Wonderful Filipino market! This place has custom items for Filipino, cooking and hard to find ingredients at the regular supermarkets. They also carry Filipino brands. I purchased some items from the frozen food section just to try them out. Prices are reasonable on hard to find items. There's a wide selection of gluten-free flours which might be cheaper than going to the regular supermarket to get the item. read more

Everything you need to curb your Filipino cravings, from snacks to ingredients to make all your pinoy cuisine dishes !!! And reasonably priced !! read more

This De Bu is like a bigger poor twin of the one in Pismo Beach. Even though it is more spacious, there are dark vacant shelves & freezers, there is very poor lighting inside, and many of the freezer/refrigerators where not on...so there was this strange look of tons of lonely dry goods, ,some veges, but little in the way of frozen items or happy freshly baked goodies (see multi-pics). I guess it may have been far better on a Friday, like in Pismo. Anyway, it had a depressing atmosphere, like a run down store in a former Soviet Block Country after the Wall came down (e.g. Slovakia). Santa Maria is no where near as prosperous nor as "happy" as SLO. There are gangs, poverty, & crime...but they do have good Strawberries. Even though both the nearby Santa Maria Asian Market & the Pismo Beach De Bu are much nicer, if you need a large selection of Filipino items & live in the area, then it is OK. Since I came at a random afternoon (like a Monday), I did not get to see their shipment of goodies on Fridays like the Pismo De Bu. The Pismo De Bu is hoping on Friday afternoons with all kinds of fresh from LA goodies... like fresh Asian Veges, Oyster Mushrooms, Bok Choy, Sweet Potato leaves, Miso, Leche Flan, Sweet Buns & Bread (from Goldilocks & other LA Bakeries)....but they quickly run out of stuff as the many local Filipino swap the store. So, first come, first serve. After the weekend, they are quite often deplete of most of the fresh stuff. I would hope that Santa Maria's De Bu has a similar dynamic on a Friday, but it is too far from the SLO area to be much of any use to us on a late Friday...especially since the Pismo De Bu is just a few miles from my home in Shell Beach. This De Bu needs an renovation, better lighting, to keep up with either the nearby Asian Market, or the Pismo De Bu. On the other hand, it looks as if they are struggling to stay in business. I do wish them success. read more

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Great place. Guanabana juice. Saturday they close at five now versus six and Sunday closed now versus open till four incase you drive from oceano on a Saturday and get there at 5:47 like me. read more

i felt the need to write a review since there are some reviews stating the lack of customer service ... i've been coming here since i was little enough to climb the rice bags in the front. this isn't a chain, these are people running and managing a business on their own. they sell the products i know and love (seriously they have all the snacks! and canned thai tea!). five stars for always having what i need and being a part of the community for many years. read more

Took my daughter with me while looking for kimchi. Was not disappointed. Found exactly what I was looking for and they had variety. My daughter also found this adorable candy sushi set she loved. Very impressed with all the items sold here. Plan to return in my search for kewpie Mayo read more

I hate coming here, but I love your Ube Hopia. Customer service was horrendous and non-existent. A simple acknowledgment of your customers would be greatly appreciated, like saying "Hi" and "Thank You" , after all the customers keep your business alive and well. Watching TFC while ringing up customers is not an example of good customer service. Madaming Pilipino dito ano so let's try to be nice to one another. read more

I like De Bu and the variety they bring in. They are down the street from Asia Market and I usually make it a point to visit De Bu first. A good variety of asian condiments and cooking spices. Tons of dry goods (noodle, prawn, root, etc) and many snacks (ube puto, mocha cake, spanish bread, sweets, sky flake varieties) and a decent refrigerator area. They also bring in fresh veggies/fruit. They do take card. I recommend, definitely. read more

We wanted to cook pinakbet, but this store doesn't sell the ingredients. What kind of a filipino store is this? Their goods are over-priced and the guy "Joel" is so unfriendly. read more

Impressive - I am married to a Filipina for over 12 years now and have been a steady customer. We come here at least once or twice a month. Some of the things we get here are Beef Tapa, Beef Tocino, Pancit Canton (My Daughters Favorite), Silver Swan soy sauce, snacks, Milk Fish, Coconut milk, Sardines, Lumpia, Corned Beef and the list goes on and on. We have sent many boxes to the Philippines also. They come out with a hand truck and remove it from your vehicle. Never lost a single one. Friendly service. The interior is a little dingy. Could use a fresh coat of paint. read more

when i was little i always use to come to this store and help out/work for free. the owners were family so i was pretty must obligated. other than that, i thought the place is really neat. i love the different snacks that are offered there, especially the ones that are hard to find like the "v-cut" chips. i love those!! or the chippy! i miss the different people that would come in and say "HI". usually every Fridays is when that place gets packed because that's when they get new shipment in. i suggest people go there and check out the place. read more

If you're a Filipino that's just moved to the central coast and you're looking for a place to buy some ingredients for a dish or snacks then go to De Bu. The people working there are very friendly and helpful. Even though the store isn't spacious it gives off a closeness with the store, like being part of the family. read more

I would always come to this store ever since I was very small. Always felt the Filipino hospitality. Very kind and friendly owners. This place is definitely the place to go if you're shopping for foods to make a very tasty Pinoy dish. They sell everything you can possibly need for a typical Asian dish. read more

Santa Maria has very bad customer service - they don't answer the phone. The one in Pismo Beach is better in terms of customer service. Tita in Pismo Beach is a very nice lady. read more

Love it! We come here quite a bit. Has a lot of what I need for cooking stir fry and the like. Plenty of treats as well. I only wish the store could be bigger. We'll definitely be back. =) read more