Huge Asian grocery store chain. Definitely a must-go to do most Asian grocery shopping. The store…read moreis huge and has pretty much everything someone needs. There are also beauty products here. Depending on the time of day and if there are any holidays, the store can be quite loud and crowded. Sometimes it's also hard to get parking spots. When on sale, the veggies are quite cheap and sometimes there are discounts on the meat too. Chicken drumsticks sometimes only cost about 98 cents per lb which is great. Compared to smaller stores, the snacks here are very cheap and the selection is huge. Recently the cooked food section turned from 2 or 3 items and rice and soup to charging by weight, which made it quite a lot more expensive. I used to choose the 2-item one alot before as it was only around $12 for a full meal, but now half the plate is around the same price. I personally like the bubble tea section fhe most as it's really cheap at around $5-6 for a drink. It's not the greatest tasting thing ever but great value for the price. Previously the cashiers all seemed to speak Chinese only (Mandarin or Cantonese), but I noticed that recently there's more people that speak English. People who shop here are mostly Asian though. They have a membership program where people can earn points, and then redeem them for rewards later. The rewards are pretty good, from snacks to tote bags to kitchen appliances.

T&T is consistently one of very few grocery stores where the staff is 101% polite, helpful, and…read morefriendly. From aisle staff to hot foods counter to checkout everyone works hard but stops to help customers when they ask for assistance. I've witness this by pretending I don't speak Chinese and asked about discount on a dish where the tag was missed as needed to be sold end of day, the lady quickly grabs the nearest coworker that spoke English to help understand my question. She could have just said sorry no English. Which is very typical of Asians when they don't feel comfortable interacting in their second language. Koodo for the effort

Dropped by here to pick up some quick, tasty and affordable eats for lunch. Grabbed two of their…read moreOnigiri and one DIY handroll. All three of these were $2.49 each. The Onigiri were packed with filling. I fell in love with Kombu onigiri the first time I bought it from Suzuya and it's still my favorite one. The Tuna Mayo handroll...I took a knife and split it in half so my daughter and I could share it. I found this to be just OK. The filling in this seemed a bit sparse compared with the amount of filling that was in the onigiri. Overall though, I think it's all pretty good for $2.49 each. I don't know many other places where you can get these kinds of Japanese eats for that kind of price. So glad this place is nearby for us!

Cute neighborhood market near the cultural center. A good find! Will be back as we explore more and…read moremore of Vancouver.

We started trying out the Blackball Taiwanese Dessert drinks from Market Ribbon recently. I've…read morealways been curious about Blackball so it's great that we can try some of their stuff from Market Ribbon without having to go all the way to the actual Blackball shop. Last time I bought some kind of Mango drink with Agar jelly for my daughter. She liked it while I was just OK with it. This time I bought a Passionfruit Lemon Green Tea with Coconut Jelly for my daughter, and a Wintermelon Tea with Grass jelly and Aiyu jelly drink for my husband. My daughter and I both loved the Passionfruit drink. I wouldn't mind buying that one again sometime. Hubby seemed to like the Wintermelon drink a lot. I liked it better than I had like the Mango drink with Agar jelly but still wasn't crazy about it. I really really liked the Passionfruit drink though, so I might buy that one for myself sometime since I only took a couple of sips from that drink and left the rest for my daughter. These drinks would cost a good deal more at the actual Blackball store so getting them premade at Market Ribbon for just $4.99 each is a pretty good deal. If you're not too picky, this is a great place to satisfy a bubble tea craving without breaking the bank!

After hearing so much about this Korean supermarket, I finally had a chance to come visit. Don't…read morelet the dumpy exterior scare you. Parking is plentiful in the lot in front of the building. The inside is definitely bare bones and on the smaller side. However, it was full of customers. They're doing something right. They have Korean snacks and produce. Special mention to their dedicated kimchi and ready to eat food section, which have items like tteokbokki (starch roles in sauce) and kimbap. Oh so tasty. Another thing worth mentioning - they have sashimi grade fish, and as of the time of writing, it is much cheaper than T&T. My only real complaint is that the checkout area is set up rather poorly. I just saw a pile of people by the counters and assumed I was in the lineup. Turns out the lineup actually goes down the aisle that is closest to the wall. Pro tip. This place is definitely on my radar now. Will be back more often to empty my wallet. Recommended.

I would not recommend this place. They permanently closed and haven't put on there website. I drove…read morefrom Richmond to there store to find this out. I ended up ordering on their website which will be the last time. You should inform your customers when you close a store.

**COVID-19 REOPENING REVIEW** Not a bad store to grab some…read morelow carb, low sugar, high protein alternatives. There's a limit of about 8 people at a time in the store at the time of writing. The prices are a tad higher than grocery store pricing, but they carry quite a few brands that conventional stores don't carry. Overall, I'm happy to find and have a.store that helps with my diet.

Was around the neighbourhood and my significant other needed some supplies, that to make some…read morehome-made broth for her pho. We already passed up a few other locations and I remembered this place, I haven't been here in years, so I didn't know what to expect. Most people who live in the Lower Mainland might not come to this place, as it literally is in the (as my friend use to say) "armpit" of Canada. From the amount of beggers, crack whores, drug dealers, drug takers, let's just say this is not the rainbow and unicorns neighbourhood of town. I found parking a block up, and once we exited the car, a person asked us if we had any change.... yes... this is a stones throw away from Hastings and Main! We entered, and the guy working here was unloading, and putting things away, as well as setting up the front display of food items, and my dear went off in her world to look for items. This place is spacious, no overloading of shelves, no narrow aisles, no short store, this place is pretty wide, and pretty long. We started on the left side, walking down their open refrigerated section, you see very clean, and packaged vegetables. Anything from Thai chili's, Thai basil, mini limes, coriander, green onions, bean sprouts, just to name a few, everything had their own packaging where you could see what your buying, and everything was, as I said, clean! Through the aisles we noticed stuff like shrimp paste, sections of Sriracha sauce, fish sauce, cane sugar, brown sugar, cans of bamboo, powdered soup broth for your favorite pho dishes, laksa sauces, a variety of different rice noodles, even labelled by the width of the noodle. This place is a specialty store, and one I wouldn't hesitate on sending anyone too, sure you have to actually get out of your car, or go down there with public transit, and open your eyes to a different part of society. Sometimes part of the journey of making your dish at home, is the journey less spoken, that of where the hell you got your ingredients. The words, "you can't believe where I went to get this stuff" may come out of your mouth the next time you actually decide to prepare a Thai, Viet, Cambodian, Malaysian, Indonesian, etc..., dish... but if your working through some cookbook that is telling you things you need for a particular dish that you have no clue where to get cause your normal supermarket wouldn't have a clue what it is.... you maybe surprised here by finding it. The one thing we were looking for.. which they didn't have was freshly package pho noodles..... as all of the noodles we saw were dry, can't win them all!

Being Thai- speaks for itself now. I should know where to shop right? Right?…read more This is the only bona fide place to get That ingredients if you want that authentic green curry with real Thai eggplant (so round and cute, definitely not long and skinny which will give you soggy eggplant) or the hard to find actual Kaffir limes (not just the leaves) for your tom yum soup. Pick up some "real" oyster sauce for your Pad Bai Graprow, and the grapow leaves too (Thai basil). There's so much more, from frozen desserts, great Jasmine rice, rice noodles, and on and on and on.. spices. BUT, caveat, its in a sketch neighbourhood on East Hastings, druggies, street merchants (which are not necessarily sketch), homeless folks (also not necessarily sketch). So you might feel a bit out of place if you plan on sliding up in your Range Rover or Mercedes. But that's just a feeling, nothing bad will happen. It's not the prettiest of places, it's a big warehouse kind of space, no cute labels and fun signs, just the facts and prices. Ladies who work there, super nice, super helpful. A lot of things are kept in the back so use your big girl voice and ask for things if you can't find it. Delivery day seems to be Friday, so the weekend is a good time to go in. Prices are so good, I don't know why anyone and I mean ANYONE would buy Thai ingredients in the Asian food aisle in the supermarket. Case and point, fish sauce should never, ever cost more than $2 for the largest size bottle. EVER. You're welcome. Happy Thai shopping, cooking and eating :)

I walk and drive by this Persia Foods place many many times. I always thought it was a small little…read morestore on Kingsway but to my surprise, it is bigger than what it looks from the outside. I walked in and was surprised at the prices and the freshness of its produce. I highly recommend shopping here. The staff and customers here are super nice as well. The parking can be a bit chaotic. It is a one way traffic with limited parking spots. I recommend either walking here or parking somewhere else and walk to the store. I am coming back for sure.

Great selection of products and always fresh It's still a…read morelittle bit more expensive than the other Persian store I go to.

Super convenient location at Brentwood Mall with lots of products available. There are many…read morepre-made food available as well as regular groceries. There's a really big salad bar, as well as heated food that can be paid by weight. At the store entrance, there's a large seating area to eat food in peace before leaving. The place feels very clean and organized. I really like the dimmer lighting compared to other groceries stores in particular. It feels very relaxing and a good place to slowly look through the aisles instead of the usual rush rush rush.

This is my favourite place to shop for groceries and health foods! The produce is fresh and…read morethere's such a variety! And their meat and fish collection is high quality! I also have a number of food allergies - no gluten or dairy - and they have a good selection of items that cater to folks like me. And I love their bakery and fresh food bar. Great options if you don't want to cook dinner or want to grab lunch! Only complaint is their prices, but the prices are going up everywhere so... They have parking downstairs - but remember to purchase a ticket in the elevator area. You can get 1 hour reimbursed at the cash out.