Kanin

"This Filipino-Hawaiian pop-up-turned-brick-and-mortar comes from the team behind Novel Pizza, Drip Collective, and its Ravenswood neighbor, Side Practice Coffee. A variety of different musubi make up most of Kanin’s menu, like spam, longanisa and egg, or sinigang-inspired shrimp tempura. But they also have other dishes like inari, BBQ chicken skewers, and ube banana pudding." - john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen

"On our original visit to this tiny Filipino-Hawaiian spot in Ravenswood, we were greeted with heartbreaking news that their viral musubis with longanisa and tamarind shrimp were sold out. This isn't a surprise, considering this place has consistently been busy since opening. But we were able to get the very tasty tomato jam and egg musubi and found redemption in a tub of their banana pudding—a single purple spoonful dissolved any musubi FOMO. It’s airy, loaded with ube flavor, and comes with soft wafer pieces swirled in. The banana pudding alone is worth a trip here, but we'll be back to try the musubis we missed." - adrian kane, john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, nick allen, nick allen, nick allen, john ringor, nick allen, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor, john ringor,

"“Kanin,” the Tagalog word for rice, is a logical name for this counter-service Filipino-Hawaiian restaurant with tasty egg and tomato jam musubis. But you can’t visit this tiny Ravenswood spot without ordering their ube banana pudding. It’s airy, has soft wafer pieces swirled in and just enough nutty ube flavor, and comes with a light whipped cream. Just know that seating inside is very limited, so you might have to use the benches outside or eat on the go." - john ringor

"“Kanin,” the Tagalog word for rice, is a logical name for this counter-service Filipino-Hawaiian restaurant with tasty egg and tomato jam musubis. But you can’t visit this tiny Ravenswood spot without ordering their ube banana pudding. It’s airy, has soft wafer pieces swirled in and just enough nuttiness, and comes with a light whipped cream. Just know that seating inside is very limited, so you might have to use the benches outside or eat on the go." - John Ringor

"Kanin is a Filipino-Hawaiian bodega inspired by the upbringing of its founder, Julius Tacadena, in Hawai’i. Known for its traditional Spam musubi and other varieties like tomato jam and egg, tamarind shrimp, and marinated pork and chicken skewers, Kanin offers a taste of simple comfort food. The restaurant quickly became popular with long lines forming daily, selling out their offerings by early afternoon." - Ashok Selvam