Come Phat Market

Meh… this place is only good for buying dry goods and even then make sure to check the expiration date.
Dirty, kind of smelly, yes there were little fruit flies everywhere and the stock on the shelves is somewhat dubious of origin and like I said… date. I picked up a can on lychees, only to get home and find the date stamped on it was from 2011.
If it weren’t the only Asian market in Lincoln Heights I’m sure the place would have closed down years ago. That said, I’m probably only going to use it as a last resort and do the bulk of my shopping a couple miles down the road and Marukai.

I normally come here when I need to get something really fast. The place is extremely close to my gf family house. The place look a little old and not very busy. Would I shop here? proably not if anything else was closer.

UPDATE 5÷11÷10. Come Phat has now re-​opened after a month of repairs due to a fire.
This convenient little market frequently saves me a trip downtown to LAX-​C or to San Gabriel when I need some special Asian food items. They have Mae Ploy coconut milk from Thailand, Pearl River Bridge soy sauces from China, a huge selection of rice noodles from Vietnam and a good variety of tofu. They also have fresh meats and seafood and a produce section. They are the only place in the area that sells 2 varieties of fresh bean sprouts in bulk. I’m only touching on a very few items that I frequently buy. The store is small but very well stocked with all kinds of Asian food items. Their prices are low which is typical of most Asian markets. And I have found the people that own and operate it to be friendly and helpful.
I have not seen fruit flies or any other such pests in this store, as another reviewer mentioned.

The name alone inspired me to check this place out.
I noticed this store about a week ago. I finally decided to stop by.
It is the same as any other Asian market but a little bit more expensive. Just like any other market in the hood this place is higher than a super market like Von’s or Ralph’s.
I planned on just walking through and purchasing a few snacks. A few turned into a few more and so on and so on. I ended up with a basket full of bok choy, Chinese broccoli, bean sprouts, about six cans of assorted flavored gluten (chop suey, mock chicken curry, and whatever the heck is lo-​han chay), green tea cakes, seaweed crackers that are not too tasty (I’m leaving those at work), chili sauce, etc.
I spent a little over $ 20. Not bad at all.
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I don’t know what the other two reviewers speak of. I didn’t see any fruit flies.

I came here today to buy some rooster sauce and I was expecting the price to be in the $ 4~ range but it was at $ 2.59 for a 28 oz bottle of this fabulous chili sauce. I’m sure you can probably find this same size bottle of rooster sauce at Chinatown for maybe 50 cents cheaper but if you live in Lincoln Heights and you don’t want to take a drive to a 99 ranch market in Alhambra or any one of the supermarkets in Chinatown, this is a nice, convenient little Vietnamese-​Chinese market nestled at the edge of what used to be called the «Kawa Plaza» in Lincoln Heights.
The other reviewer is right. There seems to be a lot of fruit flies inside this market. It might just be the location of the market because it’s situated right next to a giant-​sized trash bin where Mexican hobo’s frequent to rummage through the trash thrown out or it might be because they don’t care much for cleanliness but in any case, this is probably not a place you want to go to get your choice of meat. There are better-​priced, more sanitary places like the Big Savers Food market on Broadway or if you prefer an American supermarket, there is the Smart & Final store on Pasadena Ave.
All in all, this is a nice, little convenient market to go to if you’re just going in to buy some condiments or non-​perishable items. Oh, and they do carry some American potato chips like Cheetos and Lays, if you’re looking for some junk food. But then again, if you’re going to go for that, you should try out those Vietnamese treats that they have at the front of store. It’s cheaper and it’s more filling – though the quality doesn’t compare to the ones found in Chinatown. Nevertheless, it’s probably more nutritious and tasty than a bag of chips.
If it weren’t for the fruit flies that keep flying into my face when I enter the market and the fact that this place DOES NOT take credit cards/​debit cards, this place would deserve a 4-​star rating.