Viet Hoa Supermarket

I thought I’d give them another shot. Guess what! They are still horrible with their staff; rude, not very helpful, dismissive, and much much more. I can get all of the same items at Pacific Ocean or HMart. Don’t waste your time or money here. I would give this place zero stars if I could.

I sure wish this place was closer to my side of town… they are more of a small business supermarket, not another one of those franchises. Their prices are somewhat cheaper than the other Asian markets around town. They have a huge selection of Asian products to choose from, I came in here for a Thai custard cake ($ 3.68), but ended up walking out of this place with $ 75 worth of items! Great supplies and prices, just needs a little consumer love…

Only been here once, but will definitely be back. The place is clean and well organized, and I was able to find all the ingredients I needed that I didn’t think I was going to!

Viet Hòa is the grocery store we had hoped to find here in Denver. They have locations in other states so it’s possible their supplier network makes the broadness and variety of their selection possible.
Where one might be pleased to find that the smaller Vietnamese markets carry a particular item at all Viet Hòa will carry several brands.
The prices for staples like rice, dried noodles, soy sauce and fish sauce are all lower than the other stores we’ve been to. Not cheaper than Cali or Houston but all this stuff has to be shipped into CO so a higher markup is understandable.
The produce section is large and well-​stocked. On this trip I saw bitter melons, Thai eggplant and lots of other herbs and veggies I only know the Vietnamese names for. My mother-​in-​law had no problem finding all the ingredients for Bun Bo Hue.
The meat department was surprisingly clean and the beef and pork looked fresh. The had two large tanks with live catfish and tilapia for prices other places would normally charge for frozen fish. Also live frogs and several types of clams.
As someone who has gone to Asian grocery stores his whole life I may be more accustomed to the sights and smells typical to an Asian grocery store than a non-​Asian patron. Trust me, this place is cleaner and less smelly (I won’t even try to use «fresher» given the context) than other stores.

Say What? Banh Khot? Did I really see Banh Khot? I found these Banh Khot from Viet Hoa Supermarket on a recent visit Saturday April 12^th 2014. It was indeed a RARE find, coz I have been searching for this Appetizer for many moons eversince my move to Colorado soil. These Appetizers is placed at the (COLD/​HOT) Tray/​Case almost in front near to the Check Out Counter. The Premade FOOD Case is located at the extreme RIGHT of this establishment when you enter and make thru Viet Hoa Supermarket aisle.
As for taste wise, its doable with 3 stars. 8 pieces was $ 2.50, comes with the Dipping Sauce. Just need to either microwave it for several seconds or put it in the oven to bake for a few minutes so it taste better warm.
Nevertheless, Viet Hoa Supermarket is STILL My Staple Asian Supermarket in town whenever I am in this part of Neighborhood.
@79/2014

Noodles. Fresh noodles everywhere! All kinds of noodles. I ate noodles for a week and didn’t make a dent in the mound of nood’s left in in the frig.
Common, hard to find and obscure spices all wait for your inspection! Look carefully or you will miss a great find. Love this place.

I had some harsh words to say about Viet Hoa before they moved — mostly due to the massive stench of the place. Don’t be mistaken, it still stinks. Seriously. But, you have to allow for a little stink in a place like this — there’s a huge, open seafood section in the back — including live frogs and snails and other vats of bubbling water I don’t want to look into.
Also, I’d imagine someone just accidentally breaking a bottle of fish sauce or jar of fermented shrimp paste would probably stink a store like this up for a good week, easily.
That having been said, they have a LOT of stuff. This is no hole in the wall with expired crap everywhere… this is a huge store. Hell, check out the ramen aisle. I’ve never seen so many types of ramen in my life. They have a bajillion types of sauces and noodles and stuff to cook with — whether you’re fixing up Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese… they’ve got it covered. They’ve also got a ton of pre-​packaged crap — lots of sweets and snacks. I make a habit of grabbing a few things I absolutely don’t recognize or know the origin of to try out. Today it was «Fish Snacks», which are, like, jerkied fishies with sesame seeds.
Don’t get the fish snacks. Don’t do it. Keep walking.
They’ve also got a pretty nice little produce section — good prices, some harder to find stuff — like, a bunch of different fresh mushrooms, which makes me a happy girl.
I figure the smell will get progressively worse the longer they’re in this location, and I am prepared for it. At least I don’t smell thick cigarette stink pouring out of the back of the place. That pissed me off more than anything.

Reads like an Asian Food Mart, Looks like an Asian Food Mart, Smells like an Asian Food Mart. That’ll do!
Folks are nice and the joint seems clean. My friend totally touched a chicken foot sticking out of the frozen section though. There were many feet that could be touched actually. The live fish also freak me out. Not the biggest produce selection but good enough.
I got overcharged on the sweet potatoes, but I just didn’t care to bring it up. The woman cashiering didn’t even say hello so I’m not about to start a mis-​ring conversation about $ 2.
Thanks for the rice noodles, sriracha and cheap persimmons! See ya next time!

A large selection of Asian foods and well organized.
Brightly lit. Really bright.
Helpful staff.
Appeared to be clean.
Had the spicy bean paste that I needed.

Still smells like fish. Like a lot.
They’re closest to my house, and I don’t trek out to Aurora for a whole heck of a lot, so Viet Hoa and I will remain acquaintances.
Good prices on their meats and produce. Good selection of sauces, noodles, rices, and the usual suspects you’ll find at Asian Grocers. Okay sized freezers with dumplings, rice cakes, Chinese Sausages, frozen crickets and grasshoppers (for those so inclined.)
Nothing really wows me about this place, even in its’ new location, but they seem to have gotten over treating us Whities like second-​class citizens. That is, they don’t actively snarl when we walk in.
I don’t love that their «Bakery» is all pre-​wrapped bao, spring rolls, potato breads, etc, that are not fresh but rather delivered.
So it’s got a lot of your Asian crave items, but it’s not my first choice when Federal (and it’s smaller, nicer, better stores) is a mile away.

I had read some reviews that said «this place isn’t fishy at all!» So when I walked in and smelled a relatively strong fish smell, I was surprised. And then I walked to the back of the store and realized there are hundreds of pounds of VERY fresh, and in many cases live, seafood varieties just… sitting there, on ice, staring at you. So yeah, it’s not very fishy smelling, in that case.
I came here specifically in a lychee pursuit. I wandered around the produce area, and noted that unlike other Asian stores where western ingredients are very cheap, that was NOT the case here. Celery, herbs, etc were around the same price as Kroger which I was surprised by. I was very happy, however, to see that they have goods from all over Asia in this market– there is a Japanese aisle, an Indonesian and Malaysian aisle, a Phillipino aisle, etc. So, do not come assuming it’s only vietnamese.
As others have said– the labeling is FANTASTIC. If it hadn’t been for their amazing English in-​store labels, I would have completely missed out on a $ 1 liter of soy sauce. And although I didn’t find amazing produce on this visit, I did find agar, which I needed but thought i would never find. And it was lychee agar to boot, which was even better. I also found canned lychee, rambutan, longan, sweet, and savory water chestnuts, etc.
I thought I’d found everything I could want and then– bam– rice cracker mix. The kind we loved in Japan, which we munched while drinking. Unfortunately this was the Chinese version, which isn’t the same, but it was a close second. They also have all the weird, glass bottle only energy drinks that look like little vials you’d see in an old Frankenstein movie. The irony is they are often less strong than ours, but hey, who doesn’t want to drink from a shady-​looking bottle called «Black Tiger»? Count me in. If you’d also join that club, then check out Viet Hoa, because it travels the fine line between mega mart and ethnic grocer in a very accessible, yet still interesting way.

One of, if not the, best Asian markets in Denver, and it’s right in my neck of the woods!
The selection is amazing (I counted at least ten different types of coconut milk), but the best part is the prices. $ 0.88 for coconut milk! $ 2.60 for the BIG bottle of Huy Fong sriracha, where Sprouts has the small bottle for $ 3.50! $ 0.70 for a huge bunch of mint! Basil, bean sprouts, bok choy, and daikon galore.

I have to say that Viet Hoa is VERY CLEAN and NEAT and ORGANIZED! How long they will stay that way I hope forever since they reopened at a new location. I can find all my asian ingredients with ease because things are placed in areas that make sense and not randomly out of place (yeah I’m referencing Pacific Ocean Market (POM)). I am happy Viet Hoa is established in Colorado because it wouldn’t feel like home without them around. Although not as extensive in supply as compared to home, it’s better than nothing! I’ll take any asian spices to spice up my asian meals anytime! As a patron of Viet Hoa I am never in shortage of good asian eats.

I know this store is brand new, but the first thing I noticed when I walked in was how UNfishy the place smelled, compared to most Asian markets. The aisles were wide and well-​marked. The meat section was clearly in the back, visible through the beautiful, wide aisles. To my right, a glorious produce display. To the left, large stacks of rice. The aisles in between were filled with a great selection of Asian/​Indonesian groceries that I loved going through. Super well priced, much cheaper than POM, I stocked up on a good deal of hot sauce. Sri, chili garlic, sambal… It’s all there, and so much more.
All of their stock is clean, dust free, and the shelves are both well stocked and well labeled as far as prices go. And just when I was bumming that I couldn’t find soy sauce, I noticed that the next aisle housed Japanese goods, and I was faced with a wall of all sorts of soy and tamari. Good deal!
Their produce was fresh, and far, far less expensive than POM. I stocked up on basil, mints, and bean sprouts. What cost me $ 4.00 at POM in bean sprouts were $ 0.88 cents here. What’s up with that?
Although I didn’t purchase any meat this time around, their fresh fish and meat section was pretty nice. All of the innards and goods that make me squeal are there, as well as fantastic looking cuts of pork, chicken, and beef. Many kinds of fish as well as mollusks are available fresh for you.
It looks like a deli/​restaurant is in the process of being installed, and I’m excited to check that out based on the menu that’s posted on the wall. Suckling pig? Yes, please.
I will absolutely be making this my first stop for Asian groceries.

RACIST. If you went into a Safeway or King Soopers and the clerks were calling customers derogatory names and laughing about it, you probably wouldn’t shop there again. Or you would be a good enough person to stand up for the customer whose only crime was being different from you. Which is exactly why I will never go to this place again, and you shouldn’t either.

Yay! I’m a fan.
Love the clean– wide isles filled with everything from obscure bottled drinks to restaurant supply selection of pots/​pans and cookware. (HUGE ONES TOO!!)
Also worth mentioning is their amazing FRESH seafood/​butcher area.
All the fish in the sea are on display and just «chilling out» on ice and ready for you to take home.
Very large frozen foods section
Endless noodles! Boxed, Ramen, you name it.
Fresh produce too!
Thinking I will be shopping here quite a bit…

Doesn’t smell fishy at all. The aisles are clearly marked in multiple languages except Spanish.
They have butchers in the back and the meats are fresh. So fresh the animals were still alive hours earlier. Fresh fish that are still whole and sitting on ice. Great frozen section and food stocked from all cultures. This place has a little of everything from pots and pans to household items to the food and sauces. Prices are reasonable for such great quality. The employees walking around are friendly and personable.
All it needs is a restaurant which would be kick@$$.