Wong Kai Imports

Small retail section with many items offered in a somewhat haphazard manner
Limited fresh goods but many difficult to find Chinese, Vietnamese & Thai staples, decent frozen goods section, tons of parking

While i am sure they have a reasonable collection of Asian delectables, I really wouldn’t know because the lazy counter tech would not come from behind the counter to help us. When asked questions about product all she did was point in a general direction. I asked her about Kafir leaves and Thai basil and all she did was Point after the third time, I sent my daughter to the counter, she came finally out to point out basil but said she didn’t have any Kafir leaves. I then went in search of Panang curry paste only to get aggravated and leave when she was back to counting out her Peppers behind the counter head down completely ignoring myself and the other 4 customers in the store… horrible customer service

I’ve been here only a handful of times but each time I leave with excitement about the food that I get!
They have fresh buns from Orlando every Thursday!!!
And then the last time I visited, they sold my childhood favorite cookie…“Too Chee Baan” as my parents use to call it. They’re just small round biscuit cookies with delicious colorful hardened icing on top… it sure brings back childhood memories. :-)
Super happy about this place.

Cool place. We make a trip there once a month or so to get some cool stuff for our place. Rice paper rolls… look out. Thank you,

Staff is super helpful and the store had absolutely everything I needed. Prices are way cheaper than at a typical grocery store. The staff even helped me get things I would need for recipes I have never cooked. My first batch of mochi turned out great! Will return for all of my Asian food needs.
All this place needs is a lunch counter that serves Korean BBQ and I would never leave.

Great spot for Asian produce favorites like pole beans, many varieties of bok choy and a wide selection of Asian root vegetables.
Prices are good and there is a selection of anything and everything you could ever want to produce an authentic Asian recipe.
Enjoy!

I go here every off and on when I need something from a chinese specialty store. They have really good prices and a decent selection. They have an excellent selection of Gyoza/​Potstickers and some pretty good looking produce. It’s basically the only place in Bradenton to get this stuff. The only other good chinese supplier is in south Sarasota which is a bit far from Lakewood Ranch.

I’ve been coming here for years and it is always one of my go to places for asian ingredients. It is a little small, but since it is the outlet for the local asian wholesaler you can get some great deals. Prices are always reasonable.
There is no prepared foods, but a fair bit of frozen dumplings and the like. But getting good gai lan, u-​choy, Shanghi bok choy, baby bok choy, chinese sausages, and when the season is right long beans is always a treat. Browse the preserved and pickled veggies to find things to put into Szechuan dishes. The rice is always a good price and the selection of teas is nice. I can always find fermented black beans and good soy and fish sauce here as well. Just about everything you need to make some yummy things. Just wish they had fish and a meat counter and I would be all set.
I got my best cleaver from here as well!
Go, smile and try buying something new to try making at home.

Wong Kai is a small market inside of a large industrial complex of the wholesale food supplier under the same name. Since they supply most of the local Asian restaurants with their produce and dry goods, then you know that you will not only get a bargain here, but also get some fresh items.
Fresh items are only available as their small yet maintained produce section, offering Asian vegetables such as Asian Chives, Gai Lan, Snow Pea Tips, U-​Choy, Chinese Eggplant, and more. Their prices are very low, almost half of what you would normally pay at most ethnic food markets.
Bottles sauces and condiments are also very low in price, but make sure to check the date on everything that you purchase. I have purchased many items here and brought them home to find that they were already expired. Especially their ramen and bags of noodles.
They have a small selection of frozen items and specialty juices. I do not recommend purchasing dim sum items here, or the bakery goods from Orlando, because they have been sitting in that case for months.
However, after all of this; I still frequent this grocery once a week for specialty produce and sauces because it is close and cheap.