One of the newer stores that opened in Chinatown. Surprisingly, it has been opened for almost year already, but obviously closed a few times due to the pandemic.
Kau Pen Sin offers a wide variety of Chinese and Asian dried goods from the luxurious bird's nest to a variety of dried mushrooms, dried noodles, dried seafood to nuts, teas, herbs, and etc.
This store is located along Maunakea St in Chinatown, next to Pho Que Huong, near Lam's Kitchen. It's a small store that's jam packed with items top to bottom.
The owner is the Queen of Queen's Travel! She's been my travel agents a couple of times, and many people go to her for cheap flights. Her office actually had a bunch of the items she's selling now, so with pretty much zero business in international travel, it's great that she opened up a store at a good location to sell her dried goods.
Overall, a nice store to get your specialty items for those Chinese soups, stews, and special Bird's Nest Soup. There's a lot of variety here, and different qualities as well, so you can choose the one you're comfortable with. The higher priced and higher quality ones are the best, but a lot of the mid range grades are still more than acceptable. The owner is nice and can speak many languages, and don't worry if she's talking on multiple phones while texting, she can still effectively talk to you! read more