Happy Mini Mart

If you work in downtown, this is a quick and convenient place to pick upsome Korean bentos or poke bowls. Just a tiny little market that serves take out. The poke bowls are pretty reasonably priced for how much you get, compared to other places on downtown. And the taste and spice of the spicy ahi is just right. They have a large selection of korean-type food choices available in take-out bentos. I've only had the mandoo so far (to eat with my poke), but I'm looking forward to trying the other items, like the kimbap! I have to try all the kimbap. Haha.

This convenience shop is amazing for the selection of items they cram in a small space. But more importantly, it's their selection of pre-made bentos, musubis, and sandwiches that makes them stand out. All good tasting and cleanly packaged. I also like how they switch gears during the day from breakfast fare in the morning to lunch items later in the day. Service is quick and I appreciate their early hours.

Happy Mini Mart isn't your typical Kwik-E-Mart convenience store. No rotating wieners, brain freezing squishiees, coffee sitting in pots for who knows how long, and etc. Instead, you'll find delicious, freshly prepared bentos, musubis, rice bowls, and many other Korean style delights. Of course, there's your typical convenience store items too.This little store is located across the Downtown US Post Office along Richard Street, next to Roots and Relics with many metered stalls nearby. Many of my co-workers recommended this place. I never went until recently, and I've been there many times! It's a great place to grab a quick snack and lunch.The first thing I got was a musubi. There's spam, spam with egg, hot dog, or hot dog with egg. I tried spam and hot dog with egg. The rice was prepared very well. It was moist and warm. The Spam was prepared close to its original taste. The hot dog was very good. Packed with sweet and soy flavor. Both were very good! $2.25 with egg, and $2 without.The omelette was good. It was cooked very well and maintained its moistness. Basic salty flavor with nice bits of spam, scallion, and carrots. The middle had seaweed, which was very good. $4.00, but I got it at $3.85! :)The Meat Jun Donburi was good. Nice, thin slices of tender and tasty beef that was battered and fried very well. Some Gochujang would've been perfect. $7.50 for this.Inari was good. Nicely cooked, flavorful rice in a tasty bean curd pocket.Overall, I'm sold on the food here. I'll definitely be coming back to try other items. They have a daily menu that changes everyday, so it's not a guarantee you'll get the same items I got. The ladies here are very friendly and very nice. The store is bright, clean, and organized with a nice variety of drinks. Coming to Happy Mini Mart definitely makes me happy!

Love this little place, so convenient for downtown workers who just want a snack. Their egg sandwiches are good! There's also various Korean bentos and musubi. Great selection of drinks and chips too. Minimum $5 to use a credit card.

Support the local small businesses during these challenging times. If you're working in town, one of the lucky ones still having a job now, Why not? Buy a breakfast or lunch once or twice a week downtown from the locally owned places. If you go here, they got breakfast Bentos starting at $4.30. Got spam and hot dog musubis, breakfast sandwiches and crossaints ...all reasonably priced! I start work at 630 am and they are already open by then. I just drive up, park in one of the 2 stalls right in front of the store on Richard Street, run inside and in 4-5 minutes, got my breakfast for the day! Really nice, down to earth owners working hard and making an honest living....

Now I'm not working in the heart of downtown, so once in a great while my friend would offer to pick up lunch from town for me. She's another foodie person who likes to try new places and suggested this place! There's a mini mart across from the Downtown U.S. Post Office next to the golf shop, Roots and Relics. Many years ago I used to work in the area and even upstairs in the same building but never thought to have a mini mart serving delicious Korean food! Back then it was another business but what a great hidden gem Happy Mini Mart is! I would never have known about their yummy Korean food until my two friends raved on how reasonable yet tasty and how generous their portion was! For under $7-$8, you could get a pretty decent meal. Friend got me a mix combo bento of salmon and teri chicken and most recently, I stopped by and got a spicy pork bowl. Since I came by around 1:30pm, there weren't as many choices but you could also request to have made to order Kim chee ramen, bi-bim bap or even poke bowls! My friends like their bi bim bap. Spicy pork was not too spicy nor too sweet but just right! There's a good portion of meat vs rice and it comes with one mandoo, egg rolls and sweet pickled daikon (turnip).Great if you can walk from your office or drive & park in the metered parking lot fronting the post office. The meters are up until an hour at a time. Definitely have to be lucky to score parking during lunch time! The lady cashier was polite and they accept cash or charge payment. My friends and I'm sure you would also be satisfied and HAPPY after enjoying their food from Happy Mini Mart! I did and I'm a happy customer! =)Thanks for reading my review! =)

If you're in the downtown area looking for cheap lunch, Happy Mini Mart is located across from the post office. It's a small place but filled with Korean bentos and takeouts. So far I tried their meat jun don buri and Korean sushi. Both of the items were $5/6. If you're looking for cheap eats with good taste this may the place for you.

This place is probably one of the most hidden places in downtown to get some yummy food! My coworkers and I regularly go there to grab premade bentos. They also have a menu you can order from in the back as well :)! My favorites to get are -- Bibimbob (you have to order it in the back window) There's lots of veggies, meat and a whole egg! - Their meat jun bento, it has random sides depending on the day- I love their japchae! It's so good and not overly greasy. Just the perfect amount as well. The prices are reasonable (slightly on the cheaper side imo) for what you get and they have plenty of options to choose from but you have to go early otherwise it's kind to slim pickings for the day if you want a premade bento.

I was pleasantly surprised at how simple but fresh and tasty the Korean sushi is at Happy Mini Mart in downtown. It's a small convenience store that is known for its affordable yummy Korean and local food. Definitely recommend!

"On this episode of, 'Hidden Restaurant, Cheap Eats,'" Wait, wait, CUT THE TAPE! This isn't even slightly hidden. It's right on a busy street near to the downtown golf shop, Roots and Relics. Who are the writers for this show? Did we hire those rejects from ABC's Caveman show? For reals though, Happy Mini Mart IS cheap eats in a town that's getting notorious for expensive lunches. Offering a variety of local, Japanese, and Korean style bowls and bentos ranging from donburi, chap chae vegetarian plates, kalua pig bowls, tempura/unagi, poke , meat jun, spicy chicken wings, curry, teriyaki chicken, to various styles of sushi including kim bap. Bentos range from $10 for the Unagi bowls, to $3.75 for the chap chae/tamago/Chinese cabbage vegetarian bento, with most of the chicken and pork bowls between $6 and $7. Their lunches are freshly made and tasty with a decent quantity of food and much healthier than the fast food lunches so many of us resort to. Happy Mart also offers breakfast bentos, along with the regular convenience store drinks, candy, musubi, gum, etc. So stop by this incredibly easy to find spot to grab a quick, healthy, affordable lunch. Also please help us find better writers, or let us know where actual hidden spots are, because this one ain't.