Asian Market — Local services in Boulder

The most honest review you will read about this place coming from a cultured individual. A person who can cook very well, and someone who appreciates honest fair prices. Please continue reading for the truth without any biases...

This place is very good in most areas. They have everything any Asian cooker could want 👏 The prices are fantastic! They keep it low because no thrifty person would pay any higher. Bravo for being located in boulder and being honest with prices. Even if you have infinite money like most do in boulder it seems, you can know here you are paying a fair price. For those of you not so fortunate(yet🙏😊), you will like this place for the prices. The only compliant I have with this place is they don't carry many things organic. But, that is to be expected being the Asian markets have not caught up with the poisoning in the modern agriculture era. Keep reading for more...

Now to the more personal things I noticed; I love how I can buy everything in bulk and know I'm not getting ripped off like I would at whole foods buying non organic stuff in tiny packages of their Asian assortments and non Asain assortments.

Now about the service; The front lady, and her husband? They might not be related? Anyways, they are as traditional Chinese as you can find. They are serious in demeanor and keep to themselves doing store tasks (upkeep, stocking shelves, etc), so it's expected you ask for help, but they are very friendly, and very helpful once you initiate the interaction. Don't assume they are rude because they are not cultured like you. If you are Asian cultured this will be obvious to you, if you are more "Americanized," then this might be different for you. Open the different culture with welcome arms and you will like it there.

I wish I took pictures, but they really have everything. They are like a mini Costco in middle of boulder. Buy rice dirt at its' fair price, every Asian condiment known to man, or buy dried top quality shitake shrooms for a fair price in bulk for the best soup of your life. This place is great! Couldn't...

The lady who runs it is super rude. It's like she went out of her way to be rude. I couldn't believe how bad she treated me. I initially tried to talk to her and she immediately treated me like I was inconveniencing her. She then slammed the receipt on the counter and when I asked for a bag she slammed the bag on the counter without putting anything in it.

The customers before me were men and she was super nice to them. And judging from the comments that have given this place 5- stars are mostly from men. And the low ratings are from women addressing the rudeness of this lady. I would guess that this lady is only rude to women and nice to men.

Whatever the case. I will never shop there again. I even regret buying what I bought the first time due to how i...

I rate this store POOR because of the rudeness and deceitfulness of the woman who seems to run it. I have never seen anyone treat customers this badly; after a few visits, I realized that I don't have to put up with rudeness, as there are other places to shop. Once she sold me an item that was clearly not what I was asking for, but at her insistence I bought it anyway. I found the correct item elsewhere, and when I returned hers WITH the receipt, she tried not to give me a refund and argued angrily about whether the item was what I wanted. She was horrible and grumpy and mean, and I have never been back. That was several years ago, and I haven't missed the...