The store is located in the McCarhty Ranch with 99 Ranch Market, Mayflower Chinese Restaurant, closer to Xian Steam Pot & Yakiniku. Great store if you are looking for any restaurant supply. Prices are moderate and quality is...well you get what you pay for. Good enough. read more

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Would give them negative stars if possible, incredibly rude store old lady. She will give you the stare and glare. The dirty look... Talks smack about customers behind their back. Gaslights them too and makes them feel like they are in the wrong even though the customer did nothing wrong. There is really something wrong about this lady. She's both rude, not very nice and crazy. read more

Great people, have been here a long time. Always willing to help you find the right products. They have a very large selection of items for the home and commercial kitchen. Great prices and friendly atmosphere. read more

DO NOT BUY!! (you may enter to browse. :) This place is a scam, operates its cash register like an illegitimate business. I purchased a hot water bag, took it home and it started to leak. I went back to the store to exchange, the person upfront accused that I went home and switched out a bad leak one and brought it back to get a new one. (wow, the audacity of such though process just to make under $10). I am speechless. Top it off, they self-implemented a new "COVID" policy where all purchases are final, no return, no exchange. But of course, they don't tell you that upfront and only informed you AFTER you made your purchase. Shady business practice all around. Makes one think that maybe THEIR products is COVID contaminated. read more

I wanted to get some steamer tongs, at least that's what I call them. You know, when i steam a dish in a pot and need to get it out?? It's hard with an oven mitt. These tongs go around a dish, then u can squeeze them together and lift out the dish. Located in a Chinese mall in Milpitas ( there's lots of them in Milpitas ) this store is packed with kitchen supplies from glassware, dishes, pots and pans, kitchen utensils and even red paper supplies. Prices are very fair. If you need anything for your kitchen, they are sure to have it. read more

They have the best lunar new year decorations and red envelopes in the area ! They also have a great selection of Asian home and kitchen supplies. read more

Always had a great time buying items here. They even sell the venerable wok stoves with Piezeo Electric Ignition which are amazing for backyard use. 100,000 BTUs for less than $100 dollars is a great deal. Definitely suggest anyone who needs traditional Asian housewares come by here! Great dishes available for plating, cooking, and everything else! read more

Fun store in the middle of this complex! Kitchen ware and utensils . Asian cooking items/ cook ware/ tons of things and several aisles to window shop read more

This is my go-to place to get random Asian kitchen knick knacks as well as restaurant grade supplies. As a restaurant supply store, this place has quintessential restaurant items like Anna Kendrick plastic cups, cutlery, pots large enough to cook a small child, and rice steamers only ever used in a restaurant. But at the same time, they stock the hard-to-find items that only my Asian mom would have ever known where to procure like Vietnamese espresso drips (they even have replacement plungers!), ear cleaners, shallow plastic tubs to wash your small child, and red money envelopes! I bought a 30 lb mortar and pestle here once. Surprisingly friendly service given the demographics of its main clientele. read more

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Not only is there tons of restaurant supplies, pho bowls, sake bottles, anything your little kitchen heart desires.... I also found a Mahjong table here!!! Finally, I bought my grandma one. I've been looking for so long and had no idea where to get one. In fact, I was looking online to see how to make one after giving up looking for one. Little and behold, they have a few mahjong table selections in the corner where you first enter. Prices range from $40-60. Pretty damn good deal for a foldable mahjong table! Thanks MV trading! My granny will be the hit of the neighborhood now :) read more

I can't wait to come back to MV Trading Co to stock up on cute Asian style plates. Want a rice cooker for $15 or a set of 20 chop sticks for $3, than this is the place to go. Bring some hand-sanitizer because you are really going to need it after walking through here. My sister, friend and I spent about 30min walking up the aisles looking at everything. My sister and I reminisced about our childhoods while we played with the Asian thing pilled high in every corner. Basically, if you want anything for your household, this is the place to get it cheap. I'm not going to guarantee that it's actually going to work so I guess you are taking a bit of a risk. My rice cooker works so I guess that's something. But there is a no return on anything policy so that's a bit scary. The two men who were working in the shop at the time of my visit were totally unhelpful. One of them watched TV throughout my entire visit. I had to ask about 5 times before the other guy helped me pull something off a high shelf. But it's just all so cheap!!! read more

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Wasting some time before dinner, I love perusing through Asian junk stores...and yes, that's what they are. They sell everything and everything and you just can't help but buy! I was tempted to stock up on various kitchen stuff, but figure I should check with the BF before I show up with all this random crap to fill up our space. Haha! They definitely get a star for selling ear wax pickers! Ear wax pickers?! Yeah, right at the front register! And hell no, I am so not going to buy one of those! My grandmother used to use one of those on me and although I appreciated her extensive approach to keeping me clean, I definitely won't be using one on myself or anyone else. They lose a star for not selling that special ladle used to serve up that soft tofu dessert at dim sum restaurants. I've been kinda looking out for one of those special ladles so I can properly scoop it out when I make it at home. Anyone know where I can get one? Other than that, you can find some random good stuff here. If I was living by myself and stocking up my own kitchen, I would have walked out with a few shopping bags myself. read more

MV Trading is my goto place for hard to find kitchen utensils and accessories. They carry A LOT of things you don't normally see at other places. Some prices are really cheap while others are comparable to the other kitchen stores. Today, I stopped by to pick up 35 mini plastic tubs with a lid, an ice cream scooper, a lemon zester, and a lemon juicer. The mini plastic tubs measured 3"x3" with a height of 2". These containers will be used for storing individual servings of my home made frozen desserts. No other stores I found carry this size. MV Trading carries 5 different size/types of ice cream scoopers. I've never seen so many varieties at one location before. The other two items I picked up (zester and juicer) were items I didn't really need, but felt would be nice to replace my existing cooking methods. The zester will be replacing a cheese grater. The lemon juicer will be replacing a mechanical vertical press. Let me tell you, zesting a lemon with a dedicated tool produces a higher quantity of lemon zest at a shorter time than trying to do the same on a cheese grater! The cheese grater method works, but takes F O R E V E R!! For juicing my lemons, I've been using a vertical press with a handle. This method works but not every drop of juice is squeezed out when I use it. The hand juicer I picked up today resulted in more juice from fewer lemons!! If ever you need something for your kitchen, I highly recommend that you stop by MV Trading first. You will not be disappointed. read more

M V Trading - Kitchen & Bath Near Me - Milpitas, California

I like browsing items in this entire store. I have already gone there twice and loved the items I bought. There are unique items and some from Japan too. There are so many household things you will love! read more

I have realized, since originally posting this review, that this location is NOT the one I visited. I went to the store IN downtown San Mateo. But same name and same general description. Stopped in here before going to lunch around the corner at Bay Watch. Great little store with all kinds of kitchen stuff. Prices are reasonable. If you need extra silverware, here is the place. You can buy individual pieces or make up a whole set. Didn't end up buying anything, but if I was outfitting a new kitchen, I would have easily been able to do so. They also have cleaning supplies, shoes, toys, storage containers of all sorts. If you have to feed a big group, here is the place to get the utensils with which to do it. read more

Giving this 3.5 stars. Mostly dinnerware and cookware, but they also have miscellaneous things like toys and fly swatters. They have a large selection of cleavers, including Chang Chi Kee (though they don't carry the slicers), and other knives. I don't approve of the way they store their cleavers though - they just shove them all into a box, without any sort of covering or wrapping, so most of them have dings, dents, or chips. Their bowls and cups seem a bit pricey to me, but then again, I'm comparing to Ichiban Kan, which probably isn't fair. I did find some King 205mm x 50mm x 25mm 1000/6000 whetstones for about $21, which I think is an incredible deal. The store is somewhat wheelchair accessible - I could move around the cash register area, and go down about two of the (seven?) aisles. If you know what you're looking for, you can ask them and they'll be pretty willing to help. read more

There's very few places that carry the stock that they do here. The owners are always willing to help me find what I'm looking for. They also help me with figuring out what I need to setup a high btu wok in the backyard. Prices are good and their kitchen stuff is usually better than what you can find on Amazon. read more

Ichiban Kan in San Mateo moved to Tanforan Shopping Center, and Daiso is too far away. So where in downtown San Mateo do we go now for some inexpensive kitchen items, kitchen ceramics, gadgets, woks, rice cookers, hot water pots, toys, etc.? As you enter MV Trading Co., you'll see many aisles of merchandise. It's packed inside, but neatly organized so you can easily find what need. Fun to browse around. Looking for ceramic rice bowls, serving bowls, or tea pots? How about a large pot to steam crabs or lobsters? You can find them here. I've also picked up some hot food containers and lunch boxes for my kids. Not as many cute-gadgety items can be found here as you would find at Ichiban Kan or Daiso, but they do have a good variety of inexpensive functional Western and Asian kitchen goods. read more

HORRIBLE Business Practice. They sell defective product and won't allow exchange. I got a large clay pot from them. We soak it in water and set it on top of the stove overnight. We found out it leaks water, take it back and they won't exchange another one. DON"T buy things from them!! read more

MV Trading company is one of the original tenants remaining since the grand opening of Milpitas Square complex in 1996. I still remember working for the team in charge of the grand opening ceremony and requested tenants to help and contribute towards various raffle ticket drawing prizes. Some restaurants donated gift certificates, and I STILL recall MV donated a not so desirable miniature mah jong collapseable table (probably had some minor defects to it) which they say was worth over $50 (maybe in reality 1/3 of that price or 1/4 in Hong Kong, China, or Taiwan). If that doesn't stereotype Asians as cheap asses and gamblers, I don't know what else does. -1 star for that move fellas. But let's put that history aside. Certainly the contents of this store is like that of a Chinese ichiban-kan in San Mateo/SF-Jtown, or an expanded section of the housewares you would see in Ranch 99 or Marina Supermarkets. If you have ever visited Hong Kong or Taiwan, in non tourist residential neighborhoods where there are many smaller type mom & pop businesses, shops that stock inventory like this are a dime a dozen, basically think the entire houseware section of Target or Walmart, plus some odds and ends, condensed into one small shop and target marketed towards those who shop for Chinese kitchens ie woks, pots, pans, bowls, cups. You might see some Japanese style pottery, crockery in here. Notice I said style...no doubt they were bootlegged. Shops like these in Taiwan or Hong Kong charge literally street peanuts prices for their wares. Unfortunately MV doesn't charge ichi-ban kan or thrift store prices. But hey a "cheap Asian" business owner has gotta make a buck. Why not import cheap mass produced mid quality stuff from HK/China, and jack the price upwards of x4 or x5 the cost before shipping? Sure it costs an arm and a leg to sea ship these things over, and rent is not cheap at Milpitas Square for sure. Although it has been said by others that this place is a Williams Sonoma with an Asian twist, I would have to disagree. WS is a brand name. MV is not and especially not the mass produced stuff made in China products that are sold. They aren't even imitating brand name cookware! Moreover, WS has the customer service, marketing, and clean neat stores, spacious and easy to find things. You won't get any of that at MV. Guess they have been doing well, because there is a 2nd location in San Mateo downtown, across from North Beach pizza. Sorry but my cheap ass would rather spend that hard earned dollar at the ichiban-kan dollar store. I'll only come here if I can't find anything that I really need elsewhere. read more

This is the place I go to when i need a wok or a mahjong table or sake set or Chinese or Japanese serving plates or a cleaver, or anything else you can think of that belongs in an Asian household. The place is jampacked with wares. I swear you could find almost anything in this store. Plus it's really cheap...almost wholesale prices. Don't go to those frou-frou mall stores (Williams Sonoma, Crate and Barrel, et al) to get your Asian kitchenware! Make the trip to Milipitas and save some money and get a REAL wok! read more

I love this place. This place has tons of kitchen stuff and are pretty reasonably priced. You can get any kind of pot, bowls, plates, tea pots, restaurantware, and you name it, they have it! I just walked out of there with a frying ladle, a wok, and a kettle for under $25. You can't beat that! read more

When I think of MV Trading, I think of cheapness. Not cheap quality, but cheap prices. And I LOVE cheap prices, so I couldn't resist walking in here. What I like about this location compared to the Milpitas one: - more stuff - better organized - wide spacious aisles - not crowded Right now I have an obsession with dinnerware. Particularly clean white modern dishes. They have a great selection of exactly what I'm looking for in all sorts of shapes and sizes. For such a good price, I just want to buy it all up, learn how to cook, throw dinner/cocktail parties, all for the sake of showing off such dinnerware. read more

How could I have walked into this place so many times and not thought to write a review? I am correcting those oversights now! MV Trading is a "must do" when doing the down town San Mateo Strut. While not full of wackiness of Ichi Ban Kan just down the street, if you are looking for random, inexpensive semi-restaurant supply oriented kitchen stuff with an Asian twist, this is your place. It's excellent for outfitting a kitchen or camp kitchen box for cheap. I would highly recommend it for any recently separated or divorced person wherein the ex got all the kitchen crap. You can re-outfit yourself for cheap so you can cook for dates at home and not just serve Ramen with an egg on it. Check out M.V. read more

We were walking down the 3rd Ave. strip after our disappointing lunch. We landed at this Asian Store that sells house and cookware and other accessories. This store reminded me of Kamei's on Clement St. in San Francisco. In fact, this San Mateo store is a much bigger store and has more variety of items. They carry some cool Japanese accessories and China products that you don't see in Chinatown. With Chinese New Year right around the corner, this store have what you need. Despite having a large amount of cool items, nothing really interested me at this time, but I'll definitely be back to check out cooler items in the near future. They do have some cool brass key-chains with Chinese Astrology signs on them. There are 12 symbols of the Chinese Astrology and this store has them all at $2.99 each. My symbol is a pig, and I'm very proud to carry the keychain with the pig symbol on my set of keys. "Yeah Matt, you look like a pig too." "Oh Hush!" read more

This place has a lot of cool trinkets, gadgets and equipment for the household (mainly kitchen). Nice local and affordable joint without having to spend a fortune. Now the two stars are because they advertise they open at 10AM when they really open later - like they make their customers wait 30 minutes outside their door. C;mon now!? Not cool..... read more

If you're looking for Asian style super cute dishware, random kitchen gadgets, restaurant supplies, sandalwood scented incense, woks and other asian cookware, etc, etc, you'll find it at M.V. Trading Co. In addition to the store in San Mateo, there are 3 other stores in San Francisco (on Irving), San Jose (Grand Century Mall) and Milpitas (Milpitas Square). Prices are quite reasonable and the selection is HUGE! Check it out! read more

Come here for all your random, weird Chinese-y things that you wouldn't find at any other American kitchen supply store. Sure, when you walk in it reeks of the smell of mothballs and incense, but you're only going to be in here for maybe 10 minutes tops, so ignore it. I have been looking for daan tat (egg custard) tins for a while and my friend told me to come here. They have the tins in 3 different sizes - small, medium, large. You may not be able to find it on your own, so just go up to a worker (cause they're not going to come to you) and ask them for whatever you need. Whatever weird kitchen supplies you need - come to this place and you'll get it for a cheapy deal. Ant chalk is available too (even though rumor has it that it's illegal). Shrugs... read more

I happened to walk by and decided to check out this place that had all kinds of random Asian cookware, tea sets, and other random stuff - anything you can ever imagine and probably good place for Asian gifts. Reminded me of a very similar place in Milpitas and turns out they are the same company. Bottom line: Like Milpitas, cool random Asian cookware stuff, tea sets, and other stuff. read more

This is an amazing place! There are all sorts of dishes, pots, utensils, and housewares crammed into a fairly small space. And, sure, many of the dishes aren't the best quality (although I have found some nicer ones) but are sufficient to bring to work or would be in danger of being broken at home. I have never been able to leave without some random cool thing - a cat-shaped sauce dish, Chinese chess set (but it has been a really long time since I have played :( ), a teacup with a lid for work, etc. read more

Excellent selection of cooking tools... For my b-day, I asked my wife for a high-quality cleaver. They have a bunch of cleavers, but given I realized I don't do a lot of cleaving (chopping of large items like whole chickens or ham hocks) but I did find what are the best "mini-cleavers" (6" long, 2" wide square straight blades) I've ever owned... Perfect for dicing onions or slicing bell peppers. Very nicely forged, layered stainless steel, and inexpensive. At ~$30/ea, the cleavers are a steal (or is it a steel? hahaha!) I do have to laugh at buying a US-made item at a Chinese housewares store. Ironies abound. They're made by "Russell Green River Works", and have an amusing mix of Chinese and English on the blade and a "Made in the USA" on it to boot. I've bought a variety of other tools here like bamboo tongs and bamboo rice paddles and the like. read more

This is the best place I've ever been to for kitchen supplies. They have an extensive selection of almost everything you need! I am very happy to finally have found a nice, glass cover for my skillet, a large wooden spatula, and round, wooden chopsticks--and all in one place! You're probably thinking that these are very ordinary items, but for some reason, I haven't been able to find them anywhere! (Well, the wooden chopsticks you can get in at SF Market in Sacramento, but that's really out of the way.) read more

This place has a ton of stuff (mostly kitchen items and Chinese New Year red envelopes). Every time I drop by, I would always walk around, just to see if there's something there that I need or want (usually a "want"). Everything is pretty cheap there compared to other Asian stores. It's an Asian store, don't expect customer service to be 5 stars. You get what you want, pay for it and leave. read more

M.V. Trading Company is an Asian restaurant supply shop. Need a meat cleaver? Need chopsticks? Need a wok as big as a dog bed? They have 'em all. Restaurant supply stores are great for random cooking utensils without the cooking-store markup, and Asian restaurant supply stores are great for getting the tools of Asian cookery without American cooking-store markup (it's exotic, therefore it should cost three times as much?). For example, a couple of months ago I saw a bamboo spatula at Williams-Sonoma for $12. I saw its functional equivalent at M.V. Trading Company for about 95 cents. This place also has a huge selection of matching ceramic sushi plates and platters and dipping sauce bowls. They're fun to look through. I love wandering around in here after putting in a to-go order at Mayflower (two doors down). I always seem to walk out with some strange item or another. It can get a little claustrophobic since the aisles are narrow and brimming with stuff, but it's a neat little store -- check it out! read more

This place sells Asian kitchen gadgets and some restaurant kitchen supplies, and is hidden in an Asian shopping center. It was decently supplied for being such a small store, although it is dark and a little crowded. In terms of customer service, they will help you find stuff if you ask but not much more help. The items aren't incredibly great quality, but for the price, i would consider it a deal. read more

I've walked by this store a ton of times, but I always figured it was just cheap junk inside. But today was dollar store day -- doctor said no alcohol or physical exertion for a few days. What else is there? This store looks small but it keeps going back and back. It has a selection of cheap and higher-end stuff. I ended spending ten bucks for a glass water pitcher... pretty cool looking. But I had to ask a Japanese friend to read the instructions to me. So bring more than dollar bills here. And bring your neighborhood real Japanese friend to translate for you. read more

I cannot believe nowadays people can still do business with that kind of service. Came there to buy some stuff for our restaurant. Could not find it, came to ask the cashier which is also the owner. He didn't say a word and just point his finger to the side wall. Walked over thinking that's where the item is..only to find one of his employee who will show me the place. OMG, can you at least say something. My business does not even worth a word? Beware!!! If there's an earthquake strike, you will be trapped for sure. I'm not sure if they really follow the city codes for arranging things like that. You can barely walk between the isles. I had to skip a few in order to walk out to the register because if anyone standing around to look, you cannot pass. Yea it's that tight!!! the quality? I bet everything is made in China read more

Where else can you purchase a electric fly swatter? I have bought steamers, plates, chopsticks, and sponges here. Mostly they sell kitchenware which is awesome because think of going to Ranch 99 for asian kitchenware only. I will have to test out the fly swatter to see if this thing is legit. According to some of my friends, if it works...then I should buy a few more of these to keep around the house. read more

I love coming to this store. It's full of all sorts of useful random kitchen items: various types of plates, bowls, cups, tea sets, strainers in every size, serving utensils, serving plates, party items, chopsticks, skillets, cookie cutters, baked good liners and pans, and travel items as well. I like to come here before a trip and pick up various useful travel goods (soaps, bags, laundry soap bars, etc). We love to come here for the bowls so we can stock up in case we just need the one replacement or so. This is a great store and you'll definitely find something in here to uplift your kitchen gadget repertoire. read more

This place has a lot of knick knacks you would need for all around the house. My friend came here looking for a large metal mixing bowl for a DIY project and was able to find a large assortment of sizes for pretty decent prices. To my interest, I was able to find rice cookers branded with my name on them! I didn't even know that company existed until I was at M V. Thanks for opening my eyes! read more