Awful treatment of employees. The owner of this market is very rude and has zero respect for his…read morestaff. I've witnessed them yelling at and belittling the staff in front of customers and patrons. The staff have always been nothing but helpful and appear to work very hard, yet they get no respect or in return. I myself have once seen him throwing things around in the back and yelling at the top of his lungs when it appears something small has gone wrong. I've seen reviews on google from former employees stating they are never trained properly and are expected to work without flaw off the bat and have been punished for misunderstanding minute details. I will never return to a place that treats their staff so poorly. Also they do not accept credit which is quite inconvenient for myself and others who have shopped their in the past.

My favorite favorite FAVORITE fruit stand! Trips to Delta always have at least the intention of…read morehitting up Calvin's Farm Market. Q: What's so great about this place in particular? - Freshness... always superb - Prices... always superb - Ability to find random exotic fruit... check! - Without fail quality... no bad apples here! - and my boyfriend's favorite thing at a fruit stand - soon to be expired bags of fruit for a dollar. He will consume the bag within minutes. Score.

Was so impressed by the Panorama location that I stopped by here for some more pastries .. just as…read moregood :-)

Really like the hot cookies and bakery selections! Feels like a bougie grocery store loves itread more

Welcoming staff. Good selection of tasty products. Have been pleased with all my purchases.read more

Bear with me. I have to backtrack a little to explain how I found myself at this shop on a recent…read moreglorious summer day. I'm a fan of Sharlto Copley. I know he's only been in a pair of films but he was excellent in both... plus I know quality so that's my excuse. Anyway, he posted on FB that he'd be doing a low-key meet and greet at this SA shop while in town filming. Having nothing to do on that particular Saturday, I figured why not. How often would I get a chance to talk with an actor who I respected (and yes, found handsome), right? I found the shop's website and e-mailed with some general questions. I received a prompt and pleasant response from Marinda Breese, one of the owners. She answered all of my questions even putting up with my second e-mail with similar kindness. I decided to go for it. I woke up early, packed a few snacks, dropped the top and headed north to Vancouver. I arrived early for the meet-and-greet so I milled around the store for a while. I saw many items that I knew I'd be taking home: chocolates, Branston Pickle, Ouma Rusks, Schweppes Bitter Lemon and biltong... lovely varieties of biltong! I asked the woman behind the counter if she was Marinda and then introduced myself. She was happy that I could make it and we chatted for a few moments. She told me her husband Tom had done some boerewors rolls in the back if I was hungry. Mmm... those are so good! I don't know if they have them usually but if they do, indulge and buy one. After a while, more fans arrived to the shop. You could tell who was there for their usual shopping and who was there for Sharlto. He and his girlfriend arrived after being stuck in some traffic, generously spoke with every single person there and signed anything that people asked. I don't want to dwell too much of the awesomeness of meeting him or anything but it was damned cool way to spend a Saturday afternoon! Okay, back to my review of the shop. It was very clean with all of the labels faced outward, neatly arranged. There was plenty of SA goods, enough to placate the homesickness for any South African. After the fans dissipated, I did my shopping. I grabbed the items I mentioned above along with a huge Cadbury's Turkish bar, Black Cat peanut butter (packed with peanut power!), some single serve bottles of Ribena and a bottle of Peri-Peri sauce! I'd definitely return if I was in the area and I'm in Vancouver often. There's plenty of free parking, just take care to notice which spots are marked for other shops. Tom and Marinda were super-friendly and the elder couple who also worked there (parents?) were very kind. They easily earned the elusive fifth star for their customer service and sheer friendliness. Stop in if you're able and see what I mean!

The big, dominant produce market in Crystal Mall. Takes up most of the right backend. In all of the…read moremarket, one of the busier produce areas (as there are so many places to choose from) to buy your greens and fruits. They have a good amount of staff who always set up the displays of all their produce, and I do not know if it is the lighting, or the fact that they get some good crop and selection, the stuff looks good here, and the prices are good.

Probably one of my favourite features of coming here, it's amazing prices for the produce, great…read moreselection too, all under one roof. Long lineups at times but they do move fast. Lucky for the residents who live above. It may be a zoo here but like T&T without the shopping carts bumping & swerving all over the place. Got that street-level feel but indoors, no cold ;) But the washrooms here are pretty grody ;(. Just make sure you lift your pants when you walk in here, it's almost by habit now.

This bakery offers a reasonable selection of sweets. When I went on a Sunday morning, the items…read morewere fresh from the oven and still hot. I tried the BBQ pork bun for $2.45 CAD and it was delicious. It was so good I went back for another one. Note that this place takes cash only and that the parking lot can be very crowded. Find a parking spot can definitely be a challenge.

I was in the area running some errands. I haven't had HK pastries in ages and decided to pick up…read moresome buns. With the purchase of 6 buns, GST will be exempted. My favorite to get is always the chicken bun. I picked up some for B and he really liked the beef curry puff. Service was ok. Parking can be chaotic but it really depends on what time you show up. What I liked here is that all the buns are individually wrapped. The buns are made fresh daily. Overall, the buns I picked up were all tasty.

Kins Farm Market is a great place to shop for fresh food at reasonable prices. The market is always…read morevery clean, and there's a good selection with plenty of fresh produce and other items to choose from. The staff are consistently friendly, helpful, and happy to answer questions. I'm also impressed by how efficient the cashiers are, even when it's busy. Their regular specials are worth watching for because I can almost always find some really good deals. Fresh food, good prices, excellent selection, and great service -- I'm always happy with my experience here and will definitely keep coming back. In fact this is even my favourite Kins Market!

I love their fruit samples! It's like going to a farmers market. Not only does it make me more…read morelikely to buy, free food makes for a very happy Steph :) They even had a guy blanching some corn outside and giving out samples. It was some of the sweetest corn I've ever tasted. Compared to the nearby Extra Foods, Kin's has a much larger selection and you can tell they put a lot more care into their produce from the way they are carefully stacked. The quality tends to be better too. Prices are a little steeper here, but most of the time it's worth it. Last time I was here I bought figs, blueberries, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, and basil. I also love that they label where the produce comes from. I try to buy local when I can to support BC farmers. Having moved to California, it just seems wrong to buy produce from Cali when I'm back home in Vancouver. (Though it also seems wrong that local strawberries were more than twice the price of California strawberries...)

The food truck is always parked outside Joyce station in the late afternoon but only starts selling…read morefrom 5 or 530 pm onwards. As I finished work early and usually passed by before 5 pm, I didn't get the chance to try the food until recently. There was a short line of people waiting for the food so I guessed this was popular in the neighborhood. I ordered the basil chicken ($16.95) medium spice. The portion was huge and smelled really good. There was no fried egg as shown on the picture. I was told the fried egg was an additional order for $2.50. My mistake as I just looked at the picture and didn't read the description. Quite misleading in that case. It was not spicy at all at medium spice. It was very salty. I was quite disappointed with the dish. Maybe other dishes like the curry and pad see siew would be better? That seemed to be what others were ordering. They do not offer beef as a protein option here. Only chicken, pork, tofu and shrimp. At that price point, I'll rather go to my Thai restaurant where I know the basil chicken dish (pad kra pow) will taste good.

Have been back for several more lunches and wow - Thai box on Truck really delivers! They are a…read morelittle unpredictable with their schedule so don't bank on them being in the same space, or even there at all every Monday/Weds. When they are though, it is a special treat in my book, and the best Thai food money can buy for many blocks in any direction!! I've stuck with the Basil Chicken and would highly recommend it. A few times it has come out a bit spicier than I would have liked, but you can always request it to be less spicy. Thanks TBOT! :)

This place has a great selection of unique, hard to find items. You have to be careful though,…read moresince about 75% of the stock is beyond its best before date.

Really tasty vegetable (vegan) pho at the back of an unsuspecting Asian grocery store. I was tipped…read moreoff online that they have a vegan pho at a little kitchen buried at the back of this store, so I decided to try it out for lunch one day. I ordered the soup ($12.50 plus tax) for dine-in (they have a couple tables near the front) and it came out in under 10 minutes. You get a generous portion of noodles, mixed veggies (broccoli, cabbage, fungus), and some fried smoked tofu. The broth is on the subtler side, but it goes great with their homemade chili oil, which elevates this to clearly "excellent" territory. Yet another great Vancouver spot offering vegan pho. I'd return.