Hong Kong Supermarket

Great spicy beef noodle soup (bun bo hue). The price is reasonable. I would definitely come back if I have chance.

you can find as much as you want! Even the stuff you need to make dumplings and bums.

First, they MIGHT NOT accept your credit card. Don’t count on that. Their credit card machine breaks down /​internet or phone connection is not good. And when your card does not go through, and you are stranded without cash, what do they do? They send you to withdraw money from the ATM in the food court, and you will need to bear all the charges associated with the withdrawal. In a way, you are being punished for their lousy/​spotty credit card connections.
So, either load up with cash before you come here, or be prepared to withdraw cash from that ATM in the food court.
Second, the supermarket is filthy (ok, which asian supermarket isn’t). But it is still bearable for the OK selection of Asian groceries they stock up. And if you visit during winter, be prepared. The store is actually WAY COLDER than the outside. So don’t even think about leaving your coats in the car.
Third, their vegetables are not the freshest. They probably go bad after 3 – 5 days in your crisper compartment.
It is without doubt convenient and affordable. But the shopping experience is not that pleasant.

Large Asian grocery store with all you need for your Asian cooking needs. I love to cook Asian food, but sometimes it is difficult to find all the ingredients I need but Hong Kong Supermarket has changed this. My life is now replete of with dumpling/​wonton wrappers, bok choy, gai lan, asian eggplants, rice noodles, oyster sauce, etc. Looking forward to shopping here more!

Alright today saw a rat in the rice aisle laying in the rack at super 88 Brighton. It was about a foot long. Just thought I’ll report this.

You’re greeted with the familiar smell of Chinese supermarket. Great place to stop by for your Asian cooking needs. Everything from soy sauce to chicken feet.
Overall decent selection, not filled to the brim like most Asian grocery stores. The signage isn’t great I usually do the search down every aisle if I can’t find a particular item.
Cheap place for produce.

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Finally an Asian food marketplace! Plenty of vendors to choose from in regards to Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian food, and boba (Lolicup!) I spent 4 years in Orange County and was spoiled by all the Asian food goodness, so happy to have found this authentic establishment. So excited to temporarily fill the spot in my heart that Orange County truly deserves.

I have been here almost every week because I tag along with someone who likes to shop here. The only thing I buy is some candy but that’s about it.
The store has a strange smell to it, and it isn’t good. Like you know if you left cardboard out in the rain and it was sitting in mud that also had spilled soda in it then you let it dry? That kind of smell, not so clean. My friend tries to tell me that’s how Chinese markets smell.
Unfortunately,
I have been to many Chinese markets over the years and alot of them are quite clean and respectable. This one has alot of produce, items what have you but i notice alot of the expiration dates have expired on some things. So please read the labels.
The staff I havent encountered to much out on the floor, mainly I see them at the registers and I usually get an older woman who I guess doesn’t like many customers as she pulls your items roughly and wips them in the bag lol, since I go quite often it has become kind of a funny thing because the person in front of me she talks to them in a yelling voice, kind of a kind intimidating — you got your crap now get out kind of voice and then my turn comes along and she talks in a sweet old lady voice now but im still cautious lol.
You can find alot of japanese, korean, or chinese candies here. The Ramune soda is available in tons of flavors. Only when you can find them though, when the college kids come in for BU they tend to take all the candy and Japanese soda products and sometimes can take up to 3 months for the 88 Hong Kong market to restock. Thanks trendy wannabe nerds lol.
Anyhow there are stall restaurants outside the market selling all kinds of food. I cant really talk about them yet as I have never really ordered from any other them but my friend loves it. So cheers to him.
Personally I would not shop here for my dinner meals or anything like that. I keep thinking the food is contaminated in some way, I have even seen molding on vegetables recently.
Now, If your on here saying get over it like the Mary C reviewer on here, telling us its an authentic Chinese supermarket and thats how its supposed to be, you have some real serious issues. I have been to real Chinese markets besides this one and they have alot more pride in their stores. Clean, efficient staff (staff you can find), and all the same items just better quality with no expired labels. Just because its The biggest and only Chinese supermarket in town doesnt mean you have to just accept it. A supermarket doesnt have to be trendy or anything but it should at least look nice, smell nice, and have helpful staff. You want better? Go to China town.

Worst bathroom ever. While we are lucky to have a supermarket smack in the city, the selection is very meh. The veggies, fruits, and bread are not fresh.

Four stars for the food court, two for the grocery.
Food court is super authentic, with delicious, hot, reasonably priced food. It actually feels like many foodcourts in asia. That’s impressive to recreate. The Vietnamese food is good, the Thai food is good, the Chinese food is good, the Dim Sum is fine.
The grocery, however, is sub par. H-​Mart is much better, though not as easily accessible. Produce is iffy, selection is meh, and the prices are ok. It’s fine in a pinch, but I’ve never walked out of there with exactly what I’m looking for.

Honestly this is the best Asian market I have been to. You can find everything Asian: from the kinds of vegetables that are only used in Asian food to a large variety of spices. Their selection of fish and meat is great! I would t say the quality is as fresh as those in Star Market or Shaw’s, but the they are all very affordable. They have all kinds of snacks and chips that only are actually popular in Asia (by the way, when I say Asia here, I refer to Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thai Land). They have a section that sells kitchen supplies, which are amazingly cheap. Even if you don’t make Asian food at home, just the meat and the vegetables options at such price here would make your budget happy.
In the same building, they also have the 88 food court. There is a great variety: Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai etc. It’s very convinient to go have lunch or dinner and then go shopping. The food court is always crowded, as far as I can see everytime I do grocery shopping here.
Large parking spot! Very convinient location. It’s right next to the T stop — B line (Brighton Ave stop) and a bunch of Asian restaurants and services.

Who owns this building? The bathrooms are beyond GROSS! They are worse than gas station bathrooms! I’ve heard how nasty those bathrooms are, but I REALLY had to go. The stalls are too small; so don’t expect to get a good squat if you have to take a piss ladies without either leaving the stall door open or taking your pants off completely. Us ladies have to be skilled, especially the tall ones! (Lucky men and their dicks!) Also, I saw a COCKROACH crawling on the floor next to the toilet! Thankfully I was done and was just fixing my pants/​belt. I would’ve ran out of there like Peter Griffin in the Family Guy episode when he got a prostrate exam. I washed my hands and realized there were no paper towels, and the hand dryer looked disgusting too. I want to burn my shoes for all the roach shit/​piss I probably stepped in!
The market itself does smell terrible. I get sick whenever I’m in there. I hold my breath to run in there to get Pocky’s if I’m in the mood for them. I can’t do any type of big shopping in there!
I’ve had bubble tea from Lollicup (delicious), some crispy chicken and white rice from Kantin (delicious), and I LOVE Pikaichi. I want to reconsider eating here though since I saw that roach. EEEWWWW!

Will not recommend Hong Kong Supermarket (aka Market 88) in Boston area for 8 reasons:
1. Fake counterfeit Korean goods:
There are kimchi, red bean buns, and hot pepper paste (Gochujang) that are made in China instead of S. Korea. I classify them as Chinese counterfeits because these food items pretend to be «Korean» while the close reading of their «country of origin» confirms they are from China, not from S. Korea. These food items have very deceiving designs (looks similar to real Korean stuff) but you’ll know their clever dirty tricks once you notice lots of Chinese characters printed all over each item. China is known for one of the top ten counterfeiters/​copycats so I’m not even surprised. There are more fake Japanese and Korean stuff somewhere in the market but I’ll have to investigate again later in future.
2. Wrong Sales Labels/​Wrong Price Tags:
I got into a heated argument with the Spanish-​speaking Latino cashier. She said the two ramen packages I purchased were not on sale. My reaction was WTF because those ramen packages came from the shelf with the pink sales tag that read: 2 for $ 6.99. The cashier charged me $ 10 (the regular price for two items) and I knew she did it wrong or the store did not remove that sale tag for over 3 months. In addition, some products were in the sections with wrong price labels. So make sure you DOUBLE CHECK your RECEIPTS because these asshats may wrongly charge you and continue to blame on you (though you may know it’s not your fault!).
3. Horrible Organization of Items:
The overall organization of products is usually messy and perplexing. For example, the employees do not frequently reorganize many isle sections so you’ll see some stuff from multiple locations sitting around on the shelf.
4. The Fishy/​Moldy Smell:
If you’re someone from California and you’ve been to Japanese markets (Mitsuwa) then you’ll hate Market 88 for sure. The stagnant and moldy smell reminds me of the combination of fish, raw eggs, expired vegetables, and other unpleasant odors you may associate with watery bathrooms and smelly fish industries. I actually believe H Mart in Central Square, Cambridge is1000 times better though their items can be a bit more pricey.
5. Strict Refund Policy:
If you decide to refund some of your purchased items, beware!!! There is no cash refund for most of the items. So, make sure you’re making necessary purchases. If you have no receipt, you’re out of your luck.
6. No More Jonga Jip Kimchi:
Although I’m born in America, I love kimchi especially the ones from Jonga Jip (the best Korean brand so far). For some reason, there have been no Jonga Jip kimchi for two months. I’m sure they’re discontinued for good and all that remaining kimchi products are either Chinese counterfeits or grade B unappealing kimchi products. Unlike H Mart, Market 88’s kimchi variety is miserable.
7. Expiration Dates:
Some items are already expired or about to get expired. I saw several Japanese snacks that are supposed to be thrown into a garbage bin. Letting expired food sitting around for months will not be tolerated by any Japanese store. I wish this market is ran by those Japanese people since their food ethics tend to be a lot better.
8. Lack of Snack/​Drink Varieties:
No questions asked for this one. Just compare this place to H Mart and you’ll understand what I mean.
Bottomline: I’d rather go to the new Korean H Mart in Cambridge. They are better in item variety, refund policy, organization, food court (Paris Baguette is a nice boulangerie), nicer employees, fewer unpleasant smells, and cleaner floors. Their products are not cheap but it is worth to go to H Mart at this point.
*************UPDATE on #5: REFUND POLICY*************
All right people, here’s the bad news. There is NO cash/​credit/​debit refund! They only gave me the store credit, which will be expired in 60 days. So basically, you MUST come back to that Hong Kong Supermarket if you do not want your $ to get wasted. I’ve never seen such ridiculous refund policy in my life (I mean issuing the store credit for returned «food/​snack»?! Ya gotta be kiddin’ me!). I don’t want to sound racist, but some Hong Kong/​Chinese store owners are very notoriously stingy about the refund. They surely don’t want to give your money back under any circumstances. I’ve seen it before, but this one is, by far, the most ludicrous.

I think some Unilocalers need to get off their high horses and appreciate the authentic, unassuming Asian food court Hong Kong Supermarket offers. Yes, the décor may not be trendy and spotless like the hip restaurants on Newbury Street, but there are compromises made for the cheap price paid.
This food court resembles those of Asia, offering a variety of stalls featuring different Asian foods. The people who run these stalls are all very friendly, and most of the times their whole family is there preparing the foods.
I recommend the phở stall. It’s around $ 7, and you get a large bowl of flavorful phở. They are very generous with their portion sizes, and I believe this place is voted as a top phở restaurant in Boston.
The dim sum stall steams your orders fresh. They have a variety of options and will satisfy your dim sum craving without having to sit down for the full experience in Chinatown.
Finally, there are other stalls for Hong Kong style food and Sichuan hot pot. I am so glad I found the food court here, because now I can head over when I just want to grab a quick bite of Asian food in the Allston area.

The popcorn chicken at Lollicup is one of my favorite foods in the world. Beware the spiciest level — it is EXTREMELY spicy (and I can handle spicy).
This place is so affordable and GOOD — i like the Korean joints and the Chinese one has simple comfort food

I prefer not to give any star to the Hong Kong grocery store. Even before when they were 88 these employees here are just obnoxiously rude.
The cashiers are the ones to look out for. It took me a while to get to review this place. But whoever that WORKS there or WORKED there are super rude and conceited. You’re just a cashier, why do you have to act like you are better than everyone else???
I was helping my manager pick up some seaweed and this cashier was throwing the stick that separates people’s groceries. Another one kept pointing and stabbing this poor Indian man’s vegetables.
I’m Asian and I find this place to be an embarrassment for our Asian community. Screams so loud and the produce is not fresh here. Restrooms are filthy dirty, the food court is disgusting. They picked up all chairs and tables from different restaurants and place them in the food court. There is also a huge hole in the parking lot ramp. Let’s see how long it will take them to fix it.

This is a review of the supermarket itself, which is a sad excuse for an Asian market with extremely rude and obnoxious employees who must be really worn down from one too many BU students asking them which aisle the pocky is in.
The produce selection is laughably depressing and never fresh, and the prices are really not that good — the kohuko sushi rice is waaay more $$$ here if I remember correctly! Extremely dirty, disorganized, leaky building with poor lighting. I never go here for my asian groceries and I would never buy my produce here either. Russo’s for that, friends!
The food court is awesome and deserves ALL OF THE STARS! But I’m sad the banh mi place closed :’(

If you’re looking to buy hotpot meat for cheap or just need an affordable option for groceries, this is your place. If you’re expecting great service/​fresh produce, I would recommend that you walk right past this place and head over to star market down the street. The lady checking us out threw everything after she scanned them, proceeded to burst open our tofu and when we pointed out that it was leaking, she said «no problem. there’s nothing wrong.»… clearly, there is something wrong when the box of tofu no longer has tofu juice/​liquid in it and it’s all over the counter. You get the picture.
The food court is awesome & spacious — you can get anything from Indian food to Korean food. My personal favorite is the spicy popcorn chicken from lollicup. You don’t even know how amazing it is until you’ve tried it. I’ve tried the Korean & thai food and I would say that it is meh at best, so head on over to lollicup and get your spicy popcorn chicken! (PS. it’s cash only)

Their food court is my favourite place to grab a bite to eat! The stalls offer a variety of Asian cuisines for very reasonable prices, and the food is always delicious. There are so many tasty dishes to try, so you will never get sick of eating the same thing!

This is one of my favorite places to visit. First, it’s super close to where I live, but secondly, it’s an awesome market. Theres also a food court in it with a mix of asian restaurants (I prefer the Korean one!).
Stop by here and pick up some good food to take home and then go enjoy some food in the food court.

Since 2008, this place has cleaned up quite a bit. They’re reorganized their aisles and improved their inventory. I would probably shop here more often for some groceries, but I’d still be hesitant with meats simply because of a bad first impression.

Smells awful when you first step in the store. Takes a few minutes to get used to the smell. They have cheap produce and meat. I cant say they are the freshest though. Be cautious of the ‘manager’s special’ within the produce section. They are usually rotting onions and potatoes that are probably health code violations. This doesn’t stop me from coming back though. Just shop with an open eye, you could find great deals here. Like their eggs– a dozen for a dollar something. I’ve had them before and im still alive.
Just make sure to wash your hands as soon as you get home. Better yet, sanitize once you step out of the store.
Ps– the restrooms in this vacinity is disgusting. Avoid if possible.

Is it dirty? Ehh… it’s not clean.
Is it cheap? As dirt. For fresh produce it can’t be beat, but you’ll have to use it in one or two days before it goes bad in most cases.
Selection? Of everything. Lots of sauces, every kind of ramen you could want, lots of different candies.
Overall if you turn a blind eye to the general squalor it’s as decent an Asian market as you’ll find outside Chinatown, and most of those places aren’t too sparkly either, so embrace it and buy lots of random things!