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    Amphora International

    2.7 (3 reviews)
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    Ralphs

    Ralphs

    2.7
    (155 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    I come to Lake Forest pretty often and this Ralph's is my go to. The store is always clean. It's…read morenormally a come and go trip with little to no interactions, but on Saturday 8/15/2026, I was highly annoyed by a worker there named David. My fiancée and I were there and wanted a bottle of Tequila that was locked in the cabinet. I left to find a worker and didn't see any so I went to self-checkout to see if the young lady there may have a had a walkie or something to help. Behind an organizer of reusable bags I could see a worker just standing there. David. The young lady asked if he could help me since she could not leave her post and he said he had a customer. He didn't. He then opted to call someone to the front who didn't come. He behaved this way all thinking I did not see him. I walked over to his checkout lane and looked directly at him to which he looked down. The young lady then came to help me as self-checkout was empty. It was fairly quick. Less than 2 minutes. She told me it'd be at the front. I know at this location, I can purchase liquor with an employee at self-checkout but I purposely went to David's lane. He couldn't say "Hello," look at us directly, or say "Thank you have a good night." while checking us out despite doing just that to the person in front of us and behind. Hmmmmmm? Interesting yes? I loudly thanked the young lady for helping us and leaving her post to do so while remarking on David not helping her or us. I wish I had asked for her name. She did not have on her name tag or it was on her pant loop. I didn't get to see it. This interaction will not stop me from going to this store necessarily, but I will not forget the interaction. To be that purposely evasive so loudly is poor work ethic and customer service.

    A little disappointed to be leaving this review because this is our local grocery store. However, I…read morefeel it's important to let other customers know to PLEASE CHECK the expiration dates before purchasing. Unfortunately, we've come across multiple expired products here. A few months ago, I noticed Cotija cheese on the back shelf that was moldy and well past its expiration date, which I immediately reported to the cashier. Then just two days ago, my son purchased bacon that turned out to be two months expired. This doesn't seem to be an isolated incident, and it appears expired items are not being removed from the shelves consistently. I hope management takes this seriously and improves their inventory checks, as this is a food safety concern.

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    Island Pacific Seafood Market

    Island Pacific Seafood Market

    3.4
    (134 reviews)
    3.7 mi
    $$

    Shout out to the weekend samples lady! Sorry, I did not catch her name. Was briefly in this area a…read moreweek ago and stopped in the store as Guitar Center is in the same shopping plaza. Location is on El Toro Rd in Mission Viejo. Lots of parking on a Sunday late morning. The weekend samples lady has such a delightful personality and was announcing "sample sample!" to nearby customers. I sampled one lumpia and longanisa. Delish! My hubby also sampled a lumpia but chose tocino instead. We chit chatted w/her for a few minutes and she is actually retired from decades of working in public service. IPS is fortunate to have her on the weekends As for IPS, it is organized and clean. Doesn't have the megamarket vibe like their competitor. There is also a restaurant inside, PhilHouse and they also have a little bakery. Pleasant experience at Island Pacific!

    This Filipino market is awful. I've been here three times and each time has been increasingly…read moreworse. My husband is currently sick, so I came during my lunch break to buy ingredients to make tinola. I run a clinic nearby, and I was on a time crunch. A 5 minute shopping experience turned into a 30 minute long torture session. The store itself is clean and stocked. There were some kids touching and playing with the raw fish on display. If there was self check-out, I'd be fine coming here. I waited in line as one of two cashiers counted change for a customer. Then she picked up one of my items, and immediately turned around to price check another customer, who was already being helped anyway. After a few minutes, I was shooed away to the other older cashier, who treated me like I was a piece of garbage and wouldn't even look at me. Even as I bagged my own groceries. Then I made the mistake of going to the nearby Philhouse, which added another 15 minutes of apathetic inaction to my lunch break. I'm ashamed to have given this store any money. I am actively telling all of my Filipino patients and friends to avoid this place like the plague.

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    Surprised this was better than Seafood City... much thicker, meatier, and also tender and moist. LA, National/Daly City level quality imo.
    Surprised this was better than Seafood City... much thicker, meatier, and also tender and moist. LA, National/Daly City level quality imo.
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    Amphora International - grocery - Updated August 2026

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