Thai Thai Grocery

Category:	Supermarket
Address:	76-13 Woodside Ave, Queens, NY 11373, USA
Rating:	4

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Juke Jones

First visit, the owner was very friendly and helpful. The second visit, she was very rude. She was busy texting on her phone, hardly offering to look up and giving curt answers. No assistance, no help and condescension to any question I asked even though I was trying to be as nice as possible despite her attitude. The first visit she said I should come back and she can tell me how to make Tom Yum soup and that she has all the ingredients. So I train all the way out there and she tells me "just use lemongrass, lime leaves, chili peppers and galangal". I ask "how much lemongrass do I use" and she replies "as much as you need". I kept asking for the procedure and she wouldnt offer much of any information just saying those ingredients are all I need. "Dont you also use fish sauce?" and she replies "of course, otherwise no flavor"; so much for helping with the process and ingredients. After I purchase the ingredients, and her being extremely unhelpful the whole time, she ends with "look up a recipe on the internet". Her prices are higher than other places. She didnt have fresh galangal, just frozen. For me, I wanted to like this place because of her but the second visit killed it for me. Id rather go to Bangkok Center Grocery in Chinatown which has everything you need including fresh galangal at a good price or 3 Aunties Thai Market which is on Roosevelt nearer to the Woodside stop (15 min walk from Thai Thai Grocery) Oh, and the "fried bananas" on the weekend, I asked her "arent those supposed to be eaten fresh and hot" as they are in Thailand and other parts of SE Asia. She confirmed that is how you should eat them but conceded eating them at room-temperature after theyve been sitting around for several hours is normal here. So altogether you have an owner who is already charging a premium for stuff who is going to potentially be rude and condescending to you if you are interested in Thai food. I dont appreciate being scoffed at for trying to learn (especially after she invited me to come back to do just that). Not interested in playing that game.

Campos Juan

Cash Only Owner Extremely Polite If you planning to prepare a delicious Thailandes food, this is the place to get it, The owner is very Polite and helpful, ask anything and she is ready to help you.

J.A. Strub

Small but has a crazy variety of stuff. The owner is super helpful and super sweet! I cannot express how welcoming and homey she and her shop are, even for someone who isnt Thai.

Daniel munoz

The owner is such a lovely lady. She was very nice and you can find all the fresh thai goodies for your favorite thai dishes. Will come back. 100% recomended.

Ali Al Dallal

Really lovely owner, she offered is free water when she found out that we travelled from Canada

Cody Kirkhart

Helpful owner, always something good to buy and you feel like family.

wallace reid

great food