AZ International Marketplace - Mesa, Arizona

Gamera T. Ortiz

My wife and I have shopped at AZ International Marketplace located in Mesa, Arizona several times over the last few years. They have a wide variety of food that is typically consumed in various countries across the world. We've always been happy with the variety and quality of food, with the exception of the fruits and vegetables which always seem to age quickly after we bring them home. We recently learned that International Market will be closing soon and everything is marked 40% off. We decided to visit the store one last time. Not surprisingly, many of the shelves were bare and some shelving had been broken down and removed. The seafood section was completely empty and no longer staffed. I never noticed before, but much of the food typically consumed by American customers was significantly more expensive than at competing grocery stores. One example is that a can of Campbell's condensed soup had a price of $2.98 compared to $1.77 at the supermarket by our house. I'm not sure how much longer the doors will remain open here, but it's always sad to see a business closing.

roadtrip couple

Updated : this store is closing on December 1 ,2024

Loved it. Many Asian food items. It is very big and well stocked and reasonable. Almost like the mini Costco for all things Asian. It has an exclusive gift shop with Chinese goods including bamboos in small pots. You can eat in the food court some good Asian food including Japanese sandos.

GrumpyCat

Great supermarket with a large variety of goods. It's extremely sad that it's closing Dec 1, 2024, after being open for 40 yrs. =(

They started their clearance sale a few days ago & everything is bare already.

Sally Garcia

It has an amazing variety of fruits and veggies but DONT BUY THE MEAT/SEAFOOD. I found many packages of meat from may-July and it’s now October…

Nate Urzua

Pretty good selection of import goods. You'll find a wide array of ingredients, noodles, snacks, and products from Asia. There's a huge frozen and refrigerated section and a mini bazaar of knick knacks, most of which appeared overpriced or unlicensed anime/sanrio products. There's a couple restaurants inside including one that sells $13 Japanese sandwiches. The other one looked to be standard Chinese food. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get much help in finding things around the store since only one guy seemed to speak English. I came here looking for import beer and a dessert for a party. No go on the dessert, there's no bakery on site so the only cakes they had were of the frozen variety. I settled on Korean cookies, which were okay. As far as import beer the selection seemed random but I managed to find a couple decent ones I was unfamiliar with. Overall not a bad place to look for something different.

Jared Byrne

I don't come here a lot, but the times I have visited this location it seems like the food is very expensive. Now, being imported you'd expect a premium added to the cost, but some of the items that I can find in other stores is MUCH chapter for the same thing. As such, I don't come here very much (I'm also not interested in British and South African items, and this international market is far more Asian focused).

Kathy K

One of my favorite stores when I'm in AZ. Go get a wok here...best pan I have and I use it daily. Meat market is amazing. Check out the pork belly!!! So many cookware and utensils, gifts, produce, just everything. They give coupons for your next trip based on what you spend. Such a nice benefit.

Darrell Davis

MY FIRST TIME WENT INSIDE THEREWOW?.!. WOE.!.! THE STORE IS BIG YOU HAVE A RESTAURANT OF SUMO WRESTLER INSIDE THE FRONT INSIDE THE STORE TO YOUR RIGHT I WALK AROUND THE PRICE IS RIGHT GO ON DOWN THERE TO CHECK IT OUT I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WHAT I SEEN ALL THE FOOD FROM ALL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES WEST INDIA CHINA JAPAN AND I'M GOING BACK THERE AGAIN I WANT TO TRY OUT THAT SUMO WRESTLER INSIDE THE STORE GONE ON DOWN THERE SEE FOR YOURSELF IT'S IS BIG? MY NAME IS DARRELL DAVIS RETIRED SECURITY OFFICER FOR 39YRS FROM DENVER COLORADO AND INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA AND BORN AND RAISED IN MUNCIE INDIANA.!.! AND I BOUGHT THESE BOTTLES OF SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE IT IS A GOOD PRICE ☺️?