Kam Man Food

This place is a stable in a typical Chinese household… Most of the standard dry goods, sneaks, meat, seafood and vegetables are available (nothing major special)… Their bakery and the BBQ station are the better options compare to the rest. Their cook foods are good but more on the salty side and plenty of MSG to go with it. The veggies are mostly from the freezer (tomatoes are almost always frozen or really cold!!!) I’ve both stuff from them and within a day or two completely rotten or spoiled (I know how to store my groceries). Seafiod are overpriced! What troubles me the most about here is some of their staff have never heard of customer service … Forget about greetings or a smile… No eye contact, if ask to locate an item… Most would bumble something and just point… Cashiers throw your groceries down the belt and /​or just plain rude… No matter how much they try to beautify their place to be competitive with HMart… Its no use when your staff are driving people away!

Great place to try food that you are familiar with & not. We love to try new things haven’t been disappointed yet. Great Bakery, Hot & Cold foods to eat there or take home. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Love trying new things the people are very nice and helpful. Giant Dumplings, Peking Duck, Roast Pork & plenty of other dishes all freshly prepared that day. You go one time, you’ll be back.

To me Kam Man is to Hmart as Stop&Shop is to Wegmans in some ways. And I’m only speaking of the Edison locations of the respective chains. You would save money shopping at Kam Man, but Hmart is bigger and better (better service, more natural/​organic options, etc). However, what this Kam Man has going for it is its bakery section. The local Hmart has its small section in addition to a Tous Les Jours, but Kam Man is a good alternative if you’re on a tighter budget. I’ve had their bakery’s fruit cake many times — and I’ve got to say — it’s really good.

This place had gone down over the past decade especially since HMart is around the corner. Long story short, I only come here still because of their bakery section. As soon as you walk into the supermarket, you’ll smell the fresh baked pastries like coconut cream bun, taro bun, roast pork bun, twisted fried dough and congee, etc. They also see red, black and green bean pasted desserts.
I also noticed the summer roll and Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches but I wasn’t daring enough to try it. I leave the Vietnamese food and dishes to Vietnamese people to make and sell.
They also have bubble milk teas for about $ 3 but I’d rather buy the smoothies down the block from Fusion Ti.
Their roasted pork, duck and bbq pork are delicious but the line is always busy here. There’s only 1 small booth so only 1 line and 1 order taken each time. I suggest coming off hours.

I’ve shopped here monthly 2005 – 2010 & it’s experienced a very noticeable lack of maintenance physically that really takes away from the experience. Even if the stocked items & prepared foods are ok as products, the presentation in an older store with disheveled shelves and aisles with various elements of rust or dust or oils etc. make customers mentally less happy than they could be which translates into less revenue thus profits. It’s the little things which count, too.
It’s plusses are many small stores on its periphery breeds a lot of traffic & a fun time perusing through them all.

This grocery store is comparable to Hong Kong market, yet a little bigger. The place is really good in terms of food.
What got me was the bakery section. It had a lot of fresh buns and meat and also alot of other b reads you can eat. Really good selection. The lunch section is quite good for its own food. Just remember $ 10 minimum for credit cards. store has no minimum.
However, the store only ihave the «basic» needs. Nothing fancy. If anyone needs a «higher» caliber material for their stomach, i suggest going to Hmart instead.

Bigger than Hong Kong market, smaller than H-​Mart.
Right when you walk in, you’re by the bakery, and boy is that smart marketing. I can’t tell you the number of times me and my mom stopped to look at red bean buns, cakes, sandwiches, scallion or hot dog buns. Delicious! They also sell hot foods around there (hanging animals right in front of you!), but the line is further in, and around a slight corner.
Have the basics in the aisles (canned, dry goods, etc) if you are doing small scale shopping. Produce section is decent — we always stocked up on Fuji apples. Fish section is large and pretty fresh.
Parking lot is big, but not exactly open space, so you can be waiting for people at weird angles.

I went here today to grab some buffet food. They are so stingy with the amount they give. I ordered a rice box with a choice of 2 items. The lady only put in the box 2 small scoops of food. The container wasn’t even full. Other Chinese grocery stores give so much they can barely close the lid and charge less! This place is better off charging by weight at the buffet. Let the customers choose how much we want. The rice was dry and the squid didn’t have enough flavor. Very disappointed!

Simple enough. Lots of Asian goodies. Noodles, fish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese snacks and more.
I wish they had a Filipino section. :(
They have a bakery section with fresh buns with filling meat, chicken, bean paste or fruits. Also you can grab a sandwich or lunch options with rice.
They have the basic things you will need. If you need more elaborate stuff, you can just go to H Mart on 27.

This Asian grocery mart is the closest to where I live, but I’m having mixed reviews after visiting almost every week. I’ll try to break things down by sections.
Cooked food: like their scallion chicken and shanghai buns (both the pork + vegetables as well as the chives version). Even though the selection is big, I feel that it’s average at best, and overpriced. For reference, their 3 dishes + 1 soup combination is a popular option for family dinners.
Bakery: home made unsweetened soy milk and soy pudding are awesome. The other bakery items did not get me too excited. They serve bubble tea at the bakery counter. I like the chocolate milk tea, they use a type of chocolate power from south east asia — milo, which is different from regular chocolate power. It’s malted cocoa, it’s delicious. For reference milo is also sold separately in the store.
Selection of snacks, condiments, dried goods, frozen foods etc are plenty. There should be no problem getting what you want. There are also different types of meat, including a counter where you get to pick the cut of pork and the quantity you like. Seafood couldn’t get any more fresh when they have it live. Although I couldn’t say the same for their fresh produce. There are times I had difficulties picking out decent produce such as potatoes and ginger. Once I got some purple yams only to realize they were bad after slicing them at home.
All in all this is an ok basic Asian grocery store that would satisfy your needs and cravings. They carry some nice cooked food and snacks. Just keep an eye out and choose carefully.

Large, typical Chinese supermarket — this one is unappealing to me. It has a rather tired, worn look. The prepared foods at front aren’t very good, the baked breads don’t look appetizing, and the market doesn’t have the brands I want to buy.

I love this Kam Man branch a wee bit more than the one in East Hanover for a few reasons:
1) Larger selection of goods: The selection of Taiwanese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese products is larger; you have more options in brands. The canned, dry, frozen, and refrigerated foods sections were well stocked after lunch time. The frozen section seems to be larger, as is the fresh seafood area (where the fish actually swim around). As for the produce section, I believe the one in East Hanover is larger and has fresher vegetables, but this one isn’t far behind in quality.
2) Nicer employees: Maybe it’s because it wasn’t busy or maybe they’re just that nice here, but everyone at this branch seemed friendlier; everyone I spoke to – from the hot food section to the cashier and bagger – was smiling.
3) Ru-​Yi Homemade Bak Kwa (pork jerky): Dude, yes! There’s Singapore Bak Kwa for sale on Amazon, but if you don’t want to wait weeks for it to be delivered, I’d recommend this place. They’re right next to the hot food section, near the entrance. I think they only had noodles on the heating trays, but they also serve many other dishes, especially herbal chicken soups. A half pound is $ 8.95, but I found it worth every penny. Their Bak Kwa is tender, sweet, and has a perfect peppery kick. You could have them slice it up into smaller pieces or just slice it yourself at home.
Near the cash registers are other standalone businesses, such as a separate place to buy herbs and roots and a stand outside of it selling a few beauty products and/​or medicines (can’t exactly remember).
The bakery section is larger and even has a place where you could order boba (shoutout to the 626 – bobalife!). It wasn’t as well stocked, but I was lucky that fresh rousong buns were being made right in front me. I wish I saw the Banh Mi that another Unilocaler mentioned; Baguette Delite happened to be closed on the Monday that I went, so I was a little bummed out.

I’m a big of Asian super markets especially this one. This place may be a bit smaller than the few others in the area, but makes up for it in product quality and good prices.
I love the energy and fresh feel and smell at any market. The variety of food & produce mixed with novelty items is always invigorating for me. A traditional Chinese spice room. Sits close to the entrance, although they didn’t have bear gallbladder, lol. A small bakery & Phở stand next to the prepared take entry’s. Have them grab a hanging duck and slice it up for dinner in front of you. Oh course a fresh fish stand with eels, snails and all your favorite shellfish and sea delights. Plenty of produce so you can stock up on bok choy, lol.
Now of course there’s normal isles of canned and prepared grocery items. I ususlly stock up on mixed spicy asian cup of noodle soup types. Tea choice and Asian apparel like tea pots, plates & sake sets. All typesof sauces both Asian & American. Tons of rice options including an area where to scoop it out fresh.
English is definitely a second language here so you may have to practice pointing or sign language if you desire something specific that’s eluding you.
Many of the prepared items whether fresh or frozen are quite good and worthy of a pop in if not just to browse.

I don’t understand how there are 3 star or even less reviews, Kam Man food is your basic asian grocer. This place matches any place in flushing or 8ave in terms of being a hong kong supermarket like clone. Also they have a frigging kick ass bakery. I have no idea where else you’re gonna find a cha siu bao, which is almost as good as chinatowns Hop Shing, which in my opinion is the golden standard for a char siu bao, since i basically ate 1 Hop Shing char siu bao a day for years, kam man is just as good. (just not as sweet and the char siu could be a bit better) BUT out here in northern jersey? nothing compares.
And that’s the bakery, they got stacks of great rice, stacks of instant noodles, and the good kind too, Nissan imported, not domestic.
I mean you COULD goto Hmart and get ripped off, i have NO IDEA why anyone would goto Hmart to get ripped off, unless you love being parted with your money. There is nothing in Hmart that is priced fairly, there is nothing in Hmart that is cheaper than anything. Hmart has more lights, WOW you people surprise me in how much value more lights gives an establishment the ability to rip you off more. Kam Man Foods, great asian grocer, you won’t go broke.

Like most Asian supermarkets it’s freezing in here.
There is a ton of prepared foods in this place and that’s really where it shines.
You can get all sorts of buns and dumplings with different fillings, soup bowls the size of your head and probably 20+ different hot food items. Plus there is a bakery.
One item in particular stood out. When you walk in the door to your right in the bakery they have some Bahn Mi’s. The sandwiches are $ 4.25 but they only sell one type. It’s what I’m assuming is the most classic version… Authentic Vietnamese cold cuts with of course the pickled veg.
I’ve grabbed produce here before, but it’s not as fresh as H MART.
I would like to eat here more often, but while the prices are in English none of the food descriptions are. Weird.

I only go for the hot prepared foods. Normally I pick up a lunch box. Service is meh and both the workers and the customers there are pretty rude. This one lady (customer) pretended like she was checking out the food then jumped ahead of me to order. The worker just pretended like she didn’t know what was going on. I had to put the B on blast in Chinese. SAY WHAT!
The prices go higher, containers get smaller, the rice portions get bigger and the actual entrees are smaller and not any better.
Go only if you are short on funds or have the patience and disposition of a saint. Quoted from Point Break, «Viya con dios!»
No go from Shenster… So sad, Kam Man had potential.
P. S. I miss Little Taiwan (take out inside Kan Man)… They had a really good fried pork chop over rice. But alas, they are gone.
P. P. S. DO NOT GO when the senior bus drops off. It’s a free for all… Makes Black Friday mobs look like fast pass at Disney!

I feel bad that I go to the Korean grocery store instead of the Chinese, but Kam Man is not as clean, is cramped, and just doesn’t feel as nice as H Mart. If Kam Man made just a few adjustments like clean up, renovate, and make some more space or something, they’d do so much better. I guess they do get business from elderly Chinese.

It has gone downhill within the last 18 yrs that this has opened, with the workers in the vegetable department as being extremely rude. I attach a photo of their processing unit. Look at the dirty floors.

It’s been a while ever since I came back here. I came back because I was obviously in the area.
Anyone who’s on Route 1 South or Old Post Road can enter the parking area without a huge issue. The parking area is a little small and tight, therefore be patient when finding a spot and park carefully. When you walk inside, you will see fresh bakery items on the left and a café area on the right. The BBQ area is on the right as well. The produce area is in the back left-​hand corner, and the seafood area is in the back of the store as well.
The shelves in this store were very well organized. Groceries included, but NOT limited to dry goods, snacks and candies, poultry items, kitchenware, frozen foods (included a limited selection of imported ice cream — nice!), powders and sauces (usually I hit up the slightly spicy powder and soy sauce sections), teas and coffees, and of course, the fruits & veggies with seafood. I always enjoy looking through the snacks and candy sections, just to see if they have anything interesting or unique. Sometimes they carry certain imported Nabisco crackers, and limited sections of Lay’s chips and Doritos (some pics of those were snapped), which all looked interesting. As far as the competitiveness in pricing was concerned, it really depended on what you were buying.
They also have a tiny «over the counter» medicine area (note that anything that you buy there must be paid at the register in THAT area). Believe it or not, I take a herbal medication whenever I’m suffering from colds, and THIS store carries it at a reasonable price. There’s no other store that I’m aware of that carries such medication like that, therefore it’s a PLUS for this store. They also have a pharmacy with more «OTC» medication in a separate suite. Anything that you buy in that suite must be paid for there, and not at the supermarket’s cash register area.
Regarding the produce section, some of the items there did not look very fresh. One of the items that caught my eye was the green beans. There was a sales tag on it, and when I looked closely, it didn’t look very good. But I did buy something else in this section that was on sale that looked fresh, so that was good. Therefore, when you’re in the produce, and you see something that’s on sale, just make sure the item looks good before buying.
Finally, on the weekends, this store gets REALLY CROWDED. The lines at the registers are long, and can be sluggish at times (hence the 1-​star removal for my update). The aisles can be really narrow, and people with shopping carts tend to block them while socializing with others, making it almost impossible to pass through. Also, because of the narrowness, be prepared to get bumped into a few times. I personally don’t care about that part, but I know some other people may do. My advice is just exercise some patience when venturing through and waiting in the lines.
Overall, the store serves it’s purpose, and I’ll be back again whenever I’m in the area.

This is one of the main places I go to get groceries, the other place being Asian Food Market. Definitely prefer this place over H Mart, because you really can’t get all of what you need to cook Taiwanese food at a Korean supermarket. Also, the bakery is better (bc it’s cheaper and sells Chinese baked goods) and overall the items are cheaper.
Their fresh meat section is extensive and they sell all different cuts of meat. They also have a variety of Chinese vegetables and fruits, although sometimes they are a bit rotten.
I love their hot food buffet and BBQ meats section. They have really delicious shengjianbao. As for their BBQ, make sure you tell the guy exactly which piece you want, or he’ll give you the not as good pieces.
Best part to me is that they sell some Taiwanese food like wa-​gui and bawan. And even better, they have a little stand that sells Taiwanese food called Little Taipei. Although, more and more of their products are being stocked from China, which makes it more difficult and annoying to avoid buying products made in China.