Assi Plaza – Duluth
Contrary to what most of you think, I do cook. As much as 2-3 times a week. But sometimes, not at all. I eat all my lunches and some dinners out and I don’t eat leftovers so I have to supplement that with home-cooked meals (mine or my mom’s). I go to either Super H, BHFM, or Assi (Suwanee) every single week (in addition to Whole Foods/Trader Joe’s/Alon’s and almost daily trips to bakeries and bagel shops). Assi Duluth opened about a month ago. It was so chaotic the first week of opening that it wasn’t really worth the hassle to add it to my rotation. But I’ve been back a few more times after that and the frenzy has died down a bit. Yesterday, it was literally empty. Of course, it’s also been raining cats and dogs all day.
To say this place is huge is an understatement. The produce section is expansive. But the meat and seafood section are small, and the aisles are tight. BHFM has 99% of what I need, Super H Mart has 85%, and I would say this place has about 70% of what I need — in terms of produce and dry goods (dry/liquid spices, noodles, snacks, etc). Prices average 20 cents less than the others but the selection here is not as good. Plus, stuff are not as organized as BHFM so you’ll see specific Asian goods scattered all over even though they have a particular aisle for each group. You’ll need to look at all the aisles to find what you’re looking for rather than going to one specific section.
Here is yesterday’s loot. I found some ridiculously fresh snow pea tips, persimmons, inexpensive lemons (remember last year when they were a dollar apiece, well, they’re 5 for 99cents now), great stewing tomatoes, baby bokchoy, okra, watercress, asparagus, some yummy potato bread, black bean soy milk (you’re missing out if you haven’t had this), fat ginger, and a gigantic cabbage.
Verdict: Worth checking out. I’d go for the food court alone. There’s a good selection of cheap eats at the food court with a Mozart bakery that has a private dining area.
Assi Plaza (Duluth)
1630 Pleasant Hill Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 813-1500
A mile east of 85. Just past Bahama Breeze.
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8 responses so far ↓
1 China House: hand-pulled noodles // Oct 28, 2009 at 8:53 pm
[...] Live * Eat * Blog * Atlanta ← Assi Plaza – Duluth [...]
2 China House: hand-pulled noodles – Atlanta Blogs // Oct 28, 2009 at 10:31 pm
[...] been hitting the new Assi Plaza Duluth food court for lunch for the last couple of weeks. My newest obsession: hand-pulled noodles. From [...]
3 Food Near Snellville // Oct 29, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I drive past this location just about every workday. I was under the impression that this mall area was oriented towards Hispanics. Interesting to see it’s more diverse than that!
FnS.
4 Chloe // Oct 29, 2009 at 6:03 pm
FnS: it’s actually a Korean farmer’s market/grocery but with a Hispanic, European, Southeast Asian, and Indian/Pakistani sections. You work nearby? Need to do lunch one day. I’m always in the area.
5 Food Near Snellville // Oct 29, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Chloe,
I pass through every day. I work much closer to Sandy Springs and the Dunwoodies currently.
It’s just about impossible to get from Snellville to north Atlanta without using Ronald Reagan and I-85, so I drive that section of Pleasant Hill daily.
FnS.
6 Assi International Supermercado, Duluth GA « Food Near Snellville // Oct 29, 2009 at 9:54 pm
[...] store targeted to the Spanish audience. Fast forward to now, and Chloe Morris has reviewed both Assi and two of the restaurants in Assi’s substantial food court (here and here). Rather than [...]
7 Cheap Eats: Celia’s (Norcross) // Nov 11, 2009 at 4:21 am
[...] have been circling the city for my weekly stash of locally-made totopos. Assi Plaza Duluth didn’t have them, nor did HongKong Supermarket. Since I was already in the area, I decided to [...]
8 DAISY // Mar 13, 2010 at 12:59 pm
i love this store the price all food is so good.
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