H&L is a great local Asian grocery store that's the largest in the Charleston area. It has variety and a huge selection of products imported directly from South and Southeast Asia, including fresh produce, frozen goods, meats, and fish. I've seen food from China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippians, Taiwan, and Malaysia here, and they even have a small section dedicated to Mexican goods as well.
Aside from food, they have an extensive section dedicated to appliances (rice cookers, hot plates) and a lot of porcelain vases, statues, and other decorations. They have a lot of products for the kitchen too, such as soup spoons, chopsticks, forks, napkins, plates, etc.
I'd say the only place they're lacking is alcohol. They used to have a decent selection, but these days they only have some Chinese and Japanese beers, and a couple of brands of sake.
The location isn't great, though I don't hold that against them. The store is an old Bi-Lo and you can tell, the old artwork on the walls and even the aisle signs are still the same.
There is a great restaurant inside called Pho #1. It's a genuinely great Vietnamese place, and I love going to eat there when I'm done shopping. They also have a small kiosk off to the side that offers phone repairs, but I've never used it before.
Overall, this is a great Asian grocer that offers a lot. It's got the biggest selection of any Asian grocery store in the Lowcountry (perhaps all of South Carolina), it's not too expensive, and there's a great restaurant attached to it. ~Josh
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