Canada-based Asian grocery retailer T&T Supermarket will open its first store in California at the Westgate Center, 1600 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, in Fall 2025. With two stores in the works in Washington, this marks T&T’s third store announcement in the Unites States. The 55,000 square foot store will be in the former Walmart location.
T&T currently operates over 33 stores across Canada and is a full service unique shopping experience known for its vast selection of authentic Asian products, fresh produce, full service meat counter, live seafood tanks and an in-store prepared foods program.
“We aim to create a destination,” said Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets. “It’s a place for discovery, innovation and bringing people together through food. We want to evolve our grocery store beyond the functional – we want to be the place where people want to go, not just need to go. We can’t wait to share that with the people of the Bay Area. San Jose is a very special place to me. My aunt lives in Saratoga, and I have spent many summers there. It brings back great memories. This store is for her.”
The new location will feature a barbecue counter, noodle station, dim sum and street food section, hot food bar and made-to-order Chinese crepe station. The store will also have an in-store bakery with freshly prepared delights such as mochi puffs, egg tarts, Hong Kong style pastries and customized cakes. It will be the first time Californians will be able to access the chain’s signature Private Label products including pineapple cakes, Taiwanese sausages, soup pork dumplings and green onion pancakes, all at great prices.
“The first time I visited a T&T, it blew my mind,” said Jeff Kreshek, Western Region president of Federal Realty, the developer of Westgate Center. “I came back from Canada thinking, ‘We have to make this happen.’ People don’t know what they are missing. T&T is a dynamic concept that caters to the eclectic interests and preferences of our community. To take the T&T experience and put it into Westgate Center – it’ll be a force multiplier.”
