Osaka Supermarket

I like this store. It’s located inside Yao Han Centre, next to a Chinese/​Asian food court.
The store is clean and bright and has most of the day-​today items you need to shop for, including deli and bakery items. It doesn’t have as much variety as the T & T in Metrotown but they also have items that I haven’t seen else where like the shrimp crackers, Chinese twisty snacks (deep fried dough). Also has a section of Asian skincare/​haircare products.
I mostly go here after visiting the food court to pick up a few items. The grocery here is generally more expensive than other Asian grocers so I usually only get what I really need that day or what’s on sale and go elsewhere for others. Meat and fish seem fresh. They have a number of meat items that’s labeled «free of anti-​biotics» or was it hormones? Anyway, supposed to be «natural». I bought the ground pork and it seemed pretty good. Again, not enough for comparison. My mother did comment they have the best beef brisket — expensive but really tasty.
Parking is OK at non-​peak hours. Weekends can be crazy but the few times I’ve gone, I managed to get one pretty quick so lots of people are leaving as well.

Well this place is like most grocery stores. Its big in size. its an Asian grocery store and is part of Loblaw or T&T. They have the same deal as T&T and yes they are lazy to get their own set of flyers. They just post the T&T ones out. The customers here can be quite rude. Staff are ok. Place is also quite crammed. Especially near the front of the store. Usually the big sales or discounted fruits are located near the entrance.
I find it interesting at night you have a good chance of finding lots of Eva Air employees coming here to pick up groceries.
There are lots of parking here because its inside a mall. But not on weekend afternoon. Its like a traffic jam in the mall parking lot.

Good, well-​stocked asian grocery store easily accessible by transit for those coming from Vancouver proper. This is a T&T Supermarket (owned by Lowlaws since 2009) just under different branding, so you can expect much of the usual stuff you find at T&T: butcher, bakery, live seafood, cooked food counter, cookware (hotpots, rice cookers, etc.), and lots of Asian produce and grocery items; pretty much a one stop shop for East Asian cuisine. The space is bright and fresh and, although it isn’t huge, they manage to fit a lot of stuff in here.
The prices are on the high side, being about on par with Loblaws. In addition, while Osaka is great for Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese food, I’d love to see them stock a broader selection of Asian ingredients, e.g. Thai.

Osaka/​T&T Supermarket is probably the BEST asian (chinese) supermarket all across North America. They have locations throughout Canada in BC, Alberta and Ontario. T&T Supermarkets are pretty much on par with the markets in Asia. I love shopping here!
This Osaka location is located in a Chinese mall with various stores on the second floor & a food court. What I love about this location is that they have specific sections. For example, there is a bakery section (any asian breads you can think of, cakes, pastries etc), Japanese/​sushi section, cooked food section (cold cuts, cooked meats, rice, noodles, wontons, dimsum etc… and also a build-​your-​own sticky rice station), and then the regular meat/​seafood (can buy fresh moving seafood), produce section AND asian makeup session etc. There is just so much selection, one can definitely be overwhelmed in this store. You can practically find any type of instant noodles, snacks, produce, dried goods, sauces, pots & pans you are looking for.
I definitely feel spoiled shopping in here. :)

Who knew this supermarket selling mostly Chinese food products would be called Osaka? The product stickers/​labels say T&T, though. Anyhow, I would have given it 5 stars but took one away cuz I was quite disappointed with the beef rolled onion pancakes. The first time I tried these, they blew me away with flavors. This time there’s hardly any beef and lacking cilantro. Instead it was filled with a thick wad of green onions like the whole bundle you’d buy at the grocery section. I’m not exaggerating. It’s like the chef fell in love with green onions or something. The pancake was still very good. Just wished they would quit skimping on the meat and add back the cilantro. And I didn’t find my steamed pork ribs over rice at the hot food stations this visit. Still, the prepared hot food section is quite extensive and impressive in its offerings. This section alone is worthy of a visit. Who needs to cook with so many hot food options readily available?
It’s located inside the Yaohan Mall, near Aberdeen Center. The Osaka sign is not visible from the street. You need to look for the Yaohan Mall sign.

The supermarket is inside the Yaohan Mall. Its location is very convenience, especially for me as a tourist. I stayed at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport, and it’s right behind my hotel. For sky train, also very convenience just get of at Aberdeen Station.
Fresh seafood, ready to eat food, bakery, Asian grocery, they have it all.

one thing that really struck me are that the aisles are really narrow compared to western grocery stores. im big so squeezing through other people is always a challenge. getting 2 buggies through one aisle? ha! good luck. service is good though. the staff are generally helpful. though sometimes the staff’s english are below par, they try to help me using some sign language/​broken english and i feel they actually care about their customers. for the most part, prices are generally fairly priced. stuff not on sale are definitely a bit higher than big box grocery stores. i like the prices at osaka for fresh food/​groceries on sale. there are always some good specials in the grocery area. sometimes they have great deals at the bakery section for chinese pastry buns. you can buy 10 pre-​selected pastries in a bag at once for a great price. i love it. its funny, sometimes, grannies would swarm and grab the pastry deals like its a boxing day sale. i like the promotion theyre having now, where you redeem stickers that you collect for buying stuff to get free stuff. i’m saving up my stickers for a new wok. osaka sells hot food too. for the most part, the store made hot chinese food really is dissapointing. there is no love in making the food. no taste! they look decievingly good though. even the sushi is bad. when i take a bite of it, i’m like «well, gotta eat.» at least it’s super cheap every late evening. (50% off!) im cheap so i usually buy it for supper anyways. OK, one exception: the sticky rice roll is so good. go try it. you can even pick your own fillings. it’s healthy too. mmm. they sell sooo many things. the variety of asian (mostly chinese) products they have is mind blowing! want to buy a bottle soy sauce? there’s literally 10 different types/​brands/​sizes to choose from. my eyes would glaze over and i’d just stare at literally hundreds of bottles of soy sauce for a good 10 minutes before picking one up.
TLDR: fairly good prices when on sale, awesome variety of asian ingredients in stock, great service (better if you can speak chinese), but quality of store-​made hot foods could be better. i give it 3.5 rounded to 4 stars also because i have to put up with the crazy crowded busy weekend parking at yaohan centre where osaka is located. it’s like parking at richmond costco except worse

Overall, a great place to stock up on asian snacks! Btw, their in store packaged kimchi is excellent (and cheap!)

I can’t think of any better one-​stop-​shop Asian grocery store than Osaka Supermarket (T&T doesn’t count because Osaka is under the T&T umbrella). I admit and agree with some reviews that prices can be higher than what competitors offer but hey, let’s be realistic now, can the competitors have a large selection of cold food (sushi, Asian appetizers) and hot food (rice balls, steamed buns, dim sums, cooked dishes ready for take-​out) and freshly baked bread, cakes, and pastries everyday? Let alone some fresh sea creatures swimming in tanks and a decent size of butcher department and produce department? Exactly. You probably have to go to at least 2 other places to finish your shopping.
People, please remember this is an Asian supermarket in Asiantown. It’s a given that you will encounter long lineups especially when merchandises go on special. It’s a given that parking lot is a zoo and is dominated by Asians who can’t park their big ass Mercedes and BMWs and are needing TWO stalls just to park ONE Cayenne. Your blood will boil and you will curse under your breathes. If you have a problem with reality, well, sucks to be you.
The Supermarket is clean and brightly lit. Merchandises are clearly labelled and priced. Staff is friendly and helpful. What more do you want?

This is located inside the Yaohan Centre mall, even though it has a Japanese name, It was taken over T & T years ago and its better than the Richmond T & T just down the street.
The layout is basically the same as the T & T inside the Metrotown/​Metropolis Mall in Burnaby.
The hot food stations are great for a quick lunch.
Prices are competitive to similar Chinese Supermarkets.

i like this grocery store — not the best prices but their instore bakery is great. They have character cakes that are not overly sweet and if you need a cake in a pinch — they are decent. We got a cute hello kitty one and some pastries and our kids liked it. The food court adjacent to this supermarket is good as well.

Definitely one of the main reasons why Yaohan Centre is even around and not a ghost town, this store, which really is T&T is what brings the foot traffic, and second would be that food court, but this is really what is the entire centre, let’s not kid ourselves on this fact! On any given weekend this place is a zoo, hordes of people walking and lining up to pay for their groceries, with every lane lined up and moving, this is a high traffic area, and if you don’t like this, do not come here and slam it, cause this is how business really should be.
I still wonder what the plans are for the Loblaws/T&T group, as they have another store in President Plaza… which is next door to Yaohan, so if you want something a little more small, and quiet, go over there, but what you will find here is everything you are looking for at an Osaka supermarket, cooked foods, tons of it, from the in house made dim sum, cooked rice and how many dishes centre, sushi, and other bento boxes, if you wanted a meal without going to the food court that you wanted to eat right now, well, they got you covered.
They have a pretty big butcher area in the back, right beside their newly renovated seafood area. Produce, yeah they got that too, a big isle of Asian/​Chinese veggies and fruit with names and prices clearly labelled. Isles and isles of dried and canned goods, with one of the best isles being the instant noodles section. The bakery is on going with funny Angry Birds shaped cakes and currently while I was there, a big devoted section of mooncake for the Autumn festival.
If your used to shopping at T&T you’ll be glad to see all the product here is the same, maybe a few more than other places, definitely more selection than the T&T next door. Parking at Yaohan can be a little crazy (if anyone remembers the little back-​up accident all over the web) so driver beware? Other than the craziness of this place and the parking lot it’s still pretty good food shopping, and the deals are clearly labelled!

one of my favourites to grocery shop as well as fast food court, good value too.
Parking’s only bad if you enter from No.3 Road but the back entrance is usually pretty good.
Like how they post their specials at the front entrance.
Open later during the summer.

I rarely go to T&T or Osaka supermarket provided some dry foods/​imported brand name foods are on special!
I find most of the items are expensive than the other supermarket and they sell poor quality of foods!!!
Beside, they’re always busy and long line up day and night!

This store is everything I could ever want in an asian grocery. Tropical fruits you cannot get fresh here in Seattle, such as jackfruit, calamansi, guava, atis, lonsones, managosteen and a bunch more. Seafood and cuts of meats you only see in an asian store, a bakery with delicious asian pastries and their awesome deli. Their deli has readily prepared asian foods, dim sum and a large selection of sushi/​sashimi. I could spend hours in this store just to go down each aisle to see what they have. This is a must stop place for me before I go back home.
Parking can be a bummer but it is so worth it.

Osaka is your one-​stop shop for fresh produce, seafood, and packaged goods. There is also a nice selection of baked Asian buns, cooked steam tray counter, sushi, prepackaged precooked meals, and more. And if you’re looking for a few ways to save on tax, if you buy 6 or more buns, you can save on HST. The Asian buns are pretty fresh and on-​par with more famous bakeries.

Ok this place has a great variety of foods, but everything is soooo expensive. $ 10 for a lb of fish balls?! $ 23 for a lb of prawns?! Are you kidding me?
I like that they do demos here and also sell Japanese cosmetics.

On this last trip to the Osaka supermarket, I was trying to find Ham Yee, or salted stinky fish. We had about three people try to find it for me, but couldn’t. Finaly one person was able to help us, but they didn’t haven any.
The place was super busy just days before Christmas.
Now, if you are looking for a TNT, this is also a TNT. There is also a TNT in a neighbouring mall just a walk away.
Good luck finidng parking.

This location used to be Yaohan, a Japanese supermarket that also had stores in California. Hence the name of the mall.
But then Chinese T&T bought it (or so I’ve heard) and gave it a Japanese name. Go figure.
The politics haven’t changed it for me – this is still the place I can come to get Gyoza Wraps, Ponzu, Dashi-​Konbu, Mentsuyu, and other important ingredients. My currently favourite specialty item here is the Pea Shoots (
). The taste is similar to those tiny sprouts like alfalfa, but are much bigger and therefore more filling.
I like getting the savoury buns and the square sliced bread. I treat myself to some mousse cake sometimes, too!
We always end up getting some prepared food, especially the Vietnamese Subs and Potato Salad and Takowasa.
I come to Osaka Supermarket when I need more than just an Asian supplement to my grocery shopping. I can get Everything I need here, except the Deli section of a Canadian grocery store (we don’t go for the packaged ‘ham’ they carry in the milk aisle).
The parking can be problematic during the day and dinner hours (there is a huge food court inside the mall). If you don’t want to come in the evening (they’re open ’til 11), there is a small paid parking lot across Hazelbridge, at Cambie. For $ 1 per hour (or at least it was), it can save you a lot of stress and time, especially on weekends.
Oh! and the baskets are really cool. They roll with a long black handle. Makes it much less congested than if everybody had carts!

Love it! Usually my last stop to stock up on Asian goodies before heading over to Vancouver island. The hot food prepared at the side of the store is awesome. Try the jap chae, the beef tripe and of course the dim sum! Delicious. The sushi is convenient and fairly good.
The fresh fish and butcher in store is awesome, especially when you go when they have sales on. The fish tofu is the best. Not so thrilled with the buns, but as a one stop shop, this place is awesome. Love this place =)