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| - This place is pretty amazing! It probably helps if you already somewhat know what you're looking for, but part of the fun is to just wander around and look at things you've never seen before or would like to try. The prices aren't super cheap, but just depends. One thing I didn't like was that sometimes the prices aren't marked, so be careful and don't buy something that you assume will only be $3 and it turns out to be $15! Try to be somewhat choosy and spend your $$ wisely. If you look carefully, there are sometimes "sale" items for $1.00 or marked down things that you can get a good deal on, or better than what you would pay at a regular store. I agree with other reviewers that you should examine the expiration dates and also perhaps avoid the cookie-type items from other countries that may not be all that great. The green tea kit kats are fabulous! They have a really big selection of Lindt chocolate bars in all sorts of flavors like cognac, etc. that you won't normally see elsewhere, in one place. Your first trip to this store will probably be to just find your way around, which can be confusing at first. The European items tend to be on the right hand side of the store, and the rest of the store is mainly focused on Asian foods/candies.
But it is certainly amazing to see all the rows of everything you can imagine, from jams, to teas to coffees to juices to candy to you name it! They have a refrigerated section where there are some dairy items such as cheeses, yogurts, ice cream (some can be pricey at around $8.00-9.00). And of course fresh fish and other interesting delicacies. I found the place to be fairly well organized. It can be a bit frustrating if you have a cart and try to go down some of the more narrow aisles while someone else is coming the other direction. I had to back up a few times and go around and approach an aisle from another side, but it's not too big an issue.
By 9:30 am the lot was pretty well filled up and it can get busy, so be careful in the lot, there's a lot of coming and going. Sometimes employees seem to be dashing around rather rapidly on their way to various places around the store , so keep your eyes open and try not to bump into anyone or get bumped into! It's not that big a problem though. This is a HUGE place, so it's rather different from shopping at your local grocery store. One aisle has breakable items like glassware or decorative objects, and there's a sign asking people not to take carts down that particular aisle.
I picked up lunch at the Asian restaurant/cafe that's in the front of the store. Unfortunately, I wasn't too thrilled with my roast duck/soup combo, there wasn't a lot of duck pieces in it and what was there had a bone or gristle or something on it and didn't taste too great, but maybe it wasn't something to my personal taste. I might try it again with a different dish, as I think maybe there are things there that I would like better. If you want to charge your meal on credit card, they have a $10 minimum for that. Otherwise, just pay cash. Most meals there are $4.99-6.99 and you can either eat in or take out.
Overall, this really is quite a unique place here in Vegas and everyone who lives in this city should make at least one trek to look around. True, there will be "hits" and "misses" in your purchases, and you might be disappointed in some of the more exotic or unknown items you bring home, but most likely, you will also find some things to fall in love with and you can amaze your friends and family with amazing stuff at your next party. It's a great place to buy special holiday gifts (Xmas, etc) to send to out of town friends/family who don't have access to a market like this. As long as you "pre-test" (eat!) the things beforehand and assure that it is , indeed, something you/they like, you'll do fine. Have fun, shop wisely!
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