Dong-A Korean Market

Dong-A Korean Market makes fresh kimchi every Tuesday — and we’re talking the kind that makes you want to eat a whole bowl of rice on the spot. On Fridays and Saturdays, they roll out fresh gimbap, triangle gimbap, and japchae that taste like they came straight from a Korean mom’s kitchen. The store is super clean and well-organized — seriously, even instant noodles seem to stand in neat little lines like they’re in military training. You can actually find what you’re looking for without doing laps around the store. The owner and staff are always warm and welcoming. Ask them how to cook a Korean dish, and next thing you know, you’re getting a full-on cooking tutorial in the snack aisle. Bonus: you’ll walk out feeling like you’ve leveled up in Korean home cooking. They also carry tons of trendy Korean products — from viral snacks to K-beauty goodies. And if something isn’t in stock? Just let them know! There’s a good chance it’ll show up a few weeks later like it heard you talking. It’s a bit out of the way from the city center, but that just means no fighting for parking spots or squeezing through crowds. It’s peaceful, chill, and full of delicious things — basically, my happy place.

I stopped by Dong-A this morning to get snacks for my godchild’s Kpop Demon Hunters birthday party (she wanted some Korean snacks!) and the staff were so kind! The employee who helped me gifted me a box of snack cakes for the birthday party, told me about different snacks to try, and also offered me a drink for waiting which was so thoughtful. I’ll definitely come back to try new things soon 🥰 감사합니다 !

I'm am sure it's authentic. Got home with it and had no idea of what we had. I could not tell you if it was, right? Good? Or the wrong order. I now realize I'm not Korean. The owner was super kind and apologized for long wait. I'm sure if I knew more I could order something we would like. My suggestion would be a menu that better describes what is clearly different from other Asian meals.. Look at menu in my photographs and see if you could know what you were ordering.

Very nice employees and other shoppers! The treats in the store are all so good, honestly 10/10 would recommend visiting! 💙🤩 …