Asian Direct Oriental Market

good Asian grocery store around Burnsville, they have ton of Vietnamese grocery, but not a lot of Chinese groceries n not like San Francisco or New York those big Asian grocery stores, anyway for mn here is ok to get some basic grocery other than nothing. just be careful their products n some of them are already expired, also some of frozen meat wonton are not good too n are kind taste awful, we always dont buy those frozen wonton. just dont like that they dont mark price on some of products. other than that its good store to shop.
today 3/2/2023@ morning went to this store again, bought most expensive star apple like over $10 for 2 pieces, the sale told me that they were ripped n ready to eat n sweet, hell no, i was regretted to buy this, let me tell you, the meat was tasted less, no sweet at, 2nd the skin wad really thick, i didn't know, so i ate little bit skin, worst thing into my mouth, made my mouth all night fell weird, no matter how many water i drink, sigh, i dont like that gal, she should honestly tell their customers, now they loose 1 one their customers, i wont buy this star apple or any stranger fruits in this store, please do not buy this star apple, you gonna be regretted. the 3rd picture you see it was star apple skin, you see how thick it is n not much meat in there, not worth to buy. Thanks

Newer attractive packaging of my favorite snack. Hope to be back next year.

Some of them only know basic English, but after 1 or 2 tries they are usually able to either understand you or find someone that does so if you're worried about a language barrier, don't. About the size of an Aldi, with plenty of variety in every department.

Went here almost every weekend growing up. Amazing place to get the ingredients we need for a good homemade meal!

This is the first time I was in the store for my family but I was just wondering if they can make like the fresh food like the papaya salad that will be even better for the customer like me!

Nice little store in the burbs. Lots to choose from. I was reading the comments out of curiosity and I see people saying that the staff weren't super overly talkative to them or conversational. I'm sorry these people are here to work and maybe answer some of your questions but if you wish to be entertained go to the circus or maybe talk to your families or friends. They are not your entertainment. 😜

Staff members were always friendly and produce is always fresh. They are very helpful whenever you need something or looking for something.

The layout of the store was great. Everything was well stocked and clean. They have a good seafood selection and some sales depending on the day that you stop in.

Interesting place. I loved it

Such a fun, unique place. Only grocery store that sold spring roll wrappers. Got some frozen dumplings that are super delicious.

The staff is always helpful. They even recommended a few items to help better favorite my dish. I am super glad for the advice.

Things can get a bit crowded here, on a weekend. You will find yourself dodging other customers in the aisles. I would move the clearance table elsewhere.

However, the place has great hard-to-find groceries. I easily spent $91 stocking up with sauces, mixes, ramen noodles and such.

Decent selection. If you want more, you'll have to go to the cities. They also have some homemade food - try the sesame balls, they're delicious! I was very impressed that they made sure we got fresh food, the lady at the checkout noticed I had picked out something that had been sitting on the shelf for a while and exchanged it.

We live by St. Peter and it's pretty hard to gather ingredients for stuff sometimes so it's good to know where I can get things like banana leaves, gochujang, tapioca, etc. They have a good selection, lots of Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Korean products. From snacks to seasoning, they seemed to have everything. They had foods I knew well that made me nostalgic of my childhood, and stuff even exotic to me (frogs in their freezer! :D)..Definitely interesting walking down the aisles. They even have a kitchen area where they seem to prepare some of the food in-store. Wish we weren't so rushed today that we could have taken our time, but we'll definitely be back

This is my favorite store for Asian food. They have a wide variety of ingredients, fresh and frozen. The staff is pretty helpful and friendly. IF you talk to them and ask nicely, they will get you what you need or help you find it. I come here at least once a month. Highly recommend it if you're a good cook and want to try something different.

Best fresh produce around! You can easily find bunches of sweet potato greens, Thai basil and eggplants.
Tons of soup bases, sauce bases!! and dry noodles.
Tends to lean towards Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese shelf products.

Smaller refrigerator section than some others, but the organization of the store overall is really nice.

I am deleting my other review, now that I have been here and tasted their AMAZING food. The vietnamese egg rolls were so good they nearly brought me to tears, their pho was so good, that I have officially taken all of my "favorite pho places" out of saved places and replaced them all with this place. And, if this place could get any better, The folk that work here are amazing. Very very nice, super attentive, couldn't ask for better service.

Great prices and quality. My fav is the fresh lemongrass. Huge selection for your best vietnamese recipes at home. Friendly cashier's.

Great market, can find most everything I need to cook recipes. Wish they carried more Indonesian band foods though. Only ingredient I still can not locate anywhere is 'candlenut'...if anyone knows where to please let me know.

My family visits this store every week. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We find majority of our groceries at this market with lower than average prices. My wife likes the excellent selection of Thai and Loa brand name products in stock as well as many Veitnamese brands. I love this store for the great selection of pork belly and Canadian smelt, any farang can appreciate that.