Talin Market

Love the Asian product variety. I found matcha Japanese cakes, fresh fruits and mamey. Lychees were overripe and not good. I wish they had a ready-to-eat warm prepared food shelf. The ladies at checkout were friendly.

Going here is always a culinary experience! So many foreign foods that I have zero idea how to prepare. It is like a giant mystery! They have live crabs too. I got my Japanese candies and sodas that I came for and a bunch of different Ramen noodles for the kids. Picked up some new chopsticks too. It is in not a very desirable area with lots of homeless and beggars. Beware.

It's a good place to get Asian groceries in albuquerque. It doesn't compare to Asian stores, say in CA. The products are marked up quite a bit. They have aisles based on country. For the Indian section, you're better off going to Bombay Spice around the block. They have a pop up dumpling store which I haven't been to, but have heard good things about.

I was exited at the prospect of trying a "world market" for the first time; the idea seemed so intriguing. My first Impression was that the store had a huge parking lot with plenty of space to park without circling around; which is a major perk. The market itself looked pretty big, it was about the size of a Whole Foods i would say. There were a sufficient amount of employees there, so even though they had plenty of customers, the lines weren't long. It really started to give off an international ambiance when you first walk in, but as you keep going you realize it's not really, truly International. They focus mainly on the Asian culture mostly. 90% of the market is from some part of Asia, such as China, Philippines, Korea, and India (southeast Asia is Indian). I would say that they should re-brand it as an Asian supermarket, because it is a little misleading but still very cool. I've never seen a supermarket with every variety of Asian food.

If you want to go to a place to get authentic varieties of international ethnic food, then go here. This place has a lot of varieties of food, produce, fresh meat, kitchen accessories. Staff is friendly and helpful to find just what you need for making a variety of meals. I was able to find every thing I needed to make homemade sushi rolls. Always clean, organized and well stocked.

While the varieties of products are remarkable, the prices are not. Comparison, for what that objectively means, is: a SRIRACHA 17 oz is priced at $7.99, while SRIRACHA at Trader Joe's 18oz @ $3.99. So comparing Talin Market prices for this item, you'd get 1oz less at twice the price of Trader Joe!.

This is my usual go-to for Asian and other specialty/imported foods and ingredients. I'm always surprised by the variety of cuisines, brands, and even produce they carry. And every time I go, I discover something new. Most things are well stocked, but sometimes something will be out of stock for a while, or be rotated out. But either way, it's kinda fun to just walk up and down the aisles and see all the different things they have to offer. Pricing can seem expensive, but I find it pretty comparable to other local and even online sellers. Since most things are imported, I do expect to pay a bit extra than if I were to go to Walmart. I also appreciate the little wheelie baskets they have for shopping. It's much easier wheeling this little basket around than a big cart or heavy hand basket. They are pretty strict about their bag check policy. They always ask me to check my reusable bags even though they are obviously empty. Lastly, I just gotta say be careful in the parking lot. It's kinda sketchy, and there's always someone speeding down the rows.

A great service, but I went to you store looking for these resist bars, and I was curious if you currently stock them or if there's a chance, you might consider adding them in the future.I truly hope to see Resist Protein Bars on your shelves soon!

Talin market is hands down the best place to pick up food from around the world. There are sections from pretty much anywhere. My only suggestion is go during the day. The area has gotten pretty bad and I wouldn't go when it's dark out.

Tried Talin again and was again disappointed to find I was being sold 3 month expired food products. When I brought this to the attention of the manager attention she asked if "it was on sale". When I replied no, and there are ordinances against selling expired food as fresh she said, "No there isn't any regulation with that." I returned to the refrigerated section I procured the item from and found ALL stocking of the item I had purchased were equally expired and were also being sold as fresh. If you choose to shop here, please, please, CLOSELY scrutinize all product labels at least 3x and be sure to save your receipt because no matter how much money you spend or how often you shop Talin, they have no problem selling expired food and calling it your problem.This used to be such a great place, but now it's not. I love Burque and live in the International District. Really wanted to support Talin but with all their price hikes and continued poor customer service there are several other markets that meet my needs and are grateful for my patronage.