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November 2023 by Lynn Allen
Good, fresh produce. Note that it’s cash only under $20.
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March 2023 by Spl Lert.
Change business open pleaseI wanting at 7am till 7 :40 am. They didn't open yet!
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January 2023 by Al L.
There are many choices in Chinatown to shop for Asian vegetables, dry goods, condiments, meat and seafood, bakeries items, Chinese deli foods, and more. But where do you go to shop? Having grown up near Chinatown and shopping there with my parents over the years, I've become familiar as to which stores to shop for specific items as these were their go-to's.Located at the corner of Jackson and Stockton, you can't miss Vegiland. It's gone through several ownerships so the name has changed over the years. There's display bins of vegies by the entrance with bins on the Jackson St. side of the store. This is where I get my gai laan / Chinese broccoli and Yau choy as they are in bundles or packed in bags if you get the mue or the tender stalks of the veggies. The two aisles inside are on the narrow side and to pay, the waiting line is on right side of the store and there are usually two cashiers. The line usually goes quickly. They do have a small selection of condiments and frozen seafood. But for Asian veggies, it's my go-to for freshness and quality.
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November 2022 by Linda L.
This little grocery shop on the corner of Jackson & Stockton is one of my moms and mine favorite stores to buy our veggies. Their produce is always fresh, deliveries every other day. Brings out fresh boxes of 菜 to sell and organize because they run out so fast. Some times they run out before noon so we aren't able to purchase. My mom and I buy 3-4 bags of 菜, along with other items, from them every week because theirs is always fresh and few cents cheaper. My mom and mine favorite phrase- 'it's not pretty here, let's go to Chung Eey' The lady that helps us pack our 菜 does an amazing job. She lines them up neatly, slices off the dry ends, bags them well and fast! One time we waited for 20 minutes because she was helping 2 customers ahead of us, we wanted 4 bags. It was raining heavily and cold so we just stood there and waited. While standing and waiting, 2 more customers stood and waited as well. We love buying their egg tofu, broccolis, eggplants, string beans and quail eggs from here. Their line to pay is extremely long!! ONE LINE ONLY! 2 cashiers. Since it's such a small and narrow store. Line will go out the door, some times even curve the block. The cashiers are fast or try to be, as many other shoppers are buying 5 or more items. At the cashier table, they have their fruit of the day. FRESH FRUIT, may it Logan (one from Florida and one from Hawaii), blueberries, lychee, etc), my mom will buy a bag full. They take cash and EBT only. NO CREDIT CARD!!
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July 2021 by Georgina L.
Terrible cashier experience. The lady who checked us out at the register was rude and impatient. She needs to be fired since it is so obvious she hates her job. This cashier worked today and was standing on the right side from the customer's point of view.
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May 2021 by Mike C.
This corner produce market is at a landmark location in the heart of Chinatown's shopping area. Located at the corner of Stockton and Jackson Streets, this store is better identified at Orange Land (chaang dei in Cantonese) by most old time locals and those who grew up in the neighborhood. I still remember the huge bins being filled with Sunkist oranges or apples from clearly marked Washington State boxes. Let's not talk about the prices back then. Well, the family retired and either sold the business or subleased it to another produce seller for many years. Fast forward thirty years, and those bins are now filled with a variety of vegetables, mostly grown in central California (Jackson vegetable shelves - Yelp). They still do have a small selection of fruits inside the store such as bananas and durian, but vegetables are the focus here now. Wanting to cook my Cantonese version of jia jiang mein (dry noodles topped with a brown bean paste sauce with ground pork and a variety of ingredients). On a weekday afternoon, my mission after trying another store and coming up empty took me here. I was able to get my bag of water chestnuts ( which we minced and added to my sauce. They were fresh and crunchy with little if any bruising or soft spots. I've bought green beans, Napa cabbage, and kaboucha pumpkins here in the past so they do have a decent variety of vegetables. Do be careful under the current situation in shopping here as the walkways to the cashier are quite narrow and sadly many locals still do not observe the social distance protocols as they should. They also offer a limited supply of Asian cooking sauces and condiments on a shelf inside the store. Glad I was able to find a hard-to-find ingredient here.
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April 2021 by Jason Feng
Swiped card 4 times and charged me every time and refuses to pay back.
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January 2021 by Bill Fong
We bought some green-leaf vegetables from this Market. The clerks spoke Cantonese and service from them was fine. Prices were competitive with the other markets in Chinatown. We will come back when in the area. It is on a busy corner of Chinatown and the area gets crowded at times. However, it is fun walking in the area, and go shopping for fresh food.
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October 2020 by Ariel C.
Generally good prices (not always, but as with all the shops in Chinatown prices vary due to seasons/supply demand/whims of owner/who knows?). Have found their vegetables to be of consistently high quality though. Staff can be helpful. So overall a reliable choice.
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November 2019 by Vincent L.
A typically bustling corner store in Chinatown that has tons of produce piled up against the exterior walls during the day. Prices are clearly displayed so you can comparison-shop against all the other grocery stores along Stockton. As for the person who noticed the presence of mice, you should see what storage conditions are like at wholesale produce distributors. Here at this market, everything's probably been picked over by other customers anyway (not that this is any different at supposedly more reputable places like farmers' markets, Whole Foods, Berkeley Bowl, or Safeway), so you can likewise pick, examine, inspect, and choose to your heart's content. Just give everything a good washing before you start your cooking.
