In-store shopping
Yes
Seoul Supermarket in Buffalo Grove
Categories
Location on the map
Buffalo Grove, Lake County, Illinois, US
Service options
Delivery
No
Health and safety
Staff wear masks
Yes
Safety dividers at checkout
Yes
Highlights
Great produce
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Offerings
Prepared foods
Yes
Amenities
Public toilet
Yes
Planning
Quick visit
Yes
Payments
SNAP/EBT
Yes
Credit cards
Yes
Phone: +1 847-870-8830
Opening hours
- Monday:9AM–8:30PM
- Tuesday:9AM–8:30PM
- Wednesday:9AM–8:30PM
- Thursday:9AM–8:30PM
- Friday:9AM–8:30PM
- Saturday:9AM–8:30PM
- Sunday:9AM–7:30PM
Comments (122)
Prices are going crazy on the gim bap. Used to be $1.25 a roll then got annoying at $2.50 but hey... pandemic rt... at $3.50 with no change to the ingredients... fuhgeddaboutit. Ill get Sushi if Im paying that much.Sorry dummies, but thats ridiculous to a Korean that knows how easy it is to make this... but doesnt want to spend the time.
Great store for your Korean food.
Only one casher for customers and answers for customers questions on the phone make customers feel uncomfortable. Also, prices are a little more than other markets. I guess no choice closer than other markets . It is sad 😢even though I still have to shop for korean groceries because no time for drive to other market sometimes.
I come here frequently for ingredients, love it!
We make an amazing Mongolian Beef @ The Rock Stock Café in Wauconda. Seoul is the real you of the trinity. The part God is trying to salvage. We buy our gochujang paste there. They were helpful and it feels other worldly, like on vacation there.😄
Great variety of items. However, I would check very carefully the expiration dates on packaged items. 2 of the items that we bought there were expired and the return policy was not flexible.
They allow me to order from there outside bakery that delivers every day by noon without giving payment till pick up! Easy in and out parking. Very helpful if you have any questions and one of there chefs and fresh sushi maker speaks Spanish and is extremely helpful and patient.Fresh food is always available and they have a wide range ofJapanese, Chinese and Korean delicacies!!! Besides the Korean bakery that delivers everyday they also have magnificent imported teas, fruits,ramen soups, cookies, desserts, ice cream, pot stickers, noodles and a beauty section. It is Korean owned and in the same shopping plaza is a yogurt/smoothie place with various and exotic choices popular is the bubble tea also owned by these people.
I do not recommend this store. Pricy and low quality.
Update 5/30/19Theres a new sushi section in the back. They have sushi/sashimi available in the refrigerated section, and also take phone orders for freshly made sushi.They have very good prepared foods, including soups, side dishes, and meat/fish. The place is very clean and well kept. I know some Korean markets feel cramped and tight, but this place is very spacious.
It was my first time there and I got everything I needed some Korean Hot Dogs some soy sauce and dark soy sauce it was wonderful
Love this place. If you shop here often please get the reward card... Youll thank me later! Nice ajummas who work here. And the best ready made foods. Always fresh. Awesome!
Great banchan and prepared meals for the family!
This is a nice local Korean/Asian mart. They have a decent variety of products, include fried chicken wings & other bonchons. Their produce however, is not the freshest. I would reccomend going there, but only for basic items.
This place had almost everything I needed! I will be coming back soon again!
My favorite little hidden gem inside the Seoul Supermarket is the amazing kitchen that prepares a variety of traditional fare like: banchan (side dishes), kkanpunggi (sweet and spicy lollipop chicken), and chapchae (stir-fried glass noodles with veggies). Its where I go when I need Korean food catered out for large gatherings. For party trays, place your order at least 24 hours in advance.
There is a lot of great produce and other products here. Like many Korean groceries stores, they carry products from nearly every region across east Asia. They even make precooked/catering foods here. It is a good place here. It is convenient to get to especially if you are in Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, Kildeer, Deer Park, Palatine, or Wheeling.
They themselves make the best kimchi! Kimchi there is even better than any kimchi I purchased back in Korea when I lived there. That alone makes me keep going back to Seoul market, but I love varaiety of good Korean ready to eat cuisine too.
They offer a great range of delicious food. I like dining here. Employees are always very nice, rates are convenient and the place is always clean.
This place is well known for their catering food. For a small grocery store, its surprising how good their in house made food is. Jimbop and other banchan are available throughout the day.
Seoul Supermarket catered our Chuseok last year and it was grand! The food was delicious and reasonably priced. They are definitely a go-to for Korean food!
Interesting little Korean grocery store. You can find some cooked Korean food. Prices seemed reasonably. I would not drive an hour for this place. It was by chance that we came across it.
Small but they have everything you need and very delicious food specially kimchi.
Pretty complete, large Asian supermarket. I get a lot of groceries from here and theres also a lot of Japanese groceries here. Staff is friendly and the quality is very good.
I love this place. It has everything I need and more. The doors always confuse me, but I can find everything I need without hesitation. The clerks are really nice too! I prefer going her to Assi or Hmart.
Its a pretty nice place to get groceries, especially Asian Food groceries. A little small but they also have great Korean Bean Pastries
Not bad for grocery, but I frequent mainly for the prepared foods and for the case price of Soju (distilled alcohol).
This grocery store has a variety of prepared korean side dishes, spicy chicken wings, futomaki, maki roll and other things you normally find in an asian store.
The Korean chicken was not as good as it was in 2017. Maybe I was to late after 1pm.
Kinda dirty, but the selection of Korean/Asian foods is great. Just what youd expect from a place called Seoul market!
Has a great selection of ready made foods. The kimbap is the best!
Pretty complete, large Asian supermarket. I get a lot of groceries from here and theres also a lot of Japanese groceries here. Staff is friendly and the quality is very good.
It is a pretty nice Korean market, lots of things to buy. Very good selection of everything.
Love their prepared foods. Nice that there are smaller size options. Rewards is nice when you are a frequent customer.
Good stores but .parking lot a holes no markings. Run down like a cross the street. Run down
Good selection of Korean products. My go to place to get ready made korean fried chicken :)
I havent been to many Asian stores but I like this one. I like the prepared foods especially the wings
I love shopping there they have everything I need and like 👍 friendly people
Great place for authentic Korean food, reasonably priced for what you get. Thanks!
Authentic Korean food here very good selection!!
Very small store,korean food cooked to order must be ordered in advance very polite ,hardly no Emglish
The store is ever clean. The people working here are all friendly and knowledgeable. They always have what am looking for and thats why I love shopping here.
Huge place with home cooked items. Great variety in ramen noodles and Korean delicacies.
Good selection of food, especially traditionally Korean.
Lovely place to buy stuff you cant buy at a jewel etc. Wish there was smaller jars of white Napa cabbage kimchi would buy
Very neat and well arranged isles.The prices of commodities is very fair and the people working here are friendly.Great place to shop!!
I love this store wholeheartedly! One stop. Every thing you want and at affordable price.
This is my favorite store. Services are pleasant, prices are reasonable and selection is top notch. Much recommendations.
It is good enough as Asian market but it is not comparison to Hmart or JB market in Glenview.
My favorite store. Services are excellent, prices are reasonable and selection is top notch. High recommendations.
Always fresh produce and great prices especially on the home supply produce.Checkout process is more faster than before
Good deli... selection and prices are way better than H Mart
They have everything you think you might need and more. Super friendly too.
This is my favorite store. Services are pleasant, prices are decent and selection is top notch.
Very close location to home but less choices than comparable Asian grocery stores.
Great selection of kimchi and other Korean products
Careful a few items already expired but this store the closest Asian store.
Really like this place for Korean groceries.
Great place.
Its expensive but I do enjoy shopping certain groceries here!!
I had a good experience in this store as everything was as expected.I really love the location
Great Korean market. Best in the area.
Friendly staff. Very helpful to the best of their ability.
Great experience! So many interesting things to try.
Authentic Korean grocery with variety of prepared foods
Good catering place!
Real intersting foods yhat taste great
Lots of great options and excellent service.
Korean foods ...lots of already cooked foods in pre package containers
Ive noticed the price increased.
Delicious catering food, and can quick shopping.
Best grocery store for a senior on fixed income
Best chiken ever
ID LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE THERE AND HAS AMERICAN FOOD THERE TOO.
A lot of authentic Asian food in the store
Excellent variety of unusual groceries.
Always have the Korean essentials and kimbap.
Korea side dish are so good
The lines are short despite the many people visiting the store.
Variety is good and catering is very good.
Great choices of Korean grocery
Great sikhye and banchan.
100% Korean. Youll find everything you miss.
Their instant noodles are good
Great little Korean grocery store.
The owner is very nice and kind
Great place to get soju
They have smaller pack of food
Pricey than other markets.
Good food
김밥 was very good.
Decent selections and prices
It stinks and somewhat dirty.
Fresh frozen fish
Good
All kinds of stuff
Great choices
Good sushi
Horrible, stinky
Good
Good
Ok to visit
Nice staff
Its nice to have items that you cant find in other markets.It looks like it needs more tidying up... Im sorry.
I used to use it frequently because it made the food delicious.. One of the customers saw the smell of the side dishes while opening the lids and stopped.. I visited again today after a long time and bought dinner~ The gimbap I ate in the car was very delicious~! !^^ I look forward to other side dishes too~
The assortment of the store is good. The prices are reasonable. But there was a feeling that it was dirty there. I guess it has something to do with the flooring in the store.
Gyeongsangnam-do Excellent Specialty Products Promotion Exhibition 10/10 - 10/19
I love Korean food. I was very glad to find this store in Chicago saburbah. Kim Chi recommend!
I stopped by for a while and bought it all here! The price was cheap and there were many kinds.
Necessary Korean food is sold and the price is cheaper than expected...
Catering was always delicious and the amount was pretty good.
There is delicious catering.
Lo
Total reviews rating 4.3
122 Reviews for Seoul Supermarket 2023:
Review №1
2022-01-01Love the instant coffee! They had some bakery items that, was good; soft & have cream inside kinda taste like vanilla. The store looks small from outside but its not so small when your inside. Great store, they mostly speak English & have the aisle labeled in Korean & English. I would recommend this place, if your in the mood to be adventurous or you know their products.
Review №2
2020-06-07Nice place to get your essential Korean snacks, rice cakes, gochujang, kimchi, side dishes, rice, produce, meats were few and far between, etc...usually there is a bakery, but none here. Still good place for when you got that craving for Korean food!
Review №3
2022-08-06It was weird that they asked for cash for catering and asked us to pay for grocery separately. When trying to pay with cash, the cashier refused $20 bills, saying they were worn and it could be fake. Hmm…So weird. So trying to pay with a credit card, she said we needed to pay with two separate cards, one for catering and the other for grocery. It was so weird. Not sure it was training issue or some other issue with catering vs grocery. So weird….
Review №4
2022-04-24I have been buying side dishes and soup twice per week here, recently, one of side dishes I bought had very poor quality w/ Yeon-geun-jorim(I tried one of few dozen pieces, but could not chew because it was too hardened, felt pain on the theeth, actually I have healthy teeth and Ive never complained food quality at any restaurant / food market in my life, but I felt I cannot eat this becuase theeth would be damaged, at first, I thought it is just $5 food and gave up complaining, but wanted to give feedback to the market to avoid same complaining from other customers, I visited here next day by driving half hour and explained to the register, but she looked upset and explained it has normal quality? she put it into the garbage can, so I expected return/ replacement, but did not accept the return/replacement, how should I do? very bad feeling, I regret to give feedback and went back to the home w/o anything, do not want go to this market anymore, check the food quality carefully before buying, if not sure, dont buy.
Review №5
2021-11-03I love coming here, I always find what I need here. Prices are about the same I would say as opposed to other Asian grocers. I have yet to try their hot foods but whenever I do come here, which is often, I always see other patrons with hot food items. The soup seems to be popular. Service is always quick and friendly!
Review №6
2022-04-12Go to place for Korean catering! And whenever we’re too lazy to cook, we buy the already cooked Korean food in the back. So we are basically here every week lol
Review №7
2022-03-01Make sure they don’t overcharge you. Double check your receipts. I know so many people who got overcharged!! Be aware!!Also, make sure to check the expiration dates. So many things that are expired.
Review №8
2018-11-28Good Korean vegi sushi lunch special. Fried chicken is lit too!
Review №9
2021-09-05An excellent local KOREAN grocery market: authentic Korean food/ small housewares, reasonably priced, quite a good selection of prepared foods, such as marinated meat/fish. I LOVE the many choices of rice, esp. healthy rice grains, grown in the USA!. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Review №10
2021-08-14Great store. Their prepared meals are restaurant quality (well, at least to this non-Korean). Delicious sushi rolls, soups, seafood pancakes and tofu. I will be back!