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| - I'm a spoiled ex-uptowner so I'm used to my Foody Marts, Sunny Foodmart, Oriental Marts and T&Ts... But I gotta say PAT is A-OK.
First time visiting this market since I usually end up in Chinatown or the Uptown markets for my groceries. It's small, manageable and organized. The staff speak a bit of english, but they were nice and all smiles.
I was looking for mochi and fish cakes but some instant ramen and frozen meats caught my interest. As a lazy chef... I like to leave the meat cutting/slicing to other people and I was happy to see frozen pork belly thinly sliced and ready for a simple thaw n grill. They also have sliced beef ribs for Galbi. Fruits and vegetables were ok, but I'd rather go to Chinatown for the variety.
The Piece de Resistance are the freshly made fish cakes. As you enter the store, to the left you'll see a lady making these crispy, doughy cakes shaped like a fish but filled with either red, black or green bean @ $1.50 each (5 for $7) or custard @ $1.75 (5 for $8.50). It was about a 10 minute wait to get a fresh batch and it was worth it... So warm, crispy outside, soft inside and not overly sweet... YUMM! This setup operates separately from the market so it's cash only.
This place isn't cheap compared to the other markets I frequent, but I will definitely be back whenever I'm in the area... Especially for the Awesome fish cakes!
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