Binh Tay Oriental Market — Local services in Springfield

Second largest Asian Food+ Market [that I know] in town. This one has a particularly good selection of fresh foods available. The two things I normally get are oranges (they happen to bring the EXACT SAME KIND that you can find back in Guatemala) and their mochi balls (I've found them with peanut and coconut fillings); I have been unable to find those two in any of the other Asian Food Markets in town. This time of the year you can also find mangosteen, lychee, longan, and green mango (green as in truly unripe but still edible, yet another thing I missed from back home). Just like Seoul Market, they also bring durian and various other vegetables (I'm more a "sweets" fan, so I don't usually purchase those). I think Binh Tay might be the one to carry the largest selection of non-food items, aside from kitchen tools and clothes, they also have lots of decorations (they might lose to the Japanese Food Market on Glenstone, near the Neighbourhood Market when it comes to CDs and DVDs though).

The place seems to be run by a family, the husband seems like a cheery guy, while his wife is a lot more quiet and reserved (although there are some rare days where she becomes quite chatty and charming).

All in all, it's one of my favourite places to walk around perusing any products that...

BEWARE! Shopping here is a gamble for sure, I bought $25 worth of large persimmons that looked okay on the outside, but when I cut into it, they were black and the owners refused to refund me. They cut one open told me to throw it away instead.

Waited outside for 15 mins for them to open when their sign says they open at 10am Their prices are outrageous. $1 each for an orange? It smelled of cigarette smoke inside the store, yuck. There were gnats flying all around the produce, not very fresh and not very hygienic either... They sell expired fruit and REFUSE to give your money back! Also, the owners...

Overwhelming smell of rotting produce and herbs as soon as you walk in. The owners are rude!! Yes believe me because that’s coming from a person being Asian myself. The city should just close them down. Not sure how they stay open. They need to close and do a complete clean up of all their freezers. Get rid of old outdated foods and produce. The smell in there is strong. I only shop there when I need Asian cooking utensils and similar, but rarely buy food items from this store. Look them up on the Springfield inspections you’ll see that they fail often and have be told about their produce...