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    Li Ming's Global Mart

    3.9 (212 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Good for kids
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    Beef noodle soup
    Ida J.

    Our order: beef noodle soup from the food court. Chewy, rounded and medium thick noodles with chunks of chonky, deeply marinated and tender beef. This local Asian grocer offers a Taiwanese style of beef noodle soup that is a good option for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Dine in at food court or takeaway. While we waited for our noodle soups, we perused the rest of the store. The market has a decent variety of East Asian goods from food to beauty to kitchenware.

    Whole duck!

    Awesome and they have so much more. Seafood, produce, fresh noodles. A wonderful place!

    Snow pea tips ($3.99/lb) and "Chinese kale" (Chinese broccoli, $0.99/lb).
    Daniel B.

    Li Ming's Global Mart is our go-to Asian grocery store in the Triangle due to its proximity to our home in Chapel Hill. There's another Li Ming's in Greensboro (http://bit.ly/32YSNX8), near where I grew up, where my parents occasionally shop for their Asian groceries (in the Triad, they prefer Super G Mart). In a nutshell, Li Ming's is reliable and gets the job done. I believe this store in Durham offers more than the Greensboro store. However, I don't think the selection here is as good as Grand Asia Market in Raleigh. I think Grand Asia not only carries a wider variety of products, but they stock a larger inventory too (I could be wrong). The extra 10 minutes of drive-time to Grand Asia for us usually isn't worth it because Li Ming's has most of what we (really, my wife) are looking for. The store isn't much to look at. It opened in February 2011 in an old Circuit City space. It's still got the Circuit City storefront and colors, just different signage. Similarly, Li Ming's in Greensboro is in an old Lowes Food space. Like a lot of Asian grocery stores - H Mart being an exception - Li Ming's isn't as "polished" as a traditional American grocery store. Certain aisles will have that unique and undeniable Asian market smell. There's a food court. The selection is somewhat limited. During our recent weekend visits, they've had several fresh and delectable roast ducks for $27.99 each or $15.99 for half a duck. They also sell roast pork for $12.99/lb. There's an assortment of steaming hot foods for sale, Chinese buffet style, and the food is a decent value: under $10 per plate or takeaway container with rice and two or three selections. Cash only. One way to get around the cash-only requirement is to get a ticket from one of the food court employees, pay with your card at one of the checkout lanes (they'll ring the ticket up as "fast food"), and bring the receipt back to the food court. We've purchased duck this way. Yummy selections from the hot bar include pepper steak, pork stomach and intestines (two different items), and fish. Also, zhajiangmian - Chinese noodles with zhajiang sauce. The sauce is made with ground pork and dark, salty, fermented soybean paste. The noodles come with julienned cucumber and carrot and chopped scallion. Mix everything together and it's pretty tasty. You can get one order from the counter for about $7. This one actually has to be ordered (doesn't come directly off the bar) and is made fresh in about 10 minutes. I also suggest trying some dumplings from the stall around the corner. During my last visit, they were selling 12 for $10. They had nine different kinds, from beef and celery to shrimp to pork with leeks. You can buy frozen ones in bulk too (cheaper). They're made in-house. In general, the produce is fresh and good quality. Once, my wife was looking for ingredients to make bo kho (Vietnamese beef stew). We grabbed peeled garlic ($2.59 per container), cilantro (2 for $1; spring onion was priced the same), carrots ($0.79/lb), and lemongrass ($4.99 each). On multiple occasions, my wife and my mom have picked up snow pea tips (one of my favorite Asian veggies -- I've seen the price vary between $3.99/lb and $4.99/lb), gai lan (Chinese broccoli, $0.99/lb), enoki mushroom (3 for $4), daikon radish ($0.99/lb), and Japanese sweet potato ($1.79/lb). In the back is where they have their frozen and live seafood, beef, pork, and poultry. My wife prefers to purchase her meat from Costco, Harris Teeter, and Whole Foods instead of Li Ming's and Grand Asia. The other stores have more consistent quality and she feels more comfortable with their ethical standards. Li Ming's has a neat little "mix hot pot balls" self-serve buffet for $5.99 per pound. This is where you can choose from 15-20 different kinds of Chinese hot pot meat/protein ingredients like meatballs and fish balls for your hot pot at home. I love kimchi. I haven't seen any store-packed versions here, just prepackaged brands (nothing wrong with that). I really like the house-brand kimchi made and packed at H Mart. Li Ming's is Chinese-centric so they don't have the array of Korean items that Korean-owned H Mart does. The noodle inventory is good. We've gotten packs of Banh Pho Tuoi fresh rice stick noodles (pho noodles) for $1.99 a pack. We've also gotten condiments, herbs, and spices like 20-ounce bottles of Lee Kum Kee hoisin sauce ($2.99 each), South Bay Brand star anise ($1.99), and "Oriental Beef Spices" ($1.19). Also, they have my current favorite instant noodles, Nongshim "Shin Black" (six noodle soup bowls for $10.99). They have plenty of balut if you like eating fertilized duck embryos. Each developing egg embryo is sold by the egg. Other things for sale include Asian cookware, serveware, and eating utensils; Chinese/Asian medicines and medicinal products, Taiwanese brown sugar boba milk tea popsicles, and Japanese Kracie Popin Cookin DIY candy kits for kids (we've gotten these cute packs for my nieces).

    Aimee H.

    Li ming's is the biggest asian grocery mart around thats not in cary. I can find everything that i need there and more and feel like im home when i step in the doors. They re-opened their bakery since the pandemic and i really like their savory breads like the hot dog and bacon ones!

    Sky T.

    A pretty sizable Asian market that has pretty much everything you'll need from common items to more unique finds. There's a food shop inside as well where you can grab a bite to eat or get it to go. There's fresh produce and a seafood market too.

    Chinese meal
    Clifford C.

    One of the best kept secrets in the Asian community. This is one of those supermarkets that you'd find in a strongly populated Asian area. These are also the types of supermarkets that I see in Flushing, NY and other great areas. Not to mention, this is the only one of its kind in the Durham / Chapel Hill area. The supermarket is full of amazing fresh Asian items, such as baby bok choy, fermented beans, fish balls, shrimp chip crackers, etc. They have all the types of sauces you can want from very popular brands such as lee kum kee, etc. The amount of fresh veggies that they have, compared to your local supermarket is immense, especially since most of these fruits and vegetables you are not able to find locally. In the rear, they have a meat market, fresh fish market where you can choose the fish you want (from the tanks). they will scale them, and even filet them (if you want). On top of all of this, they have a nice little food court in the front of the supermarket where you can get a great meal for less than $10 (2 items with rice for $6.59). It is 'buffet' style, however they serve you on top of whatever you want. The food is cooked fresh and is very tasty. definitely worth trying out.

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    Amazing food and selection of groceries! Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area. Peking duck is perfect!

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    Great store! Awesome selection. The produce is so fresh and lasts very long. I especially love the fresh noodle selection.

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    Good prices and staff is friendly, I also bought a roasted duck and the prepared food was delicious. It is clean for as large as it is.

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    Can I order ahead and have order delivered curbside?

    As far as I know, they do not offer curbside pickup. I have never seen it.

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