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Chong Hap Market
- Nearest Transit:
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74 St - Broadway (7)
Jackson Hts - Roosevelt Av (E, F, M, R)
69 St (7)
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
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5 reviews for Chong Hap Market
5 reviews in English
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Review from Ravi J.
1/13/2011
Chong Hap is an often overlooked Korean grocery store just a stone's throw away from the Roosevelt Avenue MTA transit hub. It's easy to miss from the outside. But once you are inside, you'll discover a nice selection of Korean goods.
Produce is decent, although the selection may not be as abundant as nearby Pacific. Still, Chong Hap has several items that the other places don't have, namely, Korean radish, Asian mushrooms, Korean cabbage for making kimchi, several types of sprouts, among others.
The fish/meat selection is surprisingly good too, although I may still prefer Pacific's fresher selection.
The real draw is the supermarket kimchi trays, which are seriously delicious and fresh. You can get as much or as little as you want. They also keep a refrigerated section with small tubs of banchan (Korean side dishes) and pre-marinaded bulgogi and galbi. The flavors are authentic and the convenience factor is a strong plus.
The amount of dried goods is also overwhelming. Chong Hap has dozens of varieties of dried noodles, seaweed paper, azuki beans, dried mushrooms and dried Korean banchan items (i.e., kosari, unidentified root vegetables, anchovies, etc).
Do yourself a favor: stop eating out so much at Korean restaurants and start learning how to cook it at home. Visit sites like http://maangchi.com for recipes and use Chong Hap as a nice midpoint alternative to going on a grocery spree in Flushing or Koreatown. -
Review from jocy c.
1/9/2010 12 Check-ins Here
Previous review on here is pretty accurate. My bf (the cook between the two of us) shops at this Korean grocery store pretty often. The prices are a bit pricier than the Pacific Supermarket.
However, the things that we'll get here:
1) Raw Marinated Kalbi
2) Raw Marinated Bulgogi
3) Kimbap
4) Black Soy Bean
5) Fish Filet with Egg - it's like a pan fried fish fillet with egg crust on the outside
6) Raw Sushi Grade Salmon - I usually buy a pack to cut into sashimi at home (or to throw a sushi party!)
They also have a pretty fresh fish selection (not as big of a selection as Pacific Supermarket).
They also have a beef short rib section.
If you are making shabu shabu (hot pot) at home, they can cut the meat into very thin slices at your request.
My bf (and I - though I just tag along) has been shopping here for several years. I only found the place when a korean friend mentioned it. Otherwise, it's so easy to walk past it and not even think twice.
The store has a parking lot in the front, which makes it very convenient.Listed in: An Nyoung, Korean Cravings, Domesticated
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Review from Yvonne W.
New York, NY
7/18/2009
When I first moved to the area a year ago, I decided to explore the Jackson Heights area around Roosevelt Ave. I only knew about the Indian area, but then I discovered Unidentified Flying Chicken, which then led me to discover this great Korean market right across the street.
Most Korean markets I have been to have tended to have slightly higher prices than the Chinese markets I go to, but Chong Hap's prices for produce are actually pretty competitive with other ethnic markets in the area. The produce is usually fresh, and they have a great (but small) selection of prepared foods, like kimbap, japchae, sweet rice cakes/tteok. If you are planning to make your own stir-fried rice cake and want to stick with the fresh stuff (as I would), they also have the long cylinder-shaped rice cakes here (and they are good!).
Their mak kimchi is one of the best store-bought kimchis I have ever had, and my lovely agrees - it made him stop wanting to buy the kimchi he got from the Korean market near his apartment! It does have msg, though, as a warning for those who are concerned, but in small doses I don't mind (haha).
The noodles are organized in a slightly weird way, though. When I was there today, I was looking for sweet potato starch noodles to make japchae, and these dried noodles (all brands!) are actually in a completely separate aisle from the rest of the somen, buckwheat, rice noodles. I've never seen so many brands of sweet potato starch noodles in one place in my life.. and to think that it would have its own section! Just remember that if you are looking.Listed in: Why I Love Queens
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Review from Mari E.
New York, NY
8/9/2011
Today I had very very sad experience at this market. There was nobody at two casher box so I was waiting for the casher man. An Indian man was also waiting after me. Then one middle age short Korean employee came out to another casher box and he said, 'my friend, here' to this Indian man. And they were just chatting. It was very clear that he saw me and ignored me. I was very shocked. This is a fact. And I think this is not right.
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Review from Kathryn S.
New York, NY
7/24/2011
I grew up in this neighborhood and even when I moved out to the city I still came here because there is no acceptable Korean market in the city and this market is very close to the express trains and very easy to get to. However, after going to this market regularly for 10+ years I found out today that their return policy is outrageous and they do not have any respect for their customers. I bought a package of noodles a week ago on Sunday and opened it last night to cook it. There was a very very strong smell of nail polish remover / gasoline with the noodles and they were simply inedible. I put them in my freezer and brought them back to the market today, and while they admitted that the odor was very strong and strange, they couldn't give me a refund because I didn't bring back the product within 2 hours of purchasing it. It was just ridiculous. They told me that only the owner can make the decision on the refund but refused to call the owner. I stayed and kept asking them to call the owner. After about 15 minutes or so, they ended up giving me the freaking $4 back. It was $4 I certainly could have done without and it was less than a price of a cup of Starbucks, but by then it was about principle and I was very offended as a regular customer who's been going there for a decade. From now on, I will be driving to Flushing to bigger markets where they don't have the mom-and-pop feel that I liked so much about this place, but at least I will be treated with respect and where my rights as a customer wouldn't be violated in such a ridiculous way.
