Saigon Supermarket

My favorite exotic fruits are here. Rambutan, longan, mini mangoes and white peaches. Oh my!

A moderate sized Vietnamese market with a decent selection for groceries. I will by here to grab snacks for work regularly. It’s a clean place, but shows is wear and tears. I’ve paid with card for things down to $ 10, I’m not sure if there’s a minimum, there are no signs indicating so if there is. There’s not much as far as quick meals to buy, but there is a food court on the second level.

Not too impressed, couldn’t find any shopping carts or hand held carts. The store was very empty feeling and not much selection. I did however find the soy sauce I was looking for. Wouldn’t come back.

I didn’t know what to expect, all I needed was an Asian market to get all my ingredients ready for dinner. Not familiar with this area, this was the closest vicinity to where I was heading.
There must have been some renovation going on, because there was a huge empty space at the entry area before getting to the vegetable section. Then the security guard manning the entry, which I found shockingly odd. The super high ceilings meant they needed to bump up the AC some more, because it was not as cold as market needed to be.
This is a budget friendly market, all the fruits and vegetables are dirt cheap. It appeared all were in good quality, but by no means in great quality. I could feed a family of 6 under $ 30, with my $ 10 whole chicken being the most expensive thing on my shopping list and green onion for as little as $ 0.20. Amazing prices, really weird environment for a supermarket and customer service at the cashier is nearly non-​existent.

This market is a scam. Worst customer service ever. Dont ever come here if u dont want to buy their old products

Worst customer service at the fish/​seafood section. These guys definitely need customer service training

I was going around looking to buy crabs for my family today and hoping to find a place that will boil the crab for me. After going 2 supermarket that gave me bad service and didn’t want to help me, when I called Saigon market Kevin picked up and told me to just come in and he’ll help me out. Kevin gave me the best service today because not only did he boil the crab for me, he also asked the people to pick the best crabs for me! The best service so far from any Asian supermarket! Thanks Kevin!

It’s an Asian supermarket in Westminster. It’s not the cleanest I’ve been to but they sure have a lot of exotic produce like rambutan and Vietnamese squash. They sell pounds of frozen shrimp. They have some fresh fish as well. I went here with my mom as she was navigating the aisles. I picked up some produce for myself along with some lychee jellies, a splatter cover, and some baby bok choy. Some items are cheap but you definitely want to inspect everything you buy. I noticed they sold condensed creamer which is sort of like condensed milk but with palm oil added to make it cheaper. Gross! Read the labels!

How great are the prices for produce here? They have fresh veggies and fruits at really low prices compared to where I live. I had fun walking all around the many aisles and seeing what they have to offer, which is lots. Tons of sardines, Vietnamese spices, fish, different Aloe juices than I’m used to seeing at the Korean and Japanese supermarkets, and really tons of other merchandise.
SS is in the same plaza as Advance Beauty College. When I entered from a side entrance, it didn’t smell that great. As I advanced into the store, things were a lot better. It’s not bad, you can handle it. When I went, checkout was quick. I’ve posted pictures of sections of the store under the listing. I picked up fresh tomatoes and Persian cucumbers for my first visit. I’m sure I’ll swing by again if I’m in this area.

This place is not as pack as some of the others supermarket. On the other hand, their parking lots can get pack, depend on the beauty school that shared the same lot as this market. I find that this market is big and easy to find certain item within a timely manner. Their price wise is okay. Some items can be pricy but others are super cheap.

Market is grimey but average for the area. Butchers refuse to cut meat into smaller portions for the customer even though your gonna buy the entire piece but would like to have it cut in smaller portions. Also watch out for the cluster of bees located at the west entrance. It has been here for awhile now.

After eating out so much, I’m on a Vietnamese grocery store adventure. I still can’t buy meat at an asian supermarket yet, the smells just bothers me too much.
This market is hidden and with Vietnamese opera music playing in the back ground, I guess this is catered to locals. When I walked in, I wasn’t sure if I was entering the supermarket or a dept store so I had to ask.
Here I found myself in the herb aisle. I picked up a few packets of herbs and will figure out what they are used for.
So far clean enough for a whole in the wall grocery store.

My family are faithful shoppers at your store. I always come in your store when i come visit my mother. I think it is a wonderful place to shop as you have great prices thru out the store. I am writing to you to express my utmost thanks to the owner, manager and your employees of this store. As i recently lost my ring on 12/​26/​2013 in your store. The ring is a sentimental value to me and my mother. I was so happy to find out that the cashier T. VANG N. found the ring and turned it in. I am so impressed with the honesty and trustworthy employee’s you have working at this store. I live in San Jose and i love coming and shopping at your store. I will be an ongoing customer from now on when i am in the area.
Thank you again, and i feel that your store deserves a 5 stars rating.

Another Vietnamese supermarket having fresh fish, vegetables, fruits at cheap prices.
I didn’t find a particular fish that i was looking for here but was lucky since there are plenty of other Asian supermarkets in the neighboring plaza.
Location: For 1^st timers it’s very easy to miss this supermarket. It’s not in the same plaza as Rite Aid, it’s located behind Bank Of America building.

Honestly, people only come here for the cheap produce. It’s a Vietnamese market. so don’t expect customer service.
I had a bad experience with one of the cashiers. She was a young adult, not fluent in English, but I still greeted her first in Vietnamese and asked about her day as she was ringing me up. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? So she didn’t greet me back or say anything. I could be wrong. Maybe she was deaf/​mute I don’t know. I wanted to give her the benefit of doubt and say she was probably having a bad day, but when she started to angrily throw my grocery and jar items at the bag boy, I had to call her out. I told her (in Vietnamese of course) if she was going to give my mom and I attitude, I don’t care but it was unnecessary for her to treat my items like that. She just gave me a dirty look and continued to do it so I grabbed the rest of my items and decided to bag them myself. She didn’t say anything and neither did the management. The man in charge of the cashiers didn’t scold the girl or apologize on her end at all. Very, very bad service if you ask me.
If I were you, I would just get in, get your groceries, and get outta there. Don’t try to make small talk or bother to smile because they could care less about customer service other than taking your money and ringing up the next person.

Vietnamese market… live fish ewww lol
Fun to look at all the weird fruits and food.

This is one of the cleaner Vietnamese supermarkets in the area. It has a wide selection of meats, vegetables, and Vietnamese snacks. I really like their spices section because of their variety and good deals.
When ordering at the butcher, make sure that you try to grab their attention. There is no point in waiting in line for your turn because they’ll never get to you. You have to wave your hands and holler if you want something and speak loudly because other Vietnamese mothers will speak over you. It’s really feels like an old school asian fish market in there. If you speak Vietnamese, it is a plus.
The market is smaller compared to other supermarkets in the area, but it carries enough goods that can satisfy any large Vietnamese family.

Cool Vietnamese grocery store! I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to review this place. I’ve been coming here sporadically for years. I went tonight to get a little Vietnamese coffee filter (cà phê phin) to make iced coffee and some spearmint to make more mojitos. I also got some cilantro. Their herbs are very fresh and fairly priced.
They also have a good seafood (frozen shrimp is great) and meat selection (cheap ribeye steaks). You can get any part of a pig or cow, including a bucket of pig blood… not sure what you do with that other than dump it on Carrie at prom, but they’ve got it. The store is fairly clean and bright but some areas can be pungent to Western noses.

Remind me not to go to OC’s Little Saigon on a weekend, a holiday, and especially around Chinese New Years/​Tet.
We tried to go to a different, larger Asian supermarket, part of a strip mall whose parking lot entrance was off Bolsa Ave. Crazy! The traffic moved 2 feet in an hour. And you can already imagine the venomous epithets that fell from my mouth every time an SUV with no visible driver cut in front of me. That vehicle, dear Unilocaler, was probably ‘manned’ by a tiny Asian lady elevated by a pillow so she could peek through the openings in her steering wheel. Happened more than once today.
Once Mr. B and I got in said parking lot, it was more of the same. Never did find a parking spot after waiting another 30 minutes. Parking was so premium, I suspect people hoarded their precious parking spots and walked home. We gave up. Unilocal to the rescue, we were guided to a market that was more off the beaten path. That would be here, Saigon Market. Plenty of parking, less crowded, same clientele, and grungy exterior. Ahhhhh… authentic.
We were there to find a small cleaver for Mr. B. That was all. An hour later, we came out with $ 64 of fresh veggies, Asian flavored soup bases, bean thread noodles, raw peanuts, cute dishware, etcetera, etcetera. Oh yes, and we did remember to get the the knife. Happily one of our better non-​dementia days.
Cool store! Big… no…huge! Fascinating stock. Beautiful produce. A large selection of fresh-​off-​the-​boat fish, molluscs and crustaceans in large bins of ice, aquariums, or pools. Why is that so hard to find in the big IE?
So, here is my biggest complaint, and my simple-​minded work around plan:
I had a hard time finding employees who understood English. They would point when I asked for sesame seeds, but it turns out they were pointing at the cashiers (probably because they did speak English) but who were busy with their own jobs.
My Plan: Allow yourself time. Wander methodically, amuse yourself reading labels, people watch, grab what they grab, and make sure you stop and smell the …(fill in the blank, and it’s not roses). You’ll eventually find what you need, and probably lots more. It makes for an interesting day, and could lead to a healthy inspiration for dinner at bargain prices.

Great clean Viet Supermarket =) 1 of my fave places 2 shop 4 groceries on a budget ;)
I LOVE this supermarket for its CHEAP & Good & cheap produce, seafoods & meat. Great selection & clean aisles. =)
The location is a bit hidden away but its great if you dont want to deal with the crazy crowds on the weekends like the other supermarkets that are on Bolsa.
Definitely happy with this place ;)