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| - For good prices, I think chinese grocers can't be beat, but you have to put up with some terrible shopping experiences sometimes. Not the case with Btrust.
I had blindly offered to host a family lobster or surf and turf new years eve dinner without knowing where I would be getting the lobster/seafood, but trusting that I would be able to get live lobster for $6 a pound from someplace like T&T. Anyway, I was really happy to see that Btrust on the 30 Dec had live lobster special for $4.99! Then on Dec 31, they had BC crab for $4.99/lb! When I went there, I expected a mad house with people rudely not lining up for stuff and everything sold out, but surprise! There were lots of people and everyone was polite. Line ups were orderly, lobsters and crabs in supply. The fish counter guy was even kind enough to ask what size we wanted and helped us to fish out the biggest we could get in the $4.99 tank category. We had a great NYE dinner and on NYE day, I went to the same grocer and bought live crab for New years day surf and turf, which I also hosted. Yum yum! This was a great cap to a week of holiday feasting.
They are not as fancy as T&T, but they have my vote for one of the better chinese grocers on the basis of their fish counter section, great pricing and general availability of what is advertised and the orderliness of the patrons. Now if only they were off the subway line so I can go there without begging someone to drive me...
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