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| - I LOVE THIS PLACE. Let me number the ways in which I love this huge, cheap and less-than-normal-smelly Asian market!
1. Meat is cheap. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are 1.99 a pound. Can't beat that. Also, beef tenderloin is 5.99 a pound. Amazing! Shrimp is decently priced and I just recently purchased a crab and steamed him into seafood heaven. So fresh and so tasty. That three pounder was only $19! (Can you tell that I love this place already?)
2. What don't they have? I stock up on the curry pastes and coconut creams when I make Thai, fish sauces and rice noodles when I make Vietnamese, and oyster sauce, wonton skins and everything else when I'm just plain hungry.
3. It's really busy on the weekends, so I go before 11 or during the week. They move pretty quick and I have a 10% discount card--yes, 10% off everything every trip!
4. Produce is wicked cheap and fresh. I love the whole peeled garlic and the baby bok choy. The green beans are yummy and you can't beat the prices on the green and white onions.
BAD NEWS: Word among the Asian community is that LeeLee was recently sold by its Cambodian owner who is opening the location in the West valley. Manila market, which is opening just three miles north, is going to be too tough of competition, especially since Manila's owner is getting his goods from California, which is going to ensure fresher, cheaper products. I love LeeLee, but I might be switching teams is the rumors are true.
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