this place is awesome and I'm so glad I discovered it! it's the retail store portion of a…read morewholesaler, who supplies products to most of the mexican stores and restaurants in the lower mainland. the shop is tucked away in the back of an industrial strip mall, with a few parking spots available. the owner is super friendly and helpful, and extremely knowledgeable about mexican cuisine and culture. if you don't see something that you want on the shelves, just ask him, as he probably has it at the back in the wholesale section.

I wanted to buy some authentic Mexican products to celebrate Independence day this past weekend. I…read morefound Don Chendo online and visited their retail store. They had everything I wanted and more! And the people were so friendly. I will go there again soon.

Nice place for some Japanese snacks and pantry goods. Depending on the items, can be quite cheap…read more Remember to check the expiry date though to see if you can consume the item before it expires though. Need to go up and down some stairs. Aisles are a bit narrow, but relatively well organized. Might be able to find some Japanese items you can't find in other stores. Friendly staff!

We only just recently discovered this hidden gem. Sakuraya is owned by the same people who run the…read moreKorean market on Broadway, called Kim's Mart. It is located right next door to Kim's Mart and is accessible via a flight of stairs leading upwards. They carry all sorts of Japanese goods. I picked up a few bottles of pink coloured Sakura cola there, and some prepackaged seasoned kelp which I like using at home to make onigiri. Usually I do it all from scratch using dried up sheets of Dashi Kombu. The prepackaged ones will save me a lot of work the next time I want to make them! We also found many items that were expired or close to their expiration date. There were huge discounts on these items. (eg. boxes of powdered drink mixes) We're fine buying these kinds of products as the "Best Before" dates don't necessarily mean "No Good after..." to us! I appreciate that this store openly admits that these products have expired or are near their expiration date. Gotta love the honesty! Quite heartbroken to learn that this place has been put on the market and may be gone soon. Boo hoo! We only just discovered this hidden gem. If this place does go, hope that we can squeeze in a few more visits before it's gone!

If you're looking for Caribbean, Latin or Indian food and ingredients this is the spot. If you're…read morelooking for bulk bags of grains, beans , spices they have slightly better prices than bulk barn that's across the parking lot and the quality is better. The staff is always pleasant and helpful. It's one of my go to spots when I'm looking for exotic ingredients.

Exotic is my go to place for for all spices plus any international food items. Fresh spices sold in…read moresturdy zip bags that stand up to repeated use so your spices stay fresh. I'm never disappointed in the quality and I especially like the variety of sizes available. Always friendly, helpful service!

Was just near the area and locked out finding this grocery store a few steps away. What a neat…read morefind! They carry such a large variety of Asian products in particular Malaysia and Singapore ones! And prices are very comparable to what you find in t and t and some times even less. In my visit I purchased a variety of snack and sauce packets that I haven't seen else where. They even have bbq pork section selling bbq pork and duck. Only thing you may need to watch out for are expired products. Alot of the items that are on sale are a few months past expiry.

This super market serves a niche market (Southeast Asian goods: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore…read moreetc). One thing to make note of is whatever you buy here to make sure you check the expiry date. They sell items that you can't get elsewhere. For example the ABC Kecap Manis, salted caramel toast bread and etc. They even have noodles that I can't even get at T&T. They have free parking at the back of the store. The store is somewhat small and the isles can be a bit narrow. They do have an area for asian bbq. Prices are pretty good. Too bad they are located close to where I live or else I would vist Nanyang more frequent.

We started trying out the Blackball Taiwanese Dessert drinks from Market Ribbon recently. I've…read morealways been curious about Blackball so it's great that we can try some of their stuff from Market Ribbon without having to go all the way to the actual Blackball shop. Last time I bought some kind of Mango drink with Agar jelly for my daughter. She liked it while I was just OK with it. This time I bought a Passionfruit Lemon Green Tea with Coconut Jelly for my daughter, and a Wintermelon Tea with Grass jelly and Aiyu jelly drink for my husband. My daughter and I both loved the Passionfruit drink. I wouldn't mind buying that one again sometime. Hubby seemed to like the Wintermelon drink a lot. I liked it better than I had like the Mango drink with Agar jelly but still wasn't crazy about it. I really really liked the Passionfruit drink though, so I might buy that one for myself sometime since I only took a couple of sips from that drink and left the rest for my daughter. These drinks would cost a good deal more at the actual Blackball store so getting them premade at Market Ribbon for just $4.99 each is a pretty good deal. If you're not too picky, this is a great place to satisfy a bubble tea craving without breaking the bank!

After hearing so much about this Korean supermarket, I finally had a chance to come visit. Don't…read morelet the dumpy exterior scare you. Parking is plentiful in the lot in front of the building. The inside is definitely bare bones and on the smaller side. However, it was full of customers. They're doing something right. They have Korean snacks and produce. Special mention to their dedicated kimchi and ready to eat food section, which have items like tteokbokki (starch roles in sauce) and kimbap. Oh so tasty. Another thing worth mentioning - they have sashimi grade fish, and as of the time of writing, it is much cheaper than T&T. My only real complaint is that the checkout area is set up rather poorly. I just saw a pile of people by the counters and assumed I was in the lineup. Turns out the lineup actually goes down the aisle that is closest to the wall. Pro tip. This place is definitely on my radar now. Will be back more often to empty my wallet. Recommended.

A great place to find all kinds of Asian treats. From vegetables to canned, frozen to bagged…read more Ooodles of noodles, schools of seafood, a veritable bevy of beverages. There is even a kitchen where you can get sushi by the box, ready to eat Chinese food by weight and so much more. Staff were friendly and informative and even though the place was packed, we managed to find a place to sit, close to the windows and away from the hustle and bustle of the store, to eat our sushi lunch.

I love this place.. maybe its cuz I'm missing home or just that they carry all of items that are…read morenot carried in the states. Hot food section lots of choices. We got some dim sum and honestly it was better than the dim sum restaurant that we were at in Seattle chinatown. Highlight of my visit was running into the service deli employee who speaks the same tai shan dialect as we do as most of the employees spoke mandarin. They carry snacks that we don't have at home. Their bakery section is insane. We bought the Mango Mocha cake and the Mango mochi puff, it was yummy. Overall, its much cleaner than the stores here and carry more selections than I have access at home.

I just discovered Kim's Mart in my area. Kim's Mart is located close to the Edmonds skytrain…read morestation. They sell snacks, produce to ready to eat food items. I cam here and got a their onigiri for lunch and another time I came here to get their kimbap for lunch. Very reasonable priced and delicious kimbap and onigiri. The place is quite busy during lunch time. The store looks big from the outside but its actually quite crammed inside.

I am going to add this to my list of Hidden Gems…read more I was looking for specific ingredients for some Korean recipes. I did a google search for Korean markets and found Kim's. It's a bit of a drive for me to get there, but worth it! Prices were fair. Plenty of parking. Products were stacked high, but I easily found someone to help me. I've been back a few times already.