The DK Market and Spice King



The DK Market in Renton, at 720 Lind Ave SW is an amazing place. Fancy? No. It's a rather dingy, disorganized warehouse. Sure, you can go there simply to buy cheap produce( and the eggplants there today were beautiful and huge), but it's also full of imported goods, a separate Chinese herb store, a separate Indian restaurant, and a separate Russian deli/bakery.
The variety of people who shop there is as interesting as the variety of products they carry.  People from everywhere, buying everything.
The picture of the food on the plate is from the good and inexpensive Spice King restaurant inside the warehouse space. It's Fish Karahi, saag paneer(spinach/cheese), and Bhindi Masala(okra). Yum!
What else did I photograph? Why, garlic hair conditioner, from the United Arab Emirates, and sunflower seeds( I think) from Russia. They've got a lot of Polish chocolate. I resisted buying it this time. They must have ten different kinds of tahini, and a hundred different kinds of tea. Lots of bulk items. Mexican cheeses. Lebanese labneh. Italian canned tuna. Croatian coffee.
The place is an awful lot of fun to shop in. The parking lot is a madhouse on weekends, so go early or late on weekends, or park across the street.
I didn't buy the garlic hair conditioner either. But I'm curious.

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  1. JKBDSOctober 31, 2017 at 1:30 AM

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  2. JKBDSOctober 31, 2017 at 1:31 AM

    Love that place, for all the reasons you mentioned. Warm clothing is definitely in order if visiting during the cooler months.

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