Saigon Oriental Food Market & Gifts

I’m seeking Okiuto. Let me know if that is the place where I can buy one. Thank you.

First time shopping in there for hot pot dinner night. I eat at the restaurant next-​door quite a bit (same owner– very nice). Unlike the restaurant the grocery store lady was very rude. I only wanted a small pc of ginger & she told me not to break off the ginger root. Really? She’s complaining when I’m buying groceries from this business? I told her she was being really rude to a customer. Can’t imagine going to Publix and the cashier parading you for breaking off a piece of ginger in their produce department!

I come here about every 2 weeks to stock up on something. I have found much of what I want here or a reasonable substitute. I am a well travelled foodie with many varied tastes. Saigon has many of them. Please take the negative comments with a grain of salt. When I read them I think about the markets overseas and chuckle. You think Food Town smells, you aint seen anything. I dont speak a lick of anything, other than english and I managed to find food. The lady who works there now is a relative of some sort and is very nice. If she does not answer my question, I go next door and ask politely for help. They have helped. And I don’t hate Food Town… I go there for Indian and Chinese.

I used come here very often but now I only come here few times a year. They carry some Asian products that we can’t find at other Asian store. However, a couples own this place recently opened a restaurant next door and they hired a lady who doesn’t speak English very well. Whenever I ask her a question her answers are «I don’t know.» or «I don’t eat that.» So often times I end up not buying anything and go to Food town. When I buy food items I always check the expiration date and I often find expired items still sitting on the shelf. This place is becoming more like Fortune Cookie. On one occasion I kindly let her know that there is an expired item on the shelf but. She just shrugged off and said «Don’t worry this never go bad.»
The couple owns the place is very nice but ever since they opened the restaurant they don’t seem to have time to take care of the grocery store. Wilted and moldy vegetable in the cooler, frozen fish with ice crystal which looks like it’s been there for a couple of years. I’ll skip this place and just go to Foodtown next time.

I had a really bad experience shopping there. People work there are not nice. Not many options and I didn’t find what I want. The most important, the dumplings I bought are expired for almost half a year! Don’t go there!

Realizing that we are in West Palm Beach not CA, this is about as good as it gets for Asian grocery stores (along with Food Town). Each has its advantages/​disadvantages. This stores advantage is more variety of sauces, spices and staples. Food Town has a bakery and fresh live seafood. I think it is important to partronize small mom and pop stores and this is certainly one of them. Surprisingly the items were fresh with expiration dates more than one year out so there must be a sufficient consumer base to continually support this business although when I was there, I was the only customer with 2 others coming in and out quickly. It took be a while to go through the isles to see what they had so if I didn’t get it today, I would know where to find it in the future. Also, I take inventory of what I need to bring with me from CA during my next trip if I can’t find it here. I definitely relate to the other reviewer who talks about Ranch 99 and Mitsuwa in CA.

Some filipino products like pancit noodles and fruit for halo halo. The store did carry lumpia wrappers but not the kind I usually use to make lumpias. Most of their products are reasonably priced, however, the customer service stinks! The lady didn’t even say hello and was not friendly at all which is why I took away a couple stars. I would have given this place 5 stars especially since its close to where I live. I will go there again only if I need to get products right away and don’t want to drive far.

I can’t believe this place still exist. The service was crappy and rude. I used to come here before I found Vinh Hung & Foodtown which are both closer to me.
The first time I came here was to try the Banh Mi. Let’s just say… the bread was so hard I can break a window if I threw it. It wasn’t worth $ 4 for paper thin slices of meat and barely any vegetables.
The second time I came here was for some mints. All the produced were put into trays and refrigerated. Most of the produce had gone bad and they were heavily packed. I only needed half of a tray and like I said it was mostly rotten. I kindly asked the owner if I can buy just a little bit since paying $ 5 for bad veggies was a waste. The lady said, «its prepacked to if I want it take it… if not put it back!» I can’t believe I actually bought it. Thinking back, I should have left.
I noticed that the management at this place doesn’t understand the storage of their inventories. Some items like chinese sausage and fresh udon needed to be refrigerated. And certain things that needed to stored cool and dry where in the freezer.
Now That I’ve found better places, I’m not coming back!

I was craving some MISO Soup and Sushi. I wanted to try my hand at making my own. I needed to find an Asian market, due to the fact that my closest stores have a very limited Asian section. (Booooooo)
Miso Soup has been around for about 2000 years and was brought to Japan by Buddhist Monks. (I know– right? how cool is that!). It was originally reserved for nobility but it eventually was shared more widely. It has become a treasured staple in most kitchens throughout the orient.
I love Miso– and like Yogurt– it’s considered a ‘living’ food. Completely Vegan, It boasts a rich satisfying flavor and replaces meat or poultry as the foundation for soups stews and gravies. It’s completely free of cholesterol and is a natural source of isoflavones.
Picture of a few of the ingredients I purchased at the store:
They have just about EVERYTHING at this store. LOVE IT!

I’m used to having huge Asian supermarkets like Ranch 99 and Mitsuwa that not only just have Asian groceries but that make their own fresh stuff as well, like pastries and fast food. Sadly, West Palm Beach isn’t that culturally diverse and this is one of the few Asian markets around.
While it can’t compare to the Ranch 99s and Mitsuwas, Saigon Oriental Food Market and Gifts is pretty damn good. You’ll find just about anything you need for Asian cooking, whether it be five spice powder, star anise or fresh bok choy. They also have lots of Asian snacks like mochi ice cream, lychee jelly cups and shrimp flavored chips. Also they make their own pastries, which are quite good.
What really makes this place awesome though is that they make a pretty delicious fresh Vietnamese style sandwiches or banh mi. They only make three varieties of banh mi. Each of them is filled with a different style of pork, cilantro and picked radish and carrots.
On the gift side of things there really isn’t much, unless you count bamboo steamers and various plates and bowls as gifts.