Very nice, friendly service and the store is super clean and well stocked. Excited to go back and get more great Korean food

Seoul Market is a local Korean market in La Crescenta that I frequent weekly when I don't feel like driving to the nearest Asian big box supermarket stores like: H-Mart, 99 Ranch, Tokyo Central, or LAX-C. Since it's a Korean market specialty store, obviously they carry all the Korean products and groceries you will need to make a delicious Korean feast. However, Seoul Market carries many great (non-Korean items) Japanese, Chinese; and Southeast Asian, Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino products/brands that are impressive for a Korean mom n pop market. Prices are fair and produce is fresh. Great Sake section, cooking supplies, frozen goods, snacks, etc. Meat is not their strong point, but you definitely can find fresh good quality Korean BBQ meat items. I love the fruits here! The store is OCD friendly (clean and organized) and the owner is just a stellar human being. Very nice to his employees and customers. Also, they make the BEST homemade KIMBAP in town! Their ready made in-house Korean cuisine grab and go items are delicious! read more

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Very disappointing experience. I brought back rotten apples and was met with rude behavior instead of help. The owner even called me afterward to blame me rather than resolve the issue professionally. Customer service and kindness go a long way, especially in a neighborhood market. I hope they improve how they treat customers moving forward. read more

I recently moved to the area and was looking for an Asian market since I love cooking Asian food. I'm so glad I found this cute little market! They have a great variety of Korean and other Asian products, exactly what I needed. I asked for help finding a few items and the employees were super friendly and helpful. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

This is the closest Asian grocery store to Burbank. We went for the exotic ramen packages that you can't find at regular grocery store. They had lots here. It's a nice smallish store with lots of Asian foods. read more

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Clean well stocked with clean aisles and defined product placement, good assortment of frozen foods, fresh vegetables, and fresh meat and fish, nice and helpful people. read more

I purchased noodle today and it had a serious issue with the quality. I wanted to get refund or get replacement but the manager or owner was so rude and tell me they cannot do it. It's not the place to go to shop read more

Seoul Market - Completely low quality noodle that is not edible. - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

Been shopping here for a while. They have very good Korean bbq meat you can take home and put on the grill. Proxies are fair and the workers always nice and helpful. read more

Seoul Market is a good Korean market/bodega with most of what you're looking for if you plan on making Korean food or Asian food. The prepared hot food is solid. Folks are nice and helpful. Butcher section ambiance is clean, and meat quality is good although selection is limited to beef, pork and fish (Mackerel, etc.). Overall, Seoul Market is a reliable Korean/Asian grocer. read more

People are kind, the store is cute and nice to walk around, plus they have an amazing selection of food. Really everything I could ask for, definitely returning as a regular. read more

Realization that it may have been cheaper to eat at a restaurant. Meat looks bit small for 2.6 lbs. Only 5 pieces, so I weighed it. That's including box and marinade. So I weighed only marinade and the box and it's almost a pound. I've been to other korean market where they usually weigh meat, then add additional sauce. Not sure if this is a common practice but just putting it out there so people are aware what they are paying for. read more

Seoul Market - Hmm....$15.99 worth of marinade? Other markets weighs meat first then add additional marinade. - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

The selection is solid for a small market, and you can find all the essentials, from fresh kimchi to your favorite ramen brands. The only downside was the early closing time. We came in close to closing, and while the owner was still kind, he had to rush us a bit at checkout. Overall, a great spot with a personal touch. I'll definitely be back. read more

The store gets the job done in regards to getting basics in Korean goods: basic vegetables, seasonings, kimchi. It beats driving 10+ miles away while being in the Glendale/Burbank area where there is a huge gap in any Asian market between Van Nuys to Alhambra/Arcadia area. Market is small, so take that into consideration, but they do have a variety of stuff inside if you take a moment to look. read more

Love coming here for all our home Korean BBQ needs! Service is great. Always offer help when needed. Start off with KIMBAP!! Sooo good. Always hits the spot. The marinated short ribs is a must! As is the bulgogi! Best paired with their homemade pickles! The fresh short rib - a bit pricey but so worth it. Just toss on grill - practically butter! Must get soju! Cheers! read more

Seoul Market - Soju - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

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First off, I am a firm believer in St. Thomas Aquino's dictim, cleanliness is next to Godliness. Believe you me this store is spotless. The vegetables were fresh and nicely displayed. The products I was looking for were for Thai cooking and not Korean, but I found all I was looking for and more. The helpers in the store were friendly and helpful and patient. It was my first time in the store and I will go back whenever I need. read more

Seoul Market in La Canada, CA is your go-to spot for all your Asian cuisine needs. The store offers a wide variety of products, and the staff is always helpful. Whether you're looking for ingredients for a specific dish or exploring new flavors, Seoul Market has you covered. read more

This is my favorite Korean market of all the others in the area. They have tons of options for Korean BBQ at home in their deli area. The shop is clean and easy to find other items you may need. The produce isle is so fresh. Honestly, the meat quality and produce section look a lot better than what you would see in big box grocery stores. They also have top notch customer service. read more

The owner is very rude and aggressive. I talked about the missing item which I bought it 30 minutes ago and he insisted that they never make a mistake and it's totally my fault. I checked many times in my side but couldn't find it. I'm very disappointed and not satisfied their customer service. read more

A wonderful grocery store with wide selection and fresh produce. Got the pre marinated bulgogi, delicious. Makes for quick easy weeknight dinner, along with bean sprouts and bok choy. Friendly staff. Small parking lot. read more

Don't go to here! They sell rotten fruits. They refunded my money but the owner was so rude. When I took this fruit back to show him, I assumed he would refund, but he was quick to respond in a rude manner and had no interest in apologizing for the rotten fruit. He was incredibly rude and told me that he wouldn't know without opening the fruit despite the fruit very obviously being rotten. read more

Seoul Market - Don't go to here! They sell rotten fruits. - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

10/10 would recommend this sweet mom and pop shop for any and all of your groceries and Korean goodies! - They have a huge variety of fresh produce and all the snacks and ramen you could ask for. If I didn't know better I would have probably packed their entire snack section in my car! - The store is also one of the cleanest, most organized establishments I've ever been to and I felt so at ease while browsing the aisles. - On top of it all, the staff here are also all so sweet and helpful - you could tell they were all smiling under their masks! All in all, I will definitely be back in the future for any market runs while I'm in the area. :) read more

This store has a new owner and they have more fresh vegetables and variety of Asian food! Love shopping here! read more

Nice people and very special goods! Very small parking lot! Love the selection of frozen food and fresh vegetables! read more

They have improved so much under new management. So clean with their new flooring and automatic door. Love going to this market because the place is spacious, so you dont have to bump into other customers as other local asian markets. They make good kimbap and other banchans (side dishes) read more

Very convenient and reasonably stocked. A short drive from Glendale and Pasadena via Freeways. Easier than going to KTown or the SGV. For small Korean/ Asian items . Otherwise KTown is without parallel, so many choices there. read more

Sold spoiled kimchi cucumbers and soiled picked garlic. Tried to talk to employees but weren't helpful as they had the gall to ask if we would do the same at Ralph's. Uh yes, if Ralph's sold me spoiled food, I would absolutely go and tell them. read more

I stopped by Seoul Market just to check it out since we're interested in moving to the area. I didn't have my wallet and only had $12. As I was checking out, some cookies and cream almonds snagged my eye and I went to grab them but realized I didn't have enough. The cashier said "don't worry about it! Take them! I'm the owner. I know you'll be back!" Obviously I'll be back and I'm here on Yelp to shout out a gem of a market. read more

Seoul Market - Snacks - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

Great selection of items and foods ! Customer service was helpful, I will be coming back !

Good place to shop when you need to arrange dinner, korean style in a pinch. Decent kitchen making various pickled, fried, and rolled goods of classic, korean lunch box variety. Also, good choice of dry beers, soju, snacks etc. Produce and meats are bit overpriced, but understandably. Good little market, yummy kitchen outback. 4 stars read more

Seoul Market - Veggie seaweed roll+pan fried white fish+korean rice/blood sausage, a la cart for about $4 each. - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

I helped my friend out with some garden work and he couldn't afford to pay me so instead he offered to cook a nice Asian meal for the both of us. EBT has strict guidelines against buying for others but it was okay here because he was buying the ingredients for himself. The items here seem authentic and amazing! 5 stars for inventory. When we went to pay for the ingredients, there were 2 Korean clerks that gave us smiles and welcomed us with great manners! My friend then pulled out his SNAP EBT card and both women immediately looked down at us like we were lower in status than fifty-day-old kimchi! One of the ladies made a scoffing sound and walked away. I went to the car and started to cry but my friend was a good sport. He just smiled, stayed and finished paying using his SNAP card (btw he has two sick parents and works three jobs just to cover their rent, medical, in-home care, etc. but what do these ladies know? He's 'apparently' just a 'pos' for using what his taxes already pay for and the market gets paid by the state for the purchase anyway). Negative 4 stars for shaming customers, which last time I checked, were needed for a store to function? Idk. I don't have an MBA so I could be wrong about this business model. 1 star for status-shaming. BUT, honestly, 10 stars if you're a masochist and like being treated like fecal matter! I'm writing this for the masses, though, so personal kinks aside, I'm gonna have to go with 5 stars inventory minus 4 stars for shaming! That equals one, btw, but again, as a cabbage peasant unworthy of gazing my eyes upon the royal presence of Seoul Market staff, I could be wrong about that too! read more

Great selection. Very clean and well organized. Not much fresh food. But good products available.

After being treated rudely by the passive aggressive cashier who was bad mouthing me (!!) to another customer right in front of me, I will not shop here again. Reading other reviews, the customer service here is clearly lacking in addition to the quality of ingredients. I went here to get dumpling wrappers in the refrigerated section and upon closer inspection, noted that they were all gummy and stuck together. This means they are freezing and defrosting and re-freezing their items and trying pass them off as being fresh. Hard pass. There are plenty of other Korean markets in the area with a better selection and better quality of ingredients. read more

Wide variety of products and great selection. Plus there are fresh hot foods to choose from throughout the day. The aisles are nice and wide which makes it easy to traverse through the store. The parking lot is small so may get crowded when busy or possibly have to park on street. read more

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Love this place. Clean, well-stocked, pleasant to navigate, and great prices. The owner and cashiers are always pleasant, and the hot foods are always on point. Their kimbap is some of the best I've had in the LA area, on par with or better than K-town! read more

I would continue to go here, but the male owner with the glasses seems to make alot of his customers uncomfortable. He's very rude and always stares at me for some reason. Really uncomfortable experience. Id rather drive 5 more minutes and stop by Lotte market on the same street, its a bigger store with more options and most importantly excellent customer service. read more

Among the three Korean markets in the vicinity, Seoul market is hands down my favorite. The owners are awesome and never fails to dote on my daughters whenever they see them. The older lady that works during the morning/afternoon time is also nice! I used to live in a neighborhood where the nearest ASIAN market was 30 minutes away. Even then- stock was limited and prices were high. After moving back to SoCal I was happy that I'll have a plethora of Korean grocery store options within 30 min (to Ktown). Turns out I don't even have to drive out to Koreatown since Seoul Market has everything I need and prices are competitive to the bigger chain markets! Sometimes I find items (mainly frozen food items) that are actually cheaper than h-mart for example! The store is usually well stocked (covid and shipping delays will probably be the only reason they don't have certain items). The meat selection carries great quality meat. The best and favorite part of Seoul market is probably their hot foods. Kimbap is readily available every morning at 8 while the hot food such as jeon, soondae, ddukbokki start rolling out around 11am. If you come anytime before then, the aroma of the food cooking in the kitchen fills the entire market. Dangerous when entering hungry! On weekends they have bossam and jokbal too! Tldr; great staff and competitive prices. read more

They sold me a kimchi thatbwas expired in 2019. They do not manage their shelves at all. I bought the items thinking it wasnt expired, put it in my fridge and went back a week later to open my new kimchi, it has black mold. My bad for buying expired item but surprised they had year old expired kimchi... read more

Seoul Market - Black mold on expired kimchi they sold - International Grocery Near Me - La Canada, California

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Interesting veggies and prepared foods. Live abalone and other sea foods. Great fruits and vegetables. Good prices read more

Love this market (especially meat section XD). I can pretty much get anything that I need to cook Korean food and Japanese food except chest nuts and ginko nuts (I was looking for them in Sep). Maybe hose are seasonal items..... Not many customers whenever i go, I love that. People are very helpful and nice at the market, too. :D read more

Something is wrong with the owner- the guy with the glasses. Never have I seen ANY business owner be aggressive to their customers without reason. Having a bad day is still no excuse. A couple of days ago I went in when they were about to close. The owner was at the register. The vegetables (1.39 per bunch) were half rotten and I kindly requested a discount. He could've just said no. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL! But he snatched them out my hand and started yelling. He was putting out his chest and verbally extremely aggressive. Two of the employees witnessed it. He was so close to becoming physical. All for a couple cents??? And to a regular customer??? I am still very dumbfounded. read more