Mekong Market Opened: 2017 Owner: unknown Previous Tenants: unknown Cooperative: none Location: 863 Western Ave, Lynn, MA Photographed: August 3, 2019 Mekong Market is actually a name we've seen before -- there's a store out in Worcester by the same name, and I'm not certain whether the two are related or not. This Mekong is a small supermarket of a little over 4000 square feet, focused on Vietnamese and eastern Asian food (Mekong is a river in Vietnam). The building is quite old, but Mekong has only been here since 2017. Before they opened up, they extensively redid the inside and outside, so you can see the store is looking fresh and pretty new. Mekong is around the corner from Soriya Market, another store we're checking out today . The produce department is in the front-right corner, with packaged meats in the first aisle. The rest of meat and seafood are on the back wall, with frozen foods on the left side. There are a few grocery aisles in the middle...
Soriya Market Opened: 2013 Owner: Jack Khy Previous Tenants: New Market (ca. 2008-2013) Cooperative: none Location: 551 Summer St, Lynn, MA Photographed: August 3, 2019 Welcome to Lynn! Our first stops here are two small grocers in the southwestern part of town, beginning with Soriya Market. It's about 2500 square feet and primarily focuses on Asian foods. Lynn has several eastern Asian communities along with people from Latin America, and our other stop today is also eastern Asian foods. We'll see a handful of Latin stores, too, as we pass through the city. Unfortunately I haven't been inside Soriya and I'm not entirely sure what part of Asia is represented here, but the name Soriya can come from Persian or Khmer origins, or southeastern Asia. If I'm not mistaken, the language printed on the awning here is Thai. As for the store, it's been here since 2013, when it replaced a small grocer called New Market that had opened around 2008. Check out the inter...