I love coming here for Sangak. It's the cheapest compared to other places. They have a $2.99 limit two special going on. I always freeze the extras and they toast back up very well in the toaster oven. The biggest downside is the wait time. There is almost always a line for Sangak Bread and it takes a while. Other than that, I do think it's worth it. The supermarket itself is also great, it's fairly clean and they have such a nice variety of lamb to choose from. read more

Wholesome Choice - I love the Sangak Bread from here. They have a $2.99 limit 2 special and it's worth it! 8/13/2026 - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

Wholesome Choice has a wonderful selection of fresh fruits and vegetables. It also has Israeli products in almost every section- canned picked and olives, soup mixes, humus/babaganoush/ cheese/ dairy products and some meat products although its butchered meat is halal. I'm here for a year from the Boston area where I've been spoiled by The Butcherie. Wholesome Choice is my favorite find, and the closest to a full scale kosher supermarket in the Irvine area. As a separate bonus, I'm always happy to support businesses that have the Sun and Lion Iranian flag displayed. read more

Wholesome Choice - Israeli products - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

This review is about food section that has ready to go Iranian cold food like cutlets and Olivier salad all the way in the back and left side of wholesome choice. I bought Mast-o Musir from this section and I used it before the expiration date on the container but I got very severely food poisoning eating this Mast-o Musir. I definitely recommend stop eating their food. read more

Once upon a time, this Faerie Queen beat the extreme heat to have a wonderful lunch! The fresh lavash bread was lovely. We enjoyed the food court options- chicken skewers, babaganoush, and some dainty eclairs for dessert. Healthy and yummy! The end. read more

Wholesome Choice - The entrance to a foodie paradise! - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

Great place for shopping ! Lots of fresh produce at great prices They also have a hot food area and sell The best Persian food. It's like a food court with Indian food. Asian, shawarma, some homemade Persian style food and more. It's great to do your shopping and pick up dinner ! They have a lot of ethnic foods and spices that you won't find elsewhere. There is also a bakery with fresh cakes and sweets. There is also an extensive European chocolate section. I almost forgot the best part - they make Fresh bread ! You have to wait in line and you get fresh bread - 2 kinds to choose from Sangak and Barbari. You will definitely find yourself munching on the bread as you shop so make sure to get extra read more

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The food court is always good. Today had the Persian food. Rice with green beans and more very good and Chicken completely tender. Tzazikki sauce very plentiful. read more

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My wife and I stopped in this market for the first time and we were impressed with the large range of Iranian/Persian selections and its expansive food court. As we had just had lunch, we didn't buy any lunch offerings the day we visited (although we were tempted), but I'll definitely return to try the food court on a future visit. What we did buy was fresh watermelon juice and a massive Rose Market (saffron rose) ice cream sandwich, which was super indulgent and really, really good. All the staff we interacted with in the store, from those offering free samples in the food court and in the store itself, and the cashier at the checkout, were very friendly. The ambiance was chilled, with the store layout designed for browsing, which we did plenty of. read more

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They always have delicious and health smoothies, fresh juices, and awesome food. Ambiance is great because they have live music different days of the week and weekend. read more

Came here to check out this interesting grocery store and it was pretty amazing seeing so much varieties of food. Especially the Persian hot dishes all look so tempting! Will definitely come back and try them. I can't resist looking at the variety of Persian and Turkish baklava, cookies, and pastries are all amazing. Since I had a big lunch before coming here, my tummy can only try the Rose Bud Watermelon juice and Rose Market Saffron ice cream sandwich. They were delightful! I will definitely come back! read more

Wholesome Choice - Delightful snack at Wholesome Choice! - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

If you are looking for fresh, authentic Middle Eastern breads and a solid variety of quick-service food options and grocery this spot is a fantastic find. The Bakery Highlight: The absolute star of the show is the freshly made Barbari and Sangak bread. They bake it right in front of you, and getting it straight out of the oven is a game-changer--it tastes absolutely amazing. The Bread Pricing: They have a tiered pricing system for the fresh bread to keep things fair: First 2 pieces: $2.99 each Additional pieces: $3.99 each Pro Tip: Do yourself a favor and grab the Kashk Bademjan (eggplant dip) from the market. Pairing it with the warm, fresh Sangak bread is an incredible combination. Middle eastern desserts available too. read more

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This place is getting worse and worse every day bought 10 bread yesterday and come home half was moldy inside smh read more

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My go to for quick, high quality Persian food. The food court area has all types of ethnic food, but the longest line will always be for the Persian food. Despite the demand, the food is prepared quickly and the quality is consistent. The koobideh has plenty of authentic flavor and is made fresh to order. They provide a healthy amount of butter rice that is always more than enough for one person. There are tables in front of the supermarket although this is more of a grab and go type place. They offer large trays for catering and this seems to be what the majority of customers order. read more

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11/22/25 For the many times I've visited this supermarket, I thought I already dropped a review. As a matter of fact, I think I may have from a while back coz I remember writing about their freshly baked sangak. How a customer actually let me taste a puce of what they purchased. Did Yelp delete my review? In any case, here we are returning to the scene of the crime. I love this market but it's so far. The prices are definitely better than most & the variety is phenomenal. They even have many kinds of stalls that serve Japanese, Chinese, Persian/Mediterranean foods. There are plenty of tables & chairs for outdoor seating to enjoy your meal or snack. The cashiers/staff are courteous & friendly, many are seen replenishing the produce. Today is an exception because it's the weekend before thanksgiving & it's hella busy. Their sales are awesome, Roma tomatoes at $0.49/lb, 5 bulbs or garlic for $0.89 and the Fuyu persimmons are $0.69/lb-- took advantage of this in a flash! Parking is shared with many businesses do it can hairy on prime times. If it was closer, this would be my first choice to shop for groceries. Watch out for your fellow grocers who do not seem to respect personal spaces-- some of them damn near shaved me as she passed me by, I might as well be in Alhambra or Monterey Park lol. I call it the "Land of Push & Shove". Thank goodness I've had my flu shot but I think I should've gone in with a face mask for health reasons-- fair warning. All in all, good shopping trip, next time I should go on a random weekday or maybe at opening time. read more

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This review is for Wholesome Choice's food court, namely the first shop there, under "FLAMEDANCE". + Nice, welcoming, helpful staff. + Yummy meals. Good meat variety. - I was hoping vegetables come with the meal. I realized I'd have to sacrifice one of the portions for veggies. - I asked the server for clarification on the veggies. I couldn't make out his answer, but he was already walking away. - They don't bag your food. Beware sauce spilling out the container. + Free samples while you wait or decide your meal. + Affordable meals. + Pleasant ambience. + Ample parking. I got: $14.99 Flou-bak falafel W + $16.99 Combo 3-ite + 10¢ bag + tax = $34.56 read more

Wholesome Choice sold these mangoes for $1 per box and we were tempted to buy them because the price was a great deal. However, when we cut them open they were all rotten inside. Wholesome should improve their quality assurance before selling their produce. read more

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Their menu is great and the food is delicious !! They serve fast and are very clean.we have gone half a dozen times in two months !

This store was chaotic and rude. I have lived in Irvine 34 years. Asking three times for help ignored. The check out girl was silent and vjvi g dirty liiks. Small eyes, rude customers stay in door way banging carts. Horrible. We are SUPPOSE TO BE EXUCATED PROFESSIONALS AND HIGH CALIBRE. NOT HERE. DO NOT SHOP HERE. read more

came here first time .Lot of variety dishes and meat fish vegetables . Huge grocery store .Reasonably prices. Bought marinated meat . Nuts and cooked rice . Food was fresh and good quality . read more

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This grocery store has a huge variety of different types of spices, grains, beans, rice and flours! The best thing is variety of black tea and coffee The fruits and vegetables are amazing too! read more

This is an international store. They sell merchandises from Middle East, Iran, Turkey and Asian countries. I really enjoyed the variety of products. In this store, you can order lunch, buy groceries and pastries at the same time. lol There is a bakery located in this store. There is also a mini restaurant that they sell food like kebabs, stews. I give five stars for the variety of the Milka Chocolates they had. I visited on a Sunday. Store was busy and I noticed that they didn't have any self check outs open. They had only two registers open which can make things complicated, if you have only couple of items. Store was clean and well maintained during my visit. This location has a great parking lot. It was easy to find parking spots even on a Sunday. read more

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If I lived in SoCal, I'd be here almost every week. I moved away many years ago but for a brief period of time lived in proximity to this market and going back yesterday after at least 10 years was such a treat. The fresh bread and produce was better than I remembered and the prices were insane. $0.49/lb for tomatoes? Yes, please! I stocked up on the goods to make my family dinner while I was visiting. The selection of groceries and spices, breads and desserts and the hot foods section was better than I remembered. Highly recommend if you love Persian food and culture. You can try almost anything at a reasonable price. read more

The sushi box is horrible. It looks like it been inside the refrigerator overnight. It was hard and tough. We ended up threw it away.

This Persian and middle eastern supermarket is huge and great. Lots of choices and they also have Asian foods. Wholesome choice is a great choice for daily grocery shoppings. read more

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Good food, good food good food good food good food good food. Food court is good. Busy on weekends

We drive all the way from northern Cali. To shop at this wholesome choice store. Lately the prices have gone up and the quality has been so bad! We purchased about 10 bags of rice and got back to S.F. Ofcourse they had advertised buy 5 bags and get a free rice cooker. We went back to S .F , Opened one bag of rice and it was yellow. Odd ! I washed few cups and suddenly I see these black bugs floating in the rice bowl. I opened the next bag and the next ..after the 3rd bag I was disgusted!!! All the bags seemed to have Some kind of maggots or bugs. we had also bought bread and when opened the bag the next day , Mold. This is so disgusting ! I can't believe they advertise these rice bags. And offer a free gift. The rice cooker also burns the rice ! We ll we go lots of free gifts , yes inside the Rice ! today we came all the way from S,F to return the bags and they did not reimburse our money. They deducted the broken rice cooker, $65 for a Temu made rice cooker . Because we didn't bring it back ! How unprofessional is this store ?? Warning for all the people shopping there , Do Not do business with these people ! And read the other Yelp reviews read more

Not sure why the barbari bread I bought late at night was moldy the next morning!! This has never happened with my purchases here before. Very disappointing. It was the barbari bread from the stores bakery right at the entrance. The bread that is on the other side of the store at the exit is wayyyyy better!!! That bread is made in a fire oven from Iran, taste super authentic and is perfect. I think they are new because they were not there the previous visit. This place has great prices for fresh produce. They have a robust ready made food section it feels like a food court as they have so many different foods and cuisines. For middle eastern people this is a great place to buy groceries we are familiar with. For non middle eastern people I would recommend to go down the aisles and find some gems! read more

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Local market full of Persian items and some Asian products. There is a mini food court towards the left side and has Chinese, sushi, Thai, and Persian food. I tried the beef koobideh dish and it was decent. However for the price...ehhh not worth it for the portions. The food was fresh but the portions were small and for 20 dollars...I am expecting more for sure. The service is great, but the weirdest thing happened. The cashier let some woman cut me because she was just paying for bread, but also talk to her and kept talking to her while I just wanted to check out. All in all, it's close but I don't think I would come back read more

I purchased Mishima Reserve Wagyu from Wholesome Choice that was labeled "HALAL." After contacting the producer directly, they confirmed in writing that their beef is NOT halal-certified at all. This is a serious issue for anyone who relies on halal labeling for religious reasons. Selling a product as halal when it isn't is completely unacceptable and misleading. I've shopped here for years, but this experience destroyed my trust. Wholesome Choice needs to fix this immediately and make sure their halal labels are accurate and backed by real certification. read more

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This is primarily a grocery store that caters to our Persian population. You can find all sorts of exotic items here. Specialty breads, gorgeous flowers, etc. Additionally, their produce department is truly phenomenal. It's also seemingly always teeming with people and it's bumper to bumper shopping carts. I'm personally not a fan of their meat department. They also have a whole section of buffet food vendors which sadly have changed in the last decade and the quality disappeared. Plenty of free parking and they make the most out of their footprint. read more

Had to come back twice for the kataiffi dough. Other than that, the items they have are great! They have a wide variety of Asian items and middle eastern items. You can get all the items for the Dubai chocolate here. If u come here, get the SANGAK!!! Workers are helpful, but they didn't really know what I was talking about even w the pics I showed lol. They tried tho read more

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Love it ! Excellent place to shop and get hot food as well. Stopp there all the time read more

We bought sangak bread from this place, and honestly, it was a disaster. Some parts were super thin, some were thick, and none of it was baked properly. It was basically raw dough in spots and overall just really low quality bread. We've never had bread this poorly made before. And their cakes were no better--stale and not tasty at all. Overall, it was just a big letdown. read more

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I've been shopping at this grocery store for years. Produce here is inexpensive and not bad quality. Same with the meat and fish. I like the variety of brands I wouldn't find at another store. The prices have been going up over the years but that's the same as everywhere else. They do give a discount for UCI students which is nice. Employees here are somewhat friendly, depends who you get and on what day. But you do have to be careful here. Watch your stuff! I've seen people steal things out of cars in the parking lot while the owners are putting things away. Don't just leave things in your cart and walk away even in the store. I think because the aisles are small and crowded people purposely come here to target shoppers and that's unfortunate. read more

We went here for Mother's day lunch and I just love this store, they have everything and all different cultures of food here. We stopped in to get persian food one of our favorites. It was not that busy shockingly, we got our bread at the front fresh and delicious. But funny experience, they have behind the persian food they have Indian food and many other different foods to choose from but this guy was giving out samples, then I barely could understand him I think he said do you want to try something I thought he meant a sample he proceeded to grab a tray and add food but I was so confused thought it was for someone else cause he walked away and talked to someone else, then baby girl got a sample and we walked away to grab some more things we wanted. I stopped at the persian place first and I ordered the chicken and beef Koobideh. When I got back to pick up our order that guy from the Indian food area ran up to us and said you forgot your order, I said we never ordered anything? He stormed off it was so weird? The chicken usually is so juicy and delicious but this time it was not it was small dry and tasted weird, but the beef was perfect. The rice is always delicious buttery and amazing, I also asked for a side of the Tadik crunchy rice and onions. We enjoyed our meal outside of the store and had a really nice lunch it was such a beautiful day too. I did take 1 star off this time for the chicken not being good Hopefully next time we stop in the chicken tastes better cause that was not how I remember it tasting before. But the service is nice and always with a smile. Thank you for our delicious meal and all the delicious foods here. Have a beautiful day, be kind to everyone :) Aloha read more

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Decided to come here after eating dinner next door. They have a wide selection of Persian, Indian, Turkish, and other ethnic food products here. Most of it seemed reasonably priced. I got baklava from their bakery section to try. I had never tried Dubai chocolate but one of the staff convinced me to try their in house version since it was significantly cheaper than the imported one. $4 vs $12. It was tasty. The chocolate was rich. I didn't taste too much of the pistachio despite being covered in it. read more

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Food is good but the way the staff treats you while you get you order is so rude, eye rolling, talking under their breath, over charged. Had to ask for sauce on the side 3 times because they repeated, "its already in your food" read more

This store has become much better than it used to be. The assortment has grown a lot, and now there is a very large variety of products. The store is clean and well organized, which makes shopping there pleasant. The only downside is the smell in the meat department. Unfortunately, it doesn't smell very good, and I have noticed that this smell is there almost every time I visit the store. Another thing I really like is that they sometimes have a very delicious sweet cottage cheese with raisins called "Love Kiss." It's really tasty, and I wish this product was available in the store more often. Overall, the store has definitely improved a lot compared to before. read more

This Persian store has it all! Clean aisles, endless unique foods, fresh lavash bread, beautiful bouquets and friendly staff. I consistently have a lovely time every visit! It can get crazy busy at times so it's best to visit first thing in the morning if you can. read more

I like coming to Wholesome Choice to get food spices. They have a wide selection of produce too. Recently they placed self-checkout registers for fast and easier check-out for those with less than 10 items maybe. read more

Wholesome Choice - Bakeries Near Me - Irvine, California

Wholesale Choice Market / Iranian Market - Great Experience! Good selection of products with fresh and tasty food. The prices are affordable, and the quality is impressive. Convenient parking available -- overall, a pleasant shopping experience. Thank you read more

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