The Square Shopping Center: Affordable Asian Eats and Diverse Shopping Experience in Rosemead, CA

Affordable & delicious. You'd have to wipe the tables down before sitting because it gets crowded, hence messy. Got the lobster roll at the sushi place near the entrance. Sweet, delicious, & juicy. Had a bite of the chinese chow mein in the food court, which is a great bang for your buck but could be a little juicier & sweeter. Great for friends with diverse taste.

i miss the square supermarket!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is all. thanks for reading.

My Dad and Mom used to go to the food court area inside next to the Great Wall (GW) Supermarket at The Square shopping center all the time because the food vendors offer cheap eats and customers don't have to pay tip unless they want to pay tip to the specific food vendor (if they choose). My Dad is no longer with us... he's been gone for almost 5 years now... miss you dearly and love you always Dad! Now I have taken over my Dad's place. I bring my Mom here all the time usually on Saturdays unless we have a prior arrangement with my brothers to eat elsewhere in the San Gabriel Valley (SGV) food galore hub LOL. Hey, my parents used to bring my 3 younger brothers and I out to SGV every weekend since the early 1980's until I started high school and that's when I went out with my parents less and less. We would ride in the back of my Dad's delivery truck (he had a furniture business)... man, those were the good fun old days! Now it's just my Mom and I in a Toyota Prius in the 21st century LOL! At the food court, there's actually a great variety of different ethnic foods. Here are my favorites... 1. For Vietnamese foods, Nuoc Mia Vien Dong is a wonderful choice... they offer 1 or 2 or 3 items plates for very reasonable prices and portions are huge! 2. For Chinese foods, Golden Bull Noodle is my go-to. They have the best and I mean BEST Hainan Chicken Rice... freshest and moistest chicken you'll ever eat! My Mom and I can eat this every weekend and not get bored of it... and we have done so on many occasions LOL. Black Pepper Beef or Chicken stir fry with thick egg noodles is excellent, too. 3. For Hong Kong Style Chinese foods, Harlem's Kitchen is your spot! Delicious wonton or dumpling egg noodle soup, beef chow fun, soy sauce chow mein, thousand egg pork/seafood congee, etc... you name it! They are always busy... that's a very good sign! 4. For Thai foods, your only choice is New Thai Star and that's all you need... just one good one! Pad See Ew Fried Tofu or Shrimp, Pad Woon Sen Seafood, Pad Thai Chicken, and Green Papaya Salad are my go-to dishes. Just great tasting foods all around. They have a very good Spicy Beef Bowl, but I don't eat beef anymore, but maybe I can ask them to replace it with seafood next time... we'll see. 5. For Vietnamese desserts and drinks, Hien Khanh is your gal! Their egg flan is the best of the best egg flan I have ever eaten in my life... so smooth and just perfect in texture & taste. Che Ba Mau has the freshest coconut milk plus your choice of up to 5 toppings. No one beats them in this category of desserts and drinks in SGV! They take home the trophy every time! Actually, you can't go wrong with any of the food vendors at this food court. I've tried them all... there are a few I prefer (above) over others (not mentioned above). Nevertheless, they are all good. It all boils down to what you want to eat at that moment... you have choices! Be grateful that you do. Happy Choosing! Besides the food court, I have shopped at the GW Supermarket for selective items. It's not my go-to supermarket at SGV, but it comes in handy whenever I need something quick and don't want to drive to San Gabriel Superstore. They also have shops inside and outside. I haven't checked out all their shops. Overall, it's a great shopping center. Parking can be a challenge though. They are always busy. Just be patient. We'll see you here next weekend LOL. Happy Shopping and Eating!

Used to be The Square Supermarket; now it's great wall. Lots of cheap clothing and kid's toys in the small shops next to the supermarket. The food court is nothing to sneeze at; got some of the cheapest and best foods and viet desserts in sgv. Used to go here alot after work for wonton noodles. Nothing has changed after 4 years.

For the past four years, I have been coming to The Square Shopping Center to buy Asian groceries at the supermarket and to have a bite at the Food Court. The supermarket carries a wide range of Asian grocery items, including fresh vegetables, meats (pork, chicken, and beef), sauces, canned food, as well as Asian dried foods. At the food court, there are several Asian fast food stands (I like to call them holes in the wall) serving Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese food. I have tried several stands and the food is decent, and moderately priced. I visit The Square Shopping Center every other week around 2:00 p.m. Parking at the time is plentiful and the area is less crowded. Be aware the supermarket accepts cash as well as credit cards, but the stands accept only cash! The supermarket is open until 9:00 p.m. and most of the food stand are open until 8:30 p.m. Overall a 4 1/2 stars for The Square Shopping Center!

There's a supermarket, food court, boba place, and some designer watch/clothes shops in this plaza. What I Usually Come Here For: - The Food Court: There are a variety of restaurants, serving ramen, Thai food, Cantonese food, and even Vietnamese desserts! The prices are pretty reasonable, considering some restaurants don't charge you tax. Also, just be cautious of the sitting areas. They're dirty, and... some of the chairs are broken, so you might wanna check before you sit. - The Supermarket: If you go there in the afternoon, they have 3-5 stands of free samples! There's also a place you can purchase lottery tickets. (Although... I've never purchased one myself.) If you go over a certain amount for your purchases, they'll give you some incentive. My family and I got some light bulbs for spending over $50! Light bulbs, people! It used to be so hard to find parking in this plaza. But now... with Ledo Cafe and the Dim Sum place closed down, there's plenty of parking spaces near those restaurants.

Love this place. So many awesome deals for lunch. New Star Thai is my favorite. I got cashew nut chicken for $6.99 with white rice. The couple that owns the place doesn't speak much English so I just point at the menu and smile. Parking is easy.

Our favor shop in the food court is the Cantonese style"Xi Guan Noodle House". My parents and I often order the beef brisket wontons noodle in soup or rice noodle soup. The price is between $3.50 to $5.00 and is so delicious. The Vietnamese dessert is very colorful and had been busy with customers.

You gotta love a food court with cheap and fast eats. There's the staples of Hong Kong fast eats and noodle houses. Plenty to choose from even from the picky eaters. Not necessarily the cleanest place but it's a place to sit and eat. Don't come later than 7:45, regardless what they hours posted on Yelp for the particular spot you want to eat. The cleaning staff starts their clean up around that time as well. On Wednesday's, the popular spots are closed (Harlam, star Thai, and others.