My family & I always stop by at Arko whenever we are in the area. It's been almost 2 decades since the first time i tried their food and their food is always good. They always have long line to order but the staff are nice so it's okay, i dont mind waiting Our most favorite staff here is Kuya at the cashier because he is always nice to all customers and he is always smiling and happy. Good food and good service, i'll give 10 stars if i could read more

horrible customer service. folks behind food glass refuse answering simple questions like is this pork or beef! for a turo turo style restaurant, this is just plain rude and poor customer service. service is extremely slow and if one of the servers gets an attitude, he/she will skip your number so pay very careful - if you r skipped, it would be a miracle if the server even maintains eye contact. servers will blame customer for not listening despite being behind the food glass for a very very long time waiting for number to be called and just skipped!!!! we need more filipino take out places other than arko so we don't need to be aggravated in arko - also poor service despite high cost ! go figure. read more

Delicious Filipino dishes and food is always cooked fresh! Highly recommended and must try all of their menu

It seems this place is still in business out of convenience for Fil-Am folks in the area. Horrible food and they dare call it filipino food and it doesn't taste like filipino food. May be it was great at one point but don't waste your money here. go to an establishment on 40 ave/eagle rock instead and you will be treated to high quality filipino food of all types. read more

It's my first time trying the hot food section at Arko Foods. I came here early on a Saturday morning, a few minutes before they opened at 8:30AM. The ambiance has a mom-and-pop feel to the store itself and has plenty of seating on their side patio by the entrance. Once they opened, there were at least 2 other customers ordering their silogs (breakfast plates with a choice of meat, fried rice and fried egg). They initially had longganisa, but the staff also brought out a tray of tocino. Since tocino is my favorite, I opted to order their Tocilog. For the tocilog, the staff provided a generous portion of each item. They also provide you with complete utensils (plastic spoon, fork and a few napkins). Please note that everyone pays at the same cashier as groceries and it was only less than $9 (including tax). I utilized the outdoor seating and dived in to enjoy my plate of tocilog. The tocino was sweet and fairly marinated. The sinangag (fried rice) was greasy, but had a ton of savory garlic bits and flavor. I don't really eat scrambled eggs on my silog, but it gave a newish twist to my palate. The eggs were fluffy but a bit too salty for my taste. Overall, the Tocilog was decent and is fairly priced for a breakfast plate that will make you full for the rest of the morning. read more

Arko Foods - Tocilog (Tocino), Fried Rice (sinangag) and scrambled eggs (itlog). - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

Stopped by and For some reason, the wait was insanely long. Not sure why. Anyway, made it simple. Pork sisig and rice. Yup. Hit the spot! Thank you. read more

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The bakery has great staff. They were very patient and helpful. Will definitely be coming back soon!

The cooked food is good. I usually have menudo, diningding, pinakbet, cut green mangoes. The cashiers are friendly.

3.5 stars. I didn't know this was a Filipino market when I came here for the food takeout bar. The good things are the variety of cooked food, reasonable cost and the shaded seating outside. The improvements: food labels and better presentation. A lot of the dishes don't look appetizing compared to a Chinese hot buffet counter. And without labels you have to keep asking "is this chicken?" Generally this is a shack of a grocery store compared to Seafood City. But its a local favorite. I'm not sure I'll be a regular. read more

Arko Foods - Combo box $7. Squid (skip this) and crispy pork - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

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Great food, selection is varied, plenty of options. The desserts are TDF too! Service can be slow during peak times but worth the wait!

Hot food groceries and fresh friend food always comes out great for a quick meal to take home ;) groceries are always stock with favorite items read more

Worst service. Unorganized. Workers just standing around. It's like a Filipino DMV. Food quality has gone down as well.

Was in line for the cashier and she threw my receipt at me. So rude! she was the only cashier available so I didn't have any choice. Improve your customer service! what a shame. read more

All their cooked food is good specially sisig, one of the best kind of cooking anywhere. Except for their kare kare: they added a lot of beef, not ox tail (altho there probably was a little of it) . The place was explicitly clean, personnel very friendly & helpful. Specially the cashiers . read more

Filipino foods taste really delicious, i come a visit this place all the time whether on a regular weekend or holidays.

I bought these yesterday, at $8 each, opened them up at home, and they smelled rancid and spoiled. I wouldn't recommend buying their packaged food and even their food later in the day because it sits all day in temperatures not recommended by the health department. Doubt I'll be able to get a refund. I bought these for my child's potluck at school. Luckily I opened to smell it beforehand. Kids would've gotten sick. read more

Arko Foods - Arko rice cakes (putong puti) - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

Wow, I have been missing out. The hot food is typically priced for a Filipino joint but they offer sooo many options. The food is fresh. looks piping hot, and offer daily specials the day I was there they had $1 fried chicken. The only down side is the lack of sense of urgency, ok ok I get it, don't complain but really there was more than enough workers to accommodate the overflow of customers. Typical filipino spot but bigger! It was my first time thankfully, I figured it out while observing the other customers, once you walk in the first thing you do is grab a ticket for service, while you wait for your number to be called thats when you check out the food. The prices are different, I couldn't even tell you how much a combo was because there are no prices. The pancit, dinuguan, adobo and afritada was good! Give them a try if you are in the area! Outdoor seating, dog friendly read more

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$72 worth of food and nothing itastes good. Taste was mediocre. Chicken was very dry. The dinuguan (pork blood stew) was not quite there. We like ours a little tart with the vinegar. This one needs something to shine. The putong puti was too dense but tastes ok. The chopsuey was loaded with a great variety of vegetables with boiled quail eggs The young jackfruit in coconut milk was ok and so was was the fried vegetable lumpia. There were tons of people buying their food. For us personally we would only come back for the dishes that we liked. This was a trial adventure for us. It's good to know which dishes are good as their selection is vast. read more

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The best fresh lumpia ever! The lumpia was packed with vegetables and the sauce on the side was just super delicious! This place is a gem!

Good food! Take a number system prevents crowding in the front so you can still see the food unlike other places. And no need to stay in line. Just wait to be called. read more

Good place to get some freshly cooked Filipino food. Located on the east end of Glendale almost straddling the Eagle Rock boundary, Arko has lots of parking and it's easy to find. Been coming here for years and the quality has been largely consistent. The only difference is what many reviewers have been saying: the prices have gone way up. Used to be the best deal in town for fresh Filipino food. And they have a lot of dishes to choose from, with some of your standard fare like pansit and pork adobo, but other items you'll need to go far and wide around LA to get like sisig. Come early enough in the morning and you can fix yourself up with some scrambled eggs and longanisa. Catering is available here, too. Just to note, they do have a small fish market in the back and a few aisles for your canned goods and other basic products. But you're really here for the fresh food. And that's what will keep me coming back...the food. Yes, it's pricey now, but it's still worth it. See for yourself. read more

Arko Foods - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

Was in the Glendale area and was told this place had some good Filipino food. It's a small grocery store with lots of hot Filipino dishes prepared for to-go combos and or catering orders. I had already eaten so just dropped by to pick up some sweet desserts to go. Purchased all pre-packaged sweet Filipino desserts and was pleasantly surprised the desserts we bought to-go were really fresh and delectable. Will have to come back next time to purchase some hot dishes and give them a proper food review. My Rating: 4 Food (Desserts) 4.5/5 Service 4/5 Price 4/5 Ambiance 3.5/5 Cleanliness 4/5 read more

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Love coming here for hot pinoy food freshly cooked everyday. I get my fish fried in the back and they let you pick which one you want and fry right there. They had some good thai mango witb sticky rice today too and some lechon. Lastly they have the phillipine omega pain killler liniments/oinments that always work for sore muscles from the gym. read more

Arko Foods - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

If you want "hot food" to go, don't go here. The food quality has gone down. It wasn't like this years ago. You can tell they don't put as much love into their food like how Filipino's do. I definitely recommend going elsewhere like Seafood City, where their hot food has more flavor and love into it. Customers service kind of sucks, especially if you're not Filipino. The store itself is just plain, boring, and not as inviting. read more

Food is good. Service is good too. Prices are higher - but I get it! Inflation :( This time they didn't have the bistek or the BBQ sticks - sad. Hopefully next time. read more

Not sure why its 3.5 stars. Let's correct that. I love Arko! Been coming here since 2013 when I first moved here from the bay area. I love it so much Where to begin? Ok so.. They have their own Parking lot so super easy to park. If theyve run out, you just park in the underground garage in the adjacent property which is a small neighborhood plaza (with the BEST dental clinic in Socal, Glendale Perfect Smiles but that's another great review!). Anyhow, No exaggeration when I tell you the cooks here are fantastic! Best Filipino food hands down in so. California! They are consistent! Everything is delicious! They have also pinoy groceries here (snacks, ice cream, desserts, canned goods, rice, etc). They have cooked tuyo, fishies etc so you dont have to smell up your own house. So convenient! They have butchers (meats), seafood, fish, shrimps, etc! They can clean n fry the fish too there as well! The food here beats ALL filipino food places ive been to, yes even wayyyy better than the michelin star one too! This is a gem. The staff are all kind and helpful! The cooks are awesome! Especially ate, not sure of her name, shes tiny, but wow this woman can cook! I am grateful for this place! You know its delicious when you see Lola's, Tita's and Mom's of all ages coming to buy food here. Love you Arko thank you! - Miko read more

Arko Foods - the best filipino food in Southern California!! - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

$7.50 for this ...?? Ay nako. They ran out of eggs for breakfast and they still wanna be stingy with their tiny burnt longanisa. Kuripot na kuripot...Sobrang nadismaya ako...Hindi ko akala na... read more

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At first glance, the shop is great! There's so many filipino items that you can't typically find just anywhere. The store is fairly neatly set up and the aisles aren't too tight that you have to shimmy past people. Staff was very nice and were lively, even around 6pm. We'll definitely be coming back for groceries when stocks start running low. The reduced stars come from the bibinka and desserts that we bought. They have pre packaged suman and other goodies prepackaged that turned out to be good. The platters of desserts at the food bar, however, ended up being very close to turning. We didn't notice till we got home and there was a prominent, but not overbearing, spoiled smell. It was very unfortunate since the platter desserts did look really good. Would we go back? Yes, definitely. As I mentioned, we'll definitely go back for the groceries. I would also be willing to give the food bar another shot, especially with the desserts. We chalked it up as being late in the evening and things may just have been sitting out a little too long. read more

Some of the items they sell on the shelf are spoiled, expired and a health hazard. Poorly managed store

The food is excellent home style Filipino food. The service is great you feel at home . The ambiance is great you can get fresh fish cleaned and fried and other ingredients to cook I highly recommend this place. read more

A mom n pop Filipino market with a hot food counter. Stopped by in the later afternoon for the hot food counter and I Iucked out as the cooks were making a fresh batch of some of my favorite Filipino dishes. I got: Sisig - crispy pork ceviche is how I describe it. Excellent! Seasoned perfectly and not soggy. Dinuguan - pork simmered in garlic, chili peppers, onions, seasoning, and secret sauce (blood). It's actually very good. BBQ Chicken Sticks - Can't go wrong with meat on a stick. Pork Adobo - Yummy! Pork braised in vinegar, soy sauce, tons of garlic, and more. Pancit - I didn't care for it. I have a spot that I strictly go to for pancit. White Rice - Perfect. Not soggy or mushy. All in all, I need to come back and try more food items. But, am such a creature of habit I always get the same stuff and it's always been consistently good. The market part is very clean. Staff are very welcoming. Parking is available. There is a hand washing station in front of the market where you are encouraged to wash your hands before entering the market - very cool! read more

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The food is good and the prices are fair. A little fishy smelling but of course they sell fish. MY MAIN GRIPE IS SENDING MONEY. The reasons why: * lady types super fucking slow. One finger type shit. * She doesn't understand what shes doing and she's been doing this for years wtf LOL * She is also a cashier and doesn't fix my remit issues first before paying for a customers groceries or food. Let me know if I'm being over emotional, but I don't think so lol. I also spent 1 hour 30 mins for a transaction that should take 20 mins at most. Im so mad thinking about it right now lol. It cost $8 to send money but i might spend more somewhere else if they are faster and more professional. read more

Arko Foods - Me getting skipped in line while i was here first - Filipino Near Me - Glendale, California

I've been coming here since I moved to the area and it's been a good experience except for the time I did a catering order. I ordered on Tuesday for a Friday pick-up. I called and placed the order and the order take took my name and confirmed the date and time for pick-up. I thought I was all set. I called again about 30 minutes later just to ask about price once more. The worker who picked up the phone was different than earlier and I told her I just called to place an order and she said she couldn't find it "but it's probably just downstairs because we don't always have a the orders in one place." I should have known then to get someone's name. My dad goes to pick up the food on Friday and lo and behold there's no food and there's no record of my order. I was so mad to hear about this because it was an hour to our gathering. Fortunately, they were able to cook the lumpia order and we were able to get some of the food that was still at the turo turo. But it wasn't what we originally ordered. Here's my advice to anyone ordering catering 1) get the staff member's name who took your order 2) call 1-2 days before to confirm your order 3) call ahead of time to confirm your order on the day off. Otherwise, I've had a great time here and they offer a lot of high quality Filipino food, it's always busy and it's a sign that the food is so good. I highly recommend the bistek, sisig lechon, Palabok, Turon, Laing and bangus. Also they have kakanin sold outside on the weekends and it's pretty good, I really like their pitsi pitsi. read more

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Arko has deteriorated from the way they were decades back. Grocery items and the array of hot Filipino dishes are pricier than at Seafood City, Island Pacific and other Filipino diners. Breakfast does not come with the usual Filipino hospitality of complimentary coffee nor even a hot/cold water dispenser. Dine at your own risk of choking at the benches outside. Every food order is wrapped to-go, regardless. Covid is over guys. The place needs better lighting and renovation. Employees, including the male cashier, are stoic for an obvious reason. The business is struggling. Will I come back after today's (Mar. 30/25) breakfast? No. read more

This spot is burnt! Y'all have to pay attention when they are ringing y'all up. They literally charged you for something you didn't buy in front of your face. You have to be more active and pay attention with these people at the register. The lady who helped me is the owner I think "but don't quote me". I called her out in front of everyone and all she had to say was "sorry didn't know" "Bitch" you knew! You're not drunk or on drugs to press a large item when it's clearly a small item. Anyway. Hard times !!! but dont cheat your customers! They matter! Y'all scavengers!!! seen!! Bumbaclatt!!!! read more

Was here to get some cooked food for dinner since we were craving for some Comfort food , Filipino dishes. As usual line was a kind of long but used to it . We bought some Filipino junk food / chips to complete our cravings. When we got home we opened the "cheese rings" (Regent ) and it was already stale and tasted old . We hope that the manager will always check the stock dates of their products , first in first out and quality control. Thankful that we only bought 2 of those chips .. if not we could have just wasted it. We are pretty sure that there are still more poor quality snack on their racks that have been there for a while . We live in IE and it's too far to go back and return them. Just make sure that what you sell people are worth of their single penny. read more

I know and been going to this place for more than 30 years. I always love their cook foods and kakanin. They are like home cook food to me..

(Shopped 05/28/20 TH @ 10:00am and many times before and certainly after): Derived from arkong bato meaning "stone arch" as an homage to a town section in Manila, I would cross its threshold whenever I needed food from my culture! ARKO Foods has been in my family as long as I could remember, and I was more than proud to carry on the tradition until my final day. This go-to Filipino butcher shop, grocery store, money-transfer service, and turo-turo has been in the area long before Seafood City Supermarket opened nearby in the Eagle Rock Plaza. Thankfully, I was glad to see this smallish mom & pop neighborhood grocery store still thrived as everything else around it has changed. Here was a quick snapshot of my most recent visit: PURCHASE 3 Ladies 50lb Jasmine Rice Bag ($54.99): Personally, I was a Botan Calrose Rice kind of guy since I was raised on it my entire life. However, this was all they had left and sorely needed rice since we were completely out, so I hauled this thing around from the store to my car and into the house. I loved jasmine rice but never bought it, so I didn't know what to expect when I cooked it. Thankfully, all was good, and I loved the fragrant aroma. However, if my memory served me correctly this was nearly double of what I usually paid for the Botan Calrose Rice bag. Heck... when you got to have rice https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=lz8-ELk9rM0gZlh1na2_BA&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw! Regent Green V Green Peas Snack ($0.69): A new snack item to me that I enjoyed, this proved to be extra crunchy and left a ton of crumbs all over my t-shirt and boardshorts although I licked my fingers clean. Goldilocks Ube Mamon ($2.19): Moist and sticky, this made a wonderful breakfast. Goldilocks Ube Ensaymada ($3.09); Also moist and sticky, I also included this with my breakfast-on-the-go meal. Kikkoman Soy Sauce 2qt. Bottle ($9.49): Truly the soy sauce brand of choice (at least in my upbringing it has been) and again completely out at home, Filipinos cooked and put this stuff in everything by the cupfuls. If I could've bought a barrel I would've https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=qbf2eHV076cAcwfElOOTxw&userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw! SERVICE During this quick shopping trip in the throes of COVID-19, there was a sink outside to wash your hands before you entered. Once inside, "6-feet-distance-rule" floor markers were everywhere. There was no need for any customer service because I knew exactly what I wanted and where to find them until I reached the checkout counter at which time the female cashier quickly rang me up and sent me on my way. All was easy-peasy. PARKING (FREE) They had a fairly large private parking lot; otherwise, there appeared to be plenty of street parking along the main drag of Colorado St. - 'nuff said. ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE A medium-sized storefront with a tight and wrapping layout inside with a small produce section on your right, the butcher section along the middle back section, a refrigerated section along the left wall, the turo-turo food counter along the front part of the store to your left, and several long food aisles filled with shelves. Every conceivable space was utilized. Decent amount of natural lighting came through the front glass doors while soul-sucking fluorescent electric ceiling lights covered the rest. I didn't recall seeing any TVs or background music. ATTIRE Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops. OVERALL I saw no reason to stop the tradition of shopping at ARKO Foods and hoped the community continued to show their support. The product selection was very niche as was most international grocers, the prices were affordable (except the rice; I wanted Calrose!), the service was adequate, and although I didn't purchase any prepared food it was usually fresh and tasty. Lastly, it was always a pleasure to support small businesses AND my ethnic culture. I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $70.00 BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And although they accepted credit cards, not mine of choice... AMEX! 4.0 STARS read more

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Perfect place for catering parties. Our family parties are usually 40-60 people. We ordered the following and it was tasty: - large sisig kawali- fresh and savory - med bifstik - so tangy and tender - large pansit bihon- fresh and plenty for the entire party I consistently order these items from them. Plenty of parking but on a very busy street. Be careful. read more

The one who answered the call and assisted me ,took my orders was kinda rude, better train his skills in customer service and please be nice to your customers . read more