HK Market

Our favorite Korean store! We use to go to Ranch 99. We will never go back. Not because of anything bad, it’s just hard to beat HK Markets selections.

Awesome grocery, great prices, great selection. Now that I live in Burbank it’s much closer than Ktown so I can get all the supplies I need.

EXPENSIVE KOREAN SUPERMARKET. Suddenly you just crave for bulgogi, tofu, or sashimi. The prices are so high.

For your Korean specific needs, maybe if your looking for a really good Kimchee, or some produce I would come here. However the fish and meat sections were not as fresh as I expected. Frozen meat section looked pretty old with a lot of frost built up not only on the freezer themselves but all over the packaging and proteins. I personally would not buy meat here, for the price I’d rather drive down to Ralph’s, Whole foods, or Seafood City for really inexpensive fresh seafood. I guess I was expecting more from this place, I have heard from other sources this place used to be pretty legit but it is going downhill. I hope they fix up their issues here because they have potential.

Produce section leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to other Korean markets. Unfortunately this is the closest Korean market to SGV so I’m stuck with limited options. I can’t speak to the meat/​seafood sections. I went today after a 6month hiatus and probably won’t go back.

Came here today to make an attempt to make some home cooked Ramen. All the ingredients I needed I found here. Fresh veggies, affordable ramen, Good quality brisket. Thanks guys for the ramen pointers. Let me not forget my Mochi ice cream.

Clean, friendly. Lots of variety! They have pre-​made kim bap for sale, and a large variety of banchan (korean side dishes) available to buy, as well as a large variety of kimchi adn korean snacks to choose from! Everything a korean kitchen needs. :)

It’s a great little local market that primarily sells Korean food. Great deals on some of the produce (i.e. SUPER cheap pre-​peeled garlic cloves), clean environment, friendly staff. The produce is also generally in better shape than some of the other local international markets.
I should really go more often, but it is a very tiny store so selection is somewhat limited; at least if you’re willing to make a longer trek out to somewhere else. I’ve heard a lot about Seafood City out in Eagle Rock, which is not to far away. As far as walking distance though? Amazing!

I like it here. Very Korean. There’s lots of parking and you can find a bunch of really neat things here that you wouldn’t find at your regular supermarket.

A little Asian in a very Armenian world. I was glad I found this place considering its so close to my house. The market sells all the Korean and Japanese stuff you would expect. Lots of different snacks, Booze, Dumplings and lots of Kim chi. The selection is pretty large for food and the also have cooking wear. Pots and pans and other such things. They also have asian beauty products. I get my charcoal face scrub here.
The downside is the produce is kinda old feeling. Not the freshest. If im looking for a specialty item for something I come here but usually if I want veggies to go in my food I’ll head to a normal market.
Bottomline — If your wanting something authentic and not wanting to head into Ktown this is a good choice.

HK Market is clean, relatively spacious, easy parking, and has about everything you would want in a Korean market: produce, banchan bar, Asian snacks, meat and seafood area, pre-​made foods, even a little pharmacy to get those crazy Japanese stomach pills your mom used to give you as a kid ;) Service has been friendly upon all the visits here as well. Pricing is a little hit or miss. Generally, I’m happy with meat prices here and much of the produce as well. Snacks and other Asian grocery goods like sauces/​oils aren’t priced very well though. Still, this spot saves me the drive to Ktown so its worth the short drive from the 626.

First time checking in:
1) I like the produce area.
2) Lots to take in (for a kid who was raised with a Mid-​western & Scandinavian rooted parents. ;)
3) Friendly employees
4) Clean environment
5) I like their cuts/​selections of meats
6) Nice selections of tea (s)
Will return to discover more soon!

It’s been years since I’ve come to this market. Not because it’s not good, but because I moved away. The market is kept clean and well organized.
The produce section is well stocked and fresh. The meat section has all the different cuts for the perfect Korean BBQ. There’s also an area to get all the cold veggie side dishes that are ready made.
The staff aren’t super friendly but they are professional. There’s a restaurant inside on the right. Although I’ve never eaten there, I will have to try it out next time.

As far as Asian markets are concerned, I wasn’t really impressed with HK market. It was rather small and cramped, and I didn’t think they had a good variety of Asian foods compared to Seafood City in Eagle Rock. HK Market had a lot of Western food I can already buy at Ralph’s or Vons for cheaper prices. I was hoping this market was going to be more authentically Asian. Besides that, the meat department stunk so badly my 5 year old daughter who was with me still talks about how bad it smelled every time we pass by HK and that was back in July!
I will admit that the really random item I needed that brought me to HK Market was here. The guy who helped me locate it was nice and he took me directly to the spot. It wasn’t where I thought it would be, but I saw the logic as to why it was where it was. I suppose the disappointment sinks in as I’ve been to Asia a couple of times for extended periods of time, I’m pretty familiar with what Asian grocery stores are like and I’m pretty familiar with the various ingredients needed to make Asian foods.
If I don’t feel like driving all the way to Seafood City for something, I suppose I could drop by here first before heading to Eagle Rock, but I wouldn’t make this my go to Asian market unless they make some considerable changes. Especially in the meat department!

Ok, it’s a fishy smelling market with produce items in not familiar with.
I did get some sauce. It was tasty.
Come here for hard to find recipe items.

Now I know why they say, «You’ll know it when you smell it,» in regards to bad meat. And now I can say the same phrase with a bit of modification. You’ll know if meat has gone bad when you buy it from HK Market.
My wife and I purchased 2 chicken breasts from here to cook the same day. Immediately upon opening the package we smelled a very foul [no pun intended] odor. We were questioning ourselves for a fraction of a second until we trusted our senses and realized that we’ve never gagged when opening up a package of chicken. I can still smell the sour odor, blech!
We proceeded to throw out the bad chicken and went straight to Pavilions. We brought it home and lo and behold, no odor.
From here on out, we’ll be purchasing packaged goods from here but skipping everything else. I’d love to upgrade my review since this place sells stuff that we can’t get from regular grocery stores, but selling rancid meat is unacceptable. I’d be welling to bet there would be more 1 star reviews, but the reviewers are in the hospital from eating rancid meat!

Fairly well-​stocked and spacious Korean market in Glendale. It’s on my way home from work so I stop by once in a while to get my Korean grocery fix.
They have a decent banchan bar where you can purchase side dishes by weight, and they also offer some pre-​made hot foods. Their kimbap is pretty good too if you can get it fresh and not refrigerated.
In addition to the grocery, there’s a bakery, cosmetics counter, gift shop, and a restaurant within the space.

Oh! So it’s so sad when you are really excited to go back to a favorite place and you get there, and it has let itself go. Not in a good way.
Such was my recent discovery at HK Market, that once was a bustling hub of beautiful fresh, frozen and packaged Korean specialties. I used to long for the endless self-​serve bar of kim chee galore, jap chae and things I could not recognize or pronounce. Beautiful fresh fish. Freshly prepared, sliced and marinated meats. Gorgeous frozen dumplings. Beautiful and sometimes unusual produce.
Now, the bakery inside is shuttered as is the variety store. The self-​serve bar is half empty. The fresh packaged items are scarce with plenty of empty shelf space. Great whiffs of bleach (which does not go well with food).There are not many patrons and a general sadness about the place.
On the upside, there are still many packaged varieties of Korean products, especially frozen items and shelf items. The produce section is still pristine albeit with fewer choices. Parking was easy and service friendly.
I imagine HK is going through a hard time and I hope it recovers soon. They had a good thing going and just need a little boost. I’m pulling for you HK!

Today I stopped by this store to buy some Korean food and sauces to use with beef. The main item we come here for is the Jap Chae, and marinated beef for BBQ. The Jap Chae is a mixture of glass noodles and green onions, beef, bean sprouts and other fibrous vegetables, usually used for ban chon at Korean restaurants. It’s very tasty, and can’t be duplicated too easily by me.
The marinade sauce is for beef short ribs or teriyaki-​like cuts of rib-​eye to BBQ. These taste great during a summer evening, and only takes a few minutes to cook up a whole dish for guests. It goes great with rice, or skewered like shish kabobs.
When you buy the prepared meats however, be cautious that the meats are fresh. at another store, we bought meat for shabu shabu, and it never changed colors from red to brown; a whole lot of chemicals added most likely! This place does not have that problem, as far as I know, but always check out the quality of meats, whether beef, poultry or fish.

Pretty cool how there’s a korean market in Glendale. It closes at 10:55 pm by the way. Not 11pm. Not 10:30pm. I came around 10:30 pm, and all the banchan was closed off T_​T
This was the only time I’ve gone, so I will be back during normal market hours to see if it’s livelier. I would say that this market has one of the cheapest produce and meat in that area compared to the American markets like Ralph’s and Trader Joes.
This is a VERY korean market, and therefore has the many sauces associated with korean food (SCORE!!).
They also have a lot of sashimi option and cheap uni. However, the uni quality, like that of Korean markets, is subpar– pale yellow and limp. But if you make some pasta sauce from that, you won’t be able to taste the difference ;)
I’ll be back to score on some banchan.