Vien Dong Supermarket 4

My fave spot for Asian cooking ingredients! This place is always pretty busy but I love how they sell everything I need all in one store. They have a good variety of fresh produce and pantry items. They usually carry items that I can’t find at other Asian markets. Although this place is kinda dingy I still am happy with what i buy and also for the price I get things for. Very affordable!

Incredible selection in produce, fish and meat departments. Wide array of specialty foods as well as American grocery items. Very affordably priced.
can be a very busy place, as a result parking lot can be tight. check out however is very quick.
Definetly worth the trip.

There is no line for fish or meat department, people keep cutting in line. The market should have a number for the line.

decided to visit based on decent reviews. Did not encounter any fishy smells. Produce selection OK, but cilantro looked tired, and they had no herbs. Fish selection so so, they do not filet only clean and cut into cross sections; did not find the fish heads I wanted. So I went to Ranch Market 99 and found everything I needed including fresh fish filets, clams, and fish heads from white fish to make a broth for bouillabaisse.

The first time I walked in and the smell of seafood just blew me away! Literally that odor when you are not used to! This place is smaller than 99 ranch and has a limited selection.

Parking space is plenty although shared with other businesses. Price is not less nor expensive. Welcomed by smell from seafood area. Restroom is very dirty and stinks. Cashiers are nice.

UGH! The TWO times that I buy broccoli here, I find a nasty yucky caterpillar inside of it! I will never buy broccoli from here ever again! DISTGUSTING!!!
This place is dirty and you won’t find as much produce here as other Asian markets.
I definitely don’t recommend others coming here… Otherwise be careful and inspect your food!

This is the definition of a true asian supermarket.
Yes this place is ghetto.
Yes this place smells like fish and raw meat.
Yes this place has tight parking spaces with a lot of asian drivers.
BUT, this place never fails me because they always have everything I need when cooking an asian dish. My family and I have been going to this supermarket for well over 15+ years.
They always have fresh vegetables, a lot of items that you cannot find at an American store.
They have fresh fish and seafood, the kind where you can pick out of a tank which one you want and take it home still alive.
They have a variety of meats, mainly pork, beef, chicken, duck
They have all the good asian snacks such as shrimp chips and dried coconut.
They have all the awesome asian canned foods and sauces.
Overall, not a place for the weak hearted, but for those of you who plan on cooking a true asian dinner tonight. (;

I was nearby before an appointment and wanted to pick up some Penang curry noodles and chili paste. I like that this store carries such a large variety of noodles, and bonus I don’t have to travel all the way to Convoy if I’m feeling lazy.
Yes, as other reviewers have noted, it smells like fish in here. Duh, about a third of the store is devoted to fresh seafood. You’ll adjust fairly quickly, unless you’re just super dramatic. If that’s the case you’re probably going to miss out little gems like this and I’m sorry for your loss.
I felt right at home in the crazy parking lot. A couple cars going the wrong way, hehe it doesn’t phase me, I lived in Japan so I just smile and pull off to side and wait my turn.
Service here is friendly. I did ask one gentleman for assistance locating a particular brand of paste I prefer and he stopped what he was doing to assist me. When I went to check out, the woman at the register was very friendly and full of smiles.
Aside from the sweet produce and noodle selection, let’s talk about their snack variety. Boy, do they have the snacks here! I felt like my bff in a shoe store just drooling over their Asian snack selections. I spied a couple of items I haven’t seen in other stores before. So yeah, I had to buy them. My name is Lesley and I’m addicted to snacks.

This spot is a hole in the wall supermarket. In a small business area with a security Guard in front. There is no where to park carts so they’re everywhere in the parking lot. Inside the market is kinda ghetto, but they have cheap stuff! Got short ribs for $ 2.98 a pound! Pretty good quality also! Ask them to not pick the fatty ones tho. Everything else is pretty standard price and I will for sure come back for the awesome deals!

Vien Dong Supermarket is awesome if your looking for some good fresh seafood to buy and cook! The salmon here is inexpensive and you get ALOT of it that is really good quality. They also have fresh tuna you can buy to make a nice tuna dish out of. If your into buying fish freshly caught they have a tank of fish to pick from that are alive and swimming, The friendly workers there will filet it and descale it right there in front of you to take home. Besides fish there is a excellent selection of shellfish to choose from. The shrimp are HUGE! Ahhh so good.
Vegetables here are fresh all the time and inexpensive as well. I really like the bok choy and green beans those two are always a go to for me.
Excellent assortment of traditional Asian pastries, drinks (Mogu-​Mogu), sausages, noodles, spices, pretty much everything you can think of.
I also bought a wok here, yes a wok. Really excellent quality as well and it was only $ 30.00 and it’s all ceramic! There is a wide selection of cooking tools, pots and pans here that again are excellent quality.
Every time I go to Vien Dong I am never disappointed by its selection, prices and customer service. A definite hidden GEM is San Diego.

Vegetable price is very considerable, but eggs price is not so attractive.

I drive out of my way to this supermarket and it’s well worth it! I buy the majority of my fresh seafood from this store. There’s a huge selection to choose from, the prices are great and it’s always fresh.

I came in to this store looking for some vermicelli noodles specifically and anything else I would find interesting. The lady who cuts my hair near my neighborhood told be about this place. It was a little out of my way, but I figure I would check it out. One thing you have to remember when you visit this place, is that they specialize in seafood, so the place smells of seafood. A lot of it!
When the lady told be they have a lot of varieties of rice vermicelli, she wasn’t kidding. At first I was lost with so many choices, but then I remembered she told be to go for a variety from Vietnam and was in a green square package, so I did (
). I did not need as much as the package offer for $ 3, but given it stores well, I bought it. I wanted some chili paste, but they had so many to choose from, that I could not decide, so I asked a girl who worked their and I went with her suggestion (
). I had no idea what it’s called.
The store has a very good collection of Vietnamese imports and some Chinese and Japanese as well. The young girl at the register was all smiles and asked me if I was going to make «Bun,» and I told her that I was going to attempt to make some. She laughed and I left…
Nice store is you cane get use to the smell… which I did.

so this review is mainly towards the Mexican dudes gutting and de-​scaling the fish. I understand your work isn’t very satisfying but that doesn’t mean you gotta take the belly portion of MY fish.
Long story short… I went in to buy Fresh tilapia and Fresh Catfish, told him to dunk the catfish in the hotwater (to rid the slime) and cut it up into 3 portions. 2 little portions and the tail. THE CATFISH I SAW HIM pull out of the water was at LEAST a foot and couple of inches. not less than a foot. WTF MAN? greedy ass mexicans. My $ 14.00 catfish now looks more like an $ 8.00 FISH fuck you man! ima call tomorrow and let the management know about this issue. I Don’t want anything for free, and slandering a business because of ONE person isn’t right. everything else they serve here is «A» quality stuff. all sorts of fresh crustaceans, fish, pultry, herbs, rice… etc.
So watch what you buy people! make sure they give you what you paid for.

We were very happy, because of a hurricane and the waves there were no very few fresh fish available in most places, but these guys had plenty, we were very happy to see such a large selection, and considering the amount of fish they sell, there was no smell, which is a very good indication of fresh fish. I can’t comment on much of the other goods in the store but the fish was excellent and the fruits and vegetables seem quite good as well

When I use to live in Linda Vista, we had a Vein Dong market up the street from us off Linda Vista Rd. We always use to go there because it was our local grocery store and took over the Safeway that use to be there. Now when I head to Vein Dong, I usually come here for specialty items that you just can’t get at the regular markets. Spring roll papers, chili sauce, Vietnamese coffee, you name it, they have tons of stuff and their produce is rather cheap here too.

Fresh produce daily at a lower cost than American supermarkets. The place smells like fish BECAUSE THE SELL FISH. A variety of seafood option and asian packaged goods.

this place is literally the epitome of an Asian supermarket, lol. but they have LIVE CRAWFISH. And they prices are pretty cheap for their seafood.
Some of the staff, including their security guard, were rude though. But, I never really expect great service from Asian supermarkets though.
Warning, it kinda smells! And, it’s kinda dirty. I don’t really mind, I’m Asian too hahaha. I usually buy the crawfish from them and they STINK, so I just rinse them like 10 times to really get them cleaner, haha.

Came in today because I needed a change of pace. I bought some jackfruit plant that was amazing. I could not believe the nutritional value of that awesome fruit. I bought many uncommon vegetables as well. Bok Choy, Cai Bap Thoa (Nappa Cabbage) along with some other goodies. I also bought Pop Rocks but a different version lol. If you have never been here before you need to come in. Their meat department is out of this world! I love this place but the smell is the only reason they do not get a five star. One of my favorite things about this place is they have rolling baskets now, this makes it very convenient for a person who doesn’t want a cart and not strong enough to carry their basket!