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k1lk1 t1_j4lrnd0 wrote

We just got one in Astoria/Sunnyside and it's great.

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shamam t1_j4m6xuf wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,377,956)

Right, the presence of an H-Mart will cause all BEC purveyors to go out of business, because when I want a BEC I think my local Korean grocery.

I don't even know why I bother to respond to these obvious troll accounts.

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ethanarc t1_j4m7idh wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,377,861)

> How do people see this shit and also get mad about Whole Foods/Trader Joes coming to their neighborhood? Local grocery stores make it impossible to root for them.

-/u/areYouMenthol 3 weeks ago

I don’t understand, why are you trolling on this account only now? Most people have separate troll accounts…

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squilla t1_j4m8hgf wrote

Great grocery store. Sunrise Mart + HMart have everything you need

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George4Mayor86 t1_j4mdvmd wrote

Can we get one in Brooklyn? HMart is the biggest thing I miss about the UWS.

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CultofCedar t1_j4mi9l3 wrote

I go to Japan village in sunset which is neat but Hmarts got it all. Multiple on Brooklyn please.

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DataFinderPI t1_j4mjiw2 wrote

Should open one on the corner of 72 and Columbus. Close enough, and far away enough

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yogibear47 t1_j4mvu99 wrote

Amazing store, really glad to see them successful and expanding.

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kiko404 t1_j4n3zf3 wrote

brooklyn next please! i want to be able to buy ice cream from an hmart

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le_suck t1_j4n7763 wrote

Replying to koreamax (#1,379,177)

everything on that strip of northern Blvd calls itself long island city. I don't know who's wrong, but it seems like one side of the street is Sunnyside, one side is Astoria, and the road itself is woodside.

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Sulohland t1_j4ne69o wrote

What's the hype around H mart? someone fill me in because it's like another trader joes

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Ok-Strain-9847 t1_j4nly7e wrote

Got one on Long Island. It basically has 3 parts. Produce for the Americans. Seafood for those that don't get grossed out by that that is still moving. And the rest of the stuff that has labels printed in Korean.

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ooouroboros t1_j4nnb9w wrote

Replying to le_suck (#1,379,863)

I believe Astoria is also technically part of "long Island City'

I think it has something to do to how mail was delivered in queens before it became part of NYC. Flushing is another one that it both a 'town' and a large area encompassing other towns (like I think jamaica).

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neehaha t1_j4nqtk4 wrote

Hmart is great in neighborhood with no other options but they’re expensive.

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thepobv t1_j4ntoq7 wrote

hot take:

h mart is overrated, overpriced.

Asian groceries with smelly seafood section and bunch of staff always putting shit up on shelf with no name but tons of asian ladies customers are far superior.

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Souperplex t1_j4nxhyt wrote

Honestly of all the Asian markets H Mart is kind of overpriced compared to the others. Brooklyn and Queens already have lots of great Asian markets, why is this news?

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sourmilkface t1_j4o2kbt wrote

Replying to thepobv (#1,381,120)

I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s brand new but the prices at this location are absurdly low rn, especially considering what’s going on at other local grocery stores in NYC these days. Same carton of milk is 4.99 at H mart vs 8.99 at the store on my block.

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thepobv t1_j4o3vvc wrote

Replying to citizen604 (#1,381,332)

I knew I was gonna get downvoted lol.

All my asian friends who cooks much prefer Asian groceries owned by Asian families.

All my white friends love h mart and cant stop talking about the book.

Reddit loves to bash on corporates and chains but it comes to somwthing they enjoy they quickly turn a blind eye.

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DonConnection t1_j4o6isu wrote

Replying to thepobv (#1,381,120)

My Korean mother-in-law only goes to H-Mart if there's sales. She complains that it's too expensive otherwise. She usually goes to those smaller independent Asian groceries like you mentioned. She did go to the new one that opened in Astoria often when they had their grand opening sales though.

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drecklia t1_j4obpdh wrote

I just don't get r/nyc obsession with chain supermarkets

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Miki_Dash t1_j4p37f6 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,381,971)

I’ve used the Hicksville, Great Neck and East Williston Branches. Hicksville has the best parking; it’s right off the NSP and LIE which run parallel at that juncture. In the Hicksville location they took over a Waldbaums super center; in Williston Park, they took over where a Grand Union used to be and parking is good; it is a strip mall. I think Hicksville is the largest and parking is good as it is the anchor store there.

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panzerxiii t1_j4qcai9 wrote

Replying to Unusual-Solid3435 (#1,385,809)

Dunno wtf you're talking about, I go frequently and my folks mainly shop there. Might be some trendy dismissable business to white transplants and yupsters, but for Korean families, they are a staple grocery store that carries everything we need. I'll always be happy they're doing well.

They're mainly opening in areas with high or rising Asian populations. They know their target market and expand well. Don't get mad that there's businesses out there that don't feel the need to cater to typical demographics.

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Unusual-Solid3435 t1_j4qcske wrote

Replying to panzerxiii (#1,385,862)

Nice strawman, my problem with them is their stupid yuppie suburban fans that are all over reddit, talking them up like it's the best thing since sliced bread, their nasty smelling fish section, their high prices relative to small business. H mart sucks, if you don't see that, you've never shopped local.

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panzerxiii t1_j4qdg9q wrote

Replying to Unusual-Solid3435 (#1,385,897)

Have you ever been to an H-Mart? Never seen a smelly fish section in any of the locations I've shopped at. Always way fresher and cleaner than Chinatown markets.

Also, unless you're only going to Manhattan locations, the prices aren't really that bad lol, whenever I visit my parents in Queens I come back with a load of groceries because they're cheaper than everything near me.

By the way, they were my local small business since I was a kid, and my parents have shopped with them since their first location. I've literally grown up with them. Sorry that doesn't fit your narrative.

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Unusual-Solid3435 t1_j4qequs wrote

Replying to panzerxiii (#1,385,943)

Sorry that you're obsessed with defending H mart, hope you get better, you got some major brain rot. Average software engineer btw, they're all simps for H mart. Too much money makes your type not care about food quality/price ratios. Hype becomes everything. I would know, I'm a software engineer too and I'm surrounded by you idiots.

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greenthumbnyc t1_j4qeuae wrote

HMart is pretty overpriced comparing to supermarkets that sell the exact same things in Chinatown. Not sure what's so great about it...yes, it is cleaner and more organized than the big Chinese supermarkets but you are paying a ridiculous markup (at least 30-40%).

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Unusual-Solid3435 t1_j4qgljj wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,386,153)

I never delete my comments, must have been an admin or mod, or perhaps reddit just glitching and it will show up, relax ok? Lol I must've really hit a nerve lol

I was right wasn't I? I can't believe you are so mad!

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