Ebisu Mart

It was not as big and stocked as the old Ebisu, but it was still cool and I’m happy they were able to open a store. It is a good place to get some of the necessities, but they do not have a super large selection. This is a nice place to look around in and get a few things from, but if you are going to go on a whole grocery trip, then go to a different store. I still like it though.

Very cool place to pick up Japanese snacks, chips, bottled coffee, etc. There is also a small selection of sushi and cooked foods in the back to take home. If the place carried Sake, it would definitely be a 5 star review.

Love this little mart! I get to buy fresh frozen ramen, a staple in my house :) Very convenient and friendly service!

Food is old and the place is not as clean as should be for a place the sells food. Both my friend and I got sick the next day after having one of their pre made trays and iced tea. So can’t say if it was the tea of food that did it.

Very small, only some soft drinks, no alcohol. Better off going to the Mitsuwa or Tokyo Central nearby.

I love this place! I come in after 6:30pm a couple times a week for their half off sushi deal. Shrimp chips and green tea Kit-​kats are a delight! The eclectic items in that store keep me coming back for more! There always seems to be something new for me to find, this review has made me hungry…
Anyway, come check out this place, their canned cold coffee is great, maybe something fruity? like their Hawaiian drinks or prefer a calpico? I can go on for days, but i won’t :)

The Ebisu Supermarket was awesome. The Ebisu Mart isn’t. I guess having a Japanese Mini Mart is a good thing, but the supermarket was huge and offer so much more. Prices for Japanese grocery is cheaper at Marukai. I guess I still remember the old and can’t accept smaller and less.

Ebisu Mart is a very small and quaint Japanese convenience store right next to Samurai Burrito.
They have bentos, onigiri, drinks, sashimi, snacks, last minute ingredients you might have forgotten to buy like soy sauce or tofu…
They take cash but they also have a minimum of $ 10 if you want to use card.

I’m glad Ebisu Mart is still in business. It’s a tough economy in a dying plaza, so I don’t think people should knock them on contracting their family-​owned business. They still sell a good amount of Japanese snacks and meals here. They also sell the yuzu sauce I was looking for to use as dressing for salad, as well as for my home-​made sushi rolls!

Ebisu Mart is very small. Literally about 500 square feet. They sell a little bit of everything the closed Ebisu Market sold but about 80% less selection. I was disappointed in the freshness of the food. The sushi tasted as if it were a few days old. I was going to buy Portuguese sausage but the sell by date was 10 days past. Be sure to check the dates on everything. I rather drive to Marukai for fresh food. Plus Ebisu Mart accepts cash only, oh and checks. Anyone still carry their checkbooks with them?

Consider this place a Japanese mini-​mart.
I was in a quest for Green Tea Kit Kats and found them and other Japanese delightful snacks here. :-) At the time, the store was also selling Passion Fruit Kit Kats. Other notable snacks and drinks: Pokemon fruit-​flavored hard candy, Matcha (Green Tea) cookies, Super Lemon (sour lemon candy w/​Roy Lichtenstein-​inspired packaging), Calpico drinks, and ramune w/​animé characters from series, such as One Piece and Pokemon. The store also sells bento snacks.
It was a hot summer day and a rather slow one. It was a bit sad to see that not too many people come to shop there compared to the Marukai Market in Costa Mesa. The store is in a shopping complex that is more or less run-​down, but it’s clean and organized.
There was only one girl working by the cash register and she was very nice.

It’s so small!!! I was sad to find out that the Ebisu supermarket closed… they kept this tiny nook for snacks and ish and I mean… for what it is, it’s good I suppose. They have a wide variety of Japanese drinks, snacks, and some frozen foods and candy… but if you’re looking for more variety and groceries, head on over to Mitsuwa.

After 3 years, I decided that it was time for me visit the Ebisu Supermarket again. It was such a disappointment to drive all the way to the Ebisu Supermarket only to find out that they weren’t there anymore. But, what a pleasant surprise to see a few doors down the new Ebisu Mart.
What was once a Supermarket has now been reincarnated into a mart. Gone are all the groceries that they once used to sell, as well as all the produce. The sell things such as bento boxes, various sushi, poke bowls, chirashi bowls, and tons of other stuff. It is kind of like a Japanese 7 – 11. Only much smaller, and having less stuff than a 7 – 11. The person working in the Mart was very friendly guy as he welcomed me into his store.
I like this new place. I will not be waiting another 3 years. I’m coming back sooner!

Found out Ebisu was re-​opened. Stopped by to see for myself last week. Cash only, so all I could do last week was look. But this week I had cash in hand and darted right in. Musubi and Inari hit the spot. Stopped next door for a smoothie and cookies for the family. Everyone is so friendly. They made me feel like they really appreciated my business. Boy, that’s really a nice feeling. Welcome back Ebisu! The Sugano family had dearly missed you!

Store is smaller than a convenience store aka liquor store. Prices are higher than marukai. Very limited amount of items. Very clean store. Nice Japanese mini store to go to buy tsukemono or nori, or ono kamaboko like I did. They have some nice precooked rice bowls with fish and also some sashimi there. All sashimi looked fresh. It did not smell fishy in there at all. Nice place to go to if you need a few Japanese items. They accept checks & cash only.

I was excited when I heard that the Ebisu mart re-​opened. Sad thing is that this isn’t the same Ebisu Supermarket. It’s in the same plaza right next door to Ebisu Ramen and Mr. Miyagi’s boxing gym, but it’s a small little shop. They didn’t re-​open the giant supermarket! I was disappointed when I arrived. It’s a really small shop, but most of the necessities are there. They have plenty of fresh cut sashimi and it’s pretty cheap! I probably will still stick with mitsuwa

I didn’t realize they closed down the market next door. It was much bigger and also their original location. The new storefront is really small but carries all the essentials, I guess. The guys working there are really nice.

The new Ebisu Mart has all the best things of the old big market in a convenient store space. There is all the great and wonderful bento, musubi, maki sushi and sashimi. There are also basic Japanese needs like curry mix, furikake, etc. Everything but produce and housewares. They don’t need the large space!
If you didn’t already know, Ebisu has the best pre-​made bentos and seafood. The biggest difference is the quality of fish and the rice is not hard and super cold/​inedible like the ones at Mitsuwa. The donburi’s are also 30% bigger than Mitsuwa or Marukai. 2 people can eat 1 donburi.
Cash only. This was not convenient, however the cashier ran to the restaurant as an exception and charged me that way. Hopefully they get an ATM or card processor soon.

Good news travels fast! When I heard today that the original owners of Ebisu Market, which had closed its doors for a couple of years, had re-​opened as a new, compact incarnation Deli-​Mart, I had see it for myself. Fortunately, I got to speak with Joe who told me that yes, they’re back in business and almost fully stocked with all the tasty meals and «okazu» items which we loved, back in the day. I bought the «Crunchy Roll» tempura sushi and it’s great. Joe said that they’ll be offering more sushi and other items as soon as possible, and I can hardly wait. In the past for family gatherings and parties, I loved ordering their sushi platters which were always a big hit! Currently, it’s only a «Cash and Carry» policy but this might be changing as business picks up, I hope!
And right next door, WOO HOO, the Bakery/​Café is open again, too!
I also asked Joe about the Bonnie Vie Bakery/​Café next door because after they’d sold it to the most recent owner, the quality of the lunch items (my fave; Meat Sauce Spaghetti!) was so horrible, it was shocking, and I had quit inviting clients and family member to meet me there.
Joe said that it’s «All Good now» and the Original Staff is back, so the food is also back to original standards of YUM! I intend to sample lunch at the new Bonnie Vie Café as soon as possible, so look for more Ebisu Market/​Mart/​Bakery/​Café reviews!

Ebisu Mart is a teeny tiny Japanese convenience store specializing in snacks and premade Japanese meals such as onigiri, bentos of tonkatsu and donburi, and esoteric varieties of Kit-​Kat bars.
Before Marukai had an outpost in OC, Ebisu Market was the go-​to location for Japanese goods. Sadly, the market closed several years ago. It’s sort of nice to see this mini-​mart version.