Lotte Plaza
13625-A Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20906
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Address :
13625-A Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD, 20906 - Phone (301) 962-3355
- Website https://www.lotteplaza.com
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : No
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : No
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Weyland Y.
Where do I start? Lotte Mart.....Korean Food Court. 3 small restaurants. One Japanese inspired Korean, 1 Chinese inspired Korean, 1 Korean all the way. My favorite of the 3 is the Japanese inspired with my all time favorite Korean dish Maeuntang. Im obsessed with this dish and order it anywhere I can find it as my benchmark. They do it right here! Im a big eater so I always order it with extra codfish for a more robust meal. Just ask and be ready to pay a few extra dollars but oh so worth it. If you see me there eating say hi. You can't miss me.....i'm the only Black man sitting down eating while my fellow Africans walk by gawking at me and my steaming hot bowl of MAEUNTANG!!!! Now for the groceries. Jumbo lump crabmeat at $10 per pound. Pork ribs ready to grill for around $11 a slab. Seafood section and meat section totally worth the trip. I practically live here. One whole aisle dedicated to sauces and marinades from all over the world. Produce section is thorough with excellent prices. Soft drinks and juices from around the world. This place is a no frills Asian grocery that inspires you to try new foods and flavors. MAEUNTANG!!!!
(5)Perry K.
Environment: my mom told me a trick which is to park behind the store and viola, plenty of parking spaces! Typical asian grocery store, crammed with not much room to move around so I suggest you go in and get out. Or don't use the cart because you'll end up having to park it at the corner while you walk into a crowded produce area. Selection: plenty actually. My mom prefers this store than H mart because the prices are cheaper. This store also sells clothes, housewares, cookware etc. I will be going back for the cafe that everybody is raving about. Staff: like one of the yelpers say, I wish they speak English. The sample ladies offers tempting tasty food but it doesn't have an English name or description - and when you ask, you get a very vague description or just a nod and a smile. The cashiers are quick so long lines means there just plenty of people and not because the cashiers are slow.
(4)Christy T.
Lotte is my go to spot for when I just want a casual setting to eat yummy korean or chinese or japanese food! Other than the cheap prices, you'll get a massive amount of food and unlimited banchan and drink refills. Plus, food is cooked fresh, and served out quickly. And you get to sit on tree stumps at the table. How cool is that!? lol I normally don't get the galbi or bulgogi at the korean station as I normally get the bibimbap or the soups. Things I got before here (which I recollect) are: bibimbap, dolsot bibimbap, soondubu, and this seafood soup. There is nothing negative about any as each dish is flavorable in itself. I could eat here all day if I could. I don't tend to eat at the chinese station, as majority of its menu is not that flavorable, but if I do I would get the jajamyun noodles and soup combo...or sometimes the jajamyun itself :). The Japanese section is good as well! But I advise to not eat the sushi or sashimi here as it doesn't look that fresh. But nothing wrong with the other things on the menu. So other than grocery shopping, if you want a cheap, and quick way to get authentic korean or japanese food, or a craving for jajamyun go here!!!
(4)Joseph Y.
Great supermarket. The jiajang mian is excellent! I love the fried dumplings and sides they give along with your meal.
(5)Lilly N.
My go to place for cheap and fresh produce! There's also a fresh seafood section that is reasonably priced as well. This is a Korean grocery store so not much of a selection if you are coming here for Chinese or Vietnamese food. Otherwise, a really good find for an international grocery store!
(4)Dan C.
This a review of the food court. First, the tables and chairs are dirty and sticky. There are often dirty dishes near the cashier area. Many of the chairs are also wobbly or slanted. (The chairs are literally tree stumps). Also the cashiers know minimal English and are sometimes hard to communicate too. The food isn't bad and is the only reason I'm not giving this place one star.
(2)Tracy A.
This review is for the food court. Just ate here on a Monday afteroon. First impression was that it was a little dirty, with dirty plates piled up in front of the register, but proceeded to order. I got a soondubu and a homemade noodles with beef broth, not spicy. The soondubu came out white! There was no spice at all, very bland. The noodles were ok, but they only gave two bowls and two spoons and when I asked for more, the lady was confused. I also asked for napkins and she hands me two, I asked for more and pointed to my children and she handed me two more. After we ate, I asked for a to go container for the soup, and the woman looks at me puzzled and offers me two styrafoam containers. I needed a large soup container and tried explaining to her that it was for soup, she says, "oh, $1." I opted not to purchase it and left the broth there. The only reason I gave this review two stars is because I am a loyal Lotte patron. I adore the Germantown snd Ellicott City locations, but this one was very upsetting to me.
(2)Maya C.
What you expect from an Asian grocery store...plenty of fruits and vegetables..sometimes you score big when they have fresh figs, or lychee... It you want your Korean fix, there are plenty of small kimchis and dried fish yummies you can get. My fix is the spicy dried squid. They also make a vegetarian version of Japchae. The fish area is small but the guys are friendly...good specials...I usually get Pampano fish, or whole sea bass...scored some live lobsters for $6 once...I buy most of my Thai condiments there, stock up on coconut milk and Thai curries, and the best part....a shelf with Peruvian products!...they even have Peruvian hot peppers in the frozen section...BONUS! If you feel adventurous, sit there for a meal, the selection is huge. Hello to my fish mongers, always smiling and friendly service!
(3)Heather D.
Restaurant part: excellent quality for the cost. They give you generous portions, which are much more than you will get for the same cost at a smaller Korean or Japanese food place elsewhere in the area. The Chinese food is as authentic as you can demand. I always walk away happy from having dinner at this place. If you want a large bowl of rice, veggies, and an egg, order the #1 at the first booth (just past the bakery booth near the entrance). You will not regret it. The staff are courteous and make delicious food on the spot. I feel like its a meal mom put together. Store part: the selection is excellent, whether you are talking about meat/poultry or pre-packaged goods such as rice and sauces. I like shopping here. Just make sure you have cash for purchases under $5, which is very reasonable. The food court/grocery combo is a perfect setup... You eat some food before shopping to get some ideas, buy groceries, then you're on your way.
(5)Deb G.
Every time I come here, I think that I should stop by more often. The prices on produce and meat are quite good (boneless chicken breast for $1.99/lb - whoo!), and most of it looks very fresh. Obviously, it's a great place to stock up on miso, rice vinegar, tofu, seawood, togarashi, rice, etc. Because of its location, there is also quite the decent selection of Hispanic foods. Also noted in previous reviews - excellent little food stands at the front of the store. Two things are not so good - the tiny parking lot and the stinky smell that hits you when you enter the store. One funny note: I read an interesting article about the "food desert" in the Glenmont area. Whoever did the analysis only took major chains like Giant into account, and completely ignored stores like Lotte and H Mart. Complete oversight, in my book.
(3)Sarah C.
Notable notes: **** There's a Rita's (Italian ice/frozen custard) in the shopping center Note: Seasonal hours - MMM,Gelati *** Food court - Korean good food fast Note: Accepts Visa - they walk to the register lines to process *** Cooked/packaged kimchi pancakes - if none found anywhere else *** Mochi ice cream - another convenient location *** Snack aisles - I'm a snackist ** Mochi - not much available but good to know they're here Mental mayhem: * As the Yelp nymph, Tina R., would say..... The parking lots (front and rear) are -RETAHDED- * What's up with the front entrance? For those, who know what I mean, for serious - explain me. One of Sarah's most wanted yelp.com/biz_photos/kG-G…
(3)Willis N.
The lotte eatery is nice place to eat and food is great. It has chinese, korean, and japanese food.
(4)Paola G.
I like this market a lot more the other one on Georgia ave infront of Popeyes.. (forgot the name). Anyhow, its a lot cleaner and although they dont have that wide selection of fruits as the other store does, this place scores it double for me for its location and because they have the spicy pork and Bogagi ready for you to put on the grill, (as well as other things). this location has three options on prepared food. Chinese, Korean and Japanese. If you are tired of the usual restaurants perhaps skipping your usual Pho, head over to Lotte and try some of their soups.
(4)Starving H.
Although it looks a little old in the inside, I can usually get most Asian ingredients that I need for a reasonable price.
(5)Fenny L.
Dear Lotte Silver Spring, Once upon a time, I would have given you a beautiful and glorious 5 star review. Alas, what happened?!? Once, you had a plethora of crisp green veggies, and now, there is nothing but picked over broccoli and slimy watercress. Where are the 4 different types of basil? Where are your glorious mounds of bok choy? What happened to the succulently ripe fruit section with delectably sweet fresh lychee just begging to juicily burst from their rough red shells? Once, you had delicious and still alive-and-kicking abalone in the fish section, but now, there are just smelly tilapia and pitifully hacked salmon steaks. Even the frozen squid looks sad - and that is no mean feat. I remember the days of yore, when I frolicked down the aisles of fish sauces, miso pastes, and ramen. When each label and bottle were more enticing and dazzling then the one before it. Do you remember those days? Do you remember when we were happy? Together? When I held you close to my warmly beating heart and whispered sweet nothings into the frozen section as I lovingly caressed the 50 varieties of fish balls you so proudly offered? What happened? Was it me? Did I do something to anger you? No. I think you got complacent with my love. You took me for granted. You didn't really care if I came over, because you thought that I would always come crawling back. You no longer made each moment that we shared together, special. Once, it was like the first time, every time...and now, even when we're together, you don't even see me. I should have known that this couldn't last. I loved you too much, too hard, too fast. Such fiery passion could only burn itself out. I suppose that we were both to blame. Too young to know any better, too old to change our ways. I know that some may judge me for rushing into the arms of your younger, fresher sister, Lotte Germantown, however we both knew that this was the inevitable conclusion of our affair. I hope that your sister is wiser then both you and I. Although I love her deeply, she will never have the dedication that you once inspired in me. So Lotte Silver Spring, I must bid you adieu. I know that will meet again...but only in our dreams of days gone by. Forever, ~F
(2)Jason C.
For one reason or another, all of my Korean friends just love to come here to eat especially after church. A little weird that everyone likes to come to a grocery store to eat but whatever. There are 3 places that sell food at the food court. One is Korean food (which is never busy). The second is Korean Chinese food (which is never busy) and the Japanese food (which is ALWAYS busy). Everyone congregates to the Japanese food section b/c they: 1) taste the best 2) have gigantic portions and I mean gigantic (like 3 people can share 1 meal gigantic). Apparently it has been the tradition of the past owners of the restaurant to provide that much food. Hell I can't complain about it. Anyway if you do decide to eat at the food court, go straight for the Japanese food section. It's the best of the three.
(3)Phi N.
So many options... so many Koreans... lol I guess they were all coming from church. Tried a little bit of everything from each of the little restaurants in Lotte. Had eel sushi from the korean/japanese place, some kind of chicken that was fried with a sweet sauce from the korean/chinese place, and galbi from the korean/korean place. So much variety! tried some appetizers from the grocery store too, and a smoothie that was horrible and tasted artificial...
(3)Richard K.
It's a typical Asian grocery (with narrow aisles crammed with food items), so nothing to write home about, BUT I'm a fan of this place because there is a food court here, and one of the vendors sells a Korean sashimi, vegetable, and rice dish is inexpensive, generous in portion, and delicious. I would highly recommend this dish to anyone visiting here. P.S., this store is hard to find because it is located in the very back portion of the shopping center.
(4)Tanya C.
I enjoyed the little korean restaurant in the food court. I had the yuk kae jang which was very tasty and was served with several side dishes. The market itself is a good size and has a pretty large section for korean ban-chan. The produce/refrigerated food section was large, but it didn't seem to be continuously stocked with fresh items as I saw somethings with mold on it. The seafood and meat looked fresh. The people were nice and I would come back again :)
(4)Ma-e M.
4 stars but -1 for the distance. I would be very happy to get close to this store for there are 'lot-ta' food here. Unfortunately for me, I live 45 minutes/xx miles to get there. I would have bought the Fuji apples; they are humongous, but only sold in a dozen a box. Another thing that sold me in this store is the separation of retail/non-food from the groceries, 3 eateries at the back, and the alterations/cell accessories store. The con is because it is co-located with other food businesses, the parking lot can get crowded.
(3)Travis K.
The food at the Korean section was good, and the price is very reasonable, but the problem was that the single employee was wearing dirty gloves to prepare the food, and then stopped to take our money without taking them off. Then, she went back to preparing the food. That was pretty disgusting.
(2)David M.
I'm a big fan of Lotte. I've had some crazy experiences here, but it's all worth it. There's a nice variety of foods you're not going to find in the regular grocery store. The produce is always full of interesting stuff. Hey, any store that carries that many types of tofu and a million kinds of seaweed and tea is OK by me. I love the food stands, too. Go for lunch, then shop. One is Korean, one is Chinese, and one is Japanese. All three are tasty and decently priced. I was able to pay with a card at one, but my wife needed cash at another. So I'm not sure which one, but have some cash on hand just in case. Parking at Lotte is a nightmare. If you try to park out front it's terrible because the spots are small, the rows are tight, and people drive like idiots. Park in back. Drive between the Lotte building and the Outback building and park out back. THere's a door back there, too.
(4)Joan K.
You mean I can get Tonkatsu, Yookejang, Jjam-Jja myun, Bibimbap, Donburi ALL IN THE SAME PLACE?! I'm sad that I don't live or work nearby, else I would probably eat here for all my meals. Seriously. When I'm here, I order one of 3 things: Chicken katsu, Jjam-JJa Myun, or Bokkeum Jjampong. I know katsu isn't very complicated, but I am in LOVE with the katsu sauce here. It's a bit cloying, heavy and sweet, but it's SO GOOD. I also really like the Bokkeum Jjampong (the stir-fried jjampong noodles) from the Korean-Chinese place: it's got noodles & seafood, and it's spicy. And for Jjam-Jja Myung, it's half jja jang myung half jjampong (spicy seafood noodle soup)...there's not much else that needs to be said. I don't have much to say re: the actual market, since I don't shop here too often. I do remember that on a few occasions, there have been some fruitflies hanging out near the fruit.....gross.
(4)Anita G.
Only if I absolutely and desperately need something that I cant find anywhere else. Then...
(2)Ina C.
3.75 stars! :) Pronounced "Loh-tteh." THE CAFE This is such a convenient and cheap place to stop by for a quick bite of traditional Korean cooking. Inside the grocery store just beyond the cash registers, you'll find three different vendors, food court-style, serving all sorts of things: mandoo gook (dumpling soup), soon dubu (soft tofu stew), jja-jang myun (noodles with black bean sauce), jjam-bbong (spicy fish stew with noodles), and my personal favorite -- the jjam-ja-myun (jja jang myun and jjam-bbong on either side of a split bowl). Genius! Everything ranges from like $6-8. The food is not the best, but considering the price and convenience, it's good enough! So good enough, in fact, that the cafe area is swarming with Korean-speaking Koreans every weekend. I upped my star-age for this place because of the service tonight. My friend ordered us two jjam-ja myuns, but they must have misheard the order (probably because all of those Korean-speaking Koreans speaking Korean so loudly!) gave us regular jja-jang myuns instead. We weren't too disappointed, and it wasn't going to be worth the trouble to have her correct the order. We were fine with jja-jang myun. So we sat down and started eating. A few minutes later, the lady behind the counter brought us two mini bowls of jjam-bbong and admitted that she must've heard the order wrong. A Korean lady? --Apologizing?? That deserves some recognition! THE GROCERY STORE The grocery store is like any other Korean grocery store, though not quite as big as the really big ones, but not tiny, either. It's got everything you need to make any Korean meal. I do have to note that this place is way cleaner than Han Ahreum down the street, and cheaper than Korean Korner off of Randolph.
(4)Liza A.
Love u lotte for vegetables and fruit
(4)DJ L.
This post is for the little eating area mainly - not necessarily the market. It might sound a little crazy, but this place has awesome food! This Korean market is the place to go for a bite to eat! It is located inside Lotte. You drive around back, park, walk up the ramp and head straight until you see heaven. They have a little "food court" with three stations for your Asian appetite: Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. All three seem to be Korean owned. I wouldn't really get the Chinese (I'm sure there's better Chinese elsewhere). Just go for the Korean or Japanese one. I normally order from the Japanese station to get the Shrimp Tempura udon soup and Bean Soup, but I've eaten from the Korean one too. You get your ban-chan side dishes from both and they amazing corn/rice flavored tea! Dishes run about $6-9. After you're finished eating, you just take your tray back up. They cooks are all so friendly too. After you're done, you can just shop around for groceries - possibly to make what you just ate! =] I've been coming here with my family since I was in elementary school - like 15 years ago. Now I'll get out of church and my friends/boyfriend will crave grocery shopping. When we think of going Asian, we'll hit up Lotte. I get excited, of course. This place is great. You still get to sit on wood stumps and eat off a wooden table - no joke! Oh and their kitchen doesn't close until late! You can't find that anywhere else, right? ENJOY!
(5)Wendy M.
Food always reeks of MSG. I ate there once, not going back. Grocery store itself is just average. Large selection of "fresh" vegetables at prices generally lower than you'd find at places like Safeway and Giant. Now I put "fresh" in quotes because some of their stuff looks like it was left over from a harvest forty years ago. They try to sell "bargain bags" of fruits/vegetables that any sane person would throw away in the nearest hazardous material bin. These bags consist of exploded avocados, oranges that are as squishy as a plush animal, and limes that have begun to digest themselves. The prices of their other foodstuffs have been gradually creeping upward, like sneaky reverse Walmart rollbacks. Seafood area is pretty reasonably priced, and everyone knows how fun it is to play with the live crabs and see how many you can get to link together so the next person has to forcibly remove crabs off the crab train. Meat is always extremely good looking, a very healthy red. Their prices are generally good as well, and even cheaper if you manage to scour some coupons off an unknown Korean newspaper (because we all read those). Samples are pretty awesome. I wish the nice ladies giving out the samples would take the time to learn a little more English, though. One time, I got a sample of their jjajangmyeon which artistically came with a pink thing on the side. "Very good!" The friendly lady said. I decided to show her how much I liked it by gobbing the whole thing down. "It's quite good," I told her. She beamed at me. "Decoration only!" she said enthusiastically, gesturing at the pink thing I'd just eaten. I almost puked. "Wait, was that edible?" I asked her. She was all smiles as she told me "today food on sale." "No, the pink thing I just ate. Was it for decoration?" "No, nooooooooooo, decoration not sale. Sale today this." I gave up. The pink thing didn't kill me, but to this day I would've liked to know what she meant by decoration only. I think to continue to shop at this store I'm eventually going to have to learn Korean.
(3)Addy C.
Lotte has 3 food court restaurants - Korean, Korean/Chinese, and Korean/Japanese. We went a week ago and tried the Korean food ("Assi Korean Restaurant"). We ordered Soon Du Bu ($7.50), Dol Sot Bi Bim Bop ($7.50), and Yuk Geh Jang ($7.95). All of them were very good, esp. for the price - I think the Soon Du Bu was the best tasting out of the three. They also give several banchan, incl. fresh kimchi (vs. fermented). Service was very friendly. As for the supermarket portion of Lotte, they have great prices on produce - competitive with H Mart down the street. However when it comes to the food court, I think Lotte wins.
(4)Victoria S.
Lotte is the bomb! Great produce at low prices. Don't let the secret out! Not for your regular shopping needs but if you like exotic it's the way to go! Need some Asian veggies or staples like rice noodles and soy beans? It's broken down by Asian country for ease of shopping. They have a Vietnam section with all the pho necessities.
(4)Abegail A.
Recently came here to buy some vegetables and fruit. Although prices for these items are fairly cheaper here compared to other grocery stores, I feel like the quality has gone down. You have to definitely search around in the bins to find veggies/fruit that's not bruised or looks like it's going to rot within a day. Maybe it was just the day that I went...I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
(3)S R.
I go to this place often to buy sea food, fruits (fruits that can't be found on a Military base/the Commissary), and sometimes fishballs (frozen cuttlefish, milkfish, etc). This place obviously caters more to Koreans. They also sell ready-to-eat foods ,i.e., stir-fried noodles, kimbap (Korea's version of a sushi), rice cakes, etc. But they sell other Asian foods as well. It's like "99-Ranch" (which caters more to the Chinese) and "Seafood City" (which caters more to Filipinos). Both of these stores are found in San Diego though.
(4)Duy N.
First time here, will have to come back to try more. I can with friends and we split these very thick rice noodle dish that was pretty good and fried dumplings filled with vermicelli and pork which were so so. I order #9 from the Korean side, which is the seafood noodle soup and the noodles with brown sauce. Both were decent, though the seafood soup only really had octopus in it. It's hard to compare as I've never had them before. The price is reasonable, about 8 dollars a dish. Definitely worth checking out, but probably better with some Koreans that know their cuisine.
(4)Su K.
What you'll find at this Lotte: 1) What used to be a bank in the parking lot is now a Rita's. 2) Ridiculous parking lot complete w/ narrow parking spaces and even narrower lanes that barely fit 2 cars at once. 3) Even narrower lanes inside the grocery store. 4) Open freezers. I'm no Carrier employee, so I may be wrong here, but my guess is that having freezers without insulated doors wastes energy. To make matters worse, even in the dead of summer w/ 100% humidity and a heat index that'll melt your antiperspirant into a paste, it's freaking COLD in the frozen food section. For you ladies, consider that a word of warning. Unless you wear nipple shields on a daily basis, expect the men to be staring even more than usual. And guys, please remember Jerry's advice, "Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You can't stare at it long, it's too risky. You get a sense of it then you look away." 5) A smallish grocery w/ smallish prices. 6) Items that are very close to the expiration date. 7) No mochi ice cream (inconceivable!), but my anger is assuaged by a 4 pack of melon bars for $3. I find this Korean grocery store to be below average and prefer even Korean Korner on Randolph and Veirs Mill. I haven't been back in a while, but they recently made it so that you have to walk past the little eatery to get to the grocery store. This usually results in everyone and their mom staring at you eating, and if they're Vanilla (as Libby F. would say), they'll stare, point, and wonder to each other, "What do you think that is?" The eatery looks like this: yelp.com/biz_photos/kG-G… You walk up, order, and get some self-serve barley tea. After you're done, just drop the entire tray off at the place you bought the food. The first placeto your left is a Korean-Korean joint. You can get all this ( yelp.com/biz_photos/kG-G… ) for $18. The dolsot bibimbap is $7.50 and the seafood soup (you can request spicy or if you're vanilla, they can make it mild) is $9.50. For the price tag, you'd expect a dinky portion of beef for the dolsot bibimbap, and you'd be completely wrong. For $3 less than what you can get at most Korean restaurants, you get more beef! The seafood soup has pieces of blue crab, head-on shrimp (mmmm...brains!), and monk fish. YUM! The second place to your left is a Korean-Chinese joint. They are the only one in the eatery who take Master Card and Visa. Note: there is an ATM at the entrance. The jjam jaa myun (1/2 jjam pong, 1/2 jja jang myun) is served in a novel butt dish (similar to this yelp.com/biz_photos/RQR8… ) and excellent for you indecisive folks. The third place on your left is a Korean-Japanese joint. Outside of the donkatsu, there's nothing of note here, so I won't bother to waste any more characters on a place named Ijibang or something like that. Actually, I'll write a little more. The name ijibang reminds me of Sapporo Ichiban, which is one of my favorite ramens that you can get a box full for less than a bowl of ramen in NY. Some people REALLY like the food here. In fact, Koreans seem to like the food here. It is cheap and it is delicious, but I absolutely hate this poor excuse for a shopping center. The parking is ridiculous, and exiting is even worse, especially if you're trying to make a left back onto Georgia Ave. Here's a helpful hint: exit near the Outback Steakhouse. It' a right turn only, but there are plenty of U-turns afterwards. That'll save you at least 5 minutes of aggravation waiting for an old Korean or Hispanic lady who's trying to wait for at least a 15 car opening before attempting to exit.
(3)John K.
Props to Ina for putting up the proper pronunciation! LOH-TTEH People! Not LOH-TEE or the LAH-TEE. Say it with me. LOH-TTEH (Low-Teh? In between a D and a T sound). Just ask your Korean friend. Anyways, just like a mall food court, you'll probably find a good selection of Korean, Korean-Chinese, or Korean-Japanese food here. It's cheap, taste is a little better than average, and it comes out QUICK! Probably the closest you'll get to Korean cuisine and fast food. Jjam Jja Myung (half Jja Jjang Myun - black bean noodles and half Jjang bbong - spicy seafood soup) is always my favorite thing to order. Because why do you have to choose one dish over the other when you can have BOTH AT THE SAME TIME!? That's probably as American as apple pie. As for the grocery store, it's very clean and organized. Probably one of the best places to get fresh produce. Come here for all your exotic spices, soy sauce, and sesame oil. If you're cool enough, maybe I'll give you my dad's recipe for Kal-bi....SIKE! That's a closely guarded family secret....I'll just make you a batch instead.
(4)Ella J.
Nicest thing about this place is that there is a wide variety of choices when you go during lunch time. If you are looking to load up on bon chon though, this is not the place. It's a Korean food court. Lot's of choices but don't expect fine dining. All the food is made pretty fresh, or you would expect it to be fresh since it is right next to the super market. Portions on some dishes are a bit tiny, but if you give them a nice smile they will hook you up!
(4)Catherine T.
This korean supermarket cum mini food court has 4 stalls that sells korean food. Prices at the food court are just a little lower than what you would pay at the restaurant. There is also a European bakery on site. The prices at the supermarket are higher than Grand Mart @ Laurel. Most things priced significantly higher. The supermarket is a little small and feels very cold. This place is good for folks living in the Silver Spring area.
(3)Shieva R.
My go to asian mart, I like their overall selection better than the other asian groceries in the area buuuut I do find myself stopping at the other one's for specific things. I like their fruits and veggies section always a great selection. I even found rose apple a never before seen for me in the US!!!
(4)Majid I.
This is actually a grocery store with three Asian kitchens: Chinese, Japanese and Korean (best among the three). Bulgogi was quite nice but I've had better. Yet, this is not a pretentious place anyway. Friendly staff behind the counter doing their best to give you an option of eating when you're really there shopping for grocery.
(3)Mason H.
Quality of groceries they sell went down hill ever since the new lotte opened in Germantown (20 minutes away and is a lot better in than this location). Its a scavanger hunt to find foods that arent bruised or just bad. Only up side is that there are shorter lines here
(1)Nami C.
Korean supermarket, reasonable pricing and good veggie selections...the best of this branch is the tent outside the grocery store. I think it is own by the Korean lady inside. She doesn't speak English very well, but she have the best Taiyaki (fish shape waffle with red bean paste filling) and seasonally she had roasted Korean yam...eating her food it will make me so happy and feeling warm inside my heart.
(4)Mic X.
this place is more geared to the korean crowd than H-mart. the selection of kim chi is better than most stores and you can a large variety of pan chan and kim bop. they have a very good fruit and veggie section. if you don't want to go shopping, then you can eat some good korean food at the couple of little shops inside.... get your mandoo or bim bap or soon doboo. there is more room to move than most korean markets, except when it gets crowded (mostly on the weekends). the parking lot is a pain, but where else are you gonna get a 50 lb bag of rice for cheap?
(4)Barbie T.
Wow- this is my first rating of a supermarket on yelp. :) I must say Lotte has a darn good variety of Asian goods. Actually I went here looking for a giant ramen bowl for a ramen party I was going to.... and they didn't have any! (er...?) But after wandering around I discovered something even better-- frozen bibimbop!! It's actually pretty healthy for you (rice, veggies) and it tastes fabulous when fried in the pan. I don't remember the brand but it's in a black cardboard box in the frozen section. I will be going back for more of these! They are also one of the few places that carries raw peanuts (used for peanut brittle in our family). Lotte is lovely!
(4)kathy p.
I gave this place a 2 star because it is too small...The price is resonable but not too many choices..the place looks very OLD.
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