Paradise Valley Produce Market

I’ve driven by this place so many times. I needed a few things, but didn’t want to drive to Manila Central (National City/​Plaza Blvd) and deal with horrible parking just for a few filipino items. So I went along with my Mom and was pleasantly surprised by this little store.
It is a very small store, but you can find things you won’t normally find at a grocery store. They have a good selection of asian produce and at a good price. For example, cilantro is 89cents at Albertsons, while they were selling it for 59cents. I’m not sure how often they rotate their produce, but some of it didn’t look so fresh. Do your best to pick the freshest one, if you can.
They also carry alcohol in the back of the store.
Overall, I will be stopping by the little store more often when I’m in need of asian produce/​items.

The produce wasnt the freshest :/
the place is pretty packed full of items so that you feel a little claustrophobic. it smells like fish. and the items seem to have been sitting on the shelf for a long time.
all the fish was frozen, which was weird because it smelled like there were fresh fish all over the place.
however, they do have a lot of asian grocery items you just cant find at Ralph’s, and i swear – if they sold fresh oysters, id have no need to go to Seafood City.

I’ve been coming here for years because it’s my dad’s favorite go-​to spot for groceries. I never really understood why until recently, when I came here in search for thai produce! They’re thai/​lao owned and pretty much have a variety of asian needs. Kind of like a mini-​seafood city down the street. Very convenient, in the sense that I can avoid all of the traffic in san diego’s «little manila» aka national city, aka fob central. Prices aren’t bad either and pretty cheap in my opinion.
I was able to find lemongrass, galangal, basil (way cheaper than any vons/​ralphs/​albertson — AND IT’S FRESH). Variety of fish sauce, asian vinegars, corned beef, soy chili paste, shrimp pastes and even have frozen shredded young coconut and other things. Sure it’s a small place, but it has most of your asian needs! LOVE it!

A very small Asian store with a huge selection. It is a little tight inside I am surprised how they stock things when people are shopping. Prices are comparable to other places I have been.

A little market with the basic asian food needs. We’ve been coming here for years and it’s cool that the nice owners recognize us. It’s closer to our house than Seafood City, so if they have what we need, why drive any further? Their prices are very good too. Sometimes cheaper than other asian markets. So that’s always a plus for me. =)