sungiven is like the trader joe's of asian grocery stores--thoughtfully curated, with a focus on…read morequality over quantity and a mix of unique and everyday essentials. while they don't have an overwhelming variety, everything feels intentionally chosen, with an emphasis on natural, minimally processed, and specialty items, like japanese direct-import soft drinks. the store is clean and well-organized, with a fresh produce section at the front where fruits and vegetables are meticulously arranged. just like trader joe's, they have a tasting corner with free coffee, adding to the welcoming shopping experience. even the overall layout--from the flower displays and shelving to the frozen section and cashier tills--feels familiar. worth checking out if you're in the area. plus, they offer parking validation with a minimum spend.

My experience with service this location has always been pleasant. The smiles on all the staff…read morewith diverse ethnicity are warm. They consistently take my full basket to ring in the goods without making me place them on the counter. I like the spaciousness of this location. Never a traffic jam. Finding a sale item here and there is fun. The only thing I find is that their fruit is not as fresh. I bought a box of sugar mandarins yesterday. All of our family felt it tastes old and not very sweet. This is not the first time with fruits. Veggies are better but a miss once in a while as well. Everything else is fine and the place is well organized. I find shopping here much more at ease compared to the Richmond store.

I really love this place. The whole team is amazing, very warm and friendly, and every time I visit…read moreI leave in a better mood. The atmosphere feels welcoming and relaxed, and you can genuinely feel that they care about the customers. Their products are also really good, especially the roasted nut mixes. The saffron and lime nuts are honestly addictive. Special thank you to Lucila as well. She has such a positive energy and always makes people feel comfortable and taken care of.

We arrived too early for dinner so we went in to browse. The staff was super friendly. She took…read moretime to explain their nuts and showered us with samples.... Like scoops and scoops of samples... I was thinking of getting some nuts for my son to snack on already so it is nice to get to try some of the nuts. They have a good variety of mixed nuts, dried fruits and snacks. I highly recommend getting their mixed nuts and candied ginger.

I went shopping on this place and was very please with the selection of food imports as well…read morehad a choice not to go to save -on or pricesmart . Everything looked clean and the people are so polite and friendly I recommend anyone to go and check that up for themselves,It was worth it and it will be my Shipping favorite place from this point on. Thank you for the service and awesome choices. Helena Kong

I walk and drive by this Persia Foods place many many times. I always thought it was a small little…read morestore on Kingsway but to my surprise, it is bigger than what it looks from the outside. I walked in and was surprised at the prices and the freshness of its produce. I highly recommend shopping here. The staff and customers here are super nice as well. The parking can be a bit chaotic. It is a one way traffic with limited parking spots. I recommend either walking here or parking somewhere else and walk to the store. I am coming back for sure.

I was still checking out at the cashier, this lady be hide me already coming on and puts her items…read moreon the counter. I asked her to back up a little and she gave me a dirty look. Store needs to have standing sign better or remind you customers to practice safety bubbles. Other than that, they have local cherry tomatoes that's so sweet!

I stumbled upon this produce market during Covid. This is a nice little locally owned grocery that…read morecarry a variety of fruit and vegetables. They also carry a lot of asian cans and freezer food such as dumplings. They also had flowers for sale. I like that the prices are very, very reasonable. Even during the time when everything was closed (due to Covid)except for grocery stores, this place sold eggs and milk at reasonable prices.

I used to go to this location weekly with my mom. Everything is placed accordingly and I know…read morewhere everything is. They used to have some good prices but most things are pretty expensive now.

On January 31, I bought a reduced priced cooked item…read more I didn't pay attention in the store but I found something odd after I got home and sent a message to T&T's customer service. I was not looking for refund, compensation or exchange. It was only $4.99 item. But I felt something wrong in their food managing system and I was not sure if it was their honest mistake or evil marketing. So I sent my concern message to them but even one week had passed, they haven't replied any words to me. So let's me write down the warning here. Price tag Original price $5.99 Best Before February 1, 2025 Reduced price $4.99 Best Before February 3, 2025. Why they extended BB date? I don't get it. As they wanted to get rid of it, they reduced price. BB day should be the same. Personaly, I work for food factory and am shocked to know how T&T's managing system is not accurate. It could be food poisoning as well. Pay attention everyone!

Was around the neighbourhood and my significant other needed some supplies, that to make some…read morehome-made broth for her pho. We already passed up a few other locations and I remembered this place, I haven't been here in years, so I didn't know what to expect. Most people who live in the Lower Mainland might not come to this place, as it literally is in the (as my friend use to say) "armpit" of Canada. From the amount of beggers, crack whores, drug dealers, drug takers, let's just say this is not the rainbow and unicorns neighbourhood of town. I found parking a block up, and once we exited the car, a person asked us if we had any change.... yes... this is a stones throw away from Hastings and Main! We entered, and the guy working here was unloading, and putting things away, as well as setting up the front display of food items, and my dear went off in her world to look for items. This place is spacious, no overloading of shelves, no narrow aisles, no short store, this place is pretty wide, and pretty long. We started on the left side, walking down their open refrigerated section, you see very clean, and packaged vegetables. Anything from Thai chili's, Thai basil, mini limes, coriander, green onions, bean sprouts, just to name a few, everything had their own packaging where you could see what your buying, and everything was, as I said, clean! Through the aisles we noticed stuff like shrimp paste, sections of Sriracha sauce, fish sauce, cane sugar, brown sugar, cans of bamboo, powdered soup broth for your favorite pho dishes, laksa sauces, a variety of different rice noodles, even labelled by the width of the noodle. This place is a specialty store, and one I wouldn't hesitate on sending anyone too, sure you have to actually get out of your car, or go down there with public transit, and open your eyes to a different part of society. Sometimes part of the journey of making your dish at home, is the journey less spoken, that of where the hell you got your ingredients. The words, "you can't believe where I went to get this stuff" may come out of your mouth the next time you actually decide to prepare a Thai, Viet, Cambodian, Malaysian, Indonesian, etc..., dish... but if your working through some cookbook that is telling you things you need for a particular dish that you have no clue where to get cause your normal supermarket wouldn't have a clue what it is.... you maybe surprised here by finding it. The one thing we were looking for.. which they didn't have was freshly package pho noodles..... as all of the noodles we saw were dry, can't win them all!

Being Thai- speaks for itself now. I should know where to shop right? Right?…read more This is the only bona fide place to get That ingredients if you want that authentic green curry with real Thai eggplant (so round and cute, definitely not long and skinny which will give you soggy eggplant) or the hard to find actual Kaffir limes (not just the leaves) for your tom yum soup. Pick up some "real" oyster sauce for your Pad Bai Graprow, and the grapow leaves too (Thai basil). There's so much more, from frozen desserts, great Jasmine rice, rice noodles, and on and on and on.. spices. BUT, caveat, its in a sketch neighbourhood on East Hastings, druggies, street merchants (which are not necessarily sketch), homeless folks (also not necessarily sketch). So you might feel a bit out of place if you plan on sliding up in your Range Rover or Mercedes. But that's just a feeling, nothing bad will happen. It's not the prettiest of places, it's a big warehouse kind of space, no cute labels and fun signs, just the facts and prices. Ladies who work there, super nice, super helpful. A lot of things are kept in the back so use your big girl voice and ask for things if you can't find it. Delivery day seems to be Friday, so the weekend is a good time to go in. Prices are so good, I don't know why anyone and I mean ANYONE would buy Thai ingredients in the Asian food aisle in the supermarket. Case and point, fish sauce should never, ever cost more than $2 for the largest size bottle. EVER. You're welcome. Happy Thai shopping, cooking and eating :)

Back when it was Chinese New Year and we entered what is now the Year of the Rabbit, I had a sudden…read moreitch to find White Rabbit candies. It was late in the day and we didn't have a whole lot of time left before we would need to be home again for a family dinner. That's when I suddenly remembered about King's Market. We hadn't gone shopping there for ages but they have a great selection of Asian foods and are so much closer to our home than T&T Supermarket, which is our usual "go to" for Asian foods. While King's Market may be smaller in name, it's actually a fairly good sized market with several different rooms to shop in. Veggies, fruit, meat, seafood, frozen foods, Asian candies...they are well stocked and well worth checking out for any of your basic needs. I found the White Rabbit candies I was searching for, and also bought a box of Agar Agar powder. Not sure what I'm going to use the Agar Agar powder for, but it's supposed to be a Vegan alternative for gelatin and I've been curious about it for quite some time. Will have to do some research to see how I can make use of it. I'm so happy to have found it at King's Market because even in a regular supermarket, I'm not sure which aisle I might have found it in, or even if I would have found it at all. Service: Good Parking: Free parking at the back of the store Location: On Kingsway between Gilley Ave. and Randolph Ave.

Awesome dumpy Asian supermarket at Kingsway and Gilley. The dumpiness is the key to authenticity…read more Don't let the dirtiness scare you off. Parking is plentiful in the lot in the front (back?) of the building, as well as on the street. The building clearly used to be 3 different businesses, as the layout is really bizarre. There are 3 large "rooms", joined by a corridor. To be honest, this place is probably quite the fire hazard to newcomers. Thank goodness somebody had the sense to stick a large map on the wall. Some doorways between the sections would be nice. With that out of the way, there are 3 sections. Product, meat/aquarium (yes, aquarium), and dried goods. Pricing is in line with other places. The place is quite popular with locals, which tells you everything you need to know. As with other similar businesses, there is a hot food section as well. I picked up some takeout and it was mediocre. Does the job, but nothing special. I imagine this place serves the local market quite well. Wouldn't make a special trip out, but good to know the place exists.

My go to place for Indian grocery shopping! They have such amazing snacks, spices, and other items…read morethat you usually only find in India. The store has produce as well as other items. The staff is always helpful! Would recommend going here during slow hours because the line up at the checkout counter can be crazy!

Love anything new, must've opened in past 3 months after awhile of renovating, old one about a…read moreblock down. Clean, and bright. Making it more upscale with full screen POS systems, fresh produce on the left, & packaged goods, spices, drinks, on the right as well as on the back. Funny how they price green, yellow, orange, red peppers all the same price. Bright, yellow decor, of course. Free parking in front but make sure you're a good parallel parker like me.