Park to Shop

Came to the US a couple months ago for college and thought that I wouldn’t be able to find a local Asian super market like the ones from home but a friend of mine suggested this market, I didn’t really think that it would be as nice as the ones we had back home but boy was I wrong, i was able to find snacks, noodles and other products like the ones we had in china, but that wasn’t the best part. They had live fish in the tank like Tilapia, Large-​mouth bass, and etc. also had Live lobster and Blue crabs, more importantly the prices were much cheaper compare to the other Asian markets I’ve been to but the quality was the same, some were even better. The aisles were organized and workers were pretty friendly. Overall experience was Great, and really nothing for me to complain about.

So Park to shop just added a new restaurant inside. It’s a really small cute shop that is cook to order. It is a really good price. This bowl was only 5.99 and it was really good! It’s also looks small but the portions are actually pretty big! In terms of a small shop like this (very market like) I think that it’s pretty good. I think the idea of the store is cute as well. It’s a spin off of a small food tent in a market.

heard about the store a couple months ago when was talking to friends, and they all said it was great. so i decided to visit the store and surely was not disappointed, the vegetables were fresh, and had fresh fish still alive in the tanks. their stuff on the shelves were a lot cheaper then the other Asian markets i visited before which is always awesome. i was surprised to find that a lot of the comments said they had bad customer service but when i visited the workers were nice and helpful, and they knew what i was asking for. i would definitely visit again very soon.

This place opened earlier this year, and I thought it would be a great place to shop for asian food stuffs since it’s a lot closer to my house than CAM is. However, we were quite disappointed when we found out that their products are not up to par. We aren’t expecting Whole Foods quality, but a lot of the vegetables and fruit are not fresh. This alone wouldn’t ding this place down to 1 star, but like another review had hinted at, the employee’s here do not know what customer service is.
We come by here instead of CAM only if we need some small things, like for cooking oil or instant noodles. Recently, we stopped by to pick up some ramen. Turns out that these ramen are past the expiration date by a few weeks. Okay, so someone forgot to take these off the shelf. We usually don’t keep receipts on small purchases, so we went back expecting an exchange or store credit.
Upon returning to the store a few days later, we took careful attention to scan the expiration date on the same brand of noodles that come in packages of 6. Turns out their entire shelf was expired, some even months instead of weeks. After we let management know about this, instead of apologizing and offering something in return, they asked straight for our receipt and even had the nerve to tell us that they were going to charge us an extra 10% for store credit. When we told them that this was just a few days ago and that their product is sitting on the shelf with an expiration date months old, they tell us that it’s our fault for not checking. Not only that, they are selling these expired products on purpose at a slight discount without warning.
For the record, we did get the full store credit after some arguing but it was not a pleasant experience. Needless to say we won’t be coming back.

Pathetic. Writing this review just in front of the shop. Bought Tilapia fish and asked the person to clean and cut. He started screaming and refused to cut it. When contacted customer care, she said we don’t cut fish, you have to cut it. I bought fish with clean and cut without any problem from the same shop multiple tomes. I would not recommend anybody for sure. They need to learn how to deal with customers. Horrible experience.

Ahhhh! Heide, where are you?! Oh wait, China.
I’ve had P&S marked for several months, and since I was in the area, why not. Since I do not know Chinese, I wasn’t looking for anything specific. I basically perused the aisles just checking out what’s to offer. I did recognize many of the sweets and candies (got many things when I was in China last year), so I got a few fruit chews.
This store had a pretty snazzy produce selection. Holy cow, talk about mushrooms! I was totally taken back when I noticed lotus roots — I just had an Indian dish with tofu and this root, last night. Amusing! When I get the recipe from Ranajoy, I’m sure I’ll be back.

Very very bad. lots of items are without date. bought a packet of eel
was produced by sept., 2011. this place just opened 2 months. used to feel it is a good choice except for CAM. but it is not. very bad and very disappointed. will never come back anymore.

I know they just opened up and hopefully just getting the kinks worked out but a couple of caution, please make sure you read their refund policy especially on food items. I purchased some items that a few weeks ago probably was good but it started to get hard and loose it’s moisture so it’s a very dry cake/​bread. You have to return within 2 hours or else your out of luck and the food is not cheap.
Just be cautious and know what you will get into. I hope this is not going to be regular occurrence of selling dried out food.

After finding out this pace opened on Unilocal,I decided to stop by to see how this new Asian Market compares to CAM and others. The layout of the space is very similar to CAM, although it is shaped more like a rectangle (the aisles are longer compared to CAM). Maybe it’s because they just opened, I find the whole store to be slightly more organized and cleaner, and I agree with other reviewers that the whole market is very bright.
The veggie and fruit section is well stocked with lots of varieties. By the end there is even some fresh raw noodle products (not the deep fried kind), which I will surly buy some next time. I am also delighted to find the seasoning aisle with everything I need, they also have a good selection of brands for the same type of seasoning. The butcher is located at the back of the store, with similar display like CAM. The service was great, it was a slow Monday night and the butcher patiently helped me with all the little demands I had. I would say their meat is decent, it seems pretty fresh to me. (btw I don’t know if anywhere else sells rabbits, but it’s surprisingly an option here in the cooler).
I did not check the other sections very well, the cookware section seems to offer a bit less varieties compared to CAM, but it’s decent. The frozen food freezer seems to offer similar products compared to other Asian markets.
Overall, I’m glad to have a new Asian market open at Columbus, it’s a decent place to be added to my grocery shopping options.

Weird name… wonderful store!
Park To Shop is a small Asian grocery chain with other locations in Detroit and Cleveland, and although they specialize in Chinese goods, they represent the whole continent well.
I really love this store. Here are the standouts for me:
+Absolutely gorgeous produce. None of that shady looking stuff you sometimes find at Saraga. The prices on produce were great too.
+They have a lot of truly unique items that you don’t find everywhere (e.g. balut, duck eggs, etc.).
+Their meats and seafood looked extremely fresh; I didn’t try any this time, but I totally would.
+The store in insanely well organized. It’s huge, bright, colorful, and thoughtfully laid out.
+The porcelain selection here is beautiful! Sometimes I think this is an afterthought at other markets, but not here… really fantastic pieces at good prices.
+The people are lovely and very helpful!
+Their taste in music is excellent! Current pop hits while I shop? Yes please.
I think Park To Shop is on par with CAM, but maybe a bit nicer and cleaner. If you love Asian markets as much as I do, this is a must-​try!
And can someone please explain the name to me?

Saw on Unilocal that this new Asian grocery store opened, so I went shopping here about a week ago. I believe the building that they’re in used to be a Hobby Lobby.
They seem to have a pretty good selection of well organized Asian grocery as well as fresh veggies, meat, and fish. Based on photos it looks like they have a deli section too where they sell roast duck? I went in the morning around 10am though and that area was closed/​empty.
Their pricing seems to be on par with CAM on Bethel.
What surprised me is that they don’t sell alcohol of any type. I like to grab exotic-​ish beers when I go to ethnic supermarkets like this, so that was a bummer.
All in all though, I don’t know if this store really differentiates itself that well from CAM. Well, I guess the one thing that’s different is that traffic around Park to Shop (161 & Sawmill) is considerably worse than around CAM (Bethel & Olentangy River Rd).

This seems to be part of a chain, or at least they really have things together with employee uniforms and signage. It is a pretty typical Asian grocery– clean, organized if you have some idea what you’re looking for. Still no woks– weird that Asian markets don’t have woks. Anyway, the selection is pretty good in all the categories I looked at. I didn’t get any produce or meat, but a quick glance showed those sections are pretty good too. I ended up with some noodles, sauces, and snacks. Prices are reasonable. Staff is friendly. I’ll be back.