Fresh & Flash Market — Local services in El Monte

A sub-par Asian market that has all the essentials I need to not be able to drive all the way to San Gabriel.

Coming here is always a great experience but just because this is a review and I do have to be constructive, I do have to give this place a 3 stars. I used to most of the criticism that I am giving this specific market because I grew around these factors. I am just adding this in so that people who are not used to the typical "Asian" supermarket characteristics know what they are getting exactly into.

First, lets start with the condition of the store. Like most Asian supermarkets, walking in, you can sort of perceive the place as old, dirty, and bit cramped. Well get used to it, because most of these places are like that. If its not dirty, old, or cramped, you're either in Taiwan or at a chain supermarket.

Next, the service is practically non-existent. The cashiers are rude and unhelpful. The butchers are even worse sometimes. And the stockers and pretty much there to ignore you. But once again, this happens at most supermarkets so get used to it.

Next is the CUSTOMERS. If you have not seen Fresh Off the Boat yet, then you do not know what I mean. Everyone's heard about the Costco in Garden Grove. But imagine that everyday at peak hours. It is not as bad here since this particular market does not get too crowded but I have had this experience here in there.

Other than all the negatives, I still love coming here. This market has all the exotic and high quality produce that I can get at any other market in the SGV but at the convenience but being closer by to my house. The sample lady is the sweetest person alive and practically gave me 3 whole dumplings worth of samples.

Honestly, you cannot go wrong with this place. Looking past the negatives, I can see a beautiful market with more character than any other store...

Small market, is not crowded, price is good, but butcher staff are so very bad, Those are one old men, short, and one men hair is bit long, wear glasses. I have witnessed many times they bully, raise their voices to customer, although there were not many customers at that time, and customer and polite customers also only ask for the piece of meat they choose but these two man butchers are still annoyed with customers. Even I was bullied by them because I wanted them help me get a smaller piece f meat. I have complained to the manager of market but they are still so bad. I think if the management market do not change the customer service attitude of two these men people the they will lose a lot of customers. Because I saw some peoples ask me: why are they so upset with customers? And then they walk away and don't buy...

This Market is one of the most disrespectful and inconsiderate markets towards the customers you just do bunch of shopping from there when you pay the money they throw the bags in front of you and they don't pack it and then they expect you to come back again well hell no with these attitude I would never come back and then every time I shop from there and take the products with the cart to my car somebody follows me and comes behind the car and waiting me to unload the products from the cart to the car well people I'm not stealing your card why do you keep following people this is so rude and I'm never going to go there anymore that's why this place has been closed many times and reopened again and again important is to change the mentality and the way they work this is not the type of supermarkets you want to...