Green Daikon!!! I'm the biggest daikon fan and didn't know green ones existed!; Chinese Okra
3 different kinds of mangoes, all in beautiful condition...unlike the expensive crap I find in even the *fancy* grocery stores in Austin
A gigantic mound of coconuts from Thailand. I bought a box of SIXTEEN. They're the best coconuts I've ever had!
I saw workers constantly wiping display cases and straightening packages to keep the place nice and spotless
Live King Crab (When I was in Alaska, everyone told me that it's nearly impossible to buy LIVE king crabs...Lo and behold, they sell them at 99 in Texas!); Box of Frozen Soft Shell Crabs
Frog Legs; Whole Geese (One is around $55. I didn't know that geese are so expensive.)
My favorite part about the store is how they knew that going down the aisles of dizzying amount and variety of foods would surely work up the shoppers' appetites. I noticed how many shoppers would munch on freshly baked Asian breads and buns (all brioche-like texture) and sip a cup of coffee from the on-site bakery before commencing their shopping adventures. 99 even has a food court with an impressive dim sum selection, a standard Chinese fast food section, a Chinese BBQ window, a Taiwanese bento and beef noodle soup section, a prepared Chinese cold dishes section, and ready-made sushi, sashimi, and unagi rice bowls section. When I was there, a man was also serving samples of homemade Korean potato noodles and kimchee made and packed by his wife that very morning.
Dumpling Samples; Korean Potato Noodle Samples and Homemade Kimchee
$3.99 Unagi Rice Bowl
I dare you to come out of 99 empty-handed and on an empty stomach.
They're opening another store in Dallas soon! (131 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, 75023)
OMG! This looks like heaven! So need to go check it out. Thanks for the great post!
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