Chang Li Supermarket Inc.

Interesting place. They place pictures of the people they catch stealing. One guy had the caption vice cream thief’ Will definitely return to pick up asian products I need for my cooking. But they have everything. Just a little cramped for my taste.

I love Chang Li!!! Cheap, wide selection of hard-​to-​find oils, vinegars, and spices. Produce is cheap, and there’s a wide variety. I can get almost everything on my list here except for good bread. As for people complaining about fishy smell. You’re in the wrong place. There are live crab buckets right as you come in. What do you expect from a Chinese grocer?

You’d run into all the Asian mothers in here if you live in the Bronx. It’s a community Asian market accessible for all race. Wide variety of all Asian seasonings, fruits, vegetables, meats, etc. Of course you’ll find your occasional Hispanic section and other culture there as well. Seafood is sorta pricey. It’s the next best place to shop at if you don’t feel like crossing the toll to queens or hoping on the train to Chinatown. Don’t mind the cashiers, they look and sound rude but their Asian. If you get the jitz.

Great prices. Fresh meat, seafood and produce and everything is reasonably priced. My go to market!

It’s a nice place for chinese food. It also has an isle with international foods like Indian and Mexican, which is unique, considering the other chinese grocery stores I have been to do not have them. Also, goat for $ 3.99/pound, that is one of the cheapest prices available in the area. You should also try their star fruits.

Fresh, fresh, fresh!!! This place not only has a wide variety of products for asain cuisine but spanish, american and anything else you ‘can’t’ find. Its like the old fashion supermarkets I grew-​up going to (circa; A&P). No conveyor belts, just fast women on the registers banging out scans, packing quick and you’re out. Great assortment of Fresh Fish/​Seafood, 4 Real Meat Counter with butchers on standby, brine products and super fresh produce. It’s now one of our favs.

Way awesome

Very random location for an asian grocery store, but easily accessible from Parkchester and Castle Hill subway stops.
Happy to find pork belly with plenty of meat still attached, marrow bones for $ 1.25 per bag, thin sliced short ribs, and lots of dumplings. Seafood and meats are super fresh, with live crabs, lobster, and fish. Prices for seafood and produce are about half of what they’re charging in Manhattan, even in Chinatown! We’ll be doing our grocery shopping here from now on.

This place is my go to place for hard to find meats like bull penis, goat feet, and rabbit. not to mention pig fat and blood. Those products are very affordable.
My only complaints are that some of the canned goods look old they look like the staff just dusts the cans off and place them back on the shelves so check those dates.
also the ground provisions are EXPENSIVE omg and they are sure to add a sign stating that if you break the cassava you will pay double. How do they expect us to check to see if it’s fresh.
The green vegetables don’t look all that hot either especially since they handled by so many people. when i first started shopping here everything looked extra fresh but i guess since they have become established, they no longer care.
so i basically just buy my meats from here, and maybe if i am in the mood for some bok choy i would buy that but the fruits NO WAY they look to scary as in dirty and not fresh
a major plus is that there is a bathroom every time i get there i always have to go. lmao.

I come here often to get some groceries when I don’t feel like making the trek to Chinatown or Flushing. There is a decent selection of Asian merchandise and foods. The produce here is also decently priced.
Overall, great supermarket for Asian goods in the Bronx. I think this may be the only Asian supermarket in the Bronx, so 5 stars for that!

When I cannot get out to china town or the green markets in the city, Chang Li is my go to place for not only all things asian cooking but pretty much everything. There is nothing this place does not have. I get my japanese, vietnamese, thai, indian, chinese ingredients here and more for when i get my asian cooking urges. The prices are reasonable. Love this place!

Love this cheap supermarket! Has everything I need in here including fresh meat and fish. When you spend over $ 50 you receive a $ 2 off your next purchase coupon! They even sell dishes if you need:)

My favorite super market in the bronx. The seafood people are always on point. The meat market people are lazy at times. I don’t like the fact that they use the same tools to cut all their meats. The meat is very cheap you just have to move stuff around to find a pocket friendly price. the bathroom is nasty but I guess thats normal since there’s alot of men that work there. I like the coupons. Good store I hope I will enjoy it more since I’m vegan.

Love, love, LovE this place!
Fresh fish mecca tucked away in the outskirts of Parkchester. These guys carry just about every type of seafood — thick cut salmon steaks, whiting, conch, tile fish… the list goes on and on! Upon entry, you walk right into bins of live, blue shell crab, lobster and stone crabs larger than the average human head.
Ridiculous array of fresh fruits and vegetables. They even have a butcher station which although I have never tried, the offerings look pretty fresh.
You can find all types of asian and caribbean grocery items here along with a number of food items you’d find at a local supermarket. Can definitely get all of your grocery shopping done here. Prices recently went up on most items, but definitely still very competitive for the quality. Beats H-​Mart ANYDAY.
Free parking and the lines move fairly quickly in this always packed store. Deducted a star because none of the floor attendants speak english but it’s really no biggie. Get lost in the store and explore all that this newly expanded space has to offer.
I’m a huge fan.

Pros:
(+) Inexpensive
(+) Fresh fish selection
(+) Meat is affordable
(+) They give you coupon rewards for every $ 50 that you spend
Cons:
(-) Not the friendliest service
(-) Quality of the fruits have changed
(-) STINKS!
(-) Not all food is dated, so check before you buy it.
(-) Fruits are not always the freshest
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Embrace yourself before walking in because you’re going to end up getting hit in the face with the strongest pungent smell of «fish market” — so don’t tell me that I didn’t warn you. As often as I shop here (weekly) I still can’t adapt to the smell and I’m actually very thankful for that — it’s a constant reminder that my sense of smell is still intact. lol
VEGETABLES & FRUITS:
I initially came here for the fresh vegetables & fruits… but you have to come at the right time. If you come in mid week like Tuesday or Wednesday you’re going to be left with the crappy left over wilting vegetables and fruits just hours within its expiration. I do have to say that their vegetables & fruits were always fresh everyday of the week and the workers were always on point on pruning any wilting lettuce leaves or discarding decaying fruit. But lately, the quality of the fruits have changed. I’ve noticed some fruits that were going bad with obvious markings — would still be there the next following week. I’ve come and seen the same bananas browning bananas. I don’t know what happened with the quality… but I hope it improves.
SEAFOOD:
Fish is a constant turn around so you’ll get fresh fish all the time and even request to have it cut to your liking and scaled. I love coming for the red snapper — it’s so good!
MILK:
The milk goes bad EXACTLY on the date that it says it’s going to expire. Even a couple days before it says it’s going to expire, it starts to smell a little on the funky side. So I try to finish it DAYS before expiration.
DRY AISLE:
I love the fact that you can find a lot of hard to find items. I always like to get the Coconut Cookies and ingredients to make some bomb ass bubble tea or Vietnamese Phở. Be sure to check the food you buy in the dry aisle. I have actually noticed expiration dates rubbed off and re-​stamped with a new date. I haven’t really had any problems though. But, if you are unsure, skip it.
SHOPPING TIME:
The best time to come is on Sunday. The bad side is you are fighting with the church goers that are all shopping at the same time after church, so come EARLY and beat that rush hour. The freshest delivery arrive on the weekend.
If you shop on Monday, most of the good stuff is already gone, but you may be lucky to find a few here and there.
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Ultimately, I come here for the good prices and fresh veggies/​fruits and seafood. Everything else, I shop somewhere else. The service is fast and okay. But don’t expect any perky conversations with your cashier or even a pleasant «hello» — it’s just straight to point… pay…and…leave.
If you come frequently, don’t forget your coupon rewards. They give rewards for every $ 50 that you spend. Spend $ 50, they give you a $ 2 coupon. Spend $ 100, they give you a $ 5 coupon for your next purchase.
Also, on your way out… check out the «wall of shame» of all the people they caught stealing. lol

Great place to get practically all the almost impossible to find ingredients for most Asian fare.
Nice produce selection of particularly ethnic varieties; inspiring for a home chef who loves to dabble with Thai & Vietnamese cuisine… The noodle selection is huge and every chili paste, powder, fish sauce, etc. you may need is there. I need to check out the dried mushroom selection…
Read the labels… a lot of products contain MSG… some do not; you may have to dig around but you’ll probably hit paydirt.
The fish looks pretty good, but I’d rather go to Randazzo’s on Arthur Ave; however, they do carry some funky fish very particular to Asian cuisine that you’ll never find in the Italian market.
The meat… well, I’m suspect. Not sure of the grading and the quality is dubious… but if you need something like beef tendon for making Phở this is the place to get it. They carry all the «odd» ingredients most western markets wouldn’t dream of selling.
So, I give the joint 4 stars because they have almost everything you need to put together authentic asian dishes…
Know what you’re doing in regards to the purchasing fish & meat.
Enjoy!

I live two blocks away from Chang Li. Chang Li used to be such of a wonderful supermarket. Chang Li used to offer competitive pricing and fresh produces — until about a couple of years ago. Their quality and service has been in a gradual decline for years.
Produce ¹⁄₅
As denoted by other reviewers, freshness of fruits and vegetables have degraded so much that I can no longer shop fruits or vegetables here. As lazy as I am, I am forced to go back to Flushing or Chinatown to get my fruits and vegetable now. Chang Li has jacked up their price all the while freshness of the products have degraded. I don’t mind paying for fresh good, but I would not pay more for less quality. Their scallion, for instance. It used to be $ 1 for 3 for many years, just like it is at most produce markets in Flushing and Chinatown. Now they charge up to 79 cents each bundle. Their spinach is so old they’re actually rotting on the display. This place needs a serious inspection to say the least. Ceiling has a leaky spots where disgusting orange droplets of water drop over the vegetable. They don’t even bother to fix this for a whole week, and when they finally do something, it’s a tiny bucket RIGHT NEXT TO sweet potatoes. They STILL sold sweet potatoes with molds growing on them because of the droplets that dropped over them. That’s just gross.
Fruits ¹⁄₅
Nectarines would be on display for more than weeks, while plums would get worse and worse day after day. If they actually gave a shit about the fruits, they would remove ones in bad conditions — I would have to flip through dozen or so to find one acceptable item in fruit section. Persimmons are overpriced (1 for $ 1? Please, I can buy a box of 24 for $ 14 — their cheaper 3 for $ 2 have bruises and bumps on every single one of them). It’s very difficult to find berries without molds growing on them. Dragonfruits are just an eyesore. They’re overpriced and I see no one buying them — they get withered and dried, and they just sit there for weeks.
Meat ¹⁄₅
Butcher shop here is just nasty. I asked the butcher where they get their meat and they are clueless. All meats ranging from chicken, pork, to beef has distinct chemical odor that cannot be washed off. Even when I cooked the meat, I can still taste this foul odor. Lucky for me, I found ‘Sterling Meat Market’ just two blocks away from Chang Li to be my new excellent source of butchered goods (they have goat, lamb, pork, and beef, all in grill quality — not to mention that butchers actually know their meat in and out, and they refuse to sell bad meats.)
Fish ³⁄₅
This is probably the only reason I still go here. Their shrimps and scallops are in good condition 2 – 3 days out of 5 days. Their striped bass is usually okay, and red snappers and mackerels have pretty good rotation. They clean the fish pretty well. They used to sell crabs by the entrance, though, and I had some bad crabs that gave me the runs for days. Also, their salmon is average at best.
Service ¹⁄₅
There’s this old lady cashier who wears glasses — she dropped my packaged Korean pear twice (they come in package of 3 with plastic packaging, because they can be damaged very easily). Other cashiers are okay, but she rough handled my fruits that they were broken or heavily bruised. I gave her a look, but she brushed me off as if she has done nothing wrong. I even refused to buy it several times, and I just decided it’s best to avoid her cashier lane all together.
It’s a huge disappointment — this could have been the one super market that offers it all, but instead, with a rapid growth and expansion, they’ve neglected their customers’ needs. I spend about 250 bucks in meat and 150 bucks in fruits and vegetable a month. That could have been spent @ Chang Li, but I had to find other venues to meet my needs due to their poor quality and service. If their fish market gets any worse than what they are now, I will stop going there altogether.

i dunno, the freshness of the produce lately has been disappointing. For months, the carrots haven’t tasted like carrots– no sweetness, no nothing. Same with the broccoli. I wonder how far they’ve travelled and how old they are; P yuck. The lettuce is always limp and tastes… bitter or something. Guess that’s the pesticides. Currently looking for a better place to get fruits and veggies.
However, a good place for greek yogurt, tofu, alternative milks (almond, coconut) and Asian products.

I really wanted a frozen goat head and some spices, but on Christmas eve, we had more pressing matters to take care of.
Jumbo shrimp, cupcake wrappers, and a slew of other misc, stuff my gf and her siblings needed to pick up in a pinch.
I observed countless seafood and farm animals I had never even seen or heard of before, it was a very interesting experience.
Watch out for the cheese thief.

So I was like «queeeee?»
Because I didn’t know how to say «whaaaaat?» in Chinese.
I came across this store after not wanting to spend eight dollars on restaurant Thai. I then looked up some recipes online and decided to throw on a pair of cruddy jeans and a cruddy sweatshirt and tie my hair into an icky ponytail and run to this market.
When I got inside the sketchy looking door, I was slightly blinded by the… purple (?) fluorescent lights flickering. But then, I wandered the aisles and explored the fresh and exotic produce. Durian? What’s a Durian? D:
I picked up some ingredients including rice noodles, fish sauce, coconut milk, fresh basil and one jalapeño for only FOUR DOLLARS.
Yes, you read that right: Four Dollars.
This is definitely a hidden gem… save yourself the Flushing trip and come here.