Dai Thanh Supermarket

This location seems bigger than the location on North Capitol. Maybe it's my eyes or the layout. I have been here a number of times because I am confident the prices are fairly cheaper than other places. I came here to do my recent big haul for Tet. I will say though that I don't like how ginger and shallots are offered in bulk, so I go to Lucky's or Safeway for them but I usually take care of everything in one place. Oh, I like to get my ground meat from Lucky's or Safeway or Walmart because of the fat content. I want to see the nutrition label as opposed to asking the gentlemen in the back to get me 2lbs, etc. w/o knowledge of how much fat is in it even if I choose "lean." Go early because parking is not easy and the store can be incredibly crowded. Lines aren't messy even though they can be long. I'm an easy customer and because I'm OCD, I load the items on the conveyer by categories and I inform the checker at the beginning that I would like to purchase bags - as many as needed but usually I eyeball it and tell them I need 5 bags, etc. I have made the following dishes from the groceries I purchased here:1. pho2. kimchi udon 3. canh dua 4. heo quay 5. pho xao bo6. mi xao bo7. thit dong 8. ca ri ga 9. bun rieu 10. banh gio I don't have any complaints. I go when they open so I usually have no issues.

This is the newest Vietnamese grocery store to come to San Jose as far as I know. They opened up where Michael's used to be, and I was surprised to see how much they could sell in their space. The parking out front is spacious, though I wish they had more spaces with shade because we had a heat wave coming through the city when I had gone. Not enough to keep me away though! I was tasked with buying some papaya and found what I needed almost right away. I wish there were more nice papayas since I bought what felt like the only non-bruised, mostly ripe papaya left. I proceeded to roam through the aisles to see what I could find and appreciated the variety of Vietnamese prepackaged or frozen foods available. The only thing stopping me from buying more is my limited fridge and freezer space. A new store is a fun change of pace here, and they have frozen foods that I haven't seen elsewhere. Delightful~

This place is quite clean, lots of Vietnamese grocery options that you won't find at other places, produce was fresh and so is the meat! Far exceeds Ranch 99 and Lions. I definitely will be coming back!

They used to be organized and did things accurately. Lately they have been cutting corners and cheating customers with their low quality meat and meat butchers. They hire meat cutters but don't train them to cut meat properly. I ordered one block of uncut Korean bbq short ribs and the non asian guy cut it so it came out looking like all bone scraps. Two pieces of the ribs had big lopsided balls of meat dangling from the ends. The rest of the ribs has just a little meat on them but were basically coming off the bones already but didn't completely fall off. I'm convinced I paid $31 for scraps that they got from giving the full good ribs to other customers and I got their leftovers. Going to grill it tomorrow for Christmas and will add pictures of what I got from this supermarket. I paid an extra $2.99 for the marinade so the flavor is going to be good at least, even for the low quality short ribs I bought and was ripped off.

I go here for the fresh fruits and vegetables. This place is always busy. Some of their items are more expensive than other Asian grocery stores nearby.

This place is not your typical hand end supermarket, instead, it's more like storage or one of those whole sale places. It's got what you need for at lower prices than some other chain Asian supermarkets. It's not decorated at all. They have variety of produces just like other Asian markets but I can tell the prices are lower. They have seafood and poultry at the counter along with some other Asian delicacies. I found that they have an abundance of dried food, such as noodles and seasoning stuff plus boba making ingredients but I'm bulk. Not a bad option for big families.

This new (as of Q3 in 2022) Vietnamese supermarket takes over an old Michael's crafts store and makes really good use of the space. It's located on a far end of Tully Rd., one of the main streets where the Vietnamese community is, so it's a nice addition to folks in the area who don't want to drive into the heart of the Vietnamese area. I grew up going to Asian supermarkets and have great affection for the cramped aisles and the smells (odors?) that non-Asians aren't accustomed to. This market has wide aisles (by Asian market standards) and no over-powering seafood smells. The thing that most impressed me about this place was the labeling of their produce. They have hand-written signs for everything, in both English and Vietnamese. As a lifelong Vietnamese speaker, even I felt like I was learning something because they drill down and are very specific on the names of the different produce items. I always call peaches "đào", but looking at the signs I finally learned (in my mid-30s) the Vietnamese distinction between white peaches and nectarines!This is a clean market with good services. Their produce selection is great but their selection of packaged Vietnamese foodstuffs is a bit lacking -- most if their rice, noodles, or other dry goods seem to come from only two or three brands -- but they do have everything you'd think to look for in an Asian market. (No alcohol though). Worth checking out. Worth supporting.

Hunted down some fresh, raw peanuts here since I was craving boiled peanuts. This supermarket is new and they had plenty of fresh raw bags of peanuts which I was most pleasantly surprised to see. They also have lots of fresh produce. The smell of this supermarket is better than Lion by far. Parking is also better as well but still watch out.

Today I spent $3.25 for a pack of rotten red plums. You think they do a better job of picking out their fruits? Never again am I buying in a pack. Horrible and a waste of money

I bought pork belly there and they don't support meat cut service even one of them told me you can cut meat over there. Pretty weird, if no such service, why they say I can get cut there. if they have such service, why they don't give it to me? just because I speak English but not Vietnamese????? if next time I still meet this situation, I will tell all others about this.