This is for the hole in the wall cafe in the back of the supermarket called Shanghai Restaurant. I haven't been to this supermarket in a long time. Having relocating to a new office in the area, I was craving some authentic Chinese food for lunch. Upon walking into the supermarket, I knew something smelled different. Gone (or under repair) is the wet market. No fish in tanks, no turtles swimming around and no clams or crabs over ice. Honestly, the place smelled better. However, was the restaurant with the roasted meals and Chinese entrees still there? Yes! $8.49 for a meal of rice and 3 your choice of sides (1 veggie + 2 meat choices), plus a soup. I added a ginormous sesame ball (filled w red bean paste. I was hoping for lotus but yeah for price of $1.99 not happening). Total of $11.11. What did I get? Beef tendon with radish (mostly if not all radish and chuck). I'd pass. Eggplant. Yep, I'll get again. Pork patty. Yep, I'll get again. A soup came with the meal. It was tomato. It was OK. So, will I come back again for a box lunch and sesame ball? Yep, I totally will! read more

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Great Wall is an international supermarket in Fairfax that has a variety of international grocery items. I came around mid day during the week. It looks like they need more cashier help. I only saw 1 cashier helping and there were a few people in line. The grocery store also has a food court with several options to pick from. read more

This review is for the dumpling shop inside the food court. Fresh, filling, juicy! Def plan on going back to try more. read more

Great Wall Supermarket - Dumplings - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

The first time I had ever heard of Great Wall was from a former roommate many years ago. She used to make her monthly trek and come back with all these red plastic bags filled with items I had never seen before, and so many vegetables! I asked her about it and she invited me to go with her. Every since then, I have been an avid fan of Asian markets. Great Wall, from what I've been told is Chinese owned. Being in NOVA, there is also H Mart, and that's Korean owned. Doesn't make a difference to me. What I like are the fresh produce, good prices, wide variety of fruits veggies, and cuts of meat. I enjoy walking down the aisles and looking at all the items while trying to figure out what they're used for. I got all my ingredients for Chinese stir fry from here like the cooking wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, etc. There is also a small food court inside the grocery store near the check out area. Highly recommend! read more

Great Wall Supermarket - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

I love shopping at Great Wall. There are fair prices, good produce and I can always find my favorite brands (most authentic too) for Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian cuisine. I know I can find the brands for herbal medicine here too. It is a one stop shop to buy anything to cook authentic asian cuisine to taste the most like my moms! (Especially since she shops here too!) I love the food court, which offers a selection of food, including Cantonese BBQ for chicken, duck, crispy pork! They also have big bowls of noodle soups there too! I would steer away from their bao buns that are mainly dough. There's also a small bakery section near check out, and fresh seafood in the back. The check out line can get long, but there are two sections. One in the front, and one near the fruit, for their side entrance that people don't typically go to. It is a very clean store, with plenty of parking out front. I highly recommend shopping at Great Wall if you're in Fairfax, and whatever you don't find here, there is a H Mart across the street and a 99 Ranch Market nearby as well. I love how many Asian supermarkets there are in our Fairfax Area! read more

Great Wall Supermarket - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Solid supermarket. We have Great Wall in SoCal but its always dirty and smelly. This place is quite the opposite. Although not the biggest supermarket, its a good size with plenty of parking in their lot. The best thing is their food court that sells banging food. read more

Nice, CLEAN! Fresh produce. I love coming here right when they open on the weekend because it is not crowded! They have all the fresh produces and fruits and meat. Our family come here to buy meats because of how fresh it is. Also, asian meats like pork blood and ears can't be find this fresh at other markets! Everything is always so organized. Service is always quick. Glad they open this store near my house. Will always be my go to weekend shopping spot! read more

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If you're looking for cheap decent chinese groceries with plenty of fresh seafood then this is the place to go!! Their vegetable selection is cheaper than others as well as their dried goods like noodles and seasonings read more

I just went there last week and so excited to have a nice Asian food but unfortunately the quality of the Vietnamese pork ham I bought was old with mold. Sadly I have to throw it away. read more

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Can't believe we now have three Asian supermarkets within a 2 mile radius of each other (H Mart, 99 Ranch). Great Wall is specifically a mainland China grocery store. Thus its offerings are catered more towards that demographic. Having shopped at the other two grocery stores in Fairfax as well as the Great Wall in Rockville, MD, this one falls short. It is smaller than the aforementioned stores. Prices of packaged goods appear to be more expensive. But the main deal breaker for me is they have a $5 card min. Seriously?!...The other Asian grocery stores I mentioned don't have this restriction. What it does have going for it is how cheap its produce are. I like that it has a dedicated section for hotpot meat. It's meat and seafood options are good as well but isn't a huge advantage over other stores. It also sells certain medicinal Chinese products that other stores don't have. And it's still relative new, since it opened a few months ago. But that's about it. The food court currently only consists of 2 restaurants (see pics). Parking is a lot among the plaza that the X Sport fitness center is. All things considered this is not worth a look unless you are planning to more than $5 in produce. Check out Hmart across the street for more variety or 99 Ranch. read more

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Our first time visiting Great Wall Supermarket was at their Falls Church location. Drove by their Fairfax location a few times and finally got a chance to check it out. Plenty of parking is available. The store is clean and organized. I really enjoyed walking around and seeing what the store had to offer. Employees are friendly and do a wonderful job keeping things orderly here. The cashier was sweet and neatly wrapped up our groceries. Their food court includes a delicious place called BAOBUDDY. The sweetest employee, Sha Liao patiently answered my questions and even offered me a complimentary bao! So grateful. Their buns are soft and filled with all sorts of deliciousness. I will definitely be back to try some of their other fillings. So glad we got a chance to drop by and excited for our next visit! read more

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I had no idea this place had finally opened up! we went because I really wanted to compare it to 99 Ranch. it's slightly cheaper & it has more of the items I grew up with. I actually found all the Chinese items I wanted at this location vs. 99 Ranch! so this supermarket like 99 Ranch has a fish section, hot pot section, fresh produce, frozen section & a work in progress food court. the only thing it doesn't have right now is a bakery. I think Great Wall would do great if it had a dining option like it does in Falls Church. I'd love some good pineapple buns haha I was fairly impressed with the selection plus. they have the black sesame candy I was craving which 99 Ranch does not carry! it's a little closer to me than 99 Ranch but not by much. I'll definitely be going to this supermarket more often, plus with my parents coming to visit, I know they prefer Great Wall (as it was started in NY). as of right now, the food court only has BaoBuddy which isn't bad, but sells all their buns in bulk (pack of 6 for $20). the Chinese lady kept talking to us in Mandarin & would yell at people if they touched the buns. my husband had such a hard time understanding her because the music was incredibly loud and she was talking very low haha he got incredibly confused, but we did walk away with a pack of buns (pork scallion buns). incredibly juicy, pretty flavorful, but it was more bread than filling. read more

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Have always liked Great Wall. This is a new location, and my best guess is, kinks are still being worked out. With that being said, very nice employees. Checkout can be quite busy, because this store is extremely popular. Can say happily it is clean, and there are some neat options here for eating. That's a good thing I'll be exploring more next time. Fruits and vegetables are excellent. Let's be honest fruits and vegetables cost too much. Here they are a lot less than other competitors. That's why I'll be back. The western foods are as expected expensive. It is well stocked, but my goodness the parking lot is challenging. A lot of this is because it's located in a large strip mall. read more

Not the first time I reported an item being expired for a while but be extra careful and double check when you purchase something in this store. No one seems to take interest in checking if an item has expired or not and removing them from shelves. This particular item expiration seem to be taken out from external area of the box. I just bought this recently and they are expired since 2022/04/01. As cool and interesting the products they have here, I'm very skeptical with their product they sell here. read more

Great Wall Supermarket - Expired items always available on shelves. Be careful! - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

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very bad customer service and rude employees they don't care about you because thier price is cheaper than other places

I visited Great Wall during the grand opening weekend. The store is in a shopping strip and there is plenty of parking. The inside of the store was bustling. 95% or the shelves were stocked full. There was a good variety of colorful produce, fresh meats and seafood, even live king crabs walking about their tank. I'm excited to have all the hard-to-find Chinese condiments and frozen foods I need at this location. The food court only had one store open and there was no indication of what might be coming in the future. I think robust food court be important to have in the store. read more

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Mold purple rice with no expiration date. The produce date might hide under the sticker. Search the harm of aflatoxin. They refused to return the bad items without receipt. I would choose H mart in Fairfax and Ranch 99 in Fairfax next time as they did the return for me last time for the bad/expired item with no receipt. read more

Great Wall Supermarket - mold purple rice with no expiration date. Be careful. The produce date might hide under the sticker. - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Always nice to see a new Chinese supermarket in Fairfax. Ranch 99 was the first and now GW opened up to give some competition which is good. They got fresh produce and meats and fish. Store is super clean and they got a small food court. Location is good and they are next to Yi Fang which is a good boba spot. read more

02/09 2024 Chinese new year eve,shopping so busy ,lots people,after I paid cash that I forgot my wallet,I found out I lost my wallet on 8:47pm the night ,store closed 9pm ,so I pray they can save my wallet,inside has cash credit cards driver license,and bj card , insurance card....what if I lost ,that would be big trouble,so next day I wake up early (they open on 8:00am ,finally I found my wallet,thanks to their cashier,very appreciative,then I gave 20 to cashier for appreciation.good service read more

Smells so bad, made me nauseated. I love persimmons and I was told they had them there much cheaper than Wegmans so I went. I was happy to see a Latina at the register read more

I am only critiquing based on food court . Great Wall in Rockville gives you three large items plus rice for $10. I was charged $14 for one soy chicken ( undercooked ) plus rice . Soy chicken and rice separately in Rockville is around $7for same amount . I was hungry and saw supermarket after an appointment . Will never came back read more

It's not good. They claim they close at 9pm, but they pack everything at 8:30pm, and close the gate at 8:45! Many people were blocked out at 8:45, couldn't get in! read more

I visited the store at 11264 James Swart Cir Fairfax VA today. This store doesn't honor the weekly sales advertising online which ends today. I was trying to buy the 3/$10 frozen scallop with vermicelli. Even after I talked to the manager and showed him the company advertisement online. He told me the Fairfax store at James Swart Cir at Fairfax doesn't belong to VA advertising. I hope he knows his geography better in representing the company. I'll not shop at this store again since they're not honest merchant. Beware if you do business in this store. read more

Smaller than the Great Wall in Seven Corner. No bakery and ok meat quality. Limited veggie options. Not too hard to find parking since it's in a plaza. read more

This is the best Great Wall that I been to among VA and MD. Clean and not crowded. Lots of parking spots.

I have went to the super market and tries to get English speaking workers everytime I go there when I have a question. there isn't anyone who speak not even little. I spoke and asked so many workers but none can speak. then I went to customer service after asking and wasting alot of time. Even the customer service couldn't speak well and even had a attitude when I asked a question like as if I didn't belong there. this is America you should hire at least few people who speaks in the market if you open a store in america. read more

It's a great store, I always find everything I need. Even though the cashiers are not as kind most of the times, besides that is a great store. My kids love it. read more

The Cantonese BBQ restaurant in the Great Wall Supermarket food court is the reason I'm giving this place a 5 stars. I've tried Chinese BBQ in many states and Cantonese BBQ is amongst the best. Roast pork, roast duck, and Hainan chicken are my favorites. If you are in the area and enjoy Chinese BBQ this place is a must! read more

Great Wall Supermarket - Cantonese BBQ at the Great Wall food court. - International Grocery Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Customer service is very very terrible. They scan wrong price. Please check it before leaving

One of the staff at the seafood counter is rude and some of the customers, as well. There was a three-person line this morning. A nice staff was helping the lady before me when a second staff approached. The person behind me started to ordered and I remaindered them I should be the next in line. The staff told me to wait while the customer jumping the line ignored me. This has been the store we visited every week. Now, it's the time to change the routine. read more

This place is going down already. The stuff quality is not as good as when it just opened. Please do not follow 99 ranch in Fairfax. Keep your quality up。請保持剛開始的水準，不要光進一些便宜的東西。蔬菜水果的水準變差， read more

Great variety of imported Asian food and fresh fruits and vegetables as well as meat and seafood.