Moving to Chinatown, I was very worried... Where was I going to get groceries without having to inhale fishy air and settle for non-fresh produce? AND there are no big chain supermarkets near (well there kinda are but as a student.. they can get pricey)
well Lucky Moose to the rescue! Honestly, I was shocked how well kept this place was when I first stepped in. The catchy English songs you can hear from the outside lured me inside where the music suddenly changes into Chinese (makes me chuckle to myself every time haha).
They have a lot of produce and many many many good deals! currently.. apples/oranges are 10/$2, giant pineapples for $3 (seriously they're giant, bigger than my roommate's head) and dumplings are 8 bags for $10! but word of warning, non-asian things are a little over priced. Also, there is also a cooked food area on the back right corner where you can buy food take-out style.
SO environment wise.. the people there are nice (even the customers haha) and the place is pretty clean. Only part I don't like is the meat section, the floor is semi-wet (don't wear sandals) and sometimes there will be things that surprise you like giant fish on the floor (true story)
they take cash, debit (on purchases over $10) and credit (on purchases over $30)
You gotta drop by this place and see what you can pick up!