Dong Yang Oriental Foods & Deli

Korean grocery store · Hilltop

Dong Yang Oriental Foods & Deli

Korean grocery store · Hilltop

735 45th Ave NE, Hilltop, MN 55421

Highlights

This no-frills Asian market serves up a stellar lineup of groceries and authentic Korean eats, with a friendly vibe that keeps locals coming back for more.

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@eater

"A brief appearance on Netflix’s Chef’s Table recently put the small cafe in the back of Dong Yang Oriental Grocery Store in the spotlight, but it’s long been a favorite lunch spot for locals in the know. The menu is small but portions are large and well-priced. For a quick meal to go, an order of kimbap comes in at $7 for an order of two rolls — leaving just enough room in the budget to add a bag of Turtle Chips from the grocery section on your way out." - Julie Zhou

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"A Korean grocery store located in Columbia Heights, Dong Yang crams its aisles with imported snacks, shelf-stable condiments and spices, and a huge selection of rice and packaged noodles. At the small deli attached to the store, a rotating selection of banchan accompanies your meal: vinegary daikon, top-of-class kimchi, sweet fish cakes, and bean sprouts drizzled with toasted sesame oil. Order the dolsot bibimbap and get a heated stone bowl of crispy rice, salt-pickled vegetables, and a fried egg still sizzling when it reaches the table." - Cecilia Johnson, Eater Staff

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@sundubu

My favorite Korean grocery store & restaurant in town ❤️ Their menu is small, but I love this place. When I miss Seoul, I go here

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Stinky Moe

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You will find next to a harbor freight. The restaurant is in the back of the asian grocery store. Pretty easy to find once you are inside. There is plenty of parking in the lot. The establishment itself isn't anything to brag about but once you try the food it really won't matter. I ordered the #9 (beef dish also known as bulgogi) and #15 (japchae). #9 comes with white rice. Both of the dishes were so delicious! The portions are large. Everything was seasoned perfectly and cooked quick. I got my food to go but there are some tables for dining in if you please. The dishes come with a small box of side as well which are i believe are fish cake strips possibly, bean sprouts that are Marinated and kimchi. All and all, the food is great! If you haven't tried korean food, i recommend trying this place out!

Kpop Girl

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I don't know what these people who are giving bad reviews about this place are talking about!! First of all, the lady was THE KINDEST SWEETEST little lady I've ever met!!! I tipped her 20% and she told me that I don't have to tip that much?! Then she gave us literally POUNDS of DELICIOUS authentically Korean home cooked food! (These pictures do not lie!) And you won't find a restaurant with better prices, especially now a days!! We'll DEFINITELY be back! The Japchae was perfectly seasoned with plenty of bulgogi in it, the spicy stir fried squid had TONS of thick juicy, soft squid pieces and the pork bulgogi was full of flavor!! If you want to dine at a GOOD home cooked Korean meal prepped with love, try this place out! And the lady taking our order was SO SO HUMBLE and an absolute SWEET HEART! 😍

Lydia Luciano

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Came here to try the Korean restaurant in the back. My brother used to live in Korea and missed its cuisine. We weren't sure what to expect trying this place for the first time but everything we tried was delicious, fresh, hot and authentic. Would highly recommend. Kudos to the talented kitchen team at Dong Yang.

Tamella H

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It is 25 minutes drive from the cities and that possibly the only negative review i can give. Otherwise they have great food at a great price with nice staff and clean kitchen. They have around 16 options but that is good enough because portions are pretty filling. Grocery part is fine, they have a bit of everything u would possibly looking for.

Rob F

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Last year, I was coming in for the restaurant food. I enjoyed the food but when you got it. The Styrofoam gets super messy inside the bag and runs out of the bag. So I brought a container which I felt like it pissed off the cashier, but I thought nothing of it, then I realized my portion size.Got down to almost nothing for meat. It didn't even feel the container. It was horrible 😕 I miss the food, but to pay the price and get almost nothing is a rip-off.

Ben Schultz

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Really wonderful store and the owners are very kind. Great selection of dry goods, staples and fresh produce and frozen foods. Really delicious fresh kimchi. The restaurant in back is excellent! If you love Korean food, you must stop in.

Tim Raymond

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First of all the gimbap is an amazing deal! They give you two rolls for $7. I would come back just for that. The stir fried squid is alright. Good flavor but the main star of the dish is the zucchini, cabbage and onions. There really wasn’t much squid in there but for the price point it was acceptable. I received a side of rice and some banchan which I didn’t expect. They don’t offer any water service from what I could see.

Saw Thu

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To be honest I went here with my friend because my boyfriends niece recommended this place to me. It was a 30 min drive. I liked how the place had a lot of things you couldn’t find at your regular grocery stores. The food was so good and I would definitely like to try it again. The only negative thing is the lady taking our order, she rushed us when we haven’t even finished ordering and told us we had to pay first when we didn’t even finished ordering and other customers looked at us it was so embarrassing. She needs to do her job better. On top of that they forgot to give us the sauce for the jajangmyeon noodles and even forgot our bbq spicy pork. How can that happen when the food is so pricy? I would love to go there again but that was our only negative experience.