Tip Top Mart

Very friendly service, cooked food on weekends and a nice fairly comprehensive selection of Indonesian market goods make this a great place to do some weekend shopping after you get your dumpling fix at one of the great places next door. I say after you eat, cause you maybe don’t want to shop here on an empty stomach, your eyes may too much bigger than your stomach at that point!

Love the nasi kuning here. They have variety of Indonesian food, desserts and snacks. I definitely will come back

This was a pretty interesting little Indonesian market. If I were not eating at the dumpling place next door I would not have known it ever existed. My friend mentioned she saw a sign that said they had durian ice cream. So I got one since no one else like it but I should have gotten the whole box because it was pretty tasty especially on a hot day. They had a variety of food and desserts pre-​made and ready for you to take and eat at home. There was ice cream, a bunch of fried items, mysterious meats, and cakes. I was tempted but I was so full and it was so busy in there I didn’t really get a chance to ask them what was what and what other durian items they had for me. But I did find a durian flavoring, crackers, and other snacks that looked tempting to me like prawn chips and sweet oat chips. The owners of the store seemed very friendly so I would probably return and try some of the food and snacks and definitely more ice cream.

This is a very small market, smaller than a liquor store. Its pretty clean though. For a small store, it is loaded with Indonesian (and some Dutch things too!) products that you can’t find in your typical Asian markets. It seems like it is a small family run operation. They don’t have a specific closing time but they’re nice about letting you know that you can call them ahead of time if you plan on coming in later. I didn’t get to try their premade lunches bc I came around 3pm-​I hope to come back and try them as there are lots of good reviews for that!

For those of you who miss Indonesian foods/​snacks, this is a good place for you. I’d say the place is nice, except that you need to be careful since some of the goods are expired (I spotted some). So you need to take a closer look before buying. Everything else is okay. :)
$ 20 minimum for credit card transaction.

Love this place coz it has the most complete indonesian food every saturday. Check it out guys!

Super busy on Saturday and Sunday especially at noon when they are loading up their indonesian cooked food boxes. I would say 70% of the food boxes are a hit… every now and then you do get a dud.
Also one of the few places to load up on Indonesian sauces, ingredients and snacks.
Highly recommended

Great selection of Indonesian cooked food, spices and snacks. They have lunch boxes on Saturday and Sunday. They have appetizers (fried tofu, chicken sticky rice rolls), coconut banana leaf rice, rendang beef, combos, fried noodles and more. The fried chicken mushroom noodles (Mie ayam jampur @ $ 7.50) is my favorite and it comes with a soup. Prices are reasonable and food taste great. Parking is good. This in the same plaza with Phoenix and luscious dumpling. Glad I got introduced to this place as we used to go duarte inn outdoor for Indonesian previously. This is my go to spot for delicious take out Indonesian food. They also have a tip top market in West Covina Hong Kong market plaza.
If you want Indonesian food with great selections, tip top mart is the place to go to!

Hidden gem inside a shopping center. I was introduced to this place my Pauline T. I stopped by here to pick up some food. I had the vermicelli noodles the last time and feel in love with them. Too bad they don’t have food during the week because its a great option when I don’t feel like cooking. All the food that is ready is in individual to-​go containers. I wish I knew what was in each of them. I picked up the vermicelli and a sate. When i got home I warmed up the food and it tasted just how I remembered from the last time. The sate came with rice cake and peanut sauce. The peanut sauce was really good. You can tell it was home made. I walked around the store and it looks like they have tons of imported dried stuff and spices. Overall, this place is a cute and good little mom and pop store.

There is very few stores we can go to, to buy products of Indonesia. Having this small mart open near my neighborhood is a blessing. Any dry goods you can think of that you need to make Indonesian food, you can get it here at Tip Top.
The people here are friendly and can speak Indonesian or English. On most days, especially Saturday they offer fresh food from local cooks. You can purchase from savory foods like nasi bungkus or satisfy your sweet tooth with delicious desserts.
Like mentioned on the other reviews, they don’t take credit card unless its more than $ 15 (I think).

Tip Top Mart is an Indonesian/​Asian market sharing the same strip mall as Luscious Dumplings. My bf and I strolled through here. This place has a wide number of items-​from unusual to common place.
It sells Durian ice cream, Indonesian spices, Japanese sweets and pre made food. I really enjoyed browsing through here.

nice indonesian store with a lot of choices; the most important: the owner is very nice and very helpful

Great little Indonesian /​asian store, I usually buy some of their rice dishes which is kind of hit or miss, so I won’t recommend them, their indonesian snacks though seems to be almost always good and fresh, they only have them on the weekend though, the other thing that I usually get is box noodle which they have a very large selection and they always have my daughter’s favourite flavor, another thing is the kerupuk (white noodle chips), I usually get the «kukagumi» brand, couple months ago I found out that the «rotary» brand actually has a little more taste and crunchier.
They also have «teh botol» and «teh kotak» which is Indonesian tea that’s really good especially in sizzling summer days.
If you come on the weekday parking isn’t so tough unless you come around lunch time cause there are plenty of small restaurants in this complex but if you come on the weekend, parking can be really really hard to find.
And to confirm Maggie C’s review, the credit card minimum is $ 20.

I found out about that store when I went to its West Covina location.
This location is actually closer to me so it makes more sense for me to come here. Funny how West Covina store didn’t know the address for San Gabriel store when I called. You only have 2 stores so I assume you know your other location.
The sevice is a lot friendlier than West Covina store. The guy behind the counter was very friendly and helpful. They accept credit card but I think over $ 20 (?) Same products as West Covina store but they also sell indonesian rice dishes, risoles, and other desserts.

Small little mini Southeast Asia Food Mart. Mainly Indonesian Food, spices, and snacks that are imported! They even have home made Indonesian entrees like Nasi Lamak (Indonesian rice and anchovies, peanuts dish) on to go boxes. Prepacked fresh Indonesian desserts too!
They have the BEST DURIAN Ice cream bars. Comes in a pack of 4 bars for $ 3.50.
**(In case you don’t know what Durian is, it is a southeast Asia fruit, a brownish-​green, semi hard shell covered with thick spikes, and is slightly larger then a melon.
Under the spikey shells are sections of pale yellow flesh with a consistency that can be as soft and oozy as custard, and for Durian lovers like I do, they tastes and smell like the most delicious smell and flavor that is nutty and sweet with hints of vanilla
BUT for most, like the movie EAT, PRAY, LOVE described it, the durian has a nauseating smell of stinking feet or stinking sock! :-O
The best way I can describe it is it’s like fine French cheeses, the worse the smell, the better the tastes! **)
\If you say you’ll try anything once, you HAVE TO try Durian!