C Mart Supermarket

The prices are good, but the staff is extremely rude.

I used to shop at this store regularly, both for myself and my pet rabbits. However, I went there today and saw rabbit in the meat case. Rabbits are similar to cats and dogs in this country — they are PETS, not FOOD!
I do not eat any meat, but I think everyone can agree that PETS should not be in the meat case. Shame on you and I won’t be back.

I’ve been here 3 or 4 times, and the experiences have been very consistent. Solid but not extraordinary selection, leaning heavy on the Chinese (which is no surprise), excellent prices on everyday items. Often super prices on sale items.
Quality on veggies can vary from just good to very good, but they always have excellent grocery specials. Look at the front boxes for signs indicating what’s on sale and you can’t go wrong. Chinese broccoli, bok choy, mustard greens and others that regularly go for $ 1.98/lb– $ 2.25/lb can be had for as low as $. 88/​lb. That’s what you should buy.
On street parking is always tricky. But the deals with the adjoining parking lot make a difference. Make an afternoon of it. Park in the lot, load up on supplies and go next door for some Dim Sum.

I couldn’t believe all the stuff they had — even green tea Kit Kats! I also bought wakame for miso soup, flower candy, pocky (they carry a good variety), Mochi, ramune, and milk tea. It was really crowded, but the store is a decent store. I was in Boston for the weekend and was looking for a good asian market. My only complaint is I wish more things wrote labeled. Sometimes the wrong labels were on the shelves and not priced. I would have also liked if some of the produce was labeled in English. I had no idea what a lot of things were. I can’t comment on the meat, frozen, dairy sections because I didn’t really look there. I live three hours away. I was really happy to find the snacks I was looking for.

Randomly found this as it was located near a parking garage my friend and I had parked in. We simply cannot resist Asian supermarkets so we went in and were really impressed by the selection. Lots of cute items like hamburger chocolate covered cookies. Picked up a few boxes of those. It was very crowded. Prices were pretty good. The only thing that turned me off a bit was all the flies covering the veggies. They had a lot of unique veggies that you don’t see everywhere but the flies were a bit much (I know it’s summer and to be expected). We’d stop in again.

This was one of my family top choices in Chinatown, price is right along with great selection & fresh so what’s there not to like? Now here’s the down side, the cashiers are bunch of sneaky thefts. You better be careful when handing cash over and watch closely what/​how they handle your transaction. I bet they don’t have the ball to response to my post here.

Everything is inexpensive! I was so surprised that oyster sauces that I bought in Star Market and H-​mart were nearly twice of that sold in here. Despite the good location, its goods are not expensive.

Definitely like this place better than super 88 in allston. The produce is fresher and there’s more selection.

Cheap fruits and vegetables, but no bananas. :(

What a great place. I could get lost in the aisles for hours, I’m not well versed enough in Asian groceries to know my way around, and actually, this is my one complain — I asked an employee where there was miso, and he just said «no», though I ended up finding it myself, so the staff is not helpful or friendly. Even so, this store is worth the visit ad I’ll be back — two huge bags of groceries for under $ 40, make it easy to try out new things and foods!

Coming from New York China Town, hurdle is rather high when it comes to Asian grocery shopping. I was actually quite impressed.
I look for certain things. What kind of produce do they have? I have found my favorite fruits (that I can’t find anywhere outside this kind of setting), unique vegetables and more. I found other unique ingredients (canned, bagged, freeze-​dried) that really get my imagination going. I found some of the Asian snacks and at slightly cheapest price than I am used to. Both familiar brand and something I have not really seen before. If I don’t have to worry about my luggage, I would have definitely stocked up on some stuff.

Great little Chinese super market. Usually go here to get my Ito En tea. Prices are cheap to average depending on what you get. The store itself is kind of drafty, so might bring a jacket. The selection is decent, not huge, but decent. Also, you might have a hard time finding the place if you don’t know where it is/haven’t been here before. Their parking lot is SUPER small, so I’d recommend taking the T and walking if you’re by yourself. It’s almost always full.

Local Asian grocery on my commute home from work makes it so convenient for me to get my shopping done! At affordable prices with super fresh produce. I always come in here for vegetables, fresh meat, and fruit. I literally spent $ 7 for a huge bag of string beans, a huge bag of cherry plum tomatoes, and 6 large potatoes.
It’s best to take the T into Boston to shop. Driving is a menace, and you’re better off planning on parking in garages in the area if you decide to drive. Commuting home with bags during rush hour kinda sucks, but I don’t have a car and choose to get all my errands done in the city.
Produce is fresh, selections are plentiful, and they have all my favorite things to cook. :) Now Boston needs to open an Indian supermarket so I can buy my naan.

Pros: cheap produce, good selection of meat and seafood, one of the few Chinese supermarkets in Boston and prices are much cheaper than super 88 in Allston.
Cons: workers (specifically the shelving staff) are rude, the carts all suck, half of them can’t be steered straight. And often crowded on weekends.

The produce is fresh and you can’t beat the prices which is the only reason I keep coming back to deal with the terrible parking but that is typical of parking in Boston.
They rearranged the store and it seems to flow okay other than the regular pushing and shoving that goes on.
It is super busy in the morning as restaurants come in to get veggies for the day, or so I think. Seeing cars pull up and men shoving about 20 crates of greens in and pulling away doesn’t seem like it is for a «snack».
It is best to come with two people, one person who can run in and get stuff and another to either double park or drive around and come back.
I tried to find parking which took about 20 mins for the about 5 mins I was in the store.
My mom came into town recently and got some fish and crab from the seafood area. Again good prices for fresh fish. They scale, clean and bag it up for you.
This place, like most Chinese grocery stores, has an array of meat. Meat cuts and every organ that you probably haven’t thought about.
Pigs feet, chicken feet, tongue, intestines, kidney, liver. There is no waste of any part of the animal. If you have never seen it then it can be a bit overwhelming.
Given I grew up with all of this it doesn’t usually phase me but now that I am eating a veggie meal it does change my view a bit., My mom on the other hand is a kid in a candy store and loads up her cart with just about everything.
Happy shopping!

Low prices, solid range of products.
Can get crowded, so I recommend going in the morning.
The smells can be a little bit of an assault on the senses, but reflective of what a true chinese supermarket is like.

I have begun a love affair with Chinese and Japanese candy (the names of which I cannot pronounce) that I can’t stop.
I’d been looking for this special candy wrapped in rice paper and was told to come here.
While I didn’t end up finding it, I went home with Matcha green tea Pocky, and a heap of other great things.
The store can get chaotic, but as long as I have a game plan and make a beeline for what I’m hoping to pick up, I’m fine.
I’ll be sure to go back — all the cool candy’s there.

Since the C-​Mart in Chinatown proper closed down this one has become very busy. This is one of those places you wouldn’t even know it was there if you aren’t searching for it. I mean it’s located on the shade side of a large ass parking garage but if I learned anything from Starbucks, it’s that you can put a store virtually anywhere.
This place is alright. It’s smaller and therefore lacks the amount offered at the old C-​Mart but you can get just about all the essentials for cooking, and they have a decent selection of produce. I’m glad C-​Mart hasn’t gone extinct, even though this is a junior version of the store I’ve grown to love.

I love this C Mart and here is why:
It does not smell like the other C Mart a few blocks away. No need to hold your nose.
It’s big, wide and spacious, with all of the produce front and center, and the bottled, bagged and boxed products in the back. Some (not all) of the produce is very well priced and very fresh. Look carefully and do the squeeze test.
This location is perfect for people who live and work near South Station.
The prices are really outstanding, especially for the various sauces, noodles, vinegars and oils. If you are new to Asian cooking, look up some easy recipes to start with, bring a shopping list, and you will find everything you need. You will not believe how small your bill is when you check out. At least a third the price of my local Shaw’s.
Great hot sauce selection. Love having my mouth on fire.
Great candy selection. Love having a sugar rush when work gets slow or Downton Abbey gets me anxious.
Lots of signs in Chinese and not in English is a really cool factor for me. I understand who they are marketing to, and that is good for me to know. This is not my local Shaw’s. And I like that. When I ask for help, they give it to me and do not make me feel ignorant. But I do wish I had studied Chinese instead of French, which has done little for me in my career or my personal life. (Although it did help me fend off an attractive French sailor once.)
There’s parking here, but it is also close to the T.
Get yourself over here next time you need some ingredients for your Pad Thai, spring rolls, stir fry, drunken noodles or tofu scramble.

Quail eggs! Abundant & inexpensive. Seriously inexpensive, as in just $ 3.49 for 18 or $ 6.49 for 36. But I’m sure you want to hear more about this place than just quail eggs!
Overall a great selection of Chinese food and cooking supplies, an abundance of produce, and seafood so fresh it is still living. The soy sauce selection is abundant, there are dozens of interesting juices, and the frozen dumpling selection isn’t too shabby either.
All of this plus great prices across the board and a super convenient location downtown.

C Mart 2 has just about everything you would need on a regular basis, and manages to do so at a very competitive price… at first, suspiciously competitive. How on earth can they get away with charging so little while still earning a profit?! Am I getting a side order of food poisoning with my entrée? Quite simple. Supermarket chains have a markup that is absolutely ridiculous! Smaller, specialty stores enjoy a fairly healthy markup as well. Yes, organically producing product inherently has a higher ratio of fixed cost, but make no mistake, the retailer is banking a pretty good penny on these transactions too, unless of course you’re Harvest Co-​op.
So, C Mart has the best prices. Are the foods sustainable? Are they local? Mostly not. Are you on a budget and like cheap deals? This is great for that. Entertaining a large volume of house guests and really can’t afford to break the bank? Shop here. Is it close to work and on the way to the T? Very likely. They also feature a wide variety of seafood; often much more of a selection than any market you’ll find in the city. Not kidding. It’s also mostly alive, and the rest was alive recently. Freshness, assured.
Are you frustrated with not being able to track down that really spicy sauce, oil, or paste? They’ve got it, and all the other stuff you had no idea existed. You won’t be able to read a lot of the labels, but just look at the pictures or ask the youngest person in there to translate. Various pastas, noodles, cookware, veg, and dairy. Give it a shot, if you don’t like it, stick with your Stop & Shop or Whole Foods, but at least know that bargains do exist and quality does not always have to suffer!