This T&T is smaller than the one at Lansdowne Centre location. However, it is good enough for me to get everything that I needed. They have great selection of live seafood with reasonable price. Also, staff are friendly.
Free indoor parking. You won’t get wet on rainy days (from September to April). However, the parking lot is very confusing. It has 3 zones and only 2 of them are free. The Green zone provides 90 minutes free parking which is closest to the T&T Supermarket. Even though it is free, you still have to register your car plate at the pay station.
T & T Supermarket is connected to Loblaw supermarkets (eg Loblaws, No Frills, SuperValu, Superstore, etc). While the main one in Richmond BC in Lansdowne Centre has their Seafood Bar where they can cook what you buy to eat there, a Starbucks, and Xing Fu Tang bubble tea, the T & T near the Richmond Oval, minus those services, is much less crowded.
Both the upper and lower underground parking entrances are a bit tight so watch the mirrors to see if anyone is coming in the opposite direction. Provider WestPark monitors constantly so be sure to register your licence plate for the free parking.
The pictures are from noon on a Thursday (sorry, I missed aisle 9). Not many fellow shoppers. The store is well laid out and very clean. Interestingly, this chain often has a better selection of Japanese Kit Kats than the local Japanese supermarkets. T & T has good promotions tied to Asian festival times. I would say the non-Asian products/labels, like cheese and dairy, are priced a bit higher than other supermarkets. T & T has a lot of frozen meats that are hard to find elsewhere. They have vegetable seeds, and some are specifically Chinese vegetables.
I saw a number of staff with 'personal shopper' aprons collecting orders. They told me you can order online with a number of options (pick up, express delivery, and mail delivery) so check out the website.
So if you are a Kit Kat hunter, or want a break from the Lansdowne T & T crowds, try this location.
By the way, the Truffle and Mushroom Steamed Bun was delicious and one of the better T&T buns I have had. Very good mushroom flavour with the truffle (oil?) added, at least 2 kinds of mushrooms, I think water chestnut, and at a good price.
Daniel
Clean and new place. My go to spot for cute Asian snacks that are usually hard to find elsewhere or new. Fun to discover wacky flavored new promotional items to try here. Otherwise, they also have all your normal grocery needs.
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