Barong and Formal

Small shop. Barongs range from $ 99 – 200. We didn’t find what we wanted. The material seemed very stiff and are not true to size. Not the typical American fit. The lady who helped us was great about letting us try on multiple styles.

I bought a barong here recently at the lady working was very helpful.
I wonder how many sales this place makes a day.
I would think not a lot of people need to buy some Filipino formal wear that often. Maybe lots of people go here to get wedding gear and there’s more weddings and cotillions than I think would happen that occur year round in this area.
Anyway, they got some good product here so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to check it out if you just randomly want to buy a barong like I did.

We came here for my fiancé’s barong and they were quite helpful. We were worried they wouldn’t carry his size which is a 2xl but they did! Except it’s a 4xl in their size. Prices must’ve gone up since the last time we checked on barongs. We got his for $ 159 plus tax. We wanted to get the undershirt too but they wouldn’t let you try it on unless you purchase it so we opted out. $ 60 for an undershirt without trying on? Don’t think so!

We went here recently to look for a Barong Tagalog for my son’s 1^st Communion. It was easy to find and there were a lot of Filipino stores next door. I found a Barong perfect for the little man with help from the nice Sales lady. There were a lot of different styles of Barongs and I amazed on how many different varieties they had to offer. I was looking for a tie to go with the Barong and they did not have one for a 7 year old. Looks like I have to order one online. Other than that, the Service and the price was just right. Time to get a Buko Pandan next door at Jolliebee.

The lady at the cashier was really nice and helpful. I was looking for some lotion and soap that my mom needed me to pick up for her. The lady even described the product (albeit, I was going to buy it regardless) and when/​how to use it. The store had other nice products for filipino affairs, including a lot of little pasalubong you would get when your grandma comes back from the Philippines.
The only downside, which I’m not sure this store had control over or not, was that the soap and face wash came out to $ 24.00. A little pricey.

The worst service EVER! The people who work there are rude… Bastos talaga!!!
My fiancé and I walked into the shop looking for a barong for him and our two boys. At first they were nice and helpful, but I guess they didn’t want to show us the different styles of barongs. My fiancé was looking to buy a barong for our wedding, so he wanted to make sure he found the right style. (He wasn’t going to buy the first «nice» barong he saw that cost $ 250). They insisted that the 2^nd one they showed us was the «nicest» one. We still wanted to see more styles to be sure that there wasn’t something we were missing. You aren’t allowed to try on the barongs that they have. Instead you’re only able to try on the plain samples for size… After trying on a few, it seemed like they were rushing us to make a decision so that we can buy and go… 1 lady helped us while the other was behind the counter eating. When we wanted to look at the different styles for our boys, we asked to see what different embroidery work they had cause we wanted to find the same style if not closest to their Dad’s style barong. Instead the lady eating her food stood up and said in a RUDE tone, «what style are you looking for?» I told her that we don’t have a particular style in mind because we’re not familiar with the «STYLES»… If we were, obviously we wouldn’t have asked. The other lady who was helping us rolled her eyes… JERK. So I told my fiancé, «LET’S GO!»
I didn’t understand why they were rushing us, we were the only people in the store (2 adults and 2 kids) and there were 2 of them to help us. The other one ate and the other one (kind of) helped us. The other one who was eating only put her 2 cents in I guess when she felt like she had to get off her butt and work.
I would give this place «NO» stars, but Unilocal wont allow it. So I guess 1 is good enough to show that this place is «TERRIBLE!!!»… If you just want to buy a barong and not care too much about what your buying, then this is the place to buy… Basically buy and go…
There are 2 other places to buy barongs in the bay area.
1.)
/​Wedding Gown Superstore located in Fremont off of 880/​Stevenson. It’s a bridal store that sells wedding gowns, but they also sell barongs there. The lady who owns the portion of the store that sells tuxedo’s and men’s wear, sells the barongs. She is really nice, patient and HELPFUL! You can try on ALL their barongs.
2.) Pioneer’s Tailors & Alterations 2963 Mission Street, San Francisco (415) 334−6034/ We went to this store after we left Vallejo and the man who helped us was SO nice. Gil & Beck are the owners of this little alterations shop that sells barongs. They were actually closed that day but saw my fiancé walk up to their door, and they were kind enough to open their shop to us. They live above their little shop, and they have a nice selection of barongs. They were helpful and patient. Not only did they tell us we can wait a while to make a decision, but they told us they’d hold my fiancé’s barong and my 2 boys barongs for a couple weeks. If you buy your barong from them, they will do the alterations for free if there is any needed. Needless to say, we decided that we are going to purchase from them. My fiancé liked their service so much that he’s going to buy 2!!!

Awesome little shop right next to the Seafood City supermarket! I have a wedding to attend next week, and I desperately needed something to wear. So I said, «I think I’m gonna go get me a Barong Tagalog!» I didn’t have the time to get myself measured and have it custom-​tailored, so I went to Barong & Formal.
I ventured out here last Friday, and I met a nice lady that went by the name of «We.» She was very nice and sweet and even helped me put the barong on. I was surprised that they had my size, because I’m a pretty big Filipino! We found a pina barong that looked great on me. I didn’t have enough funds in my account, so I asked if she could hold onto it until Sunday. She had no problem with that, and I came back on Sunday where she welcomed me with a smile on her face.
I bought it along with a white undershirt, and it came out to just under $ 130. I don’t think that’s a bad price at all. Thank you, We!!! =)
(they also sell dresses for women, and a bunch of different items from the Philippines)