It is STUPIDLY hot today! 40 Degrees = stinking uncomfortable in my book! On occasions like this I…read morerarely leave the airconditioned comfort of my penthouse apartment (The Scott Towers). What to do when one is hungry and ones fridge is empty? Walk around the corner to the local Asian Supermarket....of course! Thien Phat is my 'local', and I admit I only go there when I can't be knotted driving to a better one. It is a small store with an equally small stock base, but it still carries what I need most of the time. There is also a small butcher and fresh veg area, but I generally stick to the noodles and frozen steamables!

I love Asian cooking. My specialties are fried rice and pork dumplings. I like to make them from…read morescratch with fresh ingredients, and while it may take hours (quite literally) from start to finish there's just something so rewarding about it. Normally when I'm preparing a meal like the one above I'll visit this Asian grocer. It's pretty much just up the road for me, and while there are better stocked and friendlier stores around I guess I'm just a slave to convenience. That's the sad thing about the place. The staff seem very indifferent to you unless you speak their language. I've stood at the counter for sometimes up to 10 minutes because the person serving is speaking to the customer in their native tongue. It's never anything serious either as it always comes across as pleasant. Now I don't really care what language they're speaking (I'm an ESL teacher, so I understand how life can be dealing with another culture), but I do take issue to being forced to wait and then whisked out the door when it eventually becomes my turn. The store is well stocked, though it's a little smaller than other stores a little further out. Either way I manage to get my cooking needs here at good prices. I'm not a major stickler for customer service and it really does take a lot for me to notice, but I do notice this.

I think this place is neat and the staff pleasant but they really need to make sure their fruit is…read moreeatable as I am getting bit sick of throwing out fruit that looks good but is actually not fresh and taste awful and in the long run costing me more than what a supermarket would charge. No point being a bit cheaper if product bad to eat. Many of their fruits are piled too high, thus causing bruising.

If you want fresh fruit and veg at great prices, this is the best place in Adelaide. Worth the…read moredrive, they're even making fresh pizzas too! After 5 the pizzas are hot, Try the Malaka it's awesome

When I needed to do some shopping on a public holiday I was surprised to find this place open. I…read morealmost drove past it actually... This is a nice spacious Asian supermarket. To the left of the entrance are the nick nacky things, as well as cooking equipment. To the right are the aisles of food stuff. The shelves are nicely packed but at the back of the store I was hit with an awful smell. I'm not sure what it was, but being that it was in the general vicinity of the meats section I was a little concerned. I suspect it was the dried fish that was also right next to that section. If that's the case they might want to move the dried fish incase people get the wrong idea. They also sell a variety of western drinks which is handy as I simply went out for some apple juice, but ended up buying a little more than I was supposed to. I also spent longer than I was supposed to as I was so busy looking around the store. Each Asian supermarket offers something the others don't. I suggest visiting as many as you can find.

I saw the sign on the footpath only recently so curiosity got the best of me. The place has been…read morethere for two and a half years and is the size of a small supermarket. After looking at products in each aisle I was able to purchase a few more spices for my current Indian food obsession. Prices were not on display for all items but at the checkout they seemed reasonable. I was not asked if I needed help and only upon purchasing did I ask for extra items which I was then shown. There was a large range of grains in various sizes and spice pre mixes. I could see the huge prepared food range in the fridges and there was a small freezer section. I couldn't see any fresh produce. Even though he didn't have a small bottle of mustard oil on hand I'll be back due to the large variety of products on offer.

One of my local home away from homes. Yes is a small Asian Market, but it has a number of products…read morein stock that I haven't seen at any other Asian Markets in Adelaide. The selection of noodles is good (as it is with all Asian Grocers), but where this place really stands out is the sweets/snacks and the frozen dumplings. again, not a massive selection, but some of the highest quality goods I have purchased. Often a problem with 'getting adventurous' in an Asian Supermarket, you just never know if a product is going to deliver.....pretty packaging doesn't mean great food! But I have just got gold after gold at YES. It might be that I am just really lucky (insanely good looking people like myself often are), but I think it is more a case of the owners being very selective as to what they have in stock! The Gyouza are wicked by the way!

Despite having a very small shopfront, once you get inside, the store extends quite a way back, so…read moreit's a bit like the TARDIS in that regard. The range is vast and the quality is excellent. Staff are friendly and helpful, and there is a terrific selection of herbs and spices from India, Thailand, China, Korea and Japan as well as sauces, rices, teas, snacks, sweets, and more. I bought several items on this occaision, but hands down, the best buy of the day was the six-pack of pumpkin buns with red bean paste centers. Baked in the oven for 20 minutes and they were DELICIOUS. I'll be returning for those for sure! Overall, this is a great alternative to Woollies, particularly if you're looking for more variety in your herbs, spices, oils and sauces than what the big box store has. Prices are very reasonable, and the place is stocked to the brim with goods, is light, clean and well presented. You won't be disappointed.

Fruit and veg shops have been suffering for years to stay in business with the supermarket giants…read morefrequently undercutting them. With that said, it's refreshing to see a recently opened fruit and veg market like George and Ben's. Out the front you have your "seconds", that is fruit and veg that isn't of the highest grade. A lot of fruit and veg stores do this, and there's nothing wrong with 90% of this fruit. I personally buy from the front of the store if I need some cheap fruit to make a smoothie with. As my girlfriend is on a diet I'm required to comply and join her lest I face her wrath. I have no problems doing this and that's probably in my best interests... Anyway, enough about that... Venture inside and you'll see "the good stuff". Fresh fruit and vegetables representing all the colours of the rainbow. Not only do they have some quality merchandise, but they encourage the use of boxes rather than putting the items into a plastic bag. There's nothing wrong with being environmentally friendly!

Trying to shut down local farmers type markets so they can corner the market, because they can win…read morecustom with the quality or price they offer