4 Stars - Recently remodeled store, increased the sq footage. It open and airy, not as tight anymore. An expanded fresh seafood sections live fish and other marine life. Their dry noodle section has a lot of brands and their refrigerated veggie section has a lot more items to choose from. A decent selection of dry rice and fruits. Cashiers were friendly and efficient. They have two cashier lines. One for cash and the other for credit cards. read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - Expanded areas - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

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We've been here twice and had great food and service each time. They are very conveniently located off I-55. Prices are modest, portions are very generous. And the menu has a lot to choose from. My husband had General Joe's chicken the first visit and orange chicken the 2nd time. He liked the latter better. I had vegan sizzling tofu and seaweed salad. Delish! We will stop here anytime we're passing through. read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - My sizzling tofu after I ate all I could! - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

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Whether getting meals from the restaurant or shopping at the supermarket every visit leads to a pleasant experience. This is one of my favorite businesses to frequent. They have beautiful bamboo plants for sale. The produce is very reasonably priced with a wide variety of culinary mushrooms. read more

Ok Asian grocery store. It has a lot of choices but it has weird smell inside. Lives seafood has pretty good prices compare to Kroger. I don't think there are other Asian grocery in Jackson so this is the only choice. read more

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I was very, very impressed with the store except for an experience with who I believed to be their loss control. Which I will get to later. The store was well stocked, and it was bustling with customers. They do very brisk business. There was remodeling going on and unfortunately the restaurant was closed as it was filled with construction people. I absolutely loved their selection of produce, fish, poultry, beef and pork, and everything else. This place had many very authentic, difficult to find, items in their store. They had a large selection of products that simply are not carried in any other store anywhere else in Jackson. I was quite surprised to see much of the selection and it reminded me of the international farmers market outside of Atlanta, GA. However, although their selection was limited to Asian grocer items their selection was still very unique. They even had quail eggs. They have many items packed close together so you will spend a while browsing a single aisle as the selection is quite large. Everything appeared fresh. Although I did notice the majority of packaged products had labels that stated "California warning - THIS PACKAGING IS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER" or something similar. I saw that on so many items I couldn't understand why the suppliers just wouldn't use different packaging. I came to this store to buy Mochi Rice cakes which I believed their restaurant also cooks. However with the restaurant being out of commission due to the remodel I purchased the mochi but they were elongated and not in the customary square flat shape. I also took the opportunity to purchase fresh ginger and to my surprise the ginger here was much fresher than the ginger at the fancy Kroger in Madison, MS. I also purchased red bean paste mochi pastries, ramen, green tea, and some sort of drink I've never had before filled with collagen. I loved my experience in the store with the exception of a man pushing a buggy talking on his cellphone who followed me around the store. He was right at my back. At the time I was in the store I was the only black person in there (other than the guy) and he did not let up off of me. Everytime I would turn to look at him he appeared to be on his phone with one time he was starting directly at me. It was a hard fixated stare. He was a young African American man. Probably in his mid to late 20s. He was dressed business casual. Pushing a buggy the entire time. But he did not seem to be actively shopping. And again.. he stayed at my back the entire time. Every aisle I went on. He was there. When I would stop to look at merchandise. He stopped as well. He was very, very noticeable. I figured he was their loss control guy and I kept noticing him but I was so engaged in their merchandise I just didn't really focus on him. My items came up to around $21 dollars and some change and I thought that was so awesome. That was a very good price. In all I will be returning. Even with the aggressive loss control. It's unfortunate I was singled out. Being that I was the only black customer in the store at the time and he decided to follow me to the extent he did. Making it apparent he was monitoring me. I find that so unfortunate and silly. It's very 1930 - ish. And to think he, as a black man, wouldn't know better. There are many places he could go where he would be treated the same. If not worse. All because he's a black male. So one would think he would understand and not target me because I share the same skin as himself. If he thinks all blacks steal, what does he think of himself? read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - My purchase. - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

Pick up your Asian groceries and dine at Mr Chen's which is probably the best quality and most authentic Chinese food in Jackson. My wife is Chinese so this is her go to place to shop her favorite specialty foods. I like the tea selection if you prefer green or jasmine for something more refreshing. I'm also hooked on the G7 instant Vietnamese coffee for that morning kick start. Noodles, sauces, spices, they are all here. You should check this store out. read more

They're the only place in this region of Mississippi doing it like this. I have scavenged the land and this is the best Asian market shout out to them for existing read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - Brown sugar milk tea - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

Omg, an authentic experience! I love the atmosphere of the restaurant in front of the market. A totally trippy experience for me...it was like I left Mississippi for an hour. The grocery seems rather large; I did not saunter through. I went for some yummy goodness, hot & ready! I ordered crab rangoon, which were plentiful, I couldn't eat them all. The crisp wontons and creamy filling caused me to moan, it was so good! Best crab rangoon I've had, hands down. I also feasted on sizzling beef short ribs, which is a great dish with red pepper, onion, asparagus and mushroom. It was served with steamed rice and was enough for two to dine on. The waitress and other staff were friendly and accomodating. I could see eating here often, as I don't cook. read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - Sizzling short ribs with veggies & steamed white rice. - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

Went to this place on many Facebook recommendations. It was a lot of great merch fit into a compact store. I found a lot of great items needed to make some yummy Asian cuisine & some fun new stuff I've been wanting to try. They could do with more attention to cleanliness & the smell inside was awful. Otherwise no complaints. read more

I love going into Chen's Market and finding something new and exciting to try. They have ingredients and prepackaged meals to support a variety of Asian cuisines. They have a wide selection of packaged Ramen for those trying to explore for the first time, but then they have vegetables, spices, and sauces you've never seen before that you can explore with in your cooking. There is an area in the rear to buy cooking equipment if you need to get a steamer basket or anything else. You can find many fun beverages that you won't see in Kroger/Walmart. They also have a fish market where you can even get live crawfish and oysters. read more

My go to place for Fresh Vegetables and various hard to find Spices and Herbs. I also visit their Restaurant. Alway clean and the staff is helpful read more

Awesome everything! Love it more since they added on. Bigger and better. Try the roasted duck or the cumin lamb. Oysters and crab claws are good too. read more

First and foremost, you just dont know how amped I am for being the first one to review this place!!! I tried checkin' in via mobile yelp and couldn't because their info wasn't in the system, so I am uploading the info myself and proclaiming myself the Duke of Oriental Supermarket! Lol!! Anyway, its a grocery store/restaurant specializing in ethnic authentic chinese cuisine and by far, its authentic simply by the seasoning and items you see on the menu - seaweed, pork intestine, tripe, lobster, conch, roast duck, salted duck, seafood hot & sour soup, its and expansive list, but guess what my goal is to give dang near everything a try as long as their open for business! The prices are so/so, their not expensive like PF Chang, but their potions are not great on to-go orders, but the people I've seen eat there were loaded down with grub. The ladies that ring you up are pretty nice and real sweet. I've tried the shredded curry chicken, taiwanese rice noodles, beef broccoli, seafood hot & sour soup and their regular egg rolls. Been their two times in the last couple of weeks and I will probably be back in a few days to try something else. I've seen a very diverse crowd in their shopping for groceries too. As always, hope you give it a try and let me know how you like it. read more

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Mr Chen you are my savior. I was born in China and my family came to the US and stayed in the California Bay Area to this day. Grew up grocery shopping with my mom in Chinese grocery stores for ingredients for all our meals. Needless to say, its hard to be without Chinese food for long and I like to cook sometimes. I used to live right across the highway from Mr. Chen. They are the only place in the Jackson area that I know of that carries the ChaCha brand sunflower seeds, its amazing. It's Thanksgiving, I'm on call for the weekend, so we came today to stock up on sunflower seeds and picked up a roasted duck, too. If you haven't had roasted duck before please give it a try. You have the opinion for half or a whole duck and they will cut it for you. Bargain! I like bargains. read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - Roasted duck. So good. If you buy the whole duck they will cut it up free of charge and give you everything. Yes that is duck head. Yum - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

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If I were making a list of things that Jackson has too much of, Chinese Buffets and Tex-Mex Cheese Palaces would top the list. Luckily, there are places that swim against the current and put out great food at a reasonable price without the need for the "All you can fit in your belly while wearing sweat pants" sign out front. Topping this list is Mr. Chen's Oriental Supermarket and Restaurant. Then menu is extensive and authentic. You can stick with basics like spring rolls and lo mein, or you can take a walk on the Zimmer side and try out exotic fare such as Basil Pig's Feet or Crispy Intestine. We usually opt for a little of both. This review is not a recounting of one or two recent meals, but a ringing endorsement from a chef and a food writer who counts this eatery as one of the best in the city. How can I put this more plainly...Put down the shovel, step away from the buffet line and go directly to Mr. Chen's. When you walk in the door, glance to your left and pick one of the specials from the dry erase board and get it alongside whatever your favorite oriental dish may happen to be. You will swear off the gut-busters forever. Bon Appetit! - Tom read more

I was very excited about trying out this grocery store plus restaurant, but I came back with mixed feelings. -First, I don't think the restaurant area stinks, like some reviewers pointed out. -Second, they do offer chopsticks to non-Asians. You just gotta ask for it. If you don't want to ask, you can go pick it up at the entrance of the restaurant. There are plenty of chopsticks stocked there in plain sight. -I ordered the "crizy" spicy chicken, which BTW has been spelled correctly in the new versions of the menu, and I thought it was too dry to be eaten with rice. I really wish I had known this before I ordered it. The chicken had been chopped up into tiny peanut sized pieces and I could mostly taste the cornflower on the deep fried chicken bits. It was pretty much like trying to eat fried chicken with rice. Tooo dry! I added some soy sauce, but it didn't help things too much. -The cashew chicken was OK. Though they were really stingy with the cashew. A few more veggies in that chicken dish would have made me happier. And spring onions don't count as veggies in my book! -Overall, we left feeling we had ordered the wrong items. Maybe we should have looked at the pics on the wall and chosen something from there. I did see a couple diners walk with their server to the "picture wall" and choose dishes from there, so it's not a completely crazy idea! On an earlier occasion I had bought some items from the grocery area. I found the shelves neatly stacked, the aisles were labeled and numbered, which is a rarity, and all or most items had price tags on them. This last point is also a rarity with several ethnic grocery stores. They are pretty much a one stop shop for all items Asian. About the restaurant though, I maintain my mixed feelings. read more

I was so happy to find this place, having just moved to Mississippi from D.C. The store has a fairly extensive selection of Asian veggies (e.g. yagaimo, burdock, greens, daikon, etc.). I haven't purchased any of their produce yet because the main purpose of my trip was stocking up on sauces and condiments. I was particularly excited to buy all of the sauces here because they are certainly cheaper than anything you might attempt at a regular grocery store (although not as cheap as my trusty Asian market in D.C.). I bought: -miso -mirin -soba noodles (they had a very extensive noodle selection) -rice wine (for cooking) -toasted sesame pil -pickled ginger -oyster sauce -hoisin sauce -chili basil sauce (for pad thai and drunken noodles) -black bean chili sauce -nori (they had an extensive selection) -kimchi -toasted black sesame seeds -frozen vegetable gyoza -frozen scallion pancakes After making all of my purchases, I got lunch and was very pleasantly surprised. I ordered Mapo Tofu and stir fried green beans (I requested no meat on both). They were both delicious and I was thrilled to get authentic tasting Chinese food in MS! read more

Got to stop here recently and loved every part of it! Having been on a trip to China before, walking through the doors felt like I was transported back to one of my most treasured memories. The market has all you could want! The restaurant is great too with authentic dishes that are hard to find in the states. I can't wait to visit again!! read more

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This supermarket is the biggest Asian supermarket you'll find in Mississippi. I come here whenever I'm cooking an Asian cuisine for dinner. They have all the spices and seasoning that I need in order to make my dishes. read more

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Stopped in on our way home from the coast. I love the more authentic Asian places and was excited to find this place on Yelp. Unfortunately it didn't deliver. As some other reviews have stated it smelled bad due to the grocery and restaurant being combined. It wasn't a big deal and not that unusual with similar places due to the live crab, lobster tanks. As for the food, what we had wasn't very good. I will skip this place and stay with Keifers,etc. when passing through Jackson. If you like this place and make it Memphis, make sure and go to New Asia in Germantown. read more

Oriental Supermarket & Restaurant - Taiwanese dumpling soup. Pretty good. - Taiwanese Near Me - Jackson, Mississippi

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The food was excellent! I tried duck for the first time and it was amazing. The food was fresh. I was impressed on my first visit. They gave me so much food, I was so full. read more

Mr Chen's Crizy (menu spelling) Spicy chicken is not kidding with the 2 pepper hot and spicy warning. It's great. It's also very hot!

I love this place the food is always delicious!! And the super market side has all kinds of great finds such as lose teas and herbs

Not that good at all. Besides lacking a bunch of Health standards, and having multiple items that don't taste that good. The pricing seems okay though read more

This is by far the best Chinese restaurant in the metro Jackson area. You can get fresh produce and all the special oriental products you might want. The go have a fantastic lunch or dinner. read more

I was back in Mississippi for a quick visit to Mom and she took me to the restaurant for dinner. Why wasn't this open when I lived in Jackson 3 years ago? My mouth cried tears of joy, I swear. Mom is Taiwanese and was excited to let me try the Taiwanese specialties on offer at Mr. Chen's. We had the fried radish cakes, 3 Cups Chicken (I believe it's "Taiwanese stewed chicken" on the menu) and the pork and squid stir-fry with chili black bean paste. All of it was phenomenal, although Mom thought the pork and squid dish was too spicy for her taste. I had to pinch myself a couple of times to make sure I was really in Mississippi. If I still lived in Jackson, I'd be here every week and they'd know me by name. My only gripe is that I asked for kong shin cai (water spinach) in the restaurant and they wouldn't make it for us. It wasn't on the menu, but I saw some on the produce side of the market...sad because I really wanted to eat it that night. The supermarket part is pretty darn impressive too. When I was a kid there was one Asian market in Jackson, a small, dimly lit store in a sketchy location on Terry Road. When I lived in Jackson, I would go to an Asian market in Ridgeland which was better. But this market is definitely a cut above. There are bright lights! Prices are marked! There's produce! What's not to like? May this supermarket and restaurant live long and prosper, and I'll be back around the next time I visit. read more

Great selection of hard to find Asian food ingredients. Friendly staff and wide selection and decent prices. I was able to find my dashi and seaweed for my miso soup as well as some hard to find cuts of meat and fish. Prices are moderate and parking is great. If your really feeling adventurous, try the pork with black bean sauce in the restaruant. read more

Grocery definitely smells really bad and everything is overpriced...with that smell, I would not touch the restaurant with a ten ft clown pole. Yuk read more

Oriental Supermarket "has it all". I prepare a lot of Asian cuisine and have never failed to find the exact ingredients I need to do so. If you can't find it on their shelves, it is not made or grown. Look no further, this place is top notch. Fresh, live seafood is also a definite plus. Some reviewers have mentioned a "funky" smell. That smell is simply the aroma of fresh, live seafood. Sometimes we have to give a little to gain a lot. read more

Outstanding. Hands down the best Chinese restaurant and market in the Jackson area. As someone who has lived in Mainland China, I can vouch for the authenticity and deliciousness of this establishment. This is not your typical "Americanized" Chinese food. All of the ingredients are fresh, all of the dishes are ones that you would find on a menu in China, and all of the friendly employees I met are native Chinese (primarily from Fujian province) who have not forgotten how real Chinese cooking is done. On our first try, my wife and I shared the Taiwanese Wonton Soup, the Sauteed String Beans, and the Pork in Black Bean Sauce, which was spiced to perfection. Awesome. We also shopped at the market and FINALLY found the authentic imported Chinese ingredients we've been after. The market has fresh vegetables, meats, and seafood, as well as a ton of other sauces, spices, peppers, rice, noodles, etc. They also have cookware as well as some arts-and-crafts items. For anyone unfamiliar with legit Chinese food, try ordering something you might not normally order. For example, try the Boiled Fish in Hot Oil (a traditional Sichuan dish), or Garlic Spiced Bacon Meat, or something else that sounds adventurous. I don't think you will be disappointed. Finally, spread the word! Jacksonians need to know that this is a special place and it needs our business. Honestly, if this place doesn't blow up with popularity in the next few months I'll be shocked. read more

It is great to have a local option for a non buffet, Chinese restaurant! The smell, when you walk in, can be a little over powering (coming from the fish market part of the supermarket, I do believe), but it goes away pretty fast. The food is great and the staff is nice. The lunch menu is filling and well priced, but the regular menu is where you can find some real gems. The "crizy" chicken is something else and the garlic bacon meat (not at all what it sounds like) is delish. read more

Finally, an authentic Chinese restaurant in the Jackson metro area!! However... The service is fair, there is no organized system of which servers are assigned to which tables, we always had a server on hand. However, there would be confusion between each of them when we have asked for an item or another. We have asked for chopsticks with our meals, and were not given any because we have been insisted upon that we did not know how to use them properly. Okaaaaaaay.... The food is quite bland for the Chinese tongue. Our roast duck was not as crispy as it should have been, also, the pan-fried rice noodles, and other ordered dishes were also lacking in flavour. The atmosphere is a typical Chinese restaurant from the 80s, none of the nuance flair that you would find the trendier Chinese restaurants you would find in the larger cities, like Vancouver, or San Francisco. It is quite clean, with no oil/msg odour in the air. Much better than most Asian restaurants I have been to. I would not initiate going there for a meal again myself, but I will go if invited by other friends. read more

Authentic Chinese food. Got roast duck, hot pot, and sautéed vegetables. Quick service. Very clean.

The place is solid and has remained such since it's opening. I grocery shop here for some produce, which is always great quality and cheaper than most grocery stores. I buy most if not all my ingredients for any Asian cooking, prices on those items are definitely better than any chain. I grew up in Seattle which has a significant Asian population and this grocer rivals many I was knew in Wa. The restaurant is the best Chinese cuisine I have had in the state - buffets just don't compare, they are different category of eating, "Quantity". : / While they do not have dim sum or many of it's offerings what they do offer is quite good, especially considering the Asian population in this area. Everything is always prepared fresh and very hot, getting suggestions of descriptions of dishes can be difficult depending on your server. SO, don't be adventurous based on that info. read more

Had the Mongolian beef & it was perfect. Juicy. Tender. Savory. Oniony. Amazing.

After eating the Chinese food here I was disappointed in how blah it was. But their attempt at authentic Chinese food is the closest around.

Went here today and have to say I'm shocked at all the good reviews. This was really one of the worst Chinese restaurants I've ever visited. The fried rice was clumped and very old, the moo goo gai pan was extremely salty and just not flavorful and the spring roll could have been sitting in the kitchen for days. I'm not trying to be mean. The staff were all nice. But I thought my trip to a larger city today would give me a chance to eat better than the small town I'm currently in. I can't imagine anything here being this bad. This was lunch so maybe they let things slide during that time but this is way below what should be acceptable at any time of the day. Come on Jackson, you deserve better. read more

Awesome! Had the Chicken Lo Mein and it was simply amazing. Very authentic unlike many other local establishments! While you are there check out the store. I recently bought a wok and love to make fried rice so the HUGE bags of rice were great. Would highly recommend and should even call it the best Chinese food in Jackson. read more

Standard Asian market with a restaurant on one side. I stopped by on a Sunday hoping for dim sum. No cigar. On the bright side, there was boba milk tea! read more

This is about as close to honest to God Chinese food as you can get in the south. The food was really tasty. However, some of the smells coming from the attached oriental market could put you off. All in all, I had a blast here. The food was great and I also had a wonderful time exploring the market. read more