In-store shopping
Yes
Oriental Food & Gift Center in Columbus
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Location on the map
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, US
Service options
Delivery
No
Highlights
Great produce
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Planning
Quick visit
Yes
Payments
NFC mobile payments
Yes
Phone: +1 706-689-1398
Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–6PM
- Tuesday:10AM–6PM
- Wednesday:10AM–6PM
- Thursday:10AM–6PM
- Friday:10AM–6PM
- Saturday:10AM–6PM
- Sunday:10AM–6PM
Comments (199)
We stopped in at this grocery store thinking we might find some kimchi for my wife and boy were we surprised. They had so much great stuff in this store. All kinds of meats, veggies, noodles, spices ect. ..we will definitely be back again soon
I can find everything I need here, and the prices are very affordable, given most of these items are imported.
The canned and packaged productd are good, but the fresh groceries look a little old. Much of it is higher priced when compared to other markets.Overheard one of the lady cashiers mocking my race, so that kinda sucked. The others were very nice.I wont say I wont be back, but it wont be at the top of my list of places to come back to.
It was great! Had a lot of amazing things in there that I will definitely be going back for.
They have a nice supply of groceries and other kitchen items. Nice people. I bought the bowl, the chopsticks, and ramen from here. Lol I cooked it though... not a restaurant.
I love the atmosphere of this store and Im at peace every time I go. The layout is simple and I suggest that you start from the right and work your way to the frozen section on the left. Youll see all kinds of deliciousness and the tools with which to make said deliciousness. Dont be mad about what youll end up spending. Just know that its worth it.Also, Id be remiss if I failed to mention the staff: THEY ARE DELIGHTFUL AND ADD TO THE EXPERIENCE.
Besides of their overpriced products, especially the rice, $72 for 50 lbs rice, Seriously?The owners are rude. They cannot even greet their customers with a good morning, a welcome, a good day or a thank you.When you call to ask questions such as locations and opening hours, they will answer you as they dislike you to call.When I asked for product information in their store, it seems like the male owner was not in the mood for a little q&a, mind you I was the only customer at that time. They will only talk to certain individuals, to someone they probably know or the same race.Worst customer service ever.I miss the previous owner, theyre really helpful.I would rather go to Asian Store in Opelika for quick Asian grocery shopping.
I love shopping at Oriental/ethnic markets. And I also enjoy cooking the food. This was my first time at this store. The Customer service is Horrible! They do not greet u at the door. The cashier (I guess owner) showed no type of expression. He didnt even say nothing once I got to the register. He rudely packed my groceries and didnt say a word. When it was time to punch in my pin number for my debit card, he just threw the card machine down on the belt. Once he rudely gave me my receipt for my purchases, I said thank you. After spending $56 in that store, they will never get my business again. Whoever you are, u have a very nasty attitude, poor demeanor and horrible customer service skills. With this type of attitude you will push away good business.
Best place to go to get oriental food and gifts.
The best Asian market in the area. Good assortment and pricing decent. Really helps not having to make as many trips up to Atlanta to the bigger stores.
They have a nice selection of goods, with a bit more Vietnamese, Phillipino, and African goods than I’m used to. The employees are friendly and helpful.
Loved it! Such a nice selection of genuine products from Asia. Try the Mi Goreng noodles, best ramen Ive had. Good food, I plan on revisiting.
Mispriced stuff which when informed, the owner got an attitude and refused to sell at the price marked. Waste of time with this crook.
We were previously going to S Mart for our Asian food needs. S Mart terrible! We knew we needed to find a better option and discovered Oriental Food and Gift. We will now ONLY ever shop here!! This place is so clean and smells fresh! Their products are great quality and a perfect price! The owner was so sweet and helpful! I can tell they work tirelessly to make sure they run a great business!
Love this store. The service is friendly and courteous.
The first person I interacted with was rude, twice. I had just seen him carry on a friendly conversation with 2 other (wyte) patrons before I talked to him. When I asked him questions he had a sharp tone, was impatient, gave no eye contact, & proceeded to talk at me and not to me. When he showed me he didnt want to deal with me. I left. Ill go to another Oriental store in town or just drive to Atlanta. Im not spending money at an establishment with mediocre goods and subpar customer service.
We love this place. The staff is super friendly and helpful. Has a large selection but new location has horrible parking set up which I guess they cant help. Its worse than the original place.
A very well stocked and knowledgeable store. Even if you dont know or only partially know about asian food and culture; the owners are there to help you. Fresh food section is better than some supermarkets. Though its asian centric, they have some items you cant get at other stores. IE...fresh bean sprouts. Very extensive selection of freshly made kimchi. Highly recommend, for the novice and the well versed.
Amazing store for Korean food! Our family lived in Korea for 2 years and we loved it, the culture, the food, the people. This store brings a bit of that to the US. The food is amazing, the prices are good, and the staff is very friendly. We just discovered this store, and will make it part of our shopping routine. The kimchi is awesome and there is a really good selection of it. You can buy it in small packs up to larger buckets.
So happy that they moved closer to where I work! I loved this place on Buena Vista Rd but now I can visit more often. The cuttlefish is my favorite snack!
We were there earlier today. I got my 13 year old daughter a cookbook based on dishes featured in various anime. The gentleman there helped me find many of the ingredients I wasnt able to find else where like enoki mushrooms, light color soy sauce and kombu...they did not have Mizuno leaves but, our dinner was still delicious. Thank you for helping me to make a great memory with my daughter as we made the Nabe together. I know exactly what ill be having for lunch tomorrow
The owner and staff are very nice and personable. There is always a wide variety of items and even if something is out, you dont have to wait long for it to be back in stock!
Wonderful shopping experience found everything I needed to complete my grilled pork with rice noodle salad. A recipe I got from a friend. So many noodles of every kind. They have delicious kimchee and assorted sweets. Take your own shopping bag ..or you will pay a bag fee.
Wonderful Asian Speciality store. So many items, and various popular brands. Many Asian cuisines: Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, and I even think I saw a few Hispanic items! So many spices....so many noodles.... Dont skip the lower half of the store where fresh items as well as tons of frozen foods can be found. Of course theres a selection of specialty serving ware. Its all here, in a tidy store packed with goodies. Worth the trip.
I have an amazing experience every time I visit, down to earth staff, good people. Great selection of products! The Vietnamese sandwich is one of my favorite and the iced coffee!Dont forget to click LIKE on this review!
Great selection and super friendly owner !!! Cant wait to find more things to try
Nice selection of grocery items, although, hard to navigate for a first time visiter. Gluten free flours in 5 lb bags are so hard to find - and not only do they carry them, they are reasonably priced. However, they did not carry Korean rice syrup and a few other things I stock in my kitchen. I enjoyed my visit and will definitely drive the 2 hours to visit again!
I absolutely love this place!! The staff is wonderful and whatever I purchase is lovely. The prices are definitely worth the excellent quality of their products. I strongly would recommend going there often. It is like a home away from home. I cant wait to go back again!
Love getting my mung bean sprouts and kimchee from here! Very nice manager from my experiences! Will definitely continue to shop here!
Very rude man in charge of the store! He never smiles and treats customers like he was doing them a favor by being there. The last time we were there his Wife told us she would have a 2020 Calendar for us during our next visit. So when we were ready to checkout my wife simply made a statement that he owed us a Calendar. He gave her a very dirty look and stated you have to see my wife. My wife stated with your attitude we dont need anything and we will never return! P.s. we did offer to put everything back on the shelves but one of his employees said he would put them back.
Its a great place to shop when looking for Asian goods and food. The store was very neat and clean and the employees are very helpful. I only had a problem because I had to keep asking what the prices were for certain things because some items werent labeled.
I was so excited to go here but apparently I wasnt really welcomed. Upon walking in we were greeted with scowls rather than friendly faces. I felt really uncomfortable being there.
I have been going to this store for a VERY long time. They are super helpful. Place is clean. There is no smell like other store. They sell produce, meat and frozen food. They literally have everything.
One of the friendliest small markets in town! With such a wide selection of fresh Asian produce at very reasonable prices, you can save your trips to Atlanta and shop locally! The products are organized in such a way, you can find what you need with ease, and the staff is always very polite and on standby if you need anything.
A once bright star in the Asian community is sadly falling quickly due to poor service in every aspect. It sickens me to write the truth about a store I have known and grown up with since a child, (1984).
Really impressed with the great variety of items and cleanliness of the store. The people working here are very friendly and helpful. Wish we had found this place earlier!
EVERYTHING youre looking for, they have it! I called before I headed out, because its a relatively long drive for us to get there, and I didnt believe the owner when he said he had everything. He wasnt kidding. From the outside and online, the store does not look big enough to carry everything they do, but trust me, they have everything, including a decent-sized fresh produce section. I have never been so excited to discover a store! Their bulk items, like rice and noodles are even cheaper than Walmart. Forget grocery shopping anywhere else. This is the place to go!
There is not much I can say to Express the quality of goods, foods, and the customer service of this place other then the fact that it is amazing. Everything from the experience of walking in and finding everything I need to finding the things I havent had since I was a child. I would highly recommend anyone looking for an asian market to make this their first stop. The seafood selection is humongous and the vegetables are super fresh. The freezer isle has everything you could think of even taro ice cream! Heck they even have live lobster and a built in restaurant!
The better of the Asian markets in town considering Atlanta is 1 1/2 hours away. The selection is limited because of that but they definitely have the basics, including some live seafood, and they keep the store clean. NOTE: BEGINNING 2/1/20, THEY CHARGE $.10/PER BAG IF YOU DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN.
Amazing selection and great staff too. The store is designed with a less than modern layout, but its made up well for in the good prices and ease of shopping. Anything youre looking for is less than a quick search away. Will definitely be back.
Always have what I need or want when I go here:)until I discussed car talk with another customer..after that for some reason I was treated coldly. One day I saw that the customers in front of me were offered a calendar for 2020.. He didnt even offer me one at all .. wish Kap would have kept his store .. I am part Korean but the new people are not friendly ... will not go there anymore... I can see and heard from other korean friends that Atlanta is best
Big store, every time I come they always have what I needed.
Awesome.e very sweet and kind hearted family oriented store the always have what I need they are very good people I have been shopping here on and off(seeing that I am from atlanta) since 2007 I wish they still kept the mok fish in the freezer section like they use to and all the other mok items that can be found in the oriental markets in atlanta.Overall great establishment home the stay open for generations to come.
They had a really great selection. The store was clean and well organized. The people there were very nice and helpful. It was a very enjoyable trip to a really great store. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for Asian products in the columbus area
The best Asian store in Columbus. Not as large as stores in ATL or Auburn, but still has a great selection of foods and products. Great produce section as well. Recently opened a Pho restaurant thats open Fri-Sun. I always enjoy shopping here and the staff is very sweet and helpful.
They have most of what you need to make or spice up your favorite oriental foods 😋
Love the quality and available selection of goods. Staff is always friendly and ready to help you find anything youre looking for in there. I love shopping here and recommend them!
Since covid happened, price shot up so much!! I hope they bring down the price of fish sauce, oyster sauce, chilli oil, etc. Friendly staff and convenience to Fort Benning so thats a plus for us!
They have my favorite snack Calbee Shrimp Chips Baked along with many great items to shop
Great selection of Asian food and very helpful employees. Nice location with easy access.
Good selection of Asian products and oriental foods. More expensive than average but it is local and politely staffed
This is like the dream place to go where you can see different foods and products from a different place the people there are great they help you out a lot they can explain what some of the foods are if you do not know anything about Vietnamese products and so on they have been here for years serving the Columbus Georgia area I give them 5 Stars if I could give them 10 I would
Nice guy great food lots of seafood and care and amazing food and drinks as well
Their customer service is low par with an attitude. I rather buy bulk in Atlanta than go to this store. I miss the prior owner who was helpful and friendly.
Havent found a larger Oriental food store in the area. Well stocked and clean. You can usually get meals ready to go. Very friendly and helpful.
Great buffet food
This store offers a great variety of oriental food and kitchen accessories. I found many items that interested me, I purchased more than I anticipated. I had a great experience.
Neat little market with horrible parking. We were looking for a few specific items and found them there. They also have boba and popping boba!
Called them before going because I wanted this salted codfish which they said they had but when I got there they didnt have any. Needless to say I was a little perturbed.
Friendly and helpful staffs. Got a good selection of Asian products. But its too bad that a lot of items were expired, and the produce wasnt so fresh.
I love this place. Good selection, good service, always tidy, fresh produce, and the kimchi is amazing 👏
Very clean and they have a wide variety of authentic foods! Im definitely coming back.
Best Korean Grocery store Ive been to around here. They have a great selection, clean facility, and very nice staff. Highly recommended.
Love this place!! The best Kimchee lives here. Good selection of teas and tinctures. Good prices, fresh produce. Friendly service ALWAYS.
This store is huge! Its a full size Asian Grocery, with dry goods, frozen foods and snacks. The staff is super friendly and speaks English very well for us Americans.😉
Love the new location. There is a wide selection of Japanese and other Asian foods.
Friendly staff.Clean.Great selection of Filipino food.Even though its smaller then Auburn,Alanta, Montgomery I prefer this store.
Good location. Great variety of food. A little hard to turn into store due to traffic.
Amazing!! They have live lobsters!!! They have the best prices around owners made my family and I feel like family!!! Love this place, love the cleanliness of the store and stock!!!!
Nice people. Nice place. Have to check dates some stuff expired and still on shelf 3 years later. They have a variety
Fantastic market with a great selection of both non-perishable staples and fresh/frozen foods including a wide variety of fish and seafood.
Hours have changed. They close at 7 now Monday-Saturday.Awesome location for all things oriental. So happy to have this shop in Columbus.
First time visiting and wont be last, nice cute section for produce and frozen foods. Also a few aisles that have your typical Asian foods. If u need to save a trip to ATL then this should do the trick!!
The location is not the best, in terms of how busy the road is, but this is definitely a hidden gem in Columbus, GA. The ribeye is perfectly sliced!
I love their selection of food consumer services mine and the prices are not too exp
Its a great store for Asian food and the owner is very helpful if your new to Asian food and cooking
The store always has everything Im looking for. The prepared Kimchi is really good. The employees are great too.
Well stocked and organized, had everything I was looking for and then some, employees were helpful. Will definitely go again.
Only place in Columbus to find real oriental foods. Huge selection of international noodles and sauces.
Very nice oriental grocery store with even friendlier staff. Also they serve meals on Saturday so stop by and get a plate (or two).
Saturdays are GREAT, fresh food to sell. Everything to you need to prepare authentic Korean food.
Great selection of Asian food. They also have a restaurant that sell. Pho soup and they dont hold back.
Very clean and so many options. Definitely the place to go for a variety of oriental and Hawaiian foods.
Excellent service. Great place to purchase international food items! Very gracious owners.
The staff were very nice and helpful. They have a good selection of things to choose from. They also have nice prices.
Good store to find Chinese or Korean food and ingredients. Be sure to check expiration date, some items I bought were expired.
This place is better than smart grocery .very friendly people wrking.
Love ❤️ this place. They have most Asian foods and more
Good selection of Asian food as well as a good selection of Asian dining and cookware. Helpful and friendly people to assist.
I love shopping @Oriental Food Great customer service and well organized store.
The people are cool. The pho is some next level stuff ( damn good ). They have verity of foreign items.
Dont judge a book buy its cover. They have an excellent selection of Asian food products.
+ Friendly Staff+ Good Selection+ Clean- Had items WAY beyond their best buy date (2017)
The Kims are wonderful people and their store reminds me of my tours in Korea. Excellent selection!
They had a great selection of products to choose from. They had a very nice and helpful staff.
One of the most complete and clean Asian Markets in Columbus GA. Just dont have fresh seafood.
The lady was nice but I bought some sea moss and it was fake😥
Always had a great experience there. The staff is also super friendly.
Awesome selection of asian foods and decent prices. Save the trip to Atlanta and try this place first.
They got big lobster and bunch of kimche choices
Great customer service! Ive been going here for years!
Best Korean Oriental Restaurant in South Columbus 2001 South Lumpkin rd. Suite 4 Cols. Ga. 31903
They have everything you need and then some and affordable too!. The people are very friendly.
Great little shop! This spot always has everything I need at incredible prices.
Alot of great finds awesome prices and alot of their foods are worth grabbing.
Great selection of all things Asian 🦞😀‼️🇺🇸
I just love the place. Its clean and the owner is really nice and helpful.
This is a fun store! Authentic food, some prepared as well as exotics.
OMG. The home made kimchi and fish cakes. To die for. Love this place.
Its not atlanta. But as a chinese that cook my own chinese dishes every night, this is not bad
My favorite Korean store. It has variety of selections at a reasonable price. Korean man is very nice.
Great store, friendly people and the restaurant is open Friday to Sunday! EXCELLENT!
Love this place. Even the new owner is fantastic. 👍
The store needs to be updated, staff should be more attentive to customers, & they need to mop the floor & freshen up.
Great place good prices a lot of everything you want to cook with
Full service grocery with some live seafood and freezer section. Leans towards Korean food. Friendly staff.
Love the variety and prices!!
Great place to find most any oriental food need
Great variety!
I always get great food and service from Oriental Food + Gifts.
Excellent store! Found everything I needed! Friendly service!
Love the new location!!! great people, great service
I love purchasing my Korean food ingredient s from there.
They have everything and their staff is so friendly and helpful!
Prices have raised but the customer service was outstanding.
I saw no sign and i do not think they are open unfortunately.
Best home made kimshee my daughter and I ever ate.
My daughters favorite Asian supplies store, friendly people
Best place to get rice, curry and spices!
Good Range of food choices from multiple Asian food cultures
My go place for exotic foods in south Columbus!
Very clean, great prices, and a huge selection.
Was good and very Curtis employees
My favorite Asian grocery!
Love this place have everything you need
I love it here. The owner is really nice.
Excellent service and great place to everything you need
Love the freshly prepared Korean foods on Saturday mornings
Great customer service. Well stocked.
Great customer service and great prices
Nice place. Will come back.
Good place to go for coffee in the morning and your way to work
Always courteous, shelves stocked, great variety!
Clean store and friendly employees.
Good stuff and selections
Excellent experience, love shopping there !
Excellent service and great authentic products
Hands down the best Asian store in Columbus!
Great prices and food selections
Friendly service. Great prices.
Anything Oriental has to be there wide variety of product
Decent prices, nice employees
Dont have a lot of items in stock
Always finding something new each time I go
Nice food and clean environment
Plenty of international options to choose from
Love getting authentic food!!!
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They have good stuff
Has Asian and Filipino Foods and ingredients
Has great food!!
Good home made kimchi
The best Asian market around.
Can always find what I need
Nice staff
Really amazing Mochi!!!
Huge selection of Asian foods
Authentic great hospitaly
Very nice ppl
Good location.
Havent been there
Best kimchi in town
It was really nice.
Very friendly Very helpful
Delicious food items
Glad you are here
More Asian food
The best
Amazing selection.
Prices to high
Never went here.
Great business!
I like that place.
Wonderful variety
Good
Love this place ❤
Always great
Permanently closed
Only passing by.
Total reviews rating 4.5
199 Reviews for Oriental Food & Gift Center 2023:
Review №1
2021-06-21Great place for all thing Asian! This is a new location across from Q Korean Steakhouse. I love that their location is much closer to where I do most of my shopping. Very friendly owner and staff. Great selection of canned and dried Asian ingredients that are hard to find in American grocery stores. They also sell asian cooking utensils and home goods like blankets. Small selection of fruit and asian vegetables. They have 3 aisles of frozen goods, like frozen squids and fish. Even have a lobster tank. No fishy smell. Will be coming back.
Review №2
2022-05-29Daughter loves this store and bought several things. They have absolutely everything you might want in groceries and foods, frozen and otherwise. They are a well stocked store.
Review №3
2022-05-25Has honeydew ice cream and red bean buns! 💚 They also carry 부침개 powder/flour. So glad to have found this place!
Review №4
2022-05-08Good assortment of items. Im not an Asian cook so Im limited here. Staff was very helpful.
Review №5
2021-05-01Its so clean in there. Everyone was super nice and helpful. Great prices. They even had live crawfish and blue crabs.
Review №6
2021-12-05Lots of great items at this market. Love the pried side dishes. I will say that the times for business may be off...I went on a Saturday and they rushed me out at 6:00 and refused another customer who was trying to come in when I was leaving. So hours for Saturday are not as listed...stating that they are open till 7:00...I mentioned it to one of the guys at the register and he said something about daylight savings...but daylight savings was over a month prior to my visit. I don’t know what the deal was.
Review №7
2019-04-26Very friendly staff. They had about anything you wanted. There the only place in Columbus I know to buy Soju. They also have homemade Kimchi.
Review №8
2022-03-13New experience looking for Tamair sauce,sesame oil. And fresh veg. Out of tamair, limited veg. selection. However I enjoyed the experience.
Review №9
2021-11-21Had a lot of goods, pretty much anything you can ask for . I purchased a couple of frozen goods that tasted really nice. The customer service could be way better. I walked in and wasn’t greeted and when time to check out, nobody said a word throughout the entire exchange. Although I enjoyed the huge selection of items , The bad customer service makes me hesitant to come back.
Review №10
2021-09-13It was very large the aisles were a bit crowded but otherwise they had everything I needed everything I wanted I just wish they had more candy and snacks, but otherwise everything was pretty full I spent about $200 on what I call basic necessities.I got someTteok-bokki rice cakesRice noodles, japchea noodles, quail eggs, steam buns, soup dumplings, kimchi, the cucumber kimchi is really really good, some instant noodles I wish they had more of a variety besides the packet ones, I got a ice cream bar but I also live like a hour & half away... Not a whole lot of produce but they did have it I wish they would have more dairy but they have a large large variety I shop there again