M V Trading Co

I had ordered some tea cups to go with a tea pot i had got. They claimed they were the same brand («happy sales») as my tea pot. When they came they were a very different green than my tea pot. I returned them. I had to pay the shipping. I also had to pay a restocking fee. When i got a notification that they were refunding my money they only refunded me for 3 cups when i had oreded 4. I will never do business with them again.

I like this place. There are a lot of things you would need if you have a restaurant, for cheap. (Cups, menu covers, aprons, wash bins, bowls, etc.)
This place has a lot of random Asian stuff, and by random I really mean it. There are good luck charms, solar toys, Asian decorations, little phone charms, ponchos, and more random décor. But this place has literally anything you need for your kitchen. Some things are a bit expensive though. They also have those plastic birds that take out toothpicks for you.
I like to come here to buy misc stuff, like chicken and fish good luck charms that they wouldn’t have anywhere else. It’s a bit old and shabby in there, but it’s still good.

This place has a ton of stuff (mostly kitchen items and Chinese New Year red envelopes). Every time I drop by, I would always walk around, just to see if there’s something there that I need or want (usually a «want»). Everything is pretty cheap there compared to other Asian stores. It’s an Asian store, don’t expect customer service to be 5 stars. You get what you want, pay for it and leave.

The worst experience ever. It looks like to have everything on display but if you only restaurant and need large quantity, don’t even think about it. Beware don’t let them sucker you into telling you about having more inventory in the warehouse the fact is they don’t even have a warehouse. What you see is pretty much what you get and no guarantee if they have it or not so good luck if you need anything more than 30. I normally don’t shop there. For sure will never shop there again. If you are a restaurant owner be sure you go to a bigger place because this place does not have all the stuff that you want. Be sure to not believe that they would deliver to your store because once you walk out and they have your money. Is done deal .they will not call you and for sure they are not going to delivered to you. They just want to sucker you into buying what they have in the inventory and that’s it. This place is a typical Asian place no different than shopping in Chinatown if you’re on your way to Chinatown you might as well buy in Chinatown.

I love coming here because I usually can find what I’m looking for. If you need random kitchen gadgets, I would highly recommend checking out this store.
Things I’ve found here cheaper than on Amazon and not available at other Asian markets like 99 Ranch:
–Fish bone tongs
–Wok spatula. I didn’t even know the wok had its own spatula. They have metal and wooden ones for under $ 5. Amazing! Also highly recommended when wok cooking!
–Egg molds– star and heart shaped. So kawaii!
–Plastic basket strainers– less than a dollar. Love it for rinsing small portions of fruit
They also have cute ceramics but I don’t think the fiancé will allow me to bring home any more useless bowls and cups lol.

MV Trading has a great collection of kitchen items for any Asian household or small restaurant. With my recent move to Raleigh, Asian cookware and dinnerware is hard to come by. So on my weekend trip home, I had to pick up an Asian broom and a Vietnamese coffee drip press.
The store set-​up is a bit cluttered but there is a while selection for all size kitchens and homes.

This place is great for general kitchenware stuff! When we need new chopsticks, soup spoons, tea pots and/​or other cooking tools we stop by here! I think this place offers their products for a pretty decent price.
Asian owned and so it’s cash only, of course!

Stay away. They are dishonest, the staff is hostile, and the majority of their products are defective. Also, they always try to extort money from any unsuspecting kids or older ladies by either overcharging or falsely accusing them of breaking one of the store items. If that is not bad enough, I actually saw the owner picking his nose with a chopstick and then putting back in the sale pile. Talk about unsanitary.

MV Trading is my goto place for hard to find kitchen utensils and accessories. They carry A LOT of things you don’t normally see at other places. Some prices are really cheap while others are comparable to the other kitchen stores.
Today, I stopped by to pick up 35 mini plastic tubs with a lid, an ice cream scooper, a lemon zester, and a lemon juicer.
The mini plastic tubs measured 3“x3″ with a height of 2″. These containers will be used for storing individual servings of my home made frozen desserts. No other stores I found carry this size.
MV Trading carries 5 different size/​types of ice cream scoopers. I’ve never seen so many varieties at one location before.
The other two items I picked up (zester and juicer) were items I didn’t really need, but felt would be nice to replace my existing cooking methods. The zester will be replacing a cheese grater. The lemon juicer will be replacing a mechanical vertical press.
Let me tell you, zesting a lemon with a dedicated tool produces a higher quantity of lemon zest at a shorter time than trying to do the same on a cheese grater! The cheese grater method works, but takes F O R E V E R!
For juicing my lemons, I’ve been using a vertical press with a handle. This method works but not every drop of juice is squeezed out when I use it. The hand juicer I picked up today resulted in more juice from fewer lemons!
If ever you need something for your kitchen, I highly recommend that you stop by MV Trading first. You will not be disappointed.

Where else can you purchase a electric fly swatter? I have bought steamers, plates, chopsticks, and sponges here. Mostly they sell kitchenware which is awesome because think of going to Ranch 99 for asian kitchenware only.
I will have to test out the fly swatter to see if this thing is legit. According to some of my friends, if it works… then I should buy a few more of these to keep around the house.

We stopped into MV Trading Co to pickup some new dinnerware and kitchenware for an upcoming party. This place has a good selection of home goods and the prices are pretty reasonable. I wouldn’t say they are the cheapest, but I wouldn’t say they are the most expensive as well.
The walkways here are a little tight so you have to be carefully. If you break their items then you are responsible.
On this trip, we were able to find everything we wanted. We got some plates and dispensers. I was the 2^nd person in line and another register opened and checked me out.

Lots of kitchen things and utensils, from the kiddie to the pro, from a picnic ice shaver to one that you can proudly use at your next summer fundraiser, from a small spoon for tea, to a ladle big enough to dig trenches with, from a… you get the idea. Store is packed to the gills with stuff so be prepared to look high and low for what you want.

I love coming to this store. It’s full of all sorts of useful random kitchen items: various types of plates, bowls, cups, tea sets, strainers in every size, serving utensils, serving plates, party items, chopsticks, skillets, cookie cutters, baked good liners and pans, and travel items as well. I like to come here before a trip and pick up various useful travel goods (soaps, bags, laundry soap bars, etc). We love to come here for the bowls so we can stock up in case we just need the one replacement or so. This is a great store and you’ll definitely find something in here to uplift your kitchen gadget repertoire.

This place has a lot of knick knacks you would need for all around the house.
My friend came here looking for a large metal mixing bowl for a DIY project and was able to find a large assortment of sizes for pretty decent prices.
To my interest, I was able to find rice cookers branded with my name on them! I didn’t even know that company existed until I was at M V. Thanks for opening my eyes!

Not only is there tons of restaurant supplies, phở bowls, sake bottles, anything your little kitchen heart desires…
I also found a Mahjong table here!!! Finally, I bought my grandma one. I’ve been looking for so long and had no idea where to get one. In fact, I was looking online to see how to make one after giving up looking for one.
Little and behold, they have a few mahjong table selections in the corner where you first enter. Prices range from $ 40 – 60. Pretty damn good deal for a foldable mahjong table! Thanks MV trading! My granny will be the hit of the neighborhood now :)

I love this place.
This place has tons of kitchen stuff and are pretty reasonably priced. You can get any kind of pot, bowls, plates, tea pots, restaurantware, and you name it, they have it!
I just walked out of there with a frying ladle, a wok, and a kettle for under $ 25. You can’t beat that!

Ichiban Kan in San Mateo moved to Tanforan Shopping Center, and Daiso is too far away. So where in downtown San Mateo do we go now for some inexpensive kitchen items, kitchen ceramics, gadgets, woks, rice cookers, hot water pots, toys, etc.
As you enter MV Trading Co., you’ll see many aisles of merchandise. It’s packed inside, but neatly organized so you can easily find what need. Fun to browse around. Looking for ceramic rice bowls, serving bowls, or tea pots? How about a large pot to steam crabs or lobsters? You can find them here. I’ve also picked up some hot food containers and lunch boxes for my kids.
Not as many cute-​gadgety items can be found here as you would find at Ichiban Kan or Daiso, but they do have a good variety of inexpensive functional Western and Asian kitchen goods.

Giving this 3.5 stars. Mostly dinnerware and cookware, but they also have miscellaneous things like toys and fly swatters. They have a large selection of cleavers, including Chang Chi Kee (though they don’t carry the slicers), and other knives. I don’t approve of the way they store their cleavers though — they just shove them all into a box, without any sort of covering or wrapping, so most of them have dings, dents, or chips.
Their bowls and cups seem a bit pricey to me, but then again, I’m comparing to Ichiban Kan, which probably isn’t fair. I did find some King 205 mm x 50 mm x 25 mm ¹⁰⁰⁰⁄₆₀₀₀ whetstones for about $ 21, which I think is an incredible deal.
The store is somewhat wheelchair accessible — I could move around the cash register area, and go down about two of the (seven?) aisles. If you know what you’re looking for, you can ask them and they’ll be pretty willing to help.

I can’t wait to come back to MV Trading Co to stock up on cute Asian style plates. Want a rice cooker for $ 15 or a set of 20 chop sticks for $ 3, than this is the place to go.
Bring some hand-​sanitizer because you are really going to need it after walking through here.
My sister, friend and I spent about 30min walking up the aisles looking at everything. My sister and I reminisced about our childhoods while we played with the Asian thing pilled high in every corner. Basically, if you want anything for your household, this is the place to get it cheap. I’m not going to guarantee that it’s actually going to work so I guess you are taking a bit of a risk. My rice cooker works so I guess that’s something. But there is a no return on anything policy so that’s a bit scary.
The two men who were working in the shop at the time of my visit were totally unhelpful. One of them watched TV throughout my entire visit. I had to ask about 5 times before the other guy helped me pull something off a high shelf. But it’s just all so cheap!!!

We were walking down the 3^rd Ave. strip after our disappointing lunch. We landed at this Asian Store that sells house and cookware and other accessories.
This store reminded me of Kamei’s on Clement St. in San Francisco. In fact, this San Mateo store is a much bigger store and has more variety of items. They carry some cool Japanese accessories and China products that you don’t see in Chinatown. With Chinese New Year right around the corner, this store have what you need.
Despite having a large amount of cool items, nothing really interested me at this time, but I’ll definitely be back to check out cooler items in the near future. They do have some cool brass key-​chains with Chinese Astrology signs on them. There are 12 symbols of the Chinese Astrology and this store has them all at $ 2.99 each. My symbol is a pig, and I’m very proud to carry the keychain with the pig symbol on my set of keys.
«Yeah Matt, you look like a pig too.»
«Oh Hush!»