Mitsukoshi FRESH — Local services in Taguig

Compact store for easy shopping. Although compact, this supermarket is a one-stop shop for fresh produce, bakery, florist, grocery, ready-to-eat, and daily necessities. The atmosphere of the store is like a trip to Japan, and the interior is clean and beautiful.

While many Japanese imports are available, local products are also lined up. The sushi and sashimi counter is of particularly high quality, and is one of the few supermarkets in Manila where sushi is available. Even the butcher will grill and serve the meat you buy on the spot.

There are also many other dessert options such as egg sandwiches, strawberry shortcake, Japanese wagashi and mochi (rice cakes), and other items similar to those found in Japanese convenience stores.

There are also many gift-friendly items such as sake, Japanese whiskey, and boxed sweets, which are convenient to change for Christmas or special occasions.

The store also has a large selection of professional seasonings and a wide range of Japanese...

I recently bought Hacienda Macalauan Low-Fat Chocolate Milk from Mitsukoshi Fresh Groceries, and I'm extremely disappointed. The expiration date on the carton says April 18, 2025, but when | opened it, the milk was already sour and undrinkable. This clearly means the product was either mishandled or improperly stored.

For a premium grocery store, I expected better quality control. Selling expired or spoiled products is unacceptable, especially for dairy. I hope Mitsukoshi Fresh improves their stock checking process to avoid this happening to other customers. Check your items carefully...

While the grocery section fares well with its excellent array of rare and authentic japanese finds, Mitsukoshi's deli is an overpriced abomination. Heavily overpriced meals, tasteless onigiri was at 200 pesos each, soggy tempura, sakana and vegetables were priced at 600-700 pesos. It's borderline ridiculous. None were even made fresh. I would rather have eaten in a fastfood staple and would have had a better experience.

If you're in the lookout for hard-to-find Japanese grocery items, this is definitely the place to go. Kindly skip the whole "deli" station, if you can even...