April 2023 by Korilakkuma H.
5 star rating. No other rating is acceptable. Super 88 international market is my favorite place ever. I will live inside this store some day. Staff:Omg the staff members are sooo kind! I was looking for a good lotus root and I picked a huge piece which had 3 lotus root attached to it. A staff member happened to be near me and asked me if I wanted it cut for me. I said yes and that I needed two pieces. He cut me the 2 pieces but then checked to see if the lotus root is good . The lotus roots weren't good so he checked with other lotus roots. He then went to the back or somewhere to get me better lotus roots. And it took like 5 minutes but I wanted to shop so I walked away while my grandma waited there. But when the guy got the lotus roots he walked up to me and gave me them. He actually gave me three. Later, I was just walking to put the 3rd lotus root back because I didn't need it but another staff member told me he'll do it for me, hence I didn't have to walk alll the way back to put the lotus root back. Also, I was getting my groceries checked out and the cashier noticed there was a hole in an item (frozen bbq buns) and she told me about it .Food: *Seafood Super 88 has a HUGEE variety of seafood, frozen and fresh. And it's very interesting. They have TURTLES (alive and in a tank), eels, crabs, squid, frozen baby octopus, various fillets of fish, dry seafood, shrimp paste , etc. The fresh seafood is in a separate CLEAN room? The frozen and dry seafood is in like a refrigerated thingy. *MeatOmg they have soooo much meat. Chicken hearts, duck, black chicken, pork, pig ears, lamb, sausages, etc. No kosher foods. They also have halal beef bacon and sausages. *ProduceWoww the produce is literally awesome. Fresh spinach, lotus root, mustard greens, various pickles, many kinds of oranges , jackfruit, winter melon, various gourds, daikon, radishes, various greens, durian, guava, dragon fruit,Longan, persimmon, etc. It's all very very fresh and cheap! They had lychees but they were $9 a pound. I don't know why they don't have lychees anymore :( (BRING THEM BACKK). *Frozen foodAwesome frozen food as well. Many Indian foods and various flat breads. They have various kinds of frozen steamed buns, veggies, herbal soups, ready made meals, bean curd skin, desserts, etc. *Indian foodVarious foods like bakar khani (yes this is Pakistani), candied chickpeas, fresh roti, chutneys, spices (whole, mixes, and ground), lentils, rice, flour mixes, pastes, bitter gourd chips, kurkure, desserts, Barfi, maggi, poori,lassi, kulfi, paneer, chaat, etc. Just to note, before super 88 international this store was called something else and sold Indian and middle eastern food, no East Asian food. Now there are much more East Asian stuff but still a lot of Indian and middle eastern food! *(East) Asian foodVarious foods like taro paste, fresh and frozen steamed buns, fresh packaged noodles, tofu, bean curd skins, Chinese Traditional Medicine (herbs), so much tea, lotus root starch, dry mushrooms and beans, rice, dry noodles, instant noodles, cooking wines and sauces,pickled veggies, jellies, la tiao, drinks, snacks, chips, dry snacks, biscuits, rock sugar, dry seaweed, portable hot pot, etc. -House/kitchen itemsVarious chopsticks, woks, pans, clay pots, steamers, trash bins, bento boxes, kitchen gadgets, joss paper, incense, etc.^^^^^^^^^^^^Conclusion, Super 88 international is an AWESOME supermarket and I ask for everyone to give them your support! You honestly cannot get any of these ingredients anywhere else (especially in New Hyde Park, New York)! I used to always go to H-Mart but I now deem Super 88 international my go to for (Asian) groceries! From this review, if you aren't sure about going here and if you'll find anything, just ask the staff! Please drop by!
