Chinese Grocery Store

I used to love shopping here when I lived in Manhattan. I tried something new every time I went there. Great selection of snacks and candy to try. I had my first bubble tea here. Yum!

Coming from Los Angeles to Kansas, this place is a little piece of home. Yes, everything is a bit pricier than items you can buy at a market like 99 ranch but where else in town can you get authentic chinese snack foods, noodles, frozen mochi and canned drinks. The lady working here doesn’t speak much english and since I don’t speak any Chinese it was a little hard trying to ask if they had certain items. But just peruse the aisles and explore the selection. This place reminds me of those hole in the wall mom and pop markets in Chinatown in LA.

This is the only place in town that serves bubble tea, and that’s usually what gets me going there. They do have a lot of stuff, but so far, it’s not any different than what I could get at either Yi’s or Asian Market… except for, yes, the bubble tea. Recently, they’ve also started serving some food which you can get to go. I think it’s mostly for the Chinese students at K-​State who want something different from the Oriental dish they serve at Derby. I haven’t tasted the food they make, but I might just give it a try. It does look very authentic, i.e. like the food I’ve seen my Chinese friends cook and eat at home. There’s also a very small long table placed against the window where, I assume, people can sit to eat their food.
The people there are very nice and friendly. I haven’t really talked to them much, and I still don’t know if they really speak English, except, of course, for the American guy who is always there to make the bubble tea. He would also ring you up at the cash register.
What I like about the store is that it is within walking distance from where I work. I haven’t really had to drive there, and since it’s in Aggieville, I guess parking is wherever they say you can park. There’s street parking right in front of the store, too.
Okay, so I may have been a tad unfair when I said they pretty much have whatever you can find at the other two Asian stores. They actually have something that you can’t find at the other two stores: Durian flavored wafer snacks!!! FYI, I am a big fan of the king of fruits. They also have the fruit itself there. Also, their produce seems to always be well-​stocked.
I have yet to check the price difference, and once I get to that, I’ll try to write about it.