Fresh World International Market exceeded every expectation I had. This is the kind of place you almost don't want to tell people about because it's such a wonderful hidden treasure. Their seafood department deserves special recognition. The fish is exceptionally fresh, and the employees are knowledgeable and happy to prepare it however you prefer. That level of customer service makes a huge difference. The international grocery selection is one of the best I've seen. They carry authentic products from many countries, including items that are nearly impossible to find elsewhere. If you enjoy cooking international cuisine, you'll probably leave with more than you planned to buy. Another thing that impressed me was how clean and organized the store is. Everything is neatly displayed, making shopping easy and enjoyable. The staff is approachable, patient, and always willing to answer questions or help you find what you need. I was also amazed by the flower section. I purchased gorgeous roses at a great price, and they looked fresher and more beautiful than flowers I've seen at many traditional grocery stores. The fruits and vegetables were equally impressive--beautiful, fresh, and in excellent condition. Fresh World has earned a loyal customer. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for outstanding quality, exceptional service, and one of the best international grocery shopping experiences in the area. Five stars without hesitation. read more

Everyday grocery items at very good prices. Wide choice. Excellent fresh vegetables. Fresh fruits are not the greatest.

Excellent selection but the hygiene is below par. Saw a crab running around on the floor and they put it right back with the others. Didn't even think about throwing it out or washing it. I would definitely be careful with the seafood and anything that's raw. And don't even try to return anything because the Asian guy in the back will not take items back even if they're bad. read more

Drove over 30 minutes to arrive to this location. We arrived just under 10 minutes before closing time and found the entrance door locked. I asked to speak to the manager and he simply mumbled we are close. Even though i showed him my watch indicating it is 10 mins before closing. Will look for another store with better management and a cleaner upkeep for the future. read more

This is not your local corporate grocery store. It's a little grungy, but keep in mind that FF county would close it down if it wasn't safe and sanitary. Best place in area to get fresh vegetables, seafood and meats. It does get crowded and hard to navigate, but so does Costco and Walmart. read more

Love to buy produce from here always great quality and quantity...especially for apples, plantains, vegetables. I usually go in the evening and it is fully stocked. The grocery items vary from fresh produce, seafood, and variosu shelf items. They also carry ethnic food items. Reasonable prices. The location isn't the greatest. read more

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They have huge selections of fruits and veggies in the summer. They also have different variety of foods, good price, good quality. The place is clean, the staff is friendly and the prices are reasonable. Highly recommended! read more

Avoid at all cost. These guys have decayed fish and they don't even cut it properly . They do not attend to your requests of how it needs to be cut and the fish wasn't cleaned properly . read more

It's no Super H-Mart, to be sure. However, it does have a decent selection of various international foods. Most of the food items carried here are for Mexican, Central and South American cuisines, which is understandable as most of Hispanic descent in this area come from those places. As a result, there aren't as many items that are used in Puerto Rican cooking. Still, I did see that in the produce section, they did have yautia and calabaza (West Indian pumpkin). The first time I visited, the only way to get calabaza was to buy a huge one that looked like it weighed about 10 pounds. Today, I noticed that they are now carrying some pre-sliced wedges, which is more reasonable! The Asian food selection amouts to 2 aisles which are not well organized. For example, I was looking for some Szechuan hot bean sauce. Giant and Harris Teeter didn't have any so, I went here. I first looked in an aisle that said "Asian sauces" and came up empty. Then, I decided to check the second aisle --- and found it! There is also an aisle for Indian and Pakistani foods and a couple of aisles for "American food". The frozen foods section was predominantly Hispanic foods, including some that I've never seen before in a market, like saltenas. The second largest selection was Asian foods. The baked goods were on racks placed in one of the frozen food aisles and the vast majority of items were for Mexican, Central and South American products. As for the seafood and meat counters, the selections were wide and varied. I found it quite interesting to browse in both sections. There is also a very large selection of beers. I think that they are trying to sell more items than there is comfortably room for them all. Bloom used to be in this location and Fresh World still has all the Bloom infrastructure in place. All in all, having browsed all the aisles, it is a good go-to place for ethnic foods and is close to where I live. Like I said, it's no Super H-Mart but it will do. read more

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I love this place. You can find so many "specialty" items that you wouldn't find in your traditional grocery store. The have a huge selection of produce and it's pretty cheap. They have large Asian and Latin sections, you you'll be able to find authentic products. Highly recommend. read more

Yikes! Had another horrible experience with the meat department. I guess this is the price I pay for convenience. I will be going to Lotte and Hmart instead. read more

Fresh World is not for the faint of heart. If you are brave, adventurous, love a bargain, & can handle some gnarly smells & possibly getting trampled by a shopping cart - then you should def check it out. Let me explain. It's cheap. Sooo sooo cheap. And eclectic. Who knew there were like 4 varieties of eggplant? There are white ones you guys. White eggplants! I haven't bought them yet but isn't that just so cool? In all seriousness though, it's an international super market. Catering to the local Hispanic, South Asian, Middle Eastern & Far Eastern communities. The real prize here is the fruit & veggie section. It's super affordable, varied & fresh. They have a fresh fish section near the front door that causes the funky smell. It's not pretty & it's definitely intimidating. The counter folks don't seem to have the time or the necessary English Lang skills to work with a novice like myself & educate me on the process of buying this fish. I love fish. I wish I could venture into this world & like go beyond salmon & tilapia but this fish counter is not for the amateur. I have taken advantage of their fresh meat section. Mostly because you can peruse those packages at your leisure & score some interesting cuts of steak & such. I love the Indian & Middle Eastern food sections & try to experiment with spices & grains cause they're so affordable here. Cashiers are not super friendly but def efficient & u can check out fairly quickly. Overall this is a solid choice for an eclectic food shopping excursion or if you live nearby, your place for veggies & fruits. read more

I had the bright idea of coming here to pick up a few things for dinner since I was not far away. I've been here a total of three times now. This place is fine, mind you its a bit grungier than your typical grocery store so just be prepared for that. This place is truly an international grocery store they have a wide variety of items that is much more extensive than the couple of aisles that are dedicated to international items in your typical grocery store. The pros of this place, fruits and veggies are generally much cheaper than at the regular grocery store. Making egg and/or spring rolls yourself, you can easily find all that you need to do that (trust me I speak from experience). Cons: trying to find an item good luck in finding staff. The store isn't as clean or bright as typical grocery stores. read more

In over 30 years of grocery shopping, this is the WORST customer experience I have EVER had the misfortune of encountering. The only positive aspect of the store is the nice selection of international foods. I went to the store to pick up some ingredients. From the moment I walked in, everything was a sh*t show. From the aisles being too narrow and general disorganization, it was a challenge to navigate through. Despite these flaws, I wouldn't have given this store such a low review, if it wasn't for my terrible checkout experience. First of all, trying to get to checkout is difficult. Due to the narrow aisles and shelf setup, there is very little room to get in a checkout lane. People were cutting through checkout lane lines (and pushing the carts of those waiting in line) instead of trying to find another path through the store. Once I finally managed to get in line, my experience really went down hill. The customer in front of me did numerous types of transactions with the cashier after the receipt had already printed. What should have taken 5 minutes literally took about 20 - 25 minutes. The cashier went over the customer's receipt with her personal cell phone calculator and then proceeded to do even MORE cash transactions. Hello?! Having worked retail, I know that is a major no-no. If there are issues, especially such time consuming ones, you send the customer to a manger and/or guest services. I would have been willing to forgive the major waste of time, but the cashier was SO RUDE to me. The customer that took forever was greeted and the customer before her was greeted. She didn't greet me at all or bother to apologize for the extremely long wait. A greeting and an apology goes a long way in customer service. I speak from experience! That was the last straw for me. I told her that in those kind of situations, she needs to get a manger and/or send the customer to guest services to avoid causing such long delays for all of the other customers. That's when this young woman got a major attitude. She clearly wouldn't own up to her unprofessionalism. I called to speak to a manger. The person who answered the phone told me that the manager wasn't there. Surprise, surprise... I asked for the managers name so I could speak with him the next day. The person on the phone told me he couldn't give a name. Every PROFESSIONAL supermarket has the managers name posted. Needless to say I'm mad and disappointed with Fresh World. Most of my cooking is ethnic / international and they will be losing my business. This store has potential but there's no way in hell I would recommend this place unless the apologize, change their practices, and train their employees. read more

I go here whenever I need produce. This place has international food options as well. Example Indian and Pakistani groceries. I must say they have priced things fairly expect sometimes there are items which can be overpriced. My usual shopping list here would include vegetables, some international grocery items, and anything else that catches my eye. The place is usually crowded during weekends and nights weekdays. If I get a chance I get my groceries in the mid morning hours. Lines can get long as well, but they work fast. Sometimes people just drop vegetable items on ground and don't pick it up or cilantro is fallen everywhere. This can get messy. Besides that I been shopping here for over 2 years. There's open spacious parking lot. read more

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The produce section here is fantastic. We came looking for ingredients to make a vegan pho, and it did not disappoint. It's about 2-3x larger than a traditional American supermarket's produce section and filled with an array of fresh vegetables at reasonable prices. In addition to having a great selection, the department was clean and well maintained. For an idea of prices: - Ginger: $1.99/lb - Scallions: $0.33 a bunch - Cucumbers: $0.50 Notably, the seafood department was on one side of the produce department and did not smell. This means the fish is fresh and good quality. The rest of the market is fine. Each row is divided by cuisine (Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Spanish, etc). Aisles are narrow and jam packed, but prices seem reasonable. I wouldn't come here for staples, but would certainly come back for produce. read more

For the best international market around?... I nominate Fresh World! Best selection of veggies, fruits, meats and cuts from various ethnicities around with prices accordingly! We don't have any issues looking for that item that one may have trouble finding at the usual Grocery chains... Friendly and helpful staff with quick checkout makes for a nice market shopping experience. read more

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They got fresh vegetables and seafood that you cannot anywhere else . Fresh tilapia here is unbeatable price for its quality !! They also do sell live crabs which are very precious for a seafood lover , provided you know how to clean them . Meat selection : They have both halal and regular meat both in different shelves . The halal meat is clearly marked with a certified label . The best part is the meat is fresh as always . They carry indian section too , and to my surprise it's cheaper than the indian stores . Try to go their during odd hours to avoid rush and make your shopping a pleasure experience!!!! read more

Awesome selection of international food. I get my kimchi here, as it is fresh, authentic and delicious. Huge produce and fish sections, as well as a real live butcher shop. Fun place to shop.... read more

Great selection of fresh vegetables, fruits, meats and fishes. You can find all kinds of international food here. 5 stars in my book.

Fresh world has a huge selection of fruits,veggies, seafood, meat & spices. Personally I love going here for veggies and finding certain spices and items I cant find at a regular store. You can find everything here! Tends to get crowded on weekends and its hard to move around with a cart. I recommend going on weekdays or if your going on a weekend it would be easier to just get a basket. Plenty on parking spaces but i park closer to cvs since its less congested. Their bakery is also noteworthy, cakes are tasty and beautiful designed. It's expensive but worth the price one of the best cakes I had! read more

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This single star is specific to Fresh World's fish department and the folks work in that. We like our fishes cut small. I have been going here for some time. Here and there we have challenges in getting the fish cut small. If it is not cut small, it takes so much time and effort at home to cut it in to small pieces, since we don't carry butcher's knives at home and most people won't carry at their home either. The guys at this department is so arrogant. They give a good smile and please you, if you are a lady. If you are a man, forget about buying fish here. Even they skip the man waiting in the line, if good looking lady comes in. You could end up standing in line for a while, during this corona time. Had a terrible experience again recently. I asked for small piece with the closest number chosen(the number, how you want your fish to be cut). He gave me very big pieces. Talked to their customer service. The guy at the customer service doesn't even care. He talks something completely irrelevant. What kind of world they are living in, if they are not treating their customer nicely. That is it. I'm not going here anymore. -V read more

Overcrowded, people bumping into you, rude staff and they barely understand when spoken to. You'll spend more time stuck between aisles than actually shopping. Pros? Well, fresh cheap seafood. The butchery section is a joke. They don't know the difference between bone and boneless. You'll probably find what you're looking for but just go in, pick it up and check out, don't expect anything else. Also, if you get lucky to speak to an employee but they don't understand you, put your hispanic friend on speakerphone. Only go here if you absolutely must. read more

Love this place! Always come here when I visit my family in Herndon to bring stuff back. Prices are super cheap and it's the perfect place to try new things and expand your pallet. They have everything you could need along with your staples. Wish we had something like this in miami, instead we are stuck going to our local Asian market, Jamaican market, and Trader Joe's to find everything we want. read more

A good international food place with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits. They also sell live fish (cut it for you on the spot). Regular grocery stuffs (juice/milk/eggs) are a bit pricey but overall good place to shop. read more

I like getting fresh vegetables from here because there's always a great deal on something. Plump zucchinis, kale, bell peppers. Carrots the size of a baby's arm. I feel like I'm traveling to a new country when I can buy a vegetable I've never eaten before, and there are many of those there. The Asian shelf food section is pretty healthy. Snacks, noodles, grains, spices, canned food, sauces arrayed like a table of elements, for each major region of the world. That means you could find soy sauce or coconut milk in at least two different sections. Like a twin separated at birth. This style of organizing is typical of most grocery stores. Fresh World seems unique in that it has a rich diversity of Asian ethnic foods: Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Indian/South Asian, in particular. There's also Middle Eastern, Latin American and African food sections as well. Checkout service is very fast and overall price points are competitive for vegetables. Prices are also good in comparison to their counterparts in the international food sections at Giant or Safeway: snacks, condiments, spices, frozen food, noodles/grains/dried or canned goods, drinks. read more

Anytime you find a good and true international grocery store- prepare for it to be crowded and also prepare for the people working there to be ethnic. When you're asking employees questions while the store is busy as can be- don't always assume they're going to provide you A1 service. Instead try to understand the situation and not complain about stupid things. The prices here are great there's always specials. Their halal section is really good- better choices of meat than a lot of other places. The vegetables are fresh and so is the seafood for amazing prices. But yeah if you're the kind of person who doesn't like to battle crowds, you're better off going here on a Monday afternoon or morning not on the weekend. It's ironic I'm writing this on a Sunday afternoon right before I go to fresh world (preparing myself :D) read more

4.5! I'm very impressed with this store, found it to have really reasonable prices and a fantastic selection of pretty much everything. I'd gently disagree with another reviewer who noted that the store was Latin-centric; there was an excellent selection/ representation of Asian culture (including Indian) throughout the store. Got my fix on cool fruit (fresh mangosteen! Jackfruit! Reasonably priced frozen durian! Dragonfruit! Cactus!) and got great prices on the boring stuff (cilantro). Excellent place to find those random things you occasionally need (sambal oelek? Aji Amarillo paste? Various dried peppers?). And, their website offers coupons! read more

I buy vegetables, fruits and many grocery items from Fresh World. I love the freshness but was so surprised last week to see that in spite of Covid-19 pandemic and the advise of US Surgeon General and medical experts on the need of a face mask while in public and to maintain 6 feet social distance between people, Fresh World is allowing children of all ages and adults to enter their supermarket and shop without a mask. This supermarket gets crowded and the 6 feet social distance is not being followed. They are not controlling the crowd. It is this type of behavior by Merchants and disregard to public health that is causing the spread of Covid-19. I'm very disappointed. Buying fresh vegetables or fruit from there is not worth it if the price of such at the end is Covid-19. My recommendation is not to allow anyone to go in and shop without a mask. read more

No joke-your fish can still be flopping about when you leave (as distasteful as that might be to those of you who prefer to purchase from the Gorton's fisherman). Here you can pick it, fish it and have it filleted to your specification. This store is pretty boss-tons of fresh fruits and veggies of all kinds. I will say that it's probably not of the same "quality" as whole foods but nowhere near the price either-but they turn over a ton so the chances of it being fresh is pretty good...You can straight up see the butcher in the back, lots of ethnic peeps mulling around, and an awesome place to get foods that you wouldn't get at the crappy Giant and Safeway. Herbs of all kinds too! Love it! read more

Compared to the small markets that I am used to this is a relatively large market for Asian foods. Their produce seemed fresh and they had a wide variety of vegetables that I often have to search for. The frozen section in the front that contains ice cream had a wide variety of Asian goodies that we don't often find all together, the thai tea ice cream with jelly inside was definitely on cue for the taste. We also got some taro popsicles which I still have not tried, but certainly will soon. The fruit did seem a bit bruised which made picking out good pieces a little trickier than at other grocery stores. The jackfruit price of .99$ a lbs is really great, in florida 1.29$ was a good price. Their set up is a bit redundant and confusing, but I've never really been to an Asian grocery that I completely understood. They had everything that I am used to in Florida and even more. I am so happy it's so close to my house and has such wide variety, I will have to try out more of their items to really decide on the quality but so far they have met my needs in regards to variety. read more

Awsome place ! Very close to home and has great prices ! My family loves shopping here ! :)

A whirlwind experience of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and international items galore. It's worth getting past the initial smell upon entering (really). Admittedly, takes some time to get your bearings and figure out how the store is laid out: half of the aisles are dedicated to domestic sundries and the other half are divided by geographic areas: Spain, Peru, India, Middle East, China, Korea, Vietnam, and so on. I've been back a dozen times and always find something interesting and new. As for Fresh World's prices: excellent! Compare to other similar markets elsewhere. Gets [really] crowded on weekends, but lines move fast. read more

Good place to buy fresh fruit and meats. Prices are very reasonable and probably the best in town for the best quality.

Great, cheap produce and meat. My go-to place outside of farmer's markets. Always busy, lots of international food and customers - always discover something new when I come here! read more

This place is great for buying produce, spices, foreign foods. Great prices is the ONLY reason I shop at this store for certain items and it is closest to my home. But other than that I think the health department should be doing scheduled investigations there. Don't even try to use their restroom. You will surely catch something, it is a horror. as soon as you enter The store you are overwhelmed with the stench of fish. (I always heard fresh fish doesn't smell...hmmm). The sidewalks in front of the store are black and disgusting from spilled food and dirt. (The whole strip mall is in fact like this, very neglected) The parking lot is always full of trash and liter. It is a third world shopping experience I suppose. I would stick to American supermarkets if they weren't so darn $$$$$ and had good produce . read more

By far not the most affordable when compared to the large chains. Don't get me wrong the culturally specific amenities are unmatched and as is said fresh as it gets. Customer service intereactability from the staff could use a boost but never snotty or anything read more

Love this grocery store for its cheaply priced fresh vegetables and variety of ethnic food items. They have huge selection of Asian and Indian foods too which is grocery shopping heaven for me. I discovered their chicken breast is cheaper than Costco but they fluff it with trimmed fat that hides beneath the chicken breasts which I found out once I opened the package at home. I like how I can purchase fresh vegetables for way lesser than the regular American grocery stores. Barely see regular American customers here; most customers are ethnic. The cashiers usually do not make any any eye contact and they do not exchange any friendly greetings even when I initiate the customary salutations. Odd! The aisles are usually very crowded which is why my husband hates going inside the store with me. I would give the store 5/5 but they do not carry my favorite brand of ice cream and also they lack a good selection of regular American grocery items such as breads and condiments. If they could expand on that I would make this my one stop grocery store. read more

Seafood section! While I really like their fresh produce and have been a customer for many years, It is time to point out some of the negative sides in sea food section. Don't know where to start from! I am afraid to shout to the public that THEY SELL spoiled fishes.. but sadly I have to let the customers know. The fishes (no matter what type, spoiled fish is a spoiled fish) are soft and breaky in texture, that you can't even marinate and put in the pan for frying. The flesh comes off the skin without getting cooked. Also, it smells weird (fish don't smell like flowers, but fish should smell like fish) in a way it shouldn't. Example: King Fish, butter fish, Whiting and few other types I tried. Sad thing is you won't be able to ask about the freshness of these fishes to those Hispanic workers.. 1. They don't understand what you are saying/ asking. And they can't speak back obviously. 2. They are cracking jokes amongst them and laughing/giggling looking at the customers. RIP seafood lovers! read more

Really sorry to say. I use to love shopping at this place. it reminded me of getting groceries with my mother. The other day, I had an item (which I found I was allergic to after purchase since label was very unclear, no fault of the store) which I had purchased with lots of other groceries, unopened, original packaging, etc etc. Anyway, I didn't want a return, I wanted an exchange...the manager said no. why? I didn't have a receipt. I assured him, I have no need for this product and I have alot of other things to get so I only want an exchange...no return...he said sorry. no receipt. hence my day began, with a human being so human and robotic that he could not see the ill logic and mistrust he built for himself, his store, and his customers. I was literally being accused of lying and then told I could not exchange something eventhough I'm allergic to it and will NEVER use it. Anyway. needless to say, I will not be visiting fresh world again. Just another corporate store in a milieu of capitalistic facism. Paying workers lower than sustenance wages and having them be the gatekeepers of your profits to the disregard of the communities in which you conduct all your business. Btw, they saw $20 extra in their pockets today because the product I will never use sits on the guy's counter...now they can sell it twice. I suppose I could have sold a tin of soy oil on CL though... read more