I've been shopping here for about 25 years now and haven't seen much change in all that time. The place has been allowed to deteriorate a little over the years but since new ownership recently took over it is getting cleaned up a bit. Inventory, prices, organization, etc... are basically the same as before. The biggest difference is in the attitude of the staff which is now decidedly more friendly and approachable. If you have a question they are happy to provide answers.
Like most Asian markets in this part of the 757, Asia Grocery has a wide variety of products crammed into a small space with crowded aisles. If you are pushing a shopping cart don't expect to be able to pass another customer with a cart in an aisle because most of the aisles are just too narrow. The aisles are considerably wider and easier to navigate on the side of the store where they sell fresh produce, fresh and frozen fish and seafood, frozen meats and many other frozen items.
The fresh produce selection is decent and quality is good. The fresh fish and seafood is kept on ice and always of good quality. They have good prices on live blue crabs, much lower than at local seafood markets. Freezer boxes always appear to be in good working order keeping their huge selection of a great variety of frozen products ready to purchase. Anyone for durian? You can get it here, both the whole fruit or just the tasty flesh. Canned, bottled and dry goods are very plentiful with a very wide selection of products from China, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, Korea and more. A wide selection of rice in bulk or smaller bags is plentiful and they have a huge selection of noodles. In addition to grocery items they carry a good supply of pots and pans, rice cookers, dishes, incense and other household items.
Overall, Asia Grocery is a pretty decent place to shop. Prices are competitive across the board. Some prices are lower than their competitors, some are higher, most are about the same. They carry some items I can't find elsewhere and seem to have most everything my wife and I look for when shopping for Asian groceries. The store is located in the Hunter's Mill Shoppes which is a small shopping center with a common parking lot which affords ample parking for Asia Grocery and the other stores in the shopping center. The parking lot is generally free of trash and debris. They are open seven days a week which makes it...
Read moreI live on the Outer Banks so there are no Asian markets around here which is really sad because there are Asian people just like me that can't seems to get what we need, I know the grocery stores and Walmart do their best to cater to us but it's not enough and a lot of the stuff they have is not what we'd like or use so every few months or so you take a trip up to the Asian grocery store in Virginia and Shop for all the things I will need. Asian grocery store has a couple items that I cannot find at other stores the owners and the people that work there are very friendly and willing to help those that cannot find something or is new to the store I appreciate the generosity and the variety of stuff they have...
Read moreThis place was a lifesaver! My regular henna person isn't an option anymore and I decided to start doing it myself. This shop had a few options for henna hair dye and conditioner (I chose the one I could read lol), and so many other goodies!!
It was kinda packed (Saturday afternoon) so I just ran in for my stuff and left. Next time I'm definitely picking up some snacks and trying their food, and probably stocking up on incense since they have a huge amount.
They have a $5 minimum for card, and a 10% discount for cash. The staff is really nice and efficient, one of them even came out to help people exit the lot when a big landscaping truck...
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