Lucky Moose Food Mart

This is a great spot for vegetables and certain meat products, mostly veggies however unless it’s ground meat! It’s my hubby and my go to spot when we need certain things and its about a 10 minute walk from where we live so having it so close to home is another added bonus!

If I could give it a zero rating, then I would! Today was my first time shopping here, and it is definitely my last time.
Attracted by some butternut squashes on sale, I thought I was going to get a bargain. But, it turns out that I fell for a trap! I handed $ 12 in 2 fivers and two loonies to the cashier to cover my bill of $ 6.76, but she only gave me a quarter back. Despite my objection on the spot she insisted that I only handed her $ 7. She wouldn’t even check to see if indeed she took two five dollar bills in by accident.
Another customer commented that this frequently happens at the Lucky Moose Food Mart, and that she had been double-​charged before, and the cashier refused to return her money. So all shoppers beware! Some times it’s not worth sacrificing customer service for price!

Come here for the produce. Don’t come for the customer service.
This is where I do my weekly vegetable and fruit run.
This store has fresher fruits and vegetables than some of the other places in Chinatown. The prices are super reasonable especially if you buy multiples of fruit/​veg. For example, 10 Gala apples for $ 4.50 or 10 navel oranges for $ 5 (or $ 0.59 each).
I don’t recommend buying other grocery staples (e.g. bread, butter) or Western foods from here. The selection is limited and prices for these items aren’t any different than the big box stores. Have not bought meat or prepared foods from here, so can’t comment on the quality.
Also, there’s a $ 30 minimum if you pay with credit card. Easiest to pay with cash.

Bad service, Bad products.
I found one of sweet potatoes in a net obviously had mold. I asked to a shop assistant to take it out, but he said no. He said I had to buy whole things in the net. I don’t understand why I have to pay for the bad quality potato. They should put a notice on the price board or put them on the bargain section.

Small cramped, but great if you go later in the day! Decent variety, good for picking up a few items.

Not much variety, small and cramped, the hot food looks mediocre and a lot of the products are made in China so usually I stay away from them. Did buy a package of zucchinis on sale and a bag of Japanese matcha Oreos.

Def found my favorite Asian grocery store in Toronto! It is wayy better than the ones on Spadina Ave.
On top of a wide variety of grocery items, they also have hot foods section on a selection of (mostly) Chinese stuffs. ANDD they are 50% off after 8pm!
Grocery items are organized neatly.
Unlike some Asian grocery stores, they have a good ventilation system and a separate cordon on meat and seafood/​fish section so the store doesn’t smell.
Coming from Houston, where grocery stores there are as big as malls here, I still feel like I’m at your corner convenience store. And every thing here seem to be at least $ 1 – 2 pricier.

Terrible customer service, cashiers are super rude. I would understand if it was due to language barriers, but we were speaking Mandarin. The produce is on the cheaper side but usually not very fresh. If you don’t mind the bad customer service, then go check the place out, but it definitely isn’t for me.

Lucky Moose is very cheap compared to going to a Superstore or Metro and they have everything a typical T&T would have (including the hot food section). Parking is not to best, but it IS downtown, after all. Don’t come here looking for quinoa or laundry detergent but if you’re looking for cheap food and import snacks, Lucky Moose is your place. (Not sure how trusting I would be of Chinatown meat though)

Always travel here to get groceries living downtown. Cheap prices and good groceries :)
There’s a great selection of snacks and drinks and everything it’s great!

We Canadians stopped using pennies (coins), they put up a sign with their own version of the round up rule in their favor. Basically round everything UP to the nearest 10 cents. Even if it is $ 1.91 it gets round up to $ 2.00. Prices overall are okay, but I found better.

I found maggots in the sweet potatoes I bought — I guess quality isn’t expected of a chinatown supermarket, but mold and maggots are out of the question.
Sadly will not be returning (it is very convenient location for me)…

3.5÷5
Lucky Moose Food Mart is probably one of the better supermarkets in Chinatown. We know Chinese produce aren’t known for their freshness (and make up for that in their price), but this supermarket actually balances freshness and prices quite well.
Their produce in this supermarket is quite superb. Trust me, I’m from Markham and I know where to get fresh produce there, this place actually stacks up quite well to the giants up there.
For a small supermarket, their organization is excellent. At least there’s no food lying on the floor, and the aisles generally represent related categories of food instead of it being a giant conglomerate mess.
Don’t expect good cashier treatment here, which is quite typical of most Chinese supermarkets. They probably won’t even say a word to you, which is again very normal. Just read the screen, pay your food, and out you go.

The Lucky Moose is all you need in a Chinese grocery store. It has.
1. A great selection of Asian products, including some delicious ginger candies.
2. No western concept of customer service.
3. Fresh produce.
4. Well organized aisles and shelves neatly stacked in a small space.
5. Good prices on most items. While you might find some individual items cheaper in Chinatown, the prices here are not bad.

Like others have said. Cleaner, but slightly more expensive than other Chinatown grocery fare. Ive heretofore not been brave enough to sample the prepared foods, but I think I just might, soon. Ive been eyeing those $ 1.99 packages of stir fried noodles.
I give The Lucky Moose 5 stars for being down the road from me, interesting, cheap, and open until 10pm every night.
edit: Don’t try the $ 1.99 trays of fried noodles.

Pros:
— Inexpensive selection of vegetables, some meats
— Good selection of Asian vegetables
— Decent freshness for perishable foods compared with other Chinatown grocers
— Open fairly good hours
Cons:
— Lacklustre service: sometimes no eye contact or acknowledgement from cashiers
— Needs minimum for credit cards
— Sometimes prices and country of origin of the vegetables are not visible
— Some of the staff do not speak English
— Not that great for Western foods — prices might be on the higher end for non-​Asian goods

I was not very impressed with my experience at Lucky Moose. First, I did not like the fact that frozen food was being displayed on the outdoor porch. Granted it is winter and it is frigidly cold out so the goods would be unlikely to spoil, I just still prefer to see my frozen groceries in a freezer! There is a distinctly ‘fishy’ odor at the back of the store where they sell the fresh fish, but it’s not even a normal fish-​stall smell… it’s not like when you pass the fresh fish stands at St. Lawrence Market. I did not find that the prices here were considerably better than nearby Sobeys or Metro, so I would definitely not return just to save money. Something else that was off-​putting was the fact that they charge you $ 0.50 to use credit cards if you spend less than $ 30. I can understand it to some extent when stores want you to spend at least $ 10, but $ 30 is a bit steep in my opinion! Finally, surly does not even begin to describe the cashier I had — there was no customer service whatsoever!
I will not be returning.

Lucky Moose Food Mart is a large, well stocked, clean Asian food mart that may not be fully aware what a moose is (see sign). ;-)

Pour faire ses courses pas chers, en particulier sur les produits asiatiques.
Le stand boucherie est une immersion complète dans le Chinatown de Toronto!
Best place to go for cheap groceries especially asian products.
The butcher stand is a nice experience for the tourists who want to have a taste of the real Chinatown of Toronto!

I ventured in because of the funny name.
I stayed because I found great Asian groceries, including my cooking staple– Chiu Chow Chili Oil.
(i literally put it in everything… Pasta, Tofu, Fried Rice… anything)
I also found… the 3.15 Rose Tea Au Lait… which is pretty much non-​existent in NorCal and SO hard to find in SoCal. YUM
Will be back when i need to fill up on my Asian cooking supplies. Prices were reasonable…

Love this place!
There is a relatively large selection of fresh fruits and vegetables all offered at extremely reasonable prices.
The dry goods section is not quite as impressive as larger stores like T & T but they cover all the basics.
The prepared goods at this store is not bad. In fact, it is much better than the prepared goods at T & T. At T & T all the prepared foods have a fairly strong preservative taste and smell that really turns me off.
One of my favourite things to purchase at the Lucky Moose is a collection of prepared tofu/​bean curd offered in an aluminum (?) container in the tofu section of the store — far left/​opposite side of the fresh veggies. The cost is $ 4.99 but totally worth it since you can make a meal out of it with some white rice. This is far superior to the similar tofu/​bean curd collection sold at T & T. The deep fried tofu balls are also extremely tasty too. And I have just discovered fresh shanghai noodles for $ 1.29 — delicious!!!
There is an elevated second floor — accessible by ramp or stairs — that features a meat area and a prepared foods section. Food up on this second floor is not too bad … not restaurant quality but it is extremely reasonably priced i.e., purchased a deep fried crab type thing and I think it was less than $ 5 — can’t quite remember.
Western foods are not overly priced — I have found oreos sold for $ 3 and I think the price of chips are also competitive.
Although the aisles are narrow and the place typically crowded, this grocery store truly does make an effort to be accessible to the handicap (or in my case, baby in a stroller).
And of course, could the name of this grocery store be any cooler?!
The only downside to this grocery store is that they do not offer a parking lot — you must pay for street or garage parking.