Pacific Produce

Couple of key points to know in advance of your visit to this Asian grocery store. If you are easily cold, bring a light jacket or sweatshirt. And if you are easily turned off by things outside the norm best stick to Sendik's. This place is for the adventurous. An average visit to this store is a minimum 60 minute time commitment. Produce is exotic and very reasonably priced. Recommend the baby bok choy, bean and pea sprouts and mushrooms. The rice, noodles and condiments are a great selection but the fish is the reason to come. They will prepare the fish for you and all you have to do is cook it. Tonight we had 2 tilapia for $10 and they were delicious!Step out of your comfort zone and give it a try.

I haven't been here in a while because it was pretty gross the last time I went. But it really is a convenient location, so I came to pick up a shelf item. I was pleasantly surprised that they had made some improvements to their refrigerator/freezer sections!First, the freezers on the last row were closed off and no longer accessible (thank goodness! mold growing inside freezers is just wrong). Most of their refrigerator section in the back corner was replaced with fridges with doors, so it looks more hygienic. And I did not see any freezers or fridges with cracks. On a Saturday visit, I would have expected a more fresh selection of produce. They weren't as good as I'd expect from most stores, but since I had like 0 expectation at this store (per my previous visits), I was pleasantly surprised at the produce quality. So much so that I actually picked up two items from them. Since their opening, I've seen this place's ups and downs. originally they even had food vendors on the side. it's too bad they're all gone now. I have only seen more and more deterioration since those vendors left, until this past week. It was great seeing a change for the better. I hope this is a sign that the store will continue to get better and there will be a better turn around on their products so things will be even fresher. There is so much potential here for the sheer size of the location. I look forward to it!

Armed with a few recipes and a sense of adventure, I was positive that Pacific Produce would have the ingredients I needed. I've heard such great things on Yelp about PP, but sadly, it seems like 10 years ago was the heyday, and now this store is in need of a "mayday!"It's dark. It's cold. It's an old Kohl's! There's no longer a fun bubble tea or quick food station inside. There's no helpful signs above the aisles, although I'm assuming that the aisle choices have been in place for over a decade. I did find the rice selection to be plentiful! I noticed that Soy sauces (and rice wine vinegars and Mirin) seem to have two different shelves in two aisles. Service that was stocking the shelves was really helpful once I asked. I wasn't the only one needing help finding things that day, I noticed.But they didn't have white miso paste, and a few other ingredients I needed. Got up to the checkout station and no one manning the post. Sigh. Best wishes, Pacific Produce.

I found a can of Inuyasha-themed energy drink here. Enough said.

This place is much like the French Empire in Indochina in 1954 on the eve of Dien Bien Phu -- in decline and doomed. It doesn't matter whether or not the Americans will provide aerial support or other military aid, collapse with heavy losses is inevitable. Although they still have the greatest variety of Southeast Asian groceries, the place and workers are run down, dingy and there is a great sadness in the air. Even the casual visitor can sense the greatness that once was, as well as the dissipation of promise and hope. Coffee with Chicory is in the middle aisle endcap nearest to the lone checkout cashier on duty.

When this place first opened it use to be great! Now the place is run down and not stocked as it use to be. They try to grow big too fast and it hurt the business.

Pacific Produce gets two stars because of the variety that they carry of food. For cleanliness and safety this would rank as zero stars. It's to the point where I am amazed that the health department hasn't shut this place down.Let's talk about the good stuff like variety. They carry almost a full aisle of different soy sauces so I can always buy a good brewed one for a decent price. They also sell fresh pad thai noodles and have a crazy variety of odd produce. If you need lemongrass or lime leaves this is your destination of choice. Also, ramen eaters are in heaven with an entire aisle devoted to different flavors and types.Now let's talk about the cleanliness of this place. There are several coolers that are broken and taped. The coolers are so bad that there is condensation on everyone so that you can't even see into the cooler. I saw some items that were freezer burned because of the conditions.The ceiling leaks and in many different areas the floor is wet. I amazed people haven't fallen down while shopping because it is that bad. It appears like they have absolutely no intention of fixing the leaks either.The international seafood buffet that was supposed to open next door never came to fruition. It sits there as an empty space. The right door to enter has been broken for well over a year so you have to enter on the left. Lights break and they don't replace them so it adds to the dinginess vibe. When this place opened it was such a nice place but they have really let this place run down to the point that I wouldn't buy anything but bottled or canned goods here. I would not trust anything else just because of the shabby conditions. If you absolutely need to get something it's worth a stop but there are many other Asian marts in the city that have sanitary conditions. It's so sad to have seen this place continue to decline.

It smells like cigarettes and fish. I love buying ramen and hot sauce here, but avoid meat here at all costs. Once I opened a meat cooler it smelled completely rancid. Too much of the meat looks sketchy. They also don't seal their in-house kimchi at all ):

Super nice and helpful staff here. They also have a wide selection of everything! from snacks to produce to frozen foods, they have it all!

Produce are okay. Do not buy meat. A lot of stuff are expired so make sure to check the date. Expect to wait 20-30 minutes in line because there is always ONLY one register open, and the lady boss don't give a s*** how long the line is. Poor customer services.