I was making my way to the other Asian Markets in Chinatown when I came across this place..
I fell in love instantly. They weren't busy when I first went there around 9pm. I really like that they close at midnight everyday. I tend to do most of my shopping at night when places aren't so busy.
Besides being a market, they have a mini food court, a little side that sells baked goods, and little stores varying from beauty products to clothing.
The first thing I noticed when I walked in was how bright and clean it was. All the fruits and vegetables looked fresh. As with places that have seafood, there was a fishy smell, but not as bad as other places tend to be.
The meat looks really good and on my second trip there I had gotten some marinated short ribs and they were to die for. I'm not sure what prices should be for that kind of thing, but it wasn't bad at all. The gentleman that got the meat for me weighed it then added a little bit more for free. They have a ton of side dishes to go with your meal that are made fresh available there too. During the afternoon they tend to have free samples of food like curry and iced coffee.
They also have some frozen Hawaiian food! I forgot about that. The prices are a lot cheaper that what I used to pay so I'm definitely stopping there more often. In fact, a lot of things in there were a lot cheaper than the bigger stores here.
I highly recommend this place. I don't know much about Korean food and ingredients, but I'm definitely willing to learn thanks to this market!