Well a couple of stops in Wow they were open thanksgiving day! That was a total surprise A few things picked up Kimchi was one of the things on that day Ok next was Black Friday stop in Busy but not as slammed as thanks giving day Veggie Spring roles and pork egg rolls were my quest Spring roles yup 14 bucks for 80 as just over 4 lbs And yes as expected they tasted good with dragon fly brand sweet and sour sauce Deep fried at 400f in canola oil This is my fave cooker https://amzn.to/4i7UNCF Disappointed in the egg role section Over 30 bucks for a few egg roles? I should to have asked on that As it may to have been for a larger pack not in stock An ok couple of stops in for a mini restock read more

C Fresh Market - Vegi spring roles 7 per pack of 40 Dec 2024 price - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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I was so worried about having a quality Asian market to patron upon my move to DSM. Enter C Fresh Market and their robust collection of food and food stuffs. They also have a restaurant on site. I was able to find everything from the market where I lived before and then some new items. I'm fully stocked and very pleased with the helpfulness and the variety of items that they have. I'll be trying their kimchi soon. read more

This is a full service Asian market in De Moines, Iowa . It has fresh produce sections with Asian vegetables. Also it has huge fish and seafood section that you can buy a variety of fishes. Many options of bakery , instant noodles, canned food , snacks , seasoning, etc Everything you can think of that you need to cook Asian dishes . Their roasted duck is pretty delicious. Roasted pork in crispy skin is average . Highly recommended to go for a visit if you have not been to one . read more

C Fresh Market - BBQ pork and roasted pork with crispy skin and roasted duck - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This review is for the Vietnamese restaurant inside of the grocery store. Me and my daughter have gone here several times together and the staff is very cool and friendly, the food was amazing and nourishing and came out quickly even though the whole restaurant was full. I got beef pho, and it was excellent. We have also had crab rangoon and tried their tea smoothies. read more

Just updating to add that their fresh kimchi, tucked in the back fridge to the right of the restaurant booth, is VERY good one of my favs.

Always enjoy my visits. I pickup something interesting every time I visit. I highly recommend this place read more

C Fresh Market - Always an interesting visit. They have the largest carrots I've ever seen. Largest by a huge margin - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

I flew in from San Francisco, California yesterday. Came here to see my daughter up for her kitchen for her college years here. Excellent choices for all your international Asian needs. They have everything you would find in SF Chinatown including how to set up your ancestral worshipping area! read more

C Fresh Market - The front of the Asian Supermarket in DesMoines, Iowa. - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Your A and B are getting old, but you've managed to keep your C Fresh. What a cool grocery store! It has all kinds of businesses inside it, including a really great Vietnamese place which is better than most Viet restaurants. Prices are cheap and if you are looking for Asian Goods in Des Moines then this is definitely a cool place to come and shop. And even though I do think cleaning up air pollution is a priority, I hope we can manage to keep the Sea Fresh too. read more

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Great variety of meats and foods. Tried the prepackaged spring rolls and banh mi on the food cart near the entrance that are from the attached restaurant Pho 515. The spring rolls were amazing and the banh mi yummy. Edit: Just remembered that 50% of the customers weren't masking. Took one star off. read more

We have noticed lately that the meat has gone bad either soon after we purchased the item or while at the store. The last two times we purchase chicken drumsticks, as soon as we opened the packaging at home, it reeked. The smell was awful. The same was true with the ground pork that we purchased this week. I wonder if their refrigerators are cool enough...? I hope they could do a better job at keeping the freshness of the meat. But, it might just be due to inventory issue (ie can't move the inventory)? read more

I've been meaning to come here for awhile now, and I am SOOOOOO glad that I did! Even at 11:30 on a weekday, the parking lot was jam packed. I think this place gets a ton of business. Walking in, you're greeted by shiny waving fortune cats, fresh bread on a cart and international candy. The place is huge! There are tons and tons of obscure fresh vegetables and fruit, most of which you either 1) can't find anywhere else in Des Moines, or 2) if you can find it elsewhere, C Fresh has a nicer price. They have a massive box of fresh ginger for $0.99 per pound. They have durian and jackfruit, lychee, extra long green beans, all sorts of exotic raddish and cabbage. I swear I must have looked like I had dropped acid to go to the grocery store because I was slack-jawed with joy over all the stuff I was seeing. I also skipped, don't judge me. They have fresh and frozen meat and seafood, roasted ducks hanging by their necks, an entire cooked pig's head, all kinds of pickled things and gallon jars of kimchi, an entire row of nothing but different types of fried onions, I could go on and on and on. The best part though? There's a restaurant inside. The best part about the restaurant? It gave me hands down on the floor THE best pad Thai I have ever had in my entire life. There is no close second, not even from back in Los Angeles, and I say that with no hesitation. The portion was really big, but sometimes I have a hollow leg and today it was beating me over the head with itself. I ate the whole plate of pad Thai and I don't even feel bad about it. Everything that everyone around me had delivered to their table looked just as good and I can't wait to try more stuff here. This place is my new favorite thing. The end. read more

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It's a grocery store with an amazing restaurant!! The pho is delicious! The crab Rangoon are perfect but my absolute favorite is the spring rolls with the rice paper and the cold noodles and basil... inexpensive and an excellent meal THEN you can shop the grocery store for ideas on how to make your own OR just pick up some great snacks, seasonings or sauces! read more

I'm half Chinese, and most of my cooking reflects that. So when I moved to Des Moines from St Louis (and before that, San Jose CA), the first place I had to check out was the Asian grocery scene. After a quick search through the city, C Fresh was one of the best around and has 99% of everything I'm looking for! Now, this isn't some Ranch 99 from California. But hey, this is Des Moines, and you can't expect that. I'm very happy to find most of the vegetables and sauces I need for cooking, and was pleasantly surprised to find some baked goods shipped from California and Chicago! Definitely a weekly grocery stop for me, and favorite Asian grocery store in Des Moines I've found so far. read more

I took Yelp reviews to heart and headed to C Fresh Market for lunch. I'm one of those people who can hang out in international stores in Chicago for days, and this felt very much like something you'd expect in a much bigger city. I found so many fresh vegetables and fruits that I hadn't seen in awhile, and I was in heaven! Add to that the huge array of packaged ingredients, prepared foods and drinks...you have a visit to a store that feels like a vacation. The arrangement is very well setup and you can fairly easily find what you want, and much more besides. The far North side of the store houses a huge bank of freezers. The NE corner also has a nice selection of Central and South American flavors. While I could have spent hours, I was on my lunch, so I walked away with a bag full of wares (including a spicy chicken ramen soup that nearly melted my face off) and a promise to return very soon, to explore every item of every aisle and find the best that C Fresh has to offer. read more

I love C-Fresh Market so much, especially since they expanded. I get the best deals on mushrooms, tofu, and veggies here. This is what I got for $73: 5 lb bag jasmine rice 4 water packed tofu 4 silken tofu Mellow white miso Vegetarian stir fry sauce Red curry paste Massman Curry paste Green curry paste Sesame seeds 2 bunches green onions 6 garlic bulbs Bok choy Napa Cabbage Daikon radish Shiitake mushrooms Oyster mushrooms Large bunch holy basil Cilantro Frozen lemon grass Fresh ginger Tomato sauce 6 Japanese eggplants 2 purple yams Sweet soy sauce 2 cans coconut milk 2 cans coconut cream Seriously, everyone is nice here too. The aisles can get a little tight, so I like to put my cart to the side and give myself room to look at everything and read the labels. Layout: produce is on the left in the front, there are also basics like flour, sugar, oils around there too. Tofu and miso is in the back left in the freezer section. Best prices on tofu I've seen in the area. The aisles are all labeled, but there is just so much stuff! Make sure to have a list and give yourself time to read ingredients and makes of everything. Also make sure to price check! For example, coconut milk is a good deal more expensive in the Latin section in the front far right of the store. Such a great selection of all of my Latin faves too: masa arepa flour for Venezuelan arepas, tons of dried beans and chiles, a huge section of hot sauces! If you enjoy the following cuisines, this place is your one stop shop: Indian, Thai, Mexican, South American, African, Vietnamese, Laotian, Phillipino, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese!!! Also, don't forget to go around the corner at the back of the far right of the store...there is a large section where they keep the rice and more frozen foods! That's where I found frozen lemon grass! Note: they do have a good deal of prepared vegan meat subs over by the Latin section in the freezer area, in the front right, of you enjoy that kind of thing! read more

True to its name, C Fresh probably has the freshest ingredients of any Asian market in town. I love coming here for exotic produce, plus for the great prices on staple ingredients like rice, all kinds of spices, dry beans, seaweed snacks, tea... Recently I've been stocking up on tons of their fruits and vegetables like daikon radish, Chinese + Korean pears, longans, rambutans, Japanese sweet potatoes, taro root, greens, carrots, garlic, ginger root.... they have such a great variety and amazing prices! There's also freshly baked goods and a little place to get pho and some other Vietnamese cuisine while you're here. read more

Never been there before. Pretty cool place. Wide range selection of just about anything you can think of looking for.

I recently saw the former Top Value Foods store replaced with a new kind of Supermarket, and I had to visit! Now there is an Asian market just up the road from this one, but this building is much more modern and has a more open environment, whereas the one up the road shows some age. I think that this store fits better than Top Value because of it's diverse demographic in the area. Plus, it's nice to see a supermarket where "WIC Accepted" and "We take Food Stamps" aren't plastered all over the windows to pull customers in. No matter what kind of neighborhood the store is in, it just makes the customer feel cheap when going to that kind of store. NOW, to the actual review. I walked in and was overwhelmed by the smell of fish. I don't know if they just didn't invest in exhaust fans for the store, but man, did it smell rank in there! Now, the selection of merchandise was quite extravagant, ranging from Asian to Italian to Mexican to everyday staples such as cereal, soup and canned vegetables. I also saw live crayfish for the first time...I was intrigued, but weirded out at the same time, if that makes sense. You're going to have to go in for yourself to walk through the aisles to see all they have! When I visited, the deli was closed for the night, so I didn't get to see what they had to offer. Other than the smell, the store was clean and organized, except in the corner near the meat department where a lot of Asian general merchandise was strung about (I think this is where Chinese Buffet owners buy their dinnerware). Up front next to the checkouts, there was a Jewelry repair, travel agent and salon, which I take were also owned by the same owners as the market. Customer service was average. There were these rice bars I saw on the bakery table up front, and I asked the woman at the Customer Service desk how they tasted, but I don't think she understood me...I ended up asking some customers nearby, and they were pretty helpful. I don't judge other people for not knowing English, but it would be helpful. The checkout clerk looked like she was friendly enough. Will I visit here again? Of course, I will! I thought the store was cool, but I am one to admit that I am uneducated on international foods. The items I bought were pretty good, but I'll try something different next time I visit. If the owners of this store are reading this, I would suggest investing in exhaust fans so the smell isn't so heavily fumigated throughout the store. This store will earn five stars if they fix that. read more

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Great Asian market. You can get traditional Asian food items like whole roasted duck and Asian BBQ pork. They have a great lunch counter where you can get an authentic banh mi sandwich for 2.65! Tremendous value. You will really save on traditional asian ingredients here and find items here that are hard to find at other stores. read more

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My GF and I shop here all the time. It's the best Asian market in town. And as I was told by a friend from Vegas, it's very impressive because it's as big as the ones in a big cities. This place has a restaurant inside which cooks very good food. They have a ton of Vietnamese options like Pho and Bun Mi, and they also have roasted duck and many other delicious foods. The market itself has everything you can wish for from an Asian market and more. What's really impressive is their prices. Their fresh veggies are a fraction of the cost at a regular store. It's like $1 here vs $5 at Hy-Vee. They also have a large butcher shop that also has many seafood options they they will even clean and cook for you. All said and done, this place is awesome. Even if you a white boy like me, you will find plenty of items here to buy. I recommend this place to anyone that doesn't only eat fish sticks and French fries. If you are one of those people, then get out of your box and eat some beef tendon or some squid you corn fed mama's boy. read more

C Fresh Market - Veggies - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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One of the cleanest Asian stores I have ever been to. They are a very well-run store and have a vast diversity of customers. Their customers are not only Asian, which is very rare to see for an Asian store. One of the reasons must be because they do not have a full Asian staff to reflect the diversity of their customer base. I have entered here countless times to both shop and eat at their cafe. Their food is amazing, I mainly focus on their pho and egg rolls which are both made restaurant quality and cheap. This is definitely my go-to Asian store in town. Parking is easy, very big lot. Although there are many customers, the store does not feel cramped due to their size. read more

C Fresh Market - Banh Mi sandwiches and Pho - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

Went to Pho 515 and decided to walk off some calories and check out the market. They have so many things packed into this place. Tableware, cookware, produce, fresh fish & meats, goods, etc. It's an international market, so it's not just Asian cuisine - though most of it is. They have so many rice noodles, a Celiac like me could never die unhappy. Amazingly reasonable prices for bulk foods and produce. The old fashioned sodas and candies are a very nice touch, the old fashioned prices are too! The only issue we had was the very strong smell of fish. The fish market is located in the back and is an open-style, we'd just eaten and weren't expecting it but it's a very cool feature here. I bought 2 10-pack Melamine chopsticks, a bag of candy & a bottle of Cholula for $9.53. Totally a cool place to walk around after eating some pho or bun! read more

C Fresh Market - 1/4 of the rice noodle options, which are completely GF. - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This asian supermarket has everything you need to concoct your own ethnic dish. From rice paper to dried mushrooms, this grocery store has it all! To top it off, C Fresh has a kitchen that serves a variety of Asian dishes. This is restaurant is not only cheap but the food tastes amazing! I tried their Pho and avocado smoothie, both of which were delicious and fresh! I did try their bon mi (Vietnamese style sandwich). I enjoyed the fresh veggies and cilantro, but beware of the slices of jalapenos peppers hidden in these sandwiches. In short, check out this hole in the wall, it will definitely be worth your time! read more

C Fresh Market - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

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This review is actually for the restaurant inside C Fresh Market at 801 University Avenue, Des Moines, situated to the northwest of Mercy Hospital. Unfortuantley I cannot find a link for the resaurant so I'm not sure it is a totally separate business than the grocery store (C Fresh). I've eaten here several times and have always had an exceptional meal. I love the pho and vermicelli dishes. The vermicelli dish ($13) I had today was topped with grilled pork, grilled shrimp, a sliced egg roll, and several condiments along with a side dish of dipping sauce. You eat it by mixing everything, including the dipping sauce, bringing some of the noodles to the surface. The bowl I had (which was huge) today was a full meal and delicious. The manager often takes the orders and walks throughout the resaurant making sure everyone is pleased with their meal. My friend had the pho and loved it. If you love great Vietnamese food, you've got to give this place a try. Since we live outside Des Moines, I love to eat here and then purchase items at the adoining grocery store that carries product from countries like Vietnam, Japan, Korea, China, and Mexico. As a side note, the resaurant is closed on Thursdays. Enjoy! read more

I don't live in Des Moines, but I travel from KC to Twin Cities a lot. Heard about C Fresh market from a lady when I shop at 888. She said C Fresh is much more larger than 888 so I decided to pay a visit to it on my way back from Twin cities yesterday. Actually, C fresh is NOT larger than 888, BUT their vegetables is way much more well packed and fresh than 888. I love their way to handle the vegetables, especially I can hand pick Thai Basils & Bean Sprouts out of distributor's box, as many as I want. So I can buy a small batch than regular prepacked huge bag which I always throw away as I couldn't finish them all. I also bought a box of coconut buns, not too bad, but was a little bit dry to me. I'll give 888 a 5 stars of their fresh baked buns. I sure will come back to buy vegetables from C Fresh on my way back home. read more

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OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD, every melanated person who moves to Iowa should be informed of this place! Ah! I've been dying for a place like this, and I didn't know Iowa had one. I love these kind of grocery stores. It's huge and has mostly Asian foods but also a small selection of Hispanic foods. There's a fresh seafood counter with live blue crabs, a meat counter, and a deli. There are shelving carts with steamed buns, baguettes, and desserts. This place is an oasis. I love living in Iowa, but sometimes a Black woman needs some space away from burgers and fries and corn. I saw so many different people I thought I was back in a Fiesta grocery store in Houston. So many grocery items and prices were fair. Employees were super cool, too. Inside of the grocery store next to the deli is a little restaurant named Pho 515 that serves Vietnamese food. Oooh, it's yummy. I want to move down to Des Moines just to be closer to this place. My soul needed this. Cookware, jewelry, groceries, dining ware, household needs; all you could need is here! I wish I could camp out daily. read more

C Fresh Market - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

This is an excellent, well-stocked, and large Asian grocery store. Does exceptionally well with ingredients from Southeast Asia as it has a strong Vietnamese focus. The fresh section is relatively small but is clean and done well with fair prices on items that the Hy-Vees of the world either don't have or would charge a small fortune for! I wish their Japanese products section was more robust, but otherwise this is a fantastic place if you like cooking delicious and interesting things from scratch. Hoping to try the restaurant in the store someday. read more

This place has it all! Produce, meat, spices, snacks, drinks, kitchen supplies... I was pleasantly surprised by the selection and size of the store. I found all the ingredients I needed to make Thai green curry (minus the Thai eggplant) and was happy with the other goodies that *somehow* ended up in my cart. I will be coming here more often! read more

So first of all, if you're new to C Fresh, and if you have delicate sensibilities, you need to conquer the fish market smell that overwhelms you upon entering. It can be a huge turn off for any of the uninitiated. All of that out of the way - let's just say this should be your next meal destination! We tend to get the crispy fried tofu as an appetizer, which is different in texture and style than some of the other tofus around town. My friends usually get the pho, which they swear is the best in town. I like to have the Vietnamese Pad Thai or the Crispy Pork, both of which are immensely delightful. I must also mention that the fresh coconut drink is awesome! I get one of those every time, and I treat it like a dessert. The service is good, the food is fantastic and the prices are low to fair. Everyone is friendly, and the ambiance is from mellow to average. And when you're done eating, you can take a trip through the grocery store to pick up a few things for home! Highly recommended! read more

If you're looking for variety in an Asian market(they have some Mexican stuff here too, alas no Chamoy) I'd look here. This location had more than any market I've been to besides San Francisco. They had plenty of bones available if you're looking to make Tonkatsu and even had pork blood which was nice. Unfortunately if you don't already know what some things look like you may be SOL because the labeling isn't perfect. I came looking for saeujeot and gochugaru. The saeujeot was with a bunch of other Korean flavors, but the gochugaru. After a bit of looking I found a suitable alternative. If you already know what you're looking for though, then this is the place to go! read more

Smells awful, no help, unsanitary, hard if not impossible to tell prices on many items.

This is my all time favorite place to go when I'm bored. I always feel as if I learn something new. So many different things to try and look at. read more

I think we first discovered this place because they have a restaurant area that's open on Sunday and you could get a good bowl of pho on a cold winter afternoon. We still eat here often, because it's reliably good. But now I'm a regular: I rely on this place for Asian produce (at the lowest prices), bottled sauces, and of course a huge selection of noodles and rice. But I'm also thrilled that their stock changes constantly. Take today: in the produce area, they had whole, fresh durian, 3 kinds of yams, and boxes of Ataulfo mangoes on sale. The meat selection included not only a standard range of cuts for grilling and stir-frying, but also packages of pork and beef bones for stews and soups. And the seafood section had a range of fresh fish, as well as top-quality frozen whole prawns (I've tried them and they are really good; and they are not available in any local DM grocery store). But on top of that, they'd just re-organized what had been their cookie and candy section with a range of new European cookies and more Asian candies. And they have created a new section to include some American snacks and household products. Their African section also seems to be expanding. One of my favorite things, though, is discovering the depth of their selection. We must have spent 10 minutes examining all the options in the rice section before settling on a multi-grain mixture of different kinds of rice. This isn't something I could even get a chance to try anywhere else, and I love that I have that opportunity here. Another note: they are always re-stocking, and the store is very clean and well-organized. I've also only had positive interactions with the staff, including some really friendly and over-the-top helpful cashiers. read more

I love this market. Huge selection and clean. Waaay cheaper and better than Hy-Vee. Fantastic selection of noodles and rice that's super cheap. Great enoki mushrooms and fresh produce. They even have some vegan and gluten free sauces. Nice and polite employees too. Fantastic! read more

If you want to B fresh then you better eat at C Fresh. C Fresh Market, more like C me get fresh Market. After eating this pho, I felt fresh as you can C. Boooooom!!!! No but other than this Market making me come up with a very pathetic "rap" or "cool verse" it was really super good. If you are a big fan of good broth and mixture of meats then this pho and other foods here is purrrrfect for you. Remember if you want to B fresh then try some C fresh. read more

C Fresh Market - If you want to B fresh then try some C fresh. - Vietnamese Near Me - Des Moines, Iowa

If you want some diversity and culture in your life, head over to C Fresh Market. Owned by my homies from the east, this market is Vietnamese "themed" and therefore, decked out with a Pho restaurant (better than the little ones around) and a nail salon... say what? C Fresh is where I get my Asian needs. From Bok Choy to Siracha (I LOVEEE Sambal Oelek) and from seaweed to dried mushrooms. It feels just like I'm home in one of LA's Chinese groceries. My dad was so relieved when he came to visit me here and saw this market. I still have some legit Asian around here. Compared to American groceries, C Fresh is not as clean and not as efficient. They don't have very many employees, but it still works out. People of all sorts of backgrounds and ethnicity love shopping here. The prices are really good as well! Honestly, this is the best Des Moines has in terms of Asian food. I'm Asian, you can trust my judgement on this. TIP: Don't go at the hours of around 5-6, after work hours. It's quite crowded and since they don't have too many employees, the line is long. TIP 2: They only accept debit cards with purchases over $5. read more

Just finished up my first visit to C Fresh! Holy moly, I was impressed! HUGE SELECTION! Reasonable prices, in fact, better value than most other international markets. My only complaint was it was pretty tight in the aisles; two carts couldn't pass each other in any aisle. But wow, the stuff they had in this store was impressive. The focus was primarily Asian, but that covers Chinese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, and the list goes on. I will definitely be back and I encourage anyone to give it a try! read more

This is the best Asian market in Des Moines! They are clean and carry a wide variety of fresh vegetables, meats, seafood, and canned goods.

Expansive product line for Asian food and personal products. Also includes a Mexican product section. Employees were helpful for the most part, but maybe it's a cultural misunderstanding because one was quite rude and acted strangely IMO. Like I said, it's probably because I'm the whitest mofo around so I took her behavior the wrong way. Anyhoo, this store has an aisle of Asian noodles....probably just about every kind you could imagine. And an entire aisle of sauces, an entire aisle of seasonings, you get the picture. :) read more

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Any time I hear that an ethnic grocery has a sit-down prepared foods area, I expect great food in a dingy atmosphere. To my surprise, this place had both good pho and a nice, clean seating area with table service. The regular sized pho was more than enough to fill me up (so get the large if you want to share or bring home leftovers), and the mango bubble tea was delicious. Only minor complaint was that the service was slow (and I was in kind of a hurry to pay and leave), but when I finally walked over to the register holding my check, the manager noticed immediately and jogged over to run my card. He was very apologetic and polite about it, and so C Fresh Market keeps its fifth star. read more