Shun Fat Supermarket

Long lines and all I needed to purchase was 1 item!!!
Unfortunately no one tried to get me out of the 45 minute wait behind 3 women that had 3 baskets of groceries… Poor customer service but what should you expect from an Asian market???

I like the fact that they have a good selection of vegan sessions than the super markets in Irvine. CA

Has a stock of Lee Kum Kee sauces that made me jump for joy. The fish balls were great too. My daughter loves those crazy things. Caution on the coconut milk (canned). All were very weak in flavor and creaminess. I bought 4 different brands to try to pinpoint a fav but still no luck compared to what I found in China.

Not a fan the workers here are rude assholes… if your white forget about getting service at the seafood counter. Plus they always scam people at the register which means every viet in front of you is going to go over their receipt and argue the price which makes the checkout unbearable. Also if you dont bag your own grocery the cashiers give you a dirty look… sorry im not into doing double work while you try to doubke charge me for my almost rotten food
I guess if your Asian it’s the only place to go for certain items. But seriously if your not just go to Albertsons and pay more because your time is worth more.

I only come here for canned and dry foods. Asian snacks, canned drinks, etc. If you’re looking for fresh produce, breads, or proteins, look elsewhere. Fruits and veggies are displayed rotten. Breads and baked goods are moldy the moment you bring it home. This place is shady too. If you buy prepackaged proteins, they put the fresh layers on top and the old and spoiled on the bottom. Someone needs to call the health department on this place.

This is a considerably large Vietnamese supermarket that carries all sorts of things from all over Asia and the U.S. There are multiple smaller stores inside this supermarket such as Lollicup, gift shops, jerky place, and even a sushi stand that sells sushi that I have gotten several times. 1 for $ 5, 2 for $ 8 I believe were the prices. It is pretty cheap and actually not so bad for the PRICE.
As for the market itself, you have your produce to the right side of the store, seafood and meats in the back of the store. You can even find fresh live crawfish here. To the far left is the frozen foods and drinks, and towards the back will be the various flavors of ice cream that you will not find in your typical store.
As for myself, I usually cook Asian food mainly Japanese and sometimes Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese. I have pretty much found most of what I needed here, even the rare items. Today I felt I hit the jackpot when I discovered the sanuki udon that are a higher quality and that I would have to drive to Mitsuwa to buy, in the frozen section over here. I guess I never really looked before but today I happened to spot it. I also saw that they actually have an aisle that said «Spanish foods» so that’s pretty cool. Asian snacks are a must when you are at any Asian store.
You can easily spend a while here if you are just browsing to see what they carry. The prices are fair, and the store is brightly lit and pretty clean compares to other Asian supermarkets. If you haven’t been here and are around the area, I suggest you check it out and take a look around.

It’s very low quality market but has good little shops.
Cashiers are very blunt and needs better customer service.

ME SO FAT! just kidding.
This SF is ridiculously HUGE, a child can get lost. To the left side are the snacks && forever going aisle of drinks! To the right are the freshest of the FRESH PRODUCE && FRUITS. May I add exotic (not you typical) fruits like RAMBUTAN, JACKFRUIT, PAPAYA, CHERIMOYA, DRAGONFRUITS, etc. To the far back are the MEATS && SEAFOODS. There’s tons to choose from. Of course, my parents picked out Rabbit, Wild Boar, Black Chicken… they were pretty good. I say read about how to cook them first before you waste your money buying it and ruining the meat. If you’re too lazy, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND SEARED for these types of meat. The easiest route, grind it and make sausages/​patties. But that’s boring.
There’s so much to find in SF. I’m glad my cousin found it and took us. It’s a bit of a drive from home but it’s right off the 405 freeway on Beach Blvd. Also, the prices are the best part of it all! Trust me, my family went a little crazy and left with a full cart of all sorts of goodies. We spent $ 150 which I thought seemed reasonable for a full cart.
They normally close at 10pm which is even better! Late night necessities are covered. I picked up a bunch of soymilk for myself and a case of RAMBUTAN, $ 20ish. Am I so glad momma was paying lol.
I suggest to start on the left side of this SUPERmarket and save the veggies/​fruits for last. They accept all sorts of credit cards too. The checkout lanes are never ending so there’s no wait whatsoever.
FYI, there’s a boba shop right when you walk in. You gotta try it! You can have it with you as you do grocery shopping.

***FRESH seafood, produce, and meat*** I like this supermarket due to it’s locale. Conveniently located by 405 freeway and Bella Terra. What’s not to like?!
The variety of food offered here is a plus. I frequent the fish market during Lent because there is always a fresh catch. The price is right on. My go to is the golden pompano as it has the least amount of bones. I usually request the cleaning and deep fry. Fried fish and greens for dinner is a great healthy choice.

This place is absolutely unbelievable! Produce is fresh, price is low, parking is much easier than the others, it is off 405 and Edinger too!
For a family of 4 or more, the weekly savings could be significant! Also there are two $ 20 per hour foot massage in the same strip mall. It is ideal for the men who are patiently waiting for their SO shopping for food…
Compared to others (alphabets and number names) in the areas, Shun Fat kicks b**t.
Try it. I am not the owner.

Love, love, love this store! I come here for mostly Asian produce and meats. Being Caucasian, when I first started coming here, I was intimidated because I didn’t know what a lot of the things were or how they were used. I was mostly ignored by the staff and I didn’t get the customer service I am used to at other markets. BUT… now that I have been there a few times, I always smile at the cashiers or the stockers and say «Hello!» or «Good Morning» — whatever. I say something to initiate a conversation. That thaws the ice. As for the meat counter, well, they’re men. I always smile. I’m always nice. And being men, it helps to stroke their fragile egos a bit with «I’d like xxxxx, which one do you think looks best?». That always gets ‘em. But you must realize that this is not Nordstrom’s. You don’t come here for customer service. You come here for good prices and specialty items.

Grocery bags are still initialed SF, shun fat. Large Vietnamese Supermarket with great fresh produce, seafood and meats. Large free parking. Takes credit card.
Wish I had a huge market like this by me. Great place to load up on all Asian ingredients, produce, dried noodles, etc.
Love getting the AFC sweet soy tofu packets. Great to-​go snacks for the office.

my go to asian market when i’m in the oc. my mom was looking for char sui sauce and this place had it in it’s 2 aisle of sauces so my mom picks up 6 jars. hahahah. we walked in right when they opened and the store looked super clean and bright. parking lot really needs to be repaved. will be back.

This is a nice Asian supermarket but emphasis on «super» market because it’s so big! They have all ethnic ingredients from many Asian countries at great price. I come here mainly to get ingredients whenever I want to cook Thai food at home since I don’t really know where else to go. They have Thai curry paste (super spicy though), fish sauce, coconut milk, Thai ice tea, dried noodles, etc. The only challenge is that first time you look for something, it always takes forever because not much stuff are labeled in English and kind of hard to figure out what to get unless you know exactly what you are looking for. And most people who work there on the floor don’t speak much English either.

Great store with a great selection, Comfortable, wide aisles. Excellent produce and fair prices.
By comparison to other Asian food stores, this one is very clean. Definitely a go-​to.

This supermarket has the WORST customer service. The cashiers are horrible. They dont greet you nor exchange a single word at any time.
This one girl did not make eye contact with me once and threw all my stuff in a bag and shoved it towards me for me to put the cart.
After she was done she went onto the next customer without a word.
Also the people behind the counter at the meat dept will let you stand there for a while before they acknowledge you. The quality of the meat is bad and looks very old.
I complained about the beef stew meat to one big hispanic guy working behind the counter l told him it looked old and dried out and if I could get fresh pieces.
He told me it’s dried out because his coworkers don’t shut the meat slider doors properly after they get the meat out for the customers. He couldn’t cut anymore meat until that was all gone. And then he laughed at me.
Yeah, you can keep your old rotting meat.

This is the asian /​vietnamese store I go to most of the time since it’s close to the 405 freeway on my way home. It’s very large and has everything that I need and is cleaner than most vietnamese asian markets.
The Nem Chua here at the check out is DELICIOUS! I like it better than Thai Binh. =)

We normally shop here at night, after 8 pm… so I can’t say much about the customer services. It’s not crazy busy at night.
My man likes the huge selections and varieties here. Mostly Asian food. We’ve shop here many times and so far no problem… yet.
Plenty of parking.
There is a club nearby — so expect some thumping music while you shop on a Friday or Saturday night. Lol

I was forced to come here when Ranch Market closed in Fountain Valley. To me this is not as clean but I don’t really want to drive 12 – 15 miles down to Irvine to the other 2 Ranch Markets. Why there are 2 Ranch Markets within 5 miles of each other is beyond me. They should have kept the Fountain Valley location.
I usually get refrigerated and can stuff. I don’t buy their veggie and fruit. There was a bug in my bok choy once. Overall it meet my needs for Asian ingredients.

Let’s start with why I come here:
— Conveniently located near the freeway
— Cheaper than mainstream grocery stores like Ralphs, Albertsons, etc.
— Plenty of parking during the weekdays
— They accept credit cards
Why I really should stop coming here:
— You get what you pay for. A lot of the produce are rotten or about to go bad (see pictures)
— Door ding galore by other patrons with either their car, shopping cart, kids, etc.
— None of the employees seem to speak English, Cantonese or Mandarin so when I can’t find something and need help, I’m sh1t out of luck.

I have to like this supermarket or I have to drive a while to go to good old 99 Ranch in Irvine to Cerritos area. The market is fairly big with good selection of the usual stuff you need to cook your asian favorite food. However, it does not seem as clean as the previous markets mentioned. It is hard not to notice the stench in the fresh area as you advance. I found it hard to tolerate this smell that I had to do my shopping as quick as I can. I dont mind the fish frying smel but this smell is just unbearable. In terms of pricing, theirs is average. Their parking is ample but I am sure it is crazy in the weekend. They also have a boba place on the entrance to tempt you. This place is alright in my opinion. Its ok to get what I need without having to drive farther.

Great store… IF YOU DON’T LOOK UP. I’ll simply paste here the report I sent to The Orange County Health Care Agency:
In the 7 o’ clock hour on the date of January 10^th, 2015 I visited a local food market to purchase Coconut Water. When I got to the aisle (14) of my product, I bent down to look at the cans and felt a small splash of «water» lightly hit me. I looked up and saw that the ceiling tile directly above my food product was COMPLETELY MILDEWED, MOLDY, WET, SAGGING and DRIPPING down onto the products. This is not just a tiny spot of mold, but an entire 2 – 3 foot section of ceiling tile COMPLTELY saturated with BLACK MILDEW and WHITE SPORES being transferred down to the product via a water drip. Not a matter of simply replacing a tile… there is clearly a DEEP MILDEW problem in the ceiling/​roof. When I pointed it out to an employee, he shrugged it off and said, «I know.»
Even if they address the ceiling mildew, there is still a matter of what was contaminated by the mildewed ceiling drops onto the food products. I’m sure they won’t just throw out a sectioned aisle of products. I simply cannot go back into this store, wondering what else was quickly cleaned up (rather than properly addressed by health officials.)
I have a photo of the spore and mildew covered ceiling and will post it.

I go here because they have everything Asian, and I love the look on the guys faces at the fish counter when I order 30 pompanos cleaned and cut into steaks. They still do it anyways.
But main reason is because the fish counter has high turnover so fresh fish and shrimp, but I’ll update when I find a place that carries more wild seafood versus farmed. Wild is the way to go.

I highly recommend this Asian market!
Why?
1. Veggies/​Fruits: They carry any kind that you can think of at very good prices! Sure, some of the quality may not be as great compared to an American market, but learn how to pick your fruit people! (I like to come here to buy lettuce, sweet potato, onions, Apples, and exotic fruits)
2. Seafood Section: It is huge! I usually don’t come close to here because there are so many fish lying around and it kind of creeps me out. I know that they offer to clean, cut, and even cook your fish here though! Kind of good to know, right?!
3. Meat Section: They offer a wide variety of choices and the prices are very good compared to an American Market as well! I am warning you though, people will try to cut in line! It becomes a game of who can grab the butcher’s attention first. They can cut the meat for you too, so if you need them to, make sure to ask. (I usually come here to buy my ground beef, chicken, pork ribs, and pork butt).
4. Snacks: Ohmygosh. Where do I start. Two aisle filled with chips, candy, and cookies. My boyfriend and I get lost in this section all the time. Everything is worth trying. (I am particularly obsessed with the prawn chips though and best of all, it’s only 99 cent a bag!)
5. Liquor: If you’re looking for some liquor at decent prices. Here is the place to go! They also offer expensive expensive kinds, so check it out!

I’m being very generous with my rating because it has many hard to find items, especially from overseas. That also sums up what I love about this store. It’s HUGE, bigger than most Ralphs and other grocers in the area.
Live frogs, supercheap bags of fried asian frozen goodies, all sorts of tea cups and plates and things… its got a lot.
Would I buy meats and other ‘fresh’ items? No. Though OC Health laws seem to be kept up, you sense that this place would look more like a market in Hanoi or Shanhai if it wasn’t for them. Still, great for frozen, canned and boxed things from Vietnam, China and other Asian nations.

OK — I honestly know nothing about Asian food except how to order it at Chinese Restaurants. And basically its like this: «I want a #4 with egg rolls».
With that being said, I had fun walking around this store. If you want pig liver, they’ve got that. Also other body parts of animals that I didn’t know could be sold legally in the US. (Chicken Feet anyone?).
I did laugh when I saw the frozen food section and found Hot Pockets and Eggo’s. They also had Lay’s Potato Chips. Otherwise, I didn’t know what most of the stuff was. I think that’s what made it fun though.
If you’re in the area, check it out! It’s a little bit of Asian culture in the middle of California. Just goes to show how much of a melting pot we really are.

It’s been 5 years since I last wrote my initial review of this place and I’d like to update by saying it’s still the most comprehensive Asian supermarket in Orange County. It’s a little farther for me than any other market, but if there is something specific I’m looking for, then this is the one I know I’ll find it at.
The places does have some negative points after 5 years. Initially the place was pretty clean according to my review, but now, one of the top negatives is how bad it smells inside. Some areas don’t look clean either, but then again, I’m only buying non-​perishables and vegetables or herbs I am cooking with so it’s fine by me.
This place is not called a mega store for no reason because it is just huge inside. The produce section is quite impressive. Whenever I am looking for ethnic herbs or vegetables I know I will be able to find it here and it is also pretty fresh! I bought some Thai eggplants from the farmers market and some from here, and believe it or not, the one from here was fresher than the one from the farmers market.
Still the best Asian grocery store ever and I will make the trip everything to come here.