HT Oaktree Market

I have a hard time dogging any store that offers the things we need every day. I know every store can’t be like a brand-​new Safeway or Fred Meyer, but when walking a few blocks beats struggling through traffic in the hectic Lichton Springs neighborhood, chances are you’ll find what you need at HT.
Yes, there is a weird smell about the place, but I can overlook that because of it’s location.
I’ve never seen a store that had at least five countries’ worth of different items. American, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Cambodian, Iranian, Turkish – amazing. Be careful about some of the desserts however, as they don’t quite taste like what the packages lead you to believe.
Aspirin, toilet paper, pepto bismal, lottery tickets, etc. It’s all here… just in a weird setting.
I’ve never seen a store so big so empty all the time, but I guess that’s how it turned out after Larry’s Red Apple Market left.
A massive parking lot right next to the Oak Tree Cinemas.

They had all the Asian food items we were searching for, some not available in our neighborhood grocery, and the employees were very helpful in finding items.

Nice big market for finding the Asain food specialty items not carried in conventional grocery stores. They even have a hispanic isle.

I was there this morning and the guy at the register was so rude i tell you. He doesnt even know how to treat with customers. so disappointing

Convenient location for Asian items. They actually carry my favorite Calbee potato chips! However, most items are rarely on sale. Make sure you check the expiration date on some less popular items before buying. Veggies & meats are pretty fresh most of the time. For a store this size, there are more selections than expected. I like that they carry large amount of Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Indian, & Vietnamese items.

Well as far as Asian or international grocery stores go this on is ok. The selection of canned, jarred and preserved food items is really good the meat and fish selection if plentiful but was not really sure I have the stomach microbes to eat stuff from here. The vegies are good but not great. Since this is the only place on the North side of Seattle it will have to do.

This is a great spot for getting Mexican and Asian ingredients. Prices are good and competitive. Great produce.

Great variety, good location with lots of free parking. I appreciate not having to go all the way downtown, fight traffic, drive around looking for street parking that i have then have to pay for when going to Uwajimaya downtown.

My little secret grocery store. Beyond Asian food but middle eastern, Indian and Mexican food is also in good quantity. Great prices, nice staff and vegetables I don’t anywhere else. Shhhh… don’t go here and ruin my little personal grocery store.

HT is a really interesting international grocery store with prices that are less than most major chains and has helpful service! There’s also a bubble tea stand and a Chinese restaurant!
My friend and I perused the whole store, and we thought it had just Asian groceries from the building sign but they sell things that are also Greek, Turkish, Latino, German, Indian and others.
They have a great produce section with fruit I’ve never heard of. There’s a section that just chili peppers.
The meat section had many choices from all kinds of seafood with many fish to choose from, fresh and frozen, to meat that I haven’t seen in a grocery store before like goat! The prices on the chicken and the shrimp were incredible.
We were looking at all of the different drinks in the refrigerated section. They have so many different kinds of soda, teas, milks, juices, and combinations like milk, aloe and juice in one.
They also have a few rows of American food.
We were asked a couple times if we were finding everything or needed any help.
There’s a really big, private parking lot so parking shouldn’t be an issue.
We will be back!

I have returned to HT and was able to partake of the prepared foods mini restaurant inside the store. Delicious! I’ve enjoyed the pig ears, the duck and the fried intestine. Everything was delicious. You have to be a fan of offal and off cuts to really enjoy the intestines and the ears but the duck is a crowd pleaser. It’s wonderful to be able to get duck, pig ears and chicken feet to go so close to my house. I just wish the store was open even 30 minutes later.
I continue to find more and more treasures here. They have excellent prices on herbs like Thai basil and mint. They have fresh durian and I know that one day, I will find the courage to buy one of these infamously funky fruits, take it home and crack it open. I’ve eaten and enjoyed Limburger and other funky cheeses so maybe, I’m hoping, I will be a durian fan. Thanks to HT, I get the opportunity to find out!!!

Sub-​par customer service. I called ahead to check and see if they had a particular type of produce in as it is rare to find in some Asian grocery stores. The gentleman who was transferred my call informed me they did have it in stock, in fact he had sold some to a customer yesterday! So I made the trek to Ballard (20-​minute drive for me – yea yea no big whoop) to do a little Asian sensation shopping. I browse the aisles and admit it’s a well stocked store. After my perusing, I ask a store associate for assistance. He can’t seem to locate the man I spoke to on the phone (yes I got his name after speaking with him), but finds me «Vicky», a manager or owner, instead. She informs me they usually do have the item I’m looking for in stock but not lately. Her lame excuse for the guy on the phone? «I don’t know who answered your call…» So I tell her his name. What excuse does she have now? She sounds surprised and says, «oh, _​_​_​_​_​…» in a way that makes me believe she is slightly surprised. And walks away. No apologies. Nothing. Zilch.
Disappointed, I venture towards the back of the produce section to ask the workers separating the veggies if they have any in the back. The nice lady informs me they’ve been out for weeks. Da fuq? So why did home dude on the phone tell me he sold some yesterday? I’m only irritated because I had a full day of errands to run and specifically searched for an Asian grocery store in an area where I could fulfill my other errands. Had I been properly informed, I would have taken my business and other errands to an area where a store did have the product I needed. Rude, rude, and rude. Whether he was just forgetful or what, do your due diligence before committing to an answer.

So where do I begin, lets start off by saying that they can sure clean up the place.
ANYWAY
Went in today to buy 3 deep fried fish, I told them to clean the scale off the fish, he told me to come back in 15, came back in 15mins, the fish was packaged in a box that was housing hot sauce, as in they grabbed a used box that was laying around and put my fish in there, talk about unsanitary.
Came home peeled off the tape that was holding the box closed, the fish was burnt, they used old dirty oil to fry my fish.
This store needs to close because of so many health hazards. Everything is disgusting and I may have caught ebola when I went to the bathroom.
Not to mention they need to clean the bathrooms up as there was a poop ship just floating around in the toilet.

If there were a «dive market» category, this would fit snug in the middle.
Not a sole to help you find things in the aisles, the most random assortment of products (kind of everything you could ever think of), and just the right amount of grunge.
The seafood section has signs up that look like they belong on the side of a building that’s been abandoned for years (they’re grimy) But i’m sure the fish is fine… and fresh… eh who knows, didn’t try it, just went there to get some oils/​sauces for some experimental fried rice.
It is actually a fun place to bring a date simply because you’ll be entertained by the vast assortment of international eats. In fact, it would be a great place to buy bizarre candy at a low price for a movie next door!
anywho, they had what i needed, in a dirty way.

If you leave a poor review, you don’t know how to shop here. And don’t deserve what they have to offer.
Awesome deli with delicious and fresh pork ears& tons of tea & noodles, and an entire aisle of Russian food.
This is one of my 4 Meccas (Viet Wah, Ranch99, HMart, & HTMart).

Hmm. the impression of have of this market is that it is dirty. The floors are really dirty and there are flies flying around. When you’re inside, you just don’t get the feel that you’re in a sanitary place. I don’t want to sound elitist but that was really the feeling I got. The food items are decently priced. I’d say that it is comparable to Ranch 99. The produce is way cheaper than Safeway’s or other local grocery stores. The parking is decent. With Lenny’s nearby, I’d rather go there for my fruits and vegetables.

We stopped by on a Saturday afternoon, and the market wasn’t very busy. The last time I was in here, it was a Larry’s Market, so you will be in for a surprise if you are expecting that level of supermarket. It was pretty dark in there and a little on the shabby side. However, they do have a lot of Asian groceries to choose from, and the prices are decent. I would stop by again if I needed Asian groceries at a good price.

This update is to spread the word about HT’s delicious tofu-​stuffed Vietnamese summer rolls.
Out of all the things in this huge warehouse of a market that reeks of unfresh fish and carries 5 different types of peppers, a huge display of tortillas alongside 4 different wonton wrapper brands — the Vietnamese summer rolls — found right when you enter, to your right, laying prostrate like dead dicks on styrafoam plates amidst the Vietnamese sandwich buns — are the highlight of the place. Even the cashiers scold me for buying them. (Are there any left? You didn’t buy them ALL did you?)
I’ve tried both the tofu and beef with shrimp rolls and the tofu rolls come out on top for me. The tofu is deep fried, savory and the rolls are made fresh that day, so the rice paper wrap has just the right amount of soft springy texture. The roll is stuffed with lettuce, noodle, sprouts green onion and fried tofu, which is drizzled in a somewhat rich, possibly meat-​laced sauce, or crack. The sauces may contain some drippings from their roasted meats — it seems gravy-​ish. (BTW, roast duck here is $ 16.99, no need to drive to the ID for your roast duck/​porky pork fix anymore). Anyway, the sauce is beyond the usual soy and fish sauce.
There are two rolls per package at $ 3.20. A little plastic container of *mystery sauce* comes with the rolls — the sauce isn’t your typical stinky fish sauce peanut butter concoction.
The quality of the rolls vary greatly — I’ve been eating these addictive things for years and are well-​versed in the secretive habits of these highly-​sought after but elusive summer rolls. They’re best right out of the oven (that is, the tofu is heated and still slightly warm, if you’re lucky enough to get them that fresh). After a day in the fridge they’re just not the same. You can throw the dick rolls on the ground and they’ll bounce right back up at you and hit you in the face. The rolls come out after 10:30am but might be gone by early afternoon.
Now that you know how good they are and how hard it is to get your fingers on them, good luck in scoring one.

I used to go to Larry’s Market (HT’s predecessor) all the time. I was definitely excited years ago to hear that HT was coming!
The honeymoon is over and the novelty has worn off. Yes, you can find a wide variety of Asian goods here. I can find anything from tapioca balls to mochiko flour, to calamansi at the drop of a hat. The produce is cheap and it tastes cheap as well.
Back in the day, the bubble tea place used to be open and the deli food used to be more robust. Gone are those days and the bubble tea place is abandoned, the deli area a ghost town, and honestly, you don’t want to eat there because the smell… oh, the smell. I smell fish mixed with meat treats, exotic spices, and feet. It’s not like I haven’t experienced it before, I’m just not sure how it happened.
Staff members will go out of their way to avoid you. If you happen to catch them (including the manager on duty) in all likelihood, you will be displeased with their answer to your question. This has been going on for years. I usually go there to buy a large bag of rice or if I’m having trouble finding something that Central Market is out of. After my last visit there, I think I’m done. I spend enough time in the ID and up north that I’m sure I don’t have to spend one more dime here.
The 2-​star rating is an overall rating for the business. Goodbye HT.

I’m an offbeat, kooky lady and this offbeat, kooky market suits me perfectly.
We discovered HT while on the lookout for movie snacks. It’s right next door to the Oak Tree cinemas.
The market is a large, traditional Asian (+) market that offers a good assortment of food stuffs for Vietnamese, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and other food ethnicities. I thought I noticed an aisle with both Indian and Mexican food. So there, it’s not JUST Asian, it’s world beat!
It’s a bit on the ramshackle side, buckets and displays scattered throughout, a somewhat sketchy prepared food section up front and aisles of everything you could possibly want.
The prices are very good, probably owing to the location and for this I’m happy. It’s also nice to avoid the madness of the International district by coming up north a bit.
Nice to have you here, HT.