Chef Robert Irvine from the Food Channel visits Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant in San Antonio, Texas and feasts on their 5 pound Crispy Pata for his Cheat Day meal
Sari-Sari meaning "good variety" started as a small oriental market operated out of the Valenzuela family's garage. In 1995, it first established itself two doors down from its current location, providing Filipino products to the small Filipino community in San Antonio. Entrepreneurs, Adam and Imelda Valenzuela, sought to expand their business and opened up a Filipino restaurant next door. With their adherence to traditional Filipino recipes accompanied by unique interpretation, the Valenzuela family opened up Oriental Cuisine in 1998, becoming one of the first Filipino restaurants in San Antonio. Slowly the restaurant would expand to include a bakery with fresh Filipino delicacies, desserts, and pastries.
Sari-Sari Restaurant, Market & Bakery, now owned and operated by daughter Camille and husband Adrian De Los Reyes, continues to provide authentic Filipino dining to those who delight in sharing food and exploring new flavors. “We are part of a generation that want to put our food on the map and bring awareness to our culture, to honor what our parents worked so hard to preserve and to pass down. We want Filipino food to be a part of the conversation, so let us set the table and let the food tell our story.”
Try our FIVE pound Crispy Pata or invite your friends and family to gather for a KAMAYAN BOODLE FIGHT, where a feast of food is prepared on fresh banana leaves and everyone eats with their hands!
Sari-Sari is your best resource for quality Filipino products, dry goods and ingredients. With our diverse selection you can find fresh produce and vegetables as well as tasty Filipino snacks and candies. Here you can also find beauty products, cookwares, traditional clothing and various native souvenirs and other gifts and merchandise.
February 1, 2021
MySA-Jess Elizarraras
“Sari-Sari Stone Oak opened on Friday, Jan. 29. The family partnered with friend Michelle Garza for the 1,700 square-foot space in the same shopping center as Frida Mexican Restaurant. The market, which carries similar products to its sister location on Wurzbach, is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.”
Nina Rangel of the SA Current Photo by David Elder
Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander
groceries
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Halo-Halo-A Tropical Filipino Shaved Ice Dessert
Hot Steamed Buns (Siopao)
FOREX Balikbayan Services
Notary Public
AVAILABLE for pick up at Sari-Sari WURZBACH & STONE OAK locations
$10 Cash Deposit/$10 Pick-Up Fee
FREE Drop-off at:
Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant, Market & Bakery-Leon Valley
Sari-Sari Store-Stone Oak
Call Michelle/Art @ (210) 580-3968 to schedule pick-up
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December 13, 2017
San Antonio Current- Jess Elizarraras
“For nearly 20 years, the shop has catered mainly to San Antonio’s small Filipino community with hand-rolled lumpia rolls, adobo chicken and crispy pata (marinated, deep-fried pork shoulder), house-baked pan de sal, all-day breakfast, and for those with a sweet tooth, halo-halo, a magical combination of shaved ice, sweetened condensed milk, colorful coconut jellies, red bean, garbanzo beans and ube ice cream in a beautiful shade of purple.
“It’s about time people found out about our food,” De Los Reyes said”
May 15, 2018
KSAT12- David Elder
“SA Live's David Elder takes you inside Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant, Market, & Bakery in San Antonio, Texas to look at their giant 140 oz Halo-Halo dessert and Kamayan Boodle Fight feast that you eat with your hands!”
December 6, 2019
San Antonio Current- Ron Bechtol and Lea Thompson
“This family-owned spot has been serving up Filipino specialties and sweets for more than 20 years, but its real star is the Kamayan Boodle Fight, a family-style feast that requires diners to forgo utensils and eat by hand. For those new to Filipino food, the Boodle Fight is the perfect intro to a storied cuisine that continues to evolve and exchange with other cultures. Piles of rice heaped onto banana leaves and surrounded by crispy lumpia, lechon kawali (fried pork belly), pancit, flavorful fried Milk Fish, shrimp adobo and fresh fruits and vegetables. Technically, this is a shared experience rather than a single dish, but it’s one worth having. On the way out, stop by the register for baked goods like the mocha roll, pan de ube or cassava cake, or stay for the halo-halo — a sweet, creamy dessert made with shaved ice and evaporated milk and served with tropical fruits and beans.”
March 16, 2020
Narcity- Li Misol
“This 140 ounces of deliciousness fits perfectly in a diverse city like San Antonio.”
“Its name, halo-halo, means "mix-mix" and that is precisely what Filipino food is, a vibrant and tasty mixture of tropical, Asian and Spanish influences.”
"We're just working on breaking the barrier, on allowing Filipino food to cross over into mainstream culture and be recognizable as a delicious staple cuisine in anyone and everyone's diet," finishes De Los Reyes.”
April 4, 2020
KSAT12-TEXAS EATS-David Elder
Minute 46:33
David Elder visits Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant, Market & Bakery for some Fantastic Filipino Food
June 5, 2020
ABS-CBN- Jennifer Fergesen
“Both owners were pleasantly surprised by the success of their pivot. “When the pandemic hit … we thought we were going to get hit pretty bad,” Adrian said. “But the city has rallied together, and they’ve shown so much support for local small businesses here in the city.” They paid that support forward by helping where they could, including by donating meals to the University Hospital and joining a fundraiser for the San Antonio Food Bank. “We’re trying to do our best to give back to all those people that have supported us,” Camille said.”
August 13, 2020
KSAT12- Jennifer Struski
“SAN ANTONIO – Evie and Adrienne De Los Reyes share some of their Filipino culture with this fun, summer dessert recipe, halo-halo.
The dessert is made with sweet beans and ube ice cream, among other fun ingredients. You can find it at Sari-Sari Filipino Restaurant & Bakery.”
November 3, 2020
Spectrum News- Victoria Maranan
"We really encourage everyone to dig in with their hands," she said. "Growing up Filipino has been so much fun. I feel blessed to be born with the palate I have, because I can feel like I can enjoy food in different flavors, different textures."
"Filipino food to me is something from my heart," De los Reyes added.”
January 21, 2021
San Antonio Express News- Mike Sutter
“At a wedding in 2019, I got to meet the extended family of a Filipino American friend. They were warm and welcoming, and they knew how to party. He joined me at Sari-Sari, and it felt like the party picked up where we left off.
We filled the table with crispy chunks of fried pork called lechon kawali in brown gravy, long skewers of grilled pork in sweet sauce, aromatic chicken soup called arroz caldo, lumpia as thin as tiparillo cigars, a breakfast of sweet bacon and garlic rice called tosilog, a big frosty bowl of halo-halo with shaved ice and a rainbow of sweet add-ons, and of course dinuguan, the best in this report.
Sari-Sari is my friend’s favorite Philippine restaurant in town. It’s mine now, too.”
SUNSET PLAZA
5700 Wurzbach Rd
Leon Valley, TX, 78238
MARKET HOURS
MONDAY-THURSDAY 10a–8p FRIDAY & SATURDAY 10a-9p
SUNDAY 10a-5p
RESTAURANT HOURS
MONDAY-THURSDAY 11a-8p FRIDAY & SATURDAY 11a-9p SUNDAY 11a-5p
STONE OAK PLAZA
18720 Stone Oak Parkway Ste 115 San Antonio, Texas 78258
MONDAY-SATURDAY 10AM-8PM SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
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