Lots of choices for fruits, vegetables, and fresh seafood. Inside lighting is bright and it is spacious. I don't like their points award program in which you receive one point for ever dollar you spend. You have to spend $1,000.00 (1,000 points) in order to get only $10.00 back in credit. It will take a long time for me to spend that much money on groceries just for a $10.00 credit. Otherwise, it's a good place to buy groceries. read more

Woah. I lived a mere 3 miles from this H-mart for the past 4 years and I've only discovered it NOW?! Of course, it's behind Lakeforest Mall, tucked in the sketchtastic strip mall that hosts a laundromat, bail bonds store, and an AYCE Chinese buffet that not even my dad can stomach. So, one has to understand how I could completely miss this place, as I try to drive past it as fast as humanly possible. But like most things in my life, due to a random happenstance of events, I ended up discovering this H-Mart...and loving it! I love the selection of fruits and veggies - where else can I find broccolini, patty-pan squashes, key-limes and rabe...all for under $1.99/lb? Good selection of whole fish and odd cuts of meat. I do find that the prices at Lotte is more competitive, but this is so much closer, that I find myself visiting H-Mart far more often. However, there are a few things to note, if one wishes to successfully shop here: 1) Don't ask the workers any questions in English - especially if it's something like "where is the soy milk?" because no one will be able to answer you and each one will send you down a different aisle - none of which will have what you're looking for (FYI - the soymilk is in the tofu case, in the produce section, next to the tomatoes). 2) Don't bring Alicia G here, because you will get into a 15 minute argument over what is Chinese black vinegar. This argument will spill over to twitter and FB, and you will be perilously close to getting unfriended. 3) Bring your own shopping bag, as they will refund 10 cents (as opposed to 5, from Giant or Safeway). 4) Like Lotte, do NOT try to talk to the fishmongers. Conversations like "is the salmon farm raised or wild?" will get you blank and angry stares. Instead just point to the fish you want, call out the number (the style you would like it cleaned/gutted), and then murmur a "thank you". If you're not sure about something, roll the dice and see if you feel lucky. 5) BEST KIMCHI EVER! They make their own kimchi, and sometimes you will see them mixing it. In addition, they actually use raw oysters as part of the seasoning/fermentation, which makes it OMG especially flavorful. If you get the heebie-jeebies about fermented foods with shellfish...please turn around, leave and unfriend me please. All in all, much better then the Lotte on Georgia Ave, but not quite as awesome as the Lotte in Germantown. Still, I'm super duper glad that it's close by because it makes grocery shopping much faster. read more

THIS PLACE IS GROSS. All the sales are of rotten foods. I was going to buy a bundle of seedless grapes and when I picked up the bag, I saw mold covering the bottom of the bag!! MOLD. GROSS WHITE RAPIDLY PRODUCING MOLD!! I proceeded to pick up the next bag, and there it was again. They were selling MOLDING grapes!!! I cannot believe them for putting it on the shelves and selling it to their customers. I was absolutely horrified! What if my poor mother had picked it up and didn't notice them, and proceeded to purchase them and god forbid, ate them!! There is no excuse--supermarkets should not be putting molding food on sale. Not only that, their oyster mushrooms! All the stems were sogging in gross water. It was disgusting, Squeeze the stem and you feel dirty water oozing out. Over half the weight was probably the dirty water content seeping through the roots. No thanks! Yes, their vegetables may be cheaper, but everything was so dirty!! There was sand all over all the greens! Sand, sand, everywhere. I felt like I was in a giant sandpit. Couldn't they have rinsed it off or even shake it off even a little bit. It felt like they poured sand all over the vegetables right before display. I have nothing against not sandy vegetables, but I've never seen THIS much sand. I proceeded to the next item, kiwis. I thought two myself, ohh nice 10 cute baby kiwis for just one dollar! What a deal. But after closer examination of the kiwi, I realized all those kiwis looked like they were diseased! Diseased kiwis on sale!! All of them had weird black spots on them, and most were losing its fuzziness. Say no to bald, diseased kiwis! Next, they also have a pretty limited and overpriced dessert section. I wanted mochi ice cream, and it was $6+. I get the same brand mochi green tea ice cream at Trader Joes for only $3. That's ridiculous this asian supermarket would double the prices for their own "asian" goods!! Lastly, this place truly lacks professionalism. There was a rude young cashier that gave my sweet mother AN ATTITUDE upon check-out. Get your attitude problems straightened out before working in customer service people. Conclusion: All the "great sales" are of diseased, bad quality, dirty, or molding products. Indeed, there is a lot of selection there, and the prices may be cheaper for some items. But I prefer quality food, not molding grapes, sandy vegetables, tainted mushrooms, and vicious, disrespectful cashiers. read more

H-Mart. Heaven-Mart. Hell of a lot of amazing food and the best prices-Mart How I love thee-Mart. On our Sunday grocery excursions we started out by going to Giant. Then I noticed the TJs near by so we started going there, as well. Then I noticed the H-Mart and remembered hearing such lovely things so we popped in yesterday. I heart H mart. $5 for a pound of shrimp! Feel a little frisky and want to try something new? Grab some octopus and salted squid, wild caught lobster for $4.99/lb or a live tilapia! This place is amazing. Every where I turned there was something new to ooh and aah at. Not only are the fish fresh and beyond affordable, but the sheer amount of unique choices makes this place the happiest place on earth (move over Disney). Produce is stocked and cheap, $0.25 large cucumbers, crisp snap pea pods and a variety of Asian foods that I am glad have English attached for my uncultured ass. I love the mixed ethnic feel. It is like a regular grocery store, but in reverse discrimination. The America foods get their aisle and the international foods rule the store. This store makes me want to be a better cook. Thank you. read more

This is a place which excels in variety but not necessarily in quality. You have to look hard, but high quality items are there to be found. HMART is a great option for hard to find asian grocery items and also for cheap cuts of meat. You can get things like Thai basil/eggplant, kaffir lime leaves, and excellent pastes for making curries. There are a huge number of types of fish available, and also most popular meats such as chicken, pork, and beef. I wouldn't say that the meat (beef in particular) is top grade but you can find some really good items at low prices. You will also find a wide variety of pan asian produce here. The quality of the unpackaged fresh produce is below par when compared to similar items at a place like giant but usually you can find items that are fresh and clean if you look properly. I wouldn't go here for items that I know can be found elsewhere, but there are plenty of items here that cannot be found in other places, and they are typically of high quality. read more

You get what you pay for. Produce and meat are SUPER cheap, but you do have to inspect to make sure they are clean. The place is a madhouse on weekends--which could be an adventure or just plain stressful depending on your point of view. Whenever I go on the weekend I have to wait for someone exiting to empty their cart because they run out of carts. But hey, I like to be thrifty and you can find just about anything you need if you wander long enough. As other reviewers have mentioned, the organization is confusing. But again, you get what you pay for. Pro tip: Grab a bunch of produce bags at a time to avoid causing a traffic jam since there are not as many bag dispensers as in stores like Giant or Safeway. read more

Nice, you go there get everything you need, it is a Korean market but has international stuff, vegetables and fruits are cheaper than other places. My husband likes to buy lobster from there, 1 day he bought fresh one for $ 4.99 lb Amazing.. read more

I am very disappointed at the customer service at this location. If there are negative stars to give, they will received a three negative stars. My wife and I went shopping yesterday, bought some groceries including a 2.15 lb. Korean radish at ninety-nine cents a pound. When we got home, (not to mention we lived in Frederick, so it's inconvenient to go back right away) my wife put away the groceries and notice that she's missing the radish for her kimchi recipe. We checked the receipt and yes, were charged for the radish. Today, I called the store to let them know, not because we want another radish, but simple to see how they really treat their customers. Guess what they said to me, "you lost it. You lost it"! Repeating it over and over again. Omg! She didn't even hear me out before making an accusation. How can one loose their grocery? Therefore, what she is saying is that, Korean radish has a magical way of just disappearing on the people that buy them. I can't not even believe what I was hearing. To top this off, she hung up on me! Omg! We vowed never to go here again. Thus, the only reason we went was because we received a coupon book from them. The next time they send us another one, we will trash it in a heart beat. We do have an Asian market in Frederick too. They just lost two very valuable customers. I know two makes no different to them because they are a pretty big supermarket chain, but if this kind of service continues, they will not be as successful as they planned. read more

Hmart - Here's my receipt for the purchase. - International Grocery Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

For the weekly shopping trip it used to be $200 at Costco. Then it was like $150 at Costco, and maybe $60 at Trader Joe's. Now its like $50 at Costco, and $50 at H Mart. A hundred bucks, with more than enough food to last the week. I would even cancel my Costco Card if it wasn't for the their cheap books. Anyways, you gotta make your weekly rounds, because you never know what will be there. Live Lobster, I bought 11 of them for $55 dollars. Live Stone Crab, Sweet and cheap. Octopus, I think I over cooked it. Mamong, fresh not frozen! Lychee and Longan, not bagged, and no pushy vendor in new york to give you all the rotten ones. Live Blue crab for 99 cents a pound. Cheaper than by the Anacostia river! Mussels for $2.99. Cheaper than Costco. Sugar and Yellow Watermelon that is less than the Farmers Market. Fresh Sugar Cane Fresh Tamarind Fresh Coconut Burro Bananas, Green plantains for your tostones, the Mini-me bananas Lactaid Milk that is cheaper than Trader Joe's El Rio Elote Corn Tamales are awesome when they have it. The problem is knowing how to cook all weird stuff. H Mart is probably the best way to stretch your dollar in a recession, without living on water and popcorn. read more

Disclaimer: I only shop here for produce and "exotic" foods. Why? Because the price of produce is unbeatable, and the variety is second to none. As far as "exotic" stuff, there's so many common ingredients for different ethnic cooking that you can't buy at the regular grocery stores, but can find at H-Mart (especially for Latino & Asian cooking). Does it smell funny here? Absolutely. Are you likely to get stuck in line longer than usual because of a dispute between a customer and a cashier who speak two different languages? Probably. Is the express lane either closed or filled with people way over the 10 or 15 item limit? Yep, every time I've been there. But compare the prices of produce at H-Mart versus those of your local major supermarket chain (yes, I'm talking about you, Giant and Safeway), and you'll find that those supermarket's prices are nothing short of grand larceny. read more

Well... it definitely has most everything you need. But it felt more like a safeway really. Things are really hard to find because it doesn't seem organized at all. And you definitely want to go earlier in the week because I went here on a Saturday I think and some of the veggies were bruised and some even moldy! BUT, we did go earlier in the week, I guess when they restocked and most of the produces were fresh and of course cheaper here than other places. Just wish it was a bit more organized. However, it does have everything you need so it's not bad at all. read more

The only reason I keep coming to this location is for the no MSG bagged kimchi and a couple prepared side dishes from Tobagi (next to the prepared foods). If I can find the same kimchi at another MoCo Korean market, I'd probably never set foot here. Unfortunately, the market closest to me doesn't carry the brand. The customer service at this location is absolutely horrible, especially at the check out lanes and at the customer service desk. They give absolutely no consideration to their customers, and their default is to argue with the customers instead of trying to find a way to accommodate them. I'm originally from L.A. and markets with such terrible service would never survive. read more

What a discovery this was. I just moved to the area and love to cook. I've been on an Asian cuisine kick for some time and haven't been able to find all my ingredients. I checked Yelp and went to H Mart. What a smorgasbord of items. I thought the produce looked better than average and they had all items on my list. I was surprised to see some of the same things from my regular grocery store (Giant). H Mart could almost be one-stop shopping. The fish counter looked amazing and I will be returning to take a closer look. Prices were lower than at Giant. I was able to find huge amounts of herbs for a fraction of the cost at other stores. Even ingredients I was expecting to have to buy frozen I found fresh such as Galangal and lime leaves. I only gave this 4 stars because it was difficult to get help finding certain products. The staff was not eager to assist and offered confusing instructions. Looking forward to becoming more familiar with the products offered and where they are located. read more

I discovered this place a couple years ago when I started getting into Asian cuisine. It is the absolute best place to go for exotic food. I've lived in Japan, and I really missed some of the items I could easily find in any Japanese supermarket. Pocky for example, or inexpensive packets of nori for making onigiri (rice balls). It's also the only place w I've also missed loose leaf green tea, which is basically impossible to find in any other supermarket. I'm sorry, Twinings just doesn't cut it in this case. The only downside to this place is that it feels a little dirty, and maybe there are people who buy fish or meat here, but I wouldn't. My father is a manager at Weis and is food safety certified, and he cringes whenever he walks in there. It's fine though if you're getting food that's already packaged, and as far as I know their fruits and vegetables are perfectly fine. Just don't go for anything too perishable. read more

I like coming to an Asian grocery store for cheaper pricing on fruits, vegetables, and imported items. There is a small beauty/cosmetics section that sells sheet masks. The selection is minimal, but the prices are decent. The aisles are categorized by item type and it can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with all the different brands and choices offered. For instance, the dry noodle section is located near instant noodles and the choices are endless. It really depends on what you are cooking and what taste you prefer. The staff here are not the best at customer service, so you are pretty much on your own. The parking lot can get a little congested since the store is located in a busy shopping center. read more

The Gamjatang is consistently delicious!!! We tried many dishes and all are delicious (Bibim Naeng Myun, Jjampong, Sweet & Sour Fried chicken, etc.) read more

Hmart - International Grocery Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

An AMAZING supermarket offering fresh seafood, produce and meats. I'm EXTREMELY IMPRESSED with the broad selection of foods in each of the three departments; the variety of fish/shellfish, fruits/vegetables and meats are remarkable and competitively priced. The seafood department offers a wide-selection of fresh fish and shellfish, reminiscent of the old-style seafood markets along the coast. My wife has been searching for a local, fresh seafood market without having to travel to the District. Look no further as HMART offers such fresh seafood, a far-cry of those unremarkable overpriced seafood selections customarily sold in local supermarket chains: Giant, Safeway, Food Lion, etc. The seafood is professionally scaled, gutted and cleaned. The produce department was equally IMPRESSIVE, offering a broad variety of standard fruits and vegetables in addition to popular fruits and vegetables customarily used in Asian cuisine and/or recipes. The meat department also reflects the broad choice selection of fine foods found in the seafood and produce department. A wide selection of Asian food-staples include: tofu, soy milk, noodles, spices, sauces, and snacks/deserts; the price on tofu, for example, SOO MUCH CHEAPER than the limited supply of OVERPRICED foods found in your local grocery store chain. If you're looking to save money on fresh produce, seafood and meats, and who isn't, I would highly recommend you visit HMART. The selection of food is indeed IMPRESSIVE and the prices very competitive. There are some food items, however, such as popular American snacks, breakfast cereals, etc that are not competitively priced but HMART offers Asian alternatives (imports) that are and worth trying. Overall, I'm EXTREMELY IMPRESSED with the selection of food in HMART. In many respects, the food selection is fresher and more competitively priced. read more

This Hmart was my go-to market for Asian groceries and produce before moving to CA. Their prices are incredible. Be sure to check out their sales flyer before making your visit. It's easy to get lost in the store for noobs and overlook the good deals. Also, in the evenings, they have really good deals in the Korean deli section. Customer service is hit-or-miss but I don't care for the cheapness of the groceries. I'm not expecting gourmet market service. read more

This review is for the food court lady. She is very sweet, works hard, and makes really authentic home style Korean food. My wife and I enjoy every experience eating here. Thanks for making our lives a little bit happier :) - great food great service great experience!!! read more

Yuck. Green onions have sand INSIDE them. Yummy tofu and kimcheeeeeee. Hold your breath when you walk by the fish section. Noodles! read more

We came to this H-Mart since we were in the area and didn't want to backtrack to one that we were more familiar with. This H-Mart just felt wierd. It used to be an American market such as a Safeway and the goods were replaced with Asian ones. The organization was hard to follow and it took us several rounds around the market to find everything that we needed. read more

Love this grocery store for his huge amount of produce, the fresh fresh seafood and big selection of hot pot items. In addition, there's several aisles of kitchen goods to purchase low price chopsticks, hot pots, bamboo skimmers and stainless steel sieves. The amount of varieties of rice is impressive. Delicious green and red curries for your own cooking. read more

Come here often to go grocery shopping because it has everything that I pretty much need. The prices are competitive to the surrounding grocery stores in the area that sell similar things. This store is clean and doesn't have an odor like some grocery stores do. They have weekly sales and are very efficient and organized throughout the whole store. The food is fresh and reasonably priced. read more

Hmart - The "food court" - International Grocery Near Me - Gaithersburg, Maryland

It's our local grocery store for international food. I love this store. It carries some of my favorite fruits and vegetables for a really affordable price. Their price is always reasonable even without the sale. They carry a lot of Asian brand food that I can't find at my local American store. They have some of the freshest fish if that's what you are in the mood for. It's also based to favor the Latin people also. They have a small Spanish bakery inside the store in the front. There also a little Korean food restaurant. Come and check it out, you won't be disappointed. read more

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The store looks nothing like presented in the photos which is really funny to me but it's always packed so I guess that's why it's always messy but it has a strange smell to it I don't know why. But I can always find foreign foods here I can't find in a regular grocery store and they still sell regular grocery store foods! read more

Awesome prices on produce. DO NOT BUY MEAT from them. There is always something wrong with the taste and texture!

Best selection of produce, meats, oriental, and other ethnic foods. I cook a lot of different cuisines and can always find the most obscure ingredients here. Place is a little cramped, and many staff can't speak English so it can be a hassle to find things when no one can direct me. But seriously well-stocked with high quality and fresh foods. read more

Living in WV for the past few years must have really wrecked my priorities- the fact that I now have a Korean market nearby makes me all giddy inside. I think they can work on their produce selection (as in freshness) but they have a huge range of different veggies & fruits. The cost per pound for the meat makes me sweat a little, but quality is great. The market isnt a mega super market but theyre efficient in packing down each aisle with variety of brands for each item. Lots of great sales running all the time! read more

This HMart is just okay. Why? because it's not that korean. When I go to a Korean grocery store, I like to feel like I'm in korea (kinda). But this place feels like safeway with some korean products. It's more of a nieghborhood grocery store. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm into total fobby koreanness when it comes to my korean groceries. so this doesn't hit the spot. having said that. this place is clean and efficient, and has some great produce. So it gets a solid 3. read more

I hate giving bad reviews but I have to with this one. I like Hmart a lot, no really I do. Unfortunately after today I will no longer be shopping with this company. I went shopping for a few customers through instacart and the experience was horrific. The card was declined stating not enough funds. Not a problem. I asked the cashier if we can try debit instead. She stated there's not enough money on the card. What?? I asked again. She stated go ahead try. I did. There's no option for debit. I explained that sometimes if the transaction is declined via credit it'll be approved as debit. Again no option. At this point I'm thinking the system is not updated properly because I've never had this problem at any other store I've been to. Again, not a problem. I attempted to call customer service for instacart but the hold time was long. So I decided to try one more time. Maybe if I cancel the first order and rescan everything we'll have a different outcome. (Me being the troubleshooter I am )So I kindly asked if she can cancel the whole transaction. First if looks can kill I would have been dead. Secondly the way she proceeded to toss, yes, toss the items from the bags to the counter man listen I thought she was playing softball with herself. I went to customer service to see if I can troubleshoot with them instead. Nope big no no. Nasty, nasty, nasty! The lady threw some one else's returns in my cart stating I didn't pay. Ok so, what about these items over here on the counter? Can you help me? Smh. I can go on and on about this experience. All I can do is laugh at this point because I can not believe that there are people in the World who are this rude. Mind you it's customer service. That's your job. Oh well. On to find my next Hmart. read more

Love their wide selection of veggies, fruits and meats. There is also a good variety of Asian spices and condiments. The fish counter can be slow sometimes, and customers may cut in line. I wonder why they don't have a number calling system for the fish section. read more

I'm not sure how anyone could not like this place. My wife and I went on MLK day and the store was not busy at all. They had so much inexpensive, fresh produce that I thought I had died and went to grocery store heaven. Fresh curry leaves...check. Celery root...check. Lemongrass...1.99 a lb check. Baby thai eggplants...check. Indian bitter melon.....well you get the idea. Seafood was awesome too. Whole fresh fish packed on ice and fishmongers just waiting to take your order. They will scale, fillet, and gut a fish for you right in front of your eyes or cut it up any way that you request. Tons of great Asian dry goods as well. Oh and the place is cheap! And the other bonus is that directly behind H Mart is my favorite.... TJ's. read more

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. NO. THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. My mom was asking the cashier which button to press for credit and the cashier said with an attitude "I don't know, that's your credit card. Figure it out." After ringing our groceries she was throwing it down and shoving it all in one plastic bag. Honestly, she was really rude. My mom was asking a simple question, no need for the attitude. And be gentle with my damn groceries! This place is also very crowded and small, we could barley move. Oh, and most of the employees were rude and it seemed like the did not care at all for their customers. Go to a different mart, this one definitely isn't a good one. read more

This is really a poorly kept H-Mart. Being from NJ, H-mart is the cleanest, brightest, and on point asian grocery store. Everything is normally organized, and the cheapest you can find. So when I came upon this one, I was a little taken back by their organization: the fish area was filled with tubing and random freezers in the middle of the aisle; they don't have a raw meat bar, instead they have the marinated pre packaged meat with the regular raw meat. The floors were dirty, and even the greens aren't as well kept as I'm use to at other H-marts. The pricing are still on the same level (cheap to cheaper), and they do have a great variety of times. Like any other asian grocery store, there is almost zero waiting on line. They just need to step up their seafood organization and clean the freaking floors! read more

This H-mart is so affordable and always filled with sweet deals! I also LOVE their japchae (50% off after 8pm, if there are any leftover) and their spicy seasoned squid. The food court is also incredible cheap, coming with ample sides with each dish. read more

The cashiers are so rude. And they are in the phone or talking with other cashiers instead helping people. read more

I don't know if I'm in the ghetto or what because 1. they locked the handicap access gates forcing me to carry my baby's heavy ass carseat into the store, but 2. because the gates are locked, you cannot even take the shopping cart to the parking lot which was an even bigger pain in the... Why they did this I do not know. This was my first time at this store and I don't plan on going back. Food wise, they have your typical Korean grocery store items: snacks, fruits, bakery, some hot food, as well as marinated bulgogi and kalbi. read more

I love the variety, price, and organization of the store. I used to live really close to the store and I moved but I still come shop here because my shopping list can be pretty much crossed off here. Their vegetables and fruits are very fresh. Looking for authentic korean food ingredients; they got it here. Their line at the checkout moves quickly as they have good amount of cashiers almost at all times. read more

The produce section is excellent! Great variety and cheaper prices than Giant and the other big area chains. In addition to the basics, you can find a variety of unusual Asian fruits like rambutan, fresh lychee, cherimoya, and more, depending on the season. But watch out for prices that seem too good to be true; H-Mart has a habit of trying to unload produce that's going bad at low prices, so take a close look at those $1 per pound cherries because they're probably getting moldy. A few other highlights: - the fish section is great, with lots of choices and fishmongers who will clean/cut your fish to order. - there is a large Asian grocery section, as well as a relatively small American/international section (but I would go to a "regular" grocery store for those needs). - if you like kimchi, try the spicy oyster kimchi in the refrigerated section - addictive! Visit on a weekday if you can. Friday evening and weekends seem to be much more crowded. read more

This place sold me a product that was 5 months past its expiration date. I would hope a grocery store especially an H Mart would keep better track of their inventory. I shouldn't have to check the expiration date of everything I buy off your shelf. Beware. read more