This place is getting worse by the minute. Pricing is ok. Not many discounted items as before, and…read morethe facility is definitely falling apart. With two new Asian stores nearby, they really do need to do something fast to improve and compete.

The Asian grocery scene is definitely getting competitive in Schaumburg, with Joong Boo down the…read morestreet, Mitsuwa not too far away and H Mart opening...eventually. And yes, in case you didn't know, while it's called "International", all those nations are in Asia. We come here mainly for two things - either getting ingredients to make hot pot at home, or just eating hot pot here. They also have dry pot, which my wife and I really like as an option. You grab a basket and fill it with whatever veggies you want, then a separate one and fill it with proteins, then you pay by the weight. You can either get it hot pot style in a big bowl of hot broth, or dry pot where they cook it in the broth but serve your food already cooked. As far as the grocery selection, they have a big seafood selection and a decent butcher area. Also a lot of Asia snacks and frozen selection, and a small liquor section too. Produce is fine. But if you're making hot pot at home, they have the sliced meat, soup base, sauces, and a little frozen fish ball self-serve area. If you don't want to eat hot pot here, they serve other Asian hot dishes, and there's a bubble tea spot and bakery here, but I haven't tried anything else besides the hot pot. Sense a trend yet? It's not as big as Joong Boo, and it's bigger than the current H Mart for now but will be interesting to see how the new one compares. Overall it's a fine grocery store and we'll come back when that craving for mala spice strikes.

This place is a Jim. The only thing better than the food and the service here other people…read morethemselves that run the place. Friendly family. Getting back to the food the food is fantastic. Come here for it to go lunch or eat their little tables out front. The sandwiches they make are fantastic and then to go food whether it be fresh hot or cold sandwich or some food to take home your refrigerator. It's all great. You'll find anything better anywhere near here. Highly recommended.

European Food & Gifts is a little shop tucked behind B&B Restaurant. It's small but don't let that…read morefool you! They have a huge variety from many nice jewelry pieces, crockery, baked goods, food & dairy products, health items, frozen foods, fresh hot prepared items and a deli counter! The items are unique and some you won't find at the other European stores! Service is friendly and welcoming. Prices are comparable to others. They had a fresh baked salmon Wellington that looked really delicious! I would have purchased it but we weren't going directly home. A very clean, neat and organized store.

Warning: Expert level love of exotic ethnic foods required…read more I've only had authentic Nigerian cuisine at one other location- love it, been there many times. I seek it out. Bomie is an international grocery /restaurant. I think there were 3 tables. I had the ayamashe, take out. Super spicy as expected; Gave me the face sweats with 5 min flat. Super good. Served stewed with bones, and all the yummy bits- yum. Sweet fried plantains were good too. Saving the meat pie app it came with for lunch for tomorrow. I wish them luck. When I moved to mchenry county a few years back, I noticed a major lack of good unique ethnic foods. I hope that changes soon. ill be back. Much more I want to try here.

Best African grocery store and restaurant in northern surburb in Chicago.read more

Great selection of pan-asian items - best in the southwest and south suburbs. Reasonable prices…read more Yes, some of the staff have English-language issues, but please give them some grace. And yes, they don't allow credit cards for small purchases - perhaps younger customers don't realize that everywhere used to have that policy due to high fees credit card companies charge stores.

Quit saying this store is closed!!! It is not I was just there.Helpful owner great product.read more

Clean, organized Asian store in Elgin with a nice variety of of produce, canned and other packaged…read moregroceries. Their prices are very reasonable. The location is very convenient if you're in the far west suburbs and don't want to drive to Naperville, Schaumburg or Chicago for your Asian grocery needs. They'll have 80% of what you may need.

This is a solid Vietnamese - Thai market offering everything you might need in the way of feted and…read morefermented jungle-delicacies, like dried lily-flower, dehydrated salt-cured plant chunks, any sauce with fish juice in it, and every leaf or green that can't grow anywhere near Chicago. Boy was I elated when I found this place. It's gamy here, and a little rundown, with prices around 20% higher than in Los Angeles (where I used to live). But otherwise, shop here - this place is SE Asian Food Supply Perfection.

Dekalb, your life just got a whole lot better!…read more This place is fantastic. I'm so glad we have an Asian market here. Things that you would normally go online and wait days for, are now just a ten minute (depending on where you live) drive away. It's a substantially sized store (for the type of business that it is.) They carry Thai Basil, Korean red pepper paste, fish sauce, long stems of lemongrass and plum sauce to name a few!!! And their prices are reasonable. The owner is fantastic. I had called and left a message inquiring of a few items. He called me back moments later with an answer. And upon arriving at the store I had a couple recipe questions and he was very helpful in offering suggestions. C'mon out Dekalb and support this place! We need to keep it here.

First and last visit to this market today. What grocery store that sells food from overseas adds a…read morefuel charge to the bill? Yes, this one does. Go to Jewel for your Asian food. Same products, more choices. What a load of malarkey. Last time I'll support this small business.

Basically this is a Mexican themed grocery store with lots of items you'll find at many other…read moregroceries. It has some pretty unique things for around Carpentersville, if you just go to other stores. Village Fresh Market sure is fresh, especially for the fruits and vegetables. Has lots of other groceries too like cereal, but the prices aren't as good on these items. The produce is where you'll get your money's worth, so stick there. Apparently it used to be another grocery store, because it's big. It's set up like a regular grocery store. There's aisles, and there's a big section on the side for fruits and vegetables. It's bright and clean. There's mostly Mexicans who are shopping in here, but they wouldn't be here if it wasn't any good. Also at the front there's a stand to get juices and fruits. It's $4 for a juice. The Greens Juice is the best of these. It's green of course. This is made with apples, celery, cucumbers, ginger, lemon, and spinach. It's $4 for a bowl of fruit. The Fruta Grande is a bowl filled with the fruit if your choice, and it's topped with chili salt, which gives it a spice. Good place to get something fresh. It's a store but be sure to get some juices and fruit bowls on your way in or out. There's also some other vendors.

Imagine driving all the way here at 7:20pm to feed your family and getting turned away by their…read morebutcher shop because they already cleaned the machines so they can't cut your meat. Mind you they close at 8pm. They don't care about their customers anymore, sad to see.