Tian Tian Supermarket

The california rolls at this place used to entice me to drive up from Dallas, but, alas, they no longer offer those perfect cellophaned packages of heaven.
Now, the drive is earned by supplying the best beef marrow bones in the metroplex, massive girthed 6″ sections of glorious leg bone sections, cut perfectly for roasting and consuming marrow, OMG. After the marrow orgy, used the roasted bone remains to make stellar beef stock, for your own home phở, veggie soup, or whatever you please. If you have a dog like mine, you can give him the fully rendered bone for hours of additional entertainment. All that for a little over $ 1 per pound– deals like this confirm the presence of a holy being for me: P
Still has a medium selection of asian produce as well– my favorite home green salad is built on fresh chopped bok choy, crunchy, fresh, colorful, and so good for you, a partial offset to all that beef marrow you’ve just devoured ;)

My friend had purchased this soup mix I wanted so I knew I could purchase it from this particular store. I came in during my lunch hour to quickly pick it up.
I eventually found the item I was looking for. There were 2 cashiers open but only 1 was available. The cashier was on her phone and never looked up at me. so I walk up and literally just stood there in front of her. For some reason, she would not acknowledge my existence! I said, «Hello!» She looks up at me with a blank stare. Finally we start the checking out process.
She never said a word to me during the whole process. But you could tell from her actions and how she just placed my credit card and my specific item down that she did not enjoy her job. Gawsh! You don’t have to take it out on me!
This grocery store is very empty so I don’t see much turnover of their inventory. Hopefully I can find this specific item elsewhere such as Hmart so I never have to come back here!

I’ve been shopping here for over 3 years since moving to Dallas. Lately, I’ve been more aware of looking at expiration dates prior to purchasing. While at the store I noticed various products on the shelves had exceeded the expiration date, or were within a couple months of expiration. In fact, when putting away groceries I noticed an item I bought (without looking at the date) had expired back on June 5^th, 2013… I will be returning it without a doubt and hope they don’t give me a hard time about it.
Just be more cautious before throwing items in your shopping cart.

For sake, one of the best selections in Dallas! Otokoyama, Shirayuki, Hakushika… Cheap!

Its smaller than most Asian markets and feels too compact. Its also really dim lighted, going for the warehouse feel I guess? And yes, this is what an Asian market is supposed to smell like… combination of stinky tofu and durian and dried prunes and seafood. Its not pleasant but that’s how you know its legit.
As for choices, its got everything I personally like. I grew up with Chinese brands (not Viet like Grand Prairie market or Korean like Carrollton Hmart), and selections are more similar to what I can find on east coast. Staff is Chinese too, so they actually understand me when I have a question.
Certain produce is several notches cheaper than standard groceries, and the store has plenty of interesting snack choices for your nomming needs. Good frozen section, like dumplings and shrimp meatballs, which is perfect for easy bachelorette dinners. And a giant ramen area too… huge selection for anyone who wants to venture beyond the ‘cup-​o-​noodles’ variety.

This is for the food cart in the right back side of the store near the groceries. I would give it a ⁶⁄₅ if I could. Not only do they pack that box FULL but they have so many choices for you to choose from. And all for $ 5! No tax! My parents are all the way in California and this is literally the closest (and also most affordable) thing to eating mom’s cooking again.
Just a heads up though, they close on Monday. Was pretty sad to find that out when I went there after work (They open through dinner too, so it makes a very cheap dinner).
The actual supermarket is ‘meh’ though. Not really entirely impressive. I do like their stock of instant ramen hidden away in the left back room though. Just be sure to watch out for expired noodles.

A little family owned asian market that is a bit more convenient for me than Hmart and 99 Ranch. They seem to have all the grocery essentials although the variety isn’t as wide as the larger markets, naturally. The produce was fresh and priced very well. The seafood freshness can be a little hit and miss, but so far my experiences have been good. Also, i have had a more difficult time communicating with the staff than what I have experienced at the larger markets. Pretty good for a little neighborhood market.

Not the best supermarket in DFW but it’ll do for small items. It’s a bit smelly and messy in here so I’m very hesitant to buy anything. And because I just can’t get past the smell/​uncleanliness, I won’t be buying fresh fruits or veggies anytime soon. However, I can buy canned and packaged items such as Almond Tofu… yum, now that’s the good stuff! I didn’t do too much digging around, but I may be back to see what else they got.

I’m going to review this as a person who eats Chinese on a daily basis. This is my grocery store.
Price: Very reasonable.
Produce: fruit can be good or okay. Veggies are usually great.
Tofu: Great selection of standard tofus as well as specialty fresh tofu
Fish: I usually catch my own, but I can say that they have tasty fish cakes, balls, and paste. I’ve never had a bad experience with that.
Meat: Nice selection of all those fun parts, as well as the unnecessary ground pork and all of that. Never purchased bad meat.
Frozen products: Nice variety, a selection of vegetarian meats, lots of buns, pancakes, meats, ice bars, and ice cream. They also have frozen xiao long bao.
Drinks/​Rice/​Noodles:
Selection of noodles including fresh, lots of instant noodle bowls
Candy: This is where most of the non-​Asians hang out. They have everything for the Asian candy lover. Pocky, Yan-​Yan, those little bunny rocket ship things, gummy candies. And of course. Ramune.
Tea: A decent selection of loose teas, as well as powder teas and drinks. Nothing too fancy or expensive. Go to a tea shop for that.
Dry goods: Lots of beans, spices, dried mushrooms.
Cooked food: On the weekends, there’s a pile of food over by the frozen section. Sticky rice, pig ears, sliced beef, sushi, rice crepes. They also stock the shelf by Vivian bakery with steamed bread, mochi, turtle cakes, red bean cakes, and pork and leek buns. Food cart is a good choice too, as well as the shelf right next to it which holds eggs, green onion bread, and a bunch of other yummy things.
Other: They have a small selection of Asian veggie seeds. However small, they carry some essential items.

I’d rather give a 3 ½, but it is cleaner and a little bette than Hong Kong Market. Their produce section isn’t the best. Its one of those days if you show up and if they got their shipment in, then I score! if not. i would have go to another market, which is an issue.
They cool thing isthat they do have a better frozen selection of stuff, rather than Hong Kong Market and a mini ready cooked-​food take out area.
They have many grains/​rice, snacks, sauces and spices to choose from.
Overall, it’s not that bad. but to buy all of my groceries on 1 list, 99 Ranch is probably best. Cost more, but its fresher and convient.

No frills Chinese super market. It’s got that distinctive herby yet fishy smell of a chinese super market, the aisles are narrow with more boxes of produce stacked in the middle of the aisle, produce is thrown in tubs, and I wish I knew how to cook with 90% of the stuff in there. But I would definitely come here again to get the dry goods that i love including chili oil, preserved bamboo, dried shrimp, sriracha, pork sung!, etc. There’s a lot of leafy greens in the produce section, and it carries a good amount of the typical Chinese produce. The meat section looks fresh, but you have to order directly from the butcher, there’s not really much prewrapped meat. Their dry goods sections are very extensive. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you could get lost for hours trying to figure out if you want to cook with the plum sauce or the hoisin, or the black bean paste, because they line the shelves and look almost identical! Definitely go with a goal in mind!

These days when I Unilocal,it’s usually when there’s some place that’s too good not to share.
Well, Tian Tian made it to that list. Not so much the supermarket itself but the crappy little food cart in the back right hand corner of Tian Tian. That crappy food cart has some of the best Taiwanese/​Chinese food ever. It’s like going home to eat except your mom doesn’t have to spend 2 hours cooking. You pay $ 5 and get legit Taiwanese food.
They usually have about 15 – 20 selections — all of which are fairly healthy, low in sodium, and good tasting. My favorites are the fish, tofu-​thingy, eggplant, tempura thing, and a number of other items I don’t even know what it really is.
The Asian lady that’s been working there everyday since a couple months ago when I started going everyday is not shy in giving recommendations. In fact, half the time she just puts food in my box and says it’s good. Only once have I been kinda disappointed in her recommendation. And I’ve been there probably too many times.
All-​in-​all I think it’s a hit or miss. Some people may not like it because it’s healthy. For me, it’s a hit because it takes me away from eating Panda Express.

Tian Tian sells lots of Taiwanese food stuff. It’s different from Hong Kong Market which sells lots of Cantonese and Vietnamese food.
Get the Taiwan beer.

Been here a couple of times either before or after a meal at a nearby restaurant. Nicely organized Asian grocery that has reasonable prices and a wide selection of everything you would expect to find. Really liked the live tilapia. Good prices on beer, and they have cold beer for the BYOB restaurants in the shopping mall. This place is a keeper.

I have been a couple of times. Both times I got what I needed with little hassle. This is a nice, relatively clean Asian grocery store. They were one of the few places I could find ox-​tails yesterday. Sorry Central Market (2 of them) Whole Foods (2 of them) and Hirsch’s.
They also have a good selection of Sake and Plum wines — including our new fave — Ume.
All in all, well worth a visit.

I go here for their california rolls. 15 pieces of huge california rolls for 4 dollars even? one of the best options for lunch. They also have good taiwanese beer, which is always neat to try.

This place isn’t too great about being clean and all but it has really great random items. hehe … they have random japanese crackers and candies for cheaper prices. It’s not the greatest place to grocery shop hehe but there are really cool things to look at, too. Like chicken feet, pressed pig head, raw pig feet … just random cool and exotic things to look at hehehe

I had an hour to kill in Richardson so I popped into this Asian market to discover a world of cheap goodies, including 20 pieces of prepared California roll for $ 4 and garlic flavored Shrimp Chips. Rice cookers, meat market, religious paraphernalia, hot food bar and a exhausting amount of choices in most food categories were some of the stand out characteristics.

In search of a unique «White Elephant» present for a Christmas Party, we decided to check out Tian Tian Supermarket. It did not disappoint.
Package of Raw, Petrified, Yellow Fish — $ 1.99
Prepared Shredded Squid — $ 2.69
Hard-​boiled, Chile, Chicken Eggs — $ 3.99
Green Tea Wasabi Peanuts — $ 6.69
Look on that Sucker’s face that opened my White Elephant gift — priceless
They have a large selection of candy, packaged food, and fresh food. The employees were also very nice, and would translate what an item was if they could. They also let us sample the candy they had at the counter.

Okay… I am over it…
I finally went into a Chinese Supermarket.
Just like Ranch 99, including that interesting smell, but this time a la version 88. Friendly staff and live crawfish for your picking. I enjoyed the bakery which had fresh cinnamon bread, and white bread. I had never seen bread that perfectly square.
Unique, and I finally got this out of my system.