Golden Pacific Market
Grocery/Bakery/Deli
Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Thai, Cambodian, Burmese, Laotian, Malaysian, Indonesian
Veg-friendly Asian market on the North Side
Golden Pacific is a very veg-friendly market right off the Berwyn stop of the Red line. They have feature a wide assortment of tofu, mock meats, vegetarian versions of traditional Asian sauces. They of course stock fruits and vegetables.
The staff can usually help you locate whatever item you're looking for. They do require a $15 minimum purchase if you wish to use a credit card.
Added by Jonathon Cihlar on Nov 19 05 (updated Nov 19 05)
Reviews
This place is a great find if you're looking for a clean friendly place to find your Asian cooking staples. I found that they offered a wide assortment of veg friendly foods (different varieties of tofu, a wide assortment of sauces, vegetables and fruits, and the interesting variety of mock meats). I also like the assortment of canned, read-to-use curry pastes.
The store is quite clean (without the usual fishy smell that many Asian markets have), and they keep the meat section at the back, so you can generally avoid it. A nice find overall.
I like the fact that they keep the place very clean and neat, and they always try to have a variety, including stocking new items fairly often. People there are friendly and very helpful. Good Asian vegetarian items, including ready-made microwave dinners and others -- if you only know Bocca, you need to try this place!