I was serving Korean pork stew for dinner and felt like a couple of banchan sides might just elevate the meal, even just a bit. I live near 99 Ranch as well as Tokyo Central but neither have what I really wanted. I also felt the drive to S-Mart or H-Mart was just too much of a trek for a few sides. Hubbers mentioned this place, and although he wasn't sure if they carried any (been more than a decade since he last came through) he suggested I check it out anyway. Sadly, the only sides I found were in the frozen section and they're not the ones I really wanted. However! A great find was the sliced brisket for KBBQ at home. They also had a meat section in the back which will come handy in the future. Although I left emptyhanded, I'm pleased with the discovery. read more

Western Super Market - the sign for the store - Grocery Near Me - Gardena, California

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This store has the essentials you need! Also frozen brisket and pork belly in their freezers for at home Kbbq!

I love coming to the store to get fresh meat. The prices are low and the meat is good quality! read more

The Korean brisket was just as good as I expected. Go for that. (You'll find it in the standing freezer case - not in a meat counter). The carniceria in the back, however loses them a star. The young server did a fine job when I was there. And their al pastor had top of the line flavor. But on my next visit the older guy (I assume the owner) just ignored me and hoped I'd go away. Literally. When he finally did turn around it was like, "You still here moron?" Turns out the carniceria closes at 6? 6:30? while the rest of the place stays open till the posted hours. Who knows. Doesn't seem like the carniceria wants to do business. Looking for a new al pastor place unless I hear things have changed. read more

This is a hole in the wall store, a cross between liquor store and grocery store, jack of all trades. Kind of reminds me of Ranch99 market but at 1/24th scale. When I ran out of mini-cigars I decided to try this place not knowing what to expect (I buy mini-cigars from on-line stores, and I CAN'T WAIT until delivery date). They have mini cigars but machine made ones only (BUT I DON'T CARE, CAN I HAVE A BOX ?). All out of boxes so the clerk gives me 5 pieces for the price of the box, at this point I don't care about paying a few cents more but cool. While I'm here I look for mozzarella cheese I forgot to pick up earlier (It's late and the supermarkets are closed now). I found it, but it's expired. What's this? The sign says "Expired Goods". Huh, at least they're honest about it. It's the only mozzarella they have, I buy it and eat with tomato slices (Note: Sliced cheese didn't do it, get the mozzarella ball, works better). The store looks slightly dilapidated in some sections, half done in other sections and from the outside you'd never consider entering unless for emergency items (rough looking spot despite being only a half a block west from the police station). Nice friendly folks though, they don't look scared of rough looking customers mingling about, always smiling. Probably got a loaded bazooka behind the counter, explains the big smiles on their faces. read more

The store is medium-sized and is a cross section between a liquor and grocery store. It has both Korean and American groceries. They have a nice collection of liquor at low prices and they never run out of mini-cigars or cigarettes which is great. By the way this place is legendary for their Korean meats like ribs and BBQ. Seriously, if you live this store you're missing out on some of the best Korean BBQ EVER MADE!!!! Get some friends together, some meat, and beer and you my friend will be very happy. The service is great and the employees are always smiling. They're nice people and I always look forward going there to get some snacks or drinks. read more

This review is only for their meat, and probably their soju. I can't honestly say much about the market. It seems more like a liquor store than a market. They don't really stock much stuff there and I probably wouldn't touch their produce. But their meat cha-dol (brisket) and yoo-gi-sam-gyup-sal (organic pork belly) is good. Its not American Wagyu/Kobe beef but its definitely better than the cuts sold at other Korean markets. I come here frequently for their meat. I also love how keep their soju refrigerated because I usually decide to cook meat the day of and drinking warm soju is no bueno. They also stock Jinro 24, which I haven't seen at too many places. The owner/lady is also very nice. read more

Wow this place got clean. I was surprised to see how much cleaner it go then before. I was told by some of my friends that the meat was good so I decided to try it out. The Korean style beef brisket and pork meat was Very good! The place is under new management and I heard that they are planning to have Mexican meat market inside too. Can't wait! read more

I was looking to buy Yuzu tea at a location closer to home and this Market came up in my search which is Korean owned. The owner was very helpful and pleasant. I noticed he also sold hard boiled eggs which is definitely a healthy snack. Within the same market there are two men transferring their carnicería business and they offered us red salsa, guacamole, and carnitas. The red salsa was different from others I have made and tried over the years it was thick, deep red, and lots of green onions (my personal fav), the guacamole was thick and light which I found out they add mayo to it, the carnitas for which I normally don't care for, looked appealing and wasn't so greasy, perfect crunch and very tasty. I'm looking forward to returning here to try the ceviche and meat once they are settled in to their new location. read more

This place is under new management, and it definitely got really nice! They sell a lot of various items, and their Korean meat is SO GOOD. My friends and I were honestly pretty amazed by how good their meat is. The owners are also super nice and helpful. I also heard there's going to be a Mexican meat market inside as well. read more

This place is under new management, and it shows. The owners and employees are so nice and wonderful. The market is clean and well-organized. It's like a mini-supermarket filled with various Korean and American groceries. They've seriously got all kinds of goodies. As many of the previous reviewers mentioned, if you're also into Korean BBQ, this seriously is the place to go! Their meat are of great quality. They even have organic pork. I made Korean BBQ using their meat, and my guests LOVED IT!!! The meat was so tender and juicy. So if you crave Korean BBQ or want to host a Korean BBQ night, this is the place to go! read more