New Golden Sparkling

Cashiers here are fast and reliable. I love going here for their clams it’s right there and you get to pick which clams you’d like. I was making clam pasta so the recipe called for 5 dozen clams per 16 ounce of pasta. I ended up getting 3 dozen and I hand selected them so they’re really cool about that at $ 5.49 per pound I paid $ 9.78. I would’ve bought more had they had more. But the ones they had left were smaller than I would’ve liked. I also bought two spaghetti pasta boxes and they were decently priced like $ 3 for two. Its great and conveniently located next to the train station. But like someone said I don’t know why there are always men smoking by the door I think they’re watching the fruits but don’t want to be near the fruits in case the smoke contaminates the fruits so they’re right by the entrance door and idk about you but I don’t like second hand smoke. But other than that they have a great seafood selection like crabs, stone crabs, king crabs. I once bought shrimp here but it wasn’t as fresh so I only buy hard shelled seafood here.

Overcrowded chinese supermarket with all your hotpot needs. Came here and spent about 30 $ for an abundant amount of meat, fish tofu, lobster rolls, veggies, etc.
The cashiers are not distracted and they work as hard as an asian factory shop. Just kidding, lets just say these are the type of cashiers you love at long line shops.
Only thing they lack is a bit if english communication, but thats definitely understandable.
p.s.
They have some dank men (young/​old) that smoke cigerattes for days like some kind of pepe outside of the parking lot entrance which is really unappealing and makes me wanna U-​turn my way out the fog of «i get it you vape» type smokers. Jk thats harsh everyone has their reasons.
Wow what a long review for a chinese supermarket!
I am such a nice guy ^^

Not my favorite spot, but sometimes you need to come here for items they don’t sell in traditional markets.
A lot of things aren’t cheap, like proteins, eggs, so may be best to hit up an actual supermarket with sales. Also don’t have varieties like almond milk. Pretty basic here.
Has has a fish/​seafood market — right when you walk in you see tanks of things moving about! Because of that, the entire place does often have a funky fishy smell, and the floor can be wet, which is gross. The smell fades the further you move into the store. So does the wetness. Still, maybe don’t wear flip flops.
A lot of produce for cheap prices — when tomatoes are in season, prices are well under $ 1 (as low as 80 – 90 cents per pound), and to make a homemade tomato sauce, this comes in handy. I love the variety of mushrooms, not just the standard baby bella or white button. (Shiitake, oyster, etc).
Bags of onions. Super large yams. Potatoes. Broccoli crowns and scallions often look better than other markets. Peppers are usually rotting and soft. A lot of the fruits are on the outside stands.
Cramped aisles, so you will knock into someone as you pass by. Customers are rude and don’t care if you need to get by. So if you understand that’s how they operate, don’t be afraid to nudge or shove someone else if need be. Maybe not a preggers person — that’s a social faux pas.
Their «bakery» area actually has very soft and fresh bread loaves. We picked one up to make garlic bread once, since this was the closest place to me. They sell a lot of staples, like salad dressings, cereals, cooking oils, flour, sugar. Have plenty of shumai, dumplings, potstickers to choose from in the frozen section. Packaged noodles, sauces like my favorite black bean/​garlic, chili sauce, and others like oyster and fish sauce, etc.
By the registers there are snacks like Oreos and other cookies treats, as well as newspapers.
Workers don’t really speak English, although the younger cashiers do know the basics, or at least understand enough to nod and point out something. Customer service here is not really valued, typical of overseas/​Chinese businesses, but I understand culturally they probably work long hours, very menial labor, and aren’t there to smile or hold your hand like other places. Pick out your stuff, shut up and pay, basically. Good luck trying to argue over a price you saw. So if you understand this, then that’s not a problem. And once you’re rung up, move quickly! I always try to grab my bags and my receipt and walk away, but people are always moving fast here, so you will be jostled. Heaven forbid you want to put your receipt in your wallet!
I only come here when I need to.

Pros: It’s near the train station, very convenient. Very fast cashiers, fresh vegetables, good selection Asian frozen foods
Cons: fruit often of lower quality and not particularly cheap. A number of times I have bought fruit like berries that have been a little rotten or moldy inside the package. I recently bought 2 packages of donut peaches and when I bit into one that evening it was all brown inside, all of them. The surface of the fruit looked fine. I thought of returning them but they have an unreasonable policy that it has to be returned within 2 hours of purchase. Not cool.
Fish and meat of ok quality, priced a little on high side.
Staples such as oil, soy sauce, Chinese cookies and crackers higher than other markets in the area.

If New Golden Sparkling wants to be sparkling, then management here seriously needs to clean the windows. This large Asian grocer has the dirtiest windows I’ve seen anywhere, as if someone had spray painted them with filth. Once you get past them and enter, you find your general array of produce, from vegetables and fruit to ramen noodles to frozen roti. The vegetables and fruits varied in quality, some appearing old and some very fresh. Pricing was comparable to places in Elmhurst. Other Unilocalers mentioned that it was dirty. At the time I went in, there was a worker cleaning the floors and appearing in every aisle I was shopping in, and it was still busy with people shopping after work. Either he wanted to impress me or thought I was leaving a trail of debris! Thus, the floors seemed clean but somehow, the walls and some shelves did not. Perhaps it was the fluorescent lighting that made stuff look dinghy. The fresh fruit and veggies didn’t look bad at all though I still had the general sense that the store was grimy – those black windows etch an indelible memory. I came in because it was convenient to the train station and I was in the area and needed some peppers, which were very fresh. A place I would visit again for convenience if I were in the area for packaged items like dry noodles or canned foodstuffs but I would definitely not pick up any prepared foods from.

One of the cashiers, the one usually on the counter row furthest from the main entrance, is so overtly unreasonable and rude that she flatly refused to acknowledged my request for apology after she slammed my products on the counter. She would not even look me in the eye while she continue to slap the goods on the counter belt. It was witnessed by several, and all the staff were in cahoots, claiming they don’t know her name when I looked for a manager to complain — and needless to say, no manager was to be found. I understand it’s a tough life and I always make excuses for service staff — ask my friends, but this one incident has made me avoid this place unless I really cannot help it. I don’t demand even a smile, but why should anyone endure unnecessary rudeness and still have to pay for it?

I’ve grown to despise this supermarket. I continue to go here because it’s cheap and close, but otherwise I absolutely dread setting foot in here.
They don’t keep the place clean anymore. There’s always a ton of unidentifiable liquid around the seafood section and in the shopping baskets. They don’t keep anything covered, things that I think qualify as pre-​made food. Yet they are somehow always cleaning, always while still open, often during crowded times when they have to maneuver rudely around customers.
The lettuce is filthy, the bell peppers are always bruised and sometimes rotting. Flies are everywhere.
I haven’t come across an employee who speaks English since my review.
The tomatoes, string beans, broccoli, onions, jalapenos, garlic, mushrooms– most of the produce are still good quality and reasonably priced.
But hold your breath, don’t wear flip flops, don’t come to browse, don’t come with questions, and don’t touch anything you don’t have to.

This is one of the best Asian supermarkets in all of NYC. They have high volume sales so everything is fresh. The cashiers are nice and fast. A lot of excellent selections on Asian vegetables, snacks, frozen foods, sauces, noodles, drinks, and a great butcher and fresh seafood section.

TGood thing about this Chinese supermarket is cheap. They have Asian products I appreciate like Natto, but I am not a fun of this place because;
* They are not good at cleaning. In fact, the floor looks dirty and as soon as I enter, it stinks so bad. I have to hold my breath especially at the entrance area. Is it because fish section is near entrance? I don’t know. I saw a crab was crawling on the floor. A shrimp was jumping on the floor. I felt bad to the crab and shrimp.
* Most of vegetables and fruits don’t look fresh. Many of them have scratches or dents. When I was choosing ginger which is packed on Styrofoam trays, I saw live little flies inside. When I bought some Avocados, they were overripe.
* I feel like they are lazy. (I noticed they have run out of Japanese chapsticks before I moved near this supermarket two years ago. They haven’t restocked them yet. These chapsticks were affixed to heavy paper and customers rip it to purchase. The heavy paper doesn’t have any chapsticks on it for at least two years and the color is fading by the cashier. It is depressing to see every time I pay. Why they don’t throw that away?)

This supermarket has really cheap fishes, but make sure check the fish before buying them, some of the fishes are not so fresh. The vegetables are not as fresh as the ones from Hong Kong supermarket. The cashiers are not so friendly. Too bad this is the only supermarket near by me. The good part is they have some varieties of south East Asian food, like Malay Mee goreng, Thai tom yum soup paste, and more. So please give a try especially if you are from south east Asia.

How in god’s name is this place not shut down?
New Golding Sparking Incorporated is my main grocery store (because of location) but I would gladly opt to walk to Target or even take a bus to Stop&Shop instead because NGSI is LACKING in fresh/​clean food.
They do have some decent things like cheap milk, eggs, and some produce. But basically anything that you consume where parts of it have been exposed to the customers. well you’re taking a risk.
WHY does the outdoor side alley smell like actual sewage? Check out the pics I’ll share for an answer, it literally is the *garbage area*. yet it doubles as a produce department. HUH?
WHY is it necessary to hang signs reminding people not to spit inside? Cultural or not, for the love of god you’re INSIDE A FOOD store, can’t you hock your loogie outside? Most important part of this is I saw this note hanging INSIDE the back employee area. which. I just can’t even.
II feel like I need a shower every time I leave. Might have something to do with customers like the old man I watched hack up flem with an uncovered open mouth directly facing the leafy greens. Or a combination of this, with the above two descriptions. ugh
Where is the health department!!!
To be fair they do have a good selection of lots of things, but the facility and the customers make it a living nightmare.

An adventure in smells, sounds, tastes and tempers.
You don’t need to go to Canal St.‘s Chinatown for some China-​style bok-​choy or bitter melon etc. just visit «New Golden» !
Produce:
The selection of produce here is impressive, the size of each piece of produce is MONSTROUS @ a great price.
Creatures:
Adhering to term FRESH.
Just point to the creature afloat in the aquariums that is viciously staring at you.
They will be killed/​cleaned/​wrapped in short order.
Smells like BigTroubleInLittleChina.
Some may interpret the employees as «mean», unless you realize they may not speak English. Also they are working very hard with menial pay mostly likely.
Just chill & enjoy the culture.

There is some definite sketchiness that I have started to notice. Let’s just say, please be sure to check your receipts and the prices when the cashier is ringing you up.

As soon as you enter this supermarket you are greeted by frogs, eels and crabs, the noise level in this place is so intolerable, you can’t distinguish a normal conversation from a heated argument and don’t get me started on the cashiers! Beyond rude and they handle groceries like they are tossing out garbage. Needless to say im never coming back.

this place is a let down. i remember when this place was kam lum. not too clean, does not have a take out anymore. parking is atrocious and inside is overcrowded. I will still come by but for last minute items. i would take the extra ride to go to a hong kong supermarket.

OK quality produce and fairly large selection of instant noodles. They also have the great green tea I drank all the time in Japan!!!
NEVER buy the 8-​pack mochi (in either red bean or green tea) from here, because more likely than not, it is STALE, STALE, STALE. I bought them several times because it’s the ONLY place around my neighborhood I can get mochi and ¾ of the time, I ended up throwing it out because they were so stale and nasty.
CLEAN YOUR FREEZERS OUT!!!

First off, how can you not love a store with only three adjectives for its name? It’s not New Golden Sparkling Supermarket, nope, just New Golden Sparking.
This isn’t a one-​stop supermarket if you want standard American fare, though they do stock some American products. I love NGS for two things: seafood and spices. I think it’s kind of fun to watch them catch a live Tilapia, bash it on its head and fillet it up for me. When you get home to cook it, it’s still warm from being alive. Now that’s fresh! They also stock all kind of other sea creatures, about half of which I’ve never heard of.
NGS is great for spices too… tons of curry. They also have a full aisle dedicated to sauces.
If you’re not used to an Asian supermarket, the overwhelming smell of fish might be a little off putting upon your entrance, but trudge forward. You’ll get used to the smell anyway.

It’s slightly pricier than the Asian markets located in Main Street, Flushing. Golden Sparking used to be cheaper, but I guess the recent renovation had something to do with it. The choices range from Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese and Filipino.
Prior to the renovation and name change (Used to be called Kam Lun Supermarket, already been noted by another reviewer), I used to get frozen seafood here at a good price.
The pro is that it’s cleaner, not as crowded and nearby the bus stop and subway. The con is that the workers have become more rude since the renovation.

Previously known as KamLun Supermarket where we frequently shop for Asian produce, fresh fish, meats and Seafoods. They sell Thai, Filipino, Japanese, korean, products aside from Chinese for years. It’s been our neigborhood Asian Supermarket with a parking lot for customers at the back and a coffee shop too.
A few months ago… a massive renovation took place, knocking down the coffee shop and rearranging the aisle adding more products and widening the spaces for fresh produce and seafoods section and more selection of fruits and baked goods. I am not sure if there are new owners but the new name of the grocery is mind boggling «New Golden Sparkling Supermarket» Can they not think of a better name! Too Intricate to remember… I still call it Kam Lun… for short… It’s now wider, cleaner and have more variety but the Coffee Shop is gone… miss my hot buns and coffee in the morning… on my way to work…
Well, can’t have everything… I love that their Dungeness crabs are always available at a very affordable price… I just bought half a dozen today…

My grandmother lives in Elmhurst so I’m always in this area. I don’t always get to hit C-​town in Manhattan, so I’m very appreciative that I can drop by this market to pick up some ethnic ingredients and cheap produce every now and then. The location is ideal, right next to where the bus stops and the Grand Avenue R train station. The market is clean and the prices are very good, coming very close (and sometimes matching) Chinatown Manhattan prices.
The store has definitely been renovated since its previous owners were in there. Its aisles are wider, the store arrangement makes more sense and they now have regular debit/​credit card scanners so it’s not a «cash only «business.
When the previous store closed I was worried but now that New Golden Sparkling is here, I’m much relieved and happy with having another choice of venue to shop for Asian ingredients.