99 Ranch Market

99 Ranch Market in Irvine is located off of Culver Dr and Deerfield. It is easy to locate and access. Parking is plentiful.

Right as you walk in you're hit with the smell of fish since they have an extensive selection of fresh seafood. Don't worry tho, after 10 or so minutes you'll acclimate and almost forget about it :)

The store is nicely organized and laid out. Aisle signage is helpful to direct you to what you're looking for.

This is truly a one-stop spot to get all of your Asian food groceries from produce, meat/seafood, cooking essentials, and everything in between!

This is my go to supermarket when I need to replenish my Indonesian condiments, spices, snacks, and bulk bags of rice. The prices for produce and bags of rice are way more reasonable than "regular" grocery stores!

There are two ways you can tell if someone is from NorCal or SoCal. Ask them:

Is it "101 or "The 101" freeway?
Or
Is it Ranch 99 or 99 Ranch!

Maybe it's just my luck... but in the past, I have experienced their produce going bad just days after purchasing. And finding expired products still on the shelves. 99 Ranch is pretty much the reason I'm diligent about reading labels before anything goes into the shopping cart.

I mostly ditched them once H Mart started expanding. But I come back periodically for seafood, pineapple cakes, pork buns, snacks, and other bakery/deli items.

Recently I was wandering through the aisles, just browsing since I had no intention of purchasing anything. These Starbucks bottled drinks caught my eye. The flavors seemed interesting, so I ended up leaving with both.

Blackcurrant Black Tea - overly tart, berry-like sweetness that overwhelms the black tea base.

Peach Oolong Tea - combines the slightly roasted undertones of earthy oolong and the natural essence of ripe, fruity peaches. Quite aromatic!

Overall, I prefer this location compared to the one on Walnut and Jeffrey. Mostly the same experiences, but slightly better selection here.

Food restaurant sucks, store is okay.

Went here with the wife and daughter for some breakfast. Got in line, staff ignored us. Got cut multiple times? I have no clue how they just skipped us. I even waved and said hello hey it's not like I'm standing there in line looking at the food and not order. Alright so 10 minutes later, we were finally helped. Picked out some dim sum and asked for the pork ribs. Even pointed at it. The lady even pointed at it. The worker next to her said in mandarin to give them whatever. Lol. She then proceeds to give us shrimp lol. Wife busted out mandarin so they knew we heard and understood them.

On top of that, another customer cuts in line and grabbed the last rice stick. She demanded the stick even though we were about to roll down the line picking what to get. Female worker says okay even though she told the customer we're next. Unbelievable. Also the shu mai was raw

Anyways, beware with F tier service here and uncooked pork.

Shoppy Shoppy!!!

Located in the Culver Plaza. Beautiful layout with plenty of parking all around. My favorite scalp treatment place is coming soon.

Lots of parking for 99 Ranch Market. The layout is completely opposite from the one closest to my home but I was able to adapt. Didn't have a lot of time to shop and it was crowded for a Saturday afternoon.

Ok, bye.

This review is for the Deli only.

Since Sam Woo's closing a couple of years ago, the selection for affordable dim sum around the Irvine area dwindled. Decided to give the Deli at the 99 Ranch Market (on Culver and Irvine Center Drive) a try. If you're just craving for cheap(er) dim sum, this definitely does the job; however, it's a reminder of how much I miss the Sam Woo that was just next door to this Deli. The portions for the shumai and har gow are definitely smaller (about 1/2 in size) than what you would get elsewhere (Lunasia in SGV comes to mind) but the bright side is definitely the price. About 20%-30% cheaper so if all you want is a quick bite of dim sum, this is the place to go.

Lines in the morning move fairly quickly and sometimes they open up the cashier at the bakery just across to process payment, as well.

Nice service and tasty portions only had tried it once so far so a three from an average Joe :) $36 whole duck might I add, would be a cute cheese pizza topper, I often enjoy duck alone on the other hand.

Recently renovated or upgraded! While most of their product locations have remained unchanged, this location had a much needed appliance upgrade to all of their frozen or refrigerated perishables. It appears cleaner and more organized.

I come to this location more often than the Culver one since it's less crowded and parking is easy to get in/out. It also helps that I can easily locate things since they are grouped in a way that makes sense, at least for me. From the entrance going right to left, it starts with frozen goods, fresh noodles, beverages, snacks, home goods, dry goods, sauces, canned goods, instant noodles & rice, frozen meals, pickled goods, meats and then produce.

They have a bakery and ready to eat meals located on the right. We love their mango cake slices and sweet breads. The refrigerated section used to have sliced pig ears, but they don't have it anymore. They now sell them as braised pig ears as two whole pieces. Not bad, but requires a bit more effort to cut them up and season at home.

Produce and fruit selection has always treated me well, but I'm not a fan of their deli/meat section. I bought some pork once and it had a very gamey flavor, so I just avoid altogether. I only buy frozen versions like the sliced lamb or the packaged bones for broths.

Overall, I feel they are trying to up their game to compete with a number of H-Marts opening in the area haha.

This market is improving. I went there yesterday and
was not greeted with the usual "fishy" smell that I"m
used to there. The smell of the market is fresh and
clean. This is improvement number one.

The produce section has improved also. The items
for sale were fresh and looked as nice as other
markets.

What is really nice and special about this market is the
selection of items. There are many types of veggies you
can't get at a regular market. They also have very large
selection of pork. This is wonderful. We eat a lot of
chicken, so it's nice to have a lot of choices with pork.

The fish selection is also very good. Soy milk is always
fresh. All around a great market.

Nice and clean and open til 10pm which is very useful for us who work. Fresh vegetable and meats and fish with a bakery too!

99 Ranch Irvine sold terrible molded bread! I bought it on 09/12. On the morning of 09/13, I soaked a slice into the beaten egg and fried it as breakfast without noticing any issues. When I wanted to eat another slice in the evening, I felt the taste was off. Then, I found it molded in the package. How long would it take to become so terribly moldy?