World Market - Cho Quoc Te

Nice grocery store with a great selection. Vegan and vegetarian options too!

I really enjoy coming here for fresh meals when I don’t want to cook but want something that tastes homemade. Their to-go options have yet to disappoint.

We live a half block from this establishment and unfortunately had never gone in. I needed celery for a soup I was making and decided we'd walk up there and see what they had. I was not expecting what I experienced. Their fresh produce and meats/seafood selection puts large chain grocers to shame. They have everything you'd expect from an international grocer, plus hundreds of things you may never seen before. I moved from the southernmost county of NJ to St. Louis 7 years ago. When my wife came to NJ the first time, I made her a fresh seafood platter, but I didn't bother with blue claw crabs... and I've been lamenting it since. Wouldn't you know it, they had a table of "pick your own" live blue claws not a thousand feet from our home. (The seafood employee said they come in on Saturdays and they also get live crayfish) They have live fishes, fishes on ice, (snapper, striper, tilapia, flounder, etc) shellfish (oysters, clams, dungeness crabs, etc.) Even an on site kitchen/restaurant. Now that I know, I will be returning... Often.

Came here looking for seafood for a boil. Of the multiple markets I went to, this one had the best crawfish by far. They had a ton of them and most were still alive. All survived a few hours at home before we boiled them. Met a very friendly staffer while confused on how to even start picking the crawfish. He pointed out the bags and then stirred them up so I could more easily identify the live ones. He then walked me over to the mussels, which was also exceptionally helpful. They only had frozen, but all other marts had frozen or simply deal "fresh" mussels.

Will be back to explore in the future. Highly recommend trying here if you are in the city before making the trek out to the better know shops in U-city.

Just moved to the neighborhood and I absolutely love this place! They have a great selection of produce fresh herbs even live fish! Tons of hard to find ingredients my curry has never been better! Thanks so much for having this place here I'll be back every payday 😃 they have Sriracha too everone go get some and try there coffees.

Lots of variety. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Definitely Asian. I was surprised by the variety of fresh food. Fresh and living seafood available in tanks.

EDIT: I have visited a few more times and always enjoy the experience. Tonight we dined at the attached JoyfulHouse. Good evening.

Love this place! They have all you the Asian spices and seasonings for half of the price that they are selling them for at the regular grocery store! They also sell fresh fish and oxtails! Who knew.

I recently visited this Vietnamese supermarket and was thoroughly impressed with the selection of products they had to offer. From fresh produce to meat, seafood, and pantry staples, they had a wide variety of Vietnamese and Asian ingredients that I had trouble finding elsewhere. The store was clean, well-organized, and easy to navigate, which made my shopping experience a pleasant one. The staff were friendly and helpful, and they were able to assist me in finding certain items that I was looking for. Additionally, they had a great selection of pre-made Vietnamese snacks and meals that were delicious and convenient. Overall, I would highly recommend this Vietnamese supermarket to anyone who is interested in exploring new ingredients and cooking up some authentic Vietnamese dishes at home

Wow, quite an expansive grocery store, including fresh and frozen seafood, an entire room of fresh veggies and some fruit, including durian, an entire section of fish sauce, beans, hot sauce, spices, tea, and pots and pans, silver and beauty/ cosmetics. Similar to Jay's but more focused on Asian goods.

I honestly love this place. The people who work there are very friendly and honestly do their best to help you find anything you need.

There’s really a lot packed into this place: housewares, pharmacy, restaurant (open weekends only), wet market (seafood), produce, pantry staples, and more. Most of the products seem to be from Vietnam or Thailand, but I saw a few African products. To me, the snack and instant noodle selection was great — there were things I hadn’t seen elsewhere and I could get singles of an item instead of a whole pack. There’s a lot of frozen food. (We didn’t bring a cooler and wish we did!) The drink selection was small and there is no alcohol sales. But considering that there’s a pharmacy *and* a restaurant inside the store, I’m okay with that. The grab and go section had both familiar and new-to-me items. Overall a good trip!

Terribly impressed by our first trip here, and somewhat embarrassed to have waited so long to walk the three blocks from our house to check it out. In the past, my go-to Asian market has always been Jay's International, but this place has everything they carry and so much more.

I'm not just talking about the parking either, although that has traditionally been my only serious complaint about Jay's. The parking lot here is more than accomodating, but that's the least of their advantage. Much like American grocery chains now supply, they also have an in-store pharmacy (search for TJ Pharmacy), locally owned and operated instead of just a mask hiding a national chain. The building also houses Joyful House Vietnamese Cuisine and Seafood, which offers dine-in, pickup or delivery and should brighten the lives of those still mourning the loss of Pho Grand.

Still, those are just the accessories; what really sets this place apart from most "World Market" stores is the fresh food section in back. I'm not just talking about produce either, although the area's size, selection and quality put Aldi and Schnucks to shame. Our visit was partially in hopes of finding the fresh celery necessary; not only did we find it, but the price was more than reasonable and it was far and away the best celery we've ever had. I honestly never thought I'd have need of the phrase "best celery," but it really was qualtitatively better in every way.

If you're like most people though, you won't be able to properly focus on their product until you marvel at their seafood selection and multitude of meats. Never mind the tanks which are home to live catfish as big as my leg, the binfull of blue-claw crabs (a regular feature on Saturdays, I'm told, although other days bring other fresh treasures from the ocean; ask the guys in back for a full schedule, I've forgotten what they told me), and the rest of the incredible array of fish and crustaceans available. They also have have whole chickens and ducks, and another 20 yards or so of packaged meats that I've forgotten, driven from my mind by the small freezer case demanding that you ask for assistance when selecting your ox-tail. Honestly, I've never had ox-tail before, and I'm not certain I'd particularly like to change that, but I love the idea of shopping at a store that sells it.

Top all this off with some of the friendliest, happiest staff I've ever encountered in a grocery store, and what you have is hands-down the best international food market I've ever visited. This is the kind of store that a cultural melting pot like South City deserves, and I'm proud to say I live within walking distance. Next time, I promise I'll ask how to properly (or at least inoffensively) pronounce Cho Quoc Te, and maybe even ask for a translation, because this place definitely deserves a better name than "World Market."

Cool market to find after Seafood City went under. Great selection and very helpful staff.

I was impressed in just min upon walkinj&inby the Wide Variety and Eclectic assortment of merchandise it took me by surprised

Good fresh food to go

This is one of the most amazing newer Asian markets in the city. They also have, you know, a restaurant side. Just shut up and shop here, it's divine. Between here and Jay's the neighborhood got it made.

Great to have a well stocked Asian grocery store on South Grand. Convenient and reasonably priced to say the least. They stock foods from through out Asia. And if you're not in the mood to cook, they are colocated with Joy House Restaurant. They even have an in-store pharmacy, T.J's.

Cool Asian food market in South St Louis right off of grand. They have lots of different fishes you can buy they have quail, duck, alot of off the wall things you can't find at a normal groceries store. Also have the biggest mangos I have ever seen.

Great place to get fresh durian!

Really fresh produce and hard to find ingredients. Found everything I needed to make homemade bubble tea and level up my Vietnamese style coffee.