Eug
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This place recently opened in an old space after the Rona there shut down, on Eglinton just east of Warden.
The name is rather uninspiring - A1 Premium - and the only thing I can find about it online is this registration info:
https://secure.profilcredit.com/Subjects/Detail.aspx?id=525477
[EDIT] Thanks to yyzhyd but it's Al Premium not A1 Premium [/EDIT]
Nonetheless it's a great store, best in the area IMHO. It's sort of like T&T (which is owned by Loblaws), but not just Chinese. It's East Asian and South Asian as well as Middle Eastern, and all the mainstream stuff too, catering to the local population in that area of Scarborough. Very nice store - Best in the area IMHO.
It's got a fish market, which is actually partially separated from the main area, probably to keep the fish smells a bit more confined. There are live fish of course, and they'll clean them for you if you want. Lobster is way cheaper than Loblaws.
Because it's catering to both Middle Eastern and East Asian, they've actually got two meat shops. One is Halal, and one is Chinese.
You can also see the Chinese take out area with the BBQ duck, not too far from the Halal butcher. In between are sushi and cheese.
The take out area also has other foods. I asked some Indian customers in the store and they said the Indian takeout was quite good.
I'm definitely going to be frequenting this store. Our main grocery store used to be the Loblaws at Victoria Park and Gerrard, but I see myself going to this place more often. Cheaper and fresher fish, cheaper cuts of meat, and it has most of the usual supermarket stuff but with all the ethnic ingredients in addition.
The name is rather uninspiring - A1 Premium - and the only thing I can find about it online is this registration info:
https://secure.profilcredit.com/Subjects/Detail.aspx?id=525477
[EDIT] Thanks to yyzhyd but it's Al Premium not A1 Premium [/EDIT]
Nonetheless it's a great store, best in the area IMHO. It's sort of like T&T (which is owned by Loblaws), but not just Chinese. It's East Asian and South Asian as well as Middle Eastern, and all the mainstream stuff too, catering to the local population in that area of Scarborough. Very nice store - Best in the area IMHO.
It's got a fish market, which is actually partially separated from the main area, probably to keep the fish smells a bit more confined. There are live fish of course, and they'll clean them for you if you want. Lobster is way cheaper than Loblaws.
Because it's catering to both Middle Eastern and East Asian, they've actually got two meat shops. One is Halal, and one is Chinese.
You can also see the Chinese take out area with the BBQ duck, not too far from the Halal butcher. In between are sushi and cheese.
The take out area also has other foods. I asked some Indian customers in the store and they said the Indian takeout was quite good.
I'm definitely going to be frequenting this store. Our main grocery store used to be the Loblaws at Victoria Park and Gerrard, but I see myself going to this place more often. Cheaper and fresher fish, cheaper cuts of meat, and it has most of the usual supermarket stuff but with all the ethnic ingredients in addition.
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