Sam's Oriental Store — Local services in Little Rock

This store is near the Arkansas University. There is a row of laundry shops. Many goods are displayed in the store. Many of the products are Korean food. Then there was Chinese food and Japanese food. Japanese food had miso and seasonings. There were many frozen foods in the store, and there were many unusual ones such as Korean-made frozen foods. There are also Korean and Japanese cup noodles, sweets, tableware and Korean rice. There are also kimchi and kimpa zawaan, as well as kimchi ingredients. Please note that this store does not accept credit or debit cards! ! It was written next to the cash register that only cash or a check could be used.

This is the second time I've been here. I came here after becoming a pandemic. It was open at the same time as usual, the number of products was not small, and I was relieved that they were lined up on the shelves. There were fresh vegetables and tofu. The shop here is rich in Korean food, and I felt that Korean seasonings, noodles, and frozen foods were cheaper than other products. There are over 50 types of instant noodles. Both the bag noodles and the cup noodles are very fulfilling. As always, only cash only is accepted, so be careful when visiting the...

Rudest people in the state of Arkansas. I had heard that they had live blue crabs, so, being from Louisiana, I called to see how much they sold for up here. The woman that answered the phone stated, " we don't give prices over the phone." Shocked, I asked, " well, how am I supposed to know how much they are if you cant give me a price?" She answered, " you will have to come in the store to get a price."

Um, I live in Batesville, 2 hours away, so Im supposed to drive to University Avenue in Little Rock just to ask a price??? Then, probably get told they are out or something stupid like that and get treated rudely IN PERSON? NO, I DONT THINK SO.

I have no idea on Earth how people can operate a business in this day and time like they do it, and how the stink they stay in business.

I had heard they could be rude and often discriminate against you if you aren't Asian, but come on, really? Everybody's money is the same shade of green, you guys.

Guess the Lord has His ways of working mysteriously, because I had a friend tell me about a place in Sherwood called Floyd's that is a Cajun and Louisiana shop that is now carrying live blue crabs. I called there and they not only gave me a price, but made me feel like as a customer, I mattered and they WANTED my business.

Bought 4 dozen huge, fat number 1 crabs from them and they were out of this world good.

Want RUDE and NASTY? Sam's is your place. Want NICE and GOOD? go see Floyd's.

A very happy Cajun Girl in...

This is my favorite Asian grocery in Little Rock. Their focus is on Korea but they do carry a little from every country in the region. They have a small section of African ingredients like red palm oil, etc.

They are definitely lacking some regional Chinese ingredients, particularly Sichuan, so head to Mr. Chen's for those.

They have a very small fresh veggie section during the week but that expands to the entire front of the store on Saturday mornings - feels like a farmer's market on Saturdays! This is the only place in Little Rock I've found that carries galangal for Thai cooking.

They recently did a reset of most of the store aisles and the place looks and feels much better - got rid of a lot of clutter.

Their kimchi is made in Dallas and is outstanding.

In summary - I cannot recommend this store highly enough for those who enjoy eating and cooking all the amazing...