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I love this store. I rotate my weekly shopping among three stores: Thriftway, Central Market and 99 Ranch. They each have their strong and weak points.
99 Ranch can be crowded and often has...
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I love this store. I rotate my weekly shopping among three stores: Thriftway, Central Market and 99 Ranch. They each have their strong and weak points.
99 Ranch can be crowded and often has long lines at checkout. And they are limited on some things that we tend to take for granted - breads or cheese. And, as mentioned elsewhere, you want to sort through the produce carefully.
But if your like me, and want to add a lot of diversity to your dinners at a low price, this is *the* place to shop.
You can find spices you never heard of. Squid tubes for stuffing. Abalone-flavored ramen. Duck feet (I use them to make duck stock). Fresh seafood (some of it still swimming around). Thin sliced beef short-ribs. Bitter melon. Dozens of varieties of Kim Chee. Coconut vinegar. Durian. Garlic chives. Lime leaves.
I love to cook, and I love trying out new things. This place is paradise for someone like me.
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Andrew H.
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Ranch 99 is a nice Asian grocery store. It is a big grocery store with a variety of goods that fits all my needs, fresh vegetables, meat, fish, frozen foods, convenient foods and all oriental spices....
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Ranch 99 is a nice Asian grocery store. It is a big grocery store with a variety of goods that fits all my needs, fresh vegetables, meat, fish, frozen foods, convenient foods and all oriental spices. The goods are well organized and labeled compared to most of the small stores in China town. Price is higher than what you expect in China town but a lot lower than other Asian stores such as Uwajimaya. The fresh vegetables are not as fresh though.
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Jing C.
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The aisles may be narrow and crowded, and you may get shoved by a small Asian woman trying to get the last sale item, but the low prices that you find at Ranch 99 offset the annoyances. Cheap and...
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The aisles may be narrow and crowded, and you may get shoved by a small Asian woman trying to get the last sale item, but the low prices that you find at Ranch 99 offset the annoyances. Cheap and aplenty seem to be the motto of this Asian grocery store. You may need to sift through the display to find some good looking produce, but with Fuji apples going for something like 75 cents a pound regularly, compared to 1.50 or more at the American grocery stores, who cares!
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Amy T.
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This is of the few places where Alex and I can satifsy our cravings for roasted duck and pork. Tucked away in a far corner of Ranch 99, the butcher shop is the place to be if you are in the mood for...
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