My go-to mom & pop shop for viet groceries in the east bay! They always have a great deal in their meat & seafood section too. I love beef tendon and tripe, but it's always so expensive when you go to the chain stores. $5-6/lb for each of those here and the butchers are very friendly and patient. If you usually carry a large bag when you're out, best to leave it in your trunk. They will ask you to leave it up front with the cashiers for security reasons. It's definitely a tight space, come during off hours if you're not fond of squeezing past people in the grocery store. Parking is a bit rough too, but they have a small lot if you have time to wait for a spot. I like their produce section a lot and I always have to grab some duck eggs while I'm here! read more

Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket - Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

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I'm giving this place zero stars. I've lived in this town my entire life, and I've never experienced anything like this. I was refused the ability to pay with a card or Apple Pay unless I spent a minimum of $15. I understand that some small businesses impose card minimums to offset processing fees, but this is a supermarket -- a grocery store. I should be able to purchase whatever I need, regardless of the total, and pay with a card. What's worse is that there was no notice posted inside about this policy. The only sign is outside, which is both misleading and inconvenient. This kind of practice not only reflects poor customer service but also questionable business ethics. It may even violate card network rules. read more

Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket - False advertising. The store states they accept all of these payments but only if you are spending $15 - Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

I have come here a handful of times to get ingredients to cook Southeast Asian cuisine - they have everything here -- from galangal, turmeric root, kaffir lime leaves, fresh pho noodles, mam tom, nuoc mam -- all at fairly reasonable prices. Located on the Vietnam town area of Oakland, this place is as Southeast Asian as you can get. The workers here speak a variety of languages, including Cantonese and Vietnamese, along with English. So if you need help looking for someone, you'll be able to find someone to help you out. Plenty of free street parking around. I actually prefer to come to this supermarket than going to Chinatown because of free street parking. Also, make sure to bring cash - they have a $15 credit card minimum. read more

Never ever back to this supermarket.. Ppl work here all crazy！！they will no reason check your bag and belonging. No reason ！！be very careful here. read more

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I am regular shopping here every week, spending over $200 is normal. This time very disappointed with their meat and customer service. Got a whole chicken on Friday and put in refrigerator right after I came home, 30 minutes from the market. Today is Sunday morning, Mother's Day and I wanted to make Pho Ga. Take the chicken out and the smell is so rotten. So I called the shop, spoke to the owner. She said as soon as I got home I need to put in freezer. Well, it's only 1.1/2 day. I was hopping to get credit for it but I don't think this shop would honor anything. Suck! Never go back to buy stuffs from them again. read more

Whenever I move to a new city, there's usually one thing that makes me very anxious: Finding an affordable and convenient supermarket. You see, grocery shopping has always been something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I enjoy buying produce because it gives me control over my surroundings (most of the time). Grocery shopping is what gives me piece of mind during a busy week, and thus it is something I generally look forward to. So when I recently moved to the beautiful island that is Alameda, I initially struggled to find my zen. For example, I remember trying to check out some Asian markets nearby at Oakland Chinatown only to realize that they all CLOSED SO EARLY! And I wasn't about to drive to San Leandro (New Sang Chong) or Richmond (Ranch 99) just to get Asian groceries. Not gonna lie, the struggle was so real and made me almost regret moving here. That was, until I fortunately came across Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket. Thien Loi is located on 12th Street within the East Oakland. Kinda sketchy area as you'd expect (it's right near International Blvd) but I've been recently coming here on a consistent basis for my Asian groceries. For the most part, this market has had everything I've needed for my weekly cooking adventures. It has most of the common veggies, meat, and noodle products - all at a pretty competitive price. For example, I've gotten ground pork at around $2 per pound ($1 less than at 99 Ranch). Best thing about this market for me is that they're open everyday until 7pm, which is GREAT because I sometimes go shopping after work on weekdays. Now there are definitely some meh stuff regarding this supermarket (besides the area) that I'm still getting used to. First off, parking is a doozy. There is limited parking in the lot next to the market, but other than that you'll have to fight for street spots all around. Secondly, the market is quite small and so there are definitely things they either won't have or you must dig around to find. Third, service can be pretty mixed. The staff members are nice but they'll make you check in your bag and push you away if you arrive right when they close. Make sure to come at least TWO HOURS before they close because they will definitely push you away to prep for cleaning. And lastly, they do take credit cards but it's a $15 minimum I think. So overall, I hate to say it but Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket isn't the long-term solution for my Asian groceries. So far, I've gotten what I have needed here. However, there are a lot of cons that make me rethink driving here even though it is only 15 minutes from me. All in all, I give it a "Tolerable, sufficient for sustenance" rating. Wish me luck and hopefully I can find something better! Shop well and prosper, read more

BAD SERVICE. I often came there to purchase fruits. But the lady standing outside is not very kind and has a bad verbal language. I'm a customer I can buy whatever, which is good and fresh. But the lady didn't let me touch fruits and said "if the fruits are touches, they can't be sold". I don't know what kind of the services they have in their business, but that never happens to me when i go to any other markets. I don't know if that lady keep saying to other customers. That bullshits me badly. Thank you for the bad service. read more

They implemented a checked bag policy. But they only enforced it on me, the only Black person at the store. Take of it what you will.

Highly recommend if you need to get any hot pot supplies. That have the soup base and all the vegetables you. Lots of Asian selections.

A good small asian market. Easy shopping, fresh meat counter, decent selection of produce. Seafood, some alive in tanks. I usually go to Lucky's, next door, for that, especially live crab, shrimp, lobster. They take credit cards, have some housewares and a good selection of frozen items. Occasionally, they throw in a free bonus item as a surprise. Friendly staff. Easy parking. read more

Has the regular Asian produse but a lot of sauces and ingredients for Vietnamese food. Very friendly staff. One of the main reasons why I go. read more

I enjoyed the layout of this market and was able to find some unique buys like Thai Ice Tea and Thai coffee in a can, easy to cook Thai curries (canned sauce you simply stir fry with coconut milk + meats & veggies), and really cheap quail eggs ($1.29. I only speak English and the staff was more than happy to communicate with me, plus helped me locate an item (chili paste). They have live crab right now for $5.49/ lb which seems very reasonable compared to SF rates I've seen. Most items were clearly marked with price tags, though I didn't see expiration dates on a lot of items (minus one star). The produce selection actually seemed really fresh and they had tons of durian/ other exotic fruits and veggies. Good section overall and I'm happy to return as a customer. $15 min. on credit cards, which is actually better than Sun Hop (no CC's, only debit) and Sontepheap ($25 min) nearby. read more

Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket - Lots of exotic veggies - Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

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They are stocked with fresh produce and other asian goodies most of the time. They also have an assortment of beef, chicken, pork, and fish balls, which is a plus to me for those hot pot nights. Another thing they carry that I crave for thats hard to find is coconut nectar!! Some items are a bit more in price, but it saves me the trip of driving all the way out to a 99 ranch. Plenty of street parking when the lot is full. read more

I love this place and most of my groceries come from this place. I have few complaints and I'm happy that they have my favorite candy in stock, which is hidden in the pastry aisle in a corner no one but I, bother to look for it. My main issue is... they don't carry my favorite banana Asian tamale. I have to hike down to Cam Huong to get it. but I digress, my mom and the owner are relatives. Somehow... so she chats it up with most of the employees. The one time I decided to buy choco-pies, there were WORMS and other icky crawly things swarming out of all the boxes. That definitely put me off. but I still keep coming back. Oh and I see a lot of non Asians trying to get service at the fish and meat counters. So here's some advice. They don't serve you unless you shout for them. So don't get peeved when you've been standing there waiting patiently for them to help you and someone comes along, shouts and they get served before you. I also think they have some mob dealings. I saw a guy walk in, take all the fish and threaten the fish counter... about a 24 hour deadline. It's nothing special from the other supermarkets in ESO. read more

They've got some fresh groceries here compared to other stores in the area. I love the fruits and vegetables, especially the fruits outside the stores. However, they are very stingy and don't allow people to exchange fruits if they're already cased up. The meats are always in stock and they actively clean their cases. This Is also the only store in the area that has frozen coconut juice in a bag- soooo much better than the ones in a plastic container. read more

Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket - Delicious fruits galore - Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

This review is for the meat dept. The meat counter is hella shady. They always put more meat in the bag then you ask for. Ask for a pound and you'll get one and a half if you're not watching. Make sure you check the price per lb when it's being weighed. Once he weighed 2 lbs of pork tenderloin. I asked him to ground it and he asked if I wanted it washed first so I said sure. When he returned he weighed it again and it was over 2 lbs (cuz of the water duh) so he took some out to get it back to 2 lbs and then ticketed it. He should have printed the ticket the first time! I don't know why I didn't say anything. Maybe too early in the morning and my vocal reflex still slow. I shuda just left the bag behind. Oh well. Told my partner about it and he reminded me of the time he bought kalbi. Guy weighed it, then sliced and bagged. Hubs knew something was up so when he got to checkout, he asked cashier to weigh it again and guess what, it weighed less than the price on the ticket! Shady shady!! Don't do business here. read more

I came to this store by chance and checked that Yelps only have three stars reviews on this store. So we didn't expect much when we came in. We saw the red snappers and white shrimps that looked pretty fresh. The store clerk told us the fishes just arrived in the morning (Saturday) so we decided to buy one whole Red Snapper for about $8 and some shrimps for about $7. We also bought other things. At check out, I noticed the final check was about $76 which I was expecting it would be higher for what we bought. We cooked the fish on the same day and it proved that our decision was correct, the fish was actually fresh and even my child who only eat fresh or live before cooked fishes love it. When we cooked the white shrimps (not tiger shrimps), they were fresh and sweet as well. For such a fresh red snapper, it will definitely cost more than $10 at other major branded stores and many store won't sell fishes as fresh as this. The price and quality of the white shrimps were better than expect as we This place may not not look fancy or may not has everything, it definitely has fresh seafoods when we were there. Will come back on Saturday again to buy Seafoods again. Hope it keep up the same quality though. Visited this place again on March 24 Sunday, this time the Seafood were not as fresh as last time. So need to find out when is the best date to come here for fresh seafood read more

A Vietnamese market NOT smack dab in Chinatown? YEEEEEESSS. Street parking is a breeze around this part of town. A fairly well stocked (not to mention pretty clean) market with a great variety of Asian veggies/herbs, canned goods, pantry items, sauces, frozen food. Pretty decent butcher and seafood section. The produce was quite fresh! I was able to get everything I needed to make chicken pho: herbs, spices, fresh rice noodles, onions, daikon, and the chicken of course. Can't wait to make more Vietnamese dishes! (Part of my new year's resolution). read more

Big and has all the Vietnamese products that you could desire. The fish and meat areas are in some dire need of cleaning though. And the Catfish look pretty dirty. read more

Pretty decent selection of fresh fruit and vegetables. Groceries are not set up in the most logical of ways. Relatively clean. In this part of town, Vietnamese is much more commonly used than Cantonese so when I was at the butcher I followed up my Cantonese with some English. Apparently, "Boon bong/half pound" is Vietnamese for "just a smidge under a pound." I was looking for some eggs, but I could only find big flats. I found small packages as I was leaving but it was not refrigerated, so I that's a no on the eggs. read more

I stop by the seafood market across the street and wanted to go grab something else and so I wouldn't have to go to sung hop. As I was about to walk in a lady told me I have to leave my purse at the counter as I was confused at first and realized I was being accused of going to shoplift for having a large size purse. If I can give this location the benefit of the doubt and try again, I highly doubt I would ever step foot in there again. Nothing more disrespectful then to be pre-judged as a thief. Rude and beyond words and worst I am Asian??? I guess, I would need to speak Vietnamese to be respect here?? LOL?? I will not support this store... read more

Came in to buy a couple of pho ingredients and left with a huge bag of pantry and kitchen essentials for $60, including a set of melamine soup bowls and rice bowls and spoons. Trilingual ladies running the registers (Cantonese, Vietnamese and English). Bag of lemon basil for $1 I like this spot! read more

This market has everything you need from chinatown markets without the chaos of going downtown. They have Thai curry paste which makes restaurant quality curry at a fraction of the price you pay in "international" sections at whole foods, Thai iced tea in a can (like a soda version of the kind you get at restaurants), loose Thai tea to make your own Thai iced tea at home, and the other day I found hello kitty seaweed snacks. The staff is incredibly nice and helpful despite any language barrier. The customers are pretty great too. read more

HORRIBLE BRAND OF DURIAN. Have bought durian here countless time but this is the first time it was this terrible. Couldn't even pull the fruit from the casing. I strongly do not recommend read more

Thien Loi Hoa Supermarket - Grocery Near Me - Oakland, California

despite a new building, a new bakery etc, sun hop fat has not cut into the success of this super. it is very busy on weekends. catering mostly to vietnamese, laotian, cambodias, and chinese, this store offers asian fresh produce, fresh seafood, canned and frozen products from local and asian sources. read more

Very friendly owners and a lot of inventory. Also on Saturday they had fresh Che ( Viet desserts) that were very fresh and glad I was recommended to try them out!! Will come back for sure! read more

I bought a aluminum pan on 10-23-2020,and it can't be used on induction cooktop, I went to the shop on 10.24 for exchange and they refused,it's a bad experience,the boss is bad service read more

Great place to buy fresh veggies, fresh fish and groceries. You can even buy household items - mops, brooms; Cooking utensils (steamers, ladels, wok items), Teas, Tea cups and cookware! This is also where you can purchase incense, Asian soap (sandalwood, Jasmin etc.). read more

The sign says "American Mexican Chinese Vietnamese Cambodian Lao Thai Filipino". This is right next to Lucky Seafood Market. It's pretty large and has a good selection of items. I found frozen packages of just squid tenticles for $2.99, for those of you that love tenticles. I also got a big bag of shredded carrots and another big bag of shredded green papaya for $1.50 ea. I am going to make my own green papaya salad! I've always wanted to do this but didn't want to bother with the mandoline. read more

This is the place to go to if you are cooking an asian meal at home and need all of the ingredients. They have everything you could need in one store. They even have a meat and seafood in the back if you need that as well. You can get beef or pork and they will even slice up the meat for you upon your request. They also have a wide selection of fish. The aisles are super narrow and is hard to move around if youre pushing a cart. They also have their own parking lot, but get there early because the parki Ng lot and supermarket gets packed quickly. The prices are pretty cheap for whatever you're looking for. read more

What a great little Asian supermarket with fresh meat and Asian vegetables. Got oxtail for $5.99, where 99 ranch is $7.99. Also, service is great if you can't find certain items. Selection is decent, which is why it is only 4 stars and not 5. Not bad for east bay. Would prefer to go here than 99 ranch any day. read more

They have everything you will find at a Asian Supermarket. Fresh meat and produce, live fish, crab, shrimp. They have a small selections of Asian snacks, I love snacks like pocky sticks, panda cookies and etc. So minus 1 star for having a small selections of snacks. Finding street parking can be difficult so they have a private lot for customers use. read more

This hidden treasure can be found in almost the exact center of Oakland, CA, on the corner of East 12 street and 12th avenue. Filled with exotic Asian delights! Fresh fish, swimming Tilapia, swimming Catfish and more. You choose the fish, and the butchers do the work. Fresh meats, many choice sauces, many types of noodles, many different Teas and types of Rice, a vast selection of frozen fish, exotic vegetables and fruits. This store even had Duck available for the Christmas season. The Butcher also sells free range Chicken! My Wife and I cook a lot. Cooking is our joy. We visit restaurants in Oakland and Emeryville to taste their foods in an attempt to capture the chef's secrets. The ingredients, are of course, the key to every recipe. Shopping at the TLH market, gives us a chance to find those choice ingredients, that send our taste buds to seventh heaven. Odd and exotic items like; Pickled Mustard Leaves, 5 Spice, Cow Bone, Pork Loin, Black Mushroom Soy Sauce and much more, can be found in the center of Oakland with no problem. The staff is very friendly. They all know my face. The prices allow me to experiment and grow my cooking technic. There are so many interesting items in the store that I have often wondered, how did they pack it all in there. In a nutshell, the store is well managed, well organized and well thought out. Off street parking is available. Go and see for yourself. Allow yourself time to look about. You will not regret it! ProfessorCurtis.com read more

At their check out their cashier says 15 dollars minimum for card payment. My total is 13.89, I need nothing more. She offers me a bag of tea priced around $6 I decline. Then she says sorry and puts back those stuffs. I feel neglected as a regular customer so never return. Sun hop and sungsang are way better in customer service. read more

Probably the best in the city with all the basic needs to serve all your Asian dishes. From meats, seafood, veggies, and just about whatever else you can think of at an Asian store. Prices are least expensive compare to other store close by. They also have a lot of live seafood with very good price. Parking is a pain sometimes depending on when you go. Other than that... Wahhh... Very Good... read more

I rely on this place for many things. They are two blocks away and a pretty sweet market. You can get a flat of eggs for 3.99, that lasts a very long time. I love the sesame mung bean pastries more than I probably should. I only speak English, but the staff is nice and helpful, and I appreciate being able to get produce whenever I want. They also have a really large variety of tofu's, that are helpful to my vegetarian needs. It is what it is, but I shop here more than a luckys or safeway anyday. read more

If you are a fan of hospital style sterility, forget going to any small Asian market! that said, this is a very nice, mostly Vietnamese market. They have a good selection of products, i can not speak to the quality of meats as i don't eat it, but the seafood has been excellent. Very fresh and fairly priced. As in most asian markets, a nice selection of housewares. Homemade Vietnamese specialties, especially on the weekends, just look around the checkout stands and you will find many goodies. There are often hard to find vietnamese greens, (selection varies), and great fresh tofu delivered weekly, made in San Jose. Sometimes the standard produce is not as fresh as i wish, but generally i can get what i want. It's also a authentic atmosphere, very reminiscent of the local markets in Vietnam. If you only speak English it can be a challenge to get help with a special request, but the folks are friendly and down to earth, and with a bit of work, you can breech the language barrier. I am a regular weekly customer, and very glad I discovered this market, I wish them well in business. read more

Lots of fresh produce and all the asian snacks you would want. I like to sometimes purchase the premade food plates that they have. The place is a little on the dirty side but not too extreme to be a health hazard. read more

This used to be my go to supermarket. My experience today has left me vowing NEVER to spend my money here again. I had a shopping cart of things and made my way to the meat counter. When I got there it was just me and another woman who was already being helped... I stood there patiently waiting for my turn to be helped, during that time, another woman came up and pushed me to the side. I let it go because 1. She was older and 2. I thought she was trying to get a closer look. Well she starts ordering when the man behind the counter asks who's next. I tell the man that I was next... and the lady chuckles with a smile on her face and puts her fingers to her lips implying for me to be quiet. Another man wearing a blue coat who I am told by my aunt is the "boss" laughs and says she was next and to be quiet "what do you want". I told him nothing, and that I won't be back. I avoid shopping in Chinatown because of old ladies that push, shove, and cut lines... apparently the rudeness is spreading. It took me everything to keep my composure. read more