Great prices and variety of groceries, household goods, restaurant, teas, rice, produce, good sales

My experience was good. The people were friendly and attentive. I found many of the products I usually have to order online. I will go back for all the beautiful colors of yams/sweet potatoes I purchased. read more

Great place in Arlington TX area for Asian groceries specially fish. A must go place.

My favorite Asian market in the area! (until 99 Ranch or H Mart gets here, soon hopefully!) Compares to all the other ones in Arlington, Cho Saigon is not that much different. However, most of their stuff seem to be a bit cheaper and fresher, especially the produce, meat, and seafood. Unlike Hiep Thai down the street that closes their door 30mins or more before the actual closing time, you can come here 10mins before they close and still be able to get in. Just beware, they start covering the produce section and taking away most of the vegetables about 15mins before the closing time. You can definitely count on them for cheap, sweet oranges, plenty of cheap jackfruits to choose from, and really fresh veggies! Your one stop shop for all Asian goodies! read more

Standard Asian market. Only not too crowded and doesn't smell badly of fish. We bought some moon cakes on labor day weekend. Shockingly, the box was only $25. At other Asian markets such as 99 Ranch or H-mart, I would've paid $70 for moon cakes. I left as a very happy customer. Parking is not an issue aside from the customers that squat on 1.5 parking spots with their car. read more

It's an authentic Asian super market that doesn't try to be anything else. Expect to be greeted with the smell of seafood and walk on floors that have been scuffed by millions of open-toed sandals and bulky sneakers worn by hardworking foreigners. While the vast majority of customers are east Asian, it's not uncommon to see Africans, Indians, Hispanics, and the occasional Caucasian pushing those rattley, rusty carts in search of items too exotic for American markets. This might include fresh and canned jack fruit, Pho noodles, live catfish and crabs, Yan Yan snacks, fish sauce, shrimp chips, and much more. What you won't find is incredibly amazing customer service, but they do their best to get you on your way. The parking lot is also kind of a hazard with drivers cutting through spaces and the risk of runaway carts. It's all part of the brief Vietnamese experience! read more

Product, price, and service perfect! After buying 100$ meats, someone stopped me at the door to take my basket

I love this store. I come here for all my Asian foods. This store is in my weekly routine!

This place has a lot of food choices. They sale most any kind of Asian foods. They are also don't make me feel like I have a huge spotlight on me when I come there. The place has a lot of interesting finds like big mortar and pestles. Or woks. Brooms. Food finds like mochi ice cream. Duck you cook yourself. It's like an Asian Walmart. You can find tabletop cooking units. I mean everything. read more

Wow I couldn't hold it anymore and I absolutely had to go potty! I was trying so hard to hold it but I just couldn't. I was expecting toilet paper on the floor and it smelling like durian with flies. But I walked on it and it was spotless!!! Totally impressed! You know what they say about clean bathrooms; the food is clean! That's what I tell myself! This is my go to store. Decent prices and has my Asian essentials. My 2nd fave is course hiep thai or May Hao. read more

I agree this place sometimes has an odor but for the sheer quantity of fresh and frozen items they stock, it is understandable. The only time it really smelled bad they had lost one of the freezers and had repairmen on hand. For produce and seafood you won't find better prices. They have a great variety too. Check out the stainless steel sinks beneath the wall of aquarium-like live fish storage tanks. I recently saw huge bags of fresh live crawfish and shrimp so big that two or three would make an entire meal. The variety of rice, noodles, sauces and frozen foods is amazing. If you don't have an Asian style meat cleaver you should pick one up here for about seven dollars. I use mine for everything but it especially good for cutting meat with bones. It makes short work of chicken wings. Plenty of checkers to get you out quickly and plenty of parking in the busy shopping center. read more

Cho Saigon New Market - International Grocery Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Stopped in for some Thai groceries and found everything I wanted for our party. We cooked fresh spring rolls, plus a family favorite chili chicken mince with Thai basil. Thank you read more

They have an anime (Chinese cartoons) store inside, most of the stuff is pretty overpriced though so I recommend to just buy that stuff online. I still ended up buying a umaru plush from them even though that was also overpriced, I would only recommend buying from them if you want whatever anime merchandise immediately instead of purchasing it online and having to wait for it to be delivered. The actual store is pretty alright, it smells like fish and I was kind of expecting it, but that's only because I've been to only 2 Vietnamese markets and they both had this problem so I just assumed that it was common problem, but that seems to be not the case since other reviews are implying that not all Vietnamese markets are like that. Overall the store is ok but note that the only things I've bought from there is green tea kit kats and ramen so I can't really comment on the meat or produce. read more

Cho Saigon New Market - Overpriced but worth it, can't say the same for the other anime stuff they sell. - International Grocery Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I've been looking for a super market like this since I moved to DFW, and thank to Yelp, finally found what I having been needing. Truly could not be more happy with my trip to Cho Saigon this weekend. Okay, so yes, it has the traditional smell of an Asian market, but thats how you know its the freshest and of quality. So the produce department has a significant amount of solely Asian cuisine items that the casual user may not be familiar with, but there are plenty of the standard, everyday goods at exceptional prices. Alright, so wandering the aisles, its almost all but Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, and so on, specialty goods. Honestly, 90% of it I wouldn't even know how to begin figuring out how to use it all, but for the specialty consumer, they product is there. My favorite spot, hands down, is the meat and seafood counters. Fish so fresh they are still flapping around, all the way down to blue crab crawling freely for the pickings... In the back of the meat department were pigs hanging to be rendered freshly for sale. Most people were probably be off put a bit by the offal case, but to make only the best stocks or most delicious tongue tacos, the case has truly everything. Tripe, duck heads, feet, oxtail, and on and on... Here's the best part: the cost! I mean, holy cow! I bought to my heart's content and I kept finding more and more and barely spent $70. I mean, when you can get 1.5 lb lobsters for $3.99 per pound?! $5.50 or so each!? Its obscene. Full pig's heads for $4.99 flat!? I could go on and on for days about the amazing deals. Because they have it all brought straight in and do the work themselves, they pass that savings on to you and that I truly respect. Will I be back? Um, yeah... this Saturday! read more

Out of all of the Asian markets I've been to (a dozen or so), this is my top pick. Pros: good and inexpensive produce, large selection, good meat dept., an inexpensive restaurant inside (i need to try). Cons: a tad unclean- but c'mon, it's an Asian market. It just adds to the experience. A while back i was looking for 'galangal' and 'kaffir lime leaves' to make a Thai dish for that evening (which turned out awesome). I went to 5 Asian markets in Arlington and none of them had both the ingredients except for this place. Now I'm a loyal fan. Like most Asian markets, the produce section is much larger, with a wider variety, than your average American grocer. On top of that the price is much better. Personally, I think the quality is better, but be warned- most American places wax their apples and present their produce in similar ways to make them more presentable. Asian markets usually skip this step, so don't be surprised when you see a big paper bag full of bean sprouts intended to be scooped with your bare hands! Heaven forbid. Anyhow, awesome place. read more

I came back here yesterday because I was nearby and needed a few items to make dinner. This place still stinks but not as bad before so that was a plus. They should mop with Febreeze. ^_^ Their produce selection is well organized and their herb bunches were really big. (AWESOME!) Pricing is average for an asian market. Their general set up is actually really good actually. Nice neat aisles with not a lot clutter I could trip over. (I'm not what you would call "well coordinated") I'm keeping their stars lower because I had to sift through their refrigerated tofu selections to find one that wasn't going expire within 2 days and their broccoli was eh. read more

Your all-around Asian grocery market. Great variety of imported products and food from Asia. read more

Cho Saigon New Market - International Grocery Near Me - Arlington, Texas

This place was pretty amazing as far as an Asian Supermarket. Large expanse of shopping choices. No matter the culture or nation of origin, you can find even the rarest of Asian stuff here. Just the Raman Noodle selection was one aisle long. I don't eat raman but was amazed none the same. The produce section was amazing and the prices made my mouth drop. This was the finest and cheapest selection of produce that I have seen in the last 20 years. Stuff that were you to buy it from Whole Foods or Central Market, you would end up broke. I loved the massive variety of mushrooms. Stuff for the even the most eclectic tastes. Rare fruits and I mean rare. Fruit from the far reaches of China to the dense jungles of Vietnam and Cambodia, from Polynesian Islands to bush tucker from Australia. Options, option and more options. I've spent my time as a backpacker and world explorer that chose to see the world from the everyman's perspective withing local communities. They had everything I had ever run across and more. They even had a huge selection of Durian fruit which had me most shocked at all. Most nations don't even allow the importation of that smelly yet deliciously rare fruit. I really enjoyed the 7 banana varieties where a massive bunch cost a dollar and RARE Asian melons were $0.99. Like one of the earlier reviews said, the fruit and veggies here are in their natural state. No wax or other things put on to add shine which really is not good for you anyway. This is clean eating folks at discount prices. The produce here is the way it used to be in America and honestly the way it should be. Big packs of fresh broccoli for a dollar, potatoes the same. Great selection of greens and salad greens, veggies that you will never find in any standard market. From there there was the massive rice section right up from the produce. Screw World Market, this place has 15 pound bags of wild rice blends for nine bucks. In Wal-Mart, World Market, Central Market or Whole Food's it's dollars per the ounce while here it is pennies on the dollar. They had great selections of rare grains like purple Emperor's rice which historically was exclusive to The Chinese Royal Family until the fall of that ruling system. There was blue rice, red which is great for the heart and they even carried the premier European, Indian and N & S American strains of rice that too were all priced to sell for pennies on the dollar. From here they have the seafood section. Catfish as long as my arm. Ocean fish of all varieties from Northern Europe, the Atlantic and The Pacific. HUGE crabs for $3.47 a pound and Lobster for $4.99 a pound. It's a true fish market with the steady chop of the cleaver. Clams, fresh oysters and muscles. All low priced. The meat section was nice. Fresh butchered with no preservatives or additives. The meat is not going to look all nice and pretty like at your standard supermarkets but then again supermarkets add dyes. Bad mojo for the body. Also, the meats here will be solid meat for the weight shown. No water pumped into them to scam the consumer like they do at supermarkets. I was disappointed at the beef selections but then again beef is not a major find in Asian nations. Wide variety of pork with great low prices on pork ribs for your next BBQ. You just have to skip past the pig uterus and rectums being offered as well unless that is your thing. Egg selection was cool. Duck, turkey & quail eggs in abundance and pennies on the dollar. Regular packaged items were rather cool. Everything you could ever hope to find. Candy selection was an entire aisle at Wal-Mart prices, snacks as well. Huge tea variety, coffees, fruit drink mixes from everything from coconut to avocado. Also there was a large option of both French offerings which makes sense due to the long French colonialism of Indochina. Then again plenty of Greek items which I guess hearkens back to the time's and influence of Alexander The Great. Lot's of great consumer items like pot's, pans, dishes and a chop stick variety like no other. I have to say though I was disturbed at the real elephant ivory ones. Some of this stuff is getting in past US Customs as the ban on ivory is really strict. It's true as said in the other reviews that the place can stink. With fresh seafood and butchered meat, it's expected. Don't be a prude, take the leap, take it in stride and roll with it. It's worth the look. But if you have severe allergies, avoid the spice aisle. It had me sneezing fast. Funny to note though they sell Betel nuts and leaves which gives a person a mild high when chewed yet famously leaves Asian natives with black teeth. Frozen food selection was awesome. In the end an entire shopping cart filled to the brim with quality items for $70.00. If at Central Market, in excess of $400.00 If at Wal-Mart, in excess of $300.00 Take the time to check it out, I know I am doing all of my shopping here from now on read more

I am trying to find the best asian market in the area so decided to give this one a go. It's pretty organized, fresh and not too smelly. I am on a search for a particular sauce and can not seem to find it. I was a little disappointed as this large Asian Market does not carry it. The Produce is wonderful and picked up many fresh herbs and lovely vegetable for 1/3 of the price you would pay in a normal grocery store. I got a big bag of groceries for $15. I would definitely come back here! read more

In the back of the store is a deli that serves really good banh cuon and freshly made cha lua! I prefer their deli food and prices over bistro b! read more

I actually prefer not to go to this location versus all the other vietnamese grocery stores. This one has a bad smell to most of the store..and it's not just at the fish department which can be understandable. And I've attempted to use the restrooms here...and that's a bad choice. I wanted to vomit when I walked in...it reeked of urine and was disgusting. The meats at the meat department doesn't always appear fresh and the service there is horrible. The meat cutters are so rude...I get ignored or they will help me with one item, assume I'm finished and help someone else. Usually the cashiers here are super rude to me also here but this time was odd...they were all very friendly and talkative this time. It might have been this time it was in the evening time, not as busy, I Let my daughter walk around. Since she was walking around all the cashiers kept saying how cute she was and asked how old she was. Also cause she looked incredibly cute in her jacket that had ears on it ;-) read more

This is my favorite Asian supermarket! There's a huge selection of basically everything. I love the variety of foods they offer from each country, so it's really convenient to shop for the course you're trying to make. They have all sorts of ramen, snacks, drinks, seafood, meats, etc!!! The owner is also really nice every time I encounter him! The prices are all reasonable as well. The check out lines are pretty fast considering there's usually only 2-3 open. Love it here! read more

This place has everything you need for the ultimate Asian culinary experience. Best of all, the prices are unbeatable. Who cares about customer service? I don't care to pay extra for service. Making Thai food tonight? Every ingredient you need is here. 5 star recommendation due to low prices and huge variety. read more

I came here with my brother-in-law and nephew to get some things for dinner last year on my birthday and the first time I walked inside the first thing I saw was a whole new world. And the smell...well I kind of expected it. It did have a fishy smell but it was faint and not at all strong. The produce section had fruits and vegetables i have never seen before. I saw an old man putting up weird looking vegetables--I felt like I was in a real Korean market. Towards the end as we were walking thru I spotted a most glorious sight. Could it be? Yes it was; dragon fruit. On the 2nd trip we came here they bought me two of them to try. I was excited. Although I did feel kind of grossed out because I felt like there were germs everywhere in the store. The reason for that is because the floors and shelves look like they could use an update. The fish section in the back where they keep all the tanks of fish seemed very unsanitary to me. Maybe that is just because I am a sheltered white girl with OCD--but I made it a point to keep my mouth tightly closed as we walked past the section. There were fish laying out in the open on top of ice cubes without a glass covering for the customers to gawk at. I don't like that idea. But then again, this is a Korean store--not Kroger, not Walmart. People do things differently. I think that is pretty cool. There are lots of products here you can't buy at a regular American grocery store. I just wish this place was closer to home. I am having mad cravings for dragon fruit right now. read more

I have been their customer for many years. Unfortunately , I have to write this review today. service in the seafood area is not good. The workers don't know the order of customers. They pick to serve the customers of their convenient. This is not the first time it happens to me. So I Decided to complaint to the supervisor. He looked at me as though he doesn't understand what I am trying to tell him. Until they figure their system out, consider they lose a customer. read more

Good products/food and prices!! Has many korean foods and other asian foods. But the cashiers are rude and give crappy service.

I am a shopper. I go from market to market, like many other people do, shopping at different places to make sure I get the best deal I can from a variety of stores. Today Monday, July 11th, my friend and I went to do my price comparison shopping at the Cho Saigon New Market, located in Arlington, TX. I have a notebook where I write down the most common items that I get when I go shopping, and the prices for those items. During my review, a gentleman approached me and asked me if I needed help. Politely, I said no, thank you, I am just shopping. As I continued my shopping, the gentleman asked me again if I needed help. Again, I said no, but thank you. He then came closer to me, and while attempting to grab my notebook, he tells me that I should stop writing and I should give him the notebook. My friend got between he and I, and told him "No we're not giving you anything", and my friend told me to walk out of the store. We told the gentleman, who still at this point, had never revealed who he was, that we were not giving him the notebook and we were not going to be shopping there. As we were walking away, he still yelled that I wasn't supposed to write down anything in the notebook, he demanded my notebook and even followed us all the way out of the store. We were able to get into our car and drive away safely and without incident. However, this is the worst experience I've ever encountered at a market. This was our 3rd market that we visited today, and we could not believe how this person acted. We still don't know who this person was, as he never identified himself; for all we know he could be the owner, the general manager, a stock person or a janitor. No one should ever have to be harassed while doing their personal shopping, especially from a person who works at the store! We won't be going back, we will be reporting them to other people, but more importantly, we wanted to report them to you. read more

I've been shopping there for a couple years but now I switched to hiep thai (on pioneer PKWY and 360). Here are the issues I have with them 1- People who cut the fish don't know jack or simply don't care. They keep breaking the gallbladder of the fish, so no matter how many times you wash the fish it will still taste bitter and funny 2- The fruits and vegetables are rotten and are left on the floor 3- The stink. That place smells really bad 4- The staff are rude and they can simply careless about you 5- No understanding for what is kosher and not mixing pork with other products 6- Workers pick their nose, scratch their hair then touch the food Sorry but that place is really really bad! read more

Enter angelic voices singing "ahhhhhhh" Oh yes, this is how I felt when I stumbled upon this place. I was starting to get discouraged with the handful of Asian supermarkets I've been to here. (Haltom City area mostly....*shudders*) Nothing had compared to what I'm used to at home, until now. But WOW! Can't believe I spent my first 6 months here not knowing about this place. Comparing it to other places in the area, it's cleaner and the items on the shelves weren't dusty and dirty, looking older than sin. They offer a huge selection of pretty much everything! They even have a to-go counter offering a variety of banh mi, cafe sua da and other Vietnamese/Chinese snacks! (this section cash only!) I'll definitely be back soon!!! read more

bathroom is a little scary to go to. It's hidden in the back, where all the employees are at..smell like fish. Bit pricey, the only good thing is they sell, cut and deep fry your fish right then and there. Cashier not friendly..would prefer to go to another asian market. read more

This is not the best Asian market in the area, we come here to buy blue crab and they always have the best quality and the best price! I also like getting the roast and BBQ pork from the deli counter in the back corner. The gentleman who is always working is super nice and always wants to make sure your happy with your order. Is it the best no, but the people are nice and they always have what I go there for. read more

This is my place. It has whatever I desire and need. The produce section has the basic Asian vegetables and fruits (sometimes mangoes and oranges by the case). The fish and meat section is pretty vast. There's also a place to get food to go. The banh mi sandwiches here are alright, (hey, it's convenient and cash only!). There's usually two or three opened registers but it can get rather busy after work. read more

There are many Vietnamese markets in Arlington to go to and Cho Saigon is just OK. The produce and fruit section has seen better days. You really have to pick out your fruits and watch out for wilted greens that may be only good for one more day. They have a good herb section with mint, cilantro, Thai basil, and other hard to find herbs but that's the only good thing I can say about their produce. They do have a fresh meat and seafood section and lots of Vietnamese staples go on sale each week. Look for the specials on display at the ends of each aisle. I use to be able to get live crawfish here for a decent price but due to the climate this year, they haven't been around anywhere. I may check back later for the crawfish. You're better off going to Hiep Thai or Hong Kong down the street for fresher produce. read more

I am 62 years old and have been a Health Inspector in California for almost 20 years. I have since retired and moved to Fort Worth. After reading this young girl's review, I was reminisced of my old job and occasioned this market store Cho Saigon New Market yesterday 09/02/09. I found no "funky" smell. Not only is the store clean but also took me back to my younger days in Vietnam. They fry fish for no extra charge; and the services were excellent and friendly towards customers. The other markets do not fry fish or provide exceptional services - in my opinion are only concerned about dollars and cents. There were many customers shopping at Cho Saigon New Market. I also went to Hong Kong Market that same day as mentioned by this young girl and found very few people inside. The customers, myself included, know where is the better deal. We all want clean and better price. That's why I like Cho Saigon better and it seems everyone else agrees. This young girl's comment seems suspicious to me. Not only is her review inaccurate, but perhaps to maliciously damage the reputation of a new store. She could neutrally written her preference to shop elsewhere, anywhere but instead had to specifically mention "Hong Kong Market". Makes me wonder what favor did Hong Kong Market offer her to write such review? Any smart shopper would realize that a store with more customers is the better store. read more

We used to shop there periodically as it was the closest Asian supermarket near us, but after multiple incidents of finding expired food packages and frozen food that appeared to have been repeatedly thawed and refrozen, we realized it was not worth shopping there anymore. read more

For those that complain about the smell, this are the typical aromas of an Asian market. Apparently they have not lived in China or Thailand where I spent many years wandering the markets of the region. This place has about any Asian product available except I have not been able to find the Japanese pickle vegetable I use in certain sushis. Maybe I should get my favorite Japanese brands out of my mind and try the some of the Thai pickle products. All in all, produce is inexpensive, meats are great and variety almost endless. I will pick up some BBQ pork and roast duck from the vendor in one corner of the store and have an instant dinner. read more

I am a regular shopper at this store. It is stocked and the prices are affordable. However, the customer service is a big reason why the store cannot in all fairness, be rated as five star. The gentlemen at the fish section are offensively rude. They do not speak good English. Apparently, the little English they speak are the bad ones. Plead with them to assist you put your fish in a basket and they will rudely ask if your hands are broken. You explain to them that you are being careful to avoid fish touching your work clothes and that you are assisting a friend at work who lives far off to buy good fish and all they do is laugh. Meanwhile, you are getting ready to spend $100 on their fish! The youngest of the boys and the oldest man are the biggest culprits. Rude, rude set of fish sellers. They seem not to love their work-which is sad because working is an honor no matter the type of job you do. Working shows honesty and readiness to earn a living decently.The owner of this otherwise, wonderful store needs to do something about this. They are ruining his business. read more

This is a relatively new place and I've only been there a few times so far, but it is "ok." The staff has been really helpful and prices for most produce are actually better than a lot of grocery stores. However, the location is not that great as getting in/out can be a nightmare in the late afternoon/evening. read more

This is my favorite Asian market when I'm in the DFW area. Lots of soul and flavor, and always a good selection. I frequently buy herbs, Viet, Filipino, Chinese etc items and its always great. read more

dirty, meat smells,seafood is not recommended, they will often ring you up incorrectly in their favor, unless you like to overpay, pay attention to your receipt .. but the worst part about shopping here is the level of rudeness from management and employees. there are many friendly, clean, great asian markets, do yourself a favor, pick another place. read more