J FreshMart — Local services in Chicago

Pros: They have indoor parking and a larger selection of fresh/frozen meats and seafood in comparison to the Park to Shop next door. their isles are also slightly wider if that matters to you.

Cons: They have a smaller selection of non meats and fish items overall. Also since the space is fairly open in the front area, there is a general fishy smell near the front due to the live and fresh fish items. Just be aware if you’re sensitive to that.

The pricing I would say is about the same? More or less around the same price at least to other Asian grocery stores. I’ve seen the other comments about the expiry dates and the only thing I noticed is that the tofu I got is closer to the expiration date (but not expired) than to what I usually see when grocery shopping. I think that is just due to the lower foot traffic, but if you’re using the items within the week, it’s fine anyways.

Overall decent experience if you want to Asian grocery shop with less people around and you don’t need...

I bought frozen scallops and when I opened them I was greeted with funkiest stench I ever smelled from any seafood I've ever bought. When I looked closer you could see black and brown spots the size of nickels and dimes on some of the scallops. When I went to return them there were no options for me. The lady was sorry and went to talk to her manager who said no return or store credit options. I asked to talk to the manger and she wouldn't talk to me. When I explained the quality of what they sold me she told me maybe it's scallops from China, that they can be different. I don't care what country those scallops came from nothing to be consumed should smell or look like what I bought. I thanked her and left the scallops...

Heads up for all other customers: all sales are final but they tell customers about this policy only near the area of perishable food.

We bought two bags of instant noodles with no sign of final sales nearby. After 30 minutes when we came back and tried to return them, the store manager told us it's not refundable. We understand perishable food is not returnable because it's not resalable. But it's ridiculous that items like instant noodles, well packaged, imported from China, sold at full price, but with no sign of final sale (as shown in pictures), are...