Asian grocery stores are important pillars of Asian American communities, and 99 Ranch is a fantastic one in the San Fernando Valley.
Location
This 99 Ranch is in Van Nuys up the 405 from Santa Monica, so it services the San Fernando Valley mainly.
The address of this 99 Ranch is as follows:
6450 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91411
The location is neat because it has some other Asian food establishments around it: like Pho So 1, Sam Woo, and a herb shop, for example.
The store itself
This 99 Ranch is quite nice: as soon as you walk in, you’re met with a lot of freshly baked goods and pastries for reasonable prices (at the time of this writing, prices like $2.09, $2.99, and $3.99, for example). They even have some day-old pastries for discounted rates.
One of the things about Asian grocery stores like 99 Ranch is that you can buy goods that you simply can’t find anywhere else — not at Ralphs, not at Albertson’s, not at Costco, for example. One of those items is big bags of rice for specific brands and types of grains.
99 Ranch holds a lot of specials and has a lot of deals, and they have a videoboard up front that you can check them out on.
Vegetables
99 Ranch also has a great selection of vegetables like bok choy, on choy, various types of mushrooms, eggplants, cucumbers, peas, green beans, and much more.
Dishware and cooking tools
99 Ranch is also a great place to get a lot of dishware and cutlery. In fact, you might have seen these before in homes or even in restaurants at times.
As you can see, there are also thermoses and a lot of other useful products. Also, if you like cooking, there is a bunch of great pans, pots, lids, and more.
Meat and fish
There also is an extensive meat and fish section at 99 Ranch which is one its calling cards.
Just go up to the meat section and tell the staff which one you want and how much you want. Sometimes there are also posted deals.