Best H-Mart in NOVA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know about the other locations, but Herndon has a nice cafe in the back. Great food, reasonably priced. My kids would enjoy an outing like this - we'd have lunch and they'd pick up interesting snacks.

Honey butter chips and Bungeoppang ice cream (fish shaped ice cream, Samanco) - Mmmmmm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know about the other locations, but Herndon has a nice cafe in the back. Great food, reasonably priced. My kids would enjoy an outing like this - we'd have lunch and they'd pick up interesting snacks.

The Herndon HMart isn’t very nice. The Fairfax one is way nicer with a much larger food court. The Herndon one also doesn’t have a lot of Korean food.

I vote for the Fairfax HMart. 99 Ranch is also very nice.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, everyone!

Now for the real question: what should we buy? We are already hooked on the spicy chili crisp condiment and will obviously get some banchan for lunch today and fruits/veggies for the week, but what else should we stock up on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, everyone!

Now for the real question: what should we buy? We are already hooked on the spicy chili crisp condiment and will obviously get some banchan for lunch today and fruits/veggies for the week, but what else should we stock up on?

Boba ice cream bars if anyone is into boba. They are expensive but so worth it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Fairfax Super H-Mart is the best/nicest in NOVA among the H-Marts. Merrifield is the worst. For a different Asian market, 99 Ranch Market in Fairfax is pretty nice as well. It opened in the last 1-2 years I think.

Is the produce less hit or miss now? Love the food court.

I have not been impressed with the produce at Super H in Fairfax since it moved from the previous location. I don't know why the move would have made a difference since it was just down the street, or maybe I just have gone on off days, but I swear the produce was always much better and fresher at the previous location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks, everyone!

Now for the real question: what should we buy? We are already hooked on the spicy chili crisp condiment and will obviously get some banchan for lunch today and fruits/veggies for the week, but what else should we stock up on?

Rice, meat, seafood, seaweed (kim), frozen dumplings (mandu), ramen, melon bars, all the Asian condiments (sesame oil, fish sauce, etc). That is my usual list.