Groceries of the Orient — Local services in Richfield

My FAVORITE Asian market in Bloomington so far - staff keeps it clean, organized, and filled with an excellent variety of brand options. Fantastic selection of herbs, especially since they really don't have a ton of room for produce.

Then there's all the stuff they make fresh (hot & cold cases!) : truly phenomenal, cross-cultural selection, everything from banh mi to laap to bbq pork to fried bananas to coconut cream desserts- way more than you will find most places AND well-labeled with ingredients (& a knowledgeable, friendly staff if you have additional questions)! So impressed and thankful to find this gem & would give them 10 good reviews if i could.

Only thing they don't carry I wish they did is frozen...

Update - just to be fair to Grocery Of the Orient, I upgraded to four stars. I went to Dragon Star and Market Fresh since. Their prices were much higher than what I spent in the past too. Inflation is way too high now! Therefore, they cannot be blamed for their high prices. This is a small store, so it does not have as many products as big stores. It does have a cooked food section. I did not get any food there because I thought the prices were too high. Now, I know it isn't their fault. It's due to inflation for everything!!!!! The man there was nice, even though I showed that I was not very...

Despite the extremely limited parking, this asian grocery store is packed with asian ingredients. If you love southeast asian food and you're looking to satisfy your cravings, they also have an AMAZING deli as well.

The products are easy to find and it is a bit tight inside but you will be able to find the stuff you need. There is fresh produce and meats as well.

The deli is where this place also really shines as the hot foods are made fresh! We loved their steam buns, papaya salad and egg rolls. Would highly recommend coming here if you're in the area and craving...