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| - I give this place a 3.5.
I have the $10 membership but I can't for the life of me tell you what the benefit is.
Going to this store makes you appreciate the quality of junk food in the US. I've had cookies and all sorts of goodies from everywhere from Serbia to South America, and let's just say, the chocolate does not taste like chocolate in America. Everything has this dry, cheap taste to it, so honestly, skip any sort of packaged grain treat.
The main reason I shop here is because I cook a TON of Greek and Middle Eastern food. What does that mean? I stock up on rose water, orange water and pomegranate molasses here. They have an entire shelf of glyko (Greek spoon sweets) alone. That's pretty much amazing.
In addition, they carry the best chocolates on earth: Kinder everything , Pocket Coffee and Ritter Sport. YES YES AND YES. Skip the poor quality cookies and cakes and just get candy. They even have green tea Kit Kats.
Now why three stars? One half of the store is Asian. I would even say it's more like 2/3. I would love it if they offered more of a selection from the rest of the world, because, well, they have an entire aisle of just ramen pretty much. After getting the most horrific bout of food poisoning from a Korean BBQ on Spring Mountain Rd. this past summer, I've sworn off made in Asia food products. I just don't trust their quality control. If you went through the same food posioning that I went through, you'd feel the same way.
The housewares, same deal, many are of poor quality and are the same that you'd find in a Ranch 99 or SF Market over on Spring Mountain Rd. Seriously, nothing to write home about in that department, as again, the housewares are only Asian. They do have a few Greek coffee pots, but that's it.
I do love this store, but I'd love to see more items from South America and Europe. Also, if you're looking for anything African, I can not find them (specific spices, in general) so you might be better off shopping online for those products.
Also, be careful, people have no qualms whatsoever about running you over in the parking lot, and I think they cover their eyes when they pull out. Seriously, be careful because nobody is watching out for you.
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