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| - I haven't been to any of the other Chinese supermarkets in Las Vegas, yet, but I agree that the place seemed dirty. On the other hand, there were two guys constantly pushing brooms and trying to keep up with the dirt, plus half a dozen guys restocking the shelves and the produce section, so keeping the place spotless may be an impossible task given the number of shoppers and the amount of stuff sold. If it had been just as dirty and I hadn't seen the broom-drivers, I'd definitely condemn it as "just dirty".
No matter--I got everything I wanted to get (I buy meat and fish closer to my apartment), and didn't buy a lot of things because they would have gone bad before I could eat them all.
The place stunk, too, but that was from the fresh Durians right as I walked in the door, so I can't hold that against them, either.
The store was congested, with close, high, packed aisles, but I managed to find everything I wanted by the second go-round (except for dried scallops and DRIED chinese sausage, and they didn't have any of those). I also found lots of stuff to buy that wasn't on my list. Overall, it was still a huge improvement over the largest Asian stores in Reno, and nothing was dusty or shopworn.
All in all, I had a great time, never noticed any rude service, but then, I didn't buy anything that required service (like meat or seafood). I'm probably prejudiced in favor of the store because I was just so thrilled to shop in a "real" Asian market with fresh produce and a huge selection.
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