Asian Market — Attraction in City of Watertown

Moved to Drum a year ago and was happy to have found a store that sells asian products. The store is small but has a good selection. Never really had a bad experience but I won’t be shopping here anymore. Every time I go, I usually always get the same products and every time it’s a different price. Last time I bought a bag of rice priced at $51.99 (mind you, growing up rice is NEVER that expensive even if it’s the bigger bags) but it’s a staple so ok it was just a bit cheaper before. Added just a few more items to my cart and everything came out in the total of $104. That’s just ridiculous considering I did not even buy that much. I’m filipina, I grew up with most of the products being sold here & never have I spent this much. It’s ok that they’re the only store that sells ethnic products, but it’s not ok to not put a price tag on most then just price whatever just because you feel like it. Have decided to shop and take the drive to Syracuse as it’s so much cheaper for the same products/quality. I have found the same type of rice they sell/size for only $27. The owners are nice and helpful but it seems they take advantage of overpricing their products and that leaves me...

Besides the military commissary on Fort Drum, this place got the best Asian ingredients to prepare your yummy delicious Asian dish you love from Thai, Philippine, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and more plus the family own staffs are friendly and helpful when in need of specific items like just last week when I stopped by looking for Thai Oyster Sauce the Three Female Cooks Brand(ซ้อสหอยนางรมตรา๓แม่ครัว) but they were out and the gentleman told me he will be going to Syracuse the day later and will pick them up so I got the Thai Mushroom Soy Sauce since we had been missing for a couple of days. Anyhow, I was at the store today and was very impressed that the gentleman genuinely kept his words and got about 5 or 6 bottles of that Thai Oyster Sauce. However, I had been impatient since I need to cook a dish that calls for that oyster sauce so I went ahead and got a Chinese version Hoisin sauce from Walmart which now I regret but I picked up the Thai Soy Bean Sauce for the 242th American Independence Day celebration of this beautiful nation home of the free and land of the...

I liked this Asian and ethnic food market. One of the things that could take it to another level is to see better quality ingredients for a number of products. There are so many artificial and chemical based products that I typically love but will not consume because of the sketchy ingredients. This is not necessarily the owners fault and just how some of the international products are. Yet i know that healthier alternatives exists, more natural and organic options would be amazing! Also some vegan /plant based options for items like kimchi would be great. Would rather support this business than Target or Walmart. Lastly, some of the produce tends to start to spoil. I understand they may not be in great demand but would like to see more fresh items more regularly. Perhaps a sale on the older produce would increase the supply and demand. All in all, this store has a wide variety of products and I appreciate the effort of this establishment to bring a diverse selection of options...