Shop Minoya

Fantastic selection of Japanese items. One of my favorite things about Shop Minoya is that they carry ready-​to-​eat onigiri, in a variety of flavors. They also have a good snack section. Some of the items at Shop Minoya cannot be found at other Asian grocers in the area, so I definitely recommend stopping by!

I love to shop my mom & pops stores! They carry basic Japanese dry goods, frozen foods, snacks, and ready to eat food. They also carry some kitchenware, manga, magazine cute school supplies, and stationaries. I prefer to get my Japanese goods here to support my local business and their prices are pretty competitive with the H-​Mart. Their Fried Nuts and Beans Mame Mix (Clear bag with a neat small Japanese sticker on front) is way cheaper here than all the big box Asian grocery.
They greet you in Japanese first when you first walk in. The place is kept, in stock, items are priced, and they have an reward program! You get a card that they stamp for every $ 10 purchased and on Saturdays is double stamp. When you’ve received 60 stamps you get $ 5 off! Ain’t that cute.
My favorite items there are: Takaokaya Green Tea (Sencha), Mori-​Nu (boxed) tofu, Black Black Gum (caffeinated), Mame Mix, Onigiri!, and soba

I used to be very excited about this shop. Japanese goods! Japanese stationery and magazines! Not anymore since Daiso and H-​Mart in town.
They sold Daiso stuffs for $ 3.99 while you can buy them at Daiso for $ 1.50 each.
It is still a good place to get Japanese magazines and onigiri or bento (on weekends). But who wants to spend $ 21 for a single magazine anyway?

I go here way more than I probably should. They have a section for stationary and when you first walk in, there is a small table of buns (melon bread and such) behind that table is Japanese candy and in the fridge they have ramune and other drinks along with frozen mocchi and other desserts. Super good stuff!

Reminds me of a mini H-​Mart. Good thing is I get a lot of cool stuff, but bad is that it is too small.

First time in and had a cool experience! Bunch of little things to choose from cool snacks to kitchen item. Found the awesome japanese comic books for a project Im working on at a great deal.

When you need your Japanese pantry, freezer, snack and fresh items restocked, this is the place to go! They also have other Japanese items as well (books, cookware, etc.) — I always enjoy just walking around the entire store! BTW — You know it’s that time of the year when there is an excellent selection of mochi! Thank you for the courteous and nice staff every time I visit!

This shop has a little bit of everything. Stationary, home goods, snacks… even frozen food! all within a little space. The employee was really nice and welcoming also. If you need a 1 stop shop for Japanese goods, this is the place.

Mothers beware of the store clerk who has short black hair! She will judge and comment on your motherly skills which is obviously not her place at all! My daughter was having a tantrum and I was advising her to calm down. The lady then scolds me for scolding my own daughter. She even tried to tell me how to raise my own child! Rude rude rude. Spoke to me informally in Japanese which is rude when you are the customer.
Some items are cheaper than other Asian stores but others (which is overrate items) are over priced! Go to Daiso $ 1.50 store if you want home goods stuff since they’re obviously cheaper! Foods such as frozen and refrigerated items are over priced!
Can’t wait till Mitsuwa comes next year! Cuz this store will definitely go out of business. Crossing fingers!

Nice little store for unique Japanese food! In dfw, it’s so hard to find specialized japanese grocery stores, so u cant compare this to the Seattle or CA stores. So excited to find it – got yoshinoya style beef with onion牛井，got special japanese pickle (ginger pickle and other shisu flavored food), octopus balls/章鱼小丸子，sweet sticky rice ball/​京果子 ，dried fish snack/​鱼干, etc. Hearing staff talking in Japanese is fun too!

Nice, small store with all sorts of Japanese goodies from food, drinks, candy, frozen items, magazines, etc. They have inari sushi which was really good and bento plates as well. Come early before they run out.

The first time I walked in, I felt like I had stepped into Japan.
There’s so much here at affordable prices that you could ask for from beauty products, to cooking wear, all the way to food.
The ladies who work there are helpful and kind in case you have any questions.
On the weekends they even have bentos you can buy, but you better go early because they do sell out!
The ready made food I’ve tried here have all been good. I looove their Inari. They put pickled ginger on top of the rice. The burdock salad is also really good. The one time I’ve been able to get a bento, it was eel with a couple of sides.
This is also where I got my bento set. I got two boxes, utensils, and a bag all for around 20 to 25 bucks!

Super cute little japanese shop! So glad they carry Daisio products. The workers there are very friendly and greet you soon as you walk in. They also have yummy snacks and small gift items. Love this place (:

The best Japanese market in the area. Minoya may not be as large as Mitsuwa in Jersey, but the small shop carries quite a selection of trinkets, groceries, and other great Japanese merchandise. Minoya seems to be family owned and is not as fluent in English. But they are always warm and welcoming to everyone who enters. The staff is exceptionally friendly and greets everyone in Japanese giving you a great sense of authenticity. The place is really clean and organized and carry an assortment of Japanese items you will not find in other Asian shops. Support local business owners and shop small :)

Have been coming here since high school and always enjoyed the small Japanese trinkets they sell. The people who work here/​own the store are nice Japanese ladies who don’t speak much English. However, each time we’ve visited in the past, we have always been very warmly and welcomingly greeted by the worker (in japanese).
The things you find here will include: traditional Asian bowls (most of which are well decorated), japanese udon noodles, japanese curry, japanese snacks (aka the best), a corner dedicated to cute Japanese stationary things (ie. cute erasers, cute notebooks etc). KAWAII!
Def recommend to anyone who wants to buy anything traditionally Japanese. Although the place isn’t terribly big and is far from complete, it is a nice little store.

***Very nice cashier and great for kids (lots of fun toys, candies and cookies); the store is fairly limited though when it comes to Japanese grocery items***
This Japanese store is part of a retail plaza that has its own free parking lot.

They carry stuff that other Asian markets in the area do not carry. I go there regularly to buy Natto, an Asian food that has an enzyme which melts away arterial clogs. I eat a lot of fatty foods and all you can eat buffets so this is a necessity.
This is a good place to buy Japanese groceries. After the Fukushima accident, my SO actually snuck a geiger counter into the place. They are safe. Unsafe is over 100 cpm. Their stuff is 12 to 20 cpm. New Jersey is 60 cpm and Dallas is 12 cpm. The average level in the USA is about 30 to 40 cpm. I buy food from them all the time and eat it.
I also buy seaweed there as it contains iodine, wich supports healthy thyroid function to keep your metabolism up so you can eat lots of food and still stay in reasonably good shape. You want to be slightly hyperthyroid but never hypothyroid.
They also carry a Japanese drinking yogurt, Yakult. This is beneficial gut flora. Most modern meats and humans are vit B12 deficiient due to consumption of modern antibiotics. This kills off your gut flora, which produces vit B12 and vit K. Since everything you eat has no vit B12, you have no vit B12 production and vit B12 tablets are not bioavailable (not easily absorbable) since it is synthetic, not natural, modern humans are very vitamin deficient. This causes your body to tell you, «eat more, you’re vitamin deficient,» HOWEVER, no matter how much you eat, you still have no vit B12 because nothing you eat has B12. This causes you to become obese. To get your vitamins, you need to drink ethnic yogurt drinks such as Yakult (Japanese) and Lassi (Indian). Pinch your nose, open your throat, and down the hatch! Acidophilus tablets contain «silicon dioxide or silica» and is more harmful than good plus often the bacteria is no longer alive. That’s why the tablets don’t have to be refrigerated.
I actually lost weight while eating all you can eat buffets every day. A diet of natto, Yakult, Seaweed, Asian food, and juicing will have you losing weight even if you indulge in an all you can eat buffet every day. I even eat hamburger and pizza several times a week and still LOSE weight. Try it, I guarantee you will feel better.
P. S. Do be aware that they do not offer exchanges nor refunds. «All Sales Final» Even their refund and exchange policy is Asian. LOL.

This place is a hidden gem. For years, I’ve craved for a place that sells adorable bento boxes, and things that carries Japanese items, a place I can take my grandmother to that reminds her of Japan. And this place was it and more!
The store itself is small, but it carries so much items that it makes my head spin from delight. Rows of snacks, foods, kitchenware, dishes, and more welcomed me to just look at everything in awe. The first time I visited probably nine months ago, I made a goal to just look… But in the end, I bought $ 70 worth of bento supplies and foods that I planned to use for a picnic.
Every time I’m in the area, I make a trip to go in and visit, to see their new products. They sometimes update their Facebook page of their new shipment, so that’s one way to keep up!

The moment I walked in, I felt like I was right back in a small suburb of Tokyo — it made me smile inside and out.
As I opened the door I was greeted with the traditional «Irashai mase!» and was often asked if I needed help or assistance. While the shop is very small, they carry an excellent selection of inexpensively priced items (both useful and just for fun). They actually have a fairly large grocery section, too :) And because they are so specialized, they have worked hard to carry things that other markets in the area do not have, which is a nice touch.
The cashier was extremely sweet and even let me practice my Japanese with her! It is very hard to find a good selection of Japanese products in Texas, but I’m so glad I now know where to go. Oh! Don’t forget about the point card: D

I love Japanese markets. When we were updating Eric R.‘s mom’s navigation system, we had to leave the car on for hours. Eric R. did not want to sit in the driveway so we decided to go somewhere. He suggested I look up a Japanese market and off we went to Plano.
The lady working there was very sweet. The store is quite a nice size and had several areas: children’s toys, household items, toiletries, kitchenware, frozen food (including ikura, mentaiko, fish), fresh produce (kabocha, gobo, daikon, kaiware), dry goods/​sauces/​seasonings, and candies/​snacks.
I asked for help finding yuzu items and found 2: frozen yuzu fruit (I had never seen this before so I had to have it!) and yuzu pickling powder for vegetables (to make daikon pickles for example, like I had in Kyoto!)
They have a loyalty card but alas, I am not local. The store is very clean and should fulfill your needs. There was matcha powder, tea ceremony kits, dashimaki tamago pans, bento boxes, sushi making kits, and more!