Van's Fish Market

Stopped in at Vans today 1 star at its best and im only giving that because they had good customer service and the place was clean enough. They offer a few dry goods on the shelves, noodles, Chinese candies, etc. They also offer a very small selection of fruits and vegetables as well as fresh and frozen fish and a variety of other frozen seafood. They fry fish as well and thats where the problem is. I ordered a seafood combo #1 with catfish filet, perch, shrimp huspuppies and fries and I also ordered a whole catfish dinner which came with 2 "whole catfish". It was all burnt and fried to a crisp, wayyyy to hard. It lacked flavor and for the price of the catfish #15 it was real skimpy. I've never seen whole catfish so small. #sorrtnotsorry will not be returning

The fish how they cook it. It's amazing my friend told me about this place and it's so good I only had the fish willing to try anything at this point

Well not the cleanest place at times but it has ingredients one would be need in Asian cooking. They also have delish Vietnamese desserts and snacks usually made fresh on Sundays. There's "exotic" veggies, frozen stuff, canned foods, and fish/seafood. Freshness is not always guaranteed so just beware and take time to look and judge. You can score some good deals here though!

I was having a fish fry an purchased catfish filets, tilapia, perch, stripped bass & salmon and OMG it was super fresh! The cuts were just as I requested but the freshness of the fig was as though they'd just been caught and fried up the same day! This will b my go to place for all things seafood!

Sorry, but I have been here a couple of times and have been totally disappointed. Some seafood looks OK, some not so OK. I will shop at Saraga.

The food is excellent and cooked to perfection. The cost is low and the quality is 5 stars. It is like a supermarket, and fish market together, and you can have your fish and/or shrimp cooked.

As you guess, I love going to Van's Fish Market to buy FISH! They have a pretty decent selection of fishes and some shrimp. You will also find it helpful that they have certain fishes in different cut such as already filleted or cut into streaks. On restocking days (Wednesday?), you can also find LIVE clams, razor clams, blue crab, and conch. They do not just stop at live seafood but they will fry your fish for you to take home. That's pretty convenience, get your weekly grocery while they lend a hand with dinner. Their vegetables selection is pretty limited and mostly catered to Asian cooking. They have a good variety of dried goods and frozen items. Like I have said in other Asian market review, get into the habit of checking expiration dates on canned goods. I would also be careful with freezer items, I have brought home spoiled items before. If you know what the item is suppose to look like or smell like, do a thorough examination. A lot of time the owners are pretty honest when you ask them how long it has been out. Since i'm a regular there, the "mom" of the shop pretty much tells me what I need to steer away from. They do not carry any fresh meat I don't think, it's usually in the freezer. Overall, pretty decent Vietnamese market.

This place is quite deceiving because to me it doesn't come at all as a fish market, more like a Vietnamese market. The smell doesn't bother me because it quite typical being an Asian market. Right when you walk in you see the self serve fish area and than next to it was the fried seafood counter. They have all kinds of Asian goods here, and I only found myself here because saraga was a mad house. My complaint here is they don't put prices on anything! Literally from veggies to can goods, or packages, no prices. And also, they don't label anything on the fridge, so you really don't even know what half the stuff is. And the way they bag there frozen good quite unsanitary in regular plastic bags instead of nice styrofoam plates like other grocery stores. Stuff is such all over the place here and I'm pretty sure half the stuff is expired. I grabbed my unlabeled price goods and ordered 2 banh mi at the check out counter. And again since there was no prices on anything I end up spending over $40 which I found was quite high compare to other Asian grocery stores with the minimal items I got. I loaded up my groceries and came back for my banh mi which were wrap and toasted but was badly wrapped. Like the paper they wrapped it with doesn't fit the bread entirely. But anyways, the banh mi was good and they packed it with lots of meat and spread. I think that's the only thing I enjoy about this store that they sell banh mi and like I didn't die from eating it. Like I wish I could bring myself to order the fried stuff, I don't think my stomach could handle it. I don't plan to do my Asian grocery shopping here again, only if I need 1 or 2 items. Overall this store is not worth coming back too, it's dirty and stuff all over the place. And who knows if those fishes are really fresh. Definitely a market you probably see in the streets of Vietnam that would not need to pass any health codes.

i heard this was the best place for fish, walked & saw Blue Crab (i think) although oddly enough i enjoyed everything else, HUGE variety of teas, sauces, different statues, Buddhas, Chinese idols, something by the door, what i thought was pickled celery?fun little shopguy in the back fries up dinners & sides (FROG LEGS)!!!!!!i got a Great small mortar and pestle @ a Great Price

Great variety! Brighten up your life and your taste buds. Tired of the same old food? This is the place for you. Cook it yourself or they fry it for you. The sides and condiments are world class.