Great Asian grocery store and food court. If you love H-Mart and other Asian grocery chains, this…read moreone should be on your list. Joong Boo is mainly geared toward Korean food and grocery. But, very extensive selection of items. Lots of free samples around the store too. If you enjoy exploring new foods, this is a great place! Also, the food court offers quick, authentic Korean food. My only negative is the bibimap barely had any meat and was not as good as some others I've had. But, still decent. Overall: highly recommend. Great Asian market.

This is a grocery store. The cafe upstairs is pretty hard to access. There's a separate entry and…read moreit is not wheelchair accessible. Non accessible entry, confusing layout. Not very good at customer service told me to buy raw fish downstairs. That's not how ordering sushi - rice works. If I ask no order to omit the rice. You omit it or lose the order. They just lost some business. I won't be back here either. The atmosphere is noisy and feels like a public transit station. Hell the elevator even smells like a bus station elevator! Gross!!! I do like the grocery store but that's about all this place is useful for. Skip the food court everyone raves about. It's not that great. It's just an average chain restaurant quality product. You can get better at a real restaurant for the same prices without the horrid racket of the grocery store. This place is legit louder than being in an Equinix server cage room!!! (See prior review for grocery store. Grocery here is 10/10. This review covers only the so called dining court. Two restaurants owned by the same people does not make a dining court. It's a monopoly in the dining court!)

Quick take: We need Teso in CA…read more Omg! All of the non Popmart blind boxes! I couldn't buy any because I was limited on space since I only traveled with a carryon. Korean skincare galore! I could spends hours inside this store. Customer service was great!

Lots of toys and hobby items, beauty and skin care products from Asia. However, if you care about…read morewhat you put on your body, it is hard to shop for them if you are not familiar with the brands or don't read Chinese or Korean characters. There are also novelty food items like I found a Cilantro Doritos which I liked!

My dear friend suggested that I come here for some pomegranate juice to help with my health issue…read more They opened the store and let customers in before the official opening time. The store was immaculate and well-stocked. They offered several brands of the item I was looking for. I couldn't leave the store without checking out their bakery department and treated myself a mile-high chocolate cake. It was the highlight of the visit. The cake was heavenly. The store shares an enormous parking lot with other businesses. I will definitely spend more time in the store on my next visit to see what else I can find.

If I could give zero stars, I would…read more I had an extremely disappointing and disrespectful experience at Fresh Farms today. I politely questioned why several traditional Balkan cookies in the bakery were all labeled "Serbian," when many of these desserts are shared across Balkan cultures, including Bosnia, and are not exclusively Serbian. Instead of simply discussing my concern, the employee who made the signs approached me aggressively and asked if I "had a problem with it." She then told me she didn't care if I ever bought the cookies. I spoke with the manager expecting a more professional response, but unfortunately, his attitude was no better. He raised his voice and told me he didn't care whether I purchased anything there either. I left feeling humiliated, discriminated against, and completely unwelcome. Regardless of anyone's opinion about how these products should be labeled, there is absolutely no reason to treat a customer this way for respectfully raising a cultural concern. After this experience, I will not return to this location, and neither will my family. Management should seriously address how customers are spoken to and treated.

Excellent quality food , fast service variety of choices . Love the manaesh as nice breakfast items…read more.

The food its so delicious and the staff it's so helpful great costumer service and its good priceread more

5 stars for Park to Shop Supermarket!…read more This is a huge Asian grocery store when you can get a ton of groceries at much lower prices than you'd find them at a Jewel for example. This store is also cheaper than H-Mart for a lot of stuff as well if you're familiar with that grocery store. There is also a small food court inside, a couple of clothing/kitchenware and skincare stores inside, as well as massage chairs! A really cool place to check out if you're looking for lower prices on Asian items.

This Park to Shop location is pretty large compared to other locations. The parking lot is…read morespacious. Their food court area is more aesthetically pleasing than others. I do wish they had an employee check the bathrooms. One of the men's stalls had no toilet paper. The produce section was very clean and well stocked. We got there late so they were putting away the seafood. I liked the selection in the bakery and already made meals section. In the food court, they have Korean fried chicken, Chinese, Thai, Korean soup, and Vietnamese

Great variety of bakery and deli...fresh meat and fish. Wonderful and fresh produce. Friendly staff.read more

In attempt to find an independent grocery store I stumbled across Fresh Farms and it is a beautiful…read morestore with some hard to find items available compared to regular American grocers. But that's about it. The staff was helpful and the check out lines weren't backed up. It is a bit pricey but not alarmingly so. Aside from the parking being more chaotic than usual the most disappointing part was the fresh bakery section. They must hire an extremely experienced pastry chef for the level of cakes and cheesecakes they're trying to create. The filling in the tarts were "off" .. the cheesecake flavors and consistency wasn't tasty at all. The cake was blah and didn't taste like the flavor it was intended to taste like. I would pick of up a few key items in the frozen or spice section regularly

Great selection of produce and baked goods--both made in house and from local bakeries. Deli has a…read morewide selection of products, more than most supermarket delis. One of the few stores where I'm actually excited about buying meat and fish because it's always good quality and properly butchered or cleaned. Sushi made in house daily; not the best sushi I've had, but better than other grocery store sushi. Very nice selection of imported foods from all over the world. Can be very crowded during peak times and hard to move around other shoppers. You do have to be aware of prices--sometimes they can be crazy high, especially for fresh fruit. And the young cashiers can be inattentive and occasionally rude. Still, one of the best supermarkets around, IMO.

If I could give zero stars, I would…read more I had an extremely disappointing and disrespectful experience at Fresh Farms today. I politely questioned why several traditional Balkan cookies in the bakery were all labeled "Serbian," when many of these desserts are shared across Balkan cultures, including Bosnia, and are not exclusively Serbian. Instead of simply discussing my concern, the employee who made the signs approached me aggressively and asked if I "had a problem with it." She then told me she didn't care if I ever bought the cookies. I spoke with the manager expecting a more professional response, but unfortunately, his attitude was no better. He raised his voice and told me he didn't care whether I purchased anything there either. I left feeling humiliated, discriminated against, and completely unwelcome. Regardless of anyone's opinion about how these products should be labeled, there is absolutely no reason to treat a customer this way for respectfully raising a cultural concern. After this experience, I will not return to this location, and neither will my family. Management should seriously address how customers are spoken to and treated.

I liked Tony's when I was in the area several years ago, but for some reason I've skipped them…read moresince I've returned. I made a stop for a few things while I was in the neighborhood and I've been kicking myself for not shopping here. I'll be making up for it. Good selection, great prices, friendly staff, and a nice clean store are all you could hope for. Thumbs up.

1st timer and on a holiday weekend. Awesome store, great sales, the nicest most helpful…read moreemployees. Clean and well stocked.

"Food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a…read moreculture." Mark Kurlansky It is my mission while I am residing in the northwest Chicago suburbs to submerse myself in the cultural treasure trove around me and experience as much as I can, as fast as I can. Finding the best and most authentic international groceries (and conversing with the owners and patrons inside) is one of the best means to do this, I have found. On my way to Assi (a Korean grocery), I saw the Zander Import Groceries sign with the curious winged lion. "Another time," I thought. But, it ate at me while I was shopping at Assi. So, I read a few Yelp reviews in the parking lot and decided to endure the six o'clock traffic on Milwaukee Ave and drive back there. The reviews said bread and pickles, try the bread and pickles. That was the mission. I believe it not chance that Zander was grinding fresh Turkish Coffee beans for another customer as I walked in. The smell was inviting and immediately perked me up. Now I know I'll come back when I have coffee drinking guests to entertain. There are plenty of good Indian, Pakistani, and Persian stores within a few miles of Zander Import Groceries, but Zander earns his relevance due to certain specific Assyrian goods he offers. The breads are acquired from bakeries in Skokie and Chicago, and the quality is good. The lavash was particularly nice, but the heavily floured crust left me wanting some of that coffee to wash it down. The Assyrian bread had a great bite and reminded me of a doughnut without sugar. (Does that make sense?) A kind gentleman patron directed me to a spicy homemade pickle of cabbage, carrot, and spices. I must say, it was delicious and I hope my husband loves it as much as I do. Zander also had some imported pickles and olives which looked fascinating. There were other staples, too, as you can see from my photos. This shop is definitely needed and earns its place with some unique offerings. I enjoyed my pickles and bread, and will have what is left of them to accompany an eggplant dish I am making tomorrow night. Brittney Tun Food Writer and Culinary Enthusiast

Really friendly owners/staff. Well stocked, all the best brands of imported goods. Sells the best…read moreshrak, lavash, and pita.

This is a little gem of an international grocery store. They have a great selection of produce and…read moreother foodstuffs. From Polish to Asian items can be found here. I was walking around and all the employees said hello. I purchased some potato salad and oil vinegar coleslaw. Both were really good. The have a nice selection of fresh meat (Zabiha Halal) and fish counter. The deli counter was loaded with meats, olive and cheeses. The store is clean and didn't have a weird meat/fish smell. You should check it out.

The Market Place is so close to the crib, and that's why it's perfect for fruits and vegetables,…read morebananas and other quick items that you may need like milk, European chocolates, snacks, etc. There's a very large pahking lot out front that it shares with an Aldi. There, I said it, it's right next to an Aldi, but that's for a different review. Back to Market Place, I do like their strawberries, blueberries and vegetables. I guess I come here when I'm in downtown Skokie, it's just really convenient.