If you want truly unique imported Asian goods, Teso Life *needs* to be on your list. I find that most local Asian markets have a pretty similar lineup of products nowadays, but I've been able to find sooo many items here that I've never seen elsewhere. My latest obsession has been the wild variety of Pretz and Pocky flavors. We're talking mugwort and soy milk, prosciutto and truffle, and lemon Pretz, as well as five red multi-grain Pocky (red bean, dates, goji berry, longan, red rice) that makes double matcha sound basic. Other standout products include tons of Korean skincare and Biore UV (the actual Japanese formula!). Highly recommend taking a walk around when you're in the mood to try something new, then stopping at one of the millions of dessert shops in the plaza for a sweet treat. read more

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Teso is such a fun little shop to peruse through. There's tons of gachapon items (mystery boxes), facial products, makeup, treats, and drinks. We like to visit once a week or every other week to stock up on snacks and drinks. My husband and kiddo are partial to ramune while I usually go for milk tea and lately I've been experimenting with snacks like shrimp chips, takoyaki puff balls, and seaweed anything. They charge $0.10 for their bags but that's going up to $0.25 soon so we've been keeping some of them in the car. This is a place that's fun for the whole family and there's plenty of food and shopping down the strip mall as well. Daiso is also worth looking for more home decor and lifestyle things. read more

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I just wasn't a fan. Service is massively lacking and just didn't find anything that wowed me into coming again. Don't get me wrong there are many things to love to certain collectors etc but for me it was a bust. The store was very clean and organized. read more

Great selection of Asian beauty products and snacks! I went in with a list and found pretty much everything on it- and I'll note I was kind of pickily looking for fragrance free products since that's what I like best. I also got some fun snacks and gifts for others. I wish the stationary selection had been a little more diverse- everything had a cartoon character I hadn't heard of on it, I was hoping for cute nature themed stuff or something, but it was cute. Love visiting this place every time I'm in Phoenix! read more

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Am I going to go out of my way every time I cross into Chandler territory to visit Teso Life? Well, yes! I am a sucker for blind boxes, Asian skincare, and trinkets. This is heaven for people like me. It's really hard for me not to spend money here, and that's why I have to limit my visits. It does get really busy during the weekends, so that's something to keep in mind. The rotating selection of blind boxes is soooo good, and I have found them to be decently priced! read more

Teso Life - International Grocery Near Me - Chandler, Arizona

What a fun little store. I just happened upon this store I wasn't sure what was being sold but it was super busy with people going in and out of the store. It's an Aisan store that sells all kinds of items, Health &Beauty,Houseware items, Toys, Groceries and Beverages and lots of other fun stuff... it was super busy in the store but the lines were very short. The store is layout makes it easy to find what you are looking for. There is something for everyone!! I definitely will go back when I have time to see everything. read more

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Maaaan. This place is an experience. Even if you've been to H-Mart or Lee Lee's this is a totally different experience. A huge and awesome variety of snacks, with some brands you might even recognize. Also a ton of different collectibles and models. Definitely recommend if you want to try some exotic flavors of Lays or Pringles or even Pepsi. Super clean and very bright, like, surgical theater bright lol. read more

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I absolutely love TESO Life!! They have such a different variety of foods, drinks, make-up, and all the newest Asian-inspired toys! Their stationary section takes me back to being a kid browsing the Hello Kitty store!! Everybody's so friendly, and the store is so clean and refreshing! Definitely stop in and check them out. I'm sure you're going to walk away with lots of new finds! read more

Such a fun store to explore. There is so much to choose from, with endless Asian snacks, cute toys, and novelty items. Even just browsing is entertaining, and it really makes you feel like a kid again, even as an adult. I would definitely come back for the variety and the experience. Just avoid the claw machines. A couple were broken with no signs, and the claw would not even close on two of them, so that part was a waste of money. Still, a super fun stop overall and worth a visit if you are in the area. read more

I love Teso! Asian snacks everywhere! Many of the items are also cheaper than their neighbor stores of Daiso and 99 Ranch. Items come and go so catch them while you can! read more

Bought this over the weekend and just realized it expired in 2025 of December. I didn't think to look at my other snacks that I've purchased, but this is very shameful. Make sure you check dates prior to making a purchase. Would take it back to the store, but we don't even live in the city so it'll cost more than gas. NASTY ! read more

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What a fun store. They have the viral ice creams shaped like mangos and peaches. We tried the mango and it was good but more fun to eat. They don't have Labubu's but plenty of other creatures. We tried for something in one of their claw machines but instead lost 10.00. There is more to explore on our next visit, read more

I'm obsessed!!! I never been to teso life before but I wanted to spend hours there looking at everything. It made you feel like you're in Japan with all the goodies! They also had so many blind boxes there. read more

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I'm not really sure how to describe this store. It's like a drugstore/small grocery store, but has this really cool section with awesome collectibles, as well as these little kits to make miniature rooms--so cool! There is a row with claw machines, too. It is pretty popular, but I will say the prices are not particularly great. For example, there were a lot of drugstore shampoos, but there are all around $12, more than you would pay at someplace like Target. read more

If you love blind boxes like I do, then Teso Life is the place for you! While they have much more than just blind boxes, this is primarily why I visit Teso. They've always got a great selection of the most popular blind boxes and always at great prices. Pop Mart. 52 Toys. Jotoys. And so many more manufacturers of today's top toys. The store is quite popular and the blind box section can get crowded but it's always worth a visit. read more

Go ahead and check it out. The crowd slimmed down and the cashier line is very short. Lot of people in there looking and not buying. They only accept credit cards, no cash. The store has lots of processed foods including many Korean brands as well as cosmetics, toys and home goods. It would be fun to bring young kids and letting them shop with their allowance because most items are inexpensive. Enjoy! read more

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Better have a big bag for your goodies, so much to see here. From candies, chips, cookies and beverages. They have a lot of frozen food snacks to choose from. I haven't seen so many Lay's flavors and KitKat before! Lots of household and kitchen items available here, too! And their price is fair. If you're bringing your kids here, be prepared to spend cause they have so much cute toys and items to choose from. read more

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Such a great store & there is a plethora of different options from skincare, to makeup, to food and drinks, to home stuff. Super clean and staff is friendly. read more

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Super cool store! They have so many different items that range from home goods, snacks, pet accessories, makeup, beauty, health, to kids toys. We walked in closer to closing time and it was still pretty packed. They have two rows of vending machines that are equipped with some cute plushies / toys. This area was pretty busy! The store is big and each aisle is packed with different items. I bought my dogs some treats without really knowing what they were but they seemed to have really liked them! I will be back. read more

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Teso Fact: Teso Life is a Japanese fashion casual life product department store. Founded in May 2017, the company is headquartered in Queens, New York. What a fun place! They have such a unique collection of Japanese items here. While not as cost-friendly as Daiso, this place does offer a lot more. Their UFO catcher (claw machine) and figurine selection alone is impressive. I enjoyed their pet selection, and I'm totally eyeing a fried shrimp toy for my cat. I recommend popping in during the weekdays if you can. The weekends can get a little hectic. read more

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I finally checked this place out after months of it being open! I first tried checking this place out back when it had first opened and after seeing the line literally out the door, I decided I'd wait until the hype died down. Months later, the hype was still alive as ever. I pulled up to the parking lot before they opened at 11 on a Saturday and I already saw people entering the store, so I went ahead and did the same. It was already filling up right at 11! There are so many aisles of all different kinds of things from home goods to a freezer section. While everything was in Japanese, there were still signs and little descriptions posted everywhere for each product with a rundown of what the product consisted of in English. The prices were actually pretty decent. I thought some lip balms and face masks could've been cheaper, but then again you're paying for the higher quality ingredients than the crap made in the states. However, I got this adorable ceramic bowl that was actually ginormous for about $6 AFTER tax! I'll include a picture of it. I've been trying to find an oatmeal bowl that was on the bigger side for a while now. Amazon's selection is pretty lackluster, with other websites selling ceramic dishes getting in the near $40's for a single bowl - crazy! Anyway, I highly recommend checking this place out because they sell some intriguing things at affordable prices! With every purchase, you get this cute reusable bag too. read more

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I initially went to this place for Daiso because I wanted to grab some cheap, cool goodies but decided to stop by this place first. I have no regrets LOL this place is basically a Daiso but has some cooler things you won't find in Daiso, especially if you're looking for special snacks that are hard to find anywhere else. There is an AMAZING selection of exclusive Japanese items (i.e. figurines, crafts, kitchenware, beauty products, etc.), so if you're looking to find a special gift, this place is worth checking out! read more

I was next door at Daiso and felt it was my duty to check out this place. This store also has great Japanese snacks, but with a greater focus on frozen treats- perfect to beat the heat. As you can imagine even mid weekday, this place was busy! In addition to snacks, you can find lots of toys and even fun little crane vending machines (UFO catchers). I also noticed an awful lot of asian beauty things, and if that is your thing this is the place! I'm still more of a die hard Daiso fan, but this place has its spot and focuses on different things. This would be a really fun place for buying gifts. read more

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Such a cute store! They have a great selection of skincare lotions and Asian makeup. I think their variety of makeup products is pretty impressive. They also carry some delicious Asian snacks. Plenty of parking, and the customer service was excellent! read more

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If you don't like hearing loud KPop, Teso is not the place for you. Teso is like a mini amusement park to me; there are bright lights, loud music, and so many things to look at. I'm really sad that I'm completely unfamiliar with the majority of the products in this store, but I was happy to see rows of Asian beauty items, foods (snacks, ice cream, noodles, cookies), gadgets, dishes, and toys/collectible items. I wish there were more Sanrio themed items, but you can always go two doors down and find yourself a Daiso. :) A month and a half later, this store is still busy, but there isn't a wait time to get in or to purchase your items. Things move fairly quickly in there. read more

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A casual lifestyle Japanese product store just opened in Chandler, AZ. Founded in 2017 this popular make up, houseware store offers beverages dry goods as well as frozen foods . I found a wide variety of Japanese facial products and grocery items. I don't know if Teso Life will be amongst my regular shopping stops but it is certainly nice to have an array of different products available to C Phoenicians! read more

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If you're looking for Asian beauty products, this is the spot. They have both Japanese and Korean products imported straight from Asia so there are no US reformulations here. They also have tons of blind boxes available (including Pop Mart, Sonny angel, Smiskis) at or close to retail price. If you're in the area check it out! It does get pretty crowded in the store though so if you can avoid going on the weekends. read more

Recommend: Yes. Yes. Yes. Having lived in Japan for 4 years recently, rest assured, the ambiance, products and outstanding customer service is alive and well here, just as you'd see IN Japan. All great comments here. These stores have been a thundering success since build completion and the brightly lit, well organized floorpan, FULLY staffed checkout counter personnel and overall diversity OF their products are - top notch. Very busy store and thousands of products from funny little things that some Americans would consider humorous, to extremely useful products that the Japanese really use based on their very size compromised style of living in Japan where real estate in and throughout your 'home' (there); is extremely compact. So the items you see here are what you'd see being sold in Japan and serve in that capacity. The toys, food, game booths and entire environment here when I visited it on a Friday evening was nothing short of PACKED with people. There is an enormous ethnic community drive and need (for these international stores) and they amply built the size of this to meet the community of people like myself that enjoy these. The store was clean, diversified and honestly packs so many items, I'd say just come IN and take some time to browse around, it's really worth it and you'll certainly enjoy picking something up from here even if it's a simple refreshment! read more

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I asked an employee not sure which one when I was shopping in the afternoon today and I was asking about pimple patches and she had a perfect recommendation with amazing results and I am very happy that my money was well spent on a good product read more

Finally, was able to get inside! I need translation on some of the products because looking for something simple such as sugar or hot chocolate was a challenge. Never found it! ‍ It's a cute store. It reminds me of a "Five Below" but, with higher prices and everything on packaging is in Japanese. They have a variety of items from dumplings , body wash, cold beverages to noodles...I will return one day, to continue looking around. I was only able to browse 2 isles before getting a headache due to the bright lights. I could take all day trying to figure what things are which explains why the lines are long on weekends to get inside. I wish they would place tags up in English above the products, to help or either have employees walking around who can translate what some of the items are. They have vending machines for kids to play and pick out a teddy bear and then there's, a section with freezer goods and drinks ( Bagged food items such as pot stickers/ dumplings and boxed ice cream). I recommend going to browse at least once on the weekday, when there's absolutely no line to get inside. I wasn't impressed enough to stand in line to wait to get in. On the weekends the line is out of the door and leading all of the way down the sidewalk. I don't understand the hype over this store but it's always fun to browse read more

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Looking for unique Japanese items? You can find those here at Teso Life or next door at Daiso. They opened weeks ago but I did not want to stand in the super long lines. They sell everything here from snacks, drinks, pet stuff, household items, health, bath & body, makeup and toys! I think of it as a Japanese Walgreens lol. The only difference is they have claw machines with cute stuffed toys. I didn't check how much the games cost. I ended up grabbing a few items. Overall, it's okay. Some items seemed reasonably priced while others seemed overpriced. A couple of the items I grabbed are available in an Asian supermarket but not sure if they're about the same price or not. Spent a little over $33 here. Items I purchased: - Extra hot Golden Curry Sauce packet ($3.19) - Calber hot garlic shrimp chips ($2.99) - Finute garlic Shrimp chips ($3.49) - Lays ribeye steak flavored chips ($2.99) - Car air freshener ($9.49) - Room freshener ($9.49) read more

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This was opening day 1 hour 10 mins to get in Long lines to pay Expected We came here expecting to find the ingredients for New Years Ozoni soup--but they do not stock plain mochi/rice cakes (they do have filled mochi and dango), fish cakes, produce. This store reminded me of. Mitsuwa Market in Hawaii without the produce, seafood, meats section. It has face care products, make up, home goods, dishes, frozen, refrigerator section --with many Japanese drinks. Claw machine, Gundum products. I'll try to see how many pics I can upload. See pictures for products. Service--friendly, accompany you to find the product you're looking for. It's next door to the Daiso (to the left) read more

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Crazyyyyy...... LOL lots of Japanese and Korean products . Love all the junk food selections . Lots of toys , Korean facial products, home products and other. Love it . Those different flavor Kit Kat usually I had to go Japan to buy them . read more

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After an amazing trip to Japan a month ago, I was aching for another Japanese fix. Because of Teso Life, once I finish some products I bought in Japan, I can drive to Chandler and buy replacement products because this store has it all! It's not nearly as cheap as actually being in Japan, but you save money on a plane ticket! They have an extensive selection of skin care, hair care (including &honey) and a lot of the snacks I fell in love with on my trip. This store made me giddy because of the amazing selection. You might want to set a spending limit for yourself before you walk in because if you are a J beauty lover like me, you'll want it all! read more

Meh. Cool place, but quite overhyped and overpriced. Teso Life is essentially a Five Below, or a Walgreens, but Japanese themed. Honestly, it's a sensory overload. BLARING K-Pop music. They have a lot of cool ramen and candy but none of it has American price tags. Once again, unique establishment, but I don't think I'll be a frequent visitor. The 99 Ranch Market next door has a ton more stuff for cheaper and less crowds or blaring music. read more

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Okay I may or may not be obsessed with this place when they first opened, my kids and I came here just about every week. We love their snack section, so many different flavors of lays chips I had not seen in other asian grocery stores around. Although, now you can find them just about anywhere, and even a bit cheaper than here. But we still love this place. read more

*YELP WORTHY* This place is AWESOME! We came after seeing a post about this place on IG. There was a long wait to get in and it was so worth it. We left with all kinds of goodies from snacks, to squishies, to skin and hair care products and cutlery. The prices were so affordable that we kind of went crazy on the items in our basket. They had a cool selection of wooden box structures, anime decor, Sanrio toys and other cool collectibles. If we lived in the area we would be here a lot. This place was definitely worth the hype! read more

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5 stars for Le Petit Prince merchandise alone! This is a dangerous store to be in because you will want to buy everything. Along with the figurine section, there's home goods, beauty supplies, snacks, drinks, pretty much a little bit of everything, Nippon style. I'd also give 5 stars alone for the wide selection of KitKat flavors! read more

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I was finally able to get into this store as last time they were still in their grand opening phase. But what a cool store with a lot of stuff for everyone. Lots of snacks (you can never have enough snacks) and really cool toy claw machines. It's like traveling to Japan for a quick 1 hour experience. Very fun day adventure, and I would recommend folks to add this into their places to visit. read more

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This place is filled with all the Asian health, beauty, snacks, beverages, and products from Asia. My mom and I went to town. She got plastic containers for organization, snacks, and ceramic cute plates. I headed straight for my childhood Asian snacks and goodies. They are well stocked and clean. The check out line moved quickly. read more