Thuan Dat Supermarket

It is no longer the Thuan Dat. The Thuan Dat, while not winning any awards, sold mostly good stuff, was moderately clean and had very sweet employees. My receipt reads Zen Market Quincy. No zen here…
The staff are very unfriendly. It’s not very clean. I only shop here because I don’t have a car and it’s the only place to get certain asian veggies. Be very careful what you buy here. I don’t eat meat, but if I did, I wouldn’t buy it here. Check expiration dates on what you do buy.
They also have a minimum $ 5 credit card limit, which I’m not sure is legal. They also didn’t accept food stamps at first — is that legal either?

Wow this place is a nightmare. I honestly can’t believe people eat food from this store. It did reopen and I think they changed the name but it is sooooo gross. The smell is horrible and the produce is not good at all. I honestly can’t believe the board of health hasn’t shut this place down

Does anyone know if this place has re-​opened?
It has been closed for a while now, with lots of remodeling and cleaning going on inside. Under new management. a new review to follow – when new management reopens!

A truly unethical business. Please don’t ever shop here. Clearly, these people care more about profits than the well-​being of their customers.
When I walked in, I noticed $ 0.99 strawberries on sale. That pretty much sounded alarm bells in my head. I eat strawberries religiously, and they’re NEVER that cheap! Not even the non-​organic kind. Then, I saw their small, shriveled avocados and thought «I didn’t even know avocados could look like that…» I finally settled for some gala apples and grapes (also on sale) that LOOKED harmless from the outside…
When I took the grapes home, I started pulling the vines apart and noticed the insides were FULL OF MOLD. Gray, furry mold. No wonder it was on sale. How they can sell spoiled fruit with a good conscience is beyond me.
Please, don’t ever shop here. For the sake of your health.

It’s small and smells funny. You’re not going to get the ultra best selection but it’s solid. And a plus, bubble tea is made in the back store. Your best speak another language though, or get very good at pointing. It’s very good for the location.

Have shopped here a few times and this place has always provided me with the items I’m looking for when cooking an Asian inspired meal. Relatively small in size, you’re still apt to find what you’re looking for regarding Far East ingredients. Although I’m not an expert, the produce section is amply stocked with specialty asian items (that you can’t find in regular supermarkets) which appear fresh and crisp. I have a cookbook of stir fry recipes that has a section on stir fried vegetables… most of which I’ve never seen or heard of… but lo and behold, Thuan Dat has many of them! I’ve purchased their shitake mushrooms and bean sprouts and have no complaints. The seafood area at the back of the store has a large selection to choose from. On my last visit, I purchased a pound of whole shrimp (heads, legs, eyeballs and all… eeegad) for the first time. The shrimp were very fresh and the dish I made (Vietnamese marinated shrimp) came out perfectly. Much to my surprise, I found that ripping the little heads off the suckers after they were cooked was much less disgusting (and easier… they basically fall off) than I thought it would be. And now I have the shells and heads to make a great shrimp/​seafood stock! The fish they sell are whole but they will prepare it to order for you. Customer service is good too. The employees (at least the ones I’ve interacted with) speak English so they can help you if you have any questions. Recomended.

I’ve been to my share of asian markets, this one isn’t much different, except that it is in Quincy and has a nice sized parking lot. It is however, very small so you may or may not find everything you need.
Just as with any asian market, their produce is always wicked cheap, but probably needs to be used pretty quickly. I do enjoy that their meats are pretty fresh though and their fish too.
Would I come back? For sure, but only because I work down the street.

They need a better selection of Pocky– that’s all i’m saying. You can get your groceries here; fish… choy. and there’s even a boba drink station inside, though the prices are a bit higher than chinatown; almost as high as lollicup… =/

I generally don’t really come here for the produce (it’s mainly average at best) but mainly for the bahn mi. It’s much better and cheaper than the place in the Kam Man mall, which I used to go to often.
The size of the bahn mi is generous (from the bread to the cold cuts to the veggies) and the taste is above average. The last time I came, the pâté they used tasted differently (a little worse) from previous experiences, but it wasn’t totally bad.
I occasionally buy Asian products here (like snacks, sauces, etc.) and the prices are pretty decent. It’s fairly accessible to the Wollaston T stop as well as having its own parking lot.

This is a small asian market but it has everything you need. The place is super clean and cheaper than Kam Man or Chinatown. My wife doesnt cook a lot of asian stuff but everytime she does, we would go here to get ingredients.

Forget the Chinatown grocery stores with the thin layer of grime and ick. Sure, it’s authentic market, and I like how they don’t pretend to be anything else. But Thuan Dat is pretty amazing. It has everything I want for Asian spices and needs, but somehow remarkably clean. Only the seafood section smells like seafood? Strange.
It’s only a few minutes walk from Wollaston! Come here, the staff is friendly. It’s nice and roomy so you don’t have to worry about old Asian women running you over with their carts. The produce looks pretty good, and they admit it when it’s bad ($ 1 too-​ripe-​almost-​bad produce).
Thuan Dat, I’m so in love.

awesome place — some of the cheapest produce and tofu plus, it was a different experience for me. Everyone was nice and helpful and the store was clean.

Nice spot to scoop Asian food inexpensively. Fresh produce, lots of fresh seafood that they’ll prepare for you, nicely laid out, not crowded, clean.