Trade Fair - Astoria, New York

Watch Listen and Tolerate

Don’t buy the pre sliced meat in the deli. It will be full of fat blobs, random old pieces and skin. Make them slice the meats for you. Picture attached.

V.F.Y.

CHAOTIC LOCAL INTERNATIONAL FOOD MARKET - Yes, there is chaos in the market. There is no order in here. You will find variation of one product in one place and the other variation in other side of the store by chance. I find some middle eastern products, Mediterranean products, Halal (?) meat, Hispanic food section, fresh vegetables. But there is 1 thing i can not find in this store: Sparking Water! Generally clean but because it is an old building maybe that’s why middle the store smells off ( mildew) , unpleasant smell. I wished they clean the basement with vinegar or Clorox. I don’t believe they are very clean and that’s why i don’t like to buy anything open (loose). One last thing, they are EXPENSIVE!!! Yes, clearly 15 - 20 % More expensive than other food stores. I ask WHY? You don’t give fantastic customer service, Your don’t show me super clean, hygiene store! Why are you Asking me to pay you approximately 15% more than other stores? I really don’t get it. That’s why you are getting 3 stars

Nevin West

A masterclass study in how to run a store into the ground. The construction inside the store has made the layout confusing (there are 2 places for tortillas, 3 for cheese, 4 for spices, etc, etc, etc.) and products on the shelf dirty.

The people who work have become nasty and unhelpful. Tons and tons of UNMARKED PRICES throughout the store, good luck estimating your cart total when NONE of the bottom shelves, eggs, creamers, etc are given price tags.

The hot food is now barely edible and the cold food in containers by the deli shouldn't be sold. I used to love this store but now avoid it at all costs.

Dae M

This Trade Fair location has a variety of international food products such as Mexican, Thai, Peruvian and Chinese backgrounds. They don't allow customers to bring in bags as posted by their signage, but to be fair my suitcase bag has never prompted staff to stop me. They serve hot soup, salad and coffee in the morning and afternoon. The deals are pretty fair, but sometimes they're not worth much so you have to look closely. It's open 24/7 so it's very convenient for those working into the night. The staff have always been friendly to me, clearly take pride in working there and stay out of the way. The store itself is somewhat gloomy, claustrophobic and hard to navigate though.

Zachary Zawila

I don’t particularly like Trade Fair, but this is the best one. The store itself is large and very full-service, with everything from all kinds of international foods to a large gourmet cheese counter, bulk grains, and a very nice bakery. The store is hard to navigate with a lot of dead ends, but the selection makes up for that. Only downside I noticed was that managers and some of the staff seemed to be unhappy and unwilling to help customers or even acknowledge them. With a new management team — and maybe some renovation — this store could go far.

J X

Not many staff speak English not to mention the rest are simply not giving any s. Overpriced-one zucchini costed me almost 4 dollars and 2 tomatoes 3 dollars (you do the math). Rotten produce, stale rotisserie chicken, nearly expired meats and packaged product. Cashier hurries through your purchase without bagging them and rushing you while they immediately do the customer behind you while you hurry to pack your grocery bag. Avoid it at all cost.

Sunshine NY

Very good store with all kinds of international food. It's like you travel to Greece; Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, China .ect.
They have good stuffs with many choices like products from India, spices, grains, frozen food, veggies,
Greek, grains, cookies.

Flow

Completely unacceptable. They scammed me out of $1.30 and refused to refund me my money when I pointed it out to them. Item advertised as $4.99 and I assumed like any reputable company they did their due diligence and marked down their items for the sale dates. No! Vanilla is $6.29 and it is placed next to $4.99 sale items and it’s not specified on the sale tag. SEE PHOTOS…