate.
- Direct Host Support: Dedicated counter captain serving water and replenishing side trays.
Fast-Scan Takeout Tray Menu Specifications
Ideal for 6 to 8 people. Apartment dinner parties, Friday team scrums, and small family evenings.
Designed for 12 to 16 guests. Sunday church gatherings, office milestones, and milestone birthdays.
Heated volume for 20 to 25 people. Sports club windups, wedding afterparties, and community halls.
How Group Orders Work
We operate with transparent kitchen chits. No hidden surcharges, no complicated contracts. Here is how your feast moves from our woks to your table.
Select Tray Tier
Choose Half Pan (6–8 pax), Full Pan (12–16 pax), or Barangay Mega (25 pax). Choose your proteins: Pork Sisig, Chicken Inasal, Beef Mechado, or Pancit Canton.
Confirm Dietary Needs
Specify gluten-free, peanut allergy boundaries (no Kare-Kare), or pork-free requests for our kitchen station line. We mark tickets clearly with red tags.
Set Pickup or Table Hold
Indicate your precise car arrival slot or book the semi-private wooden dining annex for in-house gathering on Notre Dame Ave.
Collect at Counter Rail
Pull into our dedicated curb pickup stall or step inside to the express rail. Present your chit code and load hot, insulated trays straight into your trunk.
Peanuts, Seafood (Bagoong), Soy, and Wheat Handling
Our kitchen features scratch-prepared Filipino heritage recipes. Traditional recipes utilize ground peanuts in our Kare-Kare stew, fermented shrimp paste (bagoong) in vegetable braises, along with soy sauce and wheat flour batters. While we operate separate fryers and dedicated allergen chit protocols, airborne trace cross-contact is possible in our open-counter environment.
Planning a group meal for this weekend?
Tray orders for Saturday and Sunday family lunches fill our prep boards quickly. Submit your tray quantities or semi-private table request ahead of time.