Italian market heaven…read more I love Claro's. They even have guanciale!!!! This is THE place for your Italian cooking needs. While I stick to Costco and Trader Joe's for most of the Italian basics, Claro's is where I come for the next level stuff, and the prices are very reasonable. Risotto rice! Calabrian chilies! Guanciale!!!! The meat deli is amazing. Kobe roast beef!!! You can even sample their stuff too before you get it. Service is super friendly and helpful. Sandwiches are delicious. Get them all, build your own... Haven't tried the hot food bar, but that's my next stop. I'm never disappointed.

First time in and I am a fan! It's a market with a deli inside. You take a number for the deli and…read moretheir menu is insane with a bunch of options!! Definitely hard to choose but we settled with Angry Joe and Grandma Gerry. While waiting for our sandwiches to be made, we walked around the market and picked up hot crushed peppers and peanut butter homemade cookies!! Everything tasted delicious and super fresh and service is awesome! You're taken care of asap and the wait is not long for either the deli or the checkout!! Will definitely visit again to try more sandwiches!!

Went to check out this place to see what the hype is. If you are from Taiwan or grew up with…read moretaiwanese snacks, this might be nostalgic little store. It is a small store selling all sorts of snacks and drinks. There are frozen vegetarian items too. A few items are on sale such as potatoe chips. Please see pictures.

This is a small market specialty market located in the same plaza as Daiso and TJMaxx. They carry…read moresome frozen foods, snacks, drinks, and other Asian pantry items. I mostly stop by to browse the snacks and drinks. The prices of some items seem a bit expensive to me but they occasionally have deals and sales going on. Some cool things I've purchase from here: different flavored condensed milks, loose leaf tea bags, and fun flavored chips. If you're looking for Asian snacks or Asian-flavored things, definitely come by to check this place out!

Bhanu has been our family's go-to Indian spot since we were kids and it's still #1 all these years…read morelater. The classics we always order: butter chicken (rich, creamy, a little sweet), fish korma (coconutty and mellow), and lamb vindaloo (tangy and spicy). This visit, our waiter put us onto the lamb josh rogan and wow, so glad we listened. It's got that same tangy kick as the vindaloo but comes with stewed veggies that soak up all the sauce. Also got the chicken lollipops and fried fish appetizer with chutney on the side, perfect for sharing at the start of the meal And can't forget the pani puri, always a must. Service was quick and attentive, staff were genuinely helpful recommending new dishes, and the place was clean. We always end up browsing the little grocery store after and love finding new snacks. We usually order take out, but it was so nice enjoying it at the restaurant and seeing a small business continue to thrive!

Ordered a chicken thali from UberEats and knew that I had to check this place out in person. I…read moreabsolutely love how it's a restaurant and store in one. The food came out incredibly fast after ordering. The masala dosa is perfect and how I expect a good dosa to taste (and for a great price too). The chicken thali was delicious with so much variety. We got level 8 spice and didn't really taste any spice in the thali. We got a chicken biryani with level 8 spice, and it was definitely spicy and worked well for us. The biryani was my least favorite dish--it was a bit too wet and the flavors just didn't remind me of biryani. I happily shopped around in their store after and found affordable spices and kulfi. I love this spot and am excited to return to try out more items in their restaurant and store. Btw they offer a discount if you're playing with cash!

Easily one of my favorite spots to get bulk items or hard to source goods. They have great prices…read morefor large quantities and great if you have an extra fridge or freezer in the house. Lots of interesting variety of fruits and vegetables and frozen items - plus many of their prices cannot be beat by other major supermarkets. Good value with large quantities - plus the people working here are friendly. If you're opening a boba shop or want to have all the boba shop supplies in your home, this is the place to visit.

I heard about this spot on the social media and wanted to check out this warehouse similar to…read moreCostco. They have varieties of Asian snacks, herbal items, fresh vegetables, drinks, kitchenware, frozen items (meat/seafood, desserts, etc). It is more catered to restaurants as most of the items are in huge boxes such as to go containers, chopsticks, plates, and etc. Perfect for shopping for your parties. I purchased white peach syrup bottle to make my own peachy iced tea drinks at home.

Love love this place! I've been back many times and I always order from here when I have parties…read moreand get togethers. Solid food and amazing staff! This place is mostly famous for their Turon. Just the right amount of crunch to sweetness ratio. I especially love that they have catering trays for everything you would want to bring to a filipino party. You can order their Turon in orders of 5 or more which gives you plenty of options if you want people to share. The pieces are pretty long so my tip would be to cut them in half to feed more mouths. Last time I went I got their lumpia and pancit bihon. My goodness!! Delicious and so fresh. The noodles I ate for days even after the party but everyone enjoyed it. I like the thin and thick noodles so happy they offered more than just the traditional pancit. Plenty of lumpia sauce was given and was thankful they hooked it up. The team at Chaaaste is phenomenal!! Honestly everyone is so friendly and kind. They always ask me about my day and curious where I'm going with all their delicious food. So family oriented and you could tell they put a lot of love into their food. I especially love seeing the Lola's and Aunties behind the counter at the register. So sweet! They have a small parking lot but I never had issues parking. There are always spots open. It's in a small plaza, but they offer everything you could need filipino. There's even a convenience store and some steam table staples available throughout the day. Their longanisa is fire and can't go wrong with anything they have hot and fresh. Truly a treat to get something from here so come for your parties, come for the snacks, or just come for ready to go food. They have it all!!

Was in the area and stopped by for a quick lunch. Haven't been in a while but was craving some…read moreFilipino food. They have a small market section where you can grab snacks, sauces, and pantry items, and then a hot food area where they serve ready to eat dishes. I got some pancit, longganisa, and lechon. The pancit was solid, the longganisa was juicy and had that sweet flavor, and the lechon was really good. Moist with super crispy skin. Definitely get the sauce with it, it helps cut through the richness. Also grabbed a turon to finish and it was delicious. Left super full and ready to knock out after. Solid spot if you're in the area and craving Filipino food.

Great location with plenty of parking behind the store ! Affordable ! And reasonably priced rice !…read moreViral snacks and excellent traditional snacks and seasonings for a myriad of different tastes! I like this place for convenience and sales !

Great find in El Monte for your Asian supermarket and shopping needs. Lots of housewares pots pans…read morecooking ware and plenty of market items such as produce, frozen meat and Asian groceries including lots of fun Asian snacks, candies, drinks and cookies. Really good prices and super friendly service like a mini Asian Costco plenty of parking in the back of the store in the busy Asian shopping center. Very clean and great value a fun find to shop at!

I probably only visit after eating at Hsin Hsin Shau May (Chinese Fast Food). This place has their…read moreown food area where red beans and creme cakes are made on the spot, and TAIWANESE burrito!!! $4.99 small/$5.99 large Taiwanese Burrito, protein of chicken, pork, or seafood. 1130am-7pm - This looks amazing!!!!! Makes sense!! I love the crepeish tortilla instead. It comes with of course choices of stir fry cabbage, etc. Gosh, total shenanigan food...like what I would have done on college with Chinese leftovers or something. Love that! - I've yet to try it but I intend to another time. It's fast food, not high quality but cheap and filling looking. We actually love Mexican burrito/taco shop, La Azteca, due to their fresh tortillas...reminds me of the crepe like tortilla used in Taiwanese breakfast crepe/egg dish? I wonder if this 99 Ranch's burrito is similar. Red Bean/or Creme Cakes $1.50 each cake, or $6 for 5 cakes. - The red bean/or creme cakes looked okay but due to nostalgia and the SO loving your stuff, we bought some to go. It looked bready with not enough crispy texture and not enough fillings. I don't know any other store that make these anymore except a shop in Little Tokyo LA....those are good. I don't know enough about this 99 ranch to judge among other ones. I only came in to grab some AFC organic firm tofu, Chinese root beer soda and looked for herbal items.

An outpost of a familiar brand. This location in Arcadia, hidden just off the main thoroughfare,…read moregives you what you'd expect from 99 Ranch, just in a bit smaller format as not as well maintained as other locations. This one does have a bakery along with a few small shops in the front, just past the checkout stands. The selection here is not quite as large as the typical 99 Ranch markets, though gives you enough of what you're looking for. Service is as expected, without being overly friendly or dismissive, as some Asian grocery markets can be. All in all, you should find what you need here and with plenty of food options in the surrounding plaza, it may be a one stop shop to get multiple tasks done at once in the area. Not my 1st choice for a 99, though if this is the closest one to you, it gets the job done.