Cherry Foodarama is a tiny Filipino grocery and cafeteria located near Houston's Medical Center. The store boasts a good selection of staple items, including condiments, rice, tons of frozen products like fish and longanisa, and fresh produce, all packed into a small space. It also features a hot food counter serving ready-made Filipino favorites such as pancit, lumpia, BBQ pork sticks, adobo, pork lechon belly, chicharon bulaklak, and fried bangus. Generous portions are offered at reasonable prices. The business additionally houses an LBC balikbayan drop-off center. While the food is often described as great and a true taste of home, quality can sometimes be inconsistent, with items occasionally tasting stale. Reviews on service are mixed, with some employees noted as kind and accommodating, while customer service is also criticized as very poor and unhelpful by others. The store's cleanliness is considered fair, though the lighting is somewhat gloomy.
I give 3.5 stars. I got lunch from the hot section a little before 11am on a Tuesday. The pancit tasted great as usual. However, the lumpia tasted stale, old and not fresh. The employees are always kind though. I've never ventured over to the grocery.
February 2024
The store is dirty, dingy and dark. The selection is few and some shelves were completely empty. The counter was empty when we tried to checkout with a couple of ramen. The worker was kinda hostile, no smile or greeting.
December 2023
I like the BBQ. The combo meal's price seems fair.There is LBC inside the store and SMDC agents selling condos. The agents are nice and accommodating.
