Tambuli Supermarket

I’m surprised this place is still up and running. The last time I came here was few years back and nothing improved/​changed but everything was worse. We came here to buy fish to cook and when we went to the fish section everything seems old, not fresh and it smells really bad! Everything is just disgusting and dirty! The fish displayed looks like its turning black and was there for a long time. Looks like the fridge is not cold enough to keep the fishes clean and fresh. The fish displayed outside had a little ice underneath. Wow can you imagine a fish outside displayed without enough chilled temperature to keep it fresh and good. Their fridge looks filthy, looks like they havent clean it in years! Gross. They also take forever to clean fish. The whole store is very dirty and disorganized. Their vegetables are old and rotten. I’m surprised the health department hasn’t come here and check this place out. I feel like I’ll have food poisoning from buying fresh meat and fish here. I will never come back!

Came in today for some veggies and found what I wanted right away. Like usual, the workers mind their own business unless you signal them to help you out. My cashier, Marissa, was snobbish and made little to no conversation with me. That’s nice… have a great day to you too.
Onto the next part of my day. Kbye.

So I’ve been coming here to get filipino ingredients since early 2015. This place opens at 8am. It’s not as big as seafood city market but this place has pretty much a lot of filipino snacks, seafood, veggies and frozen filipino treats. So it’s not too bad. And not far from downtown long beac.

It’s a good Filipino market but one of the cashier was so rude. She was so sarcastic to the customer. The manager or the owner needs to train this cashier. She is the older cashier wiearing glasses. She treats customer like crap.

This place is ghetto and dirty and the guys behind the fish line take too long to clean fish because they are too busy talking to each other.

westsides lil flip town of the west. love this place. has evrrything u need for a flip market. there is also freash cooked food. they have pish, pish sauce. berry gud pood… lol soon I typed this my lil girl said smells like pish in her pinay voice lol

I’ve been here a couple of times. Not so great compared to other Filipino stores. Always check the expiration date when buying canned goods, chips and other package foods because most of them are EXPIRED!

This venue falls short of anything great! It’s a typical Asian market, but doesn’t seem to be well maintained. Parking here is quite awkward because they have a limited front area parking, and a large parking area in the back but looks dilapidated. Upon entrance there’s a lot of disorganized items just sitting in the front of the venue making it seem very cluttered. There is limited staff, aisles are very small, and items look disorganized. There is also a small restaurant inside and lines can start to form causing a lot of backup in the venue. Checkout process is very slow as most of the employees don’t speak a lot english and they talk to customers for a long time. Nothing great here.

Went in there to get an afternoon snack of soda and banana. They have a Filipino food court in the front on the left side as you walk in the door. It had quite a crowd of Filipino customers and the next time I’m in the neighborhood I will have to try it.

When I get those cravings for longanisa, tocino, and all my favorite Filipino foods in Long Beach, this is the place to go.
Affordable prices and nice staff.
Good fish maket, but it can get a little busy sometimes. Will be shopping here often

Was in the hood for Thanksgiving and needed a pumpkin pie. Stopped at Tambuli Supermarket on the way to Albertsons, via the trusty GPS. We thought: how could a big market like this NOT have pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving Day? We thought wrong.
Were greeted by the group of old Filipino guys hanging out. Greeted by their stares — not cold stares, but stares nontheless. We enter inside and the place is packed full of narrow aisles and shelves, just like a HoodMart should. We find a table stand covered in pies — but they were all coconut pies. No pumpkin. At $ 8.50 they’d better be good. Three hours later we try the pie, but it was from bland land. So glad that others brought pumpkin pie, at two for $ 7.00 from Albertsons, we were told.
Maybe I shed a little bit of karma by the experience. I hope so, ’cause Samsara is getting tedious. I’ll give ‘em three stars so as not to drag down their rating; I’m sure their BBQ pork hits the spot. It just wasn’t the right time for me.

When you think of Filipino store and you are in Long Beach … you go to TAMBULI!
I can still remember when this place used to be called Purple Heart, a thrift store waay back. Then into a Mexican store. Finally, into its expected calling of being made into a Filipino store. 99% of the area is Filipino populated. You are guaranteed to see or find someone that knows you. Not to my liking, but if you need quick Filipino snacks or food on the go this is where my family usually goes. I honestly do not like shopping here because most of their products are not fresh. Especially their fish or seafood products in the back. The list goes on and I suggest looking at the expiration dates.
Parking is difficult and accidents are more likely to happen. Old Filipino men use the store’s entrance as a place to gather. The place is not very welcoming and you can expect products to be everywhere hoping to be sold.
As a little girl, I remember riding the bus with my grandpa to school. The bus stop is literally on the side of the store. You get many students from Cabrillo high school and from the nearby schools. Customer service is not important here only that sales go well.
if you want a better Filipino shopping experience, drive to Seafood City in Carson. Better selection of everything.

I ate at the point point establishment inside Tambuli Supermarket but there’s no entry for it on Unilocal — so this review is just for the Supermarket. The food joint would be a 3 star review as it wasn’t bad — but I had better nearby.
But I haven’t found any place nearby that compares to Tambuli. Memories from my childhood came rushing back as I saw what this place carries in stock. From sardines to the mangoes to rice cookers to things I don’t remember the name to. I felt the prices were great however, I have to say that I don’t shop at many Filipino Supermarkets so I don’t have much to compare this place to.
I just know that I know where I can find particular items when I have specific cravings.

I love this market. I usually stock up on macapuno ice cream and banana ketchup.

The only reason I’m giving this place 5 stars is because it’s the only market I know that sells Tisanes Thai Tea in a can! Every other place sells it in a glass bottle, but the can is actually a better deal.
Other than that, this is just another ordinary Filipino market.

Meh. It would of been 4 stars, but the lady over charged us. I love Filipino food. So we ordered pancit palabok, beef steak, and that veggie dish (squash, string beans, and coconut milk) — don’t know what it’s called. All of them were really good, but the beef steak had too much oil. Then again Filipino food isn’t exactly «healthy.» Tab came out to almost $ 32. Really? Eh… guess this is my contribution to my culture. Haha

I’ve been going to these types of Pinoy markets since the 1980’s and this year i just found out about Tambuli. (Sorry i’ve lived in the SF Valley and LA City Limits more of my life so it was always Lorenzana Foods, DJ Market, Golden Bay Seafood, 99 Ranch aka the Aquarium, and Seafood City)
Tambuli looks a bit run down but you are coming here not for aesthetics! You are coming here for those funky fresh ingredients that you won’t find at Big Saver down the street or the Albertson’s across the 710.
I come here for the Fried Tilapia (you pick your Tilapia and they gut, descale, and clean it up) and go to the produce section for onions, datu puti (white vinegar), and tomatoes. Don’t forget to grab some steam rice at the turo turo places (also in the same market in which you point at what you want). If you want to go crazy and shoot up your blood pressure go get some shrimp paste to have with your fried tilapia.
Parking is ample and safe. Don’t be intimidated by the old Filipino dudes hanging out in front (even though some of them probably killed a lot of enemies in the jungles of the Philippines in WWII) All those guys in the front are hanging out and catching up on gossip and the Philippines

The filipino supermarket in my hood. I get my banana ketchup and mang tomas here. Sometimes some balut. They have a little restaurant area inside where you can eat as well.
Closer than Seafood City and Albertson’s.

Local Filipino Supermarket! Next to all those filipino places :)
I go here & buy my random needs when I’m too lazy to drive all the way to Albertson’s .
They actually cook & serve food inside. their pancit is super goood!
Tambuli wasnt always a filipino market, back in the days i remember it was some sort of Mexican Market ??? and the closest asian market where everyone would go would be LI HOA? by the bridge. but since Tambuli took over the mexican market of course every westside filipino local prolly go here now.

I take my Lola here two or three times a month for her grocery shopping. This is an Asian market, so be prepared for the smell of an Asian market when you enter. If you can get past that, you’re in for a real treat.
They have everything from rice cookers, Sky Flakes, mahjong tables, steamers, to kitchen utencils … and for the true pinoys/​pinays, they have those little plastic pails with one handle that you use in the Philippines to bathe with (love those).
My Lola buys her fish and meat here and it’s very convenient for the elderly since the bus stop is literally outside the front door. Their oxtail is good, the price for the meat and poultry is much cheaper than American grocery stores.
Examine your produce carefully (I saw moldy cauliflower once). I will admit, they don’t always have the freshest food, but if you go home and cook/​eat it right away, you should be ok.
They have my favorite Chin Chin Green Tea with Honey and I always buy the entire shelf when I go. Hopefully they’ll stock up before my next trip. :)