T&T Supermarket Inc. has shared its plans to open its first California store at the Westgate Center in San Jose, set to open fall 2025. With two stores in the works in Washington, this marks T&T’s third store announcement in the U.S.
T&T operates more than 33 stores across Canada. It is a full service grocer 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.
The new location will feature a barbecue counter, noodle station, dim sum and street food section, hot food bar and a made-to-order Chinese crepe station. The store will also have an in-store bakery with freshly-prepared items, 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 private label products, including pineapple cakes, Taiwanese sausages, soup pork dumplings and green onion pancakes.
“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.”
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The developer of Westgate Center is Federal Realty, a real estate investment trust specializing in shopping centers such as Santana Row.
“The first time I visited a T&T, it blew my mind,” said Jeff Kreshek, western region president of Federal Realty.
“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.”
Lee commented, “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.”
