Hankook Market: Great Deals on Groceries, But Miss the Robot Restaurant! Hankook Market is my go-to for big sales on Korean groceries! They're definitely cheaper than Hmart, especially for things like makgeolli (which is the cheapest I've ever seen!). This time I came a little late in the day, so the pre-made and hot food section was pretty picked over. They also have some small clothing shops inside, but those weren't really my style. One thing that makes me sad is that the cute Korean robot restaurant that used to be inside is now out of business. That was a fun experience! Anyway, despite missing the robots, I still recommend Hankook for the amazing deals. This time I scored ice cream for only $1.99 a box like nougat, chestnut, and even Tank Boy which would normally be $5.99!

One of the only places with Surasang Korean Tea (Green Tea with Roasted Brown Rice at a reasonable price. Online its $22/box of 150. Here, its $10. Their bakery and skin care area is always a joy to go to as well. They have cheap produce so we bought a lot. Very clean.

The supermarket is quite big. I went hoping for some kimbap, but didn't find any. In the middle of the supermarket, I did find packaged sides dishes. There is also sashimi in another area. In the end, I just purchased some yummy snacks including Turtle Chips.

Was looking for a new Asian Supermarket to check out since I usually go to the common ones around my area such as Ranch 99 or Marina and I've been to Mitsuwa or H-Mart for specific Japanese or Korean groceries but when I found Hankook Supermarket under Japanese groceries in Yelp I decided to go check them out. It was amazed by how close this place was to my area located in Sunnyvale and noticed how spacious it was and filled with so many different variety of Korean and Japanese goods. Felt like a kid in a candy store going through all the different aisles and seeing things that I didn't see at other grocery stores. The selection of banchan and ready to go meals was plenty and I was practically eating with my eyes that i kept grabbing a few side dishes to take with me. Glad that they were at a decent price too. The aisle of Ramen and other noodle soups were both amazing and surprising since I saw a few things that I haven't seen before and picked up a few packs of those as well. They had a whole section of Kimchi and there's was an indoor eatery/deli where I got some seafood pancakes to go. There were so many yummy dishes available but wish I had more room in my tummy to buy more but I'll definitely be trying more next trip. They also had a small area where they were selling Japanese or Korean fashionable clothing and really cool looking shoes and accessories to choose from. I had to stop myself from buying everything I saw and told myself to head to the register to check out on my way there I noticed the bakery that they had at in the front area caught my eye so I decided to take a look. They had a whole assortment of breads, pastries, cookies and small desserts which was so hard to choose from but the lady at the register was so kind enough to give me a few suggestions. I ended up getting some sweet garlic bread sticks, a corn scone, and banana shaped cake. All were so good! Overall I'm so glad that I found this place and will definitely come back again for more goodies and grab different things from their eatery and bakery..

A lot more mom and pop than the widely famous H mart. They have a huge selection of banchon and I love picking up a couple so as to not think about side dishes during the week.

Delicious lunch at Hankook from the deli. Ordered the gimbap and japchae. The order came with free banchan (kimchi and radish) and onion(?) soup. The gimbap was soft, crunchy (center), and tasty. The japchae was light in flavor but still tasted good. The banchan was good. The radish was refreshing and the kimchi was different than expected. The kimchi had a slightly more sour flavor. The soup was good but a bit salty. Overall the meal was good.

8/8/2023: I've been plotting visiting Hankook for YEARS since, moving to Placerville~whoa--I'm a BIG SPENDER! There are too many products Hankook Sunnyvale has in their inventory which the other Hankook Markets such Oakland CA and Rancho Cordova CA lack, i.e., product authenticity and produce freshness which by reviewing my purchase receipt, one may readily determine what and why I purchased from Hankook Sunnyvale. First, Oakland CA and Rancho Cordova CA oddly do not have in their inventory, a simple, square omelette pan nor do either stores make Korean acorn jelly or seafood Kimchee . . . Why?! I dunno the answer why . . . Sadly, I must learn how to make acorn jelly and seafood Kimchee; however and presently, I guess I'll make a yearly visit shopping at Hankook then, freeze every item in bite-size portions in order, metering how much I can inhale until, I make another trip visiting Hankook Sunnyvale NEXT YEAR . . . ?????

Hankook Supermarket has been around since 1990 and some of their prices are far cheaper than at H Mart though at Mega Mart they have a 30% discount on japchae, kimbaps and dumplings. But here they do have a food court specialized in delicious kimchi pancakes, udon, bibimbap and spicy rice cake (tteokbokki) which has a sweet savory taste and a mild garlicky flavor. What I liked about this market it has a large self-service bar filled with ready to eat side dishes or banchan and I loved their marinated KKQ BBQ chicken and a vast selection of Korean, Japanese, Chinese and other and other Asian products though I usually go for ramen, kamaboko fish cakes, dumplings and fresh fruits. Parking not a problem though it's best to come by early than later in the day worst on the weekends. This area is very popular with so many Korean shops and business known as Koreatown along El Camino Real.