I never liked Philippino food but one time I was so hungry and I decided to avoid all local food venues including Nunoodle which right next to them and my fav. I picked a combo that includes soup, rice, and side portion meal. Perfect size and so delicious. It has turn into my place to go for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the weekends when I am stuck at home working on assignments read more

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Compared to the previous Filipino grocery who was in that location for so many years before, this new grocery is very clean, amply stocked and their ready to eat meals are very delicious! Prices are reasonable. read more

was so glad to find this place on yelp. wanted to try Philipino food, but the restaurant menus in the Philipino area around Woodside/Jackson Heights (around 69th St on the 7 train) and also Tito Rad's in Sunnyside seemed to mainly allow for one big dish per person. There were 2 of us, and we wanted to try many. This place has the option of taking a meal of 3 things +noodles or rice for $12 or $15 depending on whether one of your dishes involves beef (if i understood correctly). You can also choose one or 2 items for less. And you can buy by container size too; a small for around $4-$5, from what I remember. Totally reasonable, considering it's full of so much delicious meat. So, we each got one of the 3 item options, and tried 6 dishes.. but actually more, because the lady serving us very kindly allowed us to try a taste of multiple dishes before buying, since it was our first time trying Philipino food. I think my favorite was the one with blood (pork blood?)- a dark color, but they were All Delicious! We had a bit of each of them in the extensive seating area next door, then took them home and heated them up later over the course of the next few days! The store also has a lot of ice cream etc imports from the Philipines that look delicious but maybe a bit overpriced (understandably, since it had to come a long way!). I'd have tried them if I knew what they tasted like already. There are also many Phil. desserts for individual consumption in the back, all around $5 which was too pricey for us since we had no idea what they were and wanted to sample a small bit of every one of them- I recommend the store suggest to the (local) bakery that makes them to make a sample pack of various items!! B/c we would have gladly bought that. Otherwise, it's a Philipino grocery, basically. With a lot of spanish influence, since the country has a lot of spanish influence, among other things. read more

Great taste, best price and excellent place. Very clean and very accommodating employees. Highly recommended!

This was what was inside my kare kare. Nothing BUT BONE and sauce for the price of 5$ or more. I can't even begin. But the good side about it their grocery store has improved. read more

Food is good but servers are very rude. Very unprofessional! Talks back to costumers.

The first time I came to this restaurant, the food was good. I loved the pork BBQ, turon, adobo. After a while, the service became so bad, and the food does not even look attractive to eat anymore, it seems unpalatable. One time while I was having lunch, the server was wiping the tables and spraying it with a cleaner and he came to the table next to me and of course the spray spread to my table. I did not hear an apology at all. Again, sometime after this incident, while having lunch, the servers would talk loudly between themselves, (louder than the volume of the TV) and was discussing about a "pus" and that she should prick it with a needle, etc. Upon hearing this, I lost my appetite and threw my food in the garbage bin. The etiquette in the restaurant is much to be desired, they need to go attend a seminar on how to act. read more

If you want good home style Filipino food, this is your place to be. Clean and courteous staff. Decent price and located infront of Target.

Recommended by a friend, we came here to try some of their food in hopes of using them to cater. I was pretty impressed with their prices and the amount of food they give you per serving. They have maybe around 10 dishes to choose from. I like the amount of food they place per serving, a real deal. I live in woodside around all the other filipino restaurants and some of these stores are very stingy with the meat and portions... Sariling Atin is not. Aside from the small hole in the wall eating area, it's also a filipino grocery store with different products. Try their pork adobo and chicken Afritada.. Delicious! read more

At the risk of sounding selfish, don't come here. Okay fine, come to this place. It's so delish and if you having a lame day and are looking for a ray of sunshine in you life just pop over and get that Lechon! Meat is so tender with a mildly sweet savory sauce. I shall be back! read more

Their ulams are so oily even the vegetables. I kinda slowed down in buying food from there because of the known risk of getting high cholesterol, high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular diseases, etc. They need to start serving 'healthier' Filipino dishes. read more

A much needed home base for the rapidly expanding Elmhurst Filipino community. The front of the store is a small grocery, in the back is ample seating and an extensive selection of meat-centric Filipino cuisine. There are whole fish and squid as well. It's busy for a reason; the food is good and inexpensive. read more

I had little problem this morning around Lunch time I always liked the service but for some reason today 9-1-14 i asked the server for turon but she told me it was not ready . Behind her was 2 tray of turon so I walk away then came back to the store its about 85 degrees and humid I ask the lady in front of the register to order the turon but she told me to don't get mad at her. she told me that the turon is to hot so I reply so you mean that all the food you serve is hot also . I will still go but needs improve only 1 person serving 6 people . read more

OOH YUMMY. Love this place, they are really nice. Nice combination platters with homemade goodness. I come here a few times a month.

It's the best Filipino food so far, the lechon, karekare and sisig are the best. I rate this as 5+

There's an eating area in the back of this grocery store serving luke-warm, home-cooked style Filipino food by people who look like they would rather be somewhere else. The taste of the food isn't bad at all, though. Try their bicol express and chicken BBQ. The chicken adobo wasn't bad either. Prices are very reasonable and portions are filling. read more

The daughter of the owner Rocel is not well mannered, after their money sending outlet is missing up with the money we've sent home she got the guts to tell us to shut up & F. U cause she doesn't want to answer our questions and want us to get out of the store even if we are still transacting business and she interrupted us talking about what went wrong with the money we sent cause we were already told to come back the previous day to get the money but to my surprise its still not available on the 4th day and told us to come again when the bank in the Philippines is open. But the real reason is questionable cause she was able to release the money (after we are very upset) even if it's still 5am in the Philippines so her reason is very murky. read more

My Filipino wife doesn't Yelp but she loves the food here. Says it's authentic home cooking and definitely recommends it to anyone else craving legit no frills Filipino food served cafeteria style. I consider her the authority on this stuff so it gets her (our) seal of approval! read more

Authentic Filipino cuisine. Food taste exactly like how they make them in the Philippines. Not fancy and cheap. Turo-turo style. Place has grocery as well. Need not look elsewhere. Staff are also very friendly. read more

Best Breakfast Ever--- from my 15 y/o daughter after having her first Tosilog and I second that. Will definitely be back again on our next visit to NY. read more

Good filipino food and after a good eat you can shop for some groceries 2 in 1. But sometimes to much adobos want to see more variety. But over all good food and good price. OH YEAH check the frozen stuff before paying once the laing had molds already!! And one lady there who works dont care but the rest are cool! read more

The food here is very hearty and authentic, and the flavor is a little bit stronger comparing to the several Filipino places in Woodside. Their pancit bihon and grilled pork are both delicious. However I would be happier if they can have more beef and chicken dishes. read more

To the cook/chef at Sariling Atin, we love your food and my non-Filipino coworkers devoured everything we brought for an office party last March. They especially loved the pancit and surprisingly the Pinoy spaghetti! according to one coworker who has Puerto Rican roots, "everything's slammin'!!!" We ordered the party trays which included the chicken teriyaki, sweet and sour fish, beef kaldereta, pork asado (yummy and very tender), ginataang sitaw and kalabasa, spaghetti, pancit, vegetable lumpia, turon, ginataang bilo-bilo, one tray of garlic rice, white rice! but i just wish Sariling Atin would deliver for parties because parking is difficult in that area! anyway, but still love SA!! read more

Great food and very convenient. It does feel kinda small but its cozy and people behind the counter are friendly and professional

My wife loves this store. Its nice, clean, and the food is great. Especially the lechon. It is hard to find a good place for lechon in Queens. My only critique is that the food is a little cold since it is served buffet style sort of. The workers put the food on the plate and pass it to you, so yeah. read more

So I was at Bank of America and starving. Fired up yelp and found out this place was across the street. What a gem. In the back of the store there is a great buffet which they took their time explaining. Had some great slightly spicy beef stew, rice noodles, surprisingly tasty pork with shrimp sauce and water crest. Amazing! read more

Finally, a Filipino store in Elmhurst! Won't have to trek all the way to Roosevelt anymore. Went for lunch. They have a 2 sides w/rice deal for $6.50. Decent price, good amount of food. We had the mung beans (a bit bland, but ok), bistek (ok), chicken afritada (very good) and the Bicol express (excellent, pork w/fish paste and coconut milk). I like that the food is not overly salty. They also sell groceries and pastries. The empanada was excellent. Will definitely go back next time I'm in town. read more

If u miss Elvie's turo-turo in the city like I do, head here for the awesome lunch combos but especially the bbq sticks with that red sauce. Awesome! read more

This place is the real deal, family-style Filipino food. Get the lechon, BBQ, and sisig if available.

oh boy...there's so many things that i observed in this place. First, their prices is so ridiculously high compared to the filipino grocery stores in Roosevelt Ave.. They really control the price bec. they knw that there is no competition in the area and filipino shoppers would hav no choice. The food is also expensive but, once again, no choice!! 2nd, one of the guy employee, came out frm the restroom with the gloves on it and went behind the food counter and starts serving food. i asked him to change his gloves cuz he just got out of the restroom, and he replied to me, he just did* some phone calls...haler!!! where is ur common sense, the celfones are dirty, u just got out of the restroom...and so he changed the gloves and i told to d owner.. 3rd, same guy, he was cleaning the tables with gloves on it. and i said to myself, oh nice, his using a gloves while cleaning but then again, he went behind the food counter again and start serving, i yelled at him again and spoke to the daughter of the owner. she said, she will talk to their employee... 4rd, one thing really bothers me is the door between the food counter and the kitchen, everybody is touching it to open. whether, handling the food or handling cleaning stuff.... l would avoid that place as much as i could...sorry!! read more

Not a fan, food tastes old. Had high hopes for the place as I love Filipino food, but I'm very disappointed. Won't be recommending this place to anyone I know. read more

I was excited to hear this place has halo halo, because I'm always too lazy to go to Woodside. I also heard good things about the hot food, particular the goat stew. I came on a Tuesday around 6 p.m., and nothing I could eat seemed to be available (I'm pescaterian+goat/lamb meat) - they didn't have the goat; they didn't have any seafood dishes except the fried fish; everything was pork or beef. Even among the vegetable dishes only the pumpkin and green beans in coconut sauce didn't have pork. I got the rice+two mains combo. The fish was flavorless and tough. The green beans were OK; just very rich and a little too sweet. I did get a halo halo to share, and it was great. The service was not great - the people behind the counter could not care less. They were too busy watching TV or texting on their phones. Waiting for one of them to look up so I could order took about 5 minutes, and they were not helpful when asked about the hot food. I wish they had a calendar up so I'd know when certain dishes would be available. read more

My first experience with Filipino food. I had heard Filipino food was fatty, oily, and bland. But I quite liked it! It was fatty and oily but I thought the food had good flavor. The place was clean. The staff was friendly and efficient. My lechon was a little overdone but still delicious. Not somewhere I would go everyday bc my arteries may not be able to handle it. I am looking forward to going again, though. read more

This little gem is hidden inside a tiny Filipino grocery store. It took us two tries to find the place because it's such a tiny store front. You go all the way to the back and there is the hot food section. The food is so authentic I love it. You know it's legit since everyone there is Filipino and no one is speaking English. Good portion size and not expensive at all. read more

I found this place has the deliciously spicy and AUTHENTIC Bicol Express. It is affordable to eat the real deal menus. It is self serve, but at least must have a clean table for the next customer. They have 1,2 &3 items with a bowl of white rice. We bought 1 & 2 items and each item comes with a rice bowl. I suggest 1 more extra rice because 1 item is good = 1 bowl of rice. So yum! read more

Really great Filipino food here. Lots of choices and very tasty. I have come here on many Sundays after church. Portion sizes are quite generous as well. I particularly like their Bicol Express. Also has a grocery store. read more