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Ben Thanh Plaza and Central Market
1818 E Pioneer Pkwy Ste 100, Arlington, TX 76010, United States
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Ben Thanh Plaza and Central Market
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An
Review №1

This place is great for our shopping needs. Everyone is always so friendly.

Mi
Review №2

We have no idea how we end up here, and still good place to have dinner. We were in the Chinese restaurant, roasted duck is good but slightly salty to my taste. The Chicken was really nice to my flavor, and still juicy.

Al
Review №3

Authentic Asian food and products, very fast service.!

El
Review №4

I love it!!! So much goodies.. I come to this store and take lots of things since I dont have one close to me.

Et
Review №5

Amazing place. A resurant or two in the food court can be stingy, but pretty much everyone is amazing here.

Ro
Review №6

First time shopping here, they look organized and clean. They have an aisle just for Philippines products which I was looking for. It was worth the trip.

Ch
Review №7

Such a cool little market. Anime and Kpop was amazing.

Ru
Review №8

Visit this place today and was super surprised at what all was in this space. Plenty of places to eat . They have a great fresh seafood area with all your favorites in fish, shrimp and crab. Prices are very good. Neat place to shop and visit. Great place to find some little gifts if your visiting.

ba
Review №9

They have good stuff i need. But they lack good hospitality. Imagine only one person attending to multiple people at check out today

LO
Review №10

I wanted a cultural experience and I had a good time. Wonderful large marble statues! Businesses were tolerant of our communication barriers and fairly friendly!Saw things unfamiliar and nice. Took home a few things I liked.

Fr
Review №11

They have done a really nice job redesigning and reviving this entire shopping center. After Hong Kong market left many years ago, this place was really run down. Not anymore! This is a great place to visit with multiple restaurant choices and a lively food court. The market is nice with standard Asian products. I really love the entrance/gate and plaza that welcomes visitors.They just need to get a few more businesses inside.

Ga
Review №12

This place is great. Definitely run by the Vietnamese mob, but I really like it there. Produce and products you can’t find anywhere else. It’s usually pretty clean, and the prices are great. Lots of vegan options, like vegan fish, vegan dumplings, and vegan orange chicken. I love it, and recommend folks try it out.

La
Review №13

Thought the food here was okay. I guess its worth a try, but probably wont come back here again. Maybe youll think differently.

Ve
Review №14

Different.. cant dine in without paying a fee to sit at a table in their restaurant.. food was good

Sa
Review №15

Had a very bad experience my girlfriend tripped and fell on one of the many boxes they had in the middle of the aisles. She already suffers from R/A her wrist looks like it is broken we are seeking legal council for this matter.

Ja
Review №16

Mainstay of vietnamese culture and cuisine. Its been here forever. To get to 5 stars, they just need to put in some improvements for parking, landscaping and lighting. Keep it classy.

Da
Review №17

Very dirty to be quite honest. The bathrooms are absolutely disgusting and the selection of stores isnt that great. However, the Asian supermarket located within the plaza is the redeeming quality. It has a huge selection of Asian goods that span from fresh fruits to childhood treats!

Ke
Review №18

They have got some unique items. but they need to put the price tags for all the items.

de
Review №19

Great store also anime Kpop store check it out

Sh
Review №20

Cool place to visit and shop. If you’re into cooking Asian cuisine this is the place to find items not usually carried in local grocery stores 😊

Ch
Review №21

I go here for Huu Tieu My Tho food.

An
Review №22

Its an Awesome plaza. Very nice decorated. I found the Thai Culture well preserved under this plaza. They sell the Farmer Market produce, Thai products, Meats, and many other. Food Court available as well.

Sc
Review №23

Moderately-sized Asian plaza with a food court, shops, and grocery market. Some of the restaurants by the food court serve very tasty food. Laos Thai Foods has delicious crab fried rice. They sell fried fragrant chili peppers as a delicious spicy snack, as well as the chili oil from the peppers for condiment or cooking purposes.The grocery market is nice - some isles are lacking product but most are full. Wide selection of packaged noodle soups not usually found at average grocery store.There are also some shops with fun anime merchandise, fragrances, and health products for purchase.Overall, the plaza itself is enjoyable with some hidden gems but a bit neglected. Noticably dirty (floors, benches, water fountains), with one end of the hall being used for storage *cricket, cricket*. Often there are empty cardboard boxes just lying around. So much potential still. Hopefully they get better management/practices before the place loses money.

Rh
Review №24

Get my haircut at Expo salon. Ask for Nancy, she is great!

La
Review №25

My dad and I always come here usually on Tuesday mornings and they always treat us like family. The Manager/Chef always remember our exact order.

Ve
Review №26

OMG!! Its a foodie wonderland! Nice and clean too!

Ju
Review №27

Very nice place will go again to check out more items. last time I was in a rush trying to get coconuts.

Aa
Review №28

The entrance to the store is gorgeous, and once inside they have everything you could need from fresh fish to even silverware!

Ea
Review №29

Ignored me while waiting at the Phuong food counter for Cao lau.

BA
Review №30

Extraordinary selection of Asian foods. Chinese, Vietnamese, Thailand and Lao, Philippines, Singapore all under one roof. Sauces, vegetables, noodles, seafood, meats, dishes, tea, earthenware, beer!

Lo
Review №31

Good place to do some grocery shopping many varieties of all sorts!

高橋
Review №32

This place does not even deserve a one star rating. The cashiers and customer service employees needs some serious extensive training on how to communicate with customer. The first thing they need to do is to learn to speak English. While I cannot comprehend their English, I know they were attempting to express anger at me in their tone of voice. Save your butt and go to HK market, Hiep Thai, or Cho Saigon/New Market instead, you will thank me later.

Ab
Review №33

I was looking for Doctor mecanic its only place I found & a lot Goya products from my country PR...smell bad so be prepare but you will find it interesting and fun

Al
Review №34

The food court is amazing and I would rate it 5 stars but the market itself, not so great. Yesterday my family went, we have been going for like almost a year now, they were just walking around and 2 people, Im assuming employees, were following them and watching them. So my sister went to go ask one of the ladies that worked their and she mentioned that she doesnt know who sent them to watch them. I dont understand why they were being followed or watched.

Sc
Review №35

Some shops were open. Restrooms could use a little attention. All good and a fun place to eat and shop.

As
Review №36

Terrible customer service. I bought some Chinese worded apples and stuff for New Years, the lady who bagged my items was in a hurry to leave since I was her last customer that she forgot to give it to me. When I got home and realized I didn’t have the items, I have my husband called (he speaks better Vietnamese than I do) them to ask if they have seen it in at register 4. The lady who picked up his call was fast to say “nobody forgot anything” and hung up on him immediately. I didn’t care about the $20 lost, but that type of customer service will lose me ever wanting to go back there.

Pi
Review №37

Come to this place very often but today for some reason I was followed by not only one person but THREE people. First of all we didnt even have a lot of food or anything expensive . The first of our stalkers was a woman and when we stared in her direction (I was with family) she left. Then came an old man and the same happened with him. The last and third man was persistent and when I asked what his problem was he turned away and continued to follow us all around even when we paid . Then when I asked the cashier who I could talk to she pointed to another woman who speaks English and she said she doesnt know anything she just works here. When I walked away he then approached her and they said something and laughed . Never felt more uncomfortable or disrespected in my life. Great restaurants. Terrible staff at the food market.

De
Review №38

We love this place. Large plaza, food court, various shops awesome grocery with best fresh seafood variety, including pompano, salmon snapper and many other 🎏, live crabs and lobster in tanks, shrimp.Large selection of produce including many Asian vegetables.Large selection of woks and other cookware.

Pa
Review №39

The Ben Thanh Plaza is needing. Better Bathrooms.Somebow the Market employees Need also to be.nicer.The women at the Register always Have an.Additude.no smiles..looks as if they Hate their Jobs..No liveliness what so ever at the.plaza.it is sad.

Ta
Review №40

Big Asian market with large selection of items to choose.

Am
Review №41

Not as much selection as other similar markets in the area, particularly in the produce department. Also, most of the food court stalls were closed. I did love that they had C.C. Lemon, a Japanese soda I rather enjoy.

Di
Review №42

Friendly staff at the anime store. My kids had a ball.

Ni
Review №43

I drive 40 mins to this plaza to pick up a refreshing Sugarcane juice and pho soup.

Pe
Review №44

A good place to visit but dont expect you will spend a long time here as there is nothing to do here

Ch
Review №45

Great choice of food. Central location.

Bo
Review №46

I am from Hawaii and it was so wonderful to go to an authentic Asian Market...catering to all Asian tastes..fresh spices and a great food court....just wonderful.

SU
Review №47

I get my samyang ramen from here! Carbo and 2x spicy are my favorite. Much cheaper than online stores.

Ja
Review №48

Vietnamese cuisine and other related businesses; vegetables, fish and meat

Au
Review №49

Many more dishes and variety of imported non-food goods than Hong Kong market (a few miles east on Pioneer)

Ke
Review №50

I come here for my rice, seaweed, and tofu. Inexpensive and tastes great. Always find what I need here

Er
Review №51

Really cool shops here! Plus an anime store that my daughter really enjoyed!

Na
Review №52

Its usually a bit dirty than normal and items are out of place sometimes. Although from my experience the staff does their best to help customers out in anyway they can when theyre looking for stuff.

Ch
Review №53

The shelves unorganized hard to find anything Ill be going back to the Hong Kong market

Qu
Review №54

Oh... the pleasure of finding products you cant find anywhere else that much! And, yes they DO have tons of million types of rice!!!

Al
Review №55

Expo salon is the best haircuts in the Metroplex

We
Review №56

We shop there everytime we are in Dallas. We find alot of good things. Golden Chinese Bbq is great

Ta
Review №57

Came to Rio bravo here. Huge place with amazing latino concerts

El
Review №58

Love this place! They have the best Sriracha green peas

Lu
Review №59

Good Asian Grocery Store.

De
Review №60

I always enjoy looking for something unusual here

sa
Review №61

Good place for asian people.i go there for duck egg,bamboo shoots and jack fruit...

Qu
Review №62

Great place to get groceries and a bite to eat.

jo
Review №63

Not the cleanest, but great variety of Views selection. I definitely will be back. I love Vietnam, the culture and the cuisine

ke
Review №64

I went here to buy lash supplies at the lash store there and you would have thought I came in with a bag and a handgun the way the lady was acting. Every time I asked a question, she was quick to cut me off. She even took it a step forward to come and take products out of my hands as I was trying them out. They had ample tweezers out to try. But the lady was so rude by cutting me off and taking stuff away, I didnt buy the one thing I went in there to get. The display had stuff everywhere when I walked in and I guess she assumes I did it and when I asked her where were the ones I had picked up she rushed overtook them out of my hands and hand me a set. Just to notice she gave me the wrong one. I couldnt take it anymore, I left. I thought this would be a good place to shop but I dont want to be judged on the color of my skin. So I will never be going back. I went back to my school and all 32 of us agreed not to shop there because many of us have had the same experience.

Th
Review №65

From the minute you step out the car the wonderful aroma of Asian cuisine wafts in the air, The Supermarket is filled with everything you can imagine from vegetables to Meats, there was an abundance of Sauces, Soup Bases, Noodles and Utensils galore, anything you could imagine.There are a variety of Sakes, exotic foods and tanks of live Seafood for your choosing. You can tell Im excited to have the Asian Culture so close to home and feel as if I was in Asia.The whole shopping center caters to Asian comforts even a knight time gathering club. The bank is also a convenience.Do, go and take the time to encounter the plesant people who work and shop there its a must.

Br
Review №66

Not kept very clean. The manager is not customer friendly,but theres a good selection of Asian products, although their prices for utensils are far too high and some of their seafood prices are also high. There are better Asian markets to shop at which are far superior in quality and service in the same vicinity.

Ma
Review №67

Filipino🇵🇭 and other restaurant on one side. I go here if I dont go to Hiep Thai. Here the also have an Asian grocery store, fresh fish/seafood, imported products!

Ba
Review №68

Good place to shop asian products.

Be
Review №69

Decent little Asian market. Dont expect Hmart quality or selection and you will be just fine here. This place is mostly restaurants which several are legit. I really liked the Laotian one and the Philippine one is good too. The grocery store has more display area than it has product. You will see the same items randomly throughout the store. It has some interesting selections. Like I said dont expect Hmart levels of selection or freshness and you will be just fine. The prices are good and its not crowded even on most weekends.

Cu
Review №70

Seems like a pretty good strip mall tho I havent eaten at this location yet, although Im sure its pretty good. So far all the food places seems to be delightful so give it a try 😌

Je
Review №71

Great place to get crawfish or fresh fish. Could have more stores inside with bigger varieties.

Is
Review №72

While I love this market for the product the staff is not that friendly.

Da
Review №73

Organic or should I say original produce.I love the heavy duty cookware for a bargain price.

Jo
Review №74

Large Asian supermarket; Well organized, clean, spacious isles, and largest selection of all major name brands. I appreciate the enclosed seafood fish market which keeps odors contained to a minimum... better shopping experience.

Ad
Review №75

I loved anime k pop

He
Review №76

Great variety! Tons of seasonings and items that cant be found in other grocery stores. They have fresh fish, crab, and lobster you can buy. We got a variety of moon cakes to try.

Ma
Review №77

What a wonderful place, there is lots of parking, every one is friendly and the place where I had my Pho it was delicious I believe the name of the place is called Pho 18

Br
Review №78

This place is amazing and has something for everyone, from experienced cooks to ramen aficionados. Lots of sauces, fresh fish and meat, dishes and cookware from many nationalities! Nice staff, too.

Ce
Review №79

The Lash Supply Co is the go to store for new or upcoming lash artist.

TH
Review №80

THE GREAT STAFFS AND FRIENDLY.

o
Review №81

Went to the aime store. They got some stuff

is
Review №82

MY Family comes here alot but today a guy started following me and my family all around the store. I told my older sister and she said its fine but then someone else started following us and I got scared. We tried talking to someone about the people following us but they didnt care.

Da
Review №83

Went to a new small anime store there. It was great!

Al
Review №84

Got lots of cool options and I love the food market and anime iko there! Only downside is the market has really weird smells in certain aisles.

Cr
Review №85

Great selections of stores and restaurants

R
Review №86

Nice place, good people

Nu
Review №87

Visited the market yesterday after a while. The place is huge and well stocked. However, public health concerns are lacking. Several store employees were seen without face masks, especially in the seafood area. There is no facility for sanitizing grocery carts. Will not return there in these COVID19 times....

Je
Review №88

This is the go to market for my family. We love that it has a fish market inside with the option of fresh catfish and the food court there has a wonderful selection. It is a distance from us, but we dont mind making the trip.

Mi
Review №89

They sell a lot of interesting asian groceries. Weve picked up some MSG(it being bad is a myth FYI), various types of ramen, pastries, and even some Japanese soda. And while it is true that it appears no one speaks English in there, they have been incredibly friendly and one lady even ran after us because we forgot an item at her register. It is a very interesting experience.

Da
Review №90

Omg! Cashier Ladies dont know manners. One billed me extra and when i asked her she started speaking in her language. Very irritating.

Da
Review №91

Good place to buy vegetables and fruits

Op
Review №92

Great location👍

Nt
Review №93

Very poor meat and seafood section service I’d rather go to Asian meat and seafood store and deal with friendly Hispanic people there like Cho Saigon Asian Market.

An
Review №94

Wonderful clean place go.

Ad
Review №95

It looks like the initial amount of energy they put into making the place clean and alive feeling was great but then when we went in there was barely any people and it just didnt feel like alive or nice like some of the newer chains and the nicer part of town.

En
Review №96

A great stop for many things Asian, though no labelling on some of the items, so difficult to know their name nor usage.

Da
Review №97

Excellent Asian food, very fresh, very delicious and reasonably priced.

Ke
Review №98

Because of attitude with the meats shop and not clean of fish shop! You need to clean up there for safe health! Dirty and easy to slipping from mud and blood on the floor.

Ca
Review №99

My co workers turned me on to this spot. Got everything you need for authentic Asian cuisine

ha
Review №100

Best place to get mom & pop style food from pho to all out spicy seafood boil (Vietnamese style) in the food court.

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  • Address:1818 E Pioneer Pkwy Ste 100, Arlington, TX 76010, United States
  • Site:http://www.btplaza.com/
  • Phone:+1 817-303-6868
Categories
  • Asian grocery store
  • Produce market
  • Food court
  • Grocery store
  • Seafood market
  • Supermarket
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–9PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–9PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–9PM
  • Thursday:9AM–9PM
  • Friday:9AM–9PM
  • Saturday:9AM–9PM
  • Sunday:9AM–9PM
Service options
  • Takeout:Yes
Highlights
  • Great produce:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
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