The sweetest ladies worked at the hot deli section. I was greeted and approached by three of them…read moreat different times, asking if I needed any help. I loved the variety of ready-to-eat selections, especially the marinated baby squids and marinated beef flanks. There was a huge bakery section next to the hot deli. The pastries here looked fresher and more appealing than other locations I've been to. What makes this location even more unique is the seafood counter offers complimentary steaming of live crabs and lobsters, something I have not seen at any supermarket. It sits in such a fancy-looking plaza, and I noticed a banner claiming Marugame Udon has a spot here. Perfectly convenient to do lunch then grocery shop afterward. Definitely bookmarking this as my favorite 99 Ranch location!

Like some of the other 99 Ranch Markets in SoCal, this location has gotten a face lift thanks to…read moreTawa Gateway (I know Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights also got this modern, minimalist repainting and rebranding). Inside is still the same though, not much updates there. Plenty of parking since this is located in such a huge plaza, so huge in fact that I would rather opt to park here than many of the other plazas within walking distance. So huge that I saw a dude practice basketball here at night without a basketball hoop in sight. Iconic and I hope he's balling out there, wherever he may be. There's security at the front and a good number of cashiers open so despite how crowded it is (at least on a Thursday mid morning), I was checked out quite efficiently. Like many other 99 Ranch, there's a bakery, hot foods area, seafood, butcher, and much more. It's not the cleanest, as I did see some wilted, not the freshest produce and some flies here and there (as well as some of the baked goods looking mushed into bags), but not outwardly awful. The variety isn't as good as I thought it would be, at least in comparison to my home 99 Ranch, but I was able to at least find some giftable chili oil. Not bad for a quick stop, but definitely do some price comparisons since there's lots of Asian markets nearby.

Glad I found the items I planned to get! They have organic, pasteurized whole milk ($4.29, Trader…read moreJoe's brand) and avocado oil sourced from Spain in a glass bottle ($7.99). Also got the cat treats that my cats love ($3.49)! There were also a lot of pretty, fresh flowers. Staff were very friendly. Interior was nice and clean. Found parking right away even thought the parking lot wasn't very big. There are a lot of Tesla charging spots toward the back of the parking lot.

This location is nice, but not nearly as good as the other ones I've been to. The store seems…read moresmaller as they share a common wall with CVS. The parking here seems worst too, because they share the not as big parking lot with other retailers including a medical offices. Anyhow, this TJ location has less merchandise. They seem to have gotten rid of a few more shelves to open up the area, and also increasing the fruits and vegetables area. It's certainly, it's clean, and still busy. I usually come here for their snacks and their delicious apples on my way home. The employees here are very nice as well. Always eager to answer questions and help out when approached. I like that! I wish parking was easier here when I come. It would be perfect if they had their own parking lot.

Pros: they do have lower prices on some groceries. Cons:…read moremost of the products I bought here I had to throw away because they were expired, do they not care we are buying what we think is food for for human consumption?? The eggs were extremely rotten and expired and made me think so was everything else. I lost money shopping at this store. Never going back here.

Whenever I'm bored, you're more than likely to find me at this Grocery Outlet, looking for a deal…read more I will sometimes spend 40 mins or more in here because I found something interesting and looking up reviews for it at the spot. You're probably not going to find something with a long-shelf life, but thats the point. It's an outlet, that sells things at a discount. But mind you, some of the priced things are equivalent to those found at the normal grocery markets, so beware. Overall, I would absolutely recommend this Grocery Outlet because I get introduced to new items. They have a decent amount of parking, as well as a electric station for EVs.

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.

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.

So let's get in to itI gave 5 stars BECAUSE the STAFF they are so good at keeping up a brave face,…read morethey are so professional despite what they've had to endure. I'll elaborate, their is currently a special incentive going on with EBT recipients and the Mother's Nutrition. These deals are great!! They help family's stretch that dollar and insure the security of having fresh food available. It's a wonderful program. Unfortunately theirs been some terrible outcome because of it. The store is ALWAYS busy and it's never that calm, quick and easy service as is expected when going to a Mother's Nutrition. I literally have to mentally prep my self to go to the store because its overwhelming dealing with the other customers. They have been so rude, disrespectful & careless. I've had to experience smokers upon my arrival, stand right by my vehicle while I get my son off just smoking like its their right, it was never like that before. Until this program began and from what I gather it's the men related to the people shopping in the store. Whoever they are they should know better than to smoke by a store that is highly noted as a Expecting Mother's and infants shopping establishment. The employees try to regulate these people's behaviors as best they can but they can only do so much. Something needs to be done. Im a LONG time shopper. Ive been shopping here for the past 5yrs with my son and the past couple of years since this incentive began it's been awful. I called and spoke with Kathy and Sam from corporate a week ago, and they told me that they've done their absolute best but I'm writing today because I was just at the store yesterday and what I witnessed inspired a few solutions. Kathy I thank you for your time the other day, you did spend ALOT of time on the phone with me and heard me out. That is appreciated, greatly. The team/staff of this store needs to be praised and Congratulated for ALL THEIR EFFORTS. I understand like you said Kathy, they are employees and they have a job to do but at the end of the day they are just human and have limits. So I continue to note how they ALL just keep preserving and keeping up a pleasant demeanor. The shoppers that come in for the incentive majority of the time don't speak English or put on a act like they don't speak English, they challenge your employees every moment they can, they have no respect for staff or other shoppers. If they see WIC shoppers being shown preference they want to argue and cause stress and unnecessary problems. We lost the resource of the pickup service because these non wic shoppers abused it, and overwhelmed the staff with orders. They not only over ran the store but they overwhelmed the pick up service. Being a single mother with multiple disabilities & having a child with autism that pick up service was a God send. Kathy you need to go to the store and experience the disruption first hand. It's not fair to the staff to have deal with everything these non wic shoppers bring. First suggestion is, get a parking attendant out there before these people cause more grief out in the parking lot and accidents. Second suggestion get security that monitors the door and the store front so no one is smoking outside. Third suggestion, since we can't limit the hours on non wic members shopping how about we have someone serve them fruit samples or water while they wait in line. Fourth suggestion keep wic members priority(I do see this implemented at my store just wanted to keep it in the suggestions) Fifth suggestion make it clear to the non wic shoppers that they do not receive the same preferences as wic members. Make cards for them or get a translator that can communicate with them because most if not all want to act like they can't speak English. Lastly I suggest you give the team/staff members at Mother's Nutrition El Monte an Award for giving 110% of themselves to keep their Wic shoppers happy and cared for, putting their safety on the line to protect your WIC shoppers. Kathy this team/staff the store itself is well stocked they are doing their best every day but they really need to be acknowledged for their efforts. Don't get on them for not being able to control the behaviors of others that's not in their job title. I keep going back because I'm loyal to that team, I see what they've got to endure and I am so proud of them. So I keep bracing the struggle and discomfort because no matter what they always make me and my son feel welcomed and safe. My son loves the store and I do too it's less than a few minutes from my house. We've been going their for 5rys now. I really don't want to stop but the non wic shoppers are just relentless and they make things so much harder Please don't be harder on the staff help them out in any way that shows gratitude and real support. Bring back the pick up service for wic members only, it's not fair to us mother's. Your stores started out being a safe and easy place FOR MOTHERS to shop.

On maps says it opens at 9:00 it's already 9:15 and there a long line workers inside are just…read morestanding by the register talking to each other

i havent been to other Aldi's so cannot compare between Aldi's, but in comparison to other grocery…read morestores in the area, prices in general are definitely cheaper! many things are definitely closer to expiration date, but so can be said for many trader joes products too. berries, for example, are hard to find for cheap these days, but loved finding strawberries + blackberries for $2-3 each box, a welcome surprise in this economy! parking is great and spacious since not many shops sharing the same huge lot. this location also is never too crowded in my opinion and service is sufficient.

We waited in line for more than 10 minutes before a cashier became available. A female cashier said…read moreshe was opening another register, but instead of helping customers from the front of the line, she never shows up which was unfair to those who had been waiting the longest. At the same time, a male cashier was assisting customers at the third register. When it was finally our turn, we were helped by a cashier who had a poor attitude and provided unfriendly customer service. The long wait, disorganized line management, and negative customer service made this a very disappointing experience.

This H Mart is located in the once upon a time Ralph's. The irony was Ralph's was busy, but not…read morenearly as busy as the current H Mart. I really enjoy coming here. The market is huge, well-stocked, and extremely clean. Fresh fruits and vegetables, quality meats and seafood, neatly stocked deli section, etc. But my most favorite area of the supermarket is their enormous aisles of snacks! Yes, international snacks galore. Rice cakes, Peppero sticks, seaweed, dried squid, international Frito Lay potato chips, etc., just to name a few. Lol. I usually buy their fruits here as they're always fresh. Their seafood and meat section imo, is a bit more expensive than other markets. But the quality never disappoints. You could pretty much find most of your grocery needs here. Again, the aisles are clean and well stocked. H Mart also has a food court area that with an abundant amount of seats. They're always busy as well. People go there for meals or to orders to go. It's convenient and it's also affordable. Overall, the location is convenient for me, and their parking lot is large. However, the lot os also shared with other businesses in the plaza. I like the cleanliness, and the many choices of food items offered here. Yes, it's my go to for my Asian grocery food needs.

Yikes! Not sure why H mart is on everyone's radar! Maybe I did it wrong or have no clue what the…read moreheck I'm doing lol (fsure had no clue what I was doing ) Parking lot was way to hectic, people going the wrong ways of the arrows, so people not knowing how to drive makes things 10x worse in a small busy parking lot! So already an eh sign. Walked in & just started looking around to see if I found anything to try. I did not but also came in with a list of items I wanted already & I only found 1 item on that list. I asked 3 people on the floor if they knew where this was or that was, & no one knew where anything was or spoke any English. So myself including them were all confused lol The whole store smelt like fish, which okay I get they have a whole section dedicated to fresh fish / sushi bowls served but wow it was a strong smell throughout the whole store. Made this trip really quick. Decided to cut it early, I left with a bag of chips & a ramen for lunch & chose to get the heck out of there lol The cashier hayde did not greet me or anything either! So no customer service, just started ringing my items & asked if I needed a bag lol So yeah overall not the best first time overall experience ! I will say the ramen I chose is yummy! Very spicy but good choice. Maybe I need to go with someone who knows what they're doing, so change my mind on this store cause of right now I would probably never come back lol

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.