Asian Bok Choy located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn is a place where you can get the freshest vegetables and meats. It is not a public store, you would have to order via email. Does it work - you bet! Due to the latest pandemic era that we are all experiencing, have not even been out much let alone write a review for yelp. Who has time for yelp - come on! (Ok, maybe for takeouts, as such.) But this time, yours truly could not help but create a new yelp review for this business. They floored us completely with disbelief - as I will soon tell you why. Let's start off with some background info. Year 2020 - Month: March/April/May - the unprecedented isolation stay-at-home period. Many of us have been quite afraid; to go out, see anyone, touch anything, and so on. Groceries have been purchased online and some random shopper will drop it off in your doorstep, then ONLY to find out that your requested items were sold out or was substituted. On top of that, as days go by, the time slots to even OBTAIN a delivery time has been a nightmare. We went from checking our usual texts/email/social media to what is now worrying for each moment to see if a time slot is available either on Fresh Direct, Instacart, Prime/Wholefoods, etc. And even if you happen to see a time slot in front of you, it gets taken by someone else who was spotting it a millisecond before you. All that has been a totally nerve-wrecking new ballgame for many. So in very hard times like these, we cannot help but to find a silver lining. We value the front line essential workers and all those who risk their lives each and everyday for the community, city, state, country and world. We are to be grateful for all that we do have - as unemployment rate rises and our country's overall morale have gone to record low. Compared to the larger picture, finding an available grocery time frame does not seem so horrible. The reason is because we still have hope and when we have a positive outlook, we find even the smallest things in life to be a huge blessing. This is leading to the business that has been created and reviewed for yelp. The photos all speak for themselves. The order was via email and the entire list was made available the day after. Pick up and packaging was done so fast, and a phone call was made to let you know it is ready. Although there is no delivery option, the pick up factor was worth the freshness, quality and superior service. One thing that stood out most was we were able to witness a true account of another customer who had a cart packed with all the groceries. It filled precariously past the top and an employee helped to saran plastic-wrapped the ENTIRE CART from bottom to the top, except for wheels; leaving nothing exposed. This was done so that none of the germs would contaminate any of the groceries. They did not have to do that, but they did. That touching scene alone, left many of us speechless, it went far beyond any words spoken or anything we are going through at this time - because it shows dedication and generosity to utilize time, plastic wrap, effort, and commitment to help one another. Prices were reasonable, and totally appreciative that there is no gouging and funny business. This is a shout-out to the entire staff and company at Asian Bok Choy for being an exceptional essential business to help our community and entire city. The items available were many types of meats (fresh), basic grocery items (fresh), frozen foods (looks great and is fresh), and of course, fruits and vegetable (once again, FRESH). Please see photos. Since our initial purchase, we have helped to spread the word, and have gotten additional pictures from friends who also placed orders too. So far we know that a friend from Connecticut and also from Long Island, that took our suggestion to also support the business. Further, we are expecting more will soon follow. There is also no minimum purchase (thank goodness)! Simple - email for a price list and submit your order via email. Confirmation comes back in one day and prepared/ready for pickup the next day. Check to make sure their timeline. Customer service was above and beyond our expectations, but also be mindful this is a very busy period as more customers are being limited to their usual supplies. May I also suggest that if you plan to order and pick up - to please honor their time frame and do not come like 2 days later, this is not fair to the owners and workers who have worked hard to put your items together. We will continue to update with photos and additional feedback. My second order is being placed as I am finishing off this review, yay! Asianbokchoy@gmail.com read more

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This place is super closed for good. 5 stars. It will never reopen. Don't go here expecting to buy anything.

This place is a hidden gem. It is wholesale Asian food seller that also sells to the public at wholesale prices. It is easy to miss, because the shop does not look like it is open to the public. Inside, there are a few shelves with Asian staples and condiments and stacks of boxes and crates everywhere. But the best stuff is not on view--you have to ask for it. They sell hard to find ingredients like stalks of lemon grass and kefir lime leaves. They also sell fresh vegetables, but again, they are not on view and you just have to ask what they have. The staff are really nice and don't seem to mind at all when I come in to buy small quantities of things. It's extremely cheap, example: one stalk lemon grass, can of coconut milk, dozen lime leaves, dozen fresh Thai chiles, and small piece of fresh tumeric root came to $3.50! read more

I love this place too. It's really an asian restaurant supply store, so when you walk in exp It's pretty weird - you walk in expect a weird scene of a bunch of guys with big boxes and bags of wholesale ingredients, packaging and weighing stuff. It's not a store where you browse for things. Ask them for what you want and they'll get it for you. I like to cook a Thai food, and Thai food is all about the ingredients. You can get a huge bushel of Thai holy basil and a big bag of Kaffir lime leaves here for a few bucks. Lemongrass, spices, etc. I'm pretty sure they get everything in Chinatown bulk, so it's the same quality as you'd get there, for better or worse. There's nowhere else in williamsburg to get these kinds of specialty asian ingredients, and there's obviously better places in Chinatown, Flushing, etc., but for the neighborhood its sweet. read more

If you need the FRESHEST ginger, cilantro, bird chiles, come here. It's like Felix the cat's magic bag - a rather teeny store with a walk in fridge, and boxes of wholesale goods. It's filled with delicious asian food staples and condiments. But if you're looking for jellyfish, you'll have to go to Chinatown:) read more

I have to concur with Melissa d., I love this place, I used to trek to Chinatown to buy Asian veggies and staples, but now I just head to this place to pick fresh bak choy, fresh ginger, papayas, mangos, and oranges. I also buy the coconut milk. The staff is really nice. Just go in and give them an idea of what you would like, and they'll bring out really fresh fruits, and veggies for you to buy. They sell wholesale to restaurants, so turn-over of inventory is probably faster than your average market, thus you get to buy the very fresh for a great price. read more

The other reviews pretty much sum this place up. You gotta know what you want before you go but it's great to have in the neighborhood when I don't want to head to Chinatown to shop. It's pretty much just a storefront with a giant walk in refrigerator and if you want Thai basil for instance they go in and grab a giant box of the stuff. It's probably fresher than the stuff wrapped in cellophane at the Chinatown grocery stores. read more