Paldo World

Best Place in town to buy Flank Steak (best price and they actually feature USDA grade information, try finding that at any supermarket).
Very nice people, get #36 (Spicy Chicken) in the restaurant on the 2^nd floor. Served with complimentary Banchan, which is the best thing about Korean restaurants.

Store name: G Mart
Restaurant name: Spring Restaurant
A relatively small but well-​stocked market. They have not-​so-​fresh produce, a meat counter, a fridge full of kim chi, a ban chan bar, a household items and electronics section, and even a book store section upstairs next to the restaurant. They sell their prepacked sushi and snacks at a discounted price near closing; they were out of kimbap when I went. It’s an interesting store and the staff are very nice.

Great prices! Wide Selection! You really have to try the restaurant in the second floor! Spectacular food at spectacular prices! Visa or MC, no AMEX.

This hidden gem of a super market is one of our favorite places to shop. The staff is always very friendly. They seem to always open (9PM on Christmas eve), and have a great little Korean restaurant upstairs.

Nice little Korean store. I got mainly for the restaurant upstairs and the grape Sac-​Sac drinks downstairs. Very friendly service. Never a problem here.

I grew a bumper crop of blazing hot bird peppers this summer. I decided to use them to make my favorite rice condiment – fish sauce with sliced bird peppers. The only problem was that I didn’t have any fish sauce. Wherever could I find some?
I remembered seeing this Asian market while wandering around in Beaverton. It’s not to far from the MAX line, so I hopped off the train at Beaverton TC and hoofed it over.
Yup, they had fish sauce. Several kinds. I bought a huge bottle for $ 2.99. I also bought some kimchi flavored ramen. FYI: This is the place to buy rice. I saw the same $ 4.95 bag of Calrose rice at New Seasons for an outrageous $ 9.95. Hey, if you want to pay twice as much, go for it, but it’s the exact same stuff.
Somebody should update the name of this place on Unilocal because it’s currently known as G MART.

The restaurant upstairs seriously has one of the best Korean food I’ve ever had in Portland area. Affordable and yummy. Fave dishes include the potstickers, bulgogi, and spicy chicken.

I love this place! They have a large selection of frozen foods, decent veggie selection, and everything I need/​want. They have premade food which is displayed right in front of you when you walk into the store which drew me in right away. They also have a restaurant upstairs so you can kill 2 birds in one stone, eat lunch/​dinner then go downstairs to buy your groceries.

Less selection but better prices and has everything i need to cook korean food at home compared to the other big chains (H mart and that Japanese one). Love the restaurant upstairs.

Paldo World. You are awesome. Why? Because even though you’re tiny in comparison to many other groceries stores, you pack quite a lot. and the prices, they’re not half bad.
Veggies, rice, sauces, curry, snacks, frozen dumplings, soy milk, and even Salonpas. Yea, you’ve got most my needs covered. Well… no you don’t have a good seafood& meat sections, so really 80% of my needs.
And what I like best is they pre-​made food in the front. Darn you clear packaging for showing off the yummy looking food! There’s also that hidden Korean gem of restaurant you keep upstairs.
My only complaint is that the grocery section could use some work. The selection is much too small and the veggies usually look withered.

Just went to Paldo World and ate lunch at Ummmaaaa! Awesome food awesome grocery. Gotta support the little guy. This is it!!! Go get some Kim Cheeeeeee!

One, the location is off the chain. Literally, it is not within the links of the streets of Beaverton. It can be confusing to drive to specially if you are directionally challenged like me. It is like going on an Easter Egg hunt for adults (the really hard egg hunt where the eggs are hidden and all you’re given is one clue and coordinates).
SW114th. Once you pass by the Subaru car dealership (SW115th), you are over but you can turn there and find some skiinny side street that will turn to the yellow brick road. Follow that and you’ll see Pal Do. The parking can be challenging as well but once you’re in, you my friend are in.
The store boast itself of wide array of Korean and other Asian foods, condiments, groceries and trinkets. My eyes were set on getting a jar of kimchi but I will not be able to consume a gigantic piggy bank’s worth of kimchi. It is good for a family or a rabid kimchi eater. Not much for me, but they have smaller sizes.
The next was the quality of short ribs. It is better. A lot better than what you can see at your regular Asian markets. There is a Calbi marinade sauce for almost 5 $. The cute girl that was working there recommend getting the one with the pear purée. She said it’ll bring out better flavor for the ribs.
Up above the meat section is the restaurant. I was crunched for time to even check it out. It looks decent and worth another drive there.
The prices are cheaper than Uwajimaya. That is a definite plus for this easter egg.

I used to trek out to Uwajimaya for my shopping, even though I knew about Paldo. I just had the impression that Paldo was creepier. After returning a few times though, I’ve discovered that it really is very clean– the only creepy thing is the fish for sale. (Fish in general are creepy.) Everything is much cheaper than at Uwajimaya, and it’s smaller so you don’t have to walk around so much. There is less of a selection of course, except for Korean products, but generally you can find at least one variety of whatever you need. As for Korean products… let’s just say that there must be 50+ kinds of chili paste for sale. Japanese products are also well represented, but they are Korean reimaginings of Japanese products. Everything is «Japanese style.» «Japanese-​style Noodles», etc.
I haven’t tried the restaurant yet (I can’t even figure out where it is) or the kimchee, but I’ll update the post once I do.