Hong Kong Supermarket
“The main thing I'd say is their grocery section could be bigger, and it's pretty filthy and crowded, just like all of Chinatown.”
“Don't forget to check downstairs for yummy asian snacks and a huuuge assortment of noodles.”
“I really miss having my Chinese veggies like bok choy, napa, gai lan, etc, and they all look pretty fresh here.”
Hong Kong Supermarket
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
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Woah I thought I reviewed this place already. Biggest supermarket in Chinatown, but they often go out of stock of things I need. For example, I couldn't find egg tofu, chives, fresh peanuts, cheong fun, or peanut powders. To be fair, the fresh peanuts wasn't really in season when I was looking. I often have to go to Po Wing Hong, Deluxe Food Market, and Kam Man just to get everything I need. I couldn't find 辣豆瓣醬 or regular 黑豆豉 at some point either, which are very common sauces that should be in stock. I was able to find maltose sugar after looking super hard though.
Vegetables are cheap and fresh and they have a larger variety than other places. I even found 萵苣 (celtuce) one time. Mee Li down the street has better looking vegetables, especially if you're looking for daikon radish or taro. It's also annoying that they put the ginger in large packs to encourage you to buy the whole bag. But they do allow you to take the ones that have fallen out as you pay by weight anyways. The vegetables look way fresher than the fruits which look downright nasty sometimes.
Seafood and meat section are decent but not as large of a selection as Deluxe for meat or Win Choy for seafood. I was looking for the best place to buy golden promfret and the ones here didn't look as fresh, albeit they were larger. The eyes were red and cloudy instead of clear.
I think my favorite part about this place is that it's right next to a cheong fun cart, so I can grab a snack right before shopping. It isn't as good as the Asian supermarkets in New Jersey or Flushing and they lack a lot of Taiwanese items, but since I'm far away from both it will have to do.
This is my go-to supermarket whenever I am in the Chinatown area. I think I am very partial to it because it was here where I was able to accomplish one of my life goals: walk into the middle of a top chef filming when they run through the grocery store to prepare for their next challenge! It was during top chef all-stars which was even better because I recognized everyone running around. Now I am digressing.
Back to the supermarket. This place has a plethora of Asian sauces, snacks, vegetables, fruit, dry noodles, and meats…just to name a few things. I think what they are most well-known for is their cheap good sushi. You can get a full salmon roll for less than $5 and the quality is not bad at all.
Overall, a good, reliable supermarket where one can get a wide variety of Asian goodies.
As far as prices and variety, it's hard to beat this grocery store/supermarket. I do most of my grocery shopping here on a weekly basis due to its convenience and low prices. Moreover, here I discovered some interesting produce that I've come to love, such as yu choi tips, ear mushroom, xinjian fragrant pears, and Korean melons.
Some of the stuff here is hit or miss: one week you may get a great deal for some very tasty fruit or vegetables; the following week the same item at the same price tastes like cardboard.
Hygiene standards are also a bit of hit or miss. The guys at the fishmonger stall wear gloves at all times, but I've seen one clean his ears with a toothpick… while wearing gloves.
I've seen a guy open a bottle of soy sauce, pour some of the content in the cap, drink it, screw the cap back, and put the bottle back in the shelf. Bottom line: if you buy something here make sure the item is properly sealed.
The place is always busy, but aisles tend to be always well-stocked, and lines move fast. I also must confess that have a crush on one of the check-out ladies: a tiny woman with a feeble voice who always seemed sweet to me… until once somebody translated to me what she was saying to a colleague: "You can't even lift a 50lb bag of rice, and you call yourself a man?! What can of man are you?! I pity you". I'm in love.
My store that I go to get my being blue seaweed. Best seaweed of all time just saying. But those cashier lines are ridiculously long as hell every time I go there. They have a ton of yummy snacks inside easy to find everything it's a great supermarket when you want to find snacks. But sorta expensive, but not really at the same time. It's expensive and inexpensive snacks you just got to compare the pricing with other supermarkets.
My go to grocery shop. It's the cleanest one in Chinatown (and also the most expensive, but only by a bit). The thing I love the most about this place is that it has an expansive selection of veggies and fruits that are actually fresh and don't have random flies buzzing around all over the place. The baby cucumbers and long green beans are my go to. They also have fresh seafood and poultry, which you can order and have the staff chop up if necessary.
Best of all, they have an entire floor dedicated to Asian snacks and ramen (downstairs). Recently they've also started doing samples of random frozen foods. Definitely a solid place to get all of your groceries!
It used to be my go to one stop shop for Chinese grocery.
How things have changed. I am there for the first time in many years. It looks nothing like before. Vegetables are scattered around, things just feel like it is not organized. It is the same feeling maybe the boss is away on vacation or this place is about to go under.
When I went to retrieve a shopping basket, the first one has no carry hook. The second one is also broken, but it is bandaged up. Strike one.
The selection seemed to very average and expensive. I was looking for the vitasoy lemon tea. Nope- instead it has milk tea for .83 a pack. Quite expensive compare to other shops (think it is about half price in flushing).
Ok check out time- there are only 2 lanes and the line is huge- worse than Walmart. I waited about 20-30 minutes in line just to pay. Strike two.
After much wait, finally it is my turn- the cashier who barely speaks any English doesn't even wrap the ceramic utensils and glass items with newspapers. You have to ask for some and wrap it yourself. The final straw was I am told they don't take credit card because the machine is down.
That is strike #3 for me. I am not coming again, ever!
One of chasier is so mean. She put all my stuff in one bag. So it's so heavy to carry with one hand. So, I asked her one more bag. But she said "don't waste." Then, she ignored me.
She looks young. She wears on glasses and short straight hair.
Hong Kong Supermarket is two stories with a variety of fresh produce, snacks and more snacks.
Having been around many years, HK supermarket does not fail to satisfy my cravings when I need a certain snack. Though the Manhattan Chinatown Supermarket is closer to me, I would make my way to HK for certain snacks MC doesn't carry.
Inside the supermarket there is a small sushi stand which I absolutely love. The prices for the sushi are so reasonable (2.50$ for a california roll) and they are always fresh.
When I am shopping for groceries and need instant sushi, this place is my go-to.