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| - I started getting the grocery flyer from Al Premium Food Mart shortly after moving back to Scarborough, and eventually went over to give it a try because they seemed to have good sales on both everyday items and on their wide variety of Asian (both east and south) goods. At this point, I go once maybe twice a month, as a supplement to my weekly grocery shopping. In general, I do not find their sales as good as they were a couple years ago, but they still have a very broad selection of food and non-food items (cleaning supplies and kitchenware) at good prices. I've never really needed assistance with shopping, but the cashiers are usually pretty quick, some are friendly some not but no one has been rude.
They stock most of the usual items that all supermarkets have, with large sections of boxed cereals, pop and juices, condiments, spices, fruits and vegetables, meats and fish. In addition, they have lots of Asian alternatives to the above, far more than any of the traditional supermarkets have in their international sections: many different kinds of packaged spices, half an aisle of pickled vegetables and bottled fruits, several tub freezers of seafood, all kinds of different cuts of beef / chicken / pork including small choices pre-packaged, a huge fruit / vegetable section with multiple varieties of everything. Some specific items that I go for are chess cookies (a stiff pastry filled with nuts or bean paste), a Filipino egg bread, different types of pickled vegetables, and bulk items like nuts and dried fruit, as well as whatever may be on special.
Overall, Al Premium serves me well as a supplemental grocery store, or for specific harder-to-find goods. Prices are comparable to the same items elsewhere.
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