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April 2024 by David Chen
Great local asian grocery store... my wife shops every other week for fresh vegetables.
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January 2024 by Jia Jia
Very suitable for Chinese purchasing
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May 2023 by Ringo M.
Dear Cody, In the past several months or so, I would take occasional walks down to Boss Supermarket to pick up a few items for the fridge. I wouldn't call Boss an especially appealing market to visit. The floors are a bit grimey, a byproduct of water from the fish tanks and a lack of concern from both management and shoppers. The way the sole of my shoe sticks slightly to random tiles feels like a surprisingly interesting sensation, but in a half disgusting sort of way, I guess. As I navigate around the market, my shoe peels off to produce an audible chhhhweeeck sound reminiscent of furious tape and paper unwrapping on Christmas mornings. All in all, along with poor lighting, the unique smell of 'choy sum' on shelves, and a general sense of musty-ness, Boss Supermarket absolutely captures the authenticity of the Chinese supermarket in San Francisco. None of the things I mentioned above actually bothers me, at least not enough to stop me from getting a pack of Vitasoy and a jar of spicy pickled bamboo shoots. The former is a vegan drink option for Mommy, and Boss carries the black soy milk flavor (not to be confused with the chocolate soy milk flavor), which is a rarity in these parts of the city. The latter is a eating habit I've picked up on recently. The spicy bamboo serves as an excellent side to white rice. When time is low and Mommy is too pressed for time to come up with a fun dinner, these bamboo shoots can literally spice up a bland meal. But then there are the extremely narrow aisles. Standing side by side in a Boss Supermarket aisle, you may be able to fit one average sized man and a slender praying mantis. Imagine a clumsy person trying to shop here with a grocery list in hand. Not an excellent experience. Yet, it's not so much the claustrophobic layout that annoys me. It's the other shoppers. Cody, growing up in the Sunset you'll meet a lot of older folks from Grandmama's generation, perhaps slightly older. In these parts of Noriega especially, they may lug around a grocery cart and fashion an abnormally large visor. Tennis shoes ideal for walking, multi-purpose windbreaker, and the double facemask round out their staple. Everything about them screams utility and efficiency, and they bring that mentality straight into the narrow aisles of Boss supermarket. Sometimes, and I mean sometimes in a very frequent sort of way, they value their need for efficiency over their respect of my personal space. They may squeeze around the back of me without uttering a word. Bumps and nudges like they're jostling in the box for a rebound. And the most egregious -- overt cutting in line with no regard for me and my six pack of vitasoy and jar of spicy bamboo shoots. It annoys me. It shouldn't. I'm not really hurt when their elbows scrape across my arm. I can very well afford the 30 additional seconds I stand waiting in line when they dart in front of me at the cash register. But I am. I am annoyed. I am annoyed that people can be so narrow in their thinking that they see only themselves. That they disregard others in their vicinity, their community. So narrow in their thinking they think of no one but themselves. And as I'm writing this, it annoys me that I didn't realize that this applied to myself as well. Cody, part of our community are the older folks from Grandmama's generation. For those folks, they lived in a generation past, an ocean away, a world apart. Stories from Grandmama and Great Gramps tell me that it was a world without luxury, and at times too often, a world without food. For many, it was a constant scrap for the next meal, or even just the next bite. An 'excuse me' sounds most out of place when everyone has acknowledged that there is a fight for the next handful of rice. If I am not so narrow in my thinking that I think of no one but myself, then I may have been more understanding of how experiences can shape our upbringing. That superficial manners are far from a judge of character. If my thinking were not so narrow, then perhap
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March 2023 by Onigiri A.
The one thing I go here specifically for is they have large bags of frozen chicken wings that are all flats. No drumsticks. I use these to make my version of San Tung chicken wings, and my family loves them. On occasion, I'll pick up some produce there, too, and some fresh pho noodles when they have them.
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January 2023 by William Wong
small store with Chinese food stack in a single store.
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November 2022 by Chris L.
Great small Chinese Grocery Market. Our go to for Fresh greens Support your local small business.
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November 2022 by Tom L.
Good location and great selections with reasonable prices. I do not understand why we pay so much attention to here-say and baseless complaints. A complain without any suggestion is very destructive and meaningless. I definitely do not want to lose this convenience store just because of senseless opinions. If you do not like this , just learn it, live with it, and leave us alone!
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October 2022 by Yung Wing
Definitely not boss
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August 2022 by Andrew Ling
Chinese grocery store
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May 2022 by Tango168
Cheap Chinese market. Better than sunset super in prices in every way. The difference is between $2 to $3 in savings.
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May 2021 by Patrick Lam
Very narrow walkway, too crowded. Not feel safe at all
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March 2021 by Gina B.
One star for existing!! Witnessed rude behaviors toward customers all the time by female owner and female worker in the back, especially to the elderly.
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March 2021 by Sumeet Pannu
Packed with goods, very friendly people and good safety practices for a little place.
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March 2021 by Shun Tom
Not cheap but still good
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January 2021 by Jun Liang
Always the first stop for our weekly grocery run, highly recommended
