Terrible experience. After shopping here, I went to get some food and came back before 8 PM, but the gate was already locked and my car was trapped inside the parking lot. Customer service refused to help or provide any contact information. I have been a customer for 12 years, but after this experience, I will never come back again. read more

I've been coming here well over a decade & it's always packed. I don't know if this place ever has a quiet time. You can pick up everything u need from meat to seafood to greens..its is all extremely fresh! My faves are the shrimp shumai & bok choi. Prices seem average & no you probably won't get friendly staff but really who shops at the market to make friends. Buy your food & move on. The parking lot is a bit of a headache but manageable. Am happy this place is still thriving. read more

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I come to buy groceries here every week The service at the meat part is terrible and the attitude with the customers was ferocious.

We have been shopping here alternating week and I enjoy trying vegetables and fruits that are not available in American grocery stores. We all have eaten the same things over and over again which can lead to food allergies. Try fresh Chinese yams or carrots in place of potato or carrots. Try black sesame seed cereal or others in place of oatmeal cereal. They have seafood and butcher section with many options. This places is a definite recommendation! read more

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So I love shopping where I'm seen as an anomaly. Hehehe. I love Dem looks. Not dirty looks, just curious glances. I love that they fumble to return greeting when I greet them in their native tongue because they weren't expecting it. I love it all! I stumbled upon the gem that is Skyfoods Mart during a walkabout of parts of Queens. Their produce/products reminds me of being in an HMart, (thanks for that tip Yelp pal Mers). The layout is like being in a flea market/fish market. No high shelves except for the snack area and every shelf is about hip height. (Do not make a joke, do not make a joke, Ms. Freedom don't type what you're thinking just MOVE TF ON!) OKAY, now that I've cleared my head...it's a nice Asian supermarket and as a lover of Asian snacks I had a ball with them cheap shrimp slices! Oh boy! Large seeded grapes were at the time of my visit $0.98 per pound! They were sweet. Closest train station is Elmhurst at Broadway on the M and R lines. I'll be back! The End. read more

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I solely write about my experiences whether it's the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Give one star to the service at the Fish Area. Listen, I do not buy your fish here for you probably do not clean the fish tank and just use hose and fill it up with water. Have seen dead fish floating and at the bottom of your tanks. Sorry, not my cup of tea. Best time to buy is when you see new fish in blue containers as they come is the best time to buy that fish. There is a guy who is very mean. I have seen other customers argue with him. Today, my mom asked a simple question at what time will the fish come in or will you have it again. The man screams at her. She is a customer. I understand you are from Mainland China and speak Mandarin and have no etiquette. Mind your manners. I do not expect much customer service when shopping at many Asian grocery stores in NYC. Some of the women at the cash register are very cordial and helpful. read more

This Skyfoods is the same as the one that open in Sky View Mall Flushing which had some good prices. Now they open one right in my backyard. Thank you Kitchen God! There is a parking lot on the side (next to the closed EAST Manor ) or park at the meters. On weekends there are plenty of parking around the elementary school (PS 7 Barnwell Ave). Best way to get here is from Queens Blvd West local lane and make a turn at the corner of TD Bank and HESS gas station Albion St (Pan Am Hotel on the opposite side). It is very crowded right now because of the grand opening discounts. The place is huge. Accessible by subway- Elmhurst station is the closest. read more

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As recommended by a friend that they sell the cheapest lobster in Elmhurst area, we stopped by today and take his word for that . He was absolutely right, I got my lobster for few dollars less than the Asean grocery close to my house. Did some seafood shopping as well to complete my lobster feast package intended for today's Father's day celebration plan. Generally, their merchandise item prices are really comparably lower. The store is totally brand new that makes the place so clean even their fish market area. The stocks shelves are filled and the staff are nice. The best part, it was less crowded that I enjoyed and take my grocery shopping time. They put up an item on sale each weekend as was mentioned by the staff. For today, Sapporo, a Japanese beer, is on sale for $8.50 for 12 cans. That's a very good deal. I am looking for a sample item test taste booth but no to avail. I think that will boost their sales. It will be a good marketing technique . I will come back. There is more to explore in their merchandise floor. read more

Skyfoods Mart - Live Lobster ! - International Grocery Near Me - Elmhurst, New York

I go to Skyfoods pretty much on a weekly basis. This is my spot for getting chicken, pork, frozen Asian stuff, Asian veggies, Asian fruits, rice and of course Asian snacks. They have ample parking typically, but the parking is rather difficult to get into since there's only one lane to drive in and out of the parking area. Parking has become a bit more difficult recently with the opening of this restaurant next store. You typically want to stick to the list of items I put above, fish should be okay too, but I don't really buy fish. For those of you that buy shin ramen, this place is hands down the best value, they sell it for $10 every couple of weeks. read more

Bought these amazing Lotus Mooncake W/1 yolk. It was to die for!! I had it with some tea. read more

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I got yelled at by an elderly staff tonight here. I was picking up lettuces and putting back the ones that are open or partially open seeing the inside lettuce which some are not fresh and browning already so obviously I had to put them back and choose a better one. He approached me and started yelling at me in Mandarin which I obviously did not understand and had to ask somebody to translate. Very embarrassing experience. read more

A large Asian one stop shop supermarket which offers almost everything. This store is clean and has this really sterile feeling. They do offer a lot of products which is really neatly organized, not overly crammed shelves. They offer a decent meat department with reasonable prices. They have a fish department and so on. It's really easy to get here by car or bus. It's about 15 min walk from subway and it's close to Queens Blvd. I find that I don't mind coming here by subway the probability of me mindlessly buying random groceries that I don't really need is pretty low because I have to carry everything back. Definitely a go to supermarket for me. read more

Skyfoods Mart - International Grocery Near Me - Elmhurst, New York

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I come sky food mart every day to buy fresh fruits and vegetables for my restaurant. And I paid at the restaurant because I got 5% off every time I bought some. Few of the employees I met were at the counter. She is always smiling, sweet, and uses her 5% off store card for me. But today I don't see her.I met a cashier I had never met before. I may have bought a little too much today. I told her I would like a 5% discount on the restaurant. I talked to her nicely. But this employee laughed at me saying that this was just for the restaurant and she turned to laugh with another employee. And used very bad manners in using discount card for me. And this employee made a lot of gestures and teased me like this. There are no discounts at all. And still laughing at me of which I am a customer Can it be reduced or not? She was just doing her job. and laughing behavior Ridiculing at customers shouldn't be done because she's a service worker. Today I feel very bad about this employee's behavior. read more

OK, first off, this Skyfoods location is not the most convenient supermarket for me. However, I do not mind the 30-minute driving commute because the groceries here are cheaper, seriously! I compared the prices of this Skyfoods to the one at Skyview Center and yup, the items here are much cheaper and even better toO! Some of the cheaper items I picked up last Saturday include: a bag of rice, shrimp, vegetables, raw meat, and organic eggs. I plan on returning every other week once I run low on groceries!! They have weekly sales on top of the generous prices!!! Note: Private parking lot available. Tight spaces though. Be careful! read more

Today: 11-26-2014 Time: 16:57:55 Cashier #103 Station 03 My husband went to shop today for Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. It is raining outside and we were in a hurry. Total purchase was $114.65 so he just paid and didn't think much of it until we got home, checked the grocery and realized we got double charged for a dozen of crabs which was $19.99. It is too late now to go back and said anything to the store because on the receipt, it already printed "NO refund for missing items after you left store". It is just sad and upset since we've been their customers for quite some time. Usually we've never checked the things we bought or the receipt. Today we did since it was a little high. So there we have it, it was $20 over. So for us, we don't think we're going back. Too bad you guys lose our business. We usually spend a lot on grocery since we love to cook our food. For others, please check your receipt before you leave the cashier after you pay. Good luck! read more

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Two thumbs up! Just discovered this asian grocery store today. What a great alternative to the others in this area. Super clean with a large parking lot for customers at the side. Produce is really fresh and well priced. Fresh Squid is $3.99 LB and large shrimp $5.99 LB such great prices! They have had to find fruit like Longan, Mangosteen and rambatan. Their snack section/aisles are also pretty extensive. read more

Pretty Big Seems like they have more selection, but it just that they put more items on shelves making it look like more. Prices are normal and affordable...if only the lines move faster during busier times. Parking is easy and 3 hours free. read more

I love roaming around supermarkets! Brand new supermarket in Elmhurst. Doesn't have everything but they have a lot! I walked around for 2 hours just looking at all kinds of products but felt like I still didn't see everything! I didn't even have time to look at produce! Doesn't matter...no more room in fridge. I bought $40 worth of groceries when I planned on just looking! Always happens to me. I can't help it when there are thousands of items in this store. Everything looks brand new and clean. Makes the products look attractive to me. When you purchase $20 of groceries for their grand opening you get a reuseable shopping bag for free. read more

This has got to be the absolute worst customer service at a supermarket. There was no one in the store and I was in the butcher area trying to buy some meats and the men behind the counter were absolutely nasty and disrespectful. I was trying to communicate what kind of meat I want and they starting yelling at me in Chinese then when said I couldn't understand Chinese they started cursing at me in English and refuse to help me. Then all of his co-workers started to yell at me again in Chinese. I do not recommend this establishment to anyone. They clearly don't need the business. Manager was not helpful whatsoever. I asked the gentleman if he was the manager and he said no, then accused me of not understanding the situation. They were yelling and cursing at me !! What is there not to UNDERSTAND?!! Then I asked the cashier where's the manager and the lady pointed at the guy I spoke to! TERRIBLE! GET NEW EMPLOYEES ! read more

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Zero stars. Unfriendly. Rude. No one wants to help out. I needed to purchase an entire case of noddles... Then the cashier abruptly throws all my purchases into bags that just lay on the side she doesn't bat an eye and goes right back to her video playing on her phone. I politely ask her for another bag because the bag handle simply doesn't reach close on one of the bags and I only have two hands for 5 bags of grocery. She tells me no. She has no bags to give me. I mention how busy she is on her phone she cannot even provide an additional bag... she sarcastically reply's "it's ok... it's my store" Well GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR STORE. No wonder your business is going down with that kind of attitude! Never returning! read more

This is for the meat section. The store has the different meats on display and as confirmed by another store employee today, we are allowed to pick although it is hard for them to get the ones near the glass/front. But the problem is, the last time I went there, the first employee who helped me insisted that I just take what he picked from the back because "my boss is here" he said. I was buying pork shoulder meat and needed ones with good pork skin but the 2 pieces he showed me had discolored areas on the skin so I asked him to change them. He just screamed something, turned his back and left. Another employee helped me and changed 1 of them. I went home and had to throw out 1/2 of the skin on 1, which meant if I didn't get 1 changed, 2 out of 3 pieces would have bad quality. Today, I was hesitant to get pork but I tried again. An employee was rude again and kept showing me pieces from the back that were not great looking and also too small for what I needed so I pointed to a couple in the middle of the rack but he just screamed and turned away. Another man tried to help but did the same thing, although not rude as the other man. I told him I will just not buy and it would have been faster if they just allowed me to get what I was pointing to. The 2nd employee just shrugged and was ok with me not buying anything. These employees maybe should not work in that section if they can't be inconvenienced and treat customers better. read more

I hope the customer service team can take a look at this. I bought 2 Taiwan mangoes at Skyfoods last weekend. Turns out both of them are bad inside, nothing looks weird on the surface tho but when I open them neither is edible. This is not acceptable cuz I have so much expectation! read more

Skyfoods Mart - International Grocery Near Me - Elmhurst, New York

I don't know why they opened a Supermarket that is not in a POPULAR street or by the Subway. If I didn't drive around this street, I wouldn't have known. Very clean supermarket, organized selections, If you live around the area then I mus recommend, Otherwise you either have to drive or do a little more of a walking. Prices I have not compared yet since I'm usually a HK Supermarket Customer. I'm pretty sure the Vegetable, Fruit section will be cheaper than Stop and Shop OR Keyfood. read more

They were not even open today!!! I don't even want to give them any stars but I had to choose at least one in order to posy this review! read more

Skyfoods is one of the better Chinese supermarkets in Elmhurst in my opinion. It's not a clusterf**k like the ones on Broadway. It's much easier to shop around in here. Their quail eggs are always on sale 2 for $3.99. Perfect for hot pot or if you like adding quail eggs regularly to some of your meals like I do. The hot pot meat here is also a bit cheaper than the other markets nearby, certainly cheaper than H Mart. The parking lot behind the supermarket is a bit narrow and the pavement is all busted up. Potholes everywhere so be careful if you're pushing your child's stroller through that lot. Also, many of the customers don't know how to drive. During the pandemic, I wait in the car while my wife goes in to shop. I've seen numerous times when a car backs out of their spot and bangs into a customer's shopping cart as they pass. These drivers have no regard so watch out! read more

A "made in China" half star experience Got a defective product and went back for exchange. Bitchy cashier and sub manager accuse me of broken the bottle so wouldn't let me do the exchange. All these nonsense for a $3 sealed but leaking chili bean sauce Ur loss! I am heading else where, I don't let store like this get my business. And like other suggest, check the expiration date. read more

Someone with the account name "Thalamus" lost an item here. If anyone knows that person, please refer them to: https://newyork.craigslist.org/que/laf/d/found-at-skyfood-supermarket/6403129360.html I just want to get it back to them asap. read more

I like coming here every now and then. Where else can you find cheap munchies and rare finds such as alligator and goat meat! mmm... Good for the winter! Parking lot is a bit hidden and not upkeep very well. They need to shovel ! Before someone gets hurt! read more

3/4 of this supermarket is unprocessed food. Then again, aren't all Asian markets like that? Lets move along then.. I have been to many Asian markets, Hong Kong, Great Wall and Pacific, to name a few but this is by far the cleanest! The butcher's section doesn't not smell, even the seafood section doesn't smell. It's really impressive. Items are also packaged and labelled really well. The produce is fresh at really reasonable prices. The only comment I'd have about this place is that I wish the cashiers wouldn't be eating while I check out. The last few times I was there, the lady who was checking me out had been eating chicken feet. She merely wiped her hands and proceeded to touch my food items. See, sometimes that bothers me. Maybe its just me. But still, I always leaving Skyfood with a ton of food for little money. Count me as a regular. read more

Food is really cheap and the supermarket is much cleaner than the others!! Service is really friendly and wide selection of vegetables and fruits tooo. ALSO love the HUGE parking lot right behind!! There's always new items on the shelves and employees are really helpful if you are looking for something. It's the same chain that opened in Flushing on Collegepoint Boulevard. I like to come when there are specials! I got a lot of goodies during the grand opening :D read more

My boyfriend & I saw in his brother's fridge that he had these special melon Popsicle sticks that we once had at a restaurant and asked where did he get these and he and his wife told us about this Chinese supermarket in Elmhurst that had it, so we knew we had to make a trip there. I had high expectations for this supermarket, hoping it would have some interesting items like Mitsuwa. The supermarket is highly organized and humongous. Everything is labeled and neat. This supermarket actually had the Green Tea Kit-Kat bars like Mitsuwa and some interesting snacks. Prices are reasonable, but there's nothing too special about this supermarket other than there are weekly sales that are worth taking advantage of. read more

I used to be a huge supporter of Hong Kong Supermarket but Skyfoods has won me over! I love getting groceries at Chinese places because it's great to have home cooked food and say that I know how to make "some" Chinese dishes. Prices are reasonable here and the meat department isn't shabby. Good variety of every Chinese item you can imagine and some prices are better than other Chinese supermarkets. I'd recommend shopping during early morning or late at night to avoid the massive crowds because you won't be pushing that shopping cart anywhere. Parking is decent at those times also. I wouldn't mind walking from the train station either. It's not the best location but I'll take it since it's the only one in Elmhurst! read more

Clean and organized... For now. But how long will that last?? It's a great Asian supermarket, and a necessary replacement for NY Supermarket that's now closed. Large FREE parking lot in the rear -- just look for the sign that points to "Skyfoods Parking." read more

I really love this place! Actually, I love Chinese supermarkets in general because of the cheapness and freshness of the food, but Skyfoods is probably one of my favorites. I'm actually quite blessed to be living within walking distance to all of the Chinese supermarkets in Elmhurst. Whenever I need to buy something, and I'm not coming from the subway (other wise I'll head to New Golden Sparking), I'll go to this place. This place opened up not too long ago, and it's quite clean. The carving station for meats is also very clean, and all the times I've been there, it doesn't smell like some other places. My parents go to Skyfoods Mart all the time, so I'm assuming that prices are cheap, cause you know how the older Chinese adults are: they go from supermarket to supermarket comparing prices. They have a lot of meats and fresh produce to choose from, and the meat carving guys are actually friendlier! Fresh veggies and fruits galore for cheap! Parking here isn't that great though. Apparently, they seem to share the same parking space as that club right next door. One time, the club had an event and they didn't allow anyone to enter the parking lot, but I'm assuming that it doesn't happen quite often. And one time I took my car and I almost got stuck in the parking lot because of my inability to maneuver and back up. Other than these small, small things, I love Skyfoods! read more

New & Clean (we'll see how long that lasts). NIce selection of all my favorite asian goods: produce, noodles, sauces, candy and dessert! I love sauces.. and they have ailses devoted to soy sauces, hot sauces, oyster sauces, oils, assorted vinegar, etc etc. What I really love about this store is that nearly everything is available in vegetarian version :) What I don't like about this store is that a lot of the isles are tight and get crowded easily, and the majority of the clientele seems to have no concept of personal space. read more

The first time I walked into it I remember it reminded me of actual Chinese supermarkets - you know, those in China. It's really clean and organized and nicely decorated, plus the prices for /most/ things are cheaper than that of other supermarkets in the area. Sometimes they have samples which is always nice. One complaint is that there is an extremely rude cashier working there (loooong ponytail, usually 2nd from door just in case) - someone attempted to pay the exact price to the cent, only to get yelled at. When they left, she shouted for them to hurry up and die and something about hoping they get into a car accident. Really now? How mature, biting the hand the feeds you. Still, 4 stars because you can't judge a place from one crappy employee. read more

This new grocery store opened near the old East Buffet. It sticks out like a sore thumb in this neighborhood. The new club Glazz is next door but you can go through the old East Buffet drive way to get into the back parking lot. During the summer they had the cheapest lobsters, $4.88/lb! My friends and I kept returning just for the lobster. I kinda wondered why they were so cheap but as long as they were still alive, I was buying. I've also purchased veges and meat from the sections. I wish they had a ticket system because I keep getting overlooked at the seafood and meat counters! Chinese follow an orderly system, SAY WHAT?! I can only wish! Well anyway at least the meat and seafood sections didn't smell foul like they did at Great Wall Supermarket, which is now Great Fortune. I don't know if the meat or veges are cheaper at this market but I do like the neatly displayed pricing, isles are nice and wide, and floors are clean and don't wreak. read more

Grand opening yesterday. Huge crowd--could not move around. Went back today--just a little less crowded. Fruit stand outside with fresh fruits. strawberry 99 cents. green grapes 99 cents a lb. small red seedless grape 79 cents a lb. fresh fish and fresh meat stations. 11 cashiers. free samples of fishball, chinese peanut candy, chinese sausage, vanilla cake and ramen were given out. I scored a free tote bag for $22 grocery yesterday. Today with a $60 purchase I got a 5 lb bottle of oyster sauce. I hope they do well because Albion Ave. is usually deserted. read more

This market is great...the prices are cheap and there's everything asian that you want here. The parking lot is also huge so you'll never have to waste 10 minutes to find a spot! I like how organized this supermarket is but I don't think the fruits and vegetables are as fresh as other asian markets. I mean, the prices are super cheap, but that doesn't mean the quality should also be low. Other asian markets are about the same price but I have never had issues with the quality at those places. read more

Comparing with the other asian supermarkets in the neighborhood, this one is definietly the cleanest and well-organized. Some of the products are even cheaper than the other places! More importantly, the staff seems happier and more service oriented. read more