East East Oriental Grocery Store

I’ve been to this little Korean Asian market a few times before! I don’t ever buy too much from here simply because most of their stuff is overpriced and almost expired. Once in awhile I’ll buy little things like snacks but nothing too major! They have a great selection of snacks and mochi! Mochi is very overpriced but it is made in Japan! Also, there’s a ton of different BBQ Korean sauces that other stores may not have! They do have a lot of Korean, Japanese goodies that are super delicious! On my last trip I discovered a red bean ice cream sandwich that is to die for!!! I’m wanting to go back to see if I can buy a case lol

Finally, I have found my shabu shabu meat! I’ve been searching international markets without realizing this is by my work. I was able to buy sauces (bit more expensive here) and the thinly sliced meat neatly packaged in the freezer section (back left corner). I would probably shop for produce elsewhere as the selection is small but I’ll definitely be back here for my meat.

It gets 5 stars because of the closer location to the city, having everything that a korean tummy needs and being very clean and organized.
It has all the ramen, spices, teas, and ban chan (vegetables) that you need. It is smaller than the west location for sure. But I still love it! Recommend this place for your korean shopping needs!

The quality & variety of items for sale in this store are only exceeded by the warmth of their Customer Service. My sister & I relocated from Hawaii due to a promotion at work. With all the rainy weather we’ve been having, both of us have sore throats. So we were determined to find some Miso & other comfort foods to treat ourselves. The store has a wide variety of different ethnic foods, both prepared & as ingredients to cook from scratch. They have Chinese, Japanese & Korean foods with an assortment of different brands to choose from. They have a great frozen food section with Tako, Squid, fish & blocks of Ahi for sashimi. I was looking for ingredients to make desserts for Christmas & New Year. Being a little under the weather, I couldn’t find sweet rice flour. The cashier was very kind & helpful. She even gave us a great 2015 calendar with pictures of prepared dishes & recipes. We were impressed. Also located next door is a Chinese Herbalist, so if our home remedies don’t work, we know where to go! I found this place on Google on my Android.

It is a clean and neat grocery store, thought I didn’t find what I want. I bought a icecream sandwich here. I like it. Will but it again.

Love it! I get almost everything thing I need from East East and the staff is friendly as well!

A decent Korean market that is closer to me (CWE) than Asia Market. Their prices are comparable to Asia Market but their selection is not as wide, though they do have all the essentials. So if you’re too lazy to drive way out West or happen to be on 170, this is your market.

This place is definitely a little more expensive than other similar grocery stores I have been to, but I like that they are in close proximity to Bob’s Seafood. So after I get my awesome fresh fish, I can mosey on over here to grab some condiments and sushi making stuff. Plus I love their cups and bowls selection. Some super cute stuff, some of it imported from Japan. Love it. The girl who works in here is really nice too and helped me find all the ingredients I needed. No language barrier issues, though I wish I could speak Korean just so I could talk to her in her native language. I am still looking for a Japanese-​run foodstore because I really enjoy a vast variety of Japanese products and foodstuffs… and I enjoy practicing my language skillz or lackthereof, lol. I guess I am just feeling nostalgic for the foodstore I used to go to in Pittsburgh, but hey that’s OK. This place has got me covered. I do enjoy most of the international food stores I have been to in STL though.

So this is the east east closer to me but I dont’ like it as much. I have nothing AGAINST it, but I didn’t find as much awesome asian kitchen stuff as I did in the other east east.
With that said, this place has a good selection of korean sauces and asian treats. My friends and I love coming here and picking up an aloe juice after going to famous szechuan pavilion. They have some in a fridge and it’s the perfect refreshing drink after a (sometimes) spicy chinese meal.

This is a pretty decent Korean market for the amount of space that they have. It’s a little overpriced also, so if you can find the same thing at a different Asian market I can guarantee that it will be noticeably cheaper.

I’ve come to realize that this place is officially my go-​to place to grab the stuff for maki (seaweed, rice seasonings) and other Japanese stuff (dashi, miso) alongside the Korean stuff, another differentiation that I’d like to point out over the other grocery stores in the area.

For those who are used to bigger Asian grocery stores, I wouldn’t recommend East East Oriental. It’s a hole-​in-​the-​wall Korean store with limited offerings in all other Asian cuisines besides Korean. Their merchandise also seems marked up a lot more than similar merchandise at other grocery stores in St. Louis.
However, if you are looking for frozen Korean bbq, they do have a good selection of cuts and types of beef.

Don’t knock the Korean Market!
In St. Louis, there really isn’t a place to get ALL your ASIAN ingredients. It’s just not that kind of place — yet.
Although East East Oriental Grocery Store is not my favorite, I find their selection of Korean and Japanese food is awesome. Where else can you get good quality beef (thinly sliced), cheap green onions and Korean BBQ marinade?
Sure, this place has higher prices, but you get better quality for what you pay for. They also have good kimchi, chapchae noodles and lots of frozen goodies.

It’s a small Korean grocery store that also carries Japanese products. I found their prices a bit higher though. They do carry great tasting Kimchi in various sized jars. My favorite being the one manufactured by Korean Farms from Chicago.

This is the first Asian grocery store I had ever been to in St. Louis. The selection is not bad and the prices are ok. They have a wonderful selection of gift-​type items (such as tea & sake sets), as well as other household items. The only thing I don’t like ts that you have to spend $ 10 in order to use a credit/​debit card.