Viet Hua Food Market越华 — Attraction in Indianapolis

This place sale a lot of expired stuff. They will changed the date label. Be careful better go Costco more safety. Also they got a lot of violations

iolations - VIET HUA FOOD MARKET - 32668633 Code Description Severity Violation Description 129 When to wash hands critical Employee handled phone and did not wash hands prior to handling clean equipment. 146 Food labels noncritical 1. Frozen pork buns not labeled. 2. Frozen octopus not labeled. 216 Nonfood-contact surfaces noncritical 1. Cardboard box used as storage for personal items in seafood department. 2. Cardboard used to cover shelving in sales floor cooler (noodles). 3. Unfinished plywood used on bottom shelf in upright freezer on sales floor. 4. Unfinished wood used under white grate in meat/seafood display case. 227 Fixed equipment; spacing or sealing noncritical Stainless steal falling off wall next to duck oven. 228 Fixed equipment; elevation or sealing noncritical Black produce crates used for chemical storage under 3-bay in meat department. 269 Warewashing equipment requirements critical Drain stops not holding water in 3-bay sink in meat department. 290 Warewashing machine; cleaning frequency noncritical Drainboard on 3-bay sink in back seafood prep area soiled. 295 Equipment food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils (C) critical 1. Meat saw soiled with meat debris. 2. Slicer soiled on backside of blade with dried meat. 295 Equipment food-contact surfaces, nonfood-contact surfaces, and utensils (NC) noncritical 1. Bottom tracks of sliding doors in meat/seafood display case soiled. 2. Dunnage rack next to meat walk in freezer soiled with raw meat blood. 298 Cooking and baking equipment noncritical Oven tray used for cooking duck soiled with grease build up. 324 Plumbing system maintained in good repair (non-critical) noncritical Leak at pipe under seafood prep area. 415 Controlling pests critical 1. Cockroaches observed in duck prep area and near ice machines. 2. Small flies observed next to mop sink. 430 Repairing premises, structures, and attachments noncritical FRP falling away from wall next to ice machines. 431 Physical structures; restrictions and frequency of cleaning noncritical 1. Flooring surrounding mop sink, along floor/wall juncture soiled. 2. Flooring under duck prep...

I've been happily shopping here for several years, NEVER DISAPPOINTED, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AMAZING, EVEN IF A NICE STOCK BOY SPEAKS LITTLE ENGLISH, HE FINDS WHAT I NEED, CHECK OUT IS ALWAYS FAST AND FRIENDLY, MY 3 DAUGHTERS LOVE MANY DIFFERENT ASIAN FOODS, MY YOUNGEST LOVES THE SWEETS, BUT WE FIND SOMETHING NEW EACH TRIP, PLUS, A GREAT PLACE TO STOCK UP ON KITCHEN GADGETS, I BUY STAINLESS STEEL CHOP STICKS, SUPER CHEAP, AND I WASH THEM IN DISHWASHER, MANY NICE AFFORDABLE TEA CUPS, SETS, ETC. MAKES UNIQUE GIFTS, PLUS INDUSTRIAL SIZED COOKING EQUIPTMENT, LIKE BIG ENOUGH TO GIVE A KID A BATH IN, OR USE TO GO SLEDDING, TONS OF RICE COOKERS, AS THAT IS MY MOST USED APPLIANCE ALONG WITH MY COFFEE MAKER, AND THE TEA SELECTION IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN, AND I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF ASIAN MARKETS ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA AND NONE OF THOSE COMPARE TO THE VARIETY U GET HERE,,, AT HOLIDAYS, THEY HAVE NICE GIFTSETS, FOR KIDS, AND ADULTS, ASIAN FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STAPLE IN MY FAMILY'S DIET, AND THIS MARKET IS A GOD SEND, YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE TO ORDER SPICES, SAUCES, ETC ONLINE, NOW I CAN SHOP AND READ INGREDIENTS, COMPARE BRANDS, AND SOME ITEMS U CAN GET CHEAPER ONLINE, BUT AT LEAST I CAN GO TO THIS MARKET, KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M BUYING, AND MANY ITEMS HAVE ENGLISH AS WELL,,, I'VE FOUND AMAZING KOREAN INGREDIENTS I NEED, LOVELY CHINESE TEA FOR MY DAUGHTER'S, NICE SELECTION OF JAPAN'S POPULAR TREATS AND KOREAN TREATS MY 13 YEAR OLD LOVES, I'M A FAN OF SEVERAL KOREAN SNACKS AS WELL, THE SEAFOOD SELECTION ISN'T TOO BAD, U CAN GET FRESH CRAB, OCTOPUS ETC. AND SOME NICE CHILLED DESSERTS,,, SO I ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THIS MARKET, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOVE TO COOK YOUR OWN FOOD, AND GAWD, INDY LACKS IN AUTHENTIC KOREAN RESTAURANTS, I WOULD FLIP A TABLE IF WE EVER GET A REAL KOREAN BBQ,,I WOULD BE BROKE FROM GOUNG THERE A LOT, BUT I FEEL THE CLOSEST U GET TO REAL KOREAN BBQ IS IN K-TOWN IN L.A., SO ANY ONE READING THIS THINKING ABOUT A RESTAURANT TO OPEN,, TRADITIONAL KOREAN BBQ, WITH AT LEAST HALF THE TABLES WITH GRILLS SO WE CAN COOK OUR OWN,, SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO HAVE IT COOKED FOR THEM,, BUT IT'S WAY MORE FUN TO SIT,CHAT, GRILL, DRINK, AND...

Update: I used to really like this store, and I still pop in time to time when i don't want to go to a bigger store. My issue is the meat never has a date on it. I realize in indiana, it's not required, but besides this place, I couldn't tell you the last time I bough meat that didn't have at least one of these dates; a packaged date, use by or sell by date.

The plastic curtain at the front of the store is in the qitner only. It's to block the cold air coming in and freezing the cashiers and making the store colder. 🙄

I am still grateful for them from when covid hit and their prices are fair.

This is my go-to asian store. The selection is good, and the prices are fair. It's clean and well ordered. The staff are helpful and if you want live fresh seafood this is your place. When the pandemic hit, and everyone in fishers went home to bake bread and hoard tp, things became scarce and just harder to obtain, get to a store, get ordered, etc and one day I thought I'll go there and see what fresh stuff they have. And they did have a lot of fresh foods. Granted, I've had to learn some words in another language, so I can have a general idea of what im looking at, and pretty much a new cooking style, but what else did I have to do in the middle of a pandemic than google five ways to serve lotus root or how to make red, yellow and green curries. Pretty much everyone I've seen in there has been masked since day 1 and respected each other space. I am very thankful that...