Hankook Supermarket is one of my favorite Korean supermarkets. This supermarket is clean. There are some cooked foods and plentiful products. Many products are imported from Korea. If you want to... More

Hankook Supermarket is one of my favorite Korean supermarkets. This supermarket is clean. There are some cooked foods and plentiful products. Many products are imported from Korea. If you want to buy some Korea made clothes or stuff, Hankok is worthy to visit. Moreover, prices are reasonable. And some of product prices are cheaper than the other Korean supermarkets. Most of meat prices are cheaper than American supermarkets.
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Being an asian, I go to asian supermarket every week. There are several asian supermarket in bay area but Hankook supermarket is one of my favorite. Though it doesn't has as many things as some... More

Being an asian, I go to asian supermarket every week. There are several asian supermarket in bay area but Hankook supermarket is one of my favorite. Though it doesn't has as many things as some chinese supermarket, it is more clean and the price is also good. They also sell some cooked food and most of them taste good. I will definitely highly recommend this place.
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unbeknownst to me, in recent years asian-american youths had started calling the stretch of el camino real between santa clara and sunnyvale "k-town" or "korean town" as it has, as well as many... More

unbeknownst to me, in recent years asian-american youths had started calling the stretch of el camino real between santa clara and sunnyvale "k-town" or "korean town" as it has, as well as many south asian businesses, many korean businesses. heh, if harold and kumar go to white castle were a street instead of a movie, it would be el camino real! you can quote me on that! heh... anyway, el camino real has 3 major korean supermarkets and several little mom and pop grocery stores that are almost anachrostic. after all, in this day and age, the serious chef in search of asian ingredients doesn't look for the "oriental grocery" with the tiki tiki font sign, no! he/she goes to the asian supermarket! hangook market (it's more accurately romanized as "hangook market" as opposed to "hankook market.") _is_ one of the cleaner of the three and the biggest. inside, you'll find a vast produce section, a wide variety of meats and fish, an awesome bakery (bbanggeubneun maeul [aka "baker's village"], which can also be found down el camino real at halford), a nice selection of banchan, and a nice selection of marinated meats. the frozen and packaged foods sections are great as well. i suppose those not as familiar with korean cooking might stick to those packaged foods and premade dishes. that brings me to the next point: hangook market has a good "deli" area, that is a good place to get prepared food, more likely for lunch than dinner. come here and enjoy some some excellent kimbap (korean roll "sushi"), soondae (pork blood and rice sausage), dduhkbokki (spicy rice cakes... although i can make some better myself), etc. i'll say _this_ though, galleria market down the street also has a good "deli" area and decent bakery. the kimbap is better at hangook market though.
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I have been to many of the asian grocery stores around here. being that I am Chinese myself, and this Korean grocery store is by far my favorite. Unlike the Chinese supermarkets around here,... More

I have been to many of the asian grocery stores around here. being that I am Chinese myself, and this Korean grocery store is by far my favorite. Unlike the Chinese supermarkets around here, which are usually not that clean and smells like fish, Hankook is VERY clean, like your good ol' American Safeway, and has an amazing selection of food that you can't easily find elsewhere, especially important Asian/Korean goods, including produce, pre-marinaded meats, freshly prepared korean condiments, noodles, canned food, asian drinks, and fresh sashimi fish. The produces/meats are a lot cheaper than American grocery stores, and just as fresh. They even sell (imported from Korea) clothes, shoes, stationaries, CDs, cosmetics (Shiseido/Lanaige), and gifts in small boutiques scattered around the store.
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