I usually only came here once in a while to buy other groceries, but thought I'd try looking at the deli section this time. I really wanted to try the red bean cake/bread (not sure of exact name) and the pan fried dumpling. They were exactly as I expected and SOOO GOOOOOD. The dumpling was plump and flavorful (not that much filling though) and the bread was eggy (good thing) and buttery and so delish. It seems the food here is known to be good, because I saw a lot of people lining up. Want to try the foods next time, and will definitely visit again soon to buy much more red bean cakes and dumplings!!
Margaret
Compared with other 168, there are fewer people, but the cleaning is very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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I've shopped for others here and you can learn a lot about others
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Raymond Chin Hsiang. Lee
The roof of the building is our home's Nano Technologies'; I had been valentiner; injured or/and killed; and shopping ' there already. ... Waiting,?????; original ?️you! A legal country isn't it...Vegetarian options: SUNLIGHT growings' as us possibles' foods!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Sabino Hernandez
Very friendly placeLot of Chinese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Irene C.
Food from hot deli is good when they are fresh, but most staffs seem quite impatient. They (the Taiwanese women) would stare at you if you cannot decide which dish to buy immediately. I once asked what time they provide lunch at 8:30am, the Taiwanese aged woman treated me as if I am a troublemaker. I only asked one question, she start abusing me as I have annoyed her for 100 times: "How can I know when the kitchen is ready?! You got to know It's not under my control ....They haven't even cooked the first dish, can you see?.... Come on, now it's breakfast time, Okay?!" I had to order breakfast. Just when I ask if they provide service for heating up the Chinese donut (which is common in many other foods service providers in some other businesses around the world, especially on a cold winter morning like this day), she completely lost her patience: "The donut is already hard (means it's cold), what can I do about it?!" (Well, I know I can heat them up in oven at home, doesn't she know?) She acted and talked exactly like some of those rude staffs work in breakfast stores in Taiwan (one of them ordered me to sit down, just because I watched them deep fry Chinese donuts due to curiosity), as if she had never learned the manner in western countries. After paying for my breakfast, I asked her what I have done wrong so that she treated me so badly. (After all, I am just a custom who like their lunch boxes too much. Why should I pay them every day and let them insult me? You know, you have to take the risk every time you go to their hot food deli. If they look at you as if you are not welcome -that you have bothered them, you just have to swallow their unfriendly manner and enjoy your meal!) She simply walked into the kitchen. Her co-workers came to ask what happened. One of them (a young one) stared at me with her usual cold look - she always gave me an impression that she is the doctor and we customers are patients - that there is always something wrong with us. Another co-worker talks like a manager, apologizing, telling me that lunch starts at 10:30am. She is polite and she talks professionally, but I can see these co-workers are trying to cover up for each other. This terrible experience reminds me of those very rude Taiwanese older generation (especially women). It seems to me this is part of the culture that many Taiwanese still do not realize "if you cannot restrain bad temper, you shouldn't serve customers". I wonder if the management of this business understand that. I don't think many of them take this seriously at all. From on-line discussions I found that many Taiwanese firmly believe they can treat customers rudely if they think a customer is "not good". From my experience travelling in Taiwan, it really surprised me how much Taiwanese tolerant those who verbally abuse others. Even kind/polite Taiwanese allow those jerks (mostly old women) bullying everyone. The whole community seems so afraid of those bullies that they even see challengers as "troublemakers" - as if whoever point out this problem is challenging their "taboo".
Ray L.
Wednesday special crab for $8 per pound. This is a good price. In the old days it was $6 per pound, but never again. I have seen them at $20 per pound.If you eat out, expect over $30 per crab. If not, $40.The only way to dine at a reasonable price is DIY.I made onion/ ginger crab. A standard and all time favorite....
Thuong T.
This location is pretty big, bright, and well organized!Not to mention, its right across the street from 99 Ranch, and I personally prefer this supermarket over that location specifically, because they have way much more variety to choose from and much better pricing! Lots of meats, seafoods, veggies, condiments, snacks, you name it!I found filet mignon for half the price of 99!And lots of deals going on.And its never packed! And giant parking lot!What could be better than an easy and quick grocery shopping experience?
Michelle V.
168 market is NOt the best with freshness of many things, nor is it the best with customer service as well. Very rude & they continuously follow you around, though trying to not make it obvious. The section of different hot foods , is always very very dry & no taste what so ever. It's first come first serve type of ordeal. Most vegetables are always almost about to go old when you buy them... The 99 ranch market has MUCH BETTER produce, fruits, & vegetables that last longer. The small little bakery that is inside this market Is almost always never busy and I understand why after purchasing multiple different teas.
Jaimito J.
168-market has a great selection of herbal and traditional Chinese teas. The choice of high-grade teas was impressive for a supermarket, and I'm glad I stopped by to purchase some.Parking: plenty.Equally impressive is their pastry bar and deli, where one can enjoy signature pastries. One can either sit down and enjoy a lovely tea or coffee or take it home.The smells inside the store weren't so pleasant, but there was one gem that was a little restaurant called Lucky Thai street food that I highly enjoyed as I tried it.I will shop here again because I loved their tea selection and desserts. So cute how some of their candy comes in plastic animal containers like tigers, lions, and bears. Oh My! Service was good because the cashier was super friendly and welcoming, as well as the restaurant's host. Reasonable prices and an excellent selection of fruit.
* I was pleasantly surprised to find this 168 Market that sells frozen pandan leaves, which are commonly used in Southeast Asian desserts, but rarely stocked by Chinese supermarkets! * They also carried frozen banana leaves, as well as an interesting selection of snacks, including Singaporean cookies that I've never seen elsewhere. * Their hot deli sells delicious cheap eats, including combo sets, bentos, and snacks like shengjianbao. * This 168 Market has a 5% discount for seniors (aged 65+) Mondays to Thursdays.
Skye S D.
every market has its pros & cons & even diff locations of da same market might not carry certain items ~ that said, this location is across from HH 99-RANCH MARKET so sometimes i visit f i dont find wut i want @99 i like their fruit selection & its usually wut i come 4
Mandy W.
Came here to do some last minute 4th of July shopping. Needed to pick up a few things from the produce and meat. I usually go to the 168 in San Gabriel or to purchase my groceries, however I feel like 168 doesn't have many options in a lot of things. Is it because of the shortage? Oxtail was one of the items i Specifically came to look for and they didn't have that here. Also not a lot of variety in the snacks. Like the Marco Polo shrimp chips, you can find them at ANY asian super markets but not in this one! yeah. I wasn't be able to find most of the things I came for. It was a bit disappointing. Besides that, the store is very clean and organized. things are nicely sperately and you can find a lot of things on sales by the register. Overall the experience is average
James V.
Excellent market! Both the parking lot and exterior weren't crowded at all. Well stocked with great prices. Enjoyed the selection and experience. Ended up getting a great variety of produce + fruit.
Mel Q.
Expired food... multiple complaints and nothing changes. This place is waiting to be sued if it hasn't been already.
I usually only came here once in a while to buy other groceries, but thought I'd try looking at the deli section this time. I really wanted to try the red bean cake/bread (not sure of exact name) and the pan fried dumpling. They were exactly as I expected and SOOO GOOOOOD. The dumpling was plump and flavorful (not that much filling though) and the bread was eggy (good thing) and buttery and so delish. It seems the food here is known to be good, because I saw a lot of people lining up. Want to try the foods next time, and will definitely visit again soon to buy much more red bean cakes and dumplings!!
Compared with other 168, there are fewer people, but the cleaning is very good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I've shopped for others here and you can learn a lot about others
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The roof of the building is our home's Nano Technologies'; I had been valentiner; injured or/and killed; and shopping ' there already. ... Waiting,?????; original ?️you! A legal country isn't it...Vegetarian options: SUNLIGHT growings' as us possibles' foods!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Very friendly placeLot of Chinese
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food from hot deli is good when they are fresh, but most staffs seem quite impatient. They (the Taiwanese women) would stare at you if you cannot decide which dish to buy immediately. I once asked what time they provide lunch at 8:30am, the Taiwanese aged woman treated me as if I am a troublemaker. I only asked one question, she start abusing me as I have annoyed her for 100 times: "How can I know when the kitchen is ready?! You got to know It's not under my control ....They haven't even cooked the first dish, can you see?.... Come on, now it's breakfast time, Okay?!" I had to order breakfast. Just when I ask if they provide service for heating up the Chinese donut (which is common in many other foods service providers in some other businesses around the world, especially on a cold winter morning like this day), she completely lost her patience: "The donut is already hard (means it's cold), what can I do about it?!" (Well, I know I can heat them up in oven at home, doesn't she know?) She acted and talked exactly like some of those rude staffs work in breakfast stores in Taiwan (one of them ordered me to sit down, just because I watched them deep fry Chinese donuts due to curiosity), as if she had never learned the manner in western countries. After paying for my breakfast, I asked her what I have done wrong so that she treated me so badly. (After all, I am just a custom who like their lunch boxes too much. Why should I pay them every day and let them insult me? You know, you have to take the risk every time you go to their hot food deli. If they look at you as if you are not welcome -that you have bothered them, you just have to swallow their unfriendly manner and enjoy your meal!) She simply walked into the kitchen. Her co-workers came to ask what happened. One of them (a young one) stared at me with her usual cold look - she always gave me an impression that she is the doctor and we customers are patients - that there is always something wrong with us. Another co-worker talks like a manager, apologizing, telling me that lunch starts at 10:30am. She is polite and she talks professionally, but I can see these co-workers are trying to cover up for each other. This terrible experience reminds me of those very rude Taiwanese older generation (especially women). It seems to me this is part of the culture that many Taiwanese still do not realize "if you cannot restrain bad temper, you shouldn't serve customers". I wonder if the management of this business understand that. I don't think many of them take this seriously at all. From on-line discussions I found that many Taiwanese firmly believe they can treat customers rudely if they think a customer is "not good". From my experience travelling in Taiwan, it really surprised me how much Taiwanese tolerant those who verbally abuse others. Even kind/polite Taiwanese allow those jerks (mostly old women) bullying everyone. The whole community seems so afraid of those bullies that they even see challengers as "troublemakers" - as if whoever point out this problem is challenging their "taboo".
Wednesday special crab for $8 per pound. This is a good price. In the old days it was $6 per pound, but never again. I have seen them at $20 per pound.If you eat out, expect over $30 per crab. If not, $40.The only way to dine at a reasonable price is DIY.I made onion/ ginger crab. A standard and all time favorite....
This location is pretty big, bright, and well organized!Not to mention, its right across the street from 99 Ranch, and I personally prefer this supermarket over that location specifically, because they have way much more variety to choose from and much better pricing! Lots of meats, seafoods, veggies, condiments, snacks, you name it!I found filet mignon for half the price of 99!And lots of deals going on.And its never packed! And giant parking lot!What could be better than an easy and quick grocery shopping experience?
168 market is NOt the best with freshness of many things, nor is it the best with customer service as well. Very rude & they continuously follow you around, though trying to not make it obvious. The section of different hot foods , is always very very dry & no taste what so ever. It's first come first serve type of ordeal. Most vegetables are always almost about to go old when you buy them... The 99 ranch market has MUCH BETTER produce, fruits, & vegetables that last longer. The small little bakery that is inside this market Is almost always never busy and I understand why after purchasing multiple different teas.
168-market has a great selection of herbal and traditional Chinese teas. The choice of high-grade teas was impressive for a supermarket, and I'm glad I stopped by to purchase some.Parking: plenty.Equally impressive is their pastry bar and deli, where one can enjoy signature pastries. One can either sit down and enjoy a lovely tea or coffee or take it home.The smells inside the store weren't so pleasant, but there was one gem that was a little restaurant called Lucky Thai street food that I highly enjoyed as I tried it.I will shop here again because I loved their tea selection and desserts. So cute how some of their candy comes in plastic animal containers like tigers, lions, and bears. Oh My! Service was good because the cashier was super friendly and welcoming, as well as the restaurant's host. Reasonable prices and an excellent selection of fruit.
Restaurantji Recommends
* I was pleasantly surprised to find this 168 Market that sells frozen pandan leaves, which are commonly used in Southeast Asian desserts, but rarely stocked by Chinese supermarkets! * They also carried frozen banana leaves, as well as an interesting selection of snacks, including Singaporean cookies that I've never seen elsewhere. * Their hot deli sells delicious cheap eats, including combo sets, bentos, and snacks like shengjianbao. * This 168 Market has a 5% discount for seniors (aged 65+) Mondays to Thursdays.
every market has its pros & cons & even diff locations of da same market might not carry certain items ~ that said, this location is across from HH 99-RANCH MARKET so sometimes i visit f i dont find wut i want @99 i like their fruit selection & its usually wut i come 4
Came here to do some last minute 4th of July shopping. Needed to pick up a few things from the produce and meat. I usually go to the 168 in San Gabriel or to purchase my groceries, however I feel like 168 doesn't have many options in a lot of things. Is it because of the shortage? Oxtail was one of the items i Specifically came to look for and they didn't have that here. Also not a lot of variety in the snacks. Like the Marco Polo shrimp chips, you can find them at ANY asian super markets but not in this one! yeah. I wasn't be able to find most of the things I came for. It was a bit disappointing. Besides that, the store is very clean and organized. things are nicely sperately and you can find a lot of things on sales by the register. Overall the experience is average
Excellent market! Both the parking lot and exterior weren't crowded at all. Well stocked with great prices. Enjoyed the selection and experience. Ended up getting a great variety of produce + fruit.
Expired food... multiple complaints and nothing changes. This place is waiting to be sued if it hasn't been already.