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    Wholesome Choice

    3.3 (1.4k reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    WHOLESOME CHOICE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Maitrayee D.

    came here first time .Lot of variety dishes and meat fish vegetables . Huge grocery store .Reasonably prices. Bought marinated meat . Nuts and cooked rice . Food was fresh and good quality .

    11/22/25 A-yep, it's a mad house, of course Fuyu persimmons &.69/lb
    Jennifer W.

    11/22/25 For the many times I've visited this supermarket, I thought I already dropped a review. As a matter of fact, I think I may have from a while back coz I remember writing about their freshly baked sangak. How a customer actually let me taste a puce of what they purchased. Did Yelp delete my review? In any case, here we are returning to the scene of the crime. I love this market but it's so far. The prices are definitely better than most & the variety is phenomenal. They even have many kinds of stalls that serve Japanese, Chinese, Persian/Mediterranean foods. There are plenty of tables & chairs for outdoor seating to enjoy your meal or snack. The cashiers/staff are courteous & friendly, many are seen replenishing the produce. Today is an exception because it's the weekend before thanksgiving & it's hella busy. Their sales are awesome, Roma tomatoes at $0.49/lb, 5 bulbs or garlic for $0.89 and the Fuyu persimmons are $0.69/lb-- took advantage of this in a flash! Parking is shared with many businesses do it can hairy on prime times. If it was closer, this would be my first choice to shop for groceries. Watch out for your fellow grocers who do not seem to respect personal spaces-- some of them damn near shaved me as she passed me by, I might as well be in Alhambra or Monterey Park lol. I call it the "Land of Push & Shove". Thank goodness I've had my flu shot but I think I should've gone in with a face mask for health reasons-- fair warning. All in all, good shopping trip, next time I should go on a random weekday or maybe at opening time.

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    Erik C.

    This Persian and middle eastern supermarket is huge and great. Lots of choices and they also have Asian foods. Wholesome choice is a great choice for daily grocery shoppings.

    Elo S.

    This is an international store. They sell merchandises from Middle East, Iran, Turkey and Asian countries. I really enjoyed the variety of products. In this store, you can order lunch, buy groceries and pastries at the same time. lol There is a bakery located in this store. There is also a mini restaurant that they sell food like kebabs, stews. I give five stars for the variety of the Milka Chocolates they had. I visited on a Sunday. Store was busy and I noticed that they didn't have any self check outs open. They had only two registers open which can make things complicated, if you have only couple of items. Store was clean and well maintained during my visit. This location has a great parking lot. It was easy to find parking spots even on a Sunday.

    You won't find these at American grocers
    Mimi R.

    Not sure why the barbari bread I bought late at night was moldy the next morning!! This has never happened with my purchases here before. Very disappointing. It was the barbari bread from the stores bakery right at the entrance. The bread that is on the other side of the store at the exit is wayyyyy better!!! That bread is made in a fire oven from Iran, taste super authentic and is perfect. I think they are new because they were not there the previous visit. This place has great prices for fresh produce. They have a robust ready made food section it feels like a food court as they have so many different foods and cuisines. For middle eastern people this is a great place to buy groceries we are familiar with. For non middle eastern people I would recommend to go down the aisles and find some gems!

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    Ahmad M.

    I purchased Mishima Reserve Wagyu from Wholesome Choice that was labeled "HALAL." After contacting the producer directly, they confirmed in writing that their beef is NOT halal-certified at all. This is a serious issue for anyone who relies on halal labeling for religious reasons. Selling a product as halal when it isn't is completely unacceptable and misleading. I've shopped here for years, but this experience destroyed my trust. Wholesome Choice needs to fix this immediately and make sure their halal labels are accurate and backed by real certification.

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    Nachelle M.

    Had to come back twice for the kataiffi dough. Other than that, the items they have are great! They have a wide variety of Asian items and middle eastern items. You can get all the items for the Dubai chocolate here. If u come here, get the SANGAK!!! Workers are helpful, but they didn't really know what I was talking about even w the pics I showed lol. They tried tho

    Ivy R.

    I like coming to Wholesome Choice to get food spices. They have a wide selection of produce too. Recently they placed self-checkout registers for fast and easier check-out for those with less than 10 items maybe.

    Ramona K.

    We bought sangak bread from this place, and honestly, it was a disaster. Some parts were super thin, some were thick, and none of it was baked properly. It was basically raw dough in spots and overall just really low quality bread. We've never had bread this poorly made before. And their cakes were no better--stale and not tasty at all. Overall, it was just a big letdown.

    Jessica G.

    We went here for Mother's day lunch and I just love this store, they have everything and all different cultures of food here. We stopped in to get persian food one of our favorites. It was not that busy shockingly, we got our bread at the front fresh and delicious. But funny experience, they have behind the persian food they have Indian food and many other different foods to choose from but this guy was giving out samples, then I barely could understand him I think he said do you want to try something I thought he meant a sample he proceeded to grab a tray and add food but I was so confused thought it was for someone else cause he walked away and talked to someone else, then baby girl got a sample and we walked away to grab some more things we wanted. I stopped at the persian place first and I ordered the chicken and beef Koobideh. When I got back to pick up our order that guy from the Indian food area ran up to us and said you forgot your order, I said we never ordered anything? He stormed off it was so weird? The chicken usually is so juicy and delicious but this time it was not it was small dry and tasted weird, but the beef was perfect. The rice is always delicious buttery and amazing, I also asked for a side of the Tadik crunchy rice and onions. We enjoyed our meal outside of the store and had a really nice lunch it was such a beautiful day too. I did take 1 star off this time for the chicken not being good Hopefully next time we stop in the chicken tastes better cause that was not how I remember it tasting before. But the service is nice and always with a smile. Thank you for our delicious meal and all the delicious foods here. Have a beautiful day, be kind to everyone :) Aloha

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    Jennifer H.

    Decided to come here after eating dinner next door. They have a wide selection of Persian, Indian, Turkish, and other ethnic food products here. Most of it seemed reasonably priced. I got baklava from their bakery section to try. I had never tried Dubai chocolate but one of the staff convinced me to try their in house version since it was significantly cheaper than the imported one. $4 vs $12. It was tasty. The chocolate was rich. I didn't taste too much of the pistachio despite being covered in it.

    This was my first visit for the last 10 years to this store. I did not come there as they sold me an expired cake back then. I tried to give this store another chance after 10 years. I purchased 1 box of Lobya plov, and it was charged $18.99 as a Chicken Kabab. I did not get the Baghali Plov with the Lamb Shank. Instead I got just a Lamb shank for $13.99 without rice. The ad shows Baghali plov with the lamb shank for $9.99. I am very disappointed to be duped like that.

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    Ask the Community - Wholesome Choice

    Does Wholesome Choice have bike parking places to lock the bikes?

    Yes. If you are facing the entrance, look to your right. It's in front of the Wells Fargo ATM.

    Do they take orders such as DoorDash, UberEats for food delivery from the grill food court section?

    Does the Persian white rice at the restaurant have any dairy in it or in the yellow rice is there any butter?

    Is the anaheim location closed?

    Hi, yes unfortunately the Anaheim Store is closed

    What are their COVID hours?

    Besides lunch and dinner, do they have breakfast?

    Yes, breakfast burritos and crepes

    Does this place sell koobideh that is already prepared and just needs to be laid on a wide, flat skewer?

    It's made to order. You place the order, they grill it for you. ( you get the koobideh cooked and ready to be eaten).

    Is this market still open or did it close down?

    Still open been going every week for the persian food lunch specl.

    Why did the one in Yorba Linda close so abruptly?

    Sorry Richard I do not know. I have been noticing a lot of the stores I like are now closed with explaination?

    What time is the food court area open until?

    The food court closes at 9pm. However, our Persian sandwich section where has opened up recently is open till 10pm.

    Did this place close down?

    No. Not the one on Culver.

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