That said, you have to be careful with packaged frozen seafood. Unless you know exactly what it is…read moreand how to cook it, do not just trust your eyes. Do not assume that something will have the same taste and texture as what you remember from hometown just because it looks similar. I once bought frozen razor clams that turned out to be chewy, smelly, and almost impossible to chew. Another time, I bought a bag of frozen green mussels. They had exactly the same shape and color as the ones I usually bought from Chinese markets, but they were not cooked. Once defrosted, they practically melted into water. Vietnamese markets also sell many kinds of fish by weight. Most of them are good, but you need real experience when buying raw seafood. Otherwise, it is very easy to waste money. Thuan Phat is a typical Vietnamese market in this sense. You can get most of the ingredients a Chinese family needs. Their fried or dried pork skin is actually much better than what I have found in most Chinese grocery stores. But again, only buy what you know. You need to know the quality, and you need to know how to process it. This Thuan Phat also has several tanks and a full seafood counter for live seafood, including crabs, tilapia, and other fish. The prices are lower than at many Chinese markets, and honestly, the quality is not bad at all.

I am no stranger to Thuan Phat El Monte Superstore. I have been here many times in previous years…read more It is a huge Asian supermarket comparable to other Asian supermarkets such as 99 Ranch, San Gabriel Superstore, GW or Great Wall Supermarket, etc. Free parking is plenty in the front and back of the store. There are individual merchandise and food vendors along the front inside of store. They carry many different international dry goods, perishable food items, fresh produce, meat and seafood, frozen items, and so much more. You can spend hours shopping here. Most recently, my Mom and I came to checkout the sugarcane juice vendor. We got ourselves one large cup with ice for $7. It is $12 if you want no ice. You have to pay more money if you want all juice. Sugarcane juice tasted refreshing and sweet. I would get it again with no ice next time. I may just bring my own ice or drink it as is.

The service is amazing nice workers and quick to help if you need assistance…read more The meat/price is always a plus I would recommend anyone to come visit this place !

Taco tuesday: 5 tacos for $5 at the diner inside the market. Tremendously great deal for yummy…read moretacos.

As busy this store is, it's always stocked and clean. The workers always doing their best for the…read morecustomers.

12/8/25 Simply because I was able to find a supermarket that sell chicken thighs with skin!!! They…read moreget a 4 star It was a mission searching for specific chicken thighs with skin-- couldn't find any at GW or 99 Ranch mkts. Sure, Costco has the best price but it will not fit at our Airbnb space in the shared fridge Navigating the store was easy. Everything is found where it should be found. I used the self checkout, no service was rendered at this shopping experience but the market looks decently well kept. Parking is free & ample.

Lots of frozen things in this market! And some of the…read more"fresh" items seem very soon to not be fresh. Their live lobsters do not look so live anymore. Kind of dimmer run down market. But it gets the job done. Tons of freezer chests for frozen goods here. Even the fried tofu in bags. Probably to preserve spoilage so they can still sell it. The fresh meat section is very small, not that great on selection, you must go to the meat counter to get what you want. It does the job but I didn't get everything I needed today here in a typical Asian market. Missing my shrimp balls for hot pot dinner. Missing the rice papers etc. When you walk in. You will see a handful of other shops like an appliance (washer dryer) store and it's absolutely no traffic here. Hence the slower turn on produces and meats they sell here. I didn't grab 2 live Dungeness crabs today let's see how they do when I cook them up

Store needs a major upgrade. A lot of old stuff you guys are selling, the old meat gave me gas…read more Then I stood there for a good 10 minutes straight watching the staff walk back-and-forth in and out of the break room knowing I'm waiting to be helped at the counter and then when I'm about to leave, they wanna say to give them my ticket like what the hell. Ridiculous

Went to buy chips on the way home. Got the fresh chips that are Superior brand. They had…read moreunsalted!!! Nice and fresh! I wanted to stroll the store. I got to the bakery dept and wanted to grab everything! Everything looked so fresh and delicious! Ended up with a tres leches single cake. $3.99, not bad! To much cinnamon powdering on top, but still ate it all! Everything was clean and organized. Plenty of parking!

What is up with your IT team? Also, management need to learn to read. Last time I was here.. it…read moretool 3 employees ans 20 minutes to give me a dollar back from a promo not ringing up correctly. How about empowering your employee or better yet, educate them.

Friendly associates always greeting as soon as you walk in store…read more Produce been looking fresher! Some Employees are very helpful. This store i would definitely come back...They are improving with the new associates love the vibe too

They have a huge verity of food and goods here. The employees are very helpful and knowledgeable…read moreabout the store. Was helped at the checkout Quickly and were all kind. I recommend this location to everyone I know. Please be sure to check out this location soon. - Sergio Dee

Superb customer service ‼ Coldest Beer in EL Monte by far…read more Convenient everything fresh Clamato's always clean & crisp cold . Ice bags are great chips gum oh & not to mention the Milk butter sour cream & cottage cheese.

Was just there today! Awesome family run business with amazing customer service and the coldest…read morebeer in town!!

Been to a few different Northgate Markets now and I'm a fan…read more Generally, produce prices are lower versus American markets. Gotta live the fresh pastries, breads, aqua fescas, tamales and soups.

Staple of the community, My initial shopping list was crema…read moreand the chips they make inhouse. The deli caught my eye, and I ordered the Thursday torta special. I forgot to take pictures and I inhaled it. It came with an aqua fresca, I picked the pineapple spinach. I felt like I could use the fiber, it's tangy not bad interesting combination. The deli ladies are very helpful, and patient when I was staring at the menu. Especially when I froze when they asked me which drink I wanted.