Paradise Market LLC — Local services in Hopkins

I will be back here! Please support this place and if you’ve never been to a Eastern-European style grocery store, please go with an open mind and take your time to read the labels that often have multiple languages on them for nutrition and ingredients information too!

This is a wonderful Russian/ Eastern European grocery store! The selection varies from fish such as salmon and meats of all kinds and cheeses they can slice to order too, and there is a full wall of teas of all kinds of flavors too! Lots of jams and honey jars for pretty decent prices, and as far as prices overall, as some other reviewers have mentioned: remember they are shipping many of these items from extremely specialty producers and distributors from the other side of the globe, and in the case of the Russian style ravioli in one of the freezer cases it can come from New York City too. This is a small business started by very hard working individuals who have come here to build a better life but only seek to continue to enable access to these Eastern European delicacies and snacks and foods that they have been raised with. While it can be hard to read some of the labels due to language barriers, if you ask the very friendly staff for something, (for example I asked if they had any chocolate from Poland since my grandma is 100% Polish and I knew she’d appreciate that) they will take you right to it if they carry it! They’re very knowledgeable and extremely friendly and accommodating. I also grabbed some kefir here too- most people don’t know that it originated from Eastern Europe and now it’s a popular item found in most grocery stores that is loaded with more probiotics than most yogurt and...

Women- shop “ stars”- they were busy to talk to each other- than to help customers. After my husband asked about meat filling in pastry- one some how says- no meat in them. But displays says different. After waiting a minute- finally some turned face to us- from” there’s important things “ … that was so unwanted move to her. Finally we get something. But when we when to next fright choice- nobody was there to help us again…. We had to wait until I called loudly for help, … same was for the other compartment- they seemed just have good time just talking… not helping the customers. We are really coming there to shop- bet the people who supposed to help- have 0 support for customers. I hope in the future I have a better help. I am coming 2 hours away to shop. And I see that cold costumer experience ! I don’t want to come back- even if we spent...

I like this place mostly for it incredible bread, dairy and cold cuts. There are a few gems in his place if you look around. But you need to keep in mind that this is a store that is not representative of a 1st world culture. The employees speak very little english. The customers have actually been very helpful when I have had issues with language and the cashiers have been friendly. The deli woman got really impatient wth me because i didn't speak russian once. But iImagine what you might have experienced in a Soviet store not that long ago and this place would indeed seem like paradise (lol). So, yes, you have to check the expiration dates on the jars and packages, stick to basic english and don't ask for much because they are not big on service. It's a rewarding experience is you limit your western...