Chi Ut Trai Cay 2

Little gem located on Valley Blvd in Rosemead. If you can’t spell it (AKA me), just search exotic fruits on Unilocal and it’ll pop up.
The few times I’ve gone, there’s never been anyone else inside. It’s a small place, but I hope this place stays open.
There’s one lady who works here, she’s been very nice to us. They have lots of selection. From what I’ve seen: mangoes, bananas, jackfruit, rambutan, lychee, longan, sugarcane, tamarind, dragonfruit, prickled pear, and mangosteen.
Dude, mangosteen is a very rare fruit to find. Sometimes the 99 Ranch in SGV has them, but it’s always incredibly expensive. It’s still expensive here, but worth a try.
They also have a few packaged fruit, namely their jackfruit which is fantastically delicious and pretty cheap. Freshest I’ve ever had.
Also, you NEED to have their fresh sugarcane juice. I believe it’s $ 2.99 for a small, $ 3.99 for a large. She literally makes it in front of you. I’m not a sugarcane juice expert by any means, but it’s completely delicious. The few times I’ve had it, it’s tasted a tad different each time. Very tropical tasting. You’ll thank me later!
TIP:
–It’s the perfect cool down after you chow down on some ramen (Hakata is basically nextdoor)

If you like fruits from the tropics and the far east. This is where you can get it. Jackfruit, longan, rambutan, mangoe’s and Cherimoya oh my! Fresh and exotic. That’s what I want.

I love this place! They would absolutely have 5 stars if they ever opened on time. Just assume they open at 10:30am, and you’ll be golden. Who knows, maybe they do and Unilocal just has it wrong-​there isn’t a sign with hours that I know of. I come here to get the best, big Thai mangoes -$ 15 for a box of 12. They have young coconuts, jackfruits, mangostein, pitya, durian as well, but my new favorite is there fresh cane juice/​nuoc mia. She juices it when you order, and it is amazing, sort of a lemon-​flavor. I am typically here every couple of weeks and it is worth the drive!

They carry exotic fruits omg differnt kinds, its far from where i live but worth the drive, sundays is closed which is my only day off but i can go on the weekday and grab some Ramen to eat next door to that buisness

A friend introduced me to this place. The first time I went with her, I really liked the fruit selection but the customer service wasn’t that great. Today I went and the fruit selection wasn’t as good but customer service was stellar. Go figure.
The fruit selection is limited but I think they specialize in more exotic fruits. Sometimes they have samples though they don’t advertise that.
They take credit card if it’s a $ 15 or more but charge fifty cents for that privilege.
I recommend if you’re looking for yummy tasty fresh fruit. I’ll be back:)

Loves jackfruits here! The best things about this place is they open the jackfruits for you to try! The owner is so friendly!

Two words: FRESH mangosteens!

Awesome place to pick up fruits that you won’t normally find in your local supermarket! They specialize in Southeast Asian fruits such as jackfruit, rambutan, and mangosteen.
Jackfruit is my favorite fruit to pick up from this place, and I’m so glad that it’s ready to eat. No need to worry about cutting the jackfruit open and harvesting the delicious fruit. Of course, you can also buy a whole jackfruit and cut it open yourself. There’s a ready to eat $ 5 and $ 10 portion, definitely worth it since it’s such a hassle getting the fruit yourself.
I’ve always found the people who work here friendly and super nice. I keep coming back!

For years, we’ve been looking for a fruit shop in LA where we could consistently buy exotic Southeast Asian fruits. Our family developed a taste for these fruits in – of all places — Manhattan, where they are readily available along Canal Street in Chinatown. Strangely enough, they are almost impossible to find in LA.
The specific fruits for which we’ve been on the hunt are the mangosteen and rambutan. If you haven’t had a mangosteen, you really haven’t lived. In fact, if you are reading this and haven’t enjoyed a manosteen, I urge you to drop whatever you are doing and call this fruit shop to see if they currently have them in stock. And if they do, drive over immediately to buy a bag. They are pricey, but they are like nothing you’ve ever eaten before. Crisply sweet, soft textured, with just the right amount of tart.
The rambutan is like a lychee dressed up like a bright-​red-​and-​yellow Albert Einstein. Crazy looking, but very like a lychee in flavor.
Also try their jackfruit. This actually was not something we experienced in NY, so we were pleasantly surprised to discover how delicious it was. These are huge, spiny watermelon-​shaped fruits that grow on trees in Southeast Asia. You can buy a whole fruit and have them carve it up for you, or you can buy smaller portions that they have freshly cut and placed in plastic boxes. The taste is like a mixture of banana, pineapple, mango, and papaya. Reputedly, jackfruit was the inspiration for Juicy Fruit gum’s flavor, but the fruit’s flavor is a lot more complex.

Be careful when you buy jackfruit here, they give you a old one in the bottom and put new one on top. Very bad & nasty place to buy fruits

How do you say not friendly? The owner of this place needs to treat her customers better. I don’t think they can stay open long with their horrendous customer service.

Ok I used to go to the one on Garvey at Vikon center but have been completely frustrated with them recently never picking up their phone, so I tried here and feel like I like it better. The lady that works here is really nice. I get their champagne mangos in the purple cartons (delicious!), soft-​green pre-​cut mangos with chili salt, and mangosteen. I have been very blessed to have gotten delicious fruit here everytime. Will come back again and again. Also, i love their hours, and parking is very spacious.

This is the only place I know I that sells yummy exotic fruits. If I’m in the area I’ll always come buy to pick up a box of jackfruit. The lady here is nice and will give you a sample if you’re curious on which one to get. They have a cruchy and a soft jackfruit. I like it crunchy one!
They also have other fruits like mangos, mangosteen, and rambutans.
It’s not cash only but bring cash anyway!

I love their jackfruit. Its so fresh and really good… $ 10 for a big box… And also i got mangoes and its fresh too… They have stocks of jackfruits in boxes but when u dont see stocks on display, they can peel & prepare ot for you for 10 mins. Luv this store ;-)

I absolutely LOVE this place! If you want some exotic fruits you really can’t find anywhere else, like jack fruit, mangosteens, longans, ranbutans and whatnot, THIS is the place you want to go! Love their friendly service, love their super delicious fruits and love that they take credit cards! I just wish this was closer to me so I can go more often!

My local exotic fruit shop! This is also the first place where I’ve tried mangosteen and they are pretty awesome. My usual here are mangos, jackfruits and coconut water. They also have a good amount of fruits you might not find at your local market, to name a few. fresh durian (not frozen), logan, cherimoya, rambutan, dragon fruit, carambola.
Drop by and check it out if you’re in the area.

Came here to purchase another box of rambutan. The ones they had were a product of Vietnam, which was very sweet. It was a pretty good size. Approximately 5 lbs for $ 22. Will be back again next week for the shipment of mangosteen, longan, and durian.
The lady that works here is very nice. Very very nice and very helpful.

Reminds me of the markets in Saigon. I walked past the store and my eyes lit up. I looked at my cousin and said, «MANGOSTEEN!!!»
10 pieces, $ 10. Pricey, but you’ll never find this anywhere else in the states. Even at this time of year, I couldn’t find them in Vietnam.

When waiting around for Hakata Ramen, I came in here to check out their store. They have plenty of fresh tropical fruits that are super sweet and yummy. It seems like they specialize in jackfruit since the store was taken over by them, if buying a whole jackfruit is too much for you to eat or too much of a hassle to crave up yourself, you can buy a large plastic clamshell of just the golden yellow fruit for $ 10.
This is a perfect stop to take friends who never had fresh «exotic» fruits like lychee, longan, dragon fruit, star fruit and rambutan. Canned fruit is gross and has the canned/​tinny flavor. The sweetness of the fruit here is unparalleled, especially their jackfruit!
Don’t know jack about jackfruit?! To wikipedia =)
–The flavour is similar to a tart banana.
–Native to parts of South and Southeast Asia
–Its fruit is the largest tree-​borne fruit (reaching as much as 80 pounds)
–Seeds are edible, boil in salted water for about 25 minutes.
Debit card accepted, but minimum charge to use debit card is $ 15.

Mangosteen (google it if you dont know what fruit this is) is known as the Queen of tropical fruits. A round hard deep purple shell, once cracked opened you see this beautiful white flesh. Each aril is burst with juice that is sweet and tangy, hint of citrusy with a unique texture.
I’ve been long searching for mangosteen. I’ve had it once long time ago. And was never able to find it again till one yr when my mom found frozen ones at an asian market. NOOO it’s not white! and the flesh are soggy. gross.
the search continues… and finally recently, i must thank my coworker who got me a bag of FRESH mangosteen from this store. I opened the first mangosteen from the bag. snow white colored aril.omg.sooo goood. and it’s fresh!
So i finally came to this store earlier this evening. the owner said they dont have it anymore. But hopefully will get shipment next week. Told me to call her before i go. Each bag is $ 12 for the mangosteen.
As i was in the store earlier this evening, i noticed they have Rambutan! RAMBUTAN!!! how rare is that to see in los angeles?! i got myself 1.5 lbs. ($ 7/​lb)
I cant wait to go back to this store. I’m so happy to have this store so close to my house. Were i can get FRESH mangosteen, rambutan, jackfruit, dragon fruit, and durian (i personally dont like durian).
The next visit, i’ll take some pics of the store.