If I could only give negative stars (-*). This small, dirty store I chanced upon when I went to Queens was the worst Pinoy Store around. I wanted to buy some Pinoy food, none of the products were priced or labeled, so I had to ask. The first one as the tocino, when the woman told me the price (which was way pricier than other stores) I put it down. When I asked for the 2nd item, that woman asked me if Iām going to buy it. When I told her that sheās if it is reasonably priced, then Iāll get it. Her reply was, nothing will be reasonably priced for me there. I was so stunned by her reply!!! Being badly treated another Pinoy, I was so shocked. Thereās no price in any of the things she sells so I obviously had to ask. I donāt want to know the price of what Iām buying. Went to Phil Am store instead, itās bigger, cleaner, cheaper tocino and people are...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreIāve only come here two times but the employees here are kind every time. The store is quite small but itās filled to the brim with Filipino snacks, candies, drinks, instant ramen, and even frozen lumpia and chorizo. Really does remind me of the sari-sari stores during my last visit to the Philippines years ago. =)
They carry my favorite pastillas (chewy milk candy) in a variety of flavors--$2.50 per bag. Between flavors of ube, ube macapuno, and buko pandan, I can never choose. (I usually end up getting all three, haha.) Thereās a $15 minimum if you want to use card, but itās not too unreasonable. Highly recommended for...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreFirst time here and it did not disappoint! The store is small, but they carry wide selections of filipino foods (Just FYI, they have Eden cheese which is a plus!). The owner is very welcoming and nice as well and gave us a small gift. It is located right across from Red Ribbon bakery shop which is another reason to go here :D. I'll definitely shop here again the next...
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