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Kao Restaurant

2.0 (3 reviews)

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Taishan Asian Grocery

Taishan Asian Grocery

3.6(5 reviews)
82.5 km•West End
•$

I happened upon this place by mistake but it was a pleasant find…read more The beauty of Asian and international grocers is the abundance of vegan and vegetarian foods you can find and for inexpensive. There's so much stuff packed in this place it would take me a day to look everything over but just being there a few minutes I found vegetable dumplings, bean curd jerkies and every variety of ramen and rice noodle around. I will definitely be back to investigate more.

Taishan is a great specialty Chinese grocery store, with multiple locations to serve you throughout…read morethis fair city. When I was learning Mandarin, I felt very inclined to go into this shop to test out my skills. I never quite got the hang of the language, but I did become a fan of this grocery store as a result of my language learning attempt. You can buy pickled foods, frozen foods, dried foods and beverages, as well as sweeties and some everyday staples. You may not exactly know what something is (there aren't always adequate translations on the packages) but that shouldn't dissuade you. Approach it like a food adventure, get home cook it up and see what happens. I've purchased some pretty good egg-roll wrappers here, as well as rice and dried mushrooms. They also sell tofu pretty cheap, although it isn't organic. I recommend popping into this local grocer and expanding your horizons. The man who is always there when I am is quite nice and willing to assist you on your culinary adventure.

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Taishan Asian Grocery - These noodles kinda made my life

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These noodles kinda made my life

Ca Hoa Grocery

Ca Hoa Grocery

3.8(18 reviews)
84.8 km•South End
•$$

One of the Asian groceries that carry a broad collection of products from most Asian brands. A…read morereliable place to find mostly what I need.

The other day we were driving home and making our way through the South End when we came upon yet…read moreanother Asian grocery store. It was closed at the time, so we went back yesterday. All I can say is...WOW! Huge! Impressive! First off...it's on two floors. The first, where you enter is filled with huge bags of rice, over sized ceramic planters and a bazillion bamboo steamers in every size imaginable. Upstairs, well let's just say you could get lots for hours. It took me a half an hour to just check out all the beautiful blue & white traditional Chinese plates and serving dishes, the woks and other Asian cooking paraphernalia. I expected rows and rows ...and then more rows and rows of Chinese, Korean (and to my joy, Japanese) bottles and bags of sauces, spices, noodles, candies...the usual, but in much larger and more varied quantities than the other Asian markets I've visited in Halifax. What I didn't expect was fresh - you heard me - fresh bok choy, plump lemongrass, napa cabbage, kai lan and persimmons, among other fresh Asian vegetables. There were fridges and freezers filled with sticky buns, other Dim Sum dumplings, Chinese pepperoni (I love it) other Asian cured pork. The staff was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. So all those interesting and intriguing packages - like dried lily leaves, were explained, and how and when to use them. I didn't realize, until I was two blocks from home in the North End that this is the retail arm of of Ca Hoa Enterprises, importers and distributors of Asian fare. I pass their trucks every day and never gave it a thought. Things are different now though!

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Ca Hoa Grocery - Pretty rare tea! Jasmine flower.

Pretty rare tea! Jasmine flower.

Ca Hoa Grocery - Jasmine flower for tea

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Jasmine flower for tea

Just Spring Roll

Just Spring Roll

4.3(12 reviews)
84.1 km•Spring Garden
•$

Food is good,staff is very nice with my picky eating habits,she explain to me the sause taste…read morelike,and the difference between white onion and green one.

I was really hopeful for this place after reading reviews, but after ordering the pad thai I was…read moreleft underwhelmed. The noodles and tofu were tough and rubbery and the sauce was too sweet for me. I know I said I didn't want spicy but dang. That being said, my husband (who ordered a sauteed beef rice plate) was very happy with his order. It came with a salad (lettuce, cucumber and tomato with a vinaigrette dressing and the beef was seasoned beautifully. I was so envious of his meal! The spring rolls were the true gems of the meal, especially mine. My hubbie put it perfectly - they were the first spring rolls that we'd ever had where the outside of the spring roll felt like part of the food, instead of something crunchy. We had the meat ones, but I'd be really interested in the veggie ones too! The lady who works the front counter (and I'm assuming owns the place) is amazing. She has so much energy and makes sure you have everything you need. It was much more like a traditional restaurant service-wise than a fast food joint. She came out and collected our trays when we were done and brought us sweet and sour sauce unprompted for our spring rolls. I really loved her and would honestly go back just because she was so great. (And for the spring rolls)

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Just Spring Roll - Vegan tofu noodles veggies and springrolls

Vegan tofu noodles veggies and springrolls

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Just springroll

Just Spring Roll - Spring roll perfection

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Spring roll perfection

Kao Restaurant - importedfood - Updated October 2026

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