Asian Mart

There is no signage when you driving by this place so it is a little harder to find.
The store is pretty small. It has three aisles total and they are short. There is a refrigerated section on the right side wall and a freezer section on the left.
In the back is a small butchers area.
They have a few shopping carts at the front but I couldn’t find any baskets which would have been preferred since there isn’t a lot of space and I assume most people stopping here aren’t buying that much.
I thought they did a good job of having english labels on everything including the food that they produce themselves and sell there but I was disappointed that almost everything I saw had MSG in it and other chemicals. Even though some of the items had «all natural» printed on the outside.
I think it’s a good spot if you’re in a pinch and need to grab a random asian food item but overall I don’t plan on doing the bulk of my grocery shopping here.

Address on here is slightly off, it should be 1408 Townline Rd. Mundelein, IL
NOT 1480.
This place is located behind Schwake Stone Bridge and Fireplace.
Basically no Asian grocery store can possibly be 5 stars, but for the fact that it is located in Mundelein and has most of your basic Asian grocery needs, it deserves 4.
They pretty much carry everything that you can find in Chinatown or Little Vietname in Argyle, without you actually having to go into Chicago and have to deal with parking and rude drivers. Basically the only reason why this place is here is convenience.
I am actually very surprised to discover this place, this place has genuinely Chinese grocery. Whereas places in Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights predominantly caters to Japanese or Korean preferences. You will hear Mandarin music playing in this store.
Most items here are a tad more expensive than you would find in Chicago, because they added the few extra 50 cent or so in there to transport the food up to you from downtown. Certain items the price remains consistent with downtown.
Didn’t find anything expired, but did find some stuff close to being expired.
I was surprised they even sell Chinese bakery goods and roast duck and chicken here. Also has live fish. Which, I am not purchasing because I feel terrible for the fish.

This place is okay. It didn’t have what I was looking for. I was looking for coconut milks which is weird they don’t have. Most asian groceries store’s would have it. But I did get a couple boxes of moon cake. Completely, forgot it’s the time of the year again for MOONCAKE! I don’t even like them but my man does. So I got one for him and one for his mom. Hope, she will like it =P

As far as Asian themed stores, this place doesn’t necessarily stand out above the others. It’s pretty undersized, really has no aesthetic draw in its storefront, and is located in a plaza that looks like the setting of a post-​apocalyptic flick. BUT what it does have going for it that no other Asian mart has is. .. well. .. there aren’t really any other Asian marts around…
The main draw this mart has for me is the convenience (location-​wise). It has all your main Asian staples, snacks, sides, and condiments. Due to the relatively small space, your options are a tad bit limited but for the aforementioned groups, there is a significant and satisfying selection whether you need some hoisin sauce, some pocky sticks, or some canned eel. However, the produce section is obviously lacking. Aside from some main players like bok choy and Chinese spinach, you’re not going to find a whole lot of variation. There is also a meat section that even has live fish that they’ll filet for you, which caught me by surprise; who would’ve thought such a small operation would have the financial capital to keep live fish around? Which begs the question. .. how old are those fish?
Aside from some food, they do have a small section dedicated to Chinese kung fu and dramas. This really isn’t my alley but if you’re in the mood for some Chinese entertainment, I guess you could check it out? It seems like they got a nice sampling although a lot of the DVDs are in those plastic folders which are all heavily stuffed into this shelf. I suppose the Chinese entertainment portion of their business is seeing some hard times…
I guess the bottom line is that there’s nothing special but nothing bad. It’s a fairly solid place to find and fulfill your Asian needs in an area where that kind of fulfillment can be a hard acquisition. Like I said, it doesn’t really stand out in terms of its storefront presentation so it may be hard to find but if you’re turning into a small little plaza area and your first thought it, «Jeez. .. I hope a zombie doesn’t pop out all of a sudden», you’re probably in the right place.