Global Food

So… I go to this store because their produce is fresh and I love Vietnamese coffee, but it’s difficult to navigate because the staff either doesn’t speak English, they don’t know the products or they don’t know where anything is located.
There is a smell that is a mixture of fish and spices, but this isn’t unusual for international markets-​at least IMO. It doesn’t deter me from shopping here from time to time.

You have a lot of choices in terms of things you can get from Asian go Hispanic food, that’s awesome.
The inside however is a little dirty, the vibe inside is a little weird, and they have a fish tank from which you get your fish fresh, but they also kill it in front of you which is really hard to watch.
I think this place needs an internal facelift and it could get a better rating.

There are definitely better international food marts within a 20 mile radius. This is cool for a quick stop for a semi-​specialty item when shopping in Manassas, but the selection isn’t great. It’s very dingy and at times dirty looking. I always see a stray bucket or puddle on the sticky floor.
One of the big draws for international marts are fresh meats, fish and produce. The meat selection here is downright scary at times. Much of the meat is frozen and the produce is average. I think their major draw is location convenience factor but I’d travel a bit farther for better quality.

I went in to purchase Mole paste. I had shopped in the store before for Asian ingredients. This time Mole was my goal. I found some grapes and apricots and decided to purchase those as well. I checked out, paid cash and left. It was a relief to leave as the store smelled rank and there was rap blaring throughout. When I came home I found that the mole was missing. I called the store and asked them about picking up the item the next day. They essentially called me a liar and said that the cashier didn’t have the item and they had to check the tape as no mole had been purchased. I am livid! Once I get the mole I will NEVER go there again!

Yuck. The produce section of Global Food is just sad. Nothing fresh and the selection is laughable. I wanted to get fruits and veggies, but they were all bruised and wilted. Prices are not much cheaper than its competitors. They do carry a good amount of Asian products, but missing some of the well-​known brands for certain items. Compared to grocery stores in California, this place is a joke…

Global food is very good in Quality food, Fresh vegetable in a very good price.
I am shopping here since last one year, there price is unbeatable in comparison of others.

Get the tacos from the little taco restaurant thing in the back left hand corner of the store. GET. THE. TACOS. God they’re outstanding. I hated corn tortillas before I tried this place, also hated cilantro. but once I put my mouth around one of their juicy, authentic Mexican style chicken tacos… it’s like a light bulb went off in my head. I don’t know how to explain how freaking delicious they are, I really don’t.
This place gets one star taken away because they don’t have bacon (if they do, I missed it). I know they sell Korean pork bellies, but I do NOT like thick cut «bacon» and don’t know how to cook pork bellies. So…
Lastly, their entry way and produce section is so much easier to get through than their competitor’s (mega mart). Too bad the check out aisles barely leave an inch of space on either side of the cart though.

Produce produce produce… it is fresh and cheap. I was skeptical on the restaurant in the store, I can’t seem to bring myself to trust the quality or safety of the food. I did try the tacos, very authentic and tasty.

I love shopping the very reasonably priced produce section. Plus, I have fun looking at the awesome non-​food products from different parts of the world –mainly Korean– in the middle section.
I’ve been in the Manassas area all of my life, so I remember when this place as Super Fresh.
And, I know some people that have also been around for awhile that out right refuse to shop here. Because they believe it to be ‘dirty’, but I have never had any issues, though it is an older store and would benefit from renovations.
The fruits and vegetables are always fresh and abundant.
Disclaimer: I am a vegan, so I’m not sure about the animal pieces/​bi products that they offer, but everything else is really, really nice!

We go for the produce — the vegetables, fruit. melons, etc. The quality is fine, and the prices much lower than regular supermarkets or club stores. We make a point of going probably once a week to pick up these things here.
The only «foreign» foods we buy are some cookies and crackers that remind my wife of what’s available in Russia, and they are priced well. Since we don’t usually prepare things from Middle East, Asia, or South America, we can’t comment on 80% of what the store offers.
Nothing you’d regularly find in a Giant or Food Lion is priced well here; like Nestle’s Quick or canned beans or Corn Flakes — they all cost at least as much and aren’t a value here.

I’m so impressed by how much of the world they can fit into one supermarket. Forget the pathetic «Ethnic Food» section of your local Giant or Safeway, Global Food is the real deal. HUGE selections of food from different countries, and even better, they don’t seem to play favorites. There’s plenty of everything.

I compare this place to the Lotto Market in Chantilly.
It doesn’t quite measure up.
It feels kinda run down and not kept up very well.
My purpose for the visit was to buy some fresh fish. They had an OK selection so I settled on some Red Snapper. I waited for five minutes til the guy came over to assist me.
I found out they can clean the whole fish but they weigh it whole to get the price to charge you and then they remove the head, gut it and scale it.
I told they guy I wasn’t buying the head so why charge me… he just started at me and said.‘do you want it or not’?
I let him keep the head and the guts.

It’s like Harris Teeter, Wal-​Mart, and Bed, Bath, & Beyond all rolled into one! I hadn’t been to this place in a couple years and finally checked it out again this week. I don’t know why I ever stopped going. The prices are more than fair, the produce (as many have already mentioned) looks outstanding, ingredients that you’d likely have to drive to Centreville or Fairfax to find otherwise, and they have a wide selection of cookware that are also priced very decently. Shopping there is the easy part. Waiting patiently for my kimchi to ferment is another story…

Good. I pick up my Japanese snacks here. Wide selection of ethnic foods. Very affordable meats and dairy. Comparable to super Q. I shop at both just depends what side of town i’m on.

Love this International food grocer. Especially since it’s located smack dab in the middle of Ashburn. It’s a hidden gem, never crowded, and I can usually find what I need for a Korean or Hispanic dish. They have a large selection of food items from China, Japan, India, Vietnam, Korean, and a variety of Latin American staples. Comes up as Shoppers on my GPS (which was at this location before it closed).

Great ethnic food market!
I think this place is owned by Koreans, but they have food in there for other ethnic groups also. A lot of Latinos shop in there. The produce area is very large, and they have all kinds of things in there from your regular produce to cactus, baby bananas, yuca, and some things I’ve never seen before.
They have an excellent fresh fish area where you can get salmon, perch, tilapia, catfish, red snapper, shrimp, mussels, clams, even octopus. It’s all fresh. They have live crabs, live lobster and even live tilapia. Don’t go there when you’re hungry. You’ll want to get everything.
They have a variety of frozen foods including every type of Asian food I’ve ever seen or heard of and even some things I’ve never seen before. For Latino food they have the frozen burritos that you can get in a Safeway, but they also have tamales and even cuajada. Cuajada is a soft cheese popular in Honduras. I tasted a sample, and it was delicious, almost as good as the cuajada I had in Honduras.
Sometimes they have people cooking on hot plates throughout the store, and you can sample some things. The last time I was there they had something that was excellent. We ended up getting the crema that it was served with.
In the supermarket they also have a little restaurant type place. It’s in the back between the bread section and meat section. There is a very small seating area. One thing they serve that no other place I know serves is «Atol de Elote» which is a drink from Central America with Mayan roots. This is a warm drink made from sweet corn, sugar and cream. It’s kind of like a warm, corn-​flavored milk shake. Someone bought one of these for me, and it is now officially my favorite soft drink.
This is a fantastic supermarket.

We used to go here for fresh produce and meats for our dogs (they are on the BARF diet – Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods). So chicken necks, beef hearts, etc. But since Super Q opened, we go there now.
The problem with Global is that there is a strong oder throughout the store, particularly in the fish department. Too strong for my senses.

Decent international supermarket. but now that Super Q in manassas opened up. I would suggest going there. Otherwise, go to the ones in Fairfax and Centreville. they have better prices, better selection, and fresher foods.

Do you like to cook with fresh produce? How about fresh seafood?
This is the place to shop, if so.
I shop here regularly. The produce selection is fantastic. The quality is always good, and best of all, much cheaper than Giant, Safeway and even Shoppers.
If you are looking for the most bizarre product, you will find it here. They have aisles dedicated to Asian cuisine or Latin cuisine. There Seafood department is huge. Great selection of fresh fish. You can buy them live or not. Shrimp, crab legs, octopus, it’s all there.
The meat department selection is not exceptional, however, they do offer some harder to find items as well.
Unless you are afraid to mingle with Asian or Latino folks, I recommend checking out this grocery store. Well worth it.