Great shopping, the city’s best dumplings. Something for anyone who’s willing to try Asian food. And if you already love it? You’re in luck. They have everything from produce, meat, rice, noodles, even sake! to clothing, kitchen gadgets, rice cookers. Try it you’ll like it. And then treat yourself to dumplings on the way out..
Good selection of fresh produce at a good price, along with some of the best sashimi in the city makes this a one stop shop. I also love the selection of dry goods, frozen foods and meats at very competitive pricing. The delicious Wang Mandoo is always a treat as well! I'm a loyal customer!
Would love to recommend this market. Great place to shop for all types of Asian food as well as sea food. They got all the meats in the back and a restaurant with a bunch of soups that are freshly made. The only down is how small the space is when it gets packed. I love the spicy octopus and beef soup is so 🔥 fire. The dumplings in the front are made fresh daily can choose from reg or spicy and sweet ones. 😋 the orange chicken is a must as well.
The Kimchi dumplings at Joong Boong Dumplings shop are absolutely AMAZING!!!! Definitely recommend!!! They are truly some of the best dumplings I ever had - lots of flavor and spice. 👌
Great little market offering a variety of Asian grocery staples and dry goods, a very reasonably priced tiny diner (Snack Corner), and a special discounted sashimi platter. It has a fresh meat and seafood counter and carries a wall of kimchi. I come here when I'm in the area (great location off of the Kennedy), for fresh vegetables and a take-out of Korean comfort food like the soups and bulgogi rice bowls. Unexpectedly on my last trip I came across a bottle of fermented beancurd with chili, a specialty item from my childhood that I would only have expected from a store in Chinatown. On my way out I snapped a picture of the $30 sashimi platter (note available only on Wed and Fri) in the refrigerated section that they were busily assembling more of in the fresh seafood counter. There's a newer addition of a dumpling stand by their entrance that I'll have to try the next time!
Small and old looking location but do not sleep! Giant bottles of Soju, consistent and great priced banchan, and the HWE! $30 platter on Wed & Fri, thirty dollars people! Spoiler: it wasn’t Wed or Fri. Also a tiny dine in area with fire looking 순두부 치재 which we sadly didn’t have time to get because G(I)-dle concert at Rosemont. If this is your closest location of the three, don’t fret, it’s equally great. Same products as warehouse location with more in stock in home goods section as it’s not as sold out.
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A very solid, well-stocked, and reasonably priced grocery store for Korean and miscellaneous Asian staples. It also has 2 “snack corners” inside and outside the building (inside one is for traditional Korean dishes; outside one is for dumplings and giant mandoos). The dumpling/mandoo stand stopped selling dumplings by the time I got there around 6:30pm, so I’ll try to get there earlier in the future to try those.
Instead, I got the kimchi mandoo, which is huge and contained pork and kimchi pieces. The mandoo exterior was soft and plushy, and the interior was spicy from the kimchi but otherwise pretty bland in flavor and texture. From the inside snack corner, I got a takeout order of Bulgogi, which came with rice and small side dishes of kimchi and japchae. This was pretty good— the bulgogi was a little overcooked but overall flavorful and delicious. The japchae had good flavor and texture as well, and paired well with everything.
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Price (relative to peers): 4.5/5
Food: 4.5/5
Ambience: N/A
Service: N/A
Overall Value: 4.5/5
Excellent market. Fresh produce. Good butcher too. Store gets a little crowded and aisles are tight and narrow. A decent selection of household goods too. The best place for dumplings/buns too. They are at the walk up window just off the parking lot. Parking can also be tricky as the lot is small and oddly shaped.
Lots of fresh stuff. 1st Korean Grocery Store that felt like a regular Supermarket. Great parking which is nice compare to other places. Lots of flavoured Soju. Very clean store with it’s own appliance area costing up to $500 Made In Korea products.
Joong Boo Market is a unique and accurate South Korean experience. The food is delicious! I tried my first ever bowl of Kimchi stew and all I can say is wow. I sent some of these pictures to my friend in South Korea and he was impressed with the accuracy of ingredients and presentation to a typical South Korean market. There was so much variety for authentic groceries. Their meat counter was surprisingly inexpensive for the quality. If I still lived in the area that is definitely where I would be buying all of my pork and fish. All together just a wonderful experience.
This is a very good Korean grocer and it seems to be very crowded especially on Saturdays! The dumpling and bao Korean versions called mandoo are really good. Fillings are flavorful but a side of dipping sauce (soy based) would have been nice to add some acidic balance. Their version of lollipop chicken was sweet and crunchy and is a decent snack if you can’t make it to Great Sea. Overall a very good experience.
It's great that Joong Boo Market is located near Chicago. Also, the food court inside the store is so delicious. It's a pity that there are so few tables. This time I had the sashimi rice bowl and the bulgogi and it was perfect.
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