Joanne L.
Yelp
I take almost every opportunity I get to shop at H Mart, if only so that I can compare it to Galleria (I live like five minutes away from one, so that's my go-to Korean grocery store). Last time's trip to this location was better than this time's. Last time, I came on a weekend, and in the late afternoon. They had a number of food sampling opportunities, and they had also already reduced their prepared foods to clear. Yes, I'm that person. I like to wait until there are discounts before I buy prepared foods, most of the time. This time, it was not a weekend, and it wasn't late enough, so no samples and no discounted food (unless we're talking day old food).
This is a pretty big store. Lots to see. Lots to buy. However, 8 lbs of sweet potatoes cost about $16 here, and for the same price, I can get 10 lbs at Galleria. The persimmons I saw at H Mart were on the bruised side, and if they had been at Galleria, would have been reduced to clear. I did buy two pints of blueberries though. They were $1.38 ish each, and looked quite good.
I also bought a box of day old japchae at 50% off. That meant my big box of japchae was about $2.50. It was very tasty, and had a decent amount of veggies in it, including zucchini, carrots, wood ear fungi, and spinach.
I'll be back (this is where we take Grandma when she wants to go shopping for Korean food), but this is not my favorite Korean grocery store. Galleria still has my heart.