Hong Kong Food Market
11205 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX, 77072
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Address :
11205 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX, 77072 - Phone (281) 575-7886
- Website https://hkfoodmarket.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :8:00 am - 10:00pm
Specialities
- Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
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M. L.
The sea of craw fish stench takes over the entire food court, or is it even a food court because all I saw was bloody red fishy piling on every table and stand?! Hong Kong Food Market is insanely large! A stripe mall with a large supermarket located in the center along with little restaurants and shops along the stripe providing all your Asian necessities. Though, you see more people browsing and eating than shopping. I wouldn't recommend eating at the restaurants because they taste more like fast-food than anything and it's quite dirty, but cheap?! Actually, most things in the mall are affordable, some with good quality while others not so much. Teens and grandparents seems to favor the place and share it well too. No matter how big or small an Asian market may be, it will always carry the infamous wonderful smell of ... the unknown with it.
(3)Tiger T.
One of their employee whistle at my lady,men go with your lady when she want to shop,they are so rude,not too clean here ,have decent selection of food,who can shop here when your lady is being checked out by their employee ,never coming back!
(1)Alexis R.
AWESOME! It looks, smells, and feels like an Asian market should. We went there the first time yesterday. It's a U-shaped mall, actually called Hong Kong City Mall. The actual market is HUGE. No lie, it has everything, produce, noodles, coffee, tea, snacks, housewares, even American items. I had some major squeee time in the toy and stationary stores. The food court is mostly sea food, which I thought was pretty neat. There's also pho and asian sandwich shops, music/video shops, health and gift stores. Of course we had the obligatory tapioca drinks (aka bubble tea aka boba) on our way out. I can't wait to go back, I'll probably make this a monthly visit.
(5)Stephanie W.
Hong Kong Food Market? Why YES, it is...as BIG as Hong Kong. Huge. I'm not joking. I venture to say as big as a football field and then some. On sheer size, it is impressive. On quantity and variety, also highly impressive! But on quality...ouch! Majorly lacking. We went to buy some live crabs to cook for dinner and they were completely out (keep in mind this crab tank was the size of a kids blow up swimming pool). As I perused the rest of the fish selection, I couldn't help but be grossed out at what looked like 10 day old fillets and fish steaks sitting in a case of dirty ice. I know I'm a (1/2) blooded white girl and as such have an aversion to seeing grotesque scenes of violence when it comes to my food both prior and during preparation. But this was just too much. So not fresh. So dirty. It just looked unsanitary the whole lot of it. And might I add...why would you electively put Dorian towards the front of the market as customers are walking in / checking out? Are you trying to drive them out of the store? The smell was unreal. Having said all that, we did score a ton of great items for a yummy dinner and at really cheap prices. So...I guess beggars can't be choosers...right?
(3)Ruta P.
A friend brought me here for the first time several weeks ago and although it's waaaay the hell across town from where i live IT. IS. AWESOME. and huge. you get this eerie wormholey feeling when you're there, (i believe there were Christian devotionals playing on the loudspeakers?!) and the lighting doesn't do the produce any service but FEAR NOT! their produce is pretty good with plenty of variety. you can even get yourself some of that giant spiky watermelon-looking fruit that reeks of sulphur when cracked open. they have AN ENTIRE AISLE of refridgerated fake meat products, plus tofu at the cost it's supposed to be sold at as well as fresh seafood, meats, etc. if that's your thing. one far end of this giant place is dedicated to home goods and other random, usually plastic, products. they were geared up for Chinese New Year when I was there. if you're looking for exotic foods, produce, and interesting home goods and don't have the all-American fear of anything that smells (whether it be good or bad) come on down to the Hong Kong Food Market and get yerself a veggie ham-log and some of the best dried mango i've ever had. ever.
(4)David S.
Awesome Asian grocer. Huge selection of pretty much everything you could want including a great selection of fresh Asian fruits and vegetables, a large seafood section with live fish and crabs and a great selection of fresh Gulf shrimp for great prices. Big Chinese bakery section with loads of dumplings and other goodies, and of course freshly roast meats and poultry. Gets crowded on Saturdays, but not the kind of "shopping is a contact sport" that you run into in some of the older Asian grocers.
(5)Weili W.
I remember at one point Hong Kong Food Market was the best and largest Asian supermarket in Houston. Well, today it's still the largest but it has gone the way of all other older Asian supermarkets due to poor upkeep and no investment in renovation, which is quite a shame. If Ranch 99 wasn't so far away (both locations) I would go there more often, but fortunately Viet Hoa is nearby.
(3)Bobby V.
Place is decent, despite peoples complaint of the smell. It's cleaner then majority of the Asian markets around the area. Parking does suck, but then it's a shared lot with other stores.
(3)Britney M.
This is the first time I have even been to an Asian market. My boyfriends grandmother is from Thailand and makes amazing Thai food. So of course we had to come here to get all the magic ingredients. Everything is so inexpensive and you find the neatest things. The smell took a few minutes getting used to but it really wasn't that bad. I wish this place was closer to my house, I'd be here all the time. There is a tea house right outside the doors to the grocery store. Hazelnut coffee was yum yum. Next time I am in that area I will be doing some grocery shopping here.
(5)Rose G.
Typical Asian Market, yes but this place is awesome, we ate some Pho and went shopping at Hong Kong after, this place is big, like a mall where you can do not only grocery shopping but retail as well. I would to cone back and visit.
(4)John T.
This place seem to be great to the naked eye but if you don't look very closely you will that you would have thought twice before buying anything. Hong Kong was one of my favorite place to go but recently it has been a let down. Employee was being an A-hole when I ask him where miso paste at. I haven't begun to talk about the good stuff yet. I bought a vegetable known as rau dai to make soup but to my knowledge I bought something that look like it has been left in the fridge for months. Half of their rau dai has gone bad. The bag from the outside looks fresh but from the inside it all slimy and old. noe of them are fresh. The durian I brought for my fellow employee to try out has a dead worm in it. This was suppose to be fresh fruit. I would not recommend buying anything from this store unless you like buying old rotten food and bad services than this place is for you.
(1)Deanna T.
Store is fly central, unorganized, I couldn't find anything I needed, smelled pretty badly, and i won't be coming back.
(1)Kirei B.
This place is really good!! yesterday I went and I was really inpressed, I found really cute things and everything that I was looking for, I love those chinese cakes that I bought there. As I was walking I saw a cute store and I found Domo-kun! and really cute pens with Hello Kitty! perfect for my school, then we eat some food and It was good too, about the smell that some people are talking about, I will said, yes!, when I first walk in I noticed that fishy smell but not that bad, the only thing I didn't like was that all the parking lot was taken and so crowned and we take a long time finding a parking spot but I will recommend this store if you really love asian stuff like me, you will definitely find something you like there!, good luck!!
(4)Kaycie L.
Great place to shop for your Asian groceries and products. I like their WIDE selection. I didn't expect too much for their service. The prices are a little bit higher than the surrounding Asian markets.
(4)Michelle B.
I bought a package of "Vegetarian Intestines" here one time. I'm not sure if they meant that they are Intestines that vegetarians can eat, or if they are the intestines of a vegetarian. Either way they were just noodles.
(4)Jim L.
This place rocks for all of your Asian foods. I bought some killer teas for really cheap. Ballerina diet tea: $1.59 a box Oolong loose tea: $3.99 a tin Lotus loose tea: $3.59 a tin I will definitely be back to see if they carry my favorite golden seal cough drops.
(5)Drew W.
I like it but Ranch 99 has fresher produce. Of course the two establishments are some distance from each other so there's always that.
(3)Liz S.
Take a field trip to this huge asian grocery store, and prepare to be delighted. The produce section is full of things you've probably never even seen (many of which don't even have English names, so take a chance here), the bakery has a big selection of Asian and western pastries (not always the best in town, but they're here and inexpensive), and there's a prepared foods section inbetween them that includes rice dishes and many banana leaf-wrapped treats. The grocery aisles includes bins of fresh tofu, 50 yards of instant noodles, everything you could ever imagine in a can, Asian candies, and tea galore. Don't skip the frozen foods (mochi ice cream balls!), but be on the lookout since crawfish sometimes escape from the seafood area at the back of the store (I've seen them loose in the aisles twice). There's also a housewares section that includes vases, dishes, and a variety of gifts, and several aisles of beverages from Yeo's soymilk to sake. The cases at the front of the store hold everything from jewelry to ginseng. This is one of my favorite places to lose myself in the city, though it's been hard to learn not to go home with bags of things that looked cool (Hello Panda cookies and Pocky anyone?).
(5)tatiana s.
I refer to this store as an 'Asian Costco'. They've got it all, and more. 25 lb bags of jasmine rice for $13 (in the back, on the far left). 10 lbs of chicken backs for $6 to make stock (frozen - center of store). 10 lbs of beef parts for stock as well. frozen rabbits. frozen gizzards. frozen chickens (head and feet included). 1 lb of fresh basil, $3. fresh curry leaves. excellent watercress. frozen kaffir lime leaves (good quality). jarred kimchi is best I've found yet (between produce and seafood sections, refrigerated). i bought a 2lb fresh whole striped bass. although i asked that they not, they automatically cut off the head and tail. beware. further, the fish i happened to get tasted muddy (although roasted beautifully). like bottom feeder catfish. i was not too thrilled. i'm hoping their other fish is of better quality.
(4)Michael S.
When I drove up to Hong Kong Food Market, I didn't realize how big it was. It looked like a large Asian grocery. Boy was I wrong, it's an Asian mall, with all sorts of retailers from music to spa chairs. The center point is for sure the grocery when you walk in. They have EVERYTHING, If you can't find it, you'll need to book a plane ticket and fly directly to wherever it is has what you're looking for.
(5)Buck T.
My wife and I shop Asian markets all over the U.S. This was not our first visit to Hong Kong Market on Bellaire, but it was the first in several years. The produce is self-evident: you get what you see and the quality is generally good. The grocery is otherwise: We bought a box of six bowls of CP (brand) Shrimp Wonton soup. When we got home, we unsealed the seal on the box, opened it, and there were only four bowls of prepared soup in the box, instead of six. The seal sticker was easy to reseal by hand, unfortunately. On the same trip, we saw a sign "buy 1, get 1 free" for My Siam frozen prawn dinners, so we brought two to the checkout. The checker rang up and charged us for both packages because that is how they rang up on the register. He was willing to walk back into the store with me to see the sign and agreed to take off the second charge. This, of course, delayed everyone on line behind us. However, we won the battle but lost the war. When we got home, we discovered that the expiration date was over two years old (07/2009) and the shrimp darkly discolored. Buyer beware.
(2)Ro N.
This place is huge....you can find everything imaginable here! Spas, Food, Massage Chairs, Hello Kitty, Bubble Tea, Bedding, Nails..... Vietnamese Singers and MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!
(5)Anmry N.
Ahh, good ol' HK4! Where the smell hits you instantaneously causing minor gag reflexes. Produce section is fabulous!! You can find literally almost everything that is not available in the Western stores. Water spinach, cheap watercress?? C'mon. It's fun going down the aisle and become boggled with the new items. Very interesting...hm, lemme try it. I try my best to avoid the back of store since majority of the um...fragrance is coming from that direction. They may not have the nice, matte colored organic goodies but the ones that they do carry are yummy. Ah, so many choices!
(4)Mandy R.
VERY good prices, very fresh produce, very "eclectic" meat counter where you can buy literally almost everything from the rooter to the tooter ........ IF you dont mind swarms of fruit flies, rat turds, exposed filthy bins of 'self serve' kim chi/tofu and other pickled items, rat traps underneath pallets of watermelons, and bloody meat coolers. The bathrooms here are something out of a horror flick. Dont expect soap or functional sinks. Don't touch anything. Bring your own hand wipes. This place is super filthy, AND they've been doing a lot of work to clean it up, but it seems no work to KEEP it up. I have seen pest control professionals working here, yet somehow it's still a serious hot mess, and somehow I keep coming back here time and time again. I think it's because I find things here that I just cant find elsewhere.. I love the isle with the spices. The home goods items in the back are super expensive for the basic chinese import (what they are). $7 for a plastic soup bowl is too much.
(3)Jeannette S.
Used to be my favorite place to shop and that is before all the newer grocery stores popped out like Golden Food Market, Dung Huang Market and 99 Ranch Markets. I would ONLY come here for the spices and veggies. I remember they used to have the freshest veggie selections but nowadays you have to be selective on their veggies. What bothers me the most is the smell. When you walk pass the section where they store marinated stuff, or fish or sausage or whatever else, they smell yucky! Yes I'm Asian, I eat stinky weird stuff sometimes nevertheless this smell bothers me when I am trying to grocery shop. So no thanks! Another thing, there is a case of cooked food that people are just not decent enough to close the doors to the display after helping themselves with food. You see flies, bugs trapped in the food case all the time enjoying your food before you buy it. There must be a better way to do this Hong Kong Market, yeah, like get rid of the whole case once and for all. If people don't have the decency to help keep it sanitary then they don't deserve to enjoy it! HA!
(3)Jenny W.
hong kong food market just isn't as impressive since super h-mart moved to town. sure, h-mart is primarily korean groceries and hkfm is primarily chinese/vietnamese, but h-mart wins on the smell test. why do all asian markets have to stink? h-mart doesn't (at least, not yet). hkfm still has a magnificent selection of produce. and housewares. and a bigger frozen food section. ever look at how many different varieties and brands of frozen dumplings they have? what cracks me up the most about this place is the seafood department where they have signs selling "dead lobster" for something ridiculously cheap like $3.99/lb. no one seems to touch the stuff, but remove the tail and throw it in the seafood case at central market and mark it "lobster tail" and you can charge $13.99 for it. it's just bad marketing.
(4)Vanessa M.
Eventough I am not oriental, my husband is. This used to be one of his favorite supermarkets, but I have not gone in a while, probably over a year. I just visited last week because I needed to buy something I can only find at this store. However, I left empty handed when I saw a huge rat running between isles. It wasn't just a glimpse, I crossed the rat more than 2 times in the store and the employees didn't seem to care when I told them about the rat. Needless to say, I won't be going back, but I did took it a step further and called the health department. Restaurants get closed for less, these people need to clean up their supermarket.
(1)Piyo C.
Hong Kong Food Market has everything you can possibly imagine, and much more. It's huge, inexpensive, and well stocked. And of course they have those hard-to-find & exotic asian items you just can't get in Kroger. Okay, it really reeks inside here (mostly in the front of the store though), but their produce section is big and well rounded, the bakery is big and smells great, the seafood/meat department is really big and they have many different fishies and meat. Plus, it's in the huge Hong Kong City Mall, so after grocery shopping you can really go shopping, haha! What more could you want from a supermarket?
(5)N Q.
I love this place, like being in China but not spending $$$$$ on plane ticket. I found it easy to locate bilingual employees to help me communicate w/ the many who are not bilingual. Prices are reasonable but best, selection can't be beat.
(4)George F.
This place is like Vietnam number 2. It's like setting foot into some fob mall. You walk in and are immediately welcomed with loud viet du ma cac uh dung rung roi zoi all over the place. This is where all the tabs and fobs go to buy their fake designer purses. If you like being aroud fobs and low class people then this is the spot for you.
(1)Johnston L.
This is a typical vietnamese supermartket that sell chinese stuff. I guess many vietnamese there speaks chinese. But I just wonder, why they name it "Hong Kong" when the owner is clearly not from Hong Kong and the style is nowhere near Hong Kong style. It is very misleading, especially for visitors that are use to Hong Kong culture. Also, the shops inside the mall are all with vietnam culture, even the music they play are vietnamese. I just don't know why they don't call it "Vietname Supermarket"...There is nothing wrong with that. I guess they are try to pretend something they are not. But if you are to pretend, at least do it the right. I guess the only place in this plaza that is close to Hong Kong style is the Ocean Palace Restaurant...they do serve dim sum....other than that, it's a vietnamese mall.
(2)Veronica P.
The fruits and vegetables are always fresh! It's really cool to come out to this market because you can find delicious new food. I go for the Japanese snacks. :-)
(4)Joanne V.
The days of pushing the cart for my mom through this grocery store are long gone. When this place first opened, it was one of a kind due to the size and quantity of groceries. HK4 is now filled with a stench from the seafood and meat areas which has not been maintained over the years. The merchandise is all over the place with no sense of organization. Everywhere you step seems dirty. How can you have a complete turnaround in quality for a place this big? We can always blame the deterioration on being Asian...but come on! We've been getting our groceries from Viet Hoa quite some time now and this place has yet to diminish. It would save your time and just go to Viet Hoa for fresher ingredients and a better overall shopping experience. I only come here if I can't find what I'm looking for anywhere else.
(2)Alfred D.
Why you would come here instead of Ranch 99 I have no idea. Entire place reeks of a strong odor that I assume comes from dried fish or something similar. For a market so big, the selection is quite limited, enough so that you will probably end up buying a second rate brand because that is all they have. The fresh meat here uses the word "fresh" loosely. Most of the fish we saw was dried out or discolored, and many cuts of beef had started to discolor. Yet despite this, we saw people buying it, either because it was cheap or they did not know better. Ranch 99 has basically everything this place has, similar prices, without the odor, and much more organized. Go there and skip this joke of a place....no market in Hong Kong is this bad.
(2)Trang N.
Try avoiding this place on the weekends bc it gets really busy. When it's busy youll run into a lot of rude asians..... Anyway I had to come here on a Sunday afternoon to buy ingredients to make pho! They had everything I needed! I was in and out in an hour. It would have been shorter, but I did not know where everything was. The produce section is crazy!!! So try parking your cart else where and grab whatever you need. The onions they had were gross, so I had to go to another store for them, but everything else you need for pho such as basil, cilantro, green onions etc were fresh! When you go to check out, make sure they are ringing stuff up correctly. I just get a little paranoid since they have to type so many things in.... Oh and it was hot and humid in the store! DO THEY NOT USE A/C?????
(3)William L.
Hong Kong Food Market is the largest Asian supermarket right here in the Vietnam strip at Bellaire Blvd. As I entered, the market atmosphere is very busy bringing all the fresh and exotic foods that everyone will buy. The produce section is very huge! They have the rarest Asian foods here! They also have well known foods from apples to oranges; spinach to bok choy. The meat selection is also large too bringing the fresh seafoods and meat produce. The gifts selection is remarkably awesome! They have all the Asian selections out there even the rarest Japanese doll items too! The service is a hit-n-miss for me despite the massive amount of people shopping there every day and night. Otherwise, for me, no issues at all! In the end, Hong Kong Food Market is a great Asian supermarket right here in Houston. A great worthy visit!
(3)Tu N.
DO NOT GO HERE TO BUY PROTEIN. They have live RATS running inside the market. I saw a big giant rat wandered around and when I pointed to a guy who worked there, he was very calm and reply to me: "Oh, it's Hong Kong's rats, we raised them". I heard the sarcastic tone, but he was not freak out or tried to capture the little dude, instead he walked away calmly. So for your protection, do not buy any food that is not previously packaged. Or just don't buy anything at all.
(1)Michael M.
Are you squeamish? Prefer your meat to be completely devoid of any characteristics of the animal from which it came? Avoid the fish and meat market in the back at all costs. Are you a fan of no-frills, high quality, fresh seafood and meat for a really good price? Tear your way to the back and get yourself some gulf shrimp, a fresh red snapper, live lobster, blue crabs up the wazzoo, and pork/chicken/beef/lamb and all their component parts and make yourself a carnivore's feast. If you like, they have a nice array of green things on the right side of the store. I hear those are called "vegetables".
(4)Julie N.
Love the market which has everything Asian plus live seafood. Food Court has the best Crawfish! They have a Bambu for my coffee and dessert needs. What else can I ask for. Lots of parking. There we have it!
(5)Marigold S.
Be cautious when you take a westerner here. They will be overpowered with smells and the cleanliness is horrendous.
(1)Jando S.
When the crowds are flocking to Hong Kong City Mall ( yelp.com/biz/hong-kong-c… ), chances are a good portion of them are coming here. The most prominent Hong Kong Food Market of all their locations is here in good ol Bellaire, with a sign that can't be missed. Like the rest of the mall, the parking situation can get a little dicey. The same goes for the human traffic with the carts. Some are rolling with stuff to pass for a Costco cart, while the rest are simply just trying to squeeze through the aisles in hopes of finding something good and something on sale. The inventory is every bit as vast as most people would say it is. From pre-packaged goods from the motherland to all parts of any animal in jar form or butchered is likely to be had here. Thanks to a great layout and a clean interior, most everything is easy to find and typically available. I think the roasted meats (duck, pork, etc.), vegetable / fruit produce, and seafood sections are the most popular for their fresh catches / cuts, which is a good reason to come here. By far the loneliest section of the market is where they sell buddhas, pots, pans, and other non-perishables. The mark up is pretty serious on rice cookers and especially for any of their jade figurines encased in glass. It would seem pretty convenient to be able to purchase a giant gold fan or a set of taoist era China, all from a supermarket. Who's to say it wouldn't be more spendy at a antique / asian art space? Most of the staff here speaks Vietnamese and some Chinese. English might be a gamble depending on what you're looking for, but if it's anything that is common in a restaurant, it's more than likely to be found here.
(4)Carol C.
3.5 stars - Darn yelp why don't you have a 3.5 rating yet. So many of my reviews end up in that range. Anyway I bumped them to 4 stars because I have been going here on and off for years. I saw a sign outside about moving to a new location but I wasn't clear on when and if the whole market was.? If someone knows for sure please let me know. I'm putting this remark in my review because there was a large sign plastered on their outside wall to the left of the doors out front. Anyway this is a huge Asian Market. I like the meat section the best. The guys back there are always so willing to help me even though they usually speak no English to very little English. Last time we tried 4 samples to get my eye round for pho super thin (I'm picky). Plus I wanted each piece laid flat. We all used a lot of sign and hand language and like usual I got my perfect eye round sliced like antipasti (thin Italian lunch meat) and laid flat. Hooray! I always just smile and am very nice to these guys. I think overall they really want to please you. I haven't come in during prime weekend times though. Lol. Last time I purchased five different cuts of meat that looked great that I have a hard time finding at HEB or Kroger especially at a reasonable price for the quality. Their meats are cheaper than Super H Mart. I have never purchased any fish here though so I can't comment on freshness but they will cut the whole fish to your specifications. They have a large selection of fish and seafood but do lack some unique fish and sea creatures. I prefer Super H Mart for my fish/seafood needs. They seem to meet almost all my needs for Asian cooking but I'm not sure about how much authentic Korean foods they carry since I usually only make 2 Korean entrees I like very much. The vegetable quality will vary from very good to poor from time to time. The employees are occasionally helpful if they can speak enough English and aren't to busy. If it's your first time don't go prime weekend hours and plan on spending time.
(4)Sapa P.
Fresh produce and other grocery Items are always in stock and the meat/seafood department runs like a well oiled machine compared to other Asian markets.
(5)J W.
Trip to the Hong Kong market today was great, relaxing, filling, and affordable! MY daughter and I both got massages as well. Great deals, super Niiiiiiice people, awesome food. End of the trip....a stop in at the bakery! Yummy!
(5)Daisy L.
Great place to go grocery shopping. They sell more than just Asian brands here...
(4)Keagan D.
Some times the place would be crowded. It's somewhat organized. Lots of good foods. Its very cold. Bring a jacket if your gonna shop here.
(3)Maryann S.
Shop here for the variety and quality of fresh seafood and fish.
(4)Warren L.
A friendly reminder for those who try to buy imported Asian snacks/instant noodles there, make sure to check the expiration date first! And DON'T buy anything that doesn't have visible expiration date printed on the package! And BTW, that place smells very bad.
(2)Molly W.
Went here on a whim once, and I was impressed. The place was much bigger than I had imagined it. I 'll admit that I didn't look through the whole place; I went straight to the snacks. They had foods from China, Korea, and Vietnam, and I left there with at left 10 bags of mysterious treats. I especially liked the korean snack called Jagiya. It tasted kind of like churros in chip form. They also had a wide selection of Ramune (which I already knew I loved). I went there again last week with my friend, and we explored the produce and fish sections. They had a lot of both. We didn't buy any fish or produce though because we were just looking around. I am for sure coming back, and maybe next time I'll get other things besides Jagiya and Ramune.
(4)Tim J.
Built to replace the traditional Asian market place, where the structure is everything, everywhere. Half the fun here is the scavenger hunt for the unknown. An exciting journey to understand the Asian culture, shock and awe harvested by hiking the spacious yet cluttered store. And the Pickers trip costs nothing! Useless facts: Giant lobsters- Huge, big enough to eat your purse dog. At $10 a lb it calculates to over $130. Big enough to be a pet, yet too big to find a pot to cook in. If it had a long nose you'd confuse it for an elephant! Smuggled from the zoo? Vats of rotted fish(Pictures)- Chum? Bait? man made cesspool? But at $4.99 to $5.99 a lb? What does one do with this stuff? Who can solve this mystery? I know my boss's X-mas gift now. Cobra wine- Pray the party you goto does not run out of the standards and the Cobra Wine gets brought up as the alternative. Run! You will not become Bruce Lee by taking this stuff. Real Cobra and other animal stuffed in these medicinal bottles frozen in time while striking a pose. Ramen- There is 2 full isles of this stuff, all flavors and sizes. I love this part of the store, dont eat much of ramen, but it's cool just seeing all the flavors. 5 stars for these isles. David Carradine- He's too Asian for this mall. Forget the stupid beer can house, come tour the HK mall. Anyone want to ride a lobster? This one's for you Dave.
(3)Thomas S.
My youngest daughter was looking for Green Tea Kit Kat which is make in Japan. We found it here to my surprise. However, a package of 12 Hallowen sized bars costed me $6, very pricey.
(3)Mark N. T.
I went to Hong Kong Market yesterday.I was looking for food and Halloween costume.There were a lot of restaurants in the shopping mall. I had one favorite pho noodle soup restaurant. I don't remember the name. I went to an Asian costume store. I found a lot of nice costume here. If you are looking for Asian costumes,food, china, and others.You need to visit there.
(5)Lili K.
Cool market-I got some ramen I've never seen before (such as namja ramen, aka boy ramen-hmmm interesting!). We also got some purple and red rice, which you don't often see at other markets!
(4)McKenzie G.
Perhaps one of the dirtiest places I've ever been. This whole shopping mall is dirty. If you head towards the restroom, it smells like spilt toilet water and old cigarettes. Look around the corner and there are tables and booths piled on top of each other? Confused about this place. Any of the other Asian markets are cleaner. I will not be back.
(1)Kim T.
Old foods, over price, period! I went here once and thats it! 10lbs orange bag i got at Hmart for 4.99, and i got the same one here for 8.99 and they were very unfresh???!!! Unbelievable! Then i went to the cash register, i was the first person in line, abt to put my foods up, the cashier talked to someone behind my back "do u wanna check out first?" I was like... Okayyy wtf? But the guy was polite enough to not cut the line and he used the other register since it was available (he was her friend btw)... And so its my turn (no one behind me), i told her "can u gimme a second please" and i went to get the noodle box which was right behind me and 4,5 steps away from the cashier, i came back in 5,6 seconds, and she yelled to my face "next time dont check out until u ready ok?" in a really mean vietnamese.. Such a bad experience, will never ever come back
(1)Eddie S.
Love the variety and cleanliness of this place than the usual Asian market. Still has a few places that smell like nalgas but it's a give in at most of these places. This place also has a lot of neat furniture and Asian home decor that I like to look at like I was in a Museum or something. Pricey so a person like me likes to see what possible price tag do they put on these articles. I love that they have a big selection of tapioca that you can go buy and make at home for yourself. Yes, they serve those 1/2" in diameter straws here to accompany that but just don't expect to buy the plastic cups, lid and machinery here. Are you looking for fish? They have lots of different kinds here, frozen and fresh. Looking for saki but don't want to find a specialty liquor store especially on a Sunday? Well they have it here.
(4)Darlene C.
This is probably the worst supermarket I've ever been to. My boyfriend is a fan of Asian food and likes to come here to purchase ingredients for recipes he has found. I went with him ONCE and I refuse to go again. First, the whole place stinks like fish and death. There are some parts of the store where the smell is lesser, but still strong. Be prepared to gag. In the produce area, there are tons of flies and not the usual, small housefly, I mean giant flies that you've never seen in your life. To make matters worse, there are glue sticks hanging just above the produce and the flies get trapped on them and eventually die, but the glue sticks are filled with them. 500 dead flies right over my carrots? I don't think so. Prices are a bit steep for some products but others are lower, it just depends on what you're looking for. I found myself a coconut aloe vera drink for $3 and it was a large size. The drink was good, not too sweet, and rejuvenating, but I found the same one at H-E-B in the international aisle just days later for the same price. My boyfriend purchased a box of curry seasoning for $5.50 and we found the same box at Fiesta for under $4. Ranch Market is a much cleaner, more organized, and not-smelling-of-your-worst-nightmare supermarket that specializes in Asian products. This place stinks. Literally.
(1)DaThao P.
Employees in the meat department do not wear food gloves when handling open packages of meat. This is a big no no!
(2)Nicole S.
I had really been missing living in China so I came here hoping to get a few goodies, especially mangosteen, which I really had been desperately missing. Next to mangoes, these have become my favorite fruit. Overall, this market was just okay. Many of the items I enjoyed in China, I couldn't find and couldn't find a substitute for either. Some of these items were extremely popular there, so I was a bit surprised they didn't have them here. I did end up finding some mangosteen, but they were a bit old and horribly overpriced. I did get a small amount to make syrup out of though. I think this place needs a bit of a face-lift, but overall not a bad place to go if you need supplies for Asian food. Until then the quest for a good place to get mangosteen that is fresh continues.
(3)Leena C.
Great selection, ok prices. They have a great selection of Asian groceries and goods. The produce is fresh - they are continuously restocking. The prices are competitive on some goods but on others (esp sauces - sriracha, oyster sauce, soy sauce, etc they seem higher than other markets). They have a standard bakery / fresh foods section along with a meat/seafood area. There are also a few sample carts strategically placed througout the store. I found the old Chinese style bamboo broom - WIN - I've looked for this particular broom at a few stores and couldn't find it). They also sell Chinese decor - statues, vases, bamboo, etc. The market is in a shopping plaza so there are other stores that are easily accessible - music store, fabric store, electronics store, gift/junk item store, jewelry kiosks, medicine kiosk, and there is also a food court so you can get lunch too. Overall, it's a great place to go to see what Asian life looks like :) It can get crowded and beware in the parking lot- WE are not known for our phenomenal driving skills. (well, ME being the exception lol)
(4)SynSyn V.
Yes, this place has alot of stores inside and a variety of food and snacks from around the world.. however the cleanliness of this place is no where near passable. True Story- I was in the rice section and my son was walking up and down the aisle to pick his bag of rice he wanted, all of a sudden theres this huge huge huge did i say huge yet?? huggggge rat with a long tail , not to over exxxxxxxagerate, but the dude was literally a size 10 in men shoes... thats big to me, we screamed and ran out the front door... but of course they looked at us crazy.. till this day has me wondering if the rat survives off the rice he eats .. kicks back has a buffet then roll over and sleep and then poop on the veggies?? RESTROOMS: INSIDE HONG KONG MALL ITS NUMBER ONE DISGUSTING, MEANING NO PAPER TOWELS NO SOAP AND MAYBE ONE ROLL OF TOILET PAPER IN THE FOOD COURT= D IS GU STING!! NO SOAP, NO TOWELS, PEOPLES GROCERIE CARTS ALL UP IN THE RESTROOM IN FRONT OF THEIR TOILET DOOR. SMELLS LIKE NASTY AMPED UP SEWING. I RATHER TAKE A SQUAT BY THE TREE THAN TO PEE INSIDE HERE!
(2)Danny M.
This place is huge and roomy. Probably one of the biggest Asian food market I have been too. We came for snacks and they had a huge selection of it! They also had some interesting snacks and noodles that we don't have here in Chicago. It was almost closing time so we just grabbed what we needed and headed out. I didn't really get a chance to explore, but I am willing to bet this place has everything you need!
(4)Julia Z.
The irony.. Hong Kong Food Market but it feels like Viet World inside. Viet people buying Viet products from Viet stores all speaking Viet. I've never been to Vietnam, but this is what I imagine it to be like.
(4)Aishaa N.
If I am still living in Houston, I will choose H-Mart or Ranch market for my asian food needs. Seemed like this store never checked they food here. A lot of food are OVER EXPIRED!!! you really have to be careful!! it is okay with the fresh produce, but NEVER EVER buy package product without double checking their EXPIRATION DATE!! I was just buying expired product, and it is a pain to be back to the store!
(2)Alistair S.
You will feel like you were in Asia when you step into this strip mall... like HK! Great Banh Mi, lots of asian merch and reall really good crawfish at the food court. If i lived in Houston, I would be here a LOT.
(4)Samira K.
Surprised by all the bad reviews. I haven't seen any large rats, cockroaches, etc. it's always been easy in and out for me when I go, but I particularly like the pho place nearby. Which I guess shouldn't have an effect on this review...but it does. My favorite thing is Jim h.'s review...or ode. Hahaha!
(4)Edward S.
EVERY time I come to Houston, I HAVE to stop here to shop. If they don't have it, nobody makes it! And for those of you complaining about the smell?? GET OVER IT! You try keeping thousands of pounds of seafood, produce and DURIAN in your house and see what it smells like?? Sorry, but don't mess with my market. :D
(5)Coco B.
This market is so much fun! We went to find an infamous durian fruit and we sure found what we were looking for. The store must know adventure seekers come in to take a peek at this exotic fruit so they had one cut open at the front just for the curious to smell. Fresh fish is housed in the back of the store in huge aquariums and there are more instant noodle soups than you can imagine. We had a blast looking around and purchasing every interesting thing in sight. Beware, it's not the cleanest of places but definitely a must see if you've lived in Houston for any period of time.
(4)CAROLine T.
Yeah.. we were going to buy some groceries here... until............. There was a mother freakin' huge RAT that ran across the aisle in the produce section!! There was also a swarm of flying bugs and a melon getting devoured by ants. Ugh, this place is disgusting!!
(1)Mei-ye J.
I'm from the upper northeast and we don't have grocery stores like Hong Kong Food Market. What Hong Kong Food Market has that we don't have in the Northeast? -Wide...huge aisles...you won't get a cramped feeling and won't have to wait for people and their carts to move over or parked aside. -Fresh cut produce in so many varieties at such fair prices -Vietnamese dishes and deli items GALORE I can't wait to visit again. Oh, and while this place is called Hong Kong Food Market it seems to be more Vietnamese than anything. Didn't see many if any people from Hong Kong.
(4)Jim H.
An Ode to Hong Kong Market: Busy weekends where Chinese and Viet meet, Market staff that utterly hardly a greet, Children dashing about with hardly a peep, Traffic backed up on the adjoining street. Pacific odors that permeate the Houston air, Wu long wu shi that resembles a circus fair, Exotic goods that taste you hardly dare, When all that you wanted was a simple pear. Asians rambling about in the busy mall, Graffiti and chaff on the restroom stalls, Stores coming and going, scruff marks on the tile walls, And before you know it, you've reached a dead end. Is that all? An upscale Houston establishment this hardly is, But the price is right, so why not come and visit? To get a taste of Asian living and Asian fare, You need only need to come west from Bellaire.
(2)Carlos L.
Huge market, very good variety and and selection, great prices and good service, did I say huge?
(4)Sooze L.
Yes, it stinks! I found the store deplorably unorganized. I couldn't really find anything that I wanted from my shopping list. I wanted nice selection of edemame and decent tofu, but their selection looked pretty sorry. Not any high quality products, just cheap crap. The produce was pretty wilted. Not appetizing at all. In the end, I decided it wasn't even worth buying the sesame oil and indian eggplants that I picked out randomly. I definitely prefer the immaculate 99 ranch for my cheap shopping needs.
(2)Dilip J.
This place is awesome, they actually have fresh jackfruit. Great place to explore and find some great variety.
(3)Meghan L.
It's not bad here if you want Asian food products. It's like a traditional Asian market and well you get what you get. not sure what you want out the review. it's a grocery store that is clean for an Asian store.
(4)Ana W.
Pee-Ewwwww! What stinks? Hong Kong Food Market has got to be the smelliest place I willingly frequent. I grew up in Singapore, a teeny tiny island off the southern tip of Malaysia, and Hong Kong Food Market feels like home (a smelly home, I guess) to me. I was so homesick upon moving to Houston at age 16 that I would seriously drive to HKFM several times a month (in a car with no air conditioning...that's devotion). That's probably why I'm so forgiving when it comes to this colossal store. The produce section is like a dream. You can find all the traditional American produce, along with all sorts of Asian delights. Ever heard of Fuzzy Squash? Me neither, until today....and yes, it was fuzzy. And this section alone is the same size as the entire Montrose Fiesta Mart. Enticed? I thought so. It's the amazing selection that doesn't cause me to take away 5 stars for all the flies circling the produce (Is 3 fair? I want you to go, but I want you to know what's up too). And the jackfruit and durian are just stinky (reminds me of the markets in Singapore though...). I LOVE the frozen sections of the store. There's an entire aisle dedicated just to fake meat, none of which I buy (tubes and tubes of fake ham don't appeal to me, but it's cool that they sell it). I'm more into the frozen mochi, a Japanese dessert bun made of sticky rice and various fillings (usually red bean paste or ice cream) and the Chinese veggie buns. I also buy tons of Indian paratha, an Indian/Malay/Indonesian pancake you fry and eat with curry...or alone...mmmmmm. There's more! Tons of Seafood--frozen, live, dried, fresh, anyway you want it. I've even seen them in chip form. Just another reason the store is smelly. And eggs, all sorts, like quail and duck, and they're dried and frozen and fresh...you get it. VARIETY!!!! MSG! It's in every single instant-noodle offered in the huge instant noodle aisle, which are also made with "Japanese Technology" according to the bags. I'm not sure why MSG is bad for you, in fact at Fiesta I've seen huge tubs of MSG in the condiment aisle, but I get a shiver up my spine when I see/hear the term so just stay away from it and I distinctly remember tons of news specials about MSG in the 90's. Oh the 90's. For being called Hong Kong Food Market, I get a more Vietnamese vibe from this place, but you'll love it all the same. Maybe you should go with a stuffy nose though. And be mindful of the flies hanging out around your future dinner.
(3)Anna L.
A "Wal Mart" of Asian food markets, it's the daddio for your exotic needs. Literally fighting for spots, expect parking lot rage and lots of circling for the perfect spot under the Houston blazing sun. After you swim through a sea of people visit the Chinese BBQ - the Duck is goood, as well as the roast pork. It is pretty evident when they have 30+ ducks, a nice inviting crimson gleaming in the light, hanging, ready for your enjoyment. Not only do they have a ridiculous amount of things to buy and lose yourself for an hour or two, the lines are just as long and packed as your local Wal Mart, a typical Sunday.
(4)Jillian P.
I saw a family of cockroaches in here.......'nuff said.
(1)John F.
I have visited this place several times over the years because it is my family's default place to go for asian goods. I always enjoy walking down the aisles of the market to recogize stuff that my family usually stock piles in our pantry in addition to seeing stuff I don't recognize. The smell of the place is not that bad, but then again I'm used to the smell from living overseas for a number of years. It is amusing to see other people react to the smell when they aren't used to it. Parking and traffic here is just disasterous on a busy day. I just park when ever I can find a space because there are too many people hunting down the closest parking spots. I remember when I saw some guy hit a parked car as he was backing up and just left without leaving a note. The intersections on bellaire are chaotic and you would be better off avoiding those entrances. I usually drive into the parking lot from bellaire going east or boone road going south.
(5)Jordan N.
The Oriental Auchan's of Houston - it's vastly HUGE! The seafood department is huge, the dry goods section is huge, the produce section is huge, and so forth - you get the hint! Think of Super Wal-Mart, but stocked with Oriental goodies (mostly food). Prices are really good too for a lot of things. But beware, there's a lot of cheap quality stuff as well.
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