Mercel's Bake Shop, Pinellas Park FL

Halo Halo and Leche Flan was SO Yummy! They also serve more than just desserts. They have a full menu.

My wife is Filipina so she gets her pancit noodles and other Filipino groceries there. The owner isn't super friendly but if the wife wants Filipino she gets Filipino. The store is small and there are only three booths for customers. Much of the floor is taken up by boxes being shipped to the Philippines.

This bulalo $11 for this small portion, I was very surprised I asked if I can get maybe more broth but said no. Some of the food that I ordered had a decent portion, I was just surprise that the bulalo is this small amount of portion.

WARNING!

Don't ever order food here. Its my first time and my wife eating here. We ordered sinigang na baboy and bbq pork on the stick and sisig na baboy. The sinigang na baboy dont have TASTED at all. And the pork bbq they just wipe the pork a seasoning. Or maybe they need to replace the COOK. I dont call him or her a CHEF. And one more thing my wife asked where is the restroom and the old lady gave her a attitude because we didnt give her a tip. First she didnt ask us if we are doing ok nothing at all. Poor poor poor. Luckily this mercel's location still OPEN. And everthing is small portion. This restaurant is a TUBONG LUGAW. Not happy not contented. Not delicious.

Awsome restraunt! Get the sisig and the adobo and the lechon kewali and the sinagong and the.you get the picture. Also has quite a large selection of Filipino grocery items.

I ordered pansit bihon and noticed the noodles is slimy and had a smell. I was starving and only ate the chicken toppings and ended being brought to the ER due to bad diarrhea and I was dehydrated.

Enjoyed the shop.great to have a more authentic phillipino shop nearby.although for me 28min away. I will still drive there to shop.

Found this little place to grab food to go. Saw the other reviews and thought, why not? !? The meals don't come with rice or noodles so make sure to order them separately. I got the garlic rice and adobo chicken with the pork egg rolls as an appetizer. The egg rolls are tasty, to go not as crunchy but delicious. I personally didn't need the sauce. The rice by itself is flavorful - savory garlicky yumminess. The chicken adobo is in a sauce that you know was cooked in love. Really enjoyed this meal and look forward to trying more! (My friend tried the mongolian beef and that was a little too sweet for my personal taste but delicious)

The food was nice sized and presented nicely on plates, but everything really needed salt and seasoning. The grocery has no prices so it’s like a surprise to know how much anything is! So that’s highly inconvenient to know if it’s over priced. They do offer shipping of boxes, but you can find that cheaper in other areas. Overall, just an Okay place. My mouth wasn’t left wanting more and I didn’t buy anything because I didn’t want to keep asking how much is this.:)

So really a 4.5 but rounding in favor of the restaurant because it is worth checking out.and you know math. Half market half restaurant the food was what every foodie hopes to find in a hole in the wall.we enjoyed each dish that we ordered but the standout is the sizzling pork sisig! With the garlic rice it was something to come back for. I am not Filipino and suggest doing some research of the menu if you aren't either. The names are unfamiliar but the food is great! Will note that the place is run by what appears to be a husband and wife. As such the service can fall behind. The market is also worth checking out if you want to make some Filipino food too.

CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE! We bought something that was 4 months expired not knowing until we ate one and it tasted gross, we bring it back and ask for a refund and the old woman gave so much attitude about it sayin "just go get another one" and there wasn't even the original product, when we said we don't want another one, and there isn't one anyway she gave our refund without looking at us and gave us the most attitude, if you don't want to give refunds, don't sell expired product!

This is my favorite dish that I always get whether dine in or to go. I just love the taste of it. It’s called sweet and sour Pampano. My husband likes most of their food too. This is our favorite Filipino restaurant as well. They are very nice people and very service oriented. I’ve tried their kakanin, but we’ve found someone that better suited our taste.

Love coming here with my mom-definitely get the crispy pata and/or sisig!
Bought 50 lumpia for a work potluck today and everyoneee was asking where I got them. They included the sauce on the side too <3 Thanks Mercel & team!

This is our go to place for catering. We've ordered a whole pig lechon and other staple filipino food and always have been very very happy. Yes it is a store and restaurant. If you've never been to an Asian store/restaurant prepare to be overwhelmed by the tiny size and close quarter seating. Culturally, this place is very typical of a filipino store as there are balikbayan boxes (boxes filled with items that filipino families pack for their loved ones at home) waiting at the front door. Definitely not American.so don't expect it! I'll be back.

The food was perfect in every way! Lots of love was put into our meals and you could tell. Hope to come back again soon

Food is okay little bit luck of seasoning. Other than that rest is good. Mostly they have everything you need if you craving filipino food. Friendly Staff.