Hua Xing Asia Market
2867 Washtenaw Ave, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197
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Address :
2867 Washtenaw Ave
Ypsilanti, MI, 48197 - Phone (734) 528-3388
- Website https://www.huaxingmarket.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :10:00 am - 9:00pm
Specialities
- Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
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Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
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Dave E.
I never would have expected to find an Asian market of this caliber in Michigan! While traveling through with my daughter, we had lunch next door and afterwards wandered through Hua Xing. The moment I walked in the door, the smell took me immediately back to Taiwan, where I've been a great many times. The inventory is enormous - and the quality of everything fresh seemed very high. We walked every single isle, marveling at the great variety of foods on the shelves. We only needed a few things, but I wish I had this store in my neighborhood - there aren't any Asian stores in my area as fun as this one to browse. and spot checking prices, they are very very competitive and downright cheap on a lot of items. Wonderful store! You Ypsiliantians are lucky folks!
(5)Liz W.
I am cooking challenged. My husband adores my cooking, he has no taste though. Mean but honest. Dessert he knows, the rest of his palate is less trustworthy. He is working on it though. I digress... Hua Xing is one of those great ethnic specialty places, they make your culinary efforts easier. Fresh seafood, meats, veggies and a whole host of other top notch usually hard to find type raw ingredients. Combine these with ready made sauces or the necessary items to make your own homemade sauce. They have a ton of jarred items, canned goods, frozen products (love the frozen section), dry goods and mixes - voila an edible semi-homemade Asian dinner is simplified for the likes of me. Great for finding obscure ingredients and even necessary gadgets to recreate beloved foods that have been made for me previously by great friends. They also carry fun snacks, savory as well as sweet. It is so much fun to experiment, try some and you might be surprised by what you find you like.
(4)Heather K.
This store does indeed have a great selection of fresh seafood and grocery goods. However, I was disappointed that I was unable to find Kaffir lime leaves, they were totally out of small fresh chiles, and their limes were literally rotting on the shelf. Half the produce was in terrible condition, other items were very fresh. Galanga isn't available fresh, but they did have three types in the in the freezer section, along with some lesser galangal too. In exchange for bad quality, the produce is very cheap - $1/lb for lemons, $.89/lb for peppers, $1/lb for shallots. Overall not bad, but a little short on fresh Thai items.
(3)Alexandria C.
As far as Asian markets go this one has a very good selection and better prices than some of the smaller stores. They usually have a clearance section, which I would check dates with any item you plan on consuming. They also have a whole section devoted to plating and cooking. That sections includes woks, frier baskets, sake sets, etc. For the most part they have really cleaned up the facility over the past two years. I used to gag going in there, because it used to have a very distinct.... odor. But now it seems like it is somewhat brighter in there, cleaner, and all around a little better maintained. It seems they even opened up the far side to include more of a fresh seafood selection. It's always fun to go there and broaden your culinary horizons.
(4)Attossa C.
Awesome selection of teas. I like to buy black bubbles so I can make my own bubble tea, they don't keep them with the teas, they are in a different aisle. The store has changed a lot in the years since it opened, and has changed noticiably in the past year. Tons of kitchenwares, plates, pots pans, spoons, teapots. I just go for the tea. There is a $5 or $10 credit card minimum.
(5)Dug S.
Most urban Chinatowns are a riot of smells, horrors, and curiosities. Hua Xing packs that experience into a spartan, queasy warehouse where the odds are good that the goods are odd. Whereas modern Korean markets like Manna, Galleria, etc. are fastidious about freshness, cleanliness, and immaculate presentation, Hua Xing cares only that the shelves are stocked with something, anything to buy. Aisle after aisle of endless sauces, teas, noodles, rice, dry goods, and preserved curiosities abound in gloriously American excess. You will find things you never knew existed, or versions of things you've had that differ just enough to inspire morbid curiosity. Don't do it. Rarely does it work out. Old hat for Chinatown shoppers, but be sure to check labels, dates, and contents. Last visit, even the kimchi was moldy (not that you'd buy it here anyway). It's a different standard of food safety being observed, even for packaged / frozen goods - just scoop your loose fish balls out of a freezer, like the bulk food section at Whole Foods. You want fresh, you pick it from a live tank where it is fished out, pulverized on a dirty tile floor, and scooped up retching in the throes of death to be unceremoniously butchered half-alive. Dead things float by in tanks with live things that count their days in terror. Pregnant women, children, and the infirm - stay clear of the horrorshow aquarium! 3 stars not 2, because for all its faults, Hua Xing is still sorely needed here. I just wish to the Flying Spaghetti Monster that we could have had a Lotte or H-Mart instead!
(3)David K.
Hua Xing is a warehouse full of eastern Asian food. They have a lot of foods there that you won't find at most other Asian markets. If you like Asian food, you should do yourself a favor and stop by, because it's really hard to describe how wide their selection in. I read a review where someone notes they have turtle. I haven't seen turtle there, but I believe it. If you told me that they had man o' war, I'd believe you. With that being said, there are a few things that knock them down a few notches for me. Most importantly, their meat and fish are not always well sealed in the freezer. For instance, I was there this morning to buy fish, and some were only half covered in the the bottom of the freezer. Some were in plastic bags, with their tails sticking out... which tells me the bag isn't sealed as well as it should be. And if you ask me, that's not ok. Meat and fish should always be well sealed in the freezer... or else it tastes like a freezer. Completely unacceptable. I just left and waited for Galleria to open, and got my fish there. Second, I have not found their employees to be particularly friendly. Third, they only have two Asian beer selections. You sell turtle meat, but you only have Tsingtao and Tiger for your Asian beer selection? Hua Xing has a huge selection, good prices, and lots of cookware. But not all of their meat is sealed as properly as I would expect from my grocery store and their staff is not terribly friendly, which are the primary reasons I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
(3)Grace K.
The produce section is not very fresh. Plus there's not very much fruit, and a very limited supply of vegetables and greens. Mostly you'll find this Chinese grocery to have canned and dry goods, frozen foods, and Asian kitchen stuff.
(2)Cheerin T.
Well, I do agree that they have a wide variety of Asian grocery but I would rather go to way 1 on Plymouth road IF I WANT TO BUY FRESH MEAT. There were 2 incidents that pissed me off. 1. They close at 9pm. I rushed back from work just to make it in time and arrived the store at 850. Great, I have 10mins to buy what I want but NOPE, THEY CHASED ME OUT. I tried to tell them that I only need 5mins since I already know what I want but to no avail. That was the first time I got chased out. 2. Went to buy some fresh pork ribs and noticed that the ribs were in huge slabs. There was a lady sitting behind the counter watching TV so I tried to get her attention. She saw me and went back to her TV for 10more seconds. Totally felt like an idiot waving and smiling for 30seconds. I asked politely if she can cut the meat into smaller chunks but she did not respond and asked how much ribs I want, I repeated my qn and she repeated hers. She did cut it for me in the end. Long story short. I went home and found cigarette ashes in my meat. Not only in my ribs but my ground pork too. Tried to clean them out but it was everywhere. Threw it away.
(2)Ryan S.
The selection seems to have shrunk over the years at this mostly-Chinese grocer. Even so, it's worth a stop just for their tender, soft, springy and delicious ginger. Hua Xing: Undisputed ginger champions 2015.
(4)Sam G.
I confess to being far more well-versed in Vietnamese and Japanese foodstuffs so this market is not my mecca. For me, I need more noodles, fish sauce, chili sauce, seaweed, sea vegetables, and types of soy sauce (you know, like Tamari, etc.). I also need various types of rice in bulk. From what I can gather, most of this food is Chinese. This doesn't mean that there aren't other countries represented. Just that the selection is limited. The size of this place is substantial and it's not that it has no organization - it's just that I get overwhelmed. I've been in even more ginormous Asian markets (see: Seattle) and have had far less problems navigating. Some of the items bleed over the aisles and there's a lot of hidden stuff on the bottom shelves. As a Polish-American, this white girl just gets lost. The kitchenware is pretty nifty and reasonably priced. There are a few classy gems (see: bowls with cracked glaze). Others are clad with less attractive roses, etc. There is every size, shape, and style of strainer here imaginable. Somehow that got me the most excited. Just a head's up that there are some packaged items like dried fish, meats, eggs, and kelp in the refrigerated veggie room. I fear my unfamiliarity with Chinese food might be subtracting a star. But also I've been in so many Asian markets that I'm not star struck by novelty. So... there you have it. Bigger, in this case, is not always better.
(3)Three Dog Night T.
This place rocks---if you know what you need. English skill sets seem minimal. Yesterday inquiring about roasted seaweed sheets, I got smiles wrapped around non communication, which was alright by me. Seeing the problem, the older clerk called out a bilingual whippersnapper who guided me around. Fresh live croaking frogs anyone? Right! Check out their butchery along with their produce room. A huge selection of housewares round it out. If you're in need of anything, they will have it---somewhere---just need to snag the whippersnapper for some lingo connect.
(4)N P.
This is actually a great market even if you are not Asian and even if you don't cook. I would review this more based on multiple visits with friends and roommates who love this place (they were always able to get packed foods and frozen foods for meals and spices and produce for when they were cooking fresh items). It was the one place everyone went to and they all would give it 5 stars. For me I would give it a 3.5-4 star. It's busy but it's clean and easy to find fruits and vegetables and houseware items. It is a great selection and I like that. The meat section is kind of gross for me and it's different from other grocery stores because it's very open. Of course that section isn't really meant for people like me but it is an eye-opener. In general it is great to have a store like this and even if you don't know anything about Asian cooking it is worth a look. I am sure you will something interesting to take home.
(4)Tara L.
This place is MONSTROUS. Probably the biggest Asian market that I've visited here in Michigan. I remember the first time that I came here back in 2009. It happened to be a Saturday, and it was packed to the limits. Scores and scores of people meandering through the aisles, weaving in and out of each other to avoid crashing into each other. Madhouse to say the least. :) Having spent a lot of my adolescent upbringing in Southern California and my Mom's Chinese home cooking is what I've been accustomed to, I was missing some of that accessibility to create "Mom's cooking" at home here in Michigan. Enter Hua Xing, my problem solver. Tons of variety; a little overwhelming if you're not used to deciphering all the different types of sauces, mixes/seasonings, dried noodles, and packaged goodness. Thankfully, having remembered a lot of the packaging from my mom's pantry, I was able to find what I needed. Soy sauce, rice vinegar, black vinegar, sesame oil, coconut oil, black bean paste. You will be able to find everything from Taiwanese sauces all the way to Indonesian/Southeast Asian sauces. Plenty to choose from; let your nose guide you. Hua Xing also has a large range of instant noodles: Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Indonesian, Chinese - individually packed, or in a cup, you'll find it all here. Heck, if you even want to buy it in the box, you can too! I like their prices for buying rice bags, as compared to a lot of other markets, this place offers the best prices and selection. There are literally 2 aisles dedicated to just rice. It's insane, but I love it. Their fresh produce is basically housed in a refrigerator that you can walk into, but make sure you are wearing extra clothing, or you are in for a cold chill! Selection is okay, but definitely not as good as their packaged sections. I haven't ventured into their fresh seafood and meats section as most of the time, it's mobbed with people, but from the looks of it, the meats look better than seafood. Some of the fish have cloudy eyes, and that's kind of gross. They also have appliances for hot pot, tea kettles, and other household goods. Bonus that they have a section for Chinese herbs and medicine. Anyhow, good solid place to buy seasoning packets, frozen dumplings, sauces, dried noodles, rice, and medicinal products. Bottom line - TONS OF OPTIONS. If you want to avoid the crowds and lines, come here during the weekday. Otherwise, if you come on the weekend, be prepared to wait 10-15 minutes to check out, as there are only 2 cash registers. Tip: Credit card purchases have to be minimum $10.
(4)Diana N.
I suppose when the pickings are slim, they don't have to try hard, and people just are happy there's an Asian market? This place is quite large, but yet the set up is so awkward to maneuver around that they managed to make it crampy. It is a very disheveled and cluttered looking place with aisles sort of like a maze. Their produce is literally in a cooler. You freeze your buns off to rummage through piles of wilted produce. There is a meat department, but pretty much everything has been frozen for who knows how long. However, if you are looking for fresh turtles, this is the place to go. I would say go for packaged, dry goods if you are in the area, but not much else. It's not even close to me, and since I found Way 1 Supermarket, I won't be coming back.
(1)Annette J.
AN ENTIRE AISLE DEVOTED TO DRIED MUSHROOMS. I repeat. AN ENTIRE AISLE DEVOTED TO DRIED MUSHROOMS. Epic. Being that I'm a huge fan of the fungi this made me super excited. As did their most excellent inventory of candy, cookies and crisps. I fully admit that I am a complete sucker for cute packaging and food that looks like adorable animals. This means that I am wont to get lost in the aisles here at Hua Xing picking out boxes of cheeseburger and ice cream cone shaped cookies and gum contained in a containers stamped with cutesy fruit with big eyes. Of course they carry a crazy huge inventory of other specialty foods from across Asian cultures. Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc.,--food staples from all these countries can be found here at the market. They have an excellent selection of frozen fish and seafood products as well as fresh stuff swimming around in tanks, priced per pound and caught fresh for you to take home for dinner. The freezer section also contains a wide variety of dumplings, cakes, and other sweets. And their drink selection? HUGE. Anything you're looking for, they've got. Even better? The price! The cheap seafood and dry goods won't break your bank when you come in here to stock up. In addition to dry and frozen goods they've also got a small produce room with fresh mushrooms, veggies, some fruit, etc. I didn't look too closely at their selection since I didn't need anything but I did grab some beautiful looking button mushrooms to take home. Admittedly I'm not cooking Asian dishes all that frequently but I'd be surprised if this shop was missing any ingredient that you may need for a dish you're cooking up. They've even got durian! (which I avoided buying since I'm pretty sure my family would not be too keen on stinky fruit fouling up the joint). My main complaint about the place is that it's a bit...dark. The lighting in here isn't very vibrant and it's not exactly the cleanest of groceries that I've been to. The fresh seafood smell wafts through the shop hitting you with a distinct fishy smell when you walk in the door and the tanks can make the floor of that section of the store wet and slippery. However, it's a small price to pay for a wide variety of quality goods at such wildly affordable price point. WIll definitely be doing a ton of shopping here when I'm in the area!
(4)Patrick T.
Pretty good selection. I like the butcher meats.
(3)Mei O.
This is definitely my go to Asian market in the A2 area. They will most likely have everything you need in the dried/canned/refrigerated areas. But, it definitely has that Asian store smell (just a forewarning, I'm used to it, some people are put off), the meat/seafood section never seems clean, and the produce section is pretty hit and miss. Great prices, but what is available isn't consistent, and sometimes there will be a whole bin of rotting veggies or herbs. There used to be a minimum charge ($10) for credit cards, but I'm not sure if that's still true.
(3)K. A. R.
As far as Asian foods go, if they don't have it, you can't get it. Seriously. They're been around fo-ever, too!
(5)Wally S.
I had an idea that I wanted to make Pad Thai at home yesterday. Sure, I know. Crazy. Most restaurants can't make good Pad Thai. The best place to get ingredients had to be Hua Xing Asian Market. I thought this would be easy, but boy, was I wrong. I needed fish sauce; the market probably has 100 different kinds of fish sauce to choose from. Same with the chili sauce, same with the rice noodles. What aisle is Tamarind paste in? I don't know, the signs are all in pretty character that I can't understand. I was in a rush so I grabbed a jar of pre-mixed Pad Thai sauce to make up for my ignorance. All humor aside though. This place has it all. If you want any kind of Asian sauce, seasoning, noodle, vegetable, candy, seafood or just about anything else you can think of, this is the place to go. Make sure to give yourself lots of time. You'll be reading jar, after bottle, after can of items to find out what they are. Don't expect lots of help since many of the workers speak no English, just expect the largest and most varied selection of Asian products you've ever run into. And to top it off. They are cheap! Noodles, Pad Thai sauce, fresh bean spouts, a tub of peeled garlic, green onion, cilantro cost me less than $7. I'll definitely be going back here for all my Asian food needs. I need to really explore this market, take in more of the tastes and the smells. It truly is a gift to have this good of an Asian market in Ypsilanti. Was the effort to make Pad Thai worth it. I thought so. Decent Pad Thai if I have to say. To bad no one else in the family cared for it much. I've got lots of leftovers packed away.
(4)Bo D.
I would say this place is comparable in quality, price, and selection to Way 1 on the north side of town. As I stated in my review for that store, I don't recommend buying meat or fish here, but they have a great selection of veggies at excellent value, and will be your only source of many things like canned/dry goods and spices. The traffic around this location can be annoying, but I don't hold that against the store.
(4)Jason C.
I have been to lot of Asian supermarkets and having been to some in China, it brought back a lot of memory when I visited this market. If you have never been to an authentic Chinese store or it'll be your first time, just be prepared. When I first walked in, the smell got to me, but I'm use to it, don't turn away because of the smell, you'll be amazed at the amount of items that's available to you as a shopper. They have live, fresh seafood. This is the only place you can get live eel, frogs, fish, lobster and crabs, along with clams, mussels, etc. They also sell pork belly, ground pork, etc. That's only the one side of the building. Now, I was there couple days ago to look for some specific items. I took the opportunity to go through the store to check out what they had. Primary products they carry are Chinese products, however they also carry Korean and other Asian nation products. Everything from noodles to vegetables to frozen wontons, lot of the stuff you need for our Asian cooking. If you need something, they will most likely have it.
(3)Pete P.
I went to Hua Xing today on my tour of Ypsilanti and stopped in here for a few items. I really like coming here to pick up things like water chestnuts, soy sauce, etc. I come here in Nov. & Dec. to pick up stocking stuffers for my kids as a lot of cookie, crackers, and some of the candy are cheap and interesting. I don't know how some people can be over whelmed by this place. Yes, it's big and there's a lot to look at but take your time, go on a Saturday afternoon and just spend a coiuple of hours in here. It's a lot of fun and you just might find something that you want or something you've never seen before. The only drawback that I can think of is that some of the shelf labels are not descriptive enough fot this Scottish laddie as I don't interpret Chinese at all.But the prices are pretty cheap and I can buy something to try and see if I like it. Give this place a try and explore....it's a LOT of fun!!
(4)Lily P.
The best asian grocery store in the area! Why the prices are good, great selection of snacks, noodles, seafood, veggies, desserts, and random drinks. The prices for snacks that are normally say $3.25 will be $2.50 but it all adds up after you get a lot of groceries. There are a lot of sauces but unlike many other asian stores they have it in different brands and any size bottle you may like. If you want sides for your congee I would recommend Hua Xin asia market. My parents also like to get seafood from this place depending on when the shipment comes in . Asian ice cream here and also a good amount of asian drinks. We get out frozen green onion pancakes here, hot and sour soup mixes, and snacks. Some of the veggies are also super cheap and if you like duck egg, they carry them here too. Its just a fun adventure since the place is huge!
(4)levramosis H.
Love this place. I could wander the aisles for hours and stock my pantry with all of the amazing and interesting treats. Hardest part is what to buy this time.
(4)Pat A.
We had very bad experience at this place, went in to buy Brown Rice and Sesame Seeds, coming home found sesame seeds full of bugs, went back to get it changed and inform them of issue. Manager Steve told us, he can not take any action as owner is not available till week end as he is taking lunch. He confirmed that there were bugs and also confirmed they are still selling that lot. Please avoid that place if you want to remain healthy.
(1)Merlisko P.
Oh yes yes yes. I love this place. This place is my therapy in this hot summer. Not too expensive and plenty of food that i like. I can just walk back and forth and enjoy reading all the can labels. I found that fun. I love this place, say again.
(5)Andi S.
I enjoy shopping at Hua Xing simply because of the huge selection of...everything Asian. The produce is exactly what you need if you're cooking Oriental (can I say that any more? I'm Asian, btw), and the prices are low. I agree with all the reviewers who posted here about the variety of goods sold here. It's great. There's only one thing that really annoys me about this place. When it first opened, there were signs posted all around the register area declaring the store's policy of not accepting credit cards on purchases less than $10. After a while, the signs added blown-up copies of "U.S. business law" defending such policy (in response to customer complaints, I guess?). More recently, the signs are gone, but cashiers still ask you, "do you have cash?" every time you pull out your credit card. In fact, last time I was there with my wife, our purchase rang up to about $5. The cashier looked at me and said, "Do you have cash?" I said I didn't, handing her my card. She then turned to my wife. "Do YOU have cash?" Come on. In the end, what weight does the "shopping experience" have on your experience at Hua Xing? That's up to you to decide.
(3)Jay A.
My new favorite asian grocery store! This place is well organize with variety of products to choose from. My only complaint would be that I had a hard time finding what I wanted because of that : ) Good selection on frozen products. They even have Durian [as a whole thing with those spikes or in individual package], frogs swimming and waiting to be eaten, fresh asian vegetables ect. Just take your time and find good asian foods here!
(5)Sarah R.
With the golden lions out front and the bright red lettering, it's hard to miss this Asian Market when you're driving down Washtenaw Ave. It is really huge for an ethnic market, rivalling the size of some of the smaller American grocery chains, like Busch's. The selection of kitchen gadgets and cookware is impressive. They had almost an entire wall dedicated to more than a dozen different kinds of rice cookers, for instance. There are also scoops, spoons, pots and pans galor. They offer really gorgeous but practical china-- plates, bowls, serving trays, etc.-- for excellent prices as well. As others have mentioned, there's a walk-in refrigerator. They sell some ordinary things you can get in any grocery store, like bell peppers, but also more exotic things, like lotus root. This would be a dream store for anyone with a wheat/gluten intolerance since they make wraps and noodles out of potato, rice, and other vegetables here, and there seem to be half a dozen or more varieties of just about anything you'd want. I had been planning to do some pan-fried noodles and veggies in spicy peanut sauce, and I ended up picking up some noodles made out of sweet potato that intrigued me. They weren't cheap, but if they taste as good as I hope, it'll be worth it.
(5)eddie P.
Felt adventurous on a sunday morning after washing both of my cars... so I went to check out what is the fuzz about this place. As far as impression goes.. It smells like a chinese grocery store, it is as clean as it can be and it is huge. -Can goods and sauces EVERYWHERE. -Chinese veggies that I crave for.. they have it. - ( fatty pork belly meat thing) they have it. It is pretty much a slap of bacon without being cured or anything. It is impossible to find. Very satisfy with the experience except for the attitude from some of the employees.. I guess we owe them something for shopping there... typical chinese service.. what you expect? Besides food, they also sell over the counter chinese medicine ( I guess some asian peeps dont trust american drugs LOL) and simple cookware and dishes. When I was over there, a dude with those rubber meat department aprons was selling some medicine to an old lady.. it was a very funny sight.. =) OF COURSE I will go back.. I got no other choice. haha
(4)Barry T.
Reminds me of markets back in SF Bay Area and Chinatowns - only much bigger (not quite as big as 99 Ranch markets though..) Their limited produce selection (fresh veggies) is sufficient though for everyday cooking - but their stock really varies (mushroom availability is inconsistent, certain types of greens are occasionally out when you visit). Frozen foods and canned goods and all the non-perishables - what a wonderful collection of everything you'll ever want/need. And to echo Eddie P.'s comment below - THE ONLY PLACE TO BUY PORK BELLY in ann arbor - seriously - I scoured everywhere to find pork belly to braise for croquettes during Thanksgiving... it comes previously/still frozen and it's sometimes hard to communicate with the butcher if you don't know chinese (it took me forever to communicate that I only wanted a small slab). This stuff is fatty as hell but it's what's been so popular on Top Chef this past season and you take the stuff and.. oh boy... pork belly.
(5)Colleen G.
I love this store. Yes, it does smell, but it smells like China. Their fresh produce is hit or miss, but the prices sure are good when the produce is good. There is a huge selection of anything you could ever want. Since the selection is so large, it takes awhile to shop because you want to look at everything. The workers are friendly and if they don't understand you, they usually find someone who does speak English.
(5)Emily L.
Hua Xing is the biggest Asian grocery store in the state of Michigan. It's not as amazing as some of the grocery stores in California, but it's definitely the best around here. They have a wide variety of vegetables (although sometimes they look a little wilted, depending on the day), frozen foods (buns with pork or vegetarian filling! tang yuan! zong zi! etc.), chili sauces and other condiments, drinks, ramen, snacks (I once bought chestnut-flavored Pocky here), candy, and even kitchenware. The prices are all really good too.
(4)Lisa W.
This place has everything an Asian market should have, and then more. I even tried to stump it with some Filipino items that I've only been fantasizing about, and they have those, also. The range is incredible. It is so vast I'm not sure where to begin. It's like an unabridged encyclopedia of Asian market goodness. You walk in and to your right are all the non-food items. Shoes! Basket steamers! Decorated soup bowls, kitchen accessories and oddities... then straight ahead is the walk in refrigerator with Asian vegetables. Behind that is the walk in freezer where I happily found longanisa and the same sinigang mix my mother used when I was growing up. They also have lumpia ready for the deep fryer, or the wrappers if you want to go at it yourself. I mostly looked for Filipino fixins but they have an assortment for all Asian ethnicities. In their aisles I was able to find jars of all the halo-halo necessities. They also have an intensive cookie aisle which is a very, very beautiful thing. It's not as beautiful to me as their candy aisle, however, which has the gummy candies that bring tears to my eyes. All the way to your left you go back to nature, where you see live animals, including turtles and eels, ready to rock your crock pot. I also feel this place is reasonably priced. We got a cart full of everything I wanted and it was $75, which is less than our trip to Meijers.
(5)Nancy S.
Good prices$ I have only picked up sauces,and pot stickers. They have a lot of things in this store, from fresh seafood & fish, to rice cookers. when you have a few minutes stop in.
(3)Abby B.
Hua Xing is Ypsilanti's premier Asian grocery store. As others have said, the selection here is staggering! I notice a bit of hesitancy about the vegetable room; don't be afraid, but make sure you examine your product carefully as freshness may vary, I've had good and and not-as-good days there. Among other things, the vegetable room contains a nice selection of mushrooms (oyster, enoki, etc.), a wall of Chinese sausages, extensive collection of greens, the largest green cabbages and carrots I've ever seen, kabocha, whole frozen durian, seasonal chestnuts, preserved eggs, ridiculously cheap bamboo shoots (like, $0.50/lb) and they usually have good fresh cilantro and green onions. Many people have commented on the unusual smell that emanates from Hua Xing; again, don't fear it, there are tasty things to be had! The butcher's area features live tanks of edible frogs, turtles, eels, tilapia, catfish, blue and dungeness crab, shellfish...I usually use their butcher for the ground pork, $1.99/lb. Other things of note - more kinds of frozen dumpling than you can shake a stick at, frozen filled buns, an extensive selection of canned coffee/tea/fruit beverages from all over Asia, an entire instant noodle aisle (I recommend IndoMie me goreng satay noodles, they're addictive), multiple varieties of the sauces and oils used in many Asian cuisines - there are few things that Hua Xing doesn't carry. Prices are entirely reasonable, making this one of my regular shopping stops. If you've never been there, at least drop by and give it a look!
(4)ryan k.
I make a trip out here every so often from Novi to stock up. There selection is incredible. The live tanks are the best. Frogs, turtles, eels, bluegills, bass, lobster, crab, not to mention the live winkles and conch they get every once in awhile. This place is fantastic, where else can you find shark fin's for shark fin soup?
(5)Sly F.
My boyfriend (now fiancé) introduced this place to me after he saw me gleefully preparing myself a $1.00 packet of ramen noodle bought at our local Kroger. In my eagerness, I gloated how wonderfully delicious ramen was to me and how much I loved to eat it, in which he replied; "That is not ramen noodles. That is cardboard with chicken broth." Ruffled feathers aside, after we had bundled up in our coats and he hustled me into the store - my initial reaction to my first Asian market was typical of a sheltered American girl; a hushed girlish squeal into his ear of "Eww what's that smell!" which he graciously answered without correcting my rude behavior. Why, it was the smell of fresh fish, eels, tilapia! Any of those I had always bought packaged and frozen. It was quite an experience. And oh, oh!! The ramen isle, my eyes were bedazzled by the shelves and shelves of imported ramen. We had a ramen feeding frenzy that month, until I was ramened out. We return there regularly now and they are reasonably priced for the items they offer. Unfortunately for someone like me who has no knowledge or reading any sort of kanji, it can be difficult trying to find out what exactly the jars and jars of sauces, mixes, etc are without my fiancé by my side to translate. It's hard, also, for me to find a worker who isn't busy helping someone already - they don't ever seem to be standing around idle when I'm there. This makes it fun to experiment with things though, we (and by we I mean 'I') pick out something and try to cook with it - if we like it, we mark it with a numbering system of 1-10. Note though, keep your bottles, we've bought some excellent sauces and then for the life of us couldn't find it again nor remember its exact name. So that delicious blend is lost to us forever.... You can find some things cheaper at Hua Xing than you could at your Meijer or Kroger. Some fresh vegetables you can't find elsewhere are right there, for a better price (and sometimes more in a pack). Also their items they sell (shoes, dishes, teapots) can be a steal if you keep your eye on them. Overall a great store, keep your eye on what you buy though, like any market some things are more pricey there than they could be elsewhere!
(4)Kristi S.
This is the most extensive Asian market in Ann Arbor and some of their produce has crazy low prices, so for that reason I am a fan. It is also just a fun experience to roam the aisles and look around at their selection. Unfortunately the store has a very pungent aroma. It doesn't really bother me, but it does bother me to bring my 3 year old twins with me and have them loudly complaining that it stinks and they want to leave and go around plugging their noses the whole time. Embarassing. But I'm more than happy to go on my own.
(4)Vi V.
Oh i love Hua Xing asian market!!!! It is big and has most things I want. it has some things that no other Asian markets have and trust me, I''ve looked around - in New York, Philly, chicago, LA, etc. and so I was very thankful Hua Xing provided me with some of my necessities. I come here to stock up on soy beans, soy pudding, grass jelly, Nissin noodles, and my favorite Malaysian condiment: chili sauce.
(5)Eric P.
This is the best place in the area to get authentic Chinese/Asian groceries. They have a good variety of fresh meats and seafoods, and isles and isles of items you will not find anywhere else.
(5)Akhom K.
For an oriental store, Hua Xing, is enormous. You walk in and you are greeted by a larger than life Happy Buddha. His belly sticks out far enough so that you can get a good wipe of the hand as you pass. Hanging from the ceiling you can find red lanterns for Chinese New Year, a Tiger on the top shelf grimacing down at the entrance. Whatever Far Eastern food you can think of, it is probably here. A walk in cooler carries fresh vegetables that can't be found anywhere else around. There are large bamboo tips, water chestnuts, arrow root and so much more. Walk past that, you get to the frozen foods. Rice balls, dumplings, rice cakes, Meada Ice Cream and whole Rhizome? Dried goods are more of the same from other stores, but what makes Hua Xing worth a visit away from your home oriental store? Live seafood! Large mouth bass, tilapia and catfish are stocked in large tanks that are clean and water is clear. Even eel slither around each other and Maryland Blue Crabs are sitting in dozens of boxes fresh from New Orleans every week. The mark up is okay here also, something that you would find in Chicago or New York, not Ypsilanti. They have a great drug counter, prices of rice are extreme but they'll keep you up to date with all the Chinese Holidays. Moon cakes aer bountiful and Chinese New Year candies, there is just an enormous display in the front. This is one of the only places that I found the World Journal available also. It's America's Largest Chinese Newspaper.
(5)Tina W.
This store has a pretty huge selection of Chinese foods. When I need to cook authentic food, I always shop either here or at another place on Plymouth Rd. This place is slightly more expensive though and I'm not a big fan of their vegetable selection.
(4)B M.
I have been making sushi for about three years and eat it at least five times a week. I also occasionaly make Asian dishes. I have been to several Asian grocery stores in southern Michigan in various cities. It seems like I had to go to different stores to get everything I needed. I could not find everything at one store. I found Hua Xing about 4 months ago. I've been back several times since. I have concluded that I no longer need to go to any other Asian grocery store. Hua Xing will be primarily the only store I will shop at in the future. Eventhough I must travel about an hour to get to Hua Xing, it is well worth the trip, when considering their selection and prices.
(5)Erin G.
I've never been to a full-out Asian market before, so I went in here just to look around because I was curious. They really do have an amazing variety of things. Lots of cookware and dishes and utensils that I think are meant for restaurant owners but many things could be used at home too. Good prices on woks, I thought. I wasn't sure about their vegetable room. Everything seemed mostly packaged and it was so cold in there I got out fast. The whole store smelled strongly, but I'm not sure of what, but it wasn't a very good smell, which concerns me. It seemed to increase in intensity when we entered the vegetable room. I think it may have had to do with the seaweed for sale? They have an insane variety of packaged goods...candies, cookies, dried things, fried things, nuts, things I couldn't identify but had cute characters on the packages, etc. They have a very impressive meat and seafood area, with all kinds of specialty cuts of meat, whole pork legs, duck feet, etc. They have lots of live fish, crabs, eels, frogs, lobsters, mussels, etc. for your catching and eating pleasure. I'll be honest, I'm a sissy and this room creeped me out, but it was impressive nonetheless. I was slightly concerned about the cleanliness and freshness of everything, which was mostly due to the previously mentioned smell. It looked clean, but I still had reservations. Maybe someone who's more schooled in Asian markets knows what this smell is and can tell us. I didn't buy anything, mostly because the place was hopping and I didn't want to wait in line, but prices seemed fairly reasonable to me and they have everything you could possibly want for Asian cooking.
(3)Deena S.
For anyone wondering, this place sadly does not have bento boxes.
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