Phil-Am Enterprises

I went in for some Jasmine rice and was impressed with selection and freshness of their produce.

this place has horrible employees! i have been there twice. The first time they were rude, but decided to go back today in order to grab a few items. I was unloading my items from my basket and the guy behind the register got upset because I guess it is easier for him to unload the basket for himself. I asked him if they treat all their customers this way and he said «welcome to the neighborhood», and then told me I could shop somewhere else. i sure will! never shop here unless you are desperate.

Family owned business and became a good friend of my dad’s, my family’s been coming here for years. there are fresh veggies and seafood every week, they mostly stock their goods every friday morning, be sure to add them on Facebook, cause they announce what they have in estimated time arrival. come early and get a good parking, otherwise you’ll be parking all the way near red ribbon used to be. (at the corner)
but if you prefer avoiding the crowd, come around 1−3pm. though i wish, they would clean up the place a little bit, and expand a little more. Live blue crabs became a bit expensive, but i’d still buy it. ($ 5.99/lb.) —– it used to be like $ 3.99/lb. but anyway i wouldnt go anywhere else.

Small Asian store, but it’s got everything you want for Asian food. It’s ma & pa family own store. Fresh veggies and seafood every week. Friday is when they get new shipment. Store is packed with people trying to get the fresh goods. Everything is still in boxes from warehouse. Once it gone it’s gone. You gotta wait till next week. So get here early Friday if you want some fresh good deals.

This market has been here since I was a weee little one. so that’s like at least 20 years lol It’s one of the staple Filipino markets that has survived in moval over the years of a failing economy. It’s small, not at all attractive, most certainly not the cleanest… but it gets the job done.

I got over charged today. Make sure you check your receipt before leaving since most of the products have no price tag on the item or box. I was charged for 8 items when I only bought 5 items. Never going to shop at this store ever again.

I’ve been meaning to review this fine establishment since 2011… especially since this is the oldest? Filipino grocery in town.
By now we’ve purchased one too many frozen but tasty pork lumpias, Magnolia halo halo ice cream, Filipino style vinegar, banana ketchup, plenty of decent fish and shrimp, and at least 30 huge sacks of Jasmine white rice (they are 20 to 50 pounds each). The 50 pound sack is even heavier than my daughter (her name is Jasmine too: P).
They also sell many of the ingredients for those of us who are starting off from a Filipino cookbook (my spouse is pinoy). Believe me when I say that it really helps to be able to find most or preferably ALL of the authentic ingredients and spices for REAL Filipino cooking!
However, they need to sell PORK BELLY. It’s tough to find the real pork belly around here for damn good adobo cooking. All these health-​conscious people have ruined my chances of finding good pork belly in this city. Ugh: P
I can’t say I’m big on the produce here though, because I purchase organic fruits and veggies (mainly for my smoothies) at Sprouts Farmer’s Market five miles away.
They also sell lotto tickets here, which is very convenient for my spouse because that makes it a one-​stop shop for him (I know most men prefer one stop shop, unlike us women — we go everywhere!!!).
If anyone knows WHERE they sell pork belly in Moreno Valley or Riverside, please let me know OK!!! Thank you, thank you very much! (Elvis) :)))

This place needs a total renovation. It looks old, outdated and dirty. And it needs a new posnet machine to make cashier transactions faster. Other than those mentioned, I find everything I need here. Merchandise are just too pricey though.

I recently moved from the Garden Grove/​Anaheim area where Asian grocery stores are on like every freaking corner, and there was never any trouble finding what I needed for cooking. A bit of a disappointment here when grocery shopping in Moreno Valley; it’s slim pickings unless you’re making tacos. Or Hot Pockets. Not much to be had in the way of Asian groceries in this city. Okay, let’s be real, there is not much to be had in the way of… almost anything in this city. Unless you’re looking for dollar stores, rims for your car, beauty supplies, or get cash for your gold, I guess… but I digress.
(Seriously, how many dollar stores does a city freaking need?)
I stopped by here to check it out and liked the store. It’s small and reminds me of going down to the corner store when I was a kid. Oldies playing on the stereo, fresh veggies in crates on the floor, canned goods stacked up neatly. If you need quail eggs, lumpia, coconut milk, a lychee soda, or dried noodles for cooking, this is a great small business to shop from imho. I found the service friendly and helpful even though I was just buying a soda and checking prices on the seafood. I will be back when I have $$$ to buy me a big old crab to eat. Thanks Phil-​Am, let’s be friends, eh, cause sometimes it feels like it’s a lonely Hot Pockets and P.F. Chang’s wasteland out here in MoVal.

This place is very small and doesn’t have much selection. I’m used to places like 99 ranch and other filipino stores that are a little bigger and offer much more. However, it did meet my immediate needs for silver swan soy sauce and onions to make adobo. They could also clean it up a little bit. There were tiny flies coming from the onion bags.

Finding Filipino joints are hard in Riverside, but I’m surprised to have found this place. I was looking for banana flower/​blossoms and Mang Thomas and I found them here for cheap. They also have some other produce, and seafoods — like squid. As well as the other condiments/​seasoning for all your filipino needs.
It looks kind of messy, and they could work on cleaning up the place. Stickers and posters on top of each other and all the filipino paraphernalia just plastered all over the place, makes it look very tacky and sketchhhh. We get it, it’s a Filipino produce, but can you please focus on the produce and it at least being 6 inches off the ground? I wonder if this place ever gets inspected, because I’m sure they couldn’t possibly get an A-​grade rating until they clean this place up!

For a tiny store, this place has pretty much what I need for Filipino groceries. They also occasionally carry live blue crabs and have a decent selection of fish and produce. This is always my first stop when I need to replenish my Filipino food supplies at home.

Instead of making the drive to L.A. or West Covina, this is the small family owned business that does the job. They can be limited with certain products that you may be looking for at times. But I feel, when going here, it’s like paying homage to the Filipino culture, ingredients, products, newspaper, gossip, outdated Filipino movies, or international phone cards. hehe
Well they have most of what you need I would say. Thank goodness for this in Moreno Valley =)

Family owned business that sells pretty much everything you need to cook up your Filipino dishes. They have a huge selection of fishes and seafood. They have great tuna when they do have it on sale.
They have a selection of vegetables for all kinds of dishes. If you need to grab the essential ingredients to make your dish, you could pretty much buy what you need at this place. The prices are very reasonable and you could ask the owner, who has been working there since the day it opened up when he gets his produce so you can make sure it will be fresh.
Bottom Line: worth your visit to buy the products, good prices and good products.

the ORIGINAL FILIPINO market in Moreno Valley.
Family owned. It is a quaint little hole-​in-​the wall kinda of market. It has everything youd need for GREAT FILIPINO dishes. And almost ALWAYS CRAMMED with people throughout the store, and especially when attempting to check out. They unfortunately only have ONE cashier… They have a TV for you to enjoy while youre waiting in line, always playing TFC or something to that effect…
Mom ususally asks me to take her here when i come over to visit. Just so that she can cook and cook and cook; which I do not have a problem with… at all… Some items may seem overpriced, but considering this is one of two filipino markets in the city… It definitely beats having to drive to OC/​LA for most cost effective items…
Its nice that its located right by a SUPER V (filipino owned hair salon) and a RED RIBBON… so it gives me something to do while mom is shopping. he he

If you are looking for fresh fish and fresh produce from the pacific rim look no further, Phil-​Am has it. I went there for the first time before new years eve and the place was like a china town open air market. They had fresh tuna, live blue crabs and fresh produce. The place was real busy, which was no suprise considering that the products were so rare and fresh with a really good price. The funny thing was, here I am in an oriental market and all I heard was reggae music playing in the back. I’m in my mid 20’s and I’m starting to learn how to cook my family’s heritage culture (Filipino), so this is a perfect place to start.

I grew up in Moreno Valley and my family has been going to this market for years! As I crave my mom’s filipino cooking when I visit, we both drive over for a few things to grab. This place is always packed with people and the line to their single cashier is always too long. I guess their delivery days are every Wed, Fri and Saturday. Their sea food and vegetables are fresh off the delivery truck in the morning and the place smells like fresh seafood. The price for their live crabs, fresh shrimp and tuna are pretty awesome and the price for all their vegetables are cheaper than the grocery stores. I give them 4 stars because I feel like I’ve known the owner and his family forever.

Store offers a variety of Filipino grocery items. Frozen lumpia, balut, banana ketchup and salt and vinegar pork rinds caught my eye. I was hoping to find fresh calamansi but only found a concentrated juice in a bottle.
They have a small meat/​fish counter. Vegetables looked limp and old– they were sitting out in boxes, looking desperate for attention. Their sign markets themselves as an oriental grocery but I really didn’t see anything other than Filipino staples. But maybe I don’t know what’s under the umbrella of Oriental? Who knows…