About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One day, a regular asked the cashier: ‘Do you ever wonder why that delivery driver always parks in exactly the same spot?’ The cashier smiled and shrugged, saying, ‘Maybe he’s just really good at parallel parking.’ The regular laughed and replied, ‘Or maybe he has superpowers and can only use that one spot!’ They both chuckled as the delivery driver emerged from behind the counter with a bag of groceries, casually waving goodbye. Since then, everyone started calling him ‘Mr. Supermarket-Man’.
2. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the produce section—a mysterious package wrapped in old newspaper and tied with string. No one seemed to be claiming it. Curious, the regular picked up the package and took it home. Later that day, while unpacking groceries, he discovered it contained nothing but stale kimchi and an old note reading: 'If you’re still hungry, Arirang’s delivery is always on time.'
3. One afternoon, while stocking shelves, a young employee heard an odd announcement over the store’s intercom: ‘To our loyal customers, please be advised that our special kimchi of the week is now self-checkout only.’ Curious, she approached the self-checkout aisle and found nothing but empty spaces where kimchi usually sat. Just as she was about to ask for help, a regular customer walked up and whispered, 'It's not really self-checkout, kid—just no one wants to touch that stuff after it's been sitting there for weeks!'
4. At dawn, when most markets are quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to Arirang Asian Food Market with an unusual cargo: a small, sealed box marked only with Korean characters. Curious, he opened it to find… nothing but a note in Korean that read, ‘Open only if hungry.’ Inside was a bag of freshly baked kimchi pancakes. To this day, locals still joke that Arirang’s secret supplier is a magical delivery man who delivers breakfasts when no one’s watching.