T & T Supermarket

Best Asian supermarket in North America. I go there to get a quick bite and get fresh food, best when you have kids. The one by the Richmond Olympic site has been the best with fresh made noodles, quick food and dim sum. Awesome.

I mainly come here in the evenings. Near the end of the day, they push out clearance sale items for sushi, sashimi, and prepared foods. It’s a good way to get your dinner, or save for next day’s lunch, on a discounted price. The aisles are still quite crammed though. I’m often stopped by lingering shoppers or by staff pulling trolley-​carts due to lack of space to maneuver around them. I try to time going here either in the weekday mornings since there are less people, or at the end of the day to get my nightly clearance items.
There is a free underground parking lot. If you are driving, I advise you to be cautious and patient because the patrons do not know how to drive or park properly here.
I still prefer Izumiya (a Japanese marketplace on Alderbridge Way) as my favorite Asian grocery store. It is never crowded and I like their sashimi, sushi, and hot food better.

As the empire grows… as they say, another location and in Richmond, finally leaving the comfortable confines of No. 3 Road. and plotting themselves around the Oval, they are definitely strategic! The newest baby of the group to keep the T&T name and not name it ‘Osaka’… this one is situated in one of the newer condo buildings. as they are raising like grass around this area like the Spring season! If you have been to one… you have been to them all, yet this one has some improvments… as it is NEW!!!
One of the things this one does have is underground parking, and not murderous close, fit like a glove, parking stalls where it’s known that everyone who comes to this chain of supermarkets drives anything the size of a boat! This parking lot is a bit better, but before you even enter… there are warnings going into this place, as in. sure the entrance for your car is wide, but watch out. cause some person may be riding middle coming up the ramp, and then you have the horrible parking jobs in spots that were supposed to be made easier for you due to size. When you finally park the 4 wheeled chariot, you go up a ramp that has arrows, so you know which side to walk, cause not everyone walks on the right side of the road. as I have learned, and after walking past the big screen playing some Chinese music video… you are welcomed to this fresh new store.
When you walk in you do notice the natural lighting from the garage like doors on the outerside that in warmer weathers will probably be open, allowing seating for people who purchase food here to eat, cool concept. Right in the front the display is set up for any specials that are going on… currently all the special stuff for the upcoming Chinese New Years celebration! The place is smaller than most of the other stores the empire has, so I find the produce area smaller, but they do a good job, like the bananas… which are hung on a wall, they have a centre island area for the prepared cold foods, they have a take out noodle window, the bakery (cold cake) area running along the wall, also in the back the seafood and butcher area running along the edges, this place makes space for what they are lacking, and due to this probably feels bigger than it should.
When things are new, that’s when they feel great, and this store hopefully can still feel like that moving forward, but for people who live around here, it’s the only thing without jumping into a car, and the Loblaws group knew that there would be many Chinese people in this area… smart… definitely. Not as much selection as the Osaka, but I am usually around this area more… and not having to drive that far… you take what you can get!

Right next to the Richmond Olympic Oval, it’s a new T&T away from the hustle bustle of central Richmond.
Free and designated 60 – 90 minute marked parking spots can be found in the underground parking lot located around the backside of the store. Once parked, you walk up a concrete slope up towards the store front.
Brand spanking new and it shows with its refreshingly bright and modern feel. This store is nicely organized and has vibrant produce, dedicated aisles to sauces, face and body care, cooking utensils, noodles, snacks, frozen foods, fresh seafood, bakery, hot dim sum, hot noodles made to order, and all things Asian and the occasional western items sprinkled in as well.
When I visited around 8pm on a weekend, it was surprisingly quiet. It was a pleasant feeling to be able to shop around freely and without bumping into walls and squeezing past people. Hopefully the hype of this store has passed and with two T&T’s in Richmond now it stays manageable, clean and organized as it looks presently.
Also, once it gets warmer, it looks like the doors can open up to the street and fresh air where there are tables and chairs that you can probably eat the food you’ve bought and/​or rest after your busy shopping trip.
Visit and see what you think, there’s always Weekly Store Specials and if you spend over $ 20 you can get your green T&T sticker (collect enough to redeem it for certain things!)