Seafood City Supermarket

If you love Filipino food, this place will warm your heart. They offer a great variety of freshly cooked dishes crispy bangus, grilled meats, and traditional favorites, all full of flavor and comfort. The space is clean and welcoming, with plenty of seating if you’d like to enjoy your meal there. And right next to it is a full supermarket with everything from snacks to fresh produce and Filipino essentials. A lovely spot to shop, eat, and feel at home. Highly recommended. 💛

Snack central. The food court is always bustling. Produce can be hit or miss but recently I did noticed it was way more organized. The endless aisles for Asian sauces and kitchen essentials are still very reasonably priced. The hair/skin section has been reduced to reflect the lack of demand.

Omg I just love this Philippine market store!!! I just went there to get some jollibee for my best friend & on our way back we just went in the seafood city store & omg the street food was nothing but delicious, line moved pretty fast & also food as I said was delicious! If you can, I’ll recommend you to try the calamari rings!!!

This place is great. They have where you can eat a couple good bakeries. Jolly bee . Seafood place you can actually pick out your fish and they will cook it for you and cut it. Add salt and pepper and you can take it home try out out the Milk fish

Seafood City is a very exiting grocery store filled with MANY ingredients, hot foods, and much more. There are restaurants inside. Seating is available but when it gets busy, seating is limited. You will be able to find plenty of ingredients to make your favorite Philipino dish and other Asian dishes. There is a section dedicated to seafood as well. The aisles are clean and very well organized. You will be able to find certain products without too much trouble. Employees here are very nice and helpful. Parking is very spacious but it is a very busy location so if you are coming during peak hours and days, it is very difficult to find parking that is close to the entrance. Overall, a great location to try out some hot foods and ingredients.

If your Filipino you will love this place. Feels like your back home.

Seafood City is mostly a Filipino supermarket where you can find a lot Filipino products along with Asian products. All the way from noodles, seasonings cosmetic to frozen seafood. They also have a series of restaurants that serve Filipino cuisine, not to mention the iconic Jollibee. The staff is super friendly. However their prices are generally a lot higher than what you can find in other Asian grocery stores. There's usually plenty parking. The place is fairly organized and clean. My wife makes it a point to visit seafood City every time we're in Chicago. We also like that they have a Ross clothing store nearby.

Delicious authentic Filipino food. When you feel homesick like me it’s the place to go. Masarap!!

Came to this supermarket to try Jollibee which is attached. I was so excited because they had some hard to find Philippino products. I have searched high and low for Tropics lumpia wrappers in this City. Finally able to make the lumpia that I love. Cool supermarket. Parking lot was crazy and happy that I parked by the Target. Plenty of fast food items to buy if hungry. In addition, huge produce section. Impressive meat selection. Nice that market didnt smell like fish!!!

My favorite place to go to! There is a food court in here and Grill City has the best Filipino pork bbq ever! Very clean, wide selection of products and produce to choose from. Many favorite snacks and drinks from the Philippines like Pillows, Clover Chips, and Calamanci juice there! It is a plus that Red Ribbon and Jolibee are in the supermarket. Red ribbon mamon tastes just like the Philippines, and Jolibee fried chicken is very crispy and juicy! I will come back here every month!

If you are craving for some good filipino foodies this one of the best place that you can go

Though there is a considerable amount of competition for Asian Supermarkets in Chicago (Hmart, Assi, Park-n-shop, Mitsuwa, etc.), Seafood city holds its own a a Filipino focused supermarket / shopping center with a wide variety of food options. For this alone, it's worth a visit here to get options such as baked goods, desserts, grilled meats, fried food, street food, etc. all in one convenient spot. While each individual restaurant isn't the best you can find out there, the prices are competitive and it beats running around to lots of different places. As for the supermarket itself, it is quite complete with foods from other Asian countries as well. You can easily use it as a one-stop shop for all your produce, dry goods, drinks, frozen food, fresh meat, tea, etc. goods. These are fairly well arranged and the prices are pretty competitive compared to the large suburban Asian supermarkets nearby. Overall, worth a visit if you live in Chicagoland and are a fan of Filipino food. You won't find the best versions of any particular dish, but the quality is good enough that you'll be excited to try more.

Expensive! Much better choices in the area closer to my house. We mainly go due to Jollibee, Max's and the food court. Employees weren't friendly at all. I don't think one even smiled and greeted us. When we were checking out, one item didn't ring and the cashier asked my wife to go to the aisle and check the price. I mean Who does that? That was rude. I saw one stocker watching on his phone while conditioning the chip aisle. I can go on and on but I'll give it another shot when we return... such promise when it opened...

I went to do a little grocery and at the same time to refund the item that i bought a wk ago, it's an old package meat and has little smell. I called the store right away that day and spoke w/ Laarni, she was very nice and told me to take a picture of the item and w/ the receipt and would give a refund when i go back. So at the cashier i mentioned that i have a refund item and showed the pics, so the lady cashier called whoever is in charge and the assistant manager came with such an aggressive attitude and a high voice saying that we cannot refund unless we have the item to return. As a customer, i expect respectful and professional interactions w/ such an assistant store manager. -His behavior is unacceptable. I give credit to the 2 cashiers ( Laarni and a young girl). They were very nice and acting professionally than him.

Best Filipino super market to visit! But def don't recommend Jollibee there at all. It's always crowded and they always run out of things/food. Love cleanliness and organization despite the hugeness of the market and you can get so many different snacks.

My favorite Filipino-Asian supermarket in Chicago, about 18-20 minutes away from downtown Chicago. Not only grocery, but there is a food hall you can buy Filipino dishes by the pound, kakanin and tinapay. Here you can find Jollibee, max chicken, red ribbon, imas and valerios bakery, money exchange and balikbayan courier. Lots of seafood and fresh produce. They also sell prepared hot foods, and Filipino favorites like leche flan, puto, pichi pichi and many other sweet desserts. Reasonably price. Fast service at check out. Friendly and helpful Filipino Merchandizers and food attendants. Free parking.

I love this Asian (more like Filipino) supermarket! It's similar to a Korean grocery store called H Mart which I also like. I like the chicken lunch set and the dessert drink that I got from Grill City at the food court within this supermarket. This food court has a variety of vendors. I enjoyed eating and grocery shopping here. Their grocery variety is amazing too. I got some frozen and hot seafood from this market and I love all of them. Would definitely revisit this place to get food and grocery!

Many people flock to Seafood City to purchase Filipino groceries, eat at the food court, and eat at the adjoining Jollibee and Max's Restaurant. I have only been here a few times and was not impressed with the food court stalls. They do have a wide selection of Filipino groceries that you may not be able to find elsewhere. However, this establishment is only earning one star because they are not handicap friendly. There is handicap parking but not near the front of the store. Now, doesn't that seem like it refutes the purpose. However, I was very disappointed to find out that they do not have any wheelchairs or scooters. My dad is unable to walk and he was fine with just staying in the car, but I found this to not be very good business practice.

This place is always crowded on the weekends per usual. Not even a snowstorm is gonna stop the Filipinos from getting their household goods, and I can see why. If you need a solid Asian market, this is your place. Parking is pretty ample, and not only is there the market itself, you also have Jollibee, a bakery next door, and several restaurants within the store to try from. Can't really say much about the service here. I feel like no one generally goes out of their way to be friendly, but whatever, it's a super market. I do wish there was a Seafood City a bit closer to the city, but given that this area is where a high concentration of Filipinos live, it makes sense why it's here. It's also conveniently located right by the highway for quick and easy arrivals. If you're trying to take public transit here, it might be a bit longer to get to because it's just outside the denser areas of Chicago. I'll be back I'm sure soon.

I think the market itself is a great addition to the Northside of Chicago especially for us Filipino Americans. I come here for the tocino spam, and vegetarian salt n vinegar chicharon. There is a variety of snacks, seafood, meat, and a food court where you can eat; Jollibee is also located inside.

I got some bbq pork and it was tough and had no fat. It also tasted like it wasn't marinated

This is a great grocery store for Filipino and other Asian foods and products. Looking for ube, taro, or calamansi? You got it, along with lots of other fruits and flavors. As the name implies, there are many seafood options. There's also a food court including stops such as Crispy Town, Noodle Street, Grill City, and of course the Filipino fast food fave Jollibee, as well as 2 bakeries. I detracted one star because the parking lot is a complete nightmare! People zipping around each other and cutting corners...though as my friend said, in the Phillipines basically no one follows the traffic laws, so I guess everyone is back in that mode here, but good grief. Drive defensively, because no one else appears to be.

Seafood City Supermarket is an Asian supermarket that is unlike most supermarkets I visit. There is a grocery section in the middle that offers your standard supermarket offerings like produce, fresh and frozen meat and fish, dairy and dry goods. Although it has Asian foods and ingrediants that you won't often find in the typical grocery store, the real difference is in the restaurants and shops that is has on its perimeter. There are fried chicken, grill and seafood restaurants and well as two bakeries. With such a variety of food, it's not hard to find something that you'll like. We went to the City Grill and ordered the meat platter for lunch. They handed us this huge tray full of meat. This included three pieces of PORK, six pieces of CHICKEN INASAL, and one and a half servings GRILLED PORK LIEMPO. The meat was cooked perfectly and I love the BBQ sauce that coated it. At $37.99 this was a tremendous deal for the amount of food that we got. This is a great place to go if you're looking for groceries, baked items, fried chicken, or grilled food. I can't wait to go back and try more items.

Great to see a Filipino supermarket here in Chicago, a great place to find all the Filipino things you are craving. They even have a Red Ribbon Bakery and Jollibee here! Also I'm always down for a pork chop or bagnet from crispy town. I know its bad for me though lol. The only knock on this place is some of the prices are really high. I dunno I could blame inflation, but they were high before 2020. Still if you are looking for Filipino food and groceries, this is the destination in the city.

There's a lot of Chinese and other oriental food ingredients. I would expect some better seafood choice, but it is overall fine. They accept Apple Pay.

Like many ethnic groups the Filipino have their own grocery store and inside them their own food stalls and Filipino fare. It's a great place to get a uniquely Filipino meal or street food. As it is filled with mostly Filipino Americans you can safely assume the hot food they sell and street food stalls are legit. As usual no one had any idea what I was talking about and that's just the way I like it. I said "soup" and pointed to a broth. He smiled and ladled out a few large scoops of tasty broth and dropped a healthy amount if veggies in the broth then followed up with a good sized fillet of fish I believe was pompano fish. Now the broth was insanely rich and delicious and when married with the fish and veggies truly great. Be careful as bones are still in the fish fillet so you must carefully chew and pick them out. But like any meat the bones are what give the broth so much flavor. I moved on to another stall where a found a meal combo of grilled squid and rice with a vinegar sauce. No, not a couple of skimpy pieces but a very nice sized grilled blackened squid. The side dish was white rice which was flavorful and not bland at all accompanied by a large portion of fresh noodles with vegetables that was equally satisfying. The best part for me is always being the most odd man out. I try to blend in and eat like a local but as usual some kind old ladies throw me a knowing smile as they know I'm new and get a kick out of my brave entry into their local delights. All in all another successful foray into the shadows of culinary world.

Selling expired foods. I bought quail eggs last time, went home to boil them, and they turned out all rotten.....This is the location in Chicago, IL.

Filipinos know, this is the supermarket for all your authentic groceries and cravings for Filipino fast foods. Delicious bangus from grill city, delicious chicken from Max (warning: portions are small, price is high) and of course some Jollybee spaghetti, yum burgers and fried chicken. Don't forget to stop by the bakeries. On weekends the market is super packed. Try going weekdays.

Stumbled in by accident and glad I did to realize this market is a large Asian (Filipino) market and eatery. Most of the eatery offer most items that are "Fried and "Grilled". I ordered a combo #1 which comprises of two scoop of rice and 1 pork kabob with a small half-pint of brown gravy. The market had plenty of Asian delights and I enjoyed the live and chilled area for poultry and fish the most. I ended up with plenty of supplies to bring home. I would recommend this market and bakery to anyone who likes Asian culinary in Chicago. There is plenty of parking spots and very close to the Kennedy Expressway.

We visited yesterday for a late lunch. Excellent server Jona!!!!!!!! Food portions were large and LOTS of rice is served with entrees. We all chose the delicious garlic fried rice (leftovers next day was just as good!). Prices may seem a little high initially but is made up by large servings of fresh and delicious prepared food. Food presentation is also great.

Only Filipino Grocery Market in Chicago, IL So if you're looking for anything for Filipino food it's the only place worth going.

I really want to support my community and people but this place is just awful to shop in. The food is sub par and overpriced. I once bought a side of pinakbet or $7 one squash and 4 okras wtf? The patrons especially the elderly Filipino ladies that come here are competitive, rude, and will step all over each other just to get their order before you do as a result of the staff being unorganized. I've had different occasions where they will run over you with their cart or curse you out just for calling them out on their rudeness. Avoid at all cost. I'd rather go to H-Mart or Assi which has better prices. The only ones that could afford this supermarket are the elderly filipino ladies with EBT cards.f

The food court is pretty good, with a large selection of classic Filipino dishes such as kare kare, adobo, pinakbet, turon, lumpia, etc. The food court section has 3 main vendors: Crispy Town (selling fried items), Noodles (selling hot bowls of noodle hot pot and congee), and Grill City (selling various grilled items that can be paired with rice, noodles, and seafood & veggie dishes). I tried the Grilled Squid and Grilled Half Bangus from Grill City. The Value Meal package comes with 1 grilled item, 2 scoops of rice, and 1 choice of entree. It would be nice if the package comes with 2-3 entree selections, because there are lots to choose from. Overall it was pretty good value for the amount of protein they give. There is also a "street food" section selling Filipino street snacks (both savoury and sweet), drinks, and desserts, including lumpia, fish balls on skewers, fried banana, halo halo, various refreshing ice drinks with fruits. The supermarket is akin to T&T or any big Asian grocery store, carrying lots of Asian specialty items (imported from the Philippines and Southeast Asia). It's quite clean, spacious, and well organized.

Convenient, one stop shopping for all things Filipino or Asian items. Very well stocked and clean. Here you can find vegetables that's not available at your regular supermarket. I also like that you can get ready to eat food if you don't feel like cooking.

I love this place just bcuz Im Pinoy. Pero isara nyu nalang yang Pinoy Street Food Stand kung wala namang gustong magbantay!!! Lagi nalang para akong tanga kaantay ng tao!

11/20/17 - I was very excited to hear that Seafood City was coming to Chicago over 1 year ago. When I was on the west coast I had gone to Seafood City in several locations. The thought of them opening a store in Chicago much less just over 1/2 mile from my house was awesome. Sorry to say since they have opened the prices have gone up quite a bit and the quality especially their seafood has gone down. I only live about 0.6 mile away so it's very convenient for me to walk there when I need Seafood, but I continue to be disappointed by the display of seafood. They display the fish and seafood many times the fish look very old like it's been sitting out too long. They also clean the fish for you which is a nice feature, but unfortunately they do such a half assed job that I always end up cleaning it over at home. Why provide a service if you can't do it right. I would much rather shop at Seafood City as it's much closer to me and I enjoy the Filipino people much more than the option as they are always very friendly, polite and outgoing, but unless things change with the quality of the seafood I will continue to shop at the other Asian markets or Fresh Farms that has a decent selection of seafood

Favorite supermarket in Chicago. Not really a fair comparison though since Seafood City isn't really a supermarket...it's so much more. Food court, Jollibee, 2 bakeries, and grocery store all under one roof. Plus it doubles as a Filipino hub for fun activities on Saturdays (like bingo), where they also have a buffet (not all you can eat) of street food. As for the shopping part, they sell so many types of produce, fish, ready to eat food, and - my favorite - snacks! They obviously have a ton of Filipino snacks (like Oishi branded ube pillows and chocolate sponges - if you don't know what these are, you HAVE to try them) but also have some Indonesian snacks, my favorite being cassava chips of multiple brands and seasonings. I remember the very first time I came here...it was nothing less than magical. I still go semi-regularly and always leave with a full shopping cart. ^_^

Filipinese people like filipinese things. These are the stuff that makes their fondest memories of the motherland come back to life. Stinky spikey fruits to filipinese beers, all the way to the "galung-gong" fish that they covet oh so much. This spot is probably the one stop shop for anything filipinese. And usually associated with their turo-turo (point-point) cooked food area,, like grill city and crispy town. My people do love to come and chow down here as well. I know I do,, specially when I'm not feeling DYALIBEE at the time. We came mainly for "Labeled" red horse. Only reason why I call it that is because its made in the north America and it doesn't taste as good as the real McCoy. But due to this places well stocked and well kept aisles, it wasn't hard for us to locate these iconic alcobeverages. Heck, we even found a pack of Yakult for my cousin. Anyways,, I had a pleasant experience shopping here at seafood city. Thank you very much for reading my review. I hope this helps. Enjoy your awesome yelptastic day!!!

Peeps who know me well enough are probably wondering what I am doing at a place called Seafood City Supermarket. I'm not known as much of a seafood eater. However I was very intrigued about what goods were available at this fairly new supermarket, whose location was formerly a K Mart back in the day. Seafood City is an ethnic grocery store (featuring Filipino goods and goodies) along with a few fast-food outlets and bakeries. I hear the place is a madhouse on the weekends, but on a recent Friday evening the crowds were not too bad. It is fun to look at the goods such as the packaged noodles and imported snacks, along with the fresh produce and foods. I bought a few things here and can see myself coming back again in the future if I want to pick up something a little different. There is a large parking lot for customers.

Wow! There's so much in this building! This is the Mitsuwa of Filipino food. Seafood City Supermarket has it all if you're looking to immerse yourself in Filipino cuisine, buy hard to find ingredients (or insanely large bags of rice) or gorge yourself on Filipino desserts. (You can even play Bingo there, apparently, on occasion.) Inside Seafood City Supermarket, you'll find some different food stalls that sell noodles, chicken, pork, fish dishes, and a whole lot more, as well as Valerios Bakeshop, Red Ribbon, and Jollibee (the McDonalds of the Philippines). You can also do by small portions of food items in their Street Food section. For me, I had never had the pleasure of trying Filipino food, so this was an experience. My friend walked me through all the dishes, as I'm not the most adventurous eater. We ordered a few pork dishes, chicken dishes and some sides to share. To my surprise, I really enjoyed the pork dish I ordered from Noodle Street. I'm blanking on the name, but this particular pork dish had an excellent glaze on the meet and was soft and tender! I'm not lying when I say that was the best pork meal I've ever had. I would order it again, for sure. The chicken on a stick from Grill City was pretty delicious, too! One small thing I ran into with the food was the lack of a knife. You get a plastic spoon and fork, but a knife would have been handy to cut up the pork. In the end, I just used my fingers to eat it, to be honest! I'm not sure where I missed them, but I didn't see many beverages on the menu at any of the three food stalls inside. Jollibee sold drinks, but their line was crazy the entire time we were in Seafood City, so that wasn't an option. I noticed some drinks by the registers as we were done with our lunch, but by then we were on our way out. Also, there's something about seeing a drink made fresh that makes me more excited than buying one pre-made. A bubble tea place would be an excellent addition to Seafood City, in my opinion. A tea place, in general, would be excellent, were they to consider adding a drink stall. Seating is limited inside. If you see a free chair or table-- grab it. We literally had someone ask for our table while my friend still had food in her mouth while I was packing up my to-go container. You have to be fast. I'm curious about Jollibee and hopefully will get to try that eventually. My expectations are pretty high. The line was literally to the door for what seemed like the entire time were were in Seafood City. Don't forget to take a photo with the mascot outside the door! The grocery store within Seafood City is stocked with everything you need if you're looking for a popular Filipino food item. If you're new to this kind of cooking, bring a friend who knows what's what when shopping! There are plenty of unique things available to buy and lots of fresh fish. Make time to check out the bakeries, which you can enter from either Seafood City or their own doorway. They're small, but both sold some pretty delicious looking things. One is more bread focused, as the other is more sweets focused! Overall, I would go back again. This place is pretty cool and the food was fresh and tasty. It's worth checking out!

Worst customer service I've ever experienced. I went to Grill City to buy a babeque, The server name Hazel was so rude to a customer and being so snappy. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL

When you go grocery shopping you need to eat first.. it makes the shopping better.. and they got a great little food court... you can find everything there... they also have other restaurants and bakeries there too...

I've been wanting to come here for months! As a Filipina sorely missing Filipino options, I had already tried the much talked about Uncle Mike's and Isla. As reviewers have said, it's kind of a madhouse once you get inside. The three different restaurants line the right wall with seating in front of the counters. There was also a cash only pop up counter to the left of the seating. My friends and I sampled a bunch of different things from each restaurant including lechon kawali, both kinds of lumpia, garlic shrimp, BBQ skewers, chicken skins, pancit, bangus, and lobster balls. Everything tasted pretty good though my faves were the lumpia and lechon from the cash only pop up- super juicy pork with lots of fat and crispy skin. We also tried stuff at the bakery and I thought the puto and mamon were yummy! Though it's kind of a pain to get here by public transit and there's limited seating, it was definitely worth the visit!

Customer service from all employees is work class! Everyone was so helpful, 1st visit and wasn't sure where to find the things I needed and each person was attentive and if they didn't know they reached out to someone who did! Place had fresh and nice selection of veggies and the area for fish/ meats was clean and attended to diligently to maintain keeping the seafood high quality. I like that the fish n seafood is out on display to view, smell. There is some who stands near and packages your choices, and you go to the counter for the price tagging. They have live blue crab and live lobsters!!! I was just in awe in the selection and excited to step up my dishes with the selection!

I love how different cultures brings color and varieties to our lives. A simple supermarket provides a peek into the people and lifestyle of Phillipines which I have never been but would love to go someday. It's an Asian supermarket and share a lot of similarities with other Asian supermarkets, but at the same time, you know it has its own distinct stamp on things, from the Philippino food stalls to the seasonings to the snacks and drinks sold. Love it!

I am Asian. Specifically, Filipino. I live in Cincinnati, where the Filipino grocery options are limited to Cincinnati Asia Market, Jungle Jim's, and the Amazon Marketplace with 2-day delivery. Therefore, whenever I visit Chicago, I am forced (by my mother) to drive up north and pick up half of the food offerings at Seafood City. Truthfully, I am not upset that she makes me go because I can visit Jollibee and get my fried chicken and adobo rice fix. It's the closest Jollibee to home so I try my best to get it at least once. Fun fact: the Philippines is the only country with operating McDonald's where it's not the #1 fast food restaurant. That distinction belongs to Jollibee. There are a few other Filipino fast food pop ups inside the market itself. I am in the boat that my mother cooks the best bangus, pancit & lumpia; therefore I refuse to try anyone else's. I've heard that it's good stuff so if you aren't averse to trying some rando Filipina's adobo recipe, be my guest. (But please remember my momma's adobo kicks everyone else's ass.) I'm called upon to make a stop for multiple reasons. I'm always told to go to Red Ribbon and get multiple cake logs that will for some reason stay in the freezer for the next quarter of my life. I have to go to Valerio's to buy many baked goods that I can't pronounce because I'm an awful Filipino and can not speak Tagolog fluently. I take a shopping cart down the ramen aisle so I can purchase their entire stock of chicken lucky-me because it's a whole 20 cents cheaper than any Cincinnati store. I do a lot of things here besides eating. I GET SHIT DONE. My only reason for not giving 5 stars is that it's so damn far. When I go to Chicago, I stay in Chicago. I don't venture out into the suburbs. A city as big as Chicago should have something closer for me to visit. If I go during holiday season or a poor time, I'm going to be spending a solid hour one way just to get my mom's fix. Once I get there, I have to fight with 40 other awful drivers for 12 parking spots because every car cannot seem to use only space. I know as a collective we're bad drivers. I embrace the stereotype. That doesn't take away from the frustration of parking. As an Asian American, you get excited when things cater to the minority side of your heritage. My excitement when entering Seafood City is unreal. My pocketbook's hesitation is also unreal, and an entirely different story. I'll forever be obsessed with the fake forced trips I take every time I visit Chicago. Can you deliver, Seafood City?

My son dragged me into this Filipino market so we could try their food court. I was absolutely amazed when we walked in. The place is huge. It is primarily a pan-Asian grocery store with a tremendous fresh fish section. Their food court has a number of options, and we chose the grill. The lines were kind of long, but they move relatively quickly. It was rather fun - as you walk through the line you watch them grilling the food. Everything looked delicious but I had to choose something. I had the Chicken Inasal and rice (which was fantastic). I also had a small order of Chicken Adobo. Wow. My son had the Pork Liempo (which I did get to try) and I might get that next time. We did a little shopping around the store afterward. They have an enormous selection of boxed, bottled and canned good; a very large frozen food section; a large assortment of baked goods and pre-made meals and snacks. But, their seafood selection just cannot be beat. One complaint I have about seafood markets, in general, is they typically smell like rotting fish. Not here. The place is immaculate, clean. While you can smell fish when you are in that section, it is a fresh smell and does not permeate throughout the store.

The service is so bad. My mom and I got here first but since I didn't speak Tagalog they served the other table that spoke Tagalog first. The server never filled my water or ever came back to ask if we needed anything else. I am America Filipino and think that since seafood city is in Chicago, all the employees should all speak English please. I do not want to correct really bad service by speaking badly to the servers. I think leaving no tip speaks volumes in how to get better customer service at in Chicago, Illinois USA. Also the server had the audacity to move the table while my mom and I were still eating so they can have the white guests next to us sit down without eve min asking us. Thanks for treating America Filipinos so badly at MAX restaurant

This place is great! I love that they've got all the Filipino favorites in one place! You've got Jollibee, a place that sells pan de sal, halo halo, and fish! We didn't buy any fish, just jackfruit and peanuts from the supermarket area. We spent the most time at the bakery which had a lot of options and was so enticing! Everything in there smelled so good and fresh! There was a sign outside saying you could get halo halo for $1 but it was a pretty deceitful marketing ploy, because you had to spend $20 just to get it... They have some other food options which are a little chaotic and tight, given that they are right next to the tables where you eat. Not a lot of tables but still pretty great if you get to go here. I got the chicken BBQ with rice and it was filling for me. My older sister got chicken enasal (did I spell that right?) with pancit. The pancit was horrible! Too much black pepper and my mom can make it so much better. Don't waste your time with that.

Yes go get u some fresh, already cooked food. I go for fried/grill fish. It bats having to go to a real restaurant and having to wait for your food.

Cool, Jollibee is coming to the Seafood City! The "coming soon" and "hiring" signs have been up. I waited for the grand opening fever to die down. Since severe winter hit hard this December, hubby and I went to the "Seafood City Supermarket" to get taste of the Philippines. I was born in Taiwan, an island country located above the Philippines. I wouldn't say I know a lot about the Filipinos and their food, but we have a few things in common: warm/humid climate, exotic fruit, and seafood (South China Sea on the left and Philippine Sea on the right). Their fruit/veggie department is near the main entrance, and I saw some smelly Jackfruit greeting us as we walked in. The produce prices, for the most part, were reasonable yet weren't unbeatable. A good number of Hispanic supermercados in the city are my go-to places for lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumbers, and avocados, so unless I have a dire emergency and happen to be at the SC, I think I will skip this portion of the store. I felt Seafood City is almost a pan-Asian supercenter. There are many imported food, beauty, and household items from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and other Southeast Asian countries. I grabbed a couple cans of Calpico to serve as our post-dinner drink. I also think that Seafood City has a potential to be "my" substitute for Joong Boo Market. Please know that I had parenthesis on the word, my, just in case some might disagree with me on this statement. Although the varieties of Korean-style instant noodles at Joong Boo are more superior than what SC offers, SC has more than the basics. I also can get most hot-pot essentials here at SC, such as milkfish balls, tofu, tofu skin, udon, fish slices, squid, scallops, clams, and many other items I would find at Hong Kong Market in Chinatown. Parking is way easier and more spacious in comparison to the ones in Joong Boo and Hong Kong Market. "Suki" rewards card uses the points system. I'm assuming once you've accumulated a certain number of points, you can use it like cash and redeem for free stuff. The cashier at checkout can sign you up. SC is quite fun to poke around. I personally will avoid coming here on the weekends, especially if you're planning on eating at the food court.

First visit was not so good, I got a medium bangus (whitefish) Sisig (casserole) but the container was only 3/4 full? For $7.75, I felt that it should have been filled to the rim. I also bought 3 chicken and 3 pork skewers. However, when I got home, 3 skewers were missing - forcing me to drive back. What a hassle! Note: All six skewers were really good with a little siracha sauce. Plus, with all of the people there, having to wade through them all....oh let me back up...finding parking was like hitting 3 numbers on Mega Millions - they've got to fix this. Now my second trip, was much better...I was able to pull into a spot in a millisecond and walked right in to order food from Noodle Town and found seating - that was a nice experience. By the time I finished, the place was filled to capacity. The men's restroom was new and clean which was surprising considering the number of people at the store. I finally picked up some puto (not the Spanish type), which are white rice cakes and ran to my car, jumped in and put the peddle to the metal. Yes, someone was already waiting for my parking spot. I'll be back at an odd hour (perhaps Monday at 2:00 p.m.) so that I can avoid the crowds.

I love the food court when you first walk in. There are 4 (5?) separate stations where you can get grilled food, fried food, noodle dishes, bubble tea, etc. The grocery store itself is also very clean and reasonably priced. You can get a lot of hard-to-find Filipino items here.

It's okay huge selection of various assign goods. The fish department was a little fishy smelling, although Monday would most likely not be the day to purchase fish. I think they need help in the food court , painstakingly slow lines. Looking g a little grungy for a new store. They have a cool selection of exotic produce also in the frozen selection . They have yummy Japanese ice creams as well . Parking was pretty good today.

Every time I pass it by on 94, I see the parking lot is full. I imagine this place must be exceptional for all the people to be there. To be honest, I'm not that impressed. Perhaps it's the food court offers delicious food? If it is, I will definitely try it next time I'm in the area.

I was looking forward to checking this pace out. From the outside and when you first walk in you think you are in for an incredible experience! It's a large space open, modern and clean. Started with the food court, I had rice and BBQ chicken and side of pork stew. The pork stew was good but chicken was too sweet! $8.99 so decent value but would have been better with some veggies. The produce department was disappointing as a lot was not so fresh and overpriced compared to Assi or H-mart also not as much to choose from. Frozen section was pretty good and was freash meat department. The Fish department was really cool and well layed out. We got some shrimp $8.99 LB and fresh Sea Bass $6.99 LB good prices and super fresh. They clean and fry for free if you want. You take a number and wait. Staff could be a little friendlier! However the cashier was super nice.

I'm so happy that Chicago is getting some major Asian grocery chains other than H-Mart. Come on Ranch 99! Waiting on you! I came in here to mainly eat at the food court because I was craving Filipino food. But since I was in here I ended up buying some Polvoron to munch on. Things I liked: The food court had a nice mix of Filipino dishes and classic restaurants, including Jollibee. The fish area is cool and there's quite the selection. I also liked the bakeries inside. Things I didn't care for: I was a little disappointed in the produce section. Yes, you can find the majority of the stuff you're looking for, but some of the items I saw seemed a little old. Also, the store overall felt a little dirty to me. For something that's only been open for a year or so, I expected it to be cleaner. A lot of the ready-made hot food and cold drinks to go (coffee jelly!) were all sticky and looked like they've been sitting there for awhile. I'll come here because it's the biggest and best Filipino market in the area, I just wish they take better care of it.

This supermarket/restaurant is all over California. They specialize in ethnic Filipino foods, fruits, vegetables & unique food items. I've always been impressed in the ones I visited in San Francisco, Los Angeles & San Diego. This one in Chicago is fairly new & it did not disappoint. My only regret is they have not opened one in Jacksonvllle, Florida home to many Filipinos. Seafood City also houses two bakeries Red Ribbon, Valerio's Bakery and a Jollibee fast food restaurant, all well known to Filipinos. My favorite section is Grill City where they have chicken or pork skewers, grilled fish like salmon or tilapia and many other items. They also serve unique vegetables like bitter melon & taro leaves. The food is always fresh due to fast turnover, The flavor reminds me of my native land Philippines. The place is not fancy. It's so popular that it's hard to get a seat on weekends. They're not quick in cleaning tables hence my rating which could have been a 5. The store has its own parking lot convenient for their patrons. Hey Seafood City please come to Jacksonville Florida.