Tan Phat Oriental Market — Local services in Tampa

Interesting little Chinese establishment off of Armenia Avenue in Tampa. They did have what I was looking for though – freshly cut lemongrass. The old woman working the register and her friends seem totally disconnected but if you reach out and start talking about cooking with them they light up like a firecracker. They will give you the inside tips on Chinese cooking. The store is a little frumpy and disorganized but it's one of those specialty places to keep in your hip pocket in case you need a certain...

Small and cozy Vietnamese grocery store. The Banh mi here is good. But you have to order them early in the morning because they only have limited amount daily. The old couples who own the shop are nice. Tan Phat always have...

Small store. Very much a local store. My wife was very happy though the store carried fresh balot, preserved duck egg with fetus inside. Very hard to find fresh in the USA. Had chicken also. For fresh balot...