This Asian megamart’s lain out cleanly, with ample parking, fresh and exotic produce, whole fish that are cleaned and filleted as you watch, and an entire aisle dedicated to the various incarnations of fermented fish sauce. In the back, of course, is a rotating selection of pretty good and really cheap Chinese dishes on a steam table.

The sheer variety of the rotating selection ensures something for everyone: stir-fried bok choy; fried fish; meatballs; stewed pork belly with garlic, anise, and whole hard-boiled eggs; sweet and sour spare ribs; and several versions of stir-fried noodles often occupy the steam table. Don’t miss the tart, spicy, and crunchy Asian chicken salad—a far cry from the saccharine-sweet versions in American restaurants. Most of the dishes are unlabeled, but pointing to things that look good is a great way to expand your horizons—it’s all better than the neighboring Kingsway Buffet, where everything’s made in such bulk that quality often suffers.

Also visit the barbecue corner, featuring whole-roasted pig, whole-barbecued duck, and crisp-skinned, succulent char siu pork. Tip: wait until after 8pm, when the steam table crew packages up the remaining food and marks it down dramatically. Meat dishes seldom cost more than $3 a tray; vegetables, rice, and noodles go for $1.50. Time appropriately, and whole families can be fed well for a pittance.