City Square Shopping Center

Chinatown Market place in the City Square Shopping Center next to Chuckee Cheese.You can find lots of locally grown produce and also fresh and frozen seafood, and also they have vendors selling cooked foods and desserts.They also have a vendor selling knifes and does sharping of your knifes or equipment for a fee!Lots of parking but shared by many other restaurants and businesses.They have their own rest room facilities in the Chinatown market in the back side of the building.

Wish I have found out about this market earlier! Similar to wet market in Chinatown but much larger and cleaner. It's called Chinatown Market Place but I didn't hear a word of Chinese when I was there. Figured owners are probably Filipino, Vietnamese or Thai? Definitely reminds me of markets in South East Asia.You can find a great selections of locally grown fruits and vegetables there. The quality is so much better than what you can find in supermarkets and more affordable. The colors of the produce are so much more vibrant. They aso have stalls that sell fresh fish, shellfish, meat. Lots of Asian sauces and seasonings to choose from. From now on it's gonna be my grocery shopping Mecca!Most of the owners accept credit cards with a minimum purchase of $10 so make sure you have some cash with you. It can be very crowded there but pretty much everyone were wearing masks. Lots of parking spots outside. 8am-4pm.

I haven't been here since before CoVid. Went shopping here yesterday. I was quite surprised that it's almost double the size and more vendors since I was last there. I loved the variety of vegetables and especially the cost. One vendor had pre bagged veggies with a cost of 7 bags for $5.00. Yes 7 bags!!! I purchased 14 bags with some additional purchases. The vegetables were fresh and beautiful. Many times I've gone to open markets and the veggies were a bit old and off grade. Several vendors offered Asian based products ie snacks, condiments, etc. I was very happy to find bean curd strips and bean curd sheets. There was many vendors offering meats and seafood. A vendor selling Filipino food and another selling baked goods. The place was also clean. For those afraid of the close proximity and unmasked. I was surprised that 90% of patrons were masked.

Chinatown, what else is there to say. We came looking for dim sun. Stopped off along the market area which is on a main strip. There's markets scattered throughout chinatown. It's not big, a couple of blocks radius. Main area, market place has the open air vendors selling all their fresh produce and goods. If you walk inside some of the shops, you'll have all the butcher with their meats and seafoods. Cool place to walk around and check out different cultures, food and whatever. Pretty much similar to other Chinatown that I've been too, but it was a little smaller to a lot as well.

6-16-21 We decided to browse in here as I had looked up farmers markets and this one was open today, Wednesday.It was described as cleaner than Chinatown Markets so we entered. We were expecting Chinese offerings but they had many items that seemed Filipino like lechon, snacks, etc.There were many vendors selling fruits like papayas and mangoes, vegetables like won bok, beans, bitter melon, squash, green onions and more. I saw one booth with limited clothing.I told hubs good thing we're wearing masks cuz the smell of so many kinds of fish, seafood, raw meat, pig's head, etc. pervaded the entire interior space.We ended up only stall gazing cuz the veggies would have wilted since we were headed to the beach. The papayas especially seemed cheaper than Times. The ungchoy looked good too- next time.

I will forever come here & been coming here since I was small with my mom. This is the place to go for all your cooking needs. Literally everything. From fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, sauces, spices you name it.I don't know if they still do it on certain days but they were having a lone outside so not too much people go in at once.PERKING: Parking is HUGE but it does get really busy in this one. Mostly during lunch because all the other food places & barber shops & pet stores here. So don't bring your big wide cars, the stalls are pretty tight too.The prices here too are the cheapest if not you can go to the actual chinatown in downtown if you know where that is. It's about a 5 min drive from this place.

I had no idea this was here. I was going to Kalihi Pet Store but needed jalapeños and onions for dinner 1st. I decided to see if this building had a supermarket in it and saw people walking out with bags of produce so I went to investigate. I didn't grow up knowing about Chinatown markets. I was in my 20s when I first went in one downtown and saw pig heads and stuff. One always recalls the smell of fish and garlic, strange produce and labels you can't read. When I lived in Bali these markets were the norm. It was a rush of memories triggered by walking into this marketplace. Fish so fresh they're still flopping around. Gosh compared to Safeway prices are 1/3 the price. I wonder if you could barter. I just grabbed my veggies and left. I'd definitely come back if I needed produce going home from work. Easy parking and fast to get what you need. It is a cultural experience coming here minus the homeless of Chinatown.

If you're not a fan of the real chinatown, this place maybe an alternate place for you to shop for fresh vegetables, meat, and fish. It's located at City Square Shopping Center.The entrance to this place for parking maybe congested but there's lots of free parking stalls available. We did have to stand in a line for about 10 minutes before we were allowed inside. Once you get inside, you're welcomed by many different vendors that are full of fresh vegetables, meat, and fish. I was impressed that this market place was clean and tidy. It's a pretty big place too. Vendors are eager to help you and not too pushy. We got some local fresh vegetables and Uhu fish but unfortunately it wasn't local. There was a sign outside that said produces are from local farms like Kahuku and Laie. It's good to support local.

The Chinatown away from Chinatown, or so it seems. I haven't been here in many years since I usually just go to Chinatown. But I see many positives of coming here instead.Chinatown Market Place is located in the City Square Shopping Center along Dillingham Blvd. There's plenty of parking, and this marketplace opens till 6pm, and 5pm on Sundays. The free parking and the later closing hours are definitely perks.When I walked in, there are many produce, meat, seafood, and dry and prepared goods stalls. However, everyone of them are Filipino or Vietnamese owned, so all the produce and goods are leaned towards those clientele, and there's no Chinese produce or products. But that doesn't mean there's nothing good to buy. There's balut available! I actually recognized several of the owners as many of them used to be in Chinatown.There's still a good amount of quality and fresh vegetables and fruits sold here. Even the dollar bags are really good quality and still fresh. The prices are just slightly more expensive than Chinatown, but not much to make any difference. Many stalls have the $5 for six dollar bags of produce. Good deal! I grabbed some okra, eggplant, cucumbers, and skinny eggplant.Overall, a really good marketplace if you just need produce used specifically in Filipino or Vietnamese cuisine, but of course there are some overlapping things that Chinese use too. Definitely come here because I'm sure there are items here that you don't find in Chinatown.

I came in last minute for a fish for my father's birthday. They were all cleaned up and even though I asked one vendor they all came together to find me the perfect parrot fish!! Noticed ALOT of produce that looked extremely fresh and way cheaper than grocery store. Can't wait to go back ! And it's on the way to Costco !!