Chicago's Best Family Style: Kubo Chicago

One of the best things about eating at home with your family is you can get as messy as you want and nobody cares. I may not be at my house tonight, but we are at a place where mess is best. If your hands and face aren't dirty while you're dining at Kubo, you're doing it wrong. We offer a unique way of dining here. We do. And it's called kamaian or budo dining. We lay all the food on the table with banana leaves, no silverwares, no plates. So everything is on the table and you eat it with your hands. It's a very unique experience. You gotta get used to eating with your hands. It literally is share your food with everybody. This is one of the best kamaians here in Chicago. Oh my god, it's like a food coma. You have to come here hungry. We have a bunch of food. We have about at least 12 dishes that you can try. Of course, why we're here is the ribs. Yes. So we'll make ribs, then we'll prep all the rest, and then we'll dig in? Yes. Okay. So we start with putting oil. Okay. That way we can sear. I'm going to take these tongs because I imagine you're going to use it. I'm coming in for a rib. How many? All of them. So while these are cooking, we have to make the sauce for the ribs. Correct. Add some garlic. Yes. You know what you're doing. I mean, you put it in a line for me. It wasn't too hard to figure out. It's actually just in a straight line right down the cut. Let me guess next. Is it onions? Yes. Saute the tomato? Sugar and pepper. Oh, we've seen it. My kind of dining. The Kamaian that we're doing right now is going to be feeding about five. But if you have less than five people, can you still do Kamaian-style dining here? Yes. So a minimum of three people should, you know, get into the reservation. It's time for your liquid. This one is? The vinegar. Our soy sauce because this is an adobo. And if I wanted to just have the adobo ribs myself without doing Kamaian dining, that's possible here too. Definitely, definitely. This is actually our most famous dish. Oh. So everyone goes for it. Quick. Wow. It is ready. Okay, but there's a lot yet to be made for our Kamaian-style dining. A dozen more. So you enjoy those dozen other things. Okay. And if you need me, I'll be at the bar with Sam. Okay. Christine, I met some of your lovely friends at the bar and I drafted them to be our Kamaian family. So I'm going to start with the ribs, but you can eat any order that you want. The way that that adobo sauce all comes together, it's such a sweet complement to the meat. And the meat, it just comes right off. You don't need any sort of utensils here at all. So if you're not used to using your hands. I'm not. I'm like a little tentative about it. You can actually use this muscle. Take out the muscles. And use this on your spoon. Oh, a fake spoon. Every single thing I pick up is better than the last thing I ate. What is your favorite thing about Kamaian style dining? The food. It's really good to just come together and not worry about getting messy or not. That's the fun part of it. And there's truly something for everyone on this table. Is this what an authentic Filipino meal feels like if I was to eat with your family in your home? It would be. We share everything in one table. It really makes everyone feel a part of the dinner though. Because we're all reaching for the same food. It's such a cool dining experience. Thank you for having me. Thank you guys for joining us. Thank you for coming. And being my drafted family. I appreciate it.