US Supermarket

Came here a couple times before. The place was wide. Whenever we come here, we only care about their promotions.

I’m not sure WHY this place is being tagged in Unilocal as a department store, but US Supermarket is a large Asian grocery store. Anyway, this supermarket is «off the hook» when it comes to anything Asian. Their produce is fresh; the butcher shop has all the meats you can possibly think of; and the seafood and fish counter has the variety you want.
My mom and I practically bought the whole store! We bought baby bok choy, bitter melon, and okra, just to name a few. We bought pork loin and fresh boneless chicken breasts from the meat counter. And, we bought mussels, littleneck clams, large shrimp, a couple varieties of fish.. . amazing place!
For the most part, the store aisles are kept neat and orderly. You can pretty much find all the necessary spices, sauces, and delicacies to make your favorite Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, etc. cooking. Let me just warn you that this market does get very crowded, so be prepared to find parking outside of the small parking lot.

What I like here at US Supermarket is the selection of fruits all displayed in front of the store. Also at the side entrance as well. Oranges 5 for a dollar. Clementines for $ 4.99. Lucked out in this area there are two Asian Markets in the Neighborhood and not too far from the subway station. There are two more Asian Markets heading toward Queens Blvd/​toward the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Fruits are abundant here and lots of choices to select from. Make sure you find the ripe ones as for vegetables make sure you check out prices which tend to fluctuate on weekdays versus weekends and also if they are older and have been on shelves they will mark it down.
Find the guys at the meat section to be a bit difficult for they make customers go from one area to the next to get their meats. Why can you not have one guy get all the products for the customer. Not know for customer service with a smile that is for sure.
Cash register is fast and quick with ringing you up.

close to the train and close to home, so it’s super easy for me to get to. the prices aren’t the best but still a good deal, but it’s always crowded and people are always shouting at one another.
I’m usually able to find what I need, but on the rate occasion I find that the fruits and veggies seen a bit … old. the bell peppers would have great color but be all sad and wrinkly and sorta puckered.
in short, star off for sad looking foods but otherwise a great store

The store has a good section of groceries, but the help are nasty, they favor Asian customers. They do not except bottles, or cans returns for deposit. This in violation of city, and state law in New York, for a grocery store that charges a deposit when you purchase same. They refuse to discuss this. They do not take returns.

i go here because they have a parking lot. thats basically why they get my business. but i have to say the selection and prices are better at some other markets that are close by.

I recently moved to Elmhurst, NY and this is the best thing that ever happened to my life: walking distance to one of the best Asian supermarkets in NY.
Simply the best!

poor service, people working are rude! i was walking on an isle with my 5momth old on the stroller when a guy working there shouted «excuse me» then said «the f**k u slow!» and went straight to the stockroom.

Butcher does a good job but the dude could be a real A-​HOLE! He’s a typical loud mouth Chinamen and I don’t mean to sound racial or anything, it’s just the plain old truth about this prick. I asked for a few pounds of shredded beef first. After that, I wanted a few pounds of pork and the guy suddenly blows up at me for not telling him my orders all at once. He got angry that I told him separately. Idiot was shouting slurs and swearing in Chinese so I yelled back. I’m simply asking for a another order after the first one, how is this complicated or a problem to you (the butcher)? You’re the F’ing butcher, it’s your job to cut and weigh a customer’s order/​request and you gonna throw a shit fit at me because I asked for pork after you finished shredding my beef? The stupid prick literally denied my request for pork at first and wanted to help the next customer. I’m like dude, you expect me to go back of the line (only 1 person behind me) and have you cut my pork later again anyway? Might as well do it now since I’m right in front of you. The butcher is a real dick. I’m DONE with this supermarket. Crappy veggies a real impatient hot headed butcher.

This Chinese and Asian supermarket is very big and my favorite Asian supermarket in this area. This supermarket is right next to Elmhurst station, and there is a parking lot which is also used by restaurants customers next to the supermarket.
Compare to another Chinese supermarket «Golden Sparkling Supermarket» in Elmhurst, their vegetable seems a little bit fresher.
They have very wide fish section. I found fish which I couldn’t find in other supermarket in this supermarket and it was very cheap.
I like that they have a lot of Japanese groceries like seasoning, sweets and so on. One thing I was disappointed was that I couldn’t find Natto which I can easily find in «Golden Sparkling Supermarket.» I asked the worker, but this Chinese guy didn’t know what Natto is and he told me to look for Natto in specific area, but I couldn’t find it. This kind of big Asian super market should carry Natto.

I don’t think service will every improve. Came here a few days ago and wanted to use my rebate credit card. It didn’t go through so the cashier screamed out (instead of walking to another cashier to ask) to another cashier what kindof card is it and can i even use it. Didnt even give it another try and told me i can’t use it. when the card clearly said VISA on it.
Maybe these people don’t know any better.

It’s always packed LOL never fails to be anything less. I guess that’s to be expected when it’s the only supermarket in the area.
PARKING is a pain. It’s shared with all the restaurants in that little area.
The FLOOR is not clean whatsoever. There’s bits of green vegetables everywhere.
Their SELECTIONS are standard. You can find majority of their items in other supermarkets (cheaper too). They don’t have a variety (not even one) of instant chrysanthemum tea bags. They have the ones where you can boil, but I don’t have time for that. The snow peas were a bit dried (not fresh).
The PRICES are hitting the expensive mark.
Today, I went and it stunk so bad I couldn’t stay in there. It was around the snacks aisle. Surprisingly, the raw meat section didn’t have much odor.

This is a large supermarket, but not your standard one. It is full of items that you don’t normally see. Tons of items to make just about any kind of Chinese, Japanese or Thai dish. Loads of noodles, soy sauce, chili pastes and much more to choose from.
The produce section has some standards likes onions, potatoes and carrots as well as the not so standard like bok choy, bitter melon and durian.
The fish counter is quite a sight. A long counter filled with a large variety of whole fish, crabs, clams and lobster. If that isn’t what you are looking for you can also find live fish in tanks as well as frogs and turtles.
The meat counter is equally impressive. Various kinds of tripe and offal as well as your everyday cuts of meat.
One of the reasons I go is that they sell Café du Monde coffee, which you don’t see in your local Stop n Shop or Key Food.
Prices here are in line with American supermarkets and not overly cheap like some other Asian markets, but if you are looking for a different fish or some Asian ingredients you can find it here.

When they first remodeled this place was immaculate. The cleanliness is slowly declining. But if you need fresh vegetables at great prices this is the place for you.
Today, we bought a cauliflower as big as my wife’s head for $ 1.99
Also, fresh seafood, fish killed and filleted for you.
Today we bought 2 live lobsters $ 3.99/lb and 6 blue claw crabs for $ 5.25
Please be aware, they do NOT accept Amex, but they do take MC and VISA.
Limited English spoken, but I do a lot of pointing.
I’m usually there on weekends, I’m the big Caucasian guy.

Your typical ultra busy New york Asian supermarket. I come here to buy the stuff that is not available elsewhere.
Champagne mangoes, durian, Pocky, etc.
The service stinks, as does the smell of the store itself, but thats par for the course with places like this. Notice I gave it a 4 star rating.

New name for the old NY Supermarket is US Supermarket!
But… the Chinese name is «New Dragon Supermarket.»
But… the shopping carts say «Great Wall Supermarket.»
Confused yet?
The first week of grand opening had great prices on many items but now the dust settled and prices are about the same as the other ½ dozen Asian markets in the general area.
Gone is the bakery, dim sum & snack area. Gone is the Sushi booth.
The fruit & vegetable section is still small compared to other places. The fish & meat area is just ok.
Watch out for the slippery tile floors in front of the fish area.
New is the tacky & cheesy «chrome double dragon» decoration at the veggie area.
Overall: it is just another player in the Asian Supermarket; it is just not at the top of my choice.

Finally… this supermarket opened with a new name US supermarket replaced New York Supermarket which was originally Key Food. Well… first I didn’t like the set-​up, very confusing… to the consumers. they had closed the original entrance and opened up a new one right on the middle, so when you go in with your cart you find people exiting it so carts are bumping into each other on the narrow aisle that was created. It’s total chaos. They did not provide enough space from the bins with vegetables to the register where people lined up to pay for their groceries… I find the original set-​up more appealing.
Although there was all the vegetables and fruits I find stuff like Grape Tomato, Baby red Potatoes, Fresh Herbs like Mint, Thyme, Rosemary missing… then I remember it is a Chinese supermarket, of course I won’t find these here… one thing good their Fish section!!! really fresh and very affordable. So I come here mainly for their fresh fish and Chinese vegetables then proceed to Trader Joe’s or Stop & Shop where I get the rest from the meat to the bread, all organic…
Also the bakery and the Sushi place is gone…

Grand opening.
Everything is so nice.
I brought 8 oranges for $ 2.
I brought 6 tangerine for $ 2.
I brought 2 boxes of strawberries for $ 1.50.
I brought a pack of beef jerky for $ 3.99.
I got free samples of chinese cookies, chinese new year candy, and fish balls.