No. Searching for this phrase reveals that it is not used outside of this article, except in a literal context (e.g. “across Asia”). It is a strange and inept description, and the NYT would likely shadow-edit it if someone were to raise the question of what Asia has to do with being wide.

Asia's pretty wide.

Just normal hyperbole. It's a big store with tons of stuff jam packed on every shelf

My wife and I went to one last week. The seafood and meat departments were impressive, and the rice selection is great -- but it didn't wow us like this article hypes. We still think 99 Ranch is a better Asian grocery store. That was our first impression, anyway.

The quality of grocery stores can vary within the same chain. My wife and I usually shop at the Ranch 99 that's local to us, but there's another one about 40 minutes away that has a better selection. Or at least, a slightly different selection. We also shop at H-Mart, Lotte and Great Wall. Each of those tends to have at least a few items we like that the others don't typically stock.

I thought 99 Ranch would be the grocer that “sparked an Asian American revolution” as the article suggests. 99 Ranch started expanding back in the 80s and had a lot of what the author mentioned.

Yes. Now you know