Oriental Shopping Center

Cant read halfway of what the product say I think they should have things printer in english also I have to keep on asking workers how to use them

I can’t understand half of the signs and most of the workers speak limited English, but hey, it’s an oriental market! I like coming here to get my kimchi or rice cake fix or try some new exotic vegetable that I have only seen in my mangas. Lots of different eating utensils and oddball beauty fixes. I like the face masks near the front of the store, and usually try to do something new, like the pads that draw out the toxins out the bottom of your feet. The interior doesn’t look the best, but it doesn’t deter me from making a stop when I need something. Most recently a teapot.
Will come again.

I totally agree with the above review. This place definitely has some questionable items that look like it’s been around since dinosaurs roamed. Oriental Shopping is the kind of place where you should know what to buy and what not to buy. They specialize in dried seaweed, grains and dried beans. You pretty much can’t go wrong with any of those items.
They also get points for selling four of my favorite Korean items, which also happen to be hard to find: Coco-​Pop (puffed corn disks), barley hardtack (think animal crackers), sweet redbean jelly bars, and my all time favorite: Yugwa (puffy Korean rice cookies). Minus points for being as expensive as New Sagaya and way more ghetto.
This place seriously needs some updating and better inventory rotation. I’d bet that some of the items on the shelf may no longer be safe for consumption.

The oriental shopping center has been around for years. I’ve been coming here since childhood. The original owners (who have been there at least 16+ years) sold the place about a year ago, and not only is it more organized than before, there’s a larger selection of items. They have Kim Chi (although quite a few people, myself included prefer the kimchi at New Central Market) and the like, all the Korean essentials. Though it’s gotten better recently, watch out for expiration dates. Also try to avoid products labeled «product of china or P.R.O.C., or «as we’ve personally had some encounters with questionable products over the years… the products in question are the frozen fish and Korean Chili Pepper Flakes/​Hot Pepper Paste.
Also, the frozen meat looks like it’s been there since the dinosaurs roamed. Never have I witnessed anyone purchasing said meat. You might as well go to red apple or New Sagaya if you want pork belly slices for grilling. Red Apple has a large Asian fanbase, and even though it’s in Mountain View it’s really not that bad, though it may appear thay way. unless your definition of bad is «diverse» and you’ve lived in Hill side all your life. Having lived in a crappy apartment in a homeless and daytime crack-​dealin’, tranny prostitute roaming neighborhood in San Francisco, Red Apple is very mild, so do not be alarmed :) Be sensible, no one is saying go at night, go during the day. My apologies for the rant. On with the review.
While it’s true that there are plenty of wonderfully crappy pre-​packaged chemical concoctions here in the states (with virtually no awareness raised by the FDA to the general public, only news from other countries, because we’re so awesome,) the only difference is that the stuff from China will kill you faster. Mmm, plastic!
ALWAYS check your receipt for extra «unmarked» purchases that Korean grocery stores tack on, because my people are sometimes sneaky bastards like that and think customers are unsuspecting idiots.
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