T&T Supermarkets to Open First U.S. Location

For 30 years, T&T Supermarkets has built its reputation as one of Canada’s leading Asian grocers, even attracting shoppers from the U.S.

Now, T&T is heading south of the U.S./Canadian border and will open its first U.S. location in Bellevue, Wash., in the summer of 2024. The 76,000 square foot store will be the largest Asian supermarket in Washington and serve as the grocer’s flagship location. 

"We know the love for T&T transcends borders. It's not unusual to see U.S. license plates in the parking lots of our British Columbia stores, with hundreds of customers regularly making the drive for our food," said Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets. "After 30 successful years in Canada, we couldn't be more excited to bring our unique offering closer to home for customers in the United States."

The new location will feature a sushi counter, hot food bar, noodle station and in-store kitchen and bakery for freshly prepared delicacies like steam buns and pork belly bao, as well as Asian pastries and cakes.  The store will also be home to more than 300 of T&T's private label products, including customer favorites such as green onion pancake, Korean kalbi marinade, juicy pork dumplings and seaweed snacks.

The store will create more than 300 jobs for the local community and the company is planning to hold its first job fair this summer for supervisors and above positions. Additionally, T&T will be establishing a regional office in the greater Los Angeles area and is immediately hiring for office positions like buyers and category managers. A listing of all job openings may be seen at here.