Lived in Sunset since 1979 When this store opened we were so happy Very convenient Experience has been iffy for a long time Today was not icing but mold on the cake I won't talk about the moldy fish cake I tried to return face masks purchased 8/13 It states on receipt within 3 days Alas I procrastinated trying to exchange for blue or white. These pink ones are okay but not for my grandsons You would think during these difficult times they could exchange for the blue which they had So disappointed Maybe I don't have a right to complain but nowadays good customer relations is more important than ever read more

A supermarket with a wide variety of Asian foods. Umpteen variations of Tofu, all manner of asian style vegetables.High praise for the variety. Their staff is another matter, the guys who stock the produce have no manners. None whatsoever. They will jostle a ninety year old woman to get their stacks of boxes down the aisle. The butchers are incredibly rude. They get in a snit if you ask them cut a slab down and then they say all manner of nasty things to you. They are real old world. Cleanliness? questionable, no worse than some of the butchershops in Chinatown but that's not saying much. Come for the products, but don't expect western style manners or grace. read more

I can find most the asian things i want here. and it's a good price. parking is not so fun. they have a lot but it's full of people waiting and blocking each other's way. soo crowded in the stores be prepared to excuse yourself and slide between people and do ninja tricks etc read more

I recent;y went to Sunset Super and I was appaled people did not practice social distancing. They need to provide people with masks or not let them in without one. I was having to dodge people and ask them to move away. read more

Customer service is non-existent. When you call for the manager "always out". I brought my own bag for the groceries, the cashier did not give a receipt and did not put what I bought into my bag. Products are frequently expired. Make sure to look for the expiration date Always! And never buy if already expired. read more

Shoppers beware. They carried expired goods so make sure to check expiration date. Just realized the 4 packets of dry noodles purchased last week had expired over ONE YEAR ago. read more

Lobsters are $6.99 a pound!!!! I know what Im eating for dinner.... =D Steak...because Im allergic to shellfish =( Davids Bottom Line- I am allergic to crustaceans but how can you pass up lobster for $6.99 a pound? You cant. I like to eat it with a side of pasta, glass of white wine, and for dessert...a shot of epinephrine. Yum-O read more

I love Asian super markets in San Francisco, and this is no exception - shelves and shelves of everything you can think of, at a cheap low price. The only down side of Asian supermarkets is that you're not sure where it's coming from, and not organic. Still a great place to come get my dried and frozen goods. Easy parking, and easy roads to navigate towards. read more

Dang You Sunset Stuper...Why do you have to be so blatantly ignorant to how unclean your basket / carts have become??? The little red ones...Yea the ones that little Asian grandmas roll around the nasty store floor all day like its their carry-on item. Yep the ones stacked up high so that the little black wheels that have been-a-draggin thru the funk are now sharing the funk. What..Where is the funk? All over the inside of the carts where we just so happen to place our food. Brilliant! Now I'm not even that big of a germa-phobe but this is just NASS-TEA... Hell I might as well be practicing soccer with my water melon juggling it to the cashier. I'm sure the stockers would appreciate my love for the sport. I'm sure to hear a shouted 'Orale' or two. So I guess its not all that bad since there is a silver lining, I'm finally commited to using my own shopping bag 100% of the time because I'd rather not have your Asian grandma's shoe scrapings on my fresh produce. Now for those of you that forgot your own bag...remember...Wash Rinse Repeat. read more

This place is overpriced, dirty, and has the worst service. If compared to other supermarkets, and even its twin on Irving and even Chinatown, I would never come here again. The only reason why people come here is because its conveniently located in a highly residential area. First off I accidentally bought the wrong sauce once, and when I attempted to return it within an hour, they were telling me I couldn't but eventually made an "exception". Secondly, their seafood department staff are the most ignorant and incompetent staff I have ever met. When attempting to buy a fish a very tall Asian male told me there were no small ones left, and when I asked how big the others were, he rudely responded with a "really big", then proceeded to turn around and laugh with other staff as if not selling me a fish was a triumphant feat. Not but two seconds later I see another woman buying half the fish i had wanted, unbeknownst to me, you could buy the fish by the half! but the idiot with an apron did not tell me a thing! (it is however pricier by the pound). And last, when speaking with the manager, I never even recieved an apology, she only told me to show her who the staff was so he could sell me the correct fish. This place has a serious management problem, and the staff will only hurt their profits as they lose more and more customers & me, my family and friends are those customers. Good bye sunset super!!! read more

I was doing one of my scouts checking the beach area and the SF Zoo and ran into this supermarket. Easy, accessible parking, less crowded and I think even cheaper than Irving area supermarket. Nice workers too. Truly a nice find. read more

I'm used to the Sunset Super on Irving but the one on Vicente isn't that different and it's less crowded. There isn't another business in that area, so even if the Sunset Super parking lot is full, it should be easy to find street parking. Like the Irving location, the fruit and dried noodles are outside, the seafood, meat and bakery items are to the right and the produce is on the left. I think the Irving location has a better selection of fresh mochi and baked goods but Vicente might have more mock meat items. It's a medium sized market without a deli (unfortunately). A couple of the Vicente aisles are wider and the place seems a little cleaner but the middle aisles are just as tight. The selection of Pocky is pretty good though the selection of Japanese grocery items is much better at New May Wah. It's annoying that they're packaging so much of their fresh produce. First, I don't need that much bok choy. Second, it's hard to see if all the produce is fresh if it's wrapped up. And it's a waste of packaging. So far New May Wah hasn't adopted this annoying practice. The cashiers don't speak to you but that's okay. Friendly cashiers aren't something you'd expect at a Chinese supermarket. read more

I bought a pack of Asian pears. One of the pears was wrapped with foam wrap. When I got home, I found that the pear with foam wrap was spoiled and had mold on it. They intentionally wrap it up so customers do not see it is spoiled. I hate people using this unscrupulous ways of running a business. read more

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Anyone else detest the pungent smell of an Asian grocery store? I don't know what it is but EWWWWWWWW. I always have to know what I want so I can minimize the minutes I'm in there. Run in, grab it, pay for it, dash out -- that's the routine. This is my go-to store for HELLO PANDAS! The best Asian snack ever...hands down! Other than that, I don't step foot into any Asian grocery store. The smell . . . u g h . . . (but definitely come here instead of the one on Irving, that one is WORSE. Plus, parking on and around Vicente is better than Irving!) read more

Great little hidden gem in the Sunset. I live only a few blocks away and have had my heart broken again and again by local produce stores gone to the wind. Two have come and gone for the same store front in the past 3 years alone. Not to mention that the Porduce Store El Mediano on Taraval and 21st closed, I mean come on! Where's a girl gonna get her veggies on the fresh and cheap and sans Safeway? i thought I'd be doomed to having to go to Safeway, and I couldn't just settle for the idea that the only local produce place by me was on Taraval and 40th. But low and behold I found! I found SUNSET SUPERMARKET! My bf;s boss mentioned this place and we decided to try it out on a whim. We drove up and got a spot right in front. It wasn't since upon going back thirds and fourths times that I realized there was a parking lot (and yes try to avoid, drivers are how-do-you-say-it "less than great". Take some durable reusable bags and park just about a half block away. S'all good my friends. Great produce. Sure some is prob past its best, but dont buy it then. but I can only speak for times I've been and things I bought, which have all been exceptional. Bought fresh lettuce, jalapenos, cilantro, bok choy, celery, carrots. EXTREMELY CHEAP chicken. Bought 10 large fresh chicken drumsticks for less than $5.50. Solid. Also bought some Basa Filets the last time I went yesterday and 2 good sized filets ran me $4.98, not bad indeed. If you live in the area I would highly suggest stopping in, at least. Great selection on dried spices. Also have great ramen, panko, udon, egg noodles etc. If nothing else just buy eggs and milk here when needed. And don't be afraid of the fishy smell. Embrace it, become one with the fish. There's a legit aquarium in the back folks. So, duh, it smells like fish. But growing up going to early am fish markets with my Dad on the oceans edge has taught me one thing. Good fish smell, and BAAAAAAADDD fish smell. So just because it smells like fish, doesn't mean it's dirty. Ohhhh and hahahha FYI they have live frogs here, in case you needed them. Support local, I personally enjoy have produce stores around in my neighborhood. It'd be too sad to see this one go the way of others before it. read more

Be Careful!!! Crazy Store in San francisco. 100% real I don't believe this supermarket has so many stars. Some food is "PASSED DUE DAY". When you buy sea food looks fresh, but the guy will change the "Died sea food" for you. When part of vegetable become gangrenous or mold on the surface, they will cut the bad part and pack into the new package to sell. It looks fresh. I tried to buy one big box noodles. After I took back home, I found the due date on the box was passed. I brought it back to refund. But I heard the manager asked the guy take the noodles out and sell it on the shelf. WTF, She knew the noodles passed due date but still sell it. I found some packed food that the date was scratched. It is because the date was passed too. read more

There are plenty of good things and bad things to say about this place, so I'll leave it with a breakdown of good/bad. GOOD: 1) Prices for produce/fruit/meats/seafood are exceptional and the cheapest around 2) Fresh meat and seafood: During dungeness crab season, GO HERE! you can get live dungeness for anywhere between $3.99-$5.99lb. So for those who go to Mollie Stone's for that, you are getting ripped off! 3) Variety Bad: 1) STINKS-if you are not used to walking into an asian market, get prepared, because there is a stinch. Not sure if it's due to the live seafood, etc but just know you have been warned. 2) Sanitary-Even when I get home, first thing I do is wash my hands. Overall: Value is great. Yes, you can even get coconut water for .99 here. read more

I am speechless, really, about what happened in this market today. My 83 1/2 year old mother went shopping here to get fruit. She chose a shopping cart sitting in the parking lot and proceeded to go inside the store. About ten minutes later, with my mom's purse, walking cane, grapes, nectarines and apricots in her basket, a male employee comes up to her, tells her that the basket she is using is not one of their baskets, empties her basket contents onto the fruit display and leaves with her basket. He leaves her with no basket and with her groceries sitting on a display in Produce. I called to complain to the owner who was not on site. The person on the line spoke very limited English. This situation is truly reprehensible. To say that this is all poor customer service is an absolute understatement. read more

I live about a 2 minute walk from this market and I no longer go there because the customer service is so overtly racist. Unfortunately, if you're white, you get treated much differently than if you're Asian. I have tried going back there several times now and every time I checkout I smile, say hello, and thank you and all I get back is either a blank stare or a straight up frown. I've even tried asking questions about some items in the store a couple of times and I'm just either stared at or ignored. After I finish getting frowned at, the person behind me is typically another Asian person, as that is the majority of the population of my neighborhood and the majority of the store's customers, and the mood of the checker completely changes to a giant smile and pleasant small talk. At first I thought this was probably just a language barrier issue, but it's not because the following conversation is usually in at least half English, if not the entirely English. If I were just treated like a person at this store, I would come back regularly, but I'm not. On top of that, this place also smells horrible. It smells like rotting fish. I'm not taking about a typical fish market smell, but a strong smell of fish openingly decomposing. Long story short: I'm their #1 customer. Just kidding. This place sucks. read more

Produce = good Frozen stuff = good Canned/boxed, etc = good Other stuff = good too. Seafood and meat = great. Prices = Great! Most of it is cheap. Service...I don't mind the people behind the counters or stocking. But I truly have a love-hate relationship with their cashiers. Sometimes, they're complete imbeciles (screwing up my bill, forgetting items, etc), and other times, they're kind, efficient and wonderful. Hardly anyone speaks English, and they do not give a crap either. Parking = pain. Limited in front of the store, and street parking can be a pain too. Residential area. You've been warned! read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE, INCOMPETENT CASHIERS. Cashier charged my card TWICE for the same purchase. When the SECOND transaction was declined because it was a duplicate transaction and my bank monitors those, she told me to give back all of my groceries. I checked my bank statement and the first transaction went through, meaning I have a $30 charge on my account for groceries I WASN'T ALLOWED TO TAKE. Went back to talk to the manager. She was flustered and while we were talking she TOOK A PERSONAL CALL while I was standing there. Fucking UNBELIEVABLE. It took 20 minutes to even convince her to give me a written statement that she will refund me my money if the charge goes through without actually getting any money. I've called my bank and I've called this store. Absolutely no help at all. Now I'm down the only money I had for groceries and I've got no food until Monday. read more

WTF sunset super.. $3.59 for a small package of mushrooms? I can get the same package in Chinatown for $1.99 or in Sacramento for $2.50 Aside from that, this Sunset Supermarket is slightly smaller than the one on Irving and IMO isn't as crowded. It's kinda in a random location (in middle of a residential area - right next to a park) but I bet they get alot of business from the grandmas and grandpas that frequent the park on weekday mornings. I stopped by this past weekend to pick up some green onions, pears, and mushrooms. But after seeing that pears were $2.99 a pound and each one was well over a pound and the high prices on mushrooms I left with only a bag of beef balls, green onions, and yam noodles :( Granted, Sunset Supermarket has a pretty decent selection of goods for being in the SUNSET - rather than us having to go to chinatown every time we want to buy groceries. I feel like their prices and quality of things have begun to go down throughout the years. ( I found a bag of super moldy apples hiding amongst other bags of "fresh- looking" apples). Although I'll probably still keep coming here for groceries since it's convenient & they're the only place in town that sells raspberry sake. I don't think i'll be buying any fresh veggies or fruits from here anytime soon. read more

I always go here for my grocery needs. I can get pretty much everything I need for way cheaper than at Safeway. My favorite is how red bell peppers are like, $1.50 a POUND rather than $2 EACH. And you can get twice the amount of mint/basil/cilantro/parsley for half the price. The fish is very fresh (i.e. still swimming), their selection of Asian veggies is mind blowing, and they even have sushii! I can get a massive pile of seaweed salad for 5 dollars. Oh and they have many kinds of sake and soju, ranging from baby baby sized to BIGGER THAN BABY sized. But if you must have your nice clean floors and wide aisles and no funny smells and no animal guts all up in your face, then this is not the place for you!! read more

Take it for what it is: Cheap cheap Asian super market. You will often NOT find any produce, meat or poultry cheaper anywhere else. You're going to find almost anything Asian that you are wanting or needing at a market! Frozen Asian foods like lumpia, pork buns, shrimp dumplings, and the what not, as well as live fish still swimming in the tank. Asian crackers, snacks, fruits, candies, everything!!! What it is not: a fancy, pretty, clean market. Just so you know. I think it would be hard to find cheap, and pretty and clean all in the same place, unless someone came up with the Ikea of markets. As of now that is not around. read more

Asian supermarket filled with Asian (mostly Chinese and Japanese to my uncultured eyes) foods and kitchenware. What more do you need to know? Oh, of course, it's cheap. They take credit cards, which I love finding in an Asian place. I come here for the produce (a box of 8 large mangos or 15 manilia mangoes for about $7? heck yes!) and stuff for my slowly growing asian pantry. Definitely get spices here, larger and cheaper than safeway. About $1.25 for a large glass jar of ground white peppern (for jook!). My sister and I even found imitation maple flavoring and food coloring here for half the price of safeway; it required some digging. Like all places with small aisles, I prefer a basket to a cart. Watch out for all the crazy cars and pedestrians. Don't even bother trying to park in the lot. You'll have better luck and time getting out on the side streets. read more

To live in San Francisco, you have to discover the joys of Sunset Super! Yes, you have your local grocery store, your Safeway, your Lucky's.... but if you're trying to find fresh produce on the CHEAP, GO HERE! They are an Asian grocery store so if you're trying to make any kind of Asian cusine, you are definitely going to find it here. They also have a butcher and live produce section of the grocery store. My only suggestion is to really inspect the dates and the fresh produce. You will sometimes have the expired date or moldy item, but you really can't beat the price. read more

Reason why I come here: for their fresh produce because it is cheaper than many outside options such as Lucky's, Safeway, and sometimes Trader Joe's. Well, I usually go to Trader Joe's and Sunset Super to get my Western and Asian ingredients - those are my two go to spots. And I digress.. I seriously only come to Sunset Supermarket for their meats, their seafood, their fruits, and their vegetables because of the price - I don't think I come here really for anything else (well sometimes the obvious Asian ramen and other stuff). I can come out of here paying ~30 dollars for steak, potoates, salmon, brocolli, onions, tomatoes, and shrimp! That's a good deal! Sure it might not be the cleanest place around town but what do you really expect from an Asian market? Sometimes you have to look past it and just get the good food that is also cheap, I mean I'm sure you go home and wash the food and wash yourself as well! read more

When you need something that you can not find in your typical supermarket, this is the place to go! My personal favorite is the wide assortment of Mochi Ice Cream they have..And you could probably buy every item on a Dim Sum menu here, just in the frozen variety! The fresh vegetables are usually good and they have a pretty amazing selection of Bak Choy!! DOWNSIDE! Asian supermarket's/groceries always have this distinct smell about them. I can't describe it. Even though I have grown up going to them, it still bothers me. And be thankful they moved the bucket of live frogs behind the counter. read more

Since this market is 2 blocks from my flat I can shop for fresh meats, fish and veggies each time I cook a meal. The price is definitely right. I could buy a week's worth of food for 5 dinners (meat, spices, veg) and it will cost me under $20. Sometimes I splurge and order fried fish...mmm...so good. Some good finds: When I don't have time to make it fresh, I buy this Malaysian brand frozen roti/chapatis. They also have a large variety of good quality frozen gyoza/dumplings. I like the fresh noodles they carry, especially the Taiwanese style type. Despite the language barrier, the cashiers are usually polite and helpful if you need it. The stock guys too. Once in a while someone's having a bad day, but hey don't we all? My only disappointment is the Filipino food is expensive, but I know it's not the market's fault. read more

I live REALLY close to this Sunset Supermarket, so therefore come very often... at least once a week and usually more. Pros: - Great selection of all sorts of Asian foods ranging from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and more. Of course there's more of a Chinese selection but you can find it all here. - Cheaper than regular groceries stores when it comes to produce and meats! - Lots of Asian snacks & beverages. - They carry milk and some of the standard western food items too. - They have Polly Ann ice cream, mmm! Cons: - Aisles really narrow. - Parking is annoying and really hit or miss. Why the hell are there so many people here at 1pm on a weekday!? - Western selection is vastly overpriced and often close to expiration... check the dates people. - Not the cleanest grocery store in the world. - Don't expect to get help from any of the checkers or anyone else that works here unless you speak Chinese. - Make sure you double and triple wash veggies you buy here. Guaranteed to have dirt in it still. I'm Asian so none of the cons really bother me. :D Just another average Asian grocery store to me. It's not as nice as Ranch 99 or Pacific Supermarket, but if you live close and you're Asian/need Asian ingredients, you'll keep coming back. read more

Easier to get to than 99 Ranch over on Skyline but with similar horrendous parking situation without a parking lot. They have a bunch of great stuff that fulfills my need for authentic Asian food. Great packaged noodles and snacks. The fruits and veggies are ok but nothing like Whole Foods. I can't complain though since I'm paying a fraction of the cost. You have to know what you want because English obviously isn't the staffs first language. The Yelpers that have complained about this are silly, IMO. You're in an Asian market, what do you expect them to speak? Why don't you learn some Mandarin or Cantonese instead? I walk out of there with a great meal in the making for a bunch less than what I would pay at Safeway. read more

I stopped shopping here - because I found the meat, vegetables, and fruits not very fresh. Eat them quick because they go bad quick. The meats are especially bad - with some reaking bad smells even though they were supposedly packed that day. The vegetables are tough... and picked out. Fruits... gotta spend some time picking them. The guys manning the fish counter - barely speak english and seem pretty rude. I ask for a live crab and they give me a dead one... I ask for small fish and they give me the biggest one. Parking lot is pretty small... usually a ton of doubled parked cars... best to park on the street. The best thing about this place is convenience - otherwise you may want to spend a little more time and trek to ranch 99 where things are generally more fresh. read more

You can't really be too picky. This isn't WHOLE FOODS BOOJIE MARINA DISTRICT This is a really decent market for the Sunset District. I mean, come on there isn't that much competition out here. You have Safeway (shit way) or Luckys (Ugghhh..) I needed ingredients for Dash broth and they have a range of Asian items.This is not just a Chinese market. There is a whole isle dedicated to Korean and Japanese foods. The Japanese food section is much cheaper that Nijiya over in Japantown. Too bad Sunset Super doesn't have more pick up and go lunch items. I picked up Mirin, good sake, tons or produce and their green onions were pretty cheap. The workers here don't speak that much English but they will go out of their way to help you out. My friend who didn't speak Chinese looked up stuff on Google translate and the man helped her right away. TIP: At the fish section they can cook, de scale, and give you advice on how to cook it. Don't be scared of the Chinese guys in bloody Aprons. Asian dream heaven. read more

I like this location better than Irving's because it's much easier to find parking around. I thinkit's th only Asian market on this side of Sunset. I pretty much can get most of my grocery at one stop; its got seafood, meat, veggetables, drinks and snacks, cooking ingredients, even utensils and laundry detergent. Sometimes they have those live jumbo red shrimps on sale for under $20, now that's cheap. The only thing that kinda sucks is the isles are really narrow, so it's hard to pass by when there are other ppl around shopping. I usually go towards their closing time, so I just get in and outta there quick. read more

Within walking distance from my boyfriend's place. Pretty low priced stuff. So it's convenient, Chinese, & cheap. The 3Cs. Ha.......

This place has everything I could hope for: large assortment of rice balls (w/ sesame, peanut, eggy filling) as well as cheap veggies and fruit. Not only that, but the fellow customers are awesome. I couldn't find rock candy, didn't even know where to start, and I asked a guy with a bluetooth (looked savvy) if he had any idea and the guy proceeded to take me to it. Nice people, reasonable prices. What else do you need in a grocery store? read more

Oh, nooooo! Fresh Fong Kee Soy Milk really isn't! It said it expires on 4-10 next month. What the heck?! It's not even April yet! Sunset Super FAIL. Booooo... read more

It is not the best supermarket out there - but hey, I can't complain that it is nicely available in the outer sunset for the local neighborhood. I did notice that the prices here are about 10 cents higher than the Irving St store on some items. But worth it because this store saves me from trying to find parking on Irving. The store is generally well-stocked but the fruits and vegetables are of mediocre-quality. I do like this for their assortment of Vietnamese ingredients and products. You can find a lot of the more hard-to-find items like Nem Nuong, Banh Hoi noodles, etc. Overall, happy to have this market nearby for those emergency runs. ============ Review #170 read more

Jeez, must all Asians markets be stinky? This is no exception. However, I was glad when they opened up this place near my folks' house so my mom could conveniently walk there. An Asian store was long overdue in this part of the Sunset. Standard Asian market with the regular dependables: meat and fish(they throw live fish in a burlap sack and bludgeon away with their rubber mallet, gives me nightmares), condiments, oodles of noodles, produce, etc. The checkers and their grubby worn latex gloves freak me out! I, too, would protect myself after touching money and dripping meat juice all day. Yicky. Just wish they put in a hot food section. It would make a lot of money. Overall, it's an easy place to pick up Asian stuffs. Parking isn't bad either. (Remember Fairlane's?) read more

They need to stop that annoying practice of wrapping their produce like it's meat. They probably do that because otherwise you'd have people standing around all day tossing around everything to find good stuff. But it's still annoying! They have fresh delivered soybean milk and tofu dessert :D I love their snack aisle!! Snacks are almost everywhere in the store.... you can't walk by it and not want any. Service is alright. Be sure to check your items before you leave, in case there's a mix-up in the bagging. read more