East Gate Grocery

I have lived right up the road from this place for years and just discovered it 2 years ago. I love this little store!!! They have fresh, hard to find Asian ingredients and a nice selection of ramen. I go on a regular basis now!

Wonderful shop for lots of Asian food items, plus they have great take-out Korean food. I and family love their Bulgogi, Spicy Pork, Spicy Vegetable Soup, and Squid.

Everything is so clean and organized! We love this place!

Great selection of quintessential Korean cooking ingredients (glass & rice noodles, chili & bean pastes, bok choy & cabbage, soy & sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, etc.), and you can also purchase some classic korean sides (kkakdugi, baechu-kimchi, etc.). The owner was super friendly even though i shopped there pretty late. They take both cash and card (payment through square).

It has a lot of Korean essentials like gochujang, soy bean paste and dakon for gimbap. I love that they had rice cakes for tteobokki. Definitely coming back.

Wow, absolutely AMAZING spicy pork version of bulgogi!!! Will most certainly be back for more.

As of May 2018, the store has moved. It is now located at 715 Lakepointe Center Drive, in O'Fallon, Il. about four minutes from the old location.

The store is lovely. They had exactly what I wanted and I was pleasantly surprised to find that their napa cabbage was half the price per pound that it was at Schnucks ($0.99 vs $1.99 per pound). Some of the items don't have prices on them, but dont be afraid to ask as the woman I talked to was very kind and helpful. I will definitely be coming back regularly.

There is a good variety of ramen. The homemade kimbap and japchae are excellent. I also come for the fresh king & shiitake mushrooms and bok choy.

Nice store with friendly employees.

Small but great source

Good place to get hard to find Asian food stuffs.

Love this place!