Zion Market

This place is generally cheaper than Hmart and Hannam. However cheap prices attract low quality customers as well. Not only that those illegal Mexicans are extremely rude. Bumps into you and cuts you off with attitude. Perhaps I should report them.

sooooo cheep!

Korean markets are fun…
Let’s be honest. They always have some kind of bakery, SUPER tasty ice cream & snacks… oh yeah… and pretty fresh fruit.
I was a little sad that this location was as small as it was. it didn’t seem like they had as much grocery options. Will probably only come to this location only if I was in the area… and HMart was closed… and all the other markets were closed…

My mom doesn’t usually use online reviews but she was so angry about her experience today that she asked me to write a review.
My mom went there today to buy groceries. She asked the man behind the meat and fish counter for some ice for the ton of meat and fish she was getting because she had to travel for an hour to get home. He rudely told her, «We don’t have ice» without even looking at her. Her friend asked the other fish/​meat man and he sneered at her and then gave her 1 small scoop of ice from the back room.
When my mom and her friend checked out they talked to the manager on duty about the rude men and the manager didn’t even look at them but interrupted them, held her hand up in their faces and said that she doesn’t care because the meat/​fish department takes care of their own stuff. She kept talking to her co-​worker and never even turned her head to acknowledge my mom and her friend. Horrible customer service! If the manager treats people like that no wonder their staff is rude to customers.
My mom and her friend went to H Mart right after and the employees there were nice, friendly, and responsive. When you’ve got 3 Korean markets on the same block, the quality of your customer service will make or break you. If you treat customers like annoyances don’t be surprised when they stop showing up.

I finally decided to do a review for Zion Market. The best time to shop here is from Thursday to Sunday, that’s when all their sales happen. They have some pretty good deals, but the place could be a little more organized. Overall it’s a pretty good Korean market. Would have given them a 4 star, but had to take away one for the pushy Korean church people who force their pamphlets down your throat.

they had lot of things that were on sale but trick was you need to buy $ 30 worth of groceries in order to get their special deal.
so if you are just going to shop for small things they trick you by saying 20 lbs of apple for $.99 but you need to spend $ 30 bucks.
place seemed pretty dead to me. it might be because all the sale they are doing. parking was easy and considering how other markets are more organized this market was poorly organized.
workers seemed to be nice and friendly. but I doubt I will go the extra miles for it. quality isnt top quality and they dont have lot of things I need there.

I’m really not a regular costumer here, but I’ve been here a few times. After picking up what I needed to, I was in the cashier’s line for a check out. I was the next person in line for the cashier when another cash register opened up right next line to where I was standing. Instead of asking for the next guest in line, she took the LAST person. This was not only unprofessional but away from providing quality customer service, especially because all of my grocery items were still in the cart!
To add to this poor decision making process, when it was my turn to pay, they allowed one of their ‘regular customer’ to cut in front of me without even asking or informing me of this situation. No apologies were offered… What the heck?
It’ll be hard to fathom coming back to this place. I guess they forgot that they have two other competing Korean grocery stores within this intersection.

I am writing this review after multiple suspicious activity by the Fish/​Seafood department inside this market.
Please be aware that they use digital scales to weigh their fish/​sea food, and i have been noticing about 10−15% weight difference every time I come home to reweigh it.
I noticed that the employees at the fish market often «throw» the fish down onto the scale. I am suspecting that the scale takes the heaviest weight of the fish recorded. So from the force of the throw the scale marks a slight higher weight.
This is my suspicion but I really wanted to warn the other customers who are using this supermarket, because if this is true this is a BIG problem, and basically a scam.
I have been here multiple times, and noticed the ‘throws’ and the 10% difference in weight. I have notified the manager and they never denied, but just apologized for it. They told me they will take action to fix this.
I have also commented to the seafood section employee, who doesn’t seem to deny it but just stays quiet to my comments.
I actually just asked him, «Why do you throw the fish on their so hard?»
To which he had no comment to.
Again this is just my suspicion and I just wanted others to take note when using the sections of the market with scales.
Koreans have a history of manipulation with scales, in Korea, it has been on the news multiple times. So take note and be-​aware.

I see the glares of the sample-​giver ladies in my nightmares.

Zion Market
Zion Market started first at San Diego.
Now, they have 6 different branches like folloiwngs.
Here is escpecially fruits are very fresh and cheap.
Zion Market offers weekly manager sales, so
if you find good deal every week, you can save
a lot of money on the same items.
For example, usually Spicy Ramen is $ 4.99 for
5pieces pack but when they sale it, you can buy it
at $ 2.99 per 5pieces pack.
Also, You can buy Golden Kiwi, Tomato, Apple
etc at cheap prices.
It is spacious, so you don’t need to worry to
hit anybody during shopping here.
Every branch open 356 days a year.
*.7655 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.,
San Diego, CA 92 111
*.4800 Irvine Blvd., Irvine, CA 92 620
Tel.: 714−832−5600, 9:00am to 9:00pm
*.13 321 Aretesia Blvd., Cerritos, CA 90 703
Tel: 562−677−0900, 8Am to10Pm
*. 12 565 Carson St.,
Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90 716
Tel.562−865−6600, 8:00am to 9:00am
*.3500 W. 6^th St., Los Angeles, CA 90 020
Tel.:213−351−9900, 8:00am to12:00am
*.5400 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90 621
Tel.:714−367−5400, 8:00am to 10:00pm

I like shopping at this place. They have large parking. Produce are very cheap and they have specials on Thursday. Strongly recommended for Asian food shoppers.

Stupid cashiers … accusing my Mom of passing a fake $ 10 bill! Dumb, dumb … yeah the bill was an older one from 1980 so the ink color was dark. Apparently the cashiers are experts at spotting fake money!
Of the three markets located on in this area, Hmart and Hannam are way better. Much cleaner and nicer people who know what customer service is.
I will never recommend anyone to go to the Zion market.

If you ever going to do KBBQ grilling at home this is the place to order it from. My last birthday celebration my buddy recommended this place and I ordered 25 lbs of Galbi and five lbs of spicy chicken.
Everyone attending praised the taste and texture of the meats were good and I had kind words and shared to all where to get their meats in the future.
The market is clean and the staff are friendly. They have all the variety you’d expect in any Korean market. I’d recommend their marinaded meats to anymore that loves BBQing.

Compared to the other Zion markets that I’ve been too. This one doesn’t have the variety. Surprisingly it seems like they didn’t take care or throw out the wilted vegetables. They kept it on the shelf and continued to sell it for cheap. I guess you get what you pay for. Hope they do something about that. Should’ve noticed the lack of cars parked In the lot during rush hour after work.

Zion market is located in a plaza right next to Mr 6 Tabletop Grill, and a bunch of other great restaurants. Across the street is Han Nam Chain, and across the street from there is ANOTHER Korean market that just opened up. Zion, IMHO, is the best out of the three.
My favorite feature of Zion market are their specials on Korean imports, especially ramen, and frozen dumplings. Every week, they have at least 2 – 3 brands of these products on sale, at VERY cheap prices. You can get a package of 5 ramens for $ 3 (good ramen too, no top ramen stuff here), and packs of frozen dumplings for about the same price. The dumplings are really great. I love just warming them up in a bit of hot water and having them with soy sauce, chili flakes, ginger, and scallions.
Zion is also great for buying soju. You can always find a brand for about $ 2 per bottle. This past weekend, they were having a special for a box of six bottles for $ 11.99, and they threw in four shot glasses and a couple of pens. Not too sure why pens are a part of soju promotion, but I took them anyway.
At the end of every aisle, there will be a lady there ready to give you a sample of food they are trying to push. Kind of like Costco. Towards the back, they have their seafood section where you can get an awesome mixed sashimi platter for about $ 30 – 50 depending on how much you want.
My mom and I come here at least once a month, and it’s always great. Also not to miss is their ban chan section. There are three or four ladies that make fresh kimchi, and other chili fermented goods fresh that day. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Woah! I LOVE going to Zion Market!
They have GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE! The Manager and the employees are very hard-​working and kind.
They have a WIDE Selection of Grocery that you can shop for! The prices are very reasonable and at times it’s a grab because it’s so decently priced and cheap! I wouldn’t mind coming here all the time to find new selections to buy!
The Store has Cleaned up very greatly so it’s nice and sparkly! Will be coming here for Groceries! :)

This Zion Market replaced a Ralph’s supermarket that stood here for years.
I’m glad Ralph’s is gone, it had the worst produce section of any market I’ve been in.
By contrast, Zion has one of the best I’ve seen. The produce section is outstanding. The vegetable and fruits look so good. Prices seemed a bit on the high side though, but worth it IMO.
It’s a Korean market, so you’ll see all the typical Korean products available here. (Kimchi, KBBQ meats, sashimi, etc)
What I like:
* The whole market is so clean.
* The place is well lit, it’s so bright inside.
* The cashier are bilingual. Yay. They are younger compared to Ham Nam Super One Mart across the street, older (very little English) cashiers.
* A huge selection on Korean goodies to choose from.
What I don’t like:
* Parking still is terrible during the weekends and peek hours.
Prices are a bit higher here, but you get good quality in return.
I’ll definitely be back.

So I have to write an update. Initially I was super excited about this Zion location because the Hawaiian Gardens location made me fall in love with Zion Markets. Then suddenly in 2013 like a gazillion Zion markets opened up within a 10 miles radius.
I first thought all Zion markets were created equal. Like you go to Ralphs for the weekly specials and all the specials are the same in every location. When it comes to Zion, the specials aren’t the same at every location. For example the Hawaiian Gardens location would have Fiji Apples for 3 lbs for 99 cents but the Buena park location has the same Fiji Apples for 1 lb for 99 cents.
If you want to do your overall cheap Korean grocery shopping, just skip all the north OC locations and just go the Zion in Hawaiian Gardens because it seems they have the cheapest advertised pricing. Take a look for yourself!

My mom was saying that she has been shopping here and when I was in LA for only a few days I just went with my mom to this Zion market.
First impression is that the place is huge and they have lots of different isles with many types of food. The fruit selection was quite large with blueberries, cherries, strawberries, grapes and so on.
The meat selection was plenty and so it the delicious yummy snacks. I bought some shrimp fries and also seaweed for the trip to Vegas. I haven’t been to any Zion markets before butt my impression is that they do carry a lot of things that you can make at home for a nice dinner or lunch for your family.

Zion, the King of Korean Supermarkets in Southern California?
All I hear is, «Zion, Zion, Zion. I shop at Zion. They have the lowest prices…» One person who reinforces this is my aunt, who happens to be a homemaker and loves low prices. But who doesn’t?
I came here on a Sunday morning to beat the crowd. I like to shop in peace, take my time at looking at the various products, analyze the prices and not have my cart pushed around by Korean people.
I was astonished of how bright it was. Well, it is a new store, but compare that to the mellow Ralphs that was here before…
Service
Let me warn you, some Koreans aren’t friendly, so some of the employees don’t greet and may be expressionless. This is forewarning. Don’t expect the best service or help looking for a certain ingredient. If you don’t speak the language, then you’re practically on your own. Imagine yourself as a solo journeyman/​journeywoman set forth into an uncharted territory.
Prices
I loved that almost every item was on sale or was lower in price compared to Super 1 Mart (Hannam) across the street. If an item was on sale, it had a bright tag that read, «SALE». When you come here, you can have that peace of mind feeling that you’ll be getting a low price, the same feeling I get when I go to Wal Mart.
Zion is definitely the King. But I really hope, from deep, deep down in my heart that the management can emphasize the SERVICE aspect and train the employees to have expressions. It is something we all should believe in.
#believe