This place may be good for some non-perishables but I would not trust their vegetables. I came here for some string beans, and some other veggies for steaming and salad making. Their broccoli is cut to the top, which if you know much about veggies in retail means they are OLD! They cut the bottom and dip in hot / cold water to keep the appearance of freshness when in reality they are past their expiration date. Maybe that's just how they prefer them? Note the decaying branches on the top. The fact that they can pedal this disgusting manure unchallenged is beyond me.
The one saving grace is that their other non-perishable items are usually really cheap. That is all.
I'm rating Fong & Zhou Supermarket 4/5 stars based on a few things:
– The produce is most often nicer than the nearby Legend Supermarket – I can get a wider variety of products at reasonable prices. – The seafood and meat counters are well stocked, and they have several people who speak English, which is a bonus for someone like myself.
I can get a few items over at Legend for cheaper prices so I usually go to both places when I am looking for specific things, but you quickly learn that F&Z will take less of a toll on your nerves. Overall there is more room and more cash registers, so even if there are quite a few people ahead of you it doesn't feel closed in. It's a great addition to the neighborhood.
Before this business opened, I would usually drive all the way to 8th avenue to get my groceries. There is another supermarket around the corner, Legend Supermarket, but I rarely go there for groceries because the place is small and pricey for their products.
Now to review Fong & Zhou Supermarket.
Likes: I love the size of this place! super big and has so many different varieties to choose from. The price of their products aren't bad at all. Fruits & Vegetables are for a decent price. The meats & Seafood is similar to 8th avenue markets.
Dislikes: Since this supermarket is located on 18th avenue, it makes it even harder to find parking on the streets. Because people usually double park outside to quickly grab the items that they need, it causes major traffic! I drive by almost every day and it takes me about ten minutes to get off the block.
Aside from the parking and traffic, this supermarket is the best one around that area! Legend Supermarket needs to step up their game, ASAP!
Decor: 3/5 -Has the typical Asian market smell -Moderate selection of meats, produce and frozen goods -Seems like a fairly busy market though
Service: 4/5 -checkout lines may appear long but the cashiers were fairly fast and efficient
Food: 3/5 -Wang Lao Ji Herbal Tea (red can) is my favorite! It is not overly sweet and contains several herbal plants. -Hung Fook Tong makes a variety of drinks. I decided to purchase four and try them all out. Of the 4, my favorite was Xia Ku Cao (Spiked-Fruit). The other three had a medicinal herb taste or was too salty. (Ginseng Chysanthemum with honey, Salted Mandarin with Mandarin Pulps, Sugarcane juice)
Residents of the area no longer venture to 8th ave for decent Asian groceries. This place is similar to FeiLong and NY Mart; they have the essentials… There are the seafood and meat on left side, and vegetables and on the right and the rest in the back. The fruits are outside in front of the store. The lines are long on the weekends, so do your shopping on the weekdays.
It's a Chinese supermarket, and not a particularly good one. It's narrow and the produce looks like it's seen better days. But they have a surprising amount of items for sale for how jam packed everything is. The seafood looks reasonably fresh, and some of the fruit looks fresh. Their bundles of vegetables are pretty big though, so clear out some space in your fridge or share with your friends.
This place may be good for some non-perishables but I would not trust their vegetables. I came here for some string beans, and some other veggies for steaming and salad making. Their broccoli is cut to the top, which if you know much about veggies in retail means they are OLD! They cut the bottom and dip in hot / cold water to keep the appearance of freshness when in reality they are past their expiration date. Maybe that's just how they prefer them? Note the decaying branches on the top. The fact that they can pedal this disgusting manure unchallenged is beyond me.
The one saving grace is that their other non-perishable items are usually really cheap. That is all.
I'm rating Fong & Zhou Supermarket 4/5 stars based on a few things:
– The produce is most often nicer than the nearby Legend Supermarket
– I can get a wider variety of products at reasonable prices.
– The seafood and meat counters are well stocked, and they have several people who speak English, which is a bonus for someone like myself.
I can get a few items over at Legend for cheaper prices so I usually go to both places when I am looking for specific things, but you quickly learn that F&Z will take less of a toll on your nerves. Overall there is more room and more cash registers, so even if there are quite a few people ahead of you it doesn't feel closed in. It's a great addition to the neighborhood.
Before this business opened, I would usually drive all the way to 8th avenue to get my groceries. There is another supermarket around the corner, Legend Supermarket, but I rarely go there for groceries because the place is small and pricey for their products.
Now to review Fong & Zhou Supermarket.
Likes: I love the size of this place! super big and has so many different varieties to choose from. The price of their products aren't bad at all. Fruits & Vegetables are for a decent price. The meats & Seafood is similar to 8th avenue markets.
Dislikes: Since this supermarket is located on 18th avenue, it makes it even harder to find parking on the streets. Because people usually double park outside to quickly grab the items that they need, it causes major traffic! I drive by almost every day and it takes me about ten minutes to get off the block.
Aside from the parking and traffic, this supermarket is the best one around that area! Legend Supermarket needs to step up their game, ASAP!
Decor: 3/5
-Has the typical Asian market smell
-Moderate selection of meats, produce and frozen goods
-Seems like a fairly busy market though
Service: 4/5
-checkout lines may appear long but the cashiers were fairly fast and efficient
Food: 3/5
-Wang Lao Ji Herbal Tea (red can) is my favorite! It is not overly sweet and contains several herbal plants.
-Hung Fook Tong makes a variety of drinks. I decided to purchase four and try them all out. Of the 4, my favorite was Xia Ku Cao (Spiked-Fruit). The other three had a medicinal herb taste or was too salty. (Ginseng Chysanthemum with honey, Salted Mandarin with Mandarin Pulps, Sugarcane juice)
Residents of the area no longer venture to 8th ave for decent Asian groceries.
This place is similar to FeiLong and NY Mart; they have the essentials…
There are the seafood and meat on left side, and vegetables and on the right and the rest in the back.
The fruits are outside in front of the store.
The lines are long on the weekends, so do your shopping on the weekdays.
It's a Chinese supermarket, and not a particularly good one. It's narrow and the produce looks like it's seen better days. But they have a surprising amount of items for sale for how jam packed everything is. The seafood looks reasonably fresh, and some of the fruit looks fresh. Their bundles of vegetables are pretty big though, so clear out some space in your fridge or share with your friends.