I love their getting fruits, especially ones that are hard to come by and hard to cut like…read morejackfruits. They sell jackfruits, mangoes, durians, lycees, etc. The staff are extremely friendly.

We are viet in the same plaza. I saw this spot and walked in. The lady was super nice but I can't…read morespeak Vietnamese and English is not her first language. I wanted to ask what juice drinks they had but she wasn't able to tell me and just pointed at pictures. They have lots of fruits and even fruits I've never seen before. If I read reviews first, I would've gotten the sugar cane juice but since I only saw a pic of passion fruit juice, I got that. It was def fresh fruit w the sourness to it. I will def come back to try their sugar cane.

It's veg protein heaven here. I love coming here to stock up on all my Asian veg proteins and…read morepantry items. Good prices and I enjoy supporting the woman who owns and runs the store. So happy this place exists!!

Really well stocked, Vegetarian & Vegan foods, lovely friendly Lady owner…read more She was very helpful and explained the best way to prepare the food. The prices are really cheap and the food quality is great. Limited opening time, I found that she closes early due to the Covid-19 situation. This is my 3rd time shopping here, I definitely will be back!

Sam Nutrition has been in business at the very same location for years! They have everything you…read moreneed from back home day to day food, snacks, homeopathic remedies, spices, medicine! Price is reasonable & Ko Sam the owner is very friendly & knowledgeable about his business!

First time in this market. Was meeting my Indonesian friend here during Chinese N.Y. celebrations…read more It was close to all the festival action. This is a quaint family run store. The gentleman working was super kind. From what my friend says, it's where she gets her essentials driving all the way from S.F Valley. We bought a few drinks and snacks. My friend bought us some already cooked food to try. It was amazing...I didnt know what I was eating but it was so delicious. (food is pictured) The man working says hes been there at the location for 25yrs. He was a very sweet man. As we were waiting for our friends to arrive he let us sit inside the store and I observed how he gave free drinks to every customer as the day was super hot. He gave my 2 kids toothbrushs during checkout. I recommend this store for those in the area looking for Indonesian food supplies.

Unique vitamin and supplements and packaged herbs in bulk. Sodas or quick lift sports drinks? The…read morepersonal attention is the best on Foothill and the East Pasadena strip east of the 210frwy. Vitamin shops which have set up corporate sales and hire just anyone who applies meaning joe shit the rag man with attitude to boot? Jus sayin let the buyer beware and patronize your peer and community folk! Lazy and those in need of an uptick and grooming lecture need not apply? Remember those of you from abroad please know it's called underarm nonaluminum deodorants? Yes?

The Staff is great, friendly and very knowledgeable. This is the "best" health food store around…read more The prices are fair as well. I would recommend Health Food City to everyone who's serious and at the very least curious about taking control their health!

I love coming here for their sugar cane juice. IMO it is one of the best sugar cane drinks I've…read moreever had. This is a small clean place for take out only. The server was friendly and took my order. Kiosk ordering is another option. I like their simple menu with specials on occasions. I always get my sugar cane drink with kumquat flavor. It is such a refreshing drink. I love that their drinks are natural with no added sugar or preservatives! Highly recommend!

Tiny store but serves big flavors! Amazing!!! Need to go back!!…read more One of the best sugar cane drinks I've ever had! (Better than Vita Cane in my opinion) All natural juices, no added sugars, no preservatives, made fresh daily! Half Cane Half Coco (half sugar cane and half coconut, large, iced, $9 plus tax) The sugar cane flavor was super prominent, and it tasted so good! It also comes with a few pieces of coconut. Glad that they didn't add too much ice. Would have loved to get it without ice, but $15 for a large without ice is quite pricey. They also have a special deal for the day, not sure how often they change the deals, but you could get a medium drink of their special for $5.50 which is not bad! The special for today was the pineapple sugarcane. The menu is not super big, which I like, while still having a good number of options. They have a kiosk for you to order or you can order with the staff. The staff member was nice to give me some recs when I asked what's popular. They also have dehydrated chili mango for sale on the side for $6.50 per container. The inside was nice and clean. I don't recall if there are seats. It's mostly an order-and-go type of place. It wasn't busy when I went around 1pm, and the drink only took 3 minutes to be ready! Lots of parking spaces in the parking lot shared with other businesses. Fresh Cane has its own reserved parking right in front of their store, so that was very convenient! Never knew a store like this existed so close to me!! I was in desperate need of hydration, so I decided to check this place out and I'm so glad I did! Highly recommend!!

Came here because I was searching Yelp for somewhere to buy Ceylon cinnamon and this was one of the…read morebusinesses that popped up. We love checking out natural health food shops anyways so we were excited to go. The shop was a little smaller than what I thought it would be since there were no photos of inside the store. People mentioned in other reviews that there's fresh organic produce but there wasn't as much as I thought there would be (about 3 small shelves in the fridge of 3 different things - apples, cabbage) and there was some squash out on display as well. Maybe there's more variety on certain days when it's restock day. When we walked in the person working wasn't wearing a mask but then put one on and asked us to wear them. There is not currently an indoor mask mandate for LA county (people are also no longer required to wear them in airports or on planes) so we didn't like that we had to wear a mask. We browsed the shop and there was some cool items but they didn't carry Ceylon cinnamon.

I've been coming here for the last 4+ years to purchase their imported vegetarian "meats" from…read moreTaiwan , & I'll most likely to keep on going back since my husband has turned into a vegetarian for over a year now.

Yuen Fung Sum Yong Trading store is located in the San Gabriel Superstore complex (at the corner of…read moreSan Gabriel and Valley). As you'd suspect, it serves the Chinese-speaking community specializing in Ginseng as well as other "health" items. Ginseng is believed to deliver many benefits as a stimulant, aphrodisiac, or general cure for whatever ails you. Since it only grows in a few places in the world and ... apparently ... has wide variances in quality, Ginseng can range in prices dramatically. Yuen Fung Sum Yong is one of the "cheaper" sellers of Ginseng in the area, but it can still be hundreds of bucks for a small pack of "the good stuff." This store's main offering is Made in America Wisconsin Ginseng; however, wild Ginseng, Bird's Nests, Shark's Fins (allegedly), and other rare Asian medicinal and health foods are available, too. Bring someone who speaks Mandarin to negotiate ... and good luck. There's got to be a price you can both agree is fair. Parking is free for the entire shopping center.

My doctor recommended me to try American ginseng because I get very tired during the day from my…read moresleep problem. So I stumbled to the store with no knowledge about ginseng. The people there are very friendly and taught me a lot about how to prepare the ginseng. They also sell bird nest and other Chinese herbal supplements in the store. I walked out with a box of AAAAA bird nest for my skin.

Came by Sprouts in Alhambra to check out their deli sandwiches and honestly, this is a really solid…read moredeal. Sandwiches start at just $4.99 and they use Boar's Head meats, which already puts it above your typical grocery store sandwich. You can choose from their preset options or build your own. I went with a turkey sandwich on sourdough with all the add-ons, and everything tasted fresh and satisfying. They'll even toast the bread for you, which makes a big difference. What really stood out is the value--you can load up your sandwich and still keep it under $10. They also have combo options where you can get a drink and a bag of chips for $5.99, making it an easy and affordable meal. Quick, convenient, and budget-friendly. Definitely a good spot if you're in the area and need a simple lunch.

See hilarious review below by Robert H!…read more I would like to add my 2 cents on the sandwich situation, which depending on the time of the day you hit up the deli, can be very dire. The older Hispanic ladies who make the sandwiches in the morning = amazing. Love them. They are warm, kind, quick, and attention-detailed. The sandwiches they make? Literally chef's kiss! Heaven on earth! Now onto the men who the make the sandwiches later in the day. Complete night and day. Watching them make sandwiches is like watching Down Syndrome people compete in the Special Olympics or the infants race in those baby crawl races. No directions, no focus, no sense of urgency. Think of the slothes working at the DMV from Zootopia. They talk to each other. They stare at the sandwich order print outs. They make the sandwiches haphazardly. And they still get the sandwiches wrong! How can you make sandwiches wrong when the pace has been so leisurely?? In conclusion, can Sprouts please please please, for the love of God (or the universe if you're an atheist), hire more ladies to work during the lunch times and evening times?!

I'm not sure why this Chinese herbal store has such low reviews. I've always had good experiences…read morehere. The sales ladies are nice and informative. Prices are fair, and Chinese herbs and delicacy items are of good quality. Our go-to place to buy shitake mushrooms, ginseng, sea cucumbers, abalone, shark fin, etc. Don't come alone if you're not familiar with what you want and need to get. These Chinese ladies are blunt, but I guess sometimes that's their culture, and they don't mean to be disrespectful. If they do, speak up! (I always get rude ladies yelling at me at these Chinese places around here (not this place), speak up, and yell back, lol) Free tip: Always ask for a discount or a free gift if buying large quantities or higher price items. ;-)

The cashier is hostile. 1. The cashier becomes hostile to me…read morefor my purchase of walnut and mushroom which need to put on a scale to pound it because the cashier does not remember the codes of both and she needs to look for it at the paper code to type it in. There is no other customer except us. She converts her inefficiency to she seek confrontation to customer me because she has to looking for item numbers. I don't say anything to her to avoid her hostility face to face. 2. I also bought other items which are in bags pre-barcoded. I paid her $50. The cashier hostile again by holding the money back and forth and seek confrontation to the $50 bill for the bill is smooth. I told her the $50 PA63928617A is out from Wells Fargo ATM. I make her job easy by asking does she want a credit card payment instead. 3. The cashier hostile again to customer me when I pay with credit card which goes through without any issue. The cashier is the issue, and the shop Chung Chou city name is origin in Guangdong Province of communist China. Communists in Los Angeles without a purpose sometimes extremely hostile.

The atmosphere is friendly and warm .The food is organic and locally sourced. Eclectic art and…read moreitems . The staff was warm, friendly and attentive.

Move over Trader Joe's (and big thumbs down to all their anti-union tactics lately) and allow me to…read moreintroduce you to the El Sereno Green Grocer, an authentically social justice-oriented, community-centered, cozy, colorful, and quaint grocery store in the northeast area of LA. The Green Grocer was founded by two folx of color a year or so ago and is at the intersection of El Sereno, South Pas, and Alhambra (next to the neighborhood favorite Charles Trio). Co-owner Erika will welcome you with her big smile and vibrant spirit. As you browse their well-curated selection of breads, beverages, veggies, spices, desserts, and so much more...you start to notice the products by women of color small businesses and many hyperlocal growers (the lavender is from Bell, my hometown!) and it makes you feel good. Good to know that even though some prices might be a bit steeper than the box chain stores, you have confidence that your money actually supports a small business and in turn our community. Personally, I align with their overall ethos and feel at home every time I visit. Invest in yourself through yummy locally sourced foods (vegan options available) and stay for the good company and conversation (don't forget to check out the community cork board, too!). All the staff are very knowledgeable and super sweethearts. Stop by when you're in the neighborhood but don't forget to check their open hours beforehand. Also, there is a hidden little parking lot down a short alleyway behind the laundromat. I would recommend following them on IG for all the updates, weekly specialty foods, and weekend pop-ups where they feature a small cafe, bakery, etc. Who knows...I might just run into you there right before closing as I grab their chipotle crab ceviche and house chips to-go (my fav)!