This review is written in gratitude to Ponia Market, African food, life's poetic events which come…read moretogether here. I hope everyone feels as welcomed by this review to check out this market as I was by the family who owns and runs it. Ponia African Market Butik is an incredible family-owned grocery store with beautiful artisan crafts, clothing and imported goods. If you are looking to stock your sos pantry (preppers delight!) with the most useful and nutritious items, you are in ouck If you need ingredients for traditional Central American, South American or Southeast Asian recipes, this is for you. If you're seeking African imports and traditional African goods, find treasure here. Wherever you're from, whatever you're looking for, you'll be given a warm welcome, plenty of useful advice and you'll end up with something great in your basket. This uncrowded market is an excellent pandemic choice for those avoiding crowded markets nearby. Enter the market and turn right for beautiful embroidered dresses, stunning African textiles and elegant special occasion clothing for men and women. Racks of well-made sportswear, premium cotton t-shirts and African-themed memorabilia. As a big Bob Marley fan, I love this section! Pass the clothing to find hair products, African soap, jewelry, toiletries and useful household items. I was delightfully overwhelmed by isles filled with beautiful exotic imported food such as dry goods, seasonings, nutritious oils, beans, greans, fermented drinks, and imports from Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, and Camaroon. African food is tasty, healthy and colorful. I passed shelves filled with red palm oil, Yellow African curry, bright green banana leaves, orange citrus jerk seasoning and amber peppers. (What a wonderful world) The southwest part of the market is the refrigerated section filled with frozen and fresh hand cut meats, and smoked, dried and cured fish. Here, I asked for help from one of the wonderful family members who work at the market and ended up with ingredients for curry goat stew, African greens and more. She told me about Africa's version of tamales, also called corn koki, which is available in family-sized portions in the refrigerator. I told her about humitas which are very similar. Steamed corn cakes are popular around the world. Like many dishes and things that connect us from far away places, this market is a gold mine for my mortar and pestle friends around the world. After getting a generous lesson about African food, I learned the owner of this market also owns an African restaurant in the area. It sounds great and I can't wait to try it! I headed home with my treasure and turned to the ultimate source for African cooking advice: YouTube. Rolls up sleeves. After watching market trips in Ghana, coastal cooking in Jamaica, fu-fu recipes made the hard way (pounding plantains and starch with a stick for hours) and a goat recipe which required a village to prepare, I'm ready to try cooking my first African meal. I have a long way to go before I know what I'm doing but so far, learning is part of the fun. After enjoying the meals I prepared with my market treasure, I noticed an overall improvement in my health. Miracles happen in mysterious ways indeed! African curry powder was always my favorite. Can it cure cancer?! Ingredients list before: tumeric, coriander, cumin, allspice, black pepper, garlic, fenugreek, cloves, ground red hot pepper. African curry powder is the most nutritious seasoning I've ever seen! Many of my purchases had unexpectedly good health benefits and high nutritional value. Don't you love it when you heal an ailment, learn a lesson get a great bargain and find a new favorite? Me too! I found this market after making a U-turn to avoid an unhealthy "donut". (You know the guy) If you see an abusive ex, a bad scene, an unhealthy decision, make a U-turn! End up here where you'll be happier, healthier and hopefully inspired by African food forever. Many thanks to this market for the food, advice, help I appreciate the opportunity to review this market and I look forward to reading future five star reviews from fellow yelpers! Five stars for these guys and the poetry inspired here.:)

If you don't have money to waste, don't go to this market. We were looking for a local caribbean…read moremarket and came across this store on Oct 18th. We bought bammy, patty, callaloo, and supligen. As of yesterday, we realized everything we purchased was spoiled! We had no idea...We warmed the patty and the patty jus a stretch so.... The supligen spoil from september 19th... Bammy spoil from JANUARY !!! The only thing safe was the callaloo... These people selling rotten food! Buyers beware!!!!

10/10 I come for all my middle eastern food needs. Everyone who works here is so nice. It's a cute…read morelittle market that fulfills the craving :)

This is a perfect Middle Eastern store in the antelope valley. It saves me a trip from going to the…read moreSuper King Market and Fresh Choice in Anaheim. Very nice guy working there and has every Arabic product you can think of. I'm so happy I found this place.

Island Pacific on Soledad Canyon Rd is an exceptionally clean, bright, and well-organized location…read morethat always delivers a fantastic shopping experience. The absolute highlight is the hot food section and the excellent Karaoke Corner setup near all of the hot food, where everything is consistently fresh, flavorful, and perfect for a comforting, authentic meal. Beyond the amazing food selection, the staff here is incredibly friendly and efficient, managing busy lines quickly while maintaining a genuinely helpful attitude. Between the neatly maintained aisles and the stellar service, it's an easy five-star spot for both a quick grocery run and a high-quality ready-to-go dinner.

Came in w/my hgz to get sum grub here and groceries too. Around 8 AM and there was parking…read moresurprisingly!!!!

Super excited to find this Korean store in town. There are many selections you can find, from…read moresandwiches, sweets, baked goods, gimbap, snacks, etc. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. And the store is nice and clean. I tried the bulgogi gimbap/kimpab, it was really tasty and nicely made. There's two marinated vegetables in there so it made very flavorful (but not salty). The ingredients are fresh. They currently only have bulgogi and ham, but I hope they will have gobo soon. The sandwich ($6.50) was great as well. The ingredients are fresh and nicely seasoned. A great breakfast or lunch option. The portion is large enough for a meal. There are banchan in the fridge. I bought the radish one, nicely seasoned. There's a hint of spiciness and sweetness, a good balance of the two. I would definitely come back to try out more things, especially the sweet potatoes in the fall/winter and Kimpab. Some of their snacks and packaged items are slightly pricier than some local Korean markets. But you will find things that you can't find elsewhere.

They provided the most updated Korean food. Cookie, snack and authentic Korean home made food. Such…read moreas Kimchi, local small patch sesame oil, bimbimbo herbal bag, seaweed product ... Of course, there are too many stuff from Korea we should not miss. And the store is small therefore they cannot provide all the food as H mart or Hannan! But the whole environment is very organize and very clean. They also sell Kimbop, sandwhiches, and bagel. Kind like mom and dad pop up light food store. So if you are the busy mom or not cooking daily, you still can enjoy the food there!

I went to Blue Fig farms because the internet thought they might have British food. I guessed that…read moreingredients for Indian cookery is what they specialize in so there could be cross overs. I keep reading about how brown sauce is a staple on every table in the UK. HP Sauce is the main brand. I stopped in on afternoon Saturday the 7th. First impression was similar to the Asia market on White Lane, maybe less cluttered, more like a small supermarket. Walking the isles I didn't see it. To make sure I asked a stock clerk. He was friendly, hadn't heard of HP Sauce but walked me to where it might be. No luck. I didn't want to leave empty handed so brought an apple soda in a clear plastic can shaped like an aluminum can up to the register. I guess they took those earlier negative reviews to heart. The cashier, a man in his 40s or 50s, was so friendly. Joking with me in a dad joke way then gifting me a little morsel on my way out. I'm sure no one else gets treats, I was wearing my cervical collar, pretty sad looking. They have a lot of different foods there. Great produce. Just don't count on finding much British food.

This is a lovely Ethnic market. They have a small but Beautiful produce section that carries many…read moreof the ordinary items but they have some lovely unique vegetables you won't find anywhere else in Bakersfield. You can get a quick meal to go, which I haven't done yet but am looking forward to. The aromas are Devine. The staff has always been friendly and helpful to me. They have a small but excellent meat department. I noticed that they have very reasonable prices and the lamb is especially affordable compared to other markets. They have a vast array of what are exotic groceries compared to other markets. I love to just peruse the isles when I'm there. I wish they had cooking classes. It would be interesting to learn how to use ingredients I'm not familiar with. I highly suggest a visit. You won't be disappointed.

It's an Asian supermarket very convenient to our area. The store is big , fresh fruits and veggies…read more Bought fish ( tilapia and pompano) . The prices were comparable to 99 ranch and seafood yet the fish was not really fresh. The eyes were red and frozen. You can technically felt the ice frozen inside the fish. That's made it heavy to weigh. The clean was free . Thank you. The coconut juice I literally was very cheap. Be back for some Asian needs .

4+ Supermarket that specializes in Asian products (both imported and local). I think there's a…read moreplace to eat here as well, but I came in on the later side after work to pick up a few things so I didn't experience that part of it. The service and ambiance, at least to me, felt similar to other well known Asian markets. This place doesn't have a gigantic footprint, but has similar if not almost all the products for similar markets with larger size. I don't cook a whole bunch for myself, but I came here to get some of the different bag noodles, some condiments, and a handful of produce and other items I planned on using very soon. I spent some time in that noodle aisle because there's quite the selection. Overall, I enjoyed my shopping experience here and will be back. There's also plenty of parking within the lot (at least during a weeknight right before closing time, etc.)

Service 5 star Taste /flavor 5 star…read more Authentic 5star I'd love to see them play with more vegetarian options like jerk chickpea and potatoes. Or spinach and potatoes patties. But this is am amz

Everything I purchased was delicious . Except the plantains but that's cause it was my first time…read moredon't like them oxtails were

Please, please, please visit this lovely market! The prices are obscenely affordable, and you'll be…read moreshocked by the pricing. Great customer service.

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I can't believe I haven't written a review for Tokyo Central yet, though I've stopped by here…read moredozens of times - my go to is their sushi tray options! They have the BEST tasting salmon sushi/sashimi all around, at this price point, even better salmon quality compared to nearby sushi restaurants in my opinion. (Our Japanese native friend also agrees.) Best part is - 20% off after 7 pm!!!! But the trays get snatched up quickly. Too bad I'm not around the area at that time, otherwise I'd make Tokyo Central my weekly run for dinner. Their Kimchi Tako Poke is another regular we get, it's so good. However, recently, the only option I saw was the Shoyu Tako Poke - and I didn't like this version one bit - too hard and the flavor is not to my liking. Will never get it again. The hot food area has quite a decent selection, priced and weight by the pound, self-served. Often around 3-4pm, you may see 20% discounted packaged hot food placed out, whatever that's leftover from the lunch rush hour. Tried it a few times, but felt most of the food is heavily dosed in MSG, so I'd be selective on what I get. They also have sashimi party trays which require pre-order. Great pricing for the quality and convenience. Overall, love their sushi selection, and it's a regular stop for us. As for the market itself, there's not as much to buy, and pricing is on the higher end. However, they have a larger selection of some products that I can't find elsewhere, and sometimes their advertised specials are decently priced.

This Tokyo Central is larger and better thank most of their other locations! Great supplies of all…read morethings Japanese; especially food! My favorite #1: Their eggs have golden yellow yolks, which you won't find in most supermarkets. My favorite #2: their baked teriyaki eels; you can make Eel Rice for the a small family with one package, usually between $25-35 but sometimes on sale for under $20. My favorite #3: their thick sliced bread (厚片土司) - each slice is about twice as thick as ordinary sliced break; very gratifying when they pop out of the toaster! They also have a huge selection of ready-made food from bento boxes to sushi. A great place for busy working people to get easy meal solutions!

I live nearby and stop by Mitsuwa pretty often. It's one of my go-to spots when I'm craving…read moreJapanese snacks or something quick to eat. They always have a great selection of Japanese treats, drinks, and things you don't really see in regular grocery stores. I usually grab their sushi sets and they're surprisingly good for a grocery store. The fish is fresh and the rolls taste clean and simple, just how sushi should be. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. The store is always well organized and it just has that authentic Japanese market vibe. If you like Japanese food or snacks, this place is definitely worth checking out.

Legit Japanese market in SFV, where you can get everything you need. Prices are a little on the…read morehigher side, but the convenience of having this type of market close by is worth every penny. They always have rotating sale items on staples and snacks. Also, a prepared foods section that rivals many Japanese style restaurants in the area. Pro tip: go after 6pm and pick up prepared foods for reduced price! Staff is always friendly and helpful, and the store is kept clean for comfortable shopping.