I know I should be embracing all things local in the new country that I live in, but when you've…read morebeen deprived of American goodies for 3.5 years and then you move to a place that suddenly has 2 American stores with everything that you missed, you can't help but regress a little and indulge! Q Club is not as big as A&M, but what makes them stand out is that they offer stuff from Trader Joe's! WOOOOO!!! You can also find a lot of other typical American brands like Newman's Own, Kraft, Gatorade, Cheer, and other American craft beers. If you feel they're missing something, bring it up to the staff and they'll take note- they are willing to listen to customers and see what they can get in the inventory next time.

So there is "A&M US Groceries" and there is "Q Club." (Maybe there are more out there, but these…read moreare currently the only two I have found. In order to explain Q Club, I almost have to compare to A&M). As an American living in Hong Kong, both of these outlets have proven to be a comfort when looking for US branded labels of food, toiletries, sundries, etc. And make no mistake, it is not a fully stocked grocery like you might expect, but just big enough with enough US brands to make you feel like you have some connection to the US products you might miss and/or need. "A&M" is more like a Costco in many ways (they literally stock items you would find at Costco...bulk for the most part but not all, large bags and even Kirkland labels...and it is expensive). Q Club is more like a a small version of an American grocery store (nothing in bulk, but lots of US based grocery products, no Kirkland labels....and less expensive than A&M). For example, at Q Club, I was able to find an expansive shelf of McCormick Seasonings & Sauces, Muscle Milk Lite, Degree anti-perspirant and Kraft parmessan cheese. Even a huge shelf of Mezzetta jarred peperoncini, jalepeno peppers, coctail onions, etc. They are individual items, but definately American tastes. The prices are a bit high compared to what you would pay for in America, but I would say cheaper than A&M US Groceries simply because they are normal sized and not sold in larger bulk bags like A&M. They do have an expansive beer selection you will see right when you walk into the door. The store is small, clean, organized and staff was friendly.

OK, just because I give it a 3 does not mean that it is not a good store. I have seen and shopped…read moreat A&M US Groceries and Q Club, which give me some comparison for this type of store is all. And by this type of store, I mean "Costco bulk want-to-be designed for the American shopper." Of the three (with the two mentioned above), this by far is the most organized,cleaniest and tied for largest compared to A&M. Prices are indeed expensive as other reviews have said. Prices are exactly in line with the two other stores I am comparing it to, although Gateway did have a "Back to School Sale - 10% off the entire store" promotion going on when I dropped in. Compared to A&M, there is a lot of staff floating around and organizing shelves, making sure things are lined up, labels out just so. There must have been six staff members there and I was the only person in the actual store at the time. Seemed a bit overkill and the owner could hazard to maybe cut some payroll. I give it 3 star though, because despite shelves looking neat, I felt the product variety was not as good as A&M and some store aisles were just "fillers" (ie...there is a chip aisle and instead of 20 bags of Lays potato chips stocked five rows, four deep to stock a shelf, at Gateway there are 20 bags of Lays and they are stacked 20 rows, zero deep simply filling more space. I am not sure if this makes sense, but it was apparent throughout the store. So in lue of variety, many products are "fillers." (taking up space, but no variety). It was apparent enough with more items than just chips that I dont think it is a result of me being witness to a shipment that has not come in, I think it just might be the store. If I was in the area and needed something that I know I can get there, I would pop in because I know the prices are the same compared to others. But given a choice, this would not be my first selection in the "Costco bulk want-to-be for the American shopper" options in Hong Kong.

This is my 10th year in Hong Kong, which also means I miss good old American sized groceries and…read moreteeth numbingly sweet candies, American sized. Most if all, though, I miss American toilet paper, despite owning a Japanese shower toilet at home. Enter Gateway, the non-membership alternative to American groceries. The decor is like a mini Costco (a wholesale-to-consumer store very popular in North America), with a fair selection of most-missed items from the US: giant boxes of cereals, Halloween candies, tetrapak wines, sauces and condiment, plus normal sized foods like Kraft macaroni and cheese, applesauce and granola bars, basically a selection of foodstuff not found elsewhere, plus American formula of shampoos and body washes. However, my favorite items in the store are the cotton wool pads and quilted northern toilet paper. Granted the toilet paper costs around $10 a roll, but they are the stongest, softest thing that had ever grazed my butt. Heck, they are even stronger and softer than my tempo boxed tissues. They are also the only place I know that carries Sriracha, the famous American-produced Asian-style chili sauce that caused neighbours of its Californian factory to beg it to move as the chili fumes emitted during production is too much to bear. It seriously is potent stuff. Incidentally, my 2 favorite things from gateway go hand in hand like pb & j, but I assure you they are in no way correlated.

Very small little grocery store that sells very little of variety of everything. I went to pick up…read morea few bags of chips and snacks. Prices are a bit cheaper than other places. This place has two cashier.

Irvins Salted Egg is one of the most desired souvenir to anyone traveling to Asia and of course…read morethat applies to my friends. When i saw this in the Hysan Place mall, i was literally running over to it! And there weren't any lines, which was very very weird. So they have samples for you to try before deciding on your purchase. I only had the sample of the regular ones and not the spicy ones. The salted egg one was pretty good and I can't say it was the most delicious chip in the world but something about it made it addictive. You can taste the eggy goodness of the chip. It's seriously addicting and you are starting to question why it's so addicting. What on earth did they put in this chip? Are the potatoes from the secret black duck that's on the cover of the bag? Which by the way is on sale for over 100 HKD. Ok back to the chips... The fish one was ok, it was on the harder and crispier scale. I got the spicy one for my friend and she loved it! If you can't handle the spice stick to the regular flavors. A small bag is 55.00 HKD and a large is 110.00 HKD for both regular and spicy. However, you are only limited to 7 bags of chips per person at the time of your purchase.

We saw lines of youngsters lining up to purchase Irvins products at the Taipei 101 mall. I did get…read moreto sample a small piece of the salted fish skin and Cassava but didn't like the Cassava chips. While browsing around the lower level of Lees Garden Mall, we spotted the counter and bought a large bag of the fish skin approx $15 to try. You actually get tired of it after awhile. It's a chip like batter with slivers of fish skin baked into it. OK to try but not addictive after you're tired of it. A bit too salty too. They are not very eco friendly because you get these big yellow bags to carry it in so as not to crush the bags. The smaller bag was about $7. Pretty expensive. While in Hong Kong we saw another counter at the Harbor mall, tried the potato one which is not potato but the same kind of chip sans fish skin.

Shopping in Hong Kong…read more.. We didn't know what kind of store 360° was, so we went in. I wouldn't say that it's just a convenience store because it had a bit more merchandise than just grab and go snacks. There were cookies, Candies, and 3 in 1 coffee packets. I was surprised to see marshmallows with Brown from Line Friends. I had to get it for Kathy H.! LOL! We looked in another 360° and found Brown marshmallows, but no Cony... Sad... Haha! This store was a bit crowded with narrow aisles, customers, and staff restocking the shelves. It was an educational experience!

Snacks galore…read more.. There's something about it that satisfy any type of issues that you're hungry, anxious or just a craving. Here they have just about any type of fun items and though it's not massive it's a lovely place to find something that even the local convenience store won't have. Staff here is always busy restocking items as there is a lot to see and what a fun place to explore what Hong Kong along with various other countries together share the same love of snacking. Thank you!

Chocolate drizzled potato chips? A novelty. For me it's just 3 stars…read more After passing by and seeing the queue to go in we had to come back and luckily for us, no queue. We ordered the chocolate drizzled potato chips (crisps) with soft serve ice cream. Savory and sweet should be good, right? Maybe I'm a purist but I like my chips salty and not sweet. And the soft serve ice cream had that Hong Kong dairy which left and aftertaste in my mouth :( However I did like that the shop had every Calbee product imaginable and that was what made this place 4 stars. I

This store opened about a week ago and I visited on the third day it opened and waited in line for…read moreabout three hours. I got the Hong Kong limited edition Typhoon Shelter Spicy and the original potato chips with chocolate sauce and ice cream. I loved the spicy chips and it tastes even better with the soft serve! The original with chocolate and ice cream was good as well, but not something I plan to come back for. I highly recommend the spicy chips with ice cream!! I'm giving it 4/5 stars because of the super long wait. I plan to visit again in a month or two.

The chewiest of candies, and a Hong Kong institution for several years…read more While their stand is a thing of legend, their brick and mortar is spacious, organized and super welcoming, even with a cute timeline of their history featured as you enter. For expats or tourists visiting this part of town, these snacks don't break the bank for souvenirs. And they pack light to boot, without skimping on flavor!

Started out as a little street stall and now look at them. If you're a fan of chinese dried fruits,…read moremake sure you drop in and take a look. Individually vacuum packages or use order form for 10 or more packages. Dried fruits are excellent quality with nice balance of licorice and sweetness. I like how it doesn't make your mouth and lips pucker up *smack*.

For decades, I've grown up frequenting this market since my grandmother lives nearby. As a young…read moreboy, I loved their selection of Asia-specific candies and frozen popsicles. Now as an adult, not too much has changed. Still love the selection of goodies they offer. Aside from the sweets, they do have a good selection of fruits/produce, wines/beers, and just about everything else you need. There is also an onsite bakery section which offers up a small selection of baked treats. Most recently, I found the market particularly useful for baby supplies and some basic over-the-counter medications. While there is a wider selection at the Mannings downstairs, the Market Place is more convenient in that they open at 8 am (hours before Mannings).