Very nice market in the East Village with all the essentials. The owner answered our questions as we were looking for things. Convenient location if you are in the area doing other shopping, dining or exploring.

Wonderful store PACKED with canned, bottled, frozen and fresh food items. And if you are looking for beautiful dishware or cooking utensils they have that too! Saki and beer as well. The owner is lovely to converse with, and will help you with whatever you are looking for. I was overwhelmed in the soy sauce selections and she educated me on the various brands/types. Take your time strolling the aisles, ask questions, and you might end up cooking something new tonight.

This is such a cute shop!!! I came across this shop after our friends told us about it. For all my Asians and people that love Asian food this is your place to go. They have tons of options from fresh produce to frozen. They even have Indian groceries which totally caught my off guard, usually I have to drive all the way to west Des Moines for my groceries. Family owned! Street parking. For me the prices were reasonable as there are not much options around here. Check them out!

I've been shopping here for 20 years ever since returning from a trip to Thailand. I love the compactness of the store. There is an amazing number or Ramen products to try out. Cheap shallots. Nice frozen Japanese sumai. And many other foods to explore. When I come with a recipe or questions the proprietress is always happy to help me find what I need in addition to suggesting modifications and even her own recipes. Be sure to ask the proprietress for her special ginseng options. The produce is variable but I always start my shopping here.

This is an East Side jewel...Near the DM Capital on Grand Avenue, Street front parking in front is available to access the Treasures inside. I shop for needed goods for asian catered dishes and then end up with a pile of my own; pork belly from the freezer, Beef and Pork jerky in the handmade case, sweets, rice, green tea all authentic and at honest prices. The host is always helpfull and kind...True asian market feel and always stocked for any dish recipe you are crafting...Stop in and brows the isles, you will find something unique.

This is one of those glorious times when I go in with a short list and come out with a huge selection of items! First, upon entering I was greeted immediately and asked if they could help me with anything. I received the same offer two more times during my visit. They have a great selection of items from many areas of the world. I found what I was looking for and then found many things besides. I was impressed with the fun bottle cans of drinks. The bottom is a clear, bottle material and the top is a tin soda can like opening. They have a wide variety of seafood items and quite a few vegetables that are hard to come by at any standard grocery store in town. They have an impressive variety of curries and related items. I think their quantity of sauces is unparalleled. The only two bad things were the store isn't laid out very intuitively. It's like two stores were made into one and there's a freezer section in each...with some overlap of foods in each section. The other was their tiny supply of Filipino foods.

The New Oriental Food Store was a surprising find in Des Moines. There are bigger stores in the region, but this store is pretty cool. It is a small convenience store. The location of the store and its set up make it an Asian Bodega of sorts. The prices were pretty reasonable. They were retail prices commensurate with a convenience store. They had a pretty good selection of items and if they did not exist, many of these items would have to be obtained from other, more far flung places. If you are in the area and looking to score some Asian food products, this is a good place to start.

I really don't understand the reviewer who says these prices are high? I shop here regularly because the things I need like sauces for Asian cooking and fruits/vegetables are *so* inexpensive compared to the Oriental foods sections in American grocery stores. Additionaly I can get ingredients that would be considered "gourmet" elsewhere. I buy ox tail, whole tillapia. squid and ducks for my foodie cooking needs. It can be a little intimidating because many of the items are not in English. The woman who runs this is far from the "bitch" another reviewer called her. She is Lao and doesn't speak English as her first language (though she does well enough). While her culture means she speaks a little abruptly she is *super* helpful every time I need to find something. We have amusing exchanges while we try to understand each other. She also regularly gives me (unsolicited) cooking tips and recipes. She is very sweet.