Super King Food Center

Went in looking for lamb chops. I called ahead of time to make sure I didn’t go for no reason. I was fairly disappointed when I got there and they opened around 20 minutes late. Once I got inside they didn’t have lamb chops. I wasn’t pleased.

Whenever I’m in town, my cousin and I always go to this supermarket for the convenience of Cambodian deserts. I live in San Jose and I’m surrounded by Vietnamese and Mexican Supermarkets, so it’s a thrill to find a Khmer supermarket.
My only complaint is the parking lot and dipping sauce (for the premade/​packed food). The store needs a major upgrade on the parking lot; I scraped my car driving out of the parking lot and wasn’t too happy about it. Oh well, what can you do? Last but not least the dipping sauce for the desert and spring roll tastes so watered down, not good quality sauce. My sister makes it better.
Other then that, the cleanliness of the supermarket is typical for an Asian supermarket. I wouldn’t say it’s on the clean side, because I’ve seen clean at other supermarkets, but it was tolerable. But the supermarket definitely has a lot of health violations. Definitely check your stuff before buying, because I’ve seen mold growing on some of the fruits. Disgusting.
I personally don’t come here for veggies and fruits, I come for the deserts because I don’t know how to make it. Maybe it’s time for me to learn how to make some Lol. Oh and workers there should be put in some kind of class for customer service, definitely needs some major improvements.

They have the most variety of asian goodies here. Usually there are a lot of specials here. We bought rock crab for 2 bucks a pound. So cheap!

I like the size of the place and the selection. They have a good amount of choices there. I used to shop at SF Supermarket more often, but I think I may start coming here. Cleanliness is a little questionable as there were a few flies in the hot food/​deli area.
They also grill up food out front.

Super King on El Dorado in Stockton, California.
Unilocal Challenge ¹⁰⁰⁄₁₀₀.
Yeah I did it my Nikkas.
Super King is a Asian Market. You know VD is down with dat Asian Persuasion. All my South East Asians represent.
Okay we love park food, so if you’ve eaten food sold at parks then you definitely know what’s crackin. In the front of the store they got the grill on point. Selling meat on a stick two for a buck. I wish they had more food out front, but it’s all Gucci.
I’ll bring my kids and we’ll post up outside and get our grub on. A majority of the time, we’ll go in and get something to drink and just kick it. That’s how we do it in Stockton, California.
We mostly buy snacks here and some pre made food they sell here. My little brother likes tea and I’ll get his tea here. The rice crackers Binh Binh are hella bomb dot com. We load up the cart with those. There is a produce section, beer section and meat sections. But I never bought any of that. I only speak on what I buy. Ain’t no he said she said coming from me.
So when you’re tired of eating them shrimp boats and tired of listening to this fool. Talk about how many ways you can eat quiche. Then you flip out because your S/​O reeks of escargot. Come chill, get your mind of the dumb shit and enjoy your meat on a stick.
Super King is perfect for dates. Straight chillin like a villain. Having your boo pouring dat drank in a cup. Kicking it hard and enjoying some good food. The way I see it, if yo boo can’t appreciate the simple things in life. Then they ain’t worth keeping.
Life’s way too short for me to be fake and keeping it classy. So, I keep shit real.
Sincerely VD.

This is a very average Asian supermarket. In the back you’ll find butchers hacking away at meet. To the right side there’s produce, to go food station, and prepackaged goodies like spring rolls.
Each isle is separated categorically by its uses like noodles and broth powder will be found together. Location is a huge convenience near central Stockton compared to SF market out on hammer lane.
The place can look cluttered and don’t bother asking for help unless it’s to carry rice out to the car. Some of the workers here are really rude and have zero customer service skills. It is a pretty well stocked store with various Asian yummies. In the front of the store you’ll find a lady selling beef sticks and chicken sticks, be sure to get some cause there cheep and delicious.

I always come here to get my stuff I need for all my asian dishes. Well yesterday I went and got kapiek noodles and ho fun noodle. Just today as I was just gonna go and eat the rest of my noodles they have mold on them. Wtf? After a day it gets molded? I’ve had noodles for longer then a day and they never become moldy. I think it’s time to shop somewhere else for my noodles. Its already bad enough that the cashier are snobby and are always busy talking to each other but now my noodles? Smh

Came here with a couple of my Cambodian homeboys to buy some food for a BBQ at their pad. They had warned me before we got that I may get grossed out and think the place was dirty, so I was expecting the worst since the homeboys were the type that didn’t seem to trip about that kind of stuff.
Once we got there, I found the place to be OK. Just your typical Asian supermarket and it seemed clean enough. (I’ve been to another Cambodian market in Long Beach and that place was frightening). They have this snack type food which are fried pork ears that resemble chicharon that are really good. My only complaint of the place was the overpowering smell of BBQ smoke that was making my eyes water and the guy who was selling BBQ in the front of store who kept picking his ears while handling food.

I shopped here today just because I haven’t been in Stockton for a while. Plus — the lady with skewed meat on a stick outside, ready deli food, and it reminds me of some of the old Chinese grocery stores as a kid. Minus — parking lot needs a overhaul, the smell of the store, and staff that needs customer service training. Still a good value — I shop on pricing so I’ll be back.

Cashier & «take out» service is not the best it should be and prices are average at this store.
However, this is the go to spot when I’m in town and there isn’t anyone selling at the park.
Hubby speaks Khmer so it’s a plus. The lady in the front cooking beef&chicken sticks is very polite but why not fill up a whole stick for a dollar instead of half a stick for $ 0.50 cents?
We usually have to drive to Long Beach to get all these goodies in socal. So imagine us grabbing endless munchies to snack on for the drive back home (6hr drive). We stacked up on papaya salad, spring rolls, steamed bun, noodle stir fry, boiled peanuts, veggies with dipping sauce, and etc. Haha I sure was a happy camper!
Unless you want to take the time to make or learn to make these ready made asian dishes, which can be timely, I think the prices are reasonable because of it. If not, bug that someone you know that knows how to make the food for you ;)
I continue to come here to get my fix. If not I’d go to Lion or SF Supermarket.

OK, OK, I know this store is not for the faint of heart, but for the adventurous white boy, this is a gold mine. If you can get past the assaulting smell of butchered fish as you walk in the door, there are treasures to be found.
You like veggies? Well, this is the place – you will find veggies you have never seen or heard of before. Unless you speak the local language, the workers are no help. If you ask a customer how some strange looking veggie is used, they will tell you, «We put it in soup,» which is not particularly helpful. Get out that phone that’s smarter than you and Google it.
There are aisles and aisles of sauces, noodles, powders, cookies, teas, canned stuff you can only imagine what it is for, and a meat counter with parts of animals you only know about from biology class. It is an experience and I love the place.

Cheap produce. Hard to find produce. Cheap prices. It smells bad.

RANCH 99 VS. SUPER KING FOOD CENTER
I normally don’t write about supermarkets however I needed to write a review of this place as I’m not from Stockton area. About two Sundays ago I came from the Bay Area to visit my cousins, nieces, and nephew to drop off their Christmas gifts. The day before I suggested to my cousin that I would buy a two fried catfish so we can eat and watch the Cardinals — 49ers game. I had initially thought about buying the fried catfish from Ranch 99 in Fremont. However the drive from Fremont to Stockton would’ve taken about a little more than one hour. The fried catfish would not have been as fresh and hot after that long drive. So I asked my cousin if there is an Asian supermarket near his place and he suggested this supermarket because it was close to his house.
I went to the seafood section with the anticipation the service would be efficient and quick as Ranch 99. At the seafood department there is no sign or a deep fryer in sight indicating fry fish. I was concerned because the time was about 1:15PM and the 49ers game would start soon. I asked one of the guys if they fry fish and they do. I selected two catfish to be fried. The one guy said frying the fish would take 20 minutes. In Ranch 99 it doesn’t seem that long to fry the catfish but since I had no other option in Stockton I was ok with it. First thing he asked me if I the catfish to be cut in pieces. He insisted it should be done as it was the only way to fry the catfish. I said no and requested that if he can score the two catfish which he did. Second I noticed is as he cleaned the fish he scraped off the skin. I like the skin of the catfish. In Ranch 99 when they fry the whole catfish the skin is crispy. Since the seafood department appears to be a small staff the whole process of selecting, cleaning, and frying the two catfish took about 40 minutes. I ended up missing the first quarter of the 49ers game. The catfish was good but maybe I expected the service to be like it is in Ranch 99.
I took granted for Asian markets in the Bay Area but they are more efficiently organized than Super King. If I go to Stockton again and purchase fry catfish I would rather buy the catfish at Ranch 99 then drive one hour to Stockton than go back to Super King.

This place has been around for a long time. The deli is best fresh early in the morning. The cleanliness is ⁸⁄₁₀ compared to other Asian markets.

Super King hasn’t disappointed me yet! They are cheap, close by, have more of a selection that other asian markets in Stockton, in my opinion, and have pre-​made food ready to go!
They have take out, fresh meat and fish, I love their fresh veggies, just an overall great place for your asian desires… as in food! ;]
The thing that keeps it from being a 5 is the stores cleanliness, seriously… like with tall that money they bring do some remodeling! Plus their parking is crap too!
Peace!

Having spent a considerable amount of time at the Asian markets in San Francisco and San Jose I can honestly say Super King Food Center just doesn’t measure up. The store is on the smaller side which perhaps can’t be helped but overall the cleanliness is a bit lacking.
I only purchased a couple of things: durian wafers, pandan flavored wafersticks, salted plums and a banh bao. The prices for the items I purchased were reasonable. The banh bao was surprisingly good but the texture of the bun is a bit crumbly; when you tear a piece off an unusual amount of crumbs come with it. It’s no San Jose banh bao but for $ 1.50 it’s fine.
Overall, there are better Asian markets so I wouldn’t recommend you go too far out of your way to visit.

I always like coming here when we are visiting in Stockton. Why? They are a typical Chinese market, bursting at the seams with hard to find imported ingredients.
They also used to carry a large variety of plastic dishware. I especially love the platters and covered dishes for keeping hot foods hot. Unfortunately, I could not find exactly what I wanted this time around, even though their selection was still large. The dishware is usually bright and flowery with matching bowls in various sizes, plates, soup spoons, etc.
And the final touch is the little lady all bundled up, outside. She has a tiny grill where she BBQ’s skewered marinated meats (pork, chicken, or beef) for 50 cents a skewer. They are out of this world delicious. Not quite sure how the Health Dept. feels about her entrepreneurism. I hope they turn a blind eye, because that doesn’t stop me from getting a few.

Ready made food are great. Smells like every other Asian stores. Pricing is little high, but it’s expected.

Biking to Stockton specifically to get some Hot Chili Sauce (which I’m running out of…). Decided to Bike down to this Super King versus the one on North Lower Sacramento Road (
).
The difference? The one on North Lower Sacramento Rd is seemingly more spacious, but that could be deceptive because there is a LOT less congestion there — as in a lot less PEOPLE! Therefore, if you just travel a few more miles North, it’ll be quieter and more spacious. BUT, there is no Chinese Deli at the North location!
Unfortunately though, there is no Bike Parking Racks at this location… had to find a pole to lock my Bike to…
What was purchased…
Patis Fish Sauce $ 1.09 (saved $ 0.99 vs anything in Lodi…)
Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce $ 1.89 (saved $ 0.10!)
JHC Ground Chilli Garlic Oil $ 3.09 x 2
Nanmen Bridge Bean Curd $ 1.09
Koon Chun Fine Shrimp Sauce $ 3.59
What am I going to do with this Shrimp Sauce?
Here’s a recipe that is similar to something my mom made…
*** Steamed Tofu with Shrimp Sauce flavored Pork ***
Ingredients:
1lb fresh Tofu, medium soft or firm
¾lb Pork, sliced
2t Shrimp Sauce
1t Sugar
1 medium size Red Chilli
1T Sesame Seed Oil
1t rounded Corn Flour
Garnish:
2 stalks chopped Green Onion
1T chopped Ginger
more Red Chilli (optional)
1 Steamer
1 eep Dish
Instructions:
Mix pork with shrimp paste, sugar, sesame oil, chilli and cornflour, marinate for at
least one hour.
Cut tofu into large chunks and lay pieces on a deep dish. Leave for few minutes
and drain off any excess liquid.
Lay marinated pork on tofu and steam for about 20 — 25 minutes.
Sprinkle on Garnish ingredients.

Enjoy with plain rice.

I shop at this Asian grocery store whenever I am out visiting family. I am very disappointed at the quality of the produce and food here. There have been many times where I bought the snacks wrapped in plastic trays only to come home and find they have molds growing on them. And it is usually hidden from view. And the workers never seem to smile either. So maybe you have a bad day, but customers don’t know that. We want to shop in a friendly environment. I won’t shop here again. And this one incident was what upset me the most:
Recently I went to buy 5 young coconuts from the produce department. There were a bunch on the shelf, but 5 coconuts were already moldy. I picked out the 5 other that were still good. I had the coconuts in my little shopping basket. Before I walked away, I saw an empty coconut box laying around the deli table. I thought it would be convenient and easy for me to just put my coconuts in box and save on using plastic bags.
Then out of nowhere, I hear a lady yelling in broken English. I didn’t look up until a few minutes later since I didn’t realize she was yelling at me. The lady behind the deli counters yelled out, «You NO do that! You want all, you buy from box!» I wasn’t sure what the problem was, then I realized she didn’t want me to take the box or at least put my good coconuts in them.
She wanted me to buy the whole box underneath the deli table. They were all unopened and containing 9 coconuts. So she wants me to buy all 9 coconuts (sight unseen) in the box knowing they could probably be just as moldy as the one on the shelf. What a sham!
If I were to ever shop at this place again. I would suggest these rules:
1. Do not yell at your customers. It is bad customer service.
2. Customers have the right to pick out the items they want to purchase.
3. Do not sell moldy food. People can get sick from eating them.
4. Smile more. Shoppers prefer to shop in a friendly environment.
Basically, I will never shop here again. There are much better Asian market in town. I prefer to shop at New Cambodia, at least they don’t sell moldy foods and yell at their customers.