Chong Hap Market

It was a great grocery place– affordable, friendly, delicious kimchi, meat, fish, ricecakes– very spacious parking… I loved this place– please let me know if this place comes back.

Why!!! I just passed by the location and it’s closed. I hope it will reopen, the staff was very friendly and helpful to me. I’ve been to other Asian markets In the area that in my experience are very cold to a foreigner like myself. My kimchi jjigae’s will never be the same. Their homemade kimchi was amazing !

It was a sad — sad day when I discovered that Chong Hap closed.
I’m still sad at this very moment.
Chong Hap: You will be missed. I hope that whatever reincarnates in your lot can be as good (or better) and not a condo.

I’m so sad to see that this place closed. I called the number and the owner confirmed that they are closed.
This Korean supermarket was an asset to the neighborhood. I would take the train from Manhattan just to shop here. They had a good selection of ban chan, along with fresh meats and vegetables. Their kimchee was a bargain and was one of the best that I’ve tasted from a supermarket.
Their prices were more than reasonable and their selection was very good for a local, non-​chain grocery store. The staff was friendly and would help you find whatever you needed. Bottom line, this place was better than any H-​Mart anywhere. It’s really a shame to see these independent grocery stores close up shop.

Great Korean market in my neighborhood. They have different kinds of kimchi and I come here when I need standard Asian cuisine ingredients like seaweed, bonito flakes, pepper paste etc.

If you live in Queens (not counting Flushing) and need to do some Korean groceries, AVOID the tiny shithole H-​mart in Woodside and come here instead! The place looks run-​down from the outside and the place has a very OLD WORLD feel to it, but it’s spacious and carries ALL the Korean items you’ll possibly need. From Kimchi to marinated Bulgogi and Spicy Pork, choices are endless.
Most patrons that come here seem to be mothers doing groceries to prepare dinner for their family. There’s only two cash registers up front as the place ain’t busy so you shouldn’t worry about waiting in line too much. Prices are affordable and slightly less expensive than Han Ah Reum and Hanyang Supermarket in Flushing.
For those of you driving out here, you’re lucky since there’s a pretty spacious (in New York scale) free parking lot in front of the market. Place is nothing fancy but probably a gem for those that work/​live nearby to pickup some Korean groceries in an area saturated with South Asian and Hispanic markets and businesses.
If you need a no frills type of place to do some Korean groceries in Queens, this is the place to do it.

I love this place! It is where I can get kimchee, seaweed to put in my miso soup, and also tofu. I saw that they have fresh veggies. They have some Korean vegetables that are new to me like royal ferns and special mushrooms that look delicious. I also see tons of noodles here… you name it, they got it. I like their banchan. It includes dried anchovies, spicy octopus, spicy tofu, and a sweet kind of squid. There is also ready-​to-​grill bulgogi in huge batches of five pounds that you can put on the broiler or barbecue and make at home. I also see fresh sashimi grade fish as well as refrigerated chicken and meats. Another item that caught my eye was their huge jars of citron honey jelly concentrate. I heard that is good for sore throats.

Not very visible to as many of the other establishments in the area. Although this is an Korean Market that packs a kimchi punch. I often come here to get the korean lunch boxes that are $ 6.50 but always has a healthy balance to it and yes a good serving of kimchi.
In addition to the lunchboxes they have, there are also other prepared food options to be had. Check them out.
There are lots of asian products to purchase here. Of course many of them are Korean but there are also chinese goods that are sold here as well.
They have a butcher area at the back of the store where there are pre-​sliced meats and meats that can be cut to order.

They make my favorite kimchi in all of NYC (at least of the markets I’ve tried, including Han Mi on 32^nd St and Assi Plaza in Flushing). The pretty much stock all of the ingredients I need to cook my Korean meals. The produce are usually in good condition and I love their packaged doshirak (lunchbox) goodies by the cashier. I do love their fried kimchi pancake and their fresh ddukbokgi dduk, though their dduk is outsourced. Also, in the back, they have very reasonably priced sashimi packs.

Queens has a high number of Asian markets, this is a good thing.
I don’t shop anywhere but ethnic markets if I can help it. I go to the more known places for the bulk bargains (hello Target) and wonder why they don’t diversify more.
This place is on the larger side, by my scale anyway, and offers many frozen and fresh items. The scent of fish/​ocean can be over powering if you have any smell sensitivities, like me, but it stays close to the area where the fresh stuff is kept. (Meaning it doesn’t smell all over the store.)
The prices are reasonable and my husband and I will stop here when we are out wandering on the weekends.

Very low key store. it looks like its closed all the time but it is bustling inside. they only have one lunch special but i will walk half a mile to get it. it includes rice, kimchi, fish, egg and pig. that only cost $ 6.50. i usually get the seaweed to go with it which is $ 2.16. the food is good. lots of flavor. the pig is sweet and the kimchi is spicy. sometimes when you walk in here it seems very damp. its a like a very old korean style market. its the only korean market around the area.

This is a Korean grocery store in Jackson Heights. It caries a large range of Korean products that you won’t find just anywhere. It has a large rice selections which is definitely cool. The best takeaway from here would have to be the fresh kim chi that they make, much more delicious then the stuff you’ll typically find at most grocery stores. If your in the vicinity, you should grab some for your fridge. Plus the employees are nice, my cashier just let 6 cents I didn’t have slide, thanks.

It’s not as popular as H-​mart but definitely has more versatile Korean products than the average H-​mart (not the super H-​Marts). The prices are reasonable and not super expansive, comparable to h-​mart.
Definitely worth going here even if kind of out of your way.

This place is the best. My mother used to take me here as a child all the time and I never understood why because I never knew anything we were buying in here. Kimbap can be bought here if you come early enough along with other specialty foods that are brought in from a local place. They have so many Korean items you can make any dish imaginable. The seafood section offers great fresh fish that is great for making sushi and has all the premarinated meat for your Korean beef dishes and plenty of fresh Kim chi. I love that I can get Cheetos and Doritos in Korean flavors and get many things you could or would never see in the normal supermarkets around here (met food, key food, associated) …love all the rice crackers and Korean/​Japanese snacks they have for sale here. the selection is amazing

This place was a much needed find to me as I’ve been desperately searching for a Korean market easier to get to for me. The H Mart in Midtown is awful and this place is right off the train I take to and from work every day. Great selection and banchan and the cashiers are very friendly.

Today I had very very sad experience at this market. There was nobody at two casher box so I was waiting for the casher man. An Indian man was also waiting after me. Then one middle age short Korean employee came out to another casher box and he said, ‘my friend, here’ to this Indian man. And they were just chatting. It was very clear that he saw me and ignored me. I was very shocked. This is a fact. And I think this is not right.

Chong Hap is an often overlooked Korean grocery store just a stone’s throw away from the Roosevelt Avenue MTA transit hub. It’s easy to miss from the outside. But once you are inside, you’ll discover a nice selection of Korean goods.
Produce is decent, although the selection may not be as abundant as nearby Pacific. Still, Chong Hap has several items that the other places don’t have, namely, Korean radish, Asian mushrooms, Korean cabbage for making kimchi, several types of sprouts, among others.
The fish/​meat selection is surprisingly good too, although I may still prefer Pacific’s fresher selection.
The real draw is the supermarket kimchi trays, which are seriously delicious and fresh. You can get as much or as little as you want. They also keep a refrigerated section with small tubs of banchan (Korean side dishes) and pre-​marinaded bulgogi and galbi. The flavors are authentic and the convenience factor is a strong plus.
The amount of dried goods is also overwhelming. Chong Hap has dozens of varieties of dried noodles, seaweed paper, azuki beans, dried mushrooms and dried Korean banchan items (i.e., kosari, unidentified root vegetables, anchovies, etc).
Do yourself a favor: stop eating out so much at Korean restaurants and start learning how to cook it at home. Visit sites like
for recipes and use Chong Hap as a nice midpoint alternative to going on a grocery spree in Flushing or Koreatown.

This review concerns specifically my experience with customer relations .

I need to use sliced pork belly for some recipes in which I need a ¼ pound. Tonight they made me have to decide, to buy a whole pound, or nothing. «we cant sell that little «the manager said as he looked at me wide eyed & down in the mouth and curt. I had in my hands a 1&¼ pound rapped package exactly. I had to ask them to take the ¼ pound potion away (that I wonted to buy), to buy the pound they said, was there minimum for sale .
This is really nonsense. What will they do with the ¼ pond? add it to the next rapped portion of meat, what else.
They sell this by weight, as they do all the other deli products. they were just being ”pig” headed I guess. I may shop here sometimes, It is a good place to find nice quality. koreans have high standards of produce, but don’t expect to feel at home there is something oddly remote about the place some of the staff speak very little or no english
AB

Previous review on here is pretty accurate. My bf (the cook between the two of us) shops at this Korean grocery store pretty often. The prices are a bit pricier than the Pacific Supermarket.
However, the things that we’ll get here:
1) Raw Marinated Kalbi
2) Raw Marinated Bulgogi
3) Kimbap
4) Black Soy Bean
5) Fish Filet with Egg — it’s like a pan fried fish fillet with egg crust on the outside
6) Raw Sushi Grade Salmon — I usually buy a pack to cut into sashimi at home (or to throw a sushi party!)
They also have a pretty fresh fish selection (not as big of a selection as Pacific Supermarket).
They also have a beef short rib section.
If you are making shabu shabu (hot pot) at home, they can cut the meat into very thin slices at your request.
My bf (and I — though I just tag along) has been shopping here for several years. I only found the place when a korean friend mentioned it. Otherwise, it’s so easy to walk past it and not even think twice.
The store has a parking lot in the front, which makes it very convenient.

When I first moved to the area a year ago, I decided to explore the Jackson Heights area around Roosevelt Ave. I only knew about the Indian area, but then I discovered Unidentified Flying Chicken, which then led me to discover this great Korean market right across the street.
Most Korean markets I have been to have tended to have slightly higher prices than the Chinese markets I go to, but Chong Hap’s prices for produce are actually pretty competitive with other ethnic markets in the area. The produce is usually fresh, and they have a great (but small) selection of prepared foods, like kimbap, japchae, sweet rice cakes/​tteok. If you are planning to make your own stir-​fried rice cake and want to stick with the fresh stuff (as I would), they also have the long cylinder-​shaped rice cakes here (and they are good!).
Their mak kimchi is one of the best store-​bought kimchis I have ever had, and my lovely agrees — it made him stop wanting to buy the kimchi he got from the Korean market near his apartment! It does have msg, though, as a warning for those who are concerned, but in small doses I don’t mind (haha).
The noodles are organized in a slightly weird way, though. When I was there today, I was looking for sweet potato starch noodles to make japchae, and these dried noodles (all brands!) are actually in a completely separate aisle from the rest of the somen, buckwheat, rice noodles. I’ve never seen so many brands of sweet potato starch noodles in one place in my life. and to think that it would have its own section! Just remember that if you are looking.