Tried this place after being recommended by a friend. It's not in a fancy area of town by any means but if you're looking for authentic and reasonably priced Filipino food like we had a craving for today, you've hit the jackpot! Plenty of parking in the front. The smell of delicious food welcomes you when you walk in. Your mouth will water when you see the 6+ options of ulam ready for you. Peak around and you'll see all of the desserts your heart desires if you're missing home. From Turon to leche flan and Sapin Sapin, our cravings for sure were satisfied! I ordered the 2 entree plate with rice which was less than $15 (insane and unheard of these days!). I got the kare kare and beef steak. Both were delicious and the portions were big enough for both my lunch and dinner! I also had their lumpia sariwa and almost grabbed 10 when I saw it was only $2.99! Definitely grabbing more of these next time! I didn't wander through the aisles in fear of finding even more things to fall in love with but from where I sat, I saw all of the fixings if you're making halo halo and the cooler had all the options of drinks you can imagine - guava juice, coconut, calamansi, they have it! The service was straight to the point and they were busy for lunch. Remember to be kind and remember this place is a small business! Support local! read more

They have a good variety of Filipino/Asian products to sell including cooked food for dine in or to go. Their fresh lumpia were awesome. Reminds me of how my mom used to make them. They are in the North Highlands area. Go check them out! Service was good. read more

Peenoy Grocery - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

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Finally got to stop by this place during lunch on a cold, rainy day. Filipino food sounded hot and comforting on a day like this. It's a pretty big grocery store. I didn't get to explore it much today, but the hot food counter is right when you walk in. I was instantly greeted and felt very welcome; the lady at the counter was extremely helpful. I wanted a plate with pancit, adobo, and lechon, and she said they had all of it. I also wanted to grab some lumpia and longanisa, but I decided to save that for my second trip. This massive plate, easily enough for two meals, came out to just under $13, which is insane. I was in and out in less than 5 minutes with hot food in hand. In terms of value, time, and service, this place is already killing it. But is the food good? It was perfect and exactly what I wanted today. Filipino cuisine isn't the healthiest, admittedly, just like one of my own cuisines, Mexican food. Probably best in moderation, but I digress. Sometimes you just want to indulge, and that's okay. From my limited knowledge, Filipino food is very meat-heavy, so come prepared for really flavorful, fatty, and meaty dishes. Now, onto the plate. The lechon, one of my all-time favorites, was perfectly crispy, juicy, and succulent. It was amazing dipped in what I believe is a liver-based sauce called "sarsa." It isn't really liver-y or gravy-like in flavor. Only the texture is gravy-like. The taste is sweet, tangy, and slightly acidic. Honestly, one of the most balanced sauce-to-meat combos ever. Perfect. The pork adobo was really good, too. I usually prefer chicken adobo, but pork is customary. It was definitely richer than the lechon, still delicious, but a lot to finish in one sitting. I always love the stewed texture and aromatic flavors of adobo. The pancit was a little different from what I'm used to. It seemed like it was cooked with a sauce and had a thicker noodle mixed in with the more familiar glass noodles, but it was still delicious. I loved that there were lots of veggies and even pieces of pork in it. This is a great place to stop by and indulge. They are serving excellent food and portions at a very commendable price point. I will definitely be back to try more, especially some of their baked goods like señorita bread. Awesome experience. I've said in other reviews how much I love traditional grocery stores that also serve hot food. Very fortunate to have so many to explore in the North Highlands area. read more

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For the most part, they carry a lot of items. I have learned that arriving early is best, especially if you're looking for freshly prepared items. The lumpia, pancit and turon are my favorites. read more

How does this hole in the wall place not have a five star rating with their food quality and prices? I got their lunch special - lechon, pancit, and chicken. It was amazing! The lechon was fresh and not just sitting there. The food was on point. EVERYONE MUST come and try! You WILL NOT regret! They also have traditional filipino desserts as well, for a fraction of the prices of other Filipino places in Sac. that I have visited. Come and support the local mom and pop shop! read more

Peenoy Grocery - pancit, lechon, and chicken - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

Gross. Very overpriced. I was extremely mad regarding the babinka it was dry, hard and old. There is no prices listed in the hot food area. The lechon goes by weight and the longanisa was $1.59 each sausage. Like wtf. Expensive and overpriced. It's little shop filled with Filipino and Asian food and ingredients. It's right by work. read more

Peenoy Grocery - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

I was happy to have found this place recently as I did not know it existed. It's also nice that there's a Filipino place up north bc mostly it's in South Sac/Elk Grove area. I really liked how the prices of their a la carte hot food items were reasonable. My favorite was the fresh lumpia and the lunch combo items. One of my coworkers wanted the fried lumpia Shanghai so I was able to get some for lunch. Overall, I'd come back here to buy hot food items and groceries for certain Filipino dishes. They don't have a lot of American items bc it's a Filipino store so I'd come here for the hard-to-find Filipino sauces or other cooking items. read more

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I ordered catering for my son's birthday and the food was a hit! I got a full tray of pancit for less than $60 and I thought I was transported back to the 2000's because the size of the tray for that price was HUGE. It could have easily fed 40-50 people. I also got chicken apritada, puto, kutsinta, and bibingka. Everything was so so good with my personal fave being the kutsinta and bibingka. The prices are amazing but the food is even better. read more

Loved ordering the party trays from this place. Came across the 80+violations the store was give regarding cleanliness, food contamination, and pest findings. Any updates on this? What did the store do to fix the violations. Even of they some how received a "GREEN TAG" FOR THE DOOR, " doesnt mean much. read more

No question that you're in Filipino territory when there's a CRT TV playing retro episodes of Darna (Filipino Wonder Woman). Average pancit (stir-fried noodles). Strange mix of very tender and very tough beef pieces in the bistek (braised beef) but still tasty nonetheless. Very comforting ginataang bilo-bilo (warm coconut milk dessert w/ various ingredients like glutinous rice balls, jackfruit, and taro chunks.....no skimping on these ingredients here which I appreciate!). The real treasure here though is the turon (banana lumpia), which for some reason is now quite hidden behind the counter of Saran-wrapped cooked food. Crunch-tactic and not overly sweet (some places go too overboard with the glaze coating). The banana piece in it is a bit mushier than typical but I personally prefer it this way. Thick slice of jackfruit in the turon as well. I'd say it's definitely worth checking this spot just for the turon especially if you already happen to be in the area lol. In addition to the hot foods area there is a section that is pretty much like a condensed version of the frozen and dry goods departments of a Seafood City/Island Pacific Filipino grocery store. read more

This lumps joint is the ONE. Period. Best recommendation is to call in an order that's 1/2 pan/sheet or more at least one day ahead. I took a whole pan of their mini size without calling and they said they prefer to get the cal ahead so there's enough for everyone. Super considerate! Small shop, got some specific groceries and such for the Peenoy crowd; but their lumpia is the truth! read more

No need to go to Ranch 99 to buy Asian groceries :BEST GROCERY & Restaurant near our new home in Roseville, CA. with HELPFUL FRIENDLY STAFF.We used to go to ISLA Restaurant when we lived in Fremont, CA. read more

I wanted to stop by for lunch. A bit intimidating since it was my first time. I chose a couple things and they were pretty good! I would come back again. read more

Peenoy Grocery - To-Go Combo Plate Prices - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

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This place has been around since 1995 as purveyors of uniquely Filipino food and merchandise. If your goal is to cook Philippine cuisine, then you've found the place to get the right ingredients. It's wedged in a small nondescript shopping center along Watt Avenue with other ethnic enterprises in a rundown part of town. Don't despair because once you go inside the store, it's as if you've traveled to the P.I. thousands of miles away, you'll feel right at home. A bonus of this place is they serve Filipino food, turo-turo style, where ready-to-eat hot food is yours just by pointing at the item. That's what turo-turo means, literally translating to point-point. And if you further the language lesson, the place is what's called a sari-sari store, which loosely translates to variety-variety store. Aren't you glad you read this review and learned a couple of phrases? And when you stop by, say hi to Ellen, the pinoy products maven who has owned this cultural joint for better than a quarter century. If you are Filipino, it's great to support your kababayan. Salamat po. read more

Peenoy Grocery - The exterior of the store just off Watt Avenue. - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

AUTHENTIC. staff is friendly, helpful. food is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My husband came here for some seasoning he told me they have some hot food so we have try it was actually pretty good. I recommend it.

I love their Fresh Lumpia-the BEST. When I am hungry, it's a great place to have lunch (To Go); friendly neighborhood. read more

Butch V person below wrote a fake review to sabotage hard working small business. This place is a must go. read more

Went here a few years ago but since the area where its at was ghetto, didn't bother staying, just checked the place out and left. And now since we live not too far from peenoy, Ive decided to give it a try, this time I bought a few items I can use in the pantry. Few selections from what I would usually use and a home cooked meals but didnt get any home cooked meals. Hopefully i can come back around lunch time so i can try the home cooked meals, must be good! read more

Food is good. But employees are very rude and unprofessional. Also food and groceries are very overpriced!!! Will not be coming back!!!!!

Forget jet lag, fly here for your next adobo, pancit, ube, sisig & lumpia. But wait, fly within speed limit in the comfort of your car. I bought a big bag of lumpia (shrimp & chicken) for just $23. The fried banana in spring roll wrapper was so delicious. I should have bought more. Very friendly young man. The hot food looks delicious if I hadn't decided to eat some raleys fried chicken, kale salad and wedges. I would have easily settled for any of those dishes. Especially the fried fish. I'll come by again. Didn't know of this place until my a month ago. Go here for some Asian food and delicacies. You won't regret it. They're open 7 days a week. read more

A Filipino grocery store that has been there for many years. Prices are good to high. You can grab soy sauce, noodles, sauces and other staples. They have bags of rice, ramen, canned goods, veggies, lumpia etc. They have a hot food case with combos. All kinds of Filipino great food suspects. Nice workers. They cater and even rent Filipino dvds. Haha. There are a bunch of homeless congregating outside around the corner but none bothered or asked for money. read more

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My absolute favorite place to get food whenever I'm anywhere near the area. Everybody there is always so sweet and the food reminds me of Home. Got to get there relatively early before things start running out! read more

My first time driving all the way out here to get a Filipino lunch plate on my work day. It's a charming mom and pop store. It reminded me of the mom and pop stores I grew up with while living in Hawaii. Each corner has one of these at the time. When you first walk in, right away and you can't miss it...is their glass case of food for meals. Longanisa, lumpia, pancit etc etc. the portions were big. I even bought some chicharones and some Asian candies. Scarfed my lunch down cause I had to drive back to work again. Overall delicious lunch food. read more

Second time to order foods for a party . It tastes just as delicious as the first one. Guests were inquiring where I had it catered. The best part is everyone was coming back for more. They were all excited to take some for to go after the party .That's how much they loved the food. I love the consistency read more

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I get food to go once a month. We get the half pan of pancit & bite size chicken lumpia's. It is so good and I always share with the neighbors who love it every time. We are very happy with their food and recommend anytime someone is looking for Filipino cuisine. Just bought double portions for a neighborhood party and every bit was gone. Very yummy! read more

I've been going to this place for years, never disappointed,delicious filipino food, reasonable price, friendly owner and staff....

Place is too cramped and grocery aisle is too tight. Not much choices. Sitting area to eat is just in front of the aisles making it not so enticing to have a meal read more

Great customer, friendly service. Busy place. Delicious food served fresh. Great selection of groceries.

3 stars only cause my wife loves the food and it's convenient. But terrible customer service. I ordered a 2 combo plate and had to wait for the sinigang to finish. I sat and waited patiently for the soup to finish and a few more customers walked in and she helped them all before she rang me up even the the soup came out while they were ordering. Which was pretty rude based on the fact that I was the first one there. read more

Still finding hidden gems here in the Sacramento area. Was browsing Yelp and typed in Asian Grocery close to Fair Oaks, and PEENOY GROCERY popped up. Told Mom about it and she wanted to check it out. Not far from the house which is a plus instead of driving all the way out to Elk Grove for the big super market. Small store that could use a little cleaning up but I like to support the mom and pops as much as I can. Their hot food deli was bustling with customers, possibly because it was lunch time. But if there's that many people waiting in a time where we're SIP, I can only imagine what it's like on the regular. They also have tables to sit and eat your plates but closed at the moment. From what I can remember seeing in the hot deli: lumpia, lechon, pinakbet, pancit, afritada, tinola, longanisa, diniguan... and a few others. Didn't order anything but I am curious how the lechon is. When I originally called to see if they were open and if they had hot food, the lady told me hot food is ready by 11AM. Good to know for future reference. They also have a variety of fresh housemade desserts like sapin sapin, suman malagkit, cascaron/ carioca, turon, puto, and cuchinta. They also carry desserts made from a bakery in Stockton as well as Valerios. You can also get your walis ting ting or walis tambo there.Varieties of filipino groceries. Convenient and reasonably priced. The ladies working were super nice. Will definitely be going back for other necessities! read more

their bbq is very tasty as well as fish. smiley owners. small but all u can find store.

I came in here to do quick groceries. As I walk in I am greeted. For a tiny store they had very many of the essentials that I needed. It was also a perk that they sold cooked food! I definitely will be back to shop around again when I am in the area! read more

Peenoy Grocery - Bola? Idk what it is but it's yummmmm! - Filipino Near Me - North Highlands, California

We're glad we stumbled upon this place on our way home to Fairfield , we are hungry and looking for a place to eat. Lady at the counter was nice, the food we ordered was good though a bit cold but it was late in the afternoon and most of the foods are gone. We also bought breads, fresh lumpia ( this was so good and cheap), maja blanca ( love this) and other Filipino snacks to go, we missed the turon, another lady bought all of it, so it must be good. Their prices are way cheaper than the asian stores we have in our place,we cant believe the amount we paid considering we bought alot of stuff. We are not picky so we don't mind the ambiance, but the place do need some update, maybe change the lights, it's a bit gloomy inside. read more

I love this place. The aunties that work here are always super nice. And, they've always been nice to me even when I forgot to make an order and needed some food made ASAP. read more

Really scary from the outside especially since I'm not familiar with the area. I almost did not want to check it out because of all the homeless people around the corner from their storefront. But I drove by again around lunch and there were lots of Filipinos's there for lunch so I decided to give it a shot. I got a 2 entree meal with pork adobo and mechado, plus rice and pansit for about $8.50. They're very generous and even out adobo sauce on my rice without me asking for it. I had half for my lunch and the other half for dinner, that's how much food they give you. I've been craving adobo and this totally hit the spot. It was a perfect balance of fatty pork with leaner cuts. The sauce was just the right balance of salty and tangy. Service was good. The area where the food was served was clean and well maintained. The rest of the food looked fresh because they just brought out the food when I walked in. Everything looked good and appetizing. I had a hard time choosing which 2 items to get. I didn't really go beyond the front counter. They had the usual items (baked good, peanuts, pastries). I think I will give them a try next time I'm in the area. read more

Small spot but I love going here for my bags of rice and their lechon is fire. The people that work there are nice.

Pros -convenient location rather than drive to Seafood City @ Mack Rd -Selection of food/desserts made there or available at this spot; party platters can also be ordered; FYI dessert platters need to be ordered 2 days prior -Ladies were friendly at register -Some vege produce available -Noticed some people ordering some hot food while shopping so they do have legit customers Cons -Location seems in a ghetto area; hella trash outside vicinity (almost made us not want to go in) -Front view from the outside doesn't look inviting but gave it a try to support local Filipino spots -Prices higher -Expired products; After purchasing items and already home, I noticed the expiration year of the sticker teared out from the pancit bihon. I saw dark spots on the dried noodles too so probably going to toss that one. We would prefer to drive to Seafood City knowing the food is not expired and legit (my peace of mind). -Also, I didn't like the Sapin sapin that they make there. I honestly would give it a one star so sad. It was too mushy for my liking and trust me I love sapin sapin and other pinoy desserts. Pretty bummed out! I was so wanting to like this spot too because I would of ordered dessert/party platters here rather than go all the way to South Sac. Side note: I didn't notice flies inside like other reviews. read more

I needed some lumpia for a last minute gig. I'm so glad that they had some already premade and enough pieces to distribute. Great customer service as well. Feels like home for our Filipino community members. read more

I was so excited to go to this store after reading the review, but i was very disappointed. The Bibingka was dry and had a bitter taste. The Pinakbet was blah. The BBQ had a lot of fat-more fat than meat. The kare kare was nothing to rave about. I thought it was ox tail but it did not look like ox tail. just the regular meat. The pancit had very little sahog. I will not go back to this store again. Although they had a lot of Magnolia Ice Cream with different flavors. I bought two that i have not eaten yet. read more