New An Dong

Quickly, the lady at the counter gave me what I needed. Recommended for Chinese medicine.

Since the Bellevue Chinese medicine store I go to was out of the product I was looking for, I decided to go to the I-​D to find it. Usually I do my shopping at Pacific Herb & Grocery on South Weller when in the I-​D, but stopped by to check New An Dong out to see if they carried that item.
The store is on South King. It is one of those rectangular spaces so the shop seems small, but wide. Most of the store is devoted to Chinese grocery items.
Over the counter and in the case you will find the selection of Chinese medicinal products. This may put off some potential customers though since I am sure they are like me and prefer to browse in finding what they are looking for. You may be concerned about the language barrier, but fortunately that is not a problem as English is conversed here. Frankly the way the store is laid out, it is easier to just ask them where a specific product is.
The store did have what I was looking for and it was actually a couple bucks less than Pacific Herb in fact. If you are looking for Chinese medicinal products, New An Dong is worth checking out.

Super friendly shop, with a ton of asian goodies for perusal. You can get samples to try and can actually lose yourself in all the jars of items to look at.
If you’ve never tried any of the preserved fruits that are like candy to children, I’d encourage to stop by and give it a whirl.
There is goodness here.

The staff is super helpful. They provided a recipe and preparation tips to accompany some of my herbs. They had ginseng tea pre-​made for customers that day. On a separate day I came into the shop with a cold and they recommended a few items and methods to go with the product I ventured to the store to purchase.

I have been looking for dried hibiscus flower for ages. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it in their store. Their price is very comparable to the best price you can get online, but you can save a few dollars in shipping. They carry many different kinds of dried fruits. You can get your regular dried mango, papaya, but you can also choose from 20 different kinds of dried plums. They also sell dried seafood like squid and shrimp, as well as many Chinese herbs. Feel free to ask for a sample before you purchase anything. At least they offered me samples when I was in the store (not sure if it’s because I am Asian or not).

I used to frequent similar Chinese herb/​snack places like this one back in the San Francisco Chinatown. I love the different types of preserved fruits and such. There aren’t too many places where you can find preserved lemon peel (sweet and sour taste) or green crunchy plums?
I’m always curious as to what some of those preserved fruits taste like and I’m glad they offer free tastes if you want to try something out. Usually one taste leads to half a pound of whatever it is. I’m all about those Asian snacks.

This place is the best. My acupuncturist first introduced me to it years ago, when it was Lucky An Dong at 12^th & Jackson. I frankly don’t expect any business in a place called «Chinatown» to cater to English speakers (call me crazy…) and the folks here have graciously bent over backwards to understand my well-​intentioned butchering of their language so I could get the patent I was looking for. Also, their prices *cannot* be beat. I wouldn’t trust myself to find trusted suppliers of TCM herbs online, and even if I could, the prices would be 2 – 3 times what I pay at An Dong. Highest recommendation.

I appreciate the fact that the herbalist here speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. This place makes a very cheap doctor’s visit, because the herbalist will give you medical advise and provide you with tailored remedies for your health conditions. Free consultations! Last time my parents were sick, they both lose their voices for weeks, and their family physician couldn’t do anything about it, so I went to this herbalist and his recipe was very effective, their voice recovered right the way. Right now, I have been using the medication my dermatologist prescribed for more than 6 months now, but it isn’t working and in fact is getting worse. I was told by my dermatologist not to bath in hot water, etc. When I went to the herbalist, he told me pretty much the same advise my dermatologist told me for free except he added some temporary dietary restrictions (no beef, duck, and sea food). Anyhow, even though they have the herbs in pill forms, I was able to buy the herbs in herb forms. I feel l could trust the remedy more when it is in its unaltered states. because who knows about the qualify control with the pill factories in China, right? Anyway, I hope I will stop itching after this, I have suffered long enough. BTW, they also sell dry goods and pickled snacks. And, they accept credit cards.

Since I seem to be slowly morphing into an anti –modern– medicine American, I find myself in here often. I’ve been to China, but don’t speak a lick of the language and it doesn’t matter to me, or them. Whatever it is that ails me, they seem to have a remedy. I walk in and ask questions, so far I have not been let down here. Everything from Po Chi pills for stomach, Ganmaoling for overall well being and many others. They, the Chinese, are one of the oldest civilizations on the planet, except for maybe the Persians, so I do trust the «medicine» they’ve developed
The fun for me is discovering something new every time.
One reviewer was bothered by lack of English? great, go to Walgreens and Safeway.

This my favorite Chinese herbal shop. It’s fresh and the herbalists gave me a lot of tips to make herbal soups. If you have questions, you should ask them. It’s not easy to translate Chinese herbs into English. Probably wouldn’t make much sense!
Besides that, I also buy their dried foods & spices. It’s family run business. And they can speak Chinese, Vietnamese and English. All the staff are extremely helpful. They are more than happy to advice you the proper herbs to balance your yin-​yang.

I speak Chinese, so I have no problem understanding them. I find this place better than the other herb stores around Seattle. I usually come here to pick up the «5-​flowers tea,» when I feel inflammation coming in… it works my magic. I also come here for dried shitake mushrooms, and other dried foods. Their quality is superb, and also the herbal specialist is very helpful in understanding what I need for my symptoms. He gave me this thing that accelerated the cure of my thrombosed external hemmorhoid, while western medicine told me to «wait it out.» Now that kicks butt!
The next one down is Pacific herbs, they do speak english, but I find the herbal specialist to be a little loopy at times.