This retaurant supply store is very well stocked. A few highlights: - They have super-high-powered immersion blenders and food processors that you can't buy at normal kitchen supply stores. - They have a huge selection of containers, both plastic and metal - Some heavy appliances read more

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Not just for chefs! Anyone is welcome to walk in and buy anything from a single spatula to 500 forks. It really is like a toy store for anyone that enjoys cooking in any capacity. The tools are professional quality, sturdy, and reasonably priced. It's perfect for anyone hosting a party, setting up a new kitchen, or just getting more serious about honing their culinary skills. Everyone working here is super helpful and kind, so don't be afraid to ask if you have any questions! read more

The inventory is outrageous. If you are a "food-eee" , chef, semi-chef, cook you are in paradise. Especially, if you are into catering and/or cooking for large gatherings. Giant sized utensils, cutlery to choose from. The service is good; but sometimes ... I want to look without being observed. The ambience. It's quiet, and I love that when I am trying to shop unabated. Parking out front. Handicap accessible read more

Great selection of things you would need to run a restaurant. Will definitely be back one day

This place is a gold mine of high use cooking supplies. I love that they have sections of the store with supplies for asian, latin, pizza, and cocktails. Everything from chef weights to pizza screens. I had to make a quick departure from my first visit because there was so much I could rationalize buying. I will be back! read more

Most non restaurant workers would go to Bed Bath & Beyond, Sur la Table, or World Market though these places are often overpriced and overrated. Whether your a home cook or a professional, Chefs Toys offers numerous brand name items used by professionals. Trust me when I say it's like Target...you walk in to get silverware, a knife or whatever and then walk out with several tools you never thought you needed. read more

The one star is just really for the outside parking. The staff are helpful inside. Beware when you park outside this establishment. If you come with someone let one of you stay with your parked car! Lots of homeless people and robbers scope out the parked cars and do a 'smash & grab' while you're inside. They do this even if you don't have visible items in your car. Sucks. Gotta allow karma and the universe take care of whoever did this to our car. read more

Chefs' Toys - Beware coming here & parking outside. Thieves wait until you go in and then do a quick smash on your car window. - Appliances Near Me - San Francisco, California

Called them and they had what we needed. They offered to put it aside and all was ready when I showed up. Amazing. In and out in minutes. Great for browsing for all the equipment one could need at work. read more

Went to this place to exchange a defected $12 cheese cutter and they sent me away angry with the broken cutter. Don't go there , they don't know how to conduct business, mind you for $12 they lost my business(I have three restaurants and many restaurant owners friends. I miss the old Restaurant Economy.They were good people. read more

Used gelato display-cooler = $6,000 Locker for employees = $1,0000 Chalk board for specials = $500 Complaining on the price for a scoop of gelato compared to ingredient costs = Priceless Economy Restaurant Fixtures looks and feels like a place to find huge discounts, but I felt that price were high. Half of their items apply only to professionals in restaurant business, so I cannot comment on price competitiveness of those items. Visit here made me appreciate $$$ restaurants have to spend to start a business. I prefer to go to Kamei on Clement Street (http://www.yelp.com/biz/Wdlcoex6glY5IAMCt_tyGA?hrid=gW00tEZppPziZayMLFluvg). read more

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The parking at the front was full, so I followed the sign that said, "additional parking in the rear". So I parked in the rear next to the other cars in the lot and made my way to the entrance. As I was about to enter the building someone shouted, "you can't park there, it's not for you". So, I left unable to park. I have a minimum standard when it comes to how I'm spoken to, and this was a red flag when it comes to customer service in the future. read more

excellent service. I recently discovered this store! Employees are quite helpful. We ordered a refrigerator for our restaurant and Tammy was very helpful. The delivery guys were very nice as well! read more

If I could leave half a star I would. Thought I would make my life easy and order on line for next day pick up. Order was not ready items out of stock etc. it was like detailing with a 90s internet company. Not seamless at all! People at the store are nice enough but selection is only ok as are the prices. Customer service on the phone was not great either. read more

This place is the 'toy store' for the chef, at home cook or baker...Great selection on commercial items for catering, baking, outfitting that new restaurant...i wish! Definitely add your email to their emailing list to get announcements on their huge sale at the end of April. Reasonably priced which can be up to 50% off marked items. Scored some tart pans and food platters at a good deal. read more

I had a wonderful experience at Chef's Toys last week buying a new steam table . I really would like to thank Sandra and especially Mordicai for all of their professionalism , courtesy and knowledge. The new year has started well!!! read more

Big warehouse full of restaurant appliances, kitchen utensils, and anything you would need to open a business in the restaurant/cafe industry. The staff is knowledgable when it comes to any and all products, and you can even ask questions pertaining to installation, how to fix things, and what models might be the best for you (smaller/low voltage ones for smaller cafes and larger/higher voltage ones for big corporate restaurants). I had a great experience and was able to pick up a ventilation system for the restaurant within an hour. They are also extremely loyal to their returning customers (especially for large orders) and gave my family a large discount because we purchased a ventilation system 6 years ago. The only complain I had was that it was relatively busy, and the person who helped me write up the order, was extremely busy and it took a little longer than I would have liked. Regardless though, they were extremely professional and Mr. Kwong was able to be patient and listen though my parents yelling (which is saying a lot, if you know Cantonese parents) read more

A pretty nice/well stocked restaurant supply store near portero hill. Just stopped by here with a friend and ended up picking up some decent cooking supplies for a good reasonable price. This is place is definitely more for those who run a business but for the everyday person you can if the occasional helpful kitchen tool of a good price. On my visit picked up a chefs knife and a baking pan for cheaper then what I found at target or amazon. The store layout is very basic but to the point. The service here was friendly and helpful. This isn't a place you come to get cute kitchen supplies but if you need solid quality things for a reasonable price, this place it worth checking out read more

This is where restaurateurs come to stock their restaurants. Open to the public. They've got everything from appliances, pots and pans, plates, down to forks and knives and more. The list is endless. Ever admire the plate or cup you're drinking from at a restaurant? Chances are it was bought here. Prices are on the high side, but it doesn't hurt if you're a lookee loo. read more

Small items more expensive than Forrest or restaurant depot Otherwise nice store for restaurant owners or employees. Only here we were able to find a freezer and they managed to get a smaller casters to fit under our 33" counter so it was a luck as well. They delivered it to our store which was nice. read more

Don't let the Asian guy help you, he thinks he is making you a favor for actually just doing his job, he shouldn't be on customer service, very rude and will make you feel like you are wasting his time, We spend at least 3k every month on this place (we have 8 restaurants), it should not be so difficult to check on prices. read more

I have been going to Economy for years as a home cook and then as an owner of a Baskin Robbins for restaurant supplies. I've never had a rude or bad experience in all of the years that I've been there. Great selection of kitchen supplies and I'm a kitchen gadget fiend. read more

I don't want to totally write them off, because they probably have a lot of unusual items, but I was not impressed by this place based on my one experience. I was having a large party, and excited to have an excuse to check out this place, since I've passed by it for years. Based on the name ("economy"!), the location (industrial-ish), and the fact that they touted their price guarantee, I figured this place would have good prices. Wrong. I went in looking for a punch bowl, as the ones I found online were ugly & expensive. The ones here I found to be... ugly & expensive. But then I spotted large glass jars. The jars were Anchor Hocking 2 gallon glass jars with lids. They were about $30 each from TriMark. Seemed expensive, but I figured that it was just what they cost. After all, TriMark did have a "price guarantee." I bought 2 jars, and when I got home, saw on the bottom of the boxes that they had a walmart.com sticker. Curious, I looked online at walmart.com and saw they were available -- no price listed (had to go to store to pick up), but I looked further online and Anchor-Hocking had them for sale for $16.99 (now on sale for $9.99). I then looked on Crate & Barrel and saw the same "Heritage Hill" jars for sale for $19.99. Yes, Crate & Barrel was significantly cheaper than TriMark, people. So I checked TriMark's "price guarantee" and it says if you can find a lower price at a *local* store, you can get a price adjustment. Since the Anchor-Hocking online store isn't local, I brought in the Crate & Barrel web page to show. The cashier wouldn't accept it, saying it has to be the same item. Even though the jars had the same model name and looked exactly the same. She sent me to the manager. The manager initially gave me some hassle, because he said "but you have to add on shipping to the Crate & Barrel price" and I said "no, there's a Crate & Barrel store a mile away from here. This is a local store." We went back & forth a couple of times on this. I'm really not sure why. Eventually, he relented and gave me a partial refund. Such a hassle and waste of time, but at that point, it was the principal of the thing. Lessons learned: - "Econony" is a huge misnomer. Do NOT let the name of this place fool you. - Crate & Barrel actually has some reasonably-priced stuff. - I should check out Walmart's kitchen supply area next time I'm near a store, because they apparently have some nice stuff that's probably really cheap - Make TriMark your *last* stop, not your first. Only if you can't find what you need elsewhere. Or at least, don't buy anything here without shopping around first. - Also, TriMark is kind of dirty. read more

Need paper place mats for Thanksgiving - called ahead and confirmed, yep, Aisle 6. Have wanted to take hubby for a while to check out all of the great offerings. Have shopped here in the past and always found what I needed and received great service. Find the *open* case on the shelf, count out 50, noted the price per case ($42/1,000) and hopped in line. Good to go, I think. WRONG. "Oh, sorry, you need to buy the whole case." "But, here's 50 - I'll pay more per mat - I need these for Thanksgiving." "Yeah, well. No." Poked around the web, found an offering of $12/500 of the exact same place mat. So Hey, Economy Restaurant Fixtures - I tried to buy local. Tried to work with you for my purchase. And instead of working with a customer, or at least being polite about having to buy by the case, you dismissed me because I wasn't buying in bulk, and was obviously not a restaurant merchant. Why are you open to the public if you're going to be so rude about a small purchase? I'll shop your competition, and I'll still keep it local. read more

oh man... so many hours lost in this place. If only to gaze longingly at the Wolf//Viking professional grade stoves, hoods and tools... If you're like me and you're a Kitchen object "slut" i'd stay away. You'll be unable to walk away without armloads of restaurant quality stuff. Otherwise - awesome to find all of those kitchen kick-knacks that you've never known you needed. read more

I decided it was time to host Thanksgiving this year. One of the first things I decided about this was that I would brine the traditional turkey and smoke it in the backyard. Economy Restaurant Fixtures was first on the list of places that I needed to go to get my brining game together. You see, they have pretty much anything you would ever need to put together a food operation, whether we're talking about salt and pepper shakers in bulk, cutting boards, chef uniforms, cleaning supplies, stoves, popcorn machines, glasses, flatware, plates, whatever. If you need a salad spinner for a salad that will feed 30, this is the place. If you need a Lodge cast iron pan for carmelizing 10 onions, this is the place. If you need a hot dog warmer a la Seven Eleven, look no further. I was looking for a large container to put my turkey in that would fit in my fridge. They have that category completely killed. They have square vessels from 2 quarts to 22 quarts that hit the spot. You can probably get some service if you talk to the people at the desk, but in general it is assumed that you know what you're doing in this place. Like somebody already said, you are not at Williams Sonoma. It is a basic place with some serious selection and reasonable prices. Most of the things I would go in there for aren't going to be for sale at Target, so it's hard to say if they're the cheapest in town, but the prices all seem reasonable to me. Also, as far as I know, since I'm not in the restaurant business, the only day I can go in there is Saturday. You might get away with BSing someone into letting you buy stuff during the week, but if you try it, you're on your own. read more

Huge industrial 12 burner stove? Gigantic mixers? Frying stations? Huge freezers? 150 quart stock pots? This place has it all and had me walking around like a kid in a candy store. Except for one thing: really high prices. Yes, this place is the anti Williams-Sonoma / Sur La Table in the sense that they are more focused on function than form and you are not going to see middle aged home makers working here for the discount, but the prices are still just as high. An example: i saw a fry basket here for $85 and 30 minutes later saw that same fry basket (like the exact same fry basket, blue rubber handle and everything) at Forest Restaurant Supply for $20. It's a fun place to visit, but i really don't see myself buying anything here...ever. read more

Have you ever went into a restaurant and saw plates, glasses or platters that were cute? Did you say. Hm? I wonder where they get this stuff? They get it here!!! So much restaurant crap here!! It's FULL of industrial coffee makers, dishes, mixers, soda fountains, popcorn makers, huge silver food trays, napkins, paper cups, forks, spoons. Shit....everything is here!!! If you ever wanted to open your own restaurant place this is where everyone goes to stock up so you might as well, too. read more

Idk what the service is by all employees there, but I tried to get a quite for my office, after repeatedly having to ask the same question, the lady sort of rude says hold on! Only to never return... This is one of those places that put you on hold when they don't wanna deal with you. Well needless to say took my business elsewhere read more

Very hard to work with these people. Their product line is nice, but the customer service is the worst. I even talked with the manager and he cut me short and moved on to another "customer". It sad that they feel they need to treat people this way. I just don't think they care as business must be strong. read more

Don't let them fool you; they're open to the public. They say they're wholesale only, but anyone with money can buy stuff here. A lot of their wares are obviously being employed in the city's low-end ethnic dives, but they're my secret source for high quality pots and pans (screw your Calphalon, Williams Sonoma!!) and if you have a large household full of beer drinkers, you can get a case of 24 pint glasses here for like $12. read more

Where the pros go to shop. Well, you don't really need to be a pro to shop here but it's unlikely that you'll need a 60 quart stock pot. They've got it all here, ranges, dishes, knives, pots, pans, containers and all the hounds tooth cotton poly blend chef pants you can squeeze yer hot little ass into. Tell them you work at a restaurant and they'll knock a few bucks off the bill. Don't worry, they won't check. read more

I work for a tech company where we take care of the food program. We have used Trimark for the majority of our needs for our program (100's of thousands of $) Trimark seems to have a very difficult time: 1) Getting the orders correct 2) Entering the orders 3) Ensuring the delivery of orders 4) Following up on orders that have not been received 5) Having a log of what you have ordered in the past They have all the tools they need to be successful but whoever handles and or manages their sales department is reminiscent of a parent that regrets they had children. Goes through the motions for optics but void of substance that is useful to said child. East Bay Restaurant Supply is our new go to. read more

"Holy moly!" I screamed as I walked through the door of this place. "Honey, I did not know they came THAT BIG!!!" Yes, my Yelp friends, just what you thought. Giant pots and pans that could cook for entire armies of people. Ever want your very own red and yellow plastic mustard and ketchup squeeze bottles? Or maybe you've always wanted the straw dispenser for your dining room. This is the place to get it! Welcome to Restaurant Supply Heaven. I actually am giving this place 4 stars because the prices are not as low as I'd like them to be. Some stuff you can find at Kamai for lots cheaper. This place has higher end stuff, and is better organized by far though. Stop on by if you like to cook for armies of people or have that secret collection of napkin dispensers you've been adding to for years. You won't be disappointed. read more

This is becoming a problem. Now, some little piggies like the free Jelly Bellys, like 'em so much they go back for seconds. I liked the atmosphere. I don't know what station they had it on, but it was playing all the hits. Who knew pots could be so big, or expensive? I guess I suspected. The place was pretty busy for a Saturday. They didn't have the 48" whisk in stock, or even seem to know they carried it. On the plus side, it was nice to see all those over sized things. read more

If you love to yelp and you've given a few restaurants 1 or 2 stars, then you should come here and equip your home kitchen professionally and yelp yourself. This place has all the goods for your restaurant start-up or if you just like to use industrial quality kitchen equipment. You can get every thing from 6 pans to giant burr mixers to ice sculpture molds. And the containers that you get here isn't like the Tupperware you get at your local grocery store, you can get high quality polycarbonate containers that won't absorb the flavors of your spoiled marinara sauce thats been sitting in the back of your fridge for the past month. I've been out of the industry for a few years, and now work for a shipping company whose name I won't mention only that their initials are FDX, anyways I just recently made a delivery there and the sales person recognized me in my uniform, that impressed me. If you can't find what you need then they can probably get it from looking at the giant carousal of catalogs by the registers. read more

When I used to work at Sibby's Cupcakery in San Mateo we always got our stuff here (namely our delivery bins and decorating supplies). Now I know why! Talk about being economical and the pricing structure is definitely waaaay better than going through retail - case in point below: Can someone tell me why a metro shelving unit at The Container Store costs $352.00 when you can get the SAME EXACT thing at Economy Restaurant Fixtures for $132.00? My partner and I definitely will be going here for our kitchen pantry shelving unit. Update: The customer service is here awesome! They even called a cab for us so we could get home with our new shelving unit. The cost was under $200 and we purchased 6 shelves - 1 1/2' x 4' x 6'. (Secret sauce...I was in the container store a few days later and saw a couple picking out the $400 shelving unit - needless to say after the store clerk helped them I snuck in and told them to go to Economy Restaurant Fixtures). read more

This place is titillating for any aspiring cook! They have tons of great supplies with a good breadth of sizes. For example, three sizes of cheese graters, and a huge whisk that went from the floor to my waist! (someone would have to be serious about scrambled eggs to buy that thing!). The staff are very congenial and quite helpful, which is a bonus. It is a warehouse for restaurants, so the decor is not fancypants like Williams Sonoma or Sur La Table but I'd rather shop here out of convenience -- it is near my workplace and I can avoid going downtown. I'd say the pricing is about average retail rates for most things like utensils and kitchenware. You can also check out the random things like stoves, breadbaskets, fryers, china and chalkboards? Or, peruse (read DROOL) the stoves with 6 burners. Sigh. read more

This place is awesome. We bought a stainless-steel cart from IKEA and really wanted a nice John Boos butcher block top. We called all over the Bay area and prices were somewhat high. Most of the "butcher block" was for kitchen counters and not really what we wanted (not maple, lacquered, etc.). Decided to stop in Economy Restaurant Fixtures on our Saturday morning run -- we were a bit sweaty, but that didn't seem to phase our salesperson. He even let me use his tape measure :) They carry John Boos butcher block tops in different sizes. We got exactly what we wanted and got a great deal to boot! Service was fantastic! If you need butcher block, this is the place to go. read more

Worst customer service ever. Purchased a gutless emotion blender and was told to check my warranty. Give me a freaking break.

I almost don't want to post a review. Im going to give the world my secret. Lucky for you I have little will power. This place is any restaurant persons dream. Ill say it's any home host or hostesses heaven. You can find the tiniest funnel to a huge mixer for pastry. Ask for Alan Y, he is so nice and friendly. Have a blast! read more