Seafood City Supermarket

I love this grocery store, it’s my go to Filipino market.
I recommend to all but heads up parking can be tuff. But that’s LA for you.

Is the store big? Is it bigger than the one in San Diego? Because I go to San Diego a lot and I’m sick of it. I want to see if this Seafood City is bigger!

I was happy to bring my daughter here to find the Pinoy foods she’ll need. Gosh she was so excited! She didn’t know where to start. Well that’s what happens when your from the Midwest and never seen a Pinoy Supermarket. The go to place for authentic Pinoy foodie shopping.

One of my favorite places to buy fresh seafoods!
Their veggies, fruits and meats are also very fresh.
Wide selection of authentic Filipino food and other Asian products at great prices.
Parking lot is so small and hectic especially on weekends, I hate how each space is so small that we have to park so close to other cars! I always pay attention when opening my door but I’ve seen so many people just slam the door open without paying attention and hit a car parked next to it you know:/ hate that!
I personally LOVE dried fruits from Philippines and the pre-​cooked pork BBQ thingy they have in the hot food area.
One of their best deals is $ 3.99/lb head-​on while shrimps.
Regular price is $ 6.99 but they have $ 3.99 deal every so often!
They clean/​fry fish for you, wait can be 20 – 30 mins if not longer when it’s crowded. One time I had them fry a whole tilapia for me and it was very tasty! It’s worth the wait!
They don’t have «sushi grade» quality fish,
but their oysters are definitely fresh enough to eat raw.
I was skeptical at first since I’ve got food poisoning from raw oysters before but their oysters are very fresh.
I’ve bought from here so many times but haven’t got food poisoning yet! Haha

Not the best place to buy, clean/​fry your fish. It will take you at least 3 hours of waiting before somebody will process your request.
I have been shopping in this place for 10 years now and they completely remodeled the place but never upgraded the service. The cashiers and the other areas are the best however «DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME» buying your fish here, go somewhere else! There is only 1 person working (the gentleman wearing glasses who also works on your fish tickets). I salute you sir! However, he never receives help from other co workers. Their only help is to gossip and point fingers who can possibly assist the customer. They will simply laugh at you because you will keep on following up and will wait for «x» amount of years for your fish.
Nice looking store but poor management.
Worst experience ever!

Nothing closer to home than shopping here. Reminds me of the Philippines every time I stop by for grocery. Anything sold here is authentic Filipino products. Well some Asian products too. Keep you close to home

We went here a few times for grocery shopping. First of, every businesses in this area is sharing the same parking lot so finding a space to park your car is absolutely a nightmare on top of that the space here is so tiny that you could barely pull in your car and people here driving a bit crazy so «be very cautious!» When you come here.
The market itself is decent, very small and not very clean. It is a «B» supermarket so I try to stay away from their baking goods and pre made food. However they have a variety of very good brand meat balls and fish balls that are can only find at certain Asian market. I never get any seafood from here because A. they don’t look fresh and B. they smell horrible. The staffs at the check out are so stingy with their paper bags even though you pay for it! They gave us a silent treatment with mean stare when we asked for another bag because ours were ripped, how friendly was that?

Expensive as hell compare to other stores –from groceries to fish.

Shopping here makes me feel like a kid in a candy store!
I mean that almost literally. Filipinos tend to like their foods on the sweet side and there are tons of things that I shouldn’t eat, but they are so good that I can’t help myself.
You can pick up stuff made in local Filipino bakeries such as pan de sal, rice cakes called bibingka. These are so good! They have the ube (purple yam) ice creams and even ube bread loafs too. In addition to that, they have the normal veggie section with all the various fruits and vegetables as well as specialized vegetables that are typical in Filipino cuisine like eggplants and special cabbages.
I even saw that they had a ready package of ingredients to make kare kare which is a stew made with peanut butter which is one of my favorite dishes. It usually comes with oxtail and those were in the package as well. There was also a package for sinigang which is one of my favorite Filipino soup dishes as well.
The meat and fish section is very extensive. I purchased some longanisa which is the sweet pork sausage that is awesome to have for breakfast along with garlic fried rice and eggs over easy called longsilog. They were $ 3.99 a lb I believe and I purchased a half pound which gave me four sausage links. I wanted to try it first since it was my first time to buy them here. There’s also tosino, the sweetened Filipino bacon as well as tapas, marinated beef. Both are eaten for breakfast as well and are called tosilog and tapsilog respectively.
You could find various cuts of regular beef, chicken and fish. Tons of shell fish abound too such as oysters. I saw a non-​Filipino lady walking around with a bunch in her cart and was telling us that she was going to grill them as she walked out with a smile!
The parking lot is a bit crazy though as I was directed to park by what seemed to be a homeless derelict. I mean, it’s great that he was trying to be productive but it was a bit bothersome especially since he was kind of blocking the way.
They charge $ 0.10 for bags at check out which I understand is an L.A. thing but they do allow you to put all your purchases in a shopping cart to take outside and unload into your car if you’d like. Thankfully I had a bunch of Unilocal bags in the back of my car.
Awesome time and great products, I’ll be back!

I live in a building near the backside of this market. If I want to get asian food, it’s very easy for me to make the one minute walk to this store. But I trust only the basic dry goods, and read labels carefully. The fish market part of the store has a plethora of unrecognized fish, and the smell is definitely not of freshness (if you want fresher, please see my review of the Galleria market on Vermont near 6^th). This is a market that caters to those who want food at the best price. You might find a persimmon or hake (fish) of quality at a good price, but you’ll mostly find dirt cheap items of moderate quality.
This store is also not a very good neighbor. Their multiple deliveries daily serve the back of the store with, sometimes multiple, double-​parked trucks, all running their engines to keep the refrigeration going. Trucks and customers use the 1^st St, Bimini Place, alley, and 2^nd St loop to avoid the busy parking lot and Vermont. The smell of fried seafood is redolent, and they are obviously doing very good business on all fronts. They don’t care about their neighbors.
If you want cheap food of mediocre quality, this is the place to go. Otherwise, if you have the time, go to some place nearby (like the Galleria on 6^th and Vermont), or do the dominant culture thing and go to Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s (or the Von’s or Ralph’s one block away, or the many other marts within two or three blocks). These folks won’t miss your business, and will make lots of $, whatever your views.

Seafood City is my Go-​To Filipino market so I can indulge in my favorite Filipino snacks or buy special ingredients for cooking. I love the snack aisle cuz I can get my Shrimp Chips, Chicharron, Yan-​Yans, or Welcome Panda cookies. I come here for the special Filipino products I need for cooking which usually are: Longanisa, the Knorr seasoning for Sinigang, Nishiki white rice, Jufran banana ketchup for spaghetti, and Pamana corn beef. The produce section is fresh and clean, but their selection seems small.
Their prices are low and everything is fully stocked that I can always find what I need. Also, they do accept EBT. Customer service is great cuz employees are really friendly and helpful. Remember to bring a Reusable bag or you can buy one for 10 cents.
The only reason I won’t give 4 stars is cuz Parking is Horrendous here! Easy to get into accidents, stupid drivers, and people are arguing. I recommend going early in the morning, parking by Little Caesar’s, or getting dropped off. If you choose to park in the lot, BE CAREFUL!!!

I came here just to get Ube (purple yam) ice cream today! Ube ice cream reminds me of my childhood in Asia when I loved Ube mochis!
The market is located in a strip mall joint next to a KFC on Vermont close to the 101 Freeway. The size is relatively small but definitely has everything you need from seafood to meat to bakery to fresh groceries! I didn’t really look around too much.
The parking lot is a little small and filled with bad drivers. We literally almost got hit twice by cars backing up. It is like the drivers don’t even look before backing up. So BEWARE!!!

Good enough selection of Filipino groceries, but I rate them lower than the other Seafood Citys I’ve been to because it’s smaller than the others and because parking is terrible.

Love coming here to just stock up on Filipino junk food or pick up shrimps. Shrimps are much cheaper and fresher here than the super markets. I can tell the different since I eat the shrimp heads. I love kinda far so I’m always buying shrimp from Ralph’s. Big difference. Also, I mainly come here for bone marrow. Not shanks but just the bone marrow. I make bone marrow soup every now and then and my Ralph’s sells shanks so I end up with more meat than marrow. I want more fb the marrow taste in one of my soups. Plus, a pack of 8 bone marrow was only $ 4 bucks. Hell yea. And restaurants think they can sell one bone marrow as a delicatessen for $ 20. Just season it and pop it in the oven like they do. Hella cheaper.
Shrimps here with the head on were $ 7 per pound vs $ 10 for tiny ones at Ralph’s.
They also fry fish here for free. Be prepared to wait because a lot of people get their fried tilapias. :-)
Parking here is rough. Their spots are tiny and you’re lucky if you find an open spot. You usually have to wait. There are five spots to the back, side of the building. Usually taken but definitely worth a shot checking to see if it’s open. The parking lot is just so tiny to maneuver around especially with constant pedestrians and cars backing up and pulling in. It’s crazy.
The price on their junk food is insane. They have a very high mark up on junk food from the Philippines. However in glad that their produce is pretty cheap. You can definitely find all of the Filipino (and even Asian) producer here.
If you hate crowded and want to spend less time here, I’d go during the week and during the day. The aisles are small and doesn’t make shipping here too easy.
They sell big balikbayan boxes, flan pans, and polvoron mold maker. Pricey of course but can’t get those anywhere else in LA

A Filipino/​Asian grocery store located in a strip mall on Vermont and 1^st/​2^nd. They carry mostly Filipino brand name goods, meat, seafood and produce. This is my family’s fav place to get Filipino goods. There are other Filipino market nearby but according to my mom, Seafood City is the cleanest, organized and well stocked.
I love.
–Head on shrimp. We only get them when they’re on sale for $ 2.99-$ 3.99
–Great selection of meat and seafood
–Fried Tilapia and other cooked seafood to go, so you don’t have to cook at home and have your whole house smell like fish.
–Ube bread. Soft egg bread with purple yam filling.
–Pancit Canton!!!
–They have the best longganisa (filipino chorizo)
–Fresh kakanin (desserts made of glutinous rice flour, or sticky rice). Find them in front of the store.
I hate.
–Parking. It’s a pain in the booty, especially on weekends. It’s discouraging to come whenever I think of parking ugh! But it’s not their fault. The strip is small and narrow and they share parking with other businesses. so it’s always packed. My mom is now an expert at parking her big van in tight spaces because of this lol.
Come early to find good parking.

If you want to cook a filipino meal, skip the trip to Ralph’s or Von’s and just do all your grocery shopping here. Also, they have the best longanisa here at the back meat counter. Try it!

Great produce prices! When yellow mangos were in season, I got an entire case for $ 12! They sell yellow mangos at Vegan Glory for $ 2 a pop! Score.
The store can get cramped — especially if you have a basket. I recommend bringing your own reusable tote.
The parking situation is rough. Worse on weekends. Your best bet is to come during the week.

Here’s a secret of mine… I have a little addition to ethnic markets. From Persian, Latino, Asian, etc… something fabulous about living in a city as diverse as LA where you can go directly to specific neighborhood markets to find amazing ingredients that would never make the shelves of your local Ralphs, Vons, Albertson’s or even Trader Joe’s.
Seafood City is one of those places. Like most of the other ethnic markets, I prepare myself for horrible parking lots, pushy/​rude elderly shoppers, staff who don’t quite understand me… Oh and I don’t make much eye contact (I have this fear they’ll recognize me as an «outsider’ and run me out of the stores yelling «Hey you… go back to Ralphs!» LOL). But it’s all worth it… because at the end of my shopping trip my basket is full of cheap but good quality produce, head-​on FRESH LARGE Shrimp (from around $ 4 a pound), lots of FRESH Fish, Thai Iced Tea Ice Cream, Black Sesame Mochi Ice Cream Balls, these AMAZING BBQ Chicken Skewers from the deli case, lumpia & potstickers, rice noodles and some hard to find Asian condiments
I think I fit in here… people always mistake me for Filipino anyway so I use it to my advantage at Seafood City ;)

A go to market for Filipino dishes and food ingredients.
I would recommend buying shrimps at this store.
Minus the parking. The parking is horrible!!!

I wanted to like this place a lot more. Everyone always mentions Seafood City when I ask about Filipino markets.
Unfortunately, the exterior and interior were really dirty. The sidewalks in front of the store were dirty. The interior was dirty, too. The floors were sticky and dusty.
The vegetable racks were so dirty.
The fish was displayed haphazardly and had a really pervasive, disgusting stench.
It took a long time to get our fish fried.
The cashiers were really slow.
It was easy to get parking because the complex has a parking lot right in front of the stores.