99 Ranch Market

I like coming here for groceries but some things are a lot pricier than other asian stores. They do need more English speaking employees since it was hard to get help. There isn’t much out here in Antioch and I am asian.

Decent Asian supermarket.
Every time I walk in here, I can’t help but feel that the place is grungy and a little dirty. I think it’s due to the lighting (it’s kind of dark and gloomy inside). But the selection of food offerings is decent. Nothing to really rave about. I don’t see 99 as a one stop shop but a good place to satisfy your Asian grocery needs. It’s definitely nice that this place has a fresh seafood section though.
I primarily shop for Korean products and didn’t see a ton here. I’ll probably stick to Koreana Plaza in Oakland for that.

I don’t have many different Asian stores where I live. I love coming here for all the different products and fresh Asian fruit and vegetables. Right now Ranch 99 is getting ready for Chinese New Year. Many red products to celebrate the coming Chinese New Year.
This place has a bakery, Chinese fast food and a surprisingly variety of alcoholic selection. I forgot to mention it also has a good fresh meat and seafood selection.

I found most things helpful, they have such a variety of products. Their bakery is spectacular, love the taste of everything specially their sweet cream cheese bun.

The «LADY» who chops the duck can go suck it!!!
I’ve ordered 2 ducks from them and I request to have my duck chopped in large pieces (about 12 pcs.) Every f*cking time it’s chopped into 500 million pieces. What the hell is your problem??? She is either not cordial to accommodating my request or she doesn’t give a rats ass what we ask for… GO BACK IN THE KITCHEN AND FRY FISH… Biotch.
NOW CUT MY NEXT DUCK INTO 12 pieces.

I’ve been shopping at this location since it first opened. So, I’ll break down the pros and cons.
PROS
Price Point: All of your Asian food ingredient needs are found here at reasonable prices. You’ll find that the same items that Safeway and other mainstream grocery chains carry are at a much cheaper price at Ranch 99.
Fruit Selection: Exotic fruits available based on what’s in season.
Seafood: Fantastic variety. The prices on live seafood vary.
Appliances: Asian kitchen appliances that you would normally have to order online you can pick up in store. But wait for it… there’s a catch (see below).
It’s best if I describe this category as Hot Meats: The roast duck, and bbq pork are pretty good. Although that review with the fly in the duck head freaked me out a bit. #Iwasn’tready
CONS
Parking: THE WORST. Simply… THE WORST. Go in the morning and avoid on the weekends. You’re welcome.
Dim Sum: Is awful. Just go to the Imperial Palace across the street for real dim sum.
Fast Food Area: I’d rather go to Panda Express… and I HATE Panda Express. *It’s only saving grace are the hot soups (soup menu located between the hot meats (yeah I just wanted to say that again) and the no bueno dim sum.
Appliances: A schmancy hot water kettle was almost $ 300. Went on Amazon and found one that holds just as much water for $ 30… –_​-​‘
Bakery: Overpriced baked goods that are worth half their price. Except the cakes. The cakes in display are pretty good.
Overall, I will continue to shop at this store until I decide to move. It’s the only Asian grocery store that has all of the ingredients I need to make some of my favorite family recipes.

The new york cheese cake was amazing and only $ 4.99. The lines were really short and fast and it was cleaner and more appealing than the 99 RANCH on Florin Road in Sacramento!

This particular 99 Ranch may not be my most fave location, but it’s where it needs to be today, Thanksgiving they are open! I wanted to bring a roast duck to my parents house for Thanksgiving to have along with the turkey and everything else… didn’t want to just show up with a bag of chips or something. I was driving down from Reno and this 99Ranch was on the way to Oakland. It’s not in the nicest of neighborhoods, but at least the parking wasn’t bad today. The ducks were all hanging in the deli as usual and I pointed to a big one and got that. They chopped it up so I didn’t have to later. Wham wham wham, that lady can cut a duck! I looked at the dim sum and other deli items, but figured there’s gonna be enough to eat anyways, so off I go with my duck to Thanksgiving! So glad they open today!

This place is crazy busy and covers all things Asian from Chinese, Filipino to Japanese which is what we came for this trip.
Running around this place with a stroller ain’t for the faint hearted with people and their trolleys not holding back!
Great place to get all your Asian needs but beware of the customers as its every man for itself.
Was easy enough to get what we needed but would probably come again when it’s quiet… although don’t think there’s ever such a time!

This market is where we normally do our weekly food shopping and it is good. However, we recently bought some pear from China that is being on sale. 100% are bad. Look good outside but rotten inside.
不要买那里的天津鸭梨，我们买了几个，百分百是坏的。外面光鲜，里面全部发黑。

As many times as I’ve been here I only have a few checkins. More so because the Unilocal app on Andriod is sometimes very unstable… but, its never too late to write a review about the the 99 Ranch Market. Here are my views and opinions…
I like living in the Bay Area for the fact that it’s very diverse and that so many ethnicities are venturing out and opening establishments to fill the void some people have been longing for. Living in the Bay Area it’s not goong to be very often you met someone who hasn’t tried another races native food or know how to cook a dish that normally some may not be looked at to know how to cook. Me, I would like to think in my past life I was Asian: D I love the culture, I like kung fu and a very big «AND» I happen to go bonkers yo! for any food or goodies from asian countries. Concord, in The Park and Shop is just absolutely perfect for 99 Ranch Market. In Park in Shop you can find many ethnic eateries and such, but 99 Ranch is definitely the stand out in my opinion. Let me go into brief details.
99 Ranch Market is a fair size, especially when it comes down to other little shops and markets in the same strip mall. They have a wide range of things here to please many. I know Orientals and Pacific Islanders really love that this place is here. Country Square Market use to be off Contra Costa a few years back and it closed which was unfortunate, I loved the food there too. But, 99 Ranch has stepped in and I feel filled the void. Seafood City is nice and in ways has it’s own flair, but 99 Ranch I really fell is special. I love the produce here, although not shopped to often, its always pretty fresh and reasonably priced. I haven’t purchased any fresh live seafood from here yet, but I know this will be my to go spot for when I have a crab or lobster tooth forsure. I feel live is the best way to get your seafood and they have that covered here.
I happen to also be a partaker of many snacks from Asia. They have Haw Rolls here which I absolutely love and couldn’t find at other asian specialty stores. They have Nagaraya Cracker nuts here way cheaper then most of the competition. I’ve turned alot of my co workers into fans of these crunchy, lightly sweet and spicy peanuts. And I like Yan Yan! Let’s just sum it up and say… the snacks that most would love or want to try is here and the prices are right.
The togo food selection is pretty.typical. Not to say it isn’t good, it’s just your typical fair, nothing over the top. I like their combo plate special, for me working nights it’s the perfect scoop and go solution. Best part at under 10 bucks ($ 8.65) you can get a pretty filling plate. The dim sum here is pretty good all so, the prices vary, but they are reasonable enough to just fill your tray and grab one of the many pearl tea selections (starting at $ 1.99 and prices vary) and go on about your day.
They have a bakery here, something I don’t see to often in other asian grocery stores and I think that’s pretty good. I haven’t had anything from it yet though. but everything looks like it’s the shizznit seeing how the line looks everytime I walk by it.
The service here is decent. Its not over the top in my opinion. It’s lacking more often then not. I hate being rushed or not greeted or responded to in a dry, blunt manner. Like, if you don’t like customer service then… maybe you should choose another career. Thus my one less star. The place for the most part is tidy, I’ve seen no issues when it comes to the cleanliness of this store. So I wrap this up by saying…
In conclusion, many asian stores are starting to pop up in the east bay again. But 99 Ranch is bigger and has a different flair about it. If you happen to be in Concord stop by and be your own judge. If you like it, Unilocal about it. Even if you don’t, still Unilocal about it and inform the Unilocaldom.

Stupid Anthony Bourdain. I watched his Hong Kong episode of No Reservations. I am on the couch. No shower and no clean clothes. He is eating all kinds of Chinese food goodness. So I jump off the couch with energy only a Extra Dry Duck could conjure up. I drove over to the store and it wasn’t too busy. It was clean. No weird smells, but then again this store nor any other Asian store smells bother me anymore. They had both my favorite duck and bbq pork. Then I found myself buying everything that I love there. $ 80 bucks later. Did I need the Hello Kitty pink moon pies? Beautiful produce. Good selection and prices on Lumpia, Gyoza and Steam Buns. The staff is indifferent but I think that is normal. There is a good mix of different types of Asian, south East Asian and Indian ingredients. I recommend this store for its vast selection and good prices.

College, among other things, forces us to learn how to cook. For me, this resulted in a passion for settling my craving by cooking the things I craved for by myself.
This 99 Ranch always has everything I need for my latest cooking adventure, whether it be the nori for my sushi or veggies for my pad si eew, I can find everything I need right here!

Wonderful store with items that cannot be found at the regular grocery. Their produce and fish is a bargain. I love their selection of baked goods, tofu, fresh noodles, and fish products (love the wide selection of fish balls and cakes). Their bakery is dangerous, there are so many tasty treats to buy. They have great flavored toasting bread, the pineapple raisin is addicting and I cannot go to 99 Ranch without buying a pineapple bun.

99 Ranch Market… the one place that makes me feel like I never left Southern California. Now I wouldn’t say they are good for every time of grocery item but they are good for many of them to include Asian food (of course). I would say their produce is generally really good with their Asian veggies, fruits, and meats. Be on the look out for good deals because they are everywhere! They also have a Chinese food place on the side where you can get really cheap (but delicious) dim sum and chinese food! If you want more bang for your buck for fresh food, get the deal where you can put as many items from the tray as you can in the Styrofoam take-​out box as you can for one price! I also get my 12 pack of Sapporo for usually $ 8 on sale. There are often free samples (of course not as many as Costco) that are fun to get along the way. Great supermarket!

Today I had the worse Chinese dim sum ever! I purchased a serving of baked BBQ pork buns here. I shared one with friend who was visiting her husband in a nearby nursing home. When I got home half hour later, I warmed it up in microwave for only 10 seconds since it was hot from Ranch 99 not long ago. I took one bite and the bottom was rock hard! The meat also had a slightly sour taste! They sold me stale and bad BBQ pork buns!
Fortunately, when I returned the bad buns to Ranch 99, the clerk was apologetic and gave me refund without question. She also said she will inform the deli of my complaint!
I Unilocaled this info in hopes that others won’t have to go through this.

Whenever I have a craving for dim sum and need a quick fix, 99 Ranch is where I go. May not be the best in a lot of people’s minds, but it works for me until I get a chance to go to Oakland Chinatown, where the best stuff is at.
Overall, I have no issues wanting to get mostly everything I was born and raised to appreciate; fresh fish, unique produce and ingredients, candy, etc. are available at good prices. Sure beats having to scrounge around different markets to get what I need.

So, we all have to start somewhere, and I ventured her yesterday with a friend for the first time. Most of the items they sell at this store are asian foods. They have a pretty good selection of fruits and vegetables. My friend wasn’t able to find any fresh chili.
The meat selection is really pretty rockin here to. They also have live seafood here:
Catfish, crab, lobster. The store closes at 9pm, not sure if that is every day. They were sure doing a whiz bang job of cleaning up in the meat department.
The bakery selection here also appears to be fantastic!
I am glad I ventured here yesterday with my friend.

Let’s get one thing straight, you should always know where you are, what you are getting, and understand culture somewhat before you post reviews and pass judgement. 99 Ranch has some of the rudest unhelpful employees, especially at the counters. But you’re not at Raley’s or Safeway or Berkeley Bowl or Whole Foods. You are at an Asian Supermarket where you can get hard to find Asian goods for a lot cheaper than the «Asian» section at any of your big name grocery stores.
If you are looking for ingredients for phở’, pad Thai, or whatever else you can think of you should find it here. If what you wanted was a great selection of exotic vegetables and fruits and not lose a limb due to pricing then you are at the right place. If you want fresh fish, cleaned, and cut how you want and even deep fried then you found the spot. If you want some cuts of meat you won’t find at your local chains, again you are at the right spot.
Do I doubt some of the other posts here about spoiled or bad or rotten food from the deli? No, I don’t. But that goes with knowing where you are. I, for one, don’t buy anything from the deli as they are likely serving food that was right at the spoilage date. It’s a case of you get what you pay for and you since you didn’t pay a pretty penny then your food won’t be so pretty either.
I fill my pantry with many hard to find goodies here. I can also grab lots of produce that I just can’t find elsewhere, as well as spices and select fish and meats. I know where I’m at, which is why I can view this place with an honest and open-​minded point of view. If you need something you are familiar with maybe they should label a small aisle and a couple of shelves the «American» section. Ouch!
I’m not making it racial. Maybe a little? But point is, it’s an Asian market. It’s not the Asian aisle at an American chain. Get it?

Unleash the FOB in you!
Century egg and pork jook from the hot foods section, Sapin sapin and other sticky rice desserts, galanggal for your soup stock, salmon belly for your Sinigang (don’t act like you don’t know!), jufran when you’re sick of Heinz #bananaketchupbetterthantomato
I guarantee you won’t walk out of here empty handed.