The East Bay’s massive new Asian grocery store is a sensory overload

On Saturday morning, the line to enter Bay Street Emeryville’s new grocery store stretched down the block, around the corner and deep into the parking garage. For the grand opening of Tokyo Central, which ultimately drew over 8,000 customers, some people started lining up as early as 12:30 a.m. the night before. Emily Griego and Veronica Villanueva, who had come prepared with stools to sit on, had been there since 7 a.m.