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Grex Kitchen Item 162: Best Korean grocery....please help
Entered by omatty on Fri Aug 14 18:56:43 UTC 1998:

Hello, I am new to town and desperately seeking
the best korean grocery in town.  I know about some
"pan-Asian" grocers already, but i was wondering
if there might be a korean owned and operated grocer...
thanks for the help!
an nyoung! (peace!)

11 responses total.

#1 of 11 by e4808mc on Mon Aug 17 16:57:34 1998:

Manna, in the shopping center at the corner of Plymouth, Broadway, and Maiden
Lane, is  Korean owned.  They have a large selection of Korean videos for
rent, as well as  Korean food.

#2 of 11 by valerie on Wed Aug 26 19:37:10 1998:

Alas, Manna has gone way downhill since the Kroger store next door to them
closed.  Hopefully the new store that's moving in there (Arbor Drugs?) will
help revitalize the place.  Manna used to be really cool.

#3 of 11 by omni on Thu Aug 27 08:39:36 1998:

  Marlene says it will be 3 stores in 1. I'll post more when I know more.

#4 of 11 by e4808mc on Sat Aug 29 02:18:13 1998:

Actually, the selections changed dramatically when the new owners bought it.
Manna seems to get sold about every 5-6 years, and the new owners always
change the stock, especially the refrigerator and frozen stuff.  

However, I mourn the loss of the kitchen/dining room containers and utensils
in this latest switch.

#5 of 11 by keesan on Sat Aug 29 19:48:08 1998:

Ypsilanti may still have a Korean grocery, downtown.  The Chinese one closed.

#6 of 11 by valerie on Wed Sep 2 13:09:20 1998:

Re 4: Oh!  I didn't know Manna had new owners.  I thought it was in such sorry
shape because the same old owners were in despair because of the Kroger
closing.

#7 of 11 by denise on Sun Sep 2 19:07:12 2007:

I don't know what the current status of the Manna store is [as discussed
earlier in this  item, years ago]...  But in the recent past, its been
metioned that there are a number of  ethnic grocery stores in the area
[like that chinese place on Washtenaw and the new  Mexican one on
Michigan Ave in Ypsi]. And there are a number of little ones I've seen 
[like on Packard near Platt].  I've never been to any of these and
wonder what specific  ones y'all like? What is it that you like about
them and where are they located?

#8 of 11 by cmcgee on Mon Sep 3 00:30:16 2007:

Manna is still at the corner of Broadway and Plymouth, where the Ann
Arbor Thrift Shop used to be.  Ann Arbor Thrift has moved to Washtenaw,
across from Arborland.

#9 of 11 by cmcgee on Mon Sep 3 00:34:50 2007:

I shop these little stores frequently for low-cost exotic ingredients. 
Things like galangal for my medieval Christmas pie, real Korean (as
opposed to Japanese) kim chee, Chinese dried plums (an after school
treat from my childhood), Middle Eastern tahini, Tex-Mex spices that I
pay a premium for in places like Kroger and Meijer.  I even found some
fish sauce to re-create old Roman recipes.  

If you've got a recipe that seems to call for an exotic ingredient, you
would do well to to ask around.  Probably there's a store in Ann Arbor
or Ypsi where that is the every-day cuisine.

#10 of 11 by slynne on Tue Sep 4 23:28:31 2007:

wow. recreating ancient Roman recipes sounds fun

#11 of 11 by samiam on Wed Sep 5 13:10:08 2007:

It does, doesn't it? Very cool...

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