Was recently going thru a severe bout of arthritis in my lower back and knees. Started eliminating…read morefoods that don't help with arthritis. And find some foods that benefit the body. Thats how I ended up at Grand Tea. Stopped by late morning and was totally enamored with this small tea shop. It's like you never can see everything first time around. While looking for a matcha bowl. I found a wonderful 16oz teapot. The wonderful lady that worked there was pleasant and very helpful. I looked at teas that were available and decided on the 13 year old Da Hong Pao black tea. Price was $10 an ounce. I asked her what was her favorite tea was? And she replied the same tea. She filled a bag with tea leaves and wrapped my new tea pot. What I found out is you can get approximately 6 to 10 steeps on these tea leaves. Surprisingly by changing diet and adding black tea to my diet. My arthritis has subsided for now. I am not saying this tea was the cure. But it did contribute to more peace and serenity. The black tea has attributes of a soothing nature. Also this black tea has less caffeine than other fresh tea leaves. Will definitely be back when my tea supply runs low.

You can't go anymore old school CTOWN than this store. Was a cold day but grandma was out in the…read morefront of the store beckoning customers to come in and try some oolong tea. I walked in and was greeted by the over abundance of Chinese products packed on every shelf. I had a flashback in the 80s at a Filene's Basement with a dizzying array of STUFF. Folks here spoke toisanese but understood my Cantonese and I'm sure can speak English. I honed in at the many different big jars of teas and winded up asking one of the owners where the bik lo chun was. I had him weigh two ounces for me to take home and try. $20 later (loose leaf and none of that chopped/grinded up tea crap from Twinings or Bigelow -- i excited and grandma waited outside to comp me a lil bag of oolong for my journey. Service with a smile and a warm heart. We need to support more of these lil mom and pop before they go.

A small store with stationry, newspapers includes Chinese newspaper (World Journal & Sing Tao),…read morecandy, cigarette, and lotto. Nice people speak Chinese. I cane here mostly for lotto and newspapers because it is clisely to me.

This review is strictly on the service prior to picking up the book that is being held for me…read more I called in to see if they had a specific book. They found it quickly and reserved it for me as my mom who lives quite far away will have to pick it up. I didn't feel rushed off the phone even when I spoke in Konglish. The value of the book was FAR MORE than responsible for it being Korean and not the translated version. I haven't been in the store physically, but can't wait to when I visit parents again.

Location is a bit odd. It's on a block I haven't seen many people walk on. So it's not crowded at…read moreall. When I went in I was the only customer there. They have a very small selection of K-pop albums. Unfortunately most of them didn't have price tags already attached to them so I had to ask the cashier to ring it up for me. I only saw two albums w/ tags. I wished they added them so I don't have to constantly ask for it / bother the cashier. I went here bc I saw reviews that this place was pretty cheap compared to other K-pop related stores. However the album I got was $28.94. And after tax - $31.51 Which is almost narrowly the same price as my usual K-pop store I frequent. But I bought it anyways. I also rang up aespa's jewel case & it came up to around $27. So I ended up buying only one album. When I opened it, the spine on the bottom of the photo book was a lil fucked up. And I noticed two - ish pages a bit teeny tiny detached. I am quite nit picky abt things like this so I was bit disappointed. However, i did clumsily drop the album after purchasing it and banged it slightly while it was in my bag. I think there was supposed to be a poster that came with the album but I never got it There was also a shelf I almost missed that was in front of the cashier on the side. In the back they have a bunch of books all in Korean. Btw hours are 10AM - 6PM Monday through Friday Closes pretty early imo They are also closed on the weekend and holidays unfortunately I came on a weekend not knowing they were closed so just a heads up ! Bc the hours on Apple maps is wrong

Omggg obsessed with their collections, art - both modern and classic. Getting to visit this store…read morewas a total treat after seeing their website and IG and all the press. Suuuuch a cool concept. Modern hip nostalgia remade so I could connect with another world. If you're shopping for quality craft porcelain- plates bowls spoons display art sculptures, this is the place. For anyone looking for a piece of NY that's tasteful--this is it!

I've been wanting to see the wares since I saw the video about it on social media. I got some…read moredessert and soup spoons as it's hard to find hand painted ceramic chinese spoons. They have little bumps, which is different from the usual smoothness I expected. The mom and dad of the owner was manning the shop when I visited.

My daughter loved coming here! Super entertaining and good atmosphere. They have a large selection…read moreof charms and colored adhesive to choose from. You can decorate just about anything.

Found this place because of a TikTok and it was such a fun solo date experience. The woman working…read morethere(maybe the owner), was so helpful and sweet! I had such a fun time picking out all the different charms and really customizing my phone case. The selection is huge. I can't wait to come back with friends to customize something else!

ArtBox, a supposedly well known stationery store in Korea. They open one up inside H Mart,…read moreoccupying the space that used to be customer service and claw machines. At first I was hopeful that H Mart would use this space for more restaurant stalls after it created a 4 stall food hall last May, followed by another 5 stall section in the summer. But no more restaurant stalls. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Browsing through the store did bring back a lot of my sweet childhood memories in Asia. Stationery stores in Asia were students' favorite stops. I remember in classes and during recess, we would show off fancy pencils, fragrant erasers, sick stickers, and transformer-level pencil cases. Well, that's what ArtBox offers, and more - what every student would love to own and show off in class. One thing that is totally unique here, well in addition to merchandise offered, is the price tags. The prices are printed in Korean Won (currency) during packaging, presumably in Korea. And the store would have a placard of "price list" at every section, tabling the amounts equivalent in US Dollars! Another observation is there was no staff in the store proper! No cash registers either. I suppose one pays at the supermarket check-out?! I suspect ARTBOX isn't just for students and kids. I think grown up women might find many desirable items here too, such as plushes. I can see this as a fun date stop after some fun dishes at the adjacent food hall. Everything is cute. Not so much for men though I'm afraid - unless they are being held hostage and under duress by their kids (or date) lol.

Cute shop with a lot Of stationary, keychains and more. Def…read morerecommend to check out when you're in the area.

Everything went so well. It took us about 1-2 hours. It was really fun. There were unlimited…read morecharms, colors, patterns, and so much! The prices aren't much. The owners working there were really nice and taught me all the patterns. Was the best! I definitely will go again. Love the place so much

Will come back again , and again and again ! I was able to…read moremake a picture frame for only $27 with all gems , glue, color whip , and sparkles included. I absolutely loved it , me and my best friend went for a cute little get together and I just wanted to stay there forever ! They have so many varieties ranging from phone case , picture frame to mirrors , brushes , hair clips and jewelry boxes. The workers there were soooo sweet one kept helping my bestie who isn't all that creative lol. I truly enjoyed and wish I lived closer

It's located off main street, but my parents have always brought me here as a kid. Some books/items…read moreare more on the expensive side, but it has a nice atmosphere (off a traditional Chinese bookstore feel) and has great variety!