H Mart

[42itous]

I was on my way to the fabric store when I noticed a new store behind the Market Basket. Upon closer inspection, I discovered it's an H Mart. I still didn't know what that meant, but it turns out it's an Asian supermarket with various Asian vegetables and other products I've never seen before, plus a food court, a bakery, prepared foods. Pickled daikon! Stir fried black beans! Giant oyster mushrooms! Much like Super 88, but it doesn't smell of strange fishes! w00t!

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[theloriest.livejournal.com]

I forwarded this on to r_ness if he didn't know about it already. Totally up his alley!

[tirianmal.livejournal.com]

Another friend of mine mentioned the place too. I might have to try it out.

[dancingdeer.livejournal.com]

Its grand opening was this past weekend, and I've heard very good things about it so far. Eventually, we'll have time to go there (yes, probably combined with fabric shopping, too).

[moechus.livejournal.com]

You have a problem with strange fishes? I don't think they smell any worse than familiar fishes.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

True: age does seem to play more of a part in the smell of fishes than whether I've met them before.

[cutieperson]

nice. you'll also be pleased to know that Super88 is tanking and being bought out. i read an article on it yesterday (macthud can give you the link if you want to, as i didn't save it). i can't recall whether H Mart was one of the potential buyers...

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

Has someone actually bought the Super88 chain, last I read they sold the stores to two different companies and now there's a legal battle over which of them actually bought the stores.

The owners of the Super 88 chain decided to invest in their home company of Vietnam, but it's costing way more than they expected to their attention (and money) drifted away from the Super 88 stores.

[cutieperson]

what i read said that two independent folks say they each bought one of the three stores and there is a lawsuit over it because another chain says that no, they bought all three remaining stores.
regardless of how it pans out, it seems like someone(s) new will come in and revamp.

[jbsegal.livejournal.com]

Next time you're coming up this way, we should have lunch. :)

I want to go to the hmart, too. :)

[42itous.livejournal.com]

So we'll have lunch at the H Mart.

I was there before your workday began, after driving majordomo to work so I could have the car for purposes of fabric shopping. :P

I was all ready to go to work this morning when it occurred to me to call in, and my boss said I could take the day off. But I'll be back at work tomorrow.

[truthspeaker.livejournal.com]

Does it smell like durians? If it doesn't smell like either strange fishes or durians, then how are you supposed to know it's an Asian supermarket?

[42itous.livejournal.com]

I saw durians, but I didn't smell them. I suspect the reason it doesn't smell of anything is that it just opened last weekend.

[truthspeaker.livejournal.com]

Give the durians time to lend their familiar scent to the market. Only then will it truly be authentic. :-)