Pan-Asia Supermarket (6910 W. Greenfield Ave.) in West Allis was slammed on its first day open. I shouldn’t have been surprised. There are Asian grocery stores in the area but none like this.
When I walked in and saw that the lines to check out ran all the way to the back of the store – a 36,000-square-foot former Kmart – I decided this would not be the day I buy anything. But I wanted to look around. If you’re a terribly indecisive shopper, don’t go to Pan-Asia – maybe forewarning is enough. Say, for instance, you’re looking for specific Asian noodles, a bottle of fish sauce, an unusual tea, a bag of MSG, miscellaneous spices, or a set of chopsticks. They’ve got it all and not just a couple…..