Sacramento Tofu Company

They don’t sell tofu directly anymore (they used to) but they give you «Okara» for free which is bi-​product of tofu that is even more nutritious and great for lot of cooking. (ask me recipes!)

Best tofu I’ve ever had. I buy it and eat it plain for lunch. It’s the only tofu I would ever eat completely plain. It’s that good!

Just the most delicious tofu I’ve ever purchased! I don’t know much about the company, but I know I will only be buying this tofu from now on. It’s even tasty cold! Really, it’s that good.

NO RETAIL SALES (unless something has recently changed).
But they have amazing soy milk! Keep in mind that this is «Asian» style soy milk (eg, it’s sweet — but not creamy like the Silk stuff they sell across America). I buy their soy milk at my Japanese grocery down in Mountain View, and it’s fantastic. I love that they have two kinds of sweet soy milk — cane sugar, or honey! The honey one is really good, The only ingredients here are honey, water, and soybeans. Can’t wait to try their tofu!

Fresh tofu is nothing like pre-​packaged tofu. Alvin makes both regular and silk tofu as well as soy milk.
Great alternative to meat protein and helps keep my blood pressure down !
This tofu is great uncooked, refrigerated, drained with grated ginger and soy sauce !
Don’t try that with pre –pack tofu !!

Yes, it’s true! They aren’t selling retail anymore so save yourself a trip. Call first to see if they change their mind about doing what they need to in order to sell retail again. Apparently, it’s a lot of trouble. It’s obviously a small family business. I went in today to buy 12 blocks of tofu so that was considered wholesale. Their tofu is very fresh and good. I’m really bummed out if I actually won’t be able to buy just a couple of blocks. I need to ask them how much constitutes «wholesale». Maybe two blocks is «wholesale»??? ;)

No longer sells retail. Very disappointing after driving out of our way to go there.

Quite possibily the best tofu I’ve had in a while. Their tofu whoops vitasoy tofu butt any day. My understanding is that their office used to do retail sale at the factory but because of all the strict health code laws they no longer do retail sale. However, you can buy their tofu in any Asian grocery store in Sacramento.
Last time, I went to Sacramento tofu company it took me a while to find the place. Once I found it, the lady in the office told me they no longer do retail sale anymore. But since I was there, she’ll sell me what I want. I highly recommend their Korean tofu (it comes in a plastic cup) and is perfect for making soondubu. Also their soy drinks are YUMMY! they have these little mini quart bottles that look like a mini version of a gallon of milk. They have 3 flavors of soymilk — original, sweet and honey. The best is the HONEY.
IMO you haven’t lived until you try sacramento tofu company’s tofu :)

Up until college, prepackaged tofu (the kind you can buy at 99 Ranch or Safeway) used to weird me out. This is because, throughout my childhood I was spoiled with Sacramento Tofu Company’s fresh tofu. Admittedly, I’ve never been to the mothership but I recently had some of their tofu again (purchased from a local Japanese supermarket), and I now feel compelled to persuade everyone out there in cyberspace that you all NEED to try this tofu. There’s something about STC’s fresh tofu. It has a je né sais quoi… an x factor, that differentiates it from the rest of the tofu out there. While it’s a little more expensive that ordinary tofu, the portions are bigger and the quality is ten times greater. Literally!

It took us a while to find but it well worth it! I love tofu so much I sometimes eat cold while I’m chopping it up so finding fresh stuff straight from the manufacturer was exciting. The lady working was sweet and went through all the product she had. She grabbed me some extra firm and made sure to get me an extra large package and we were on our way. I definitely will be back to stock up.

Rarely does a tofu company have retail sales. Take note tofu fans, you want to come here. Fresh tofu is wonderful. Buying it straight from the makers is a joy.
They have everything from extra soft to extra firm tofu and soy milk. Why so many? Let’s see extra soft for something like Korean tofu soup; soft for desserts; regular for Chinese stews; extra firm for hot pot. And that’s just what I can think of ! They also sell cutlets, which are firm pieces of tofu that’s been fried. Cutlets are perfect for stews where you don’t want your tofu to fall apart too much or stir fries. They also sell age (that’s pronounced a-​ge) that is used in sushi. When I visit my parents in the Bay Area, I bring them some fresh tofu. They love it!

Keep in mind that this is coming from a person that does not really like tofu. But this place always has good tofu.
If you do decide to go here it’s in an industrial part of Sacramento meaning it’s a bit out of the way. Although there is a unique smell it’s not like you’re going to sit down and eat here. Sacramento Tofu Company has the freshest tofu in Sacramento. Forget going to Safeway and getting the tofu there. Go to Sacramento for the absolutely best tofu in Sacramento.
They sell various types of tofu, regular, firm, and extra firm. They used to sell noodles, but sadly they don’t any more. The prices are very reasonable for a fresh product.
Remember when you get tofu go home and put it in some fresh water.

A bit out of the way for me since I live in Natomas, but worth the trip for fresh tofu. I believe they are the same company that used to be located in downtown Sac; the folks used to get tofu from them. I’d like to try their kinugoshi tofu. The only place that I’d rate more is San Jose Tofu, but that’s a long drive.

I always forget how much I miss really good tofu until I come home to visit my parents and can come here on any given day and pick up fresh tofu in the factory where they make/​ship firm and extra firm tofu and age to ethnic food stores all over northern california. The people who work there are not very friendly as they do not cater to regular customers only purchasing tofu for their nightly dinner, but everything is fresh and pretty cheap. The place smells disgusting, but again, it smells exactly like fermenting soybeans and really, that’s how a tofu place is supposed to smell.
Go to the tofu factory if you’re in the area. It’s so much better fresh than purchasing the sealed plastic packages at the korean food store when it’s exactly the same product…

My mother was born and raised in a very rural part of Korea, and Sacramento Tofu Company produces the only — and I mean ONLY — tofu which she has proclaimed as tasting exactly like her own mother’s homemade tofu.
I haven’t been to this actual store location, I’m afraid, but I always pick up a package of Sacramento Tofu Company’s extra-​firm tofu when I’m at the Davis Co-​op. Stir-​fried, crisped and marked in a grill pan, eaten cold with tsuyu and green onion, or fermented under miso, it’s all fantastically good.

they make an organic honey soy milk that is so damn yummy and contains just 2 ingredients — soy milk and local honey. what a concept ;) available at Davis Food Co-​op.

Fresh handmade tofu is the best. You can get Sac Tofu at Tokyo Fish Market in Berkeley. Fresh delivery on Wednesday. Free okara to boot.

SacBee Article on owner Alvin Kunishi.

Growing up, my grandparents always had STC tofu on the table. I remember going to Oto’s japanese market to pick it up in the clear bags with water, then grandma putting in a bowl in the sink with cold running water.
A summer dinner, would have tofu cubed, with bonita flakes and slivered green onions on top. Then we add daikonashi, grated white horse radish and shoyu. Tofu doesn’t have much flavor but the tang of the fish flakes, the freshnessnes of the greet onion, the bite of the daikon and the saltiness of the shoyu… heaven.