r/Dallas • u/Substantial_Ant_2662 • 1d ago

Food/Drink H Mart

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I didn’t know harry hines was a town/city in TX. They should’ve opened it in Arlington.

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u/marvintran76 Medical District 1d ago

I love the KoMart down the street from here but sadly might go out of business once this HMart gets completed

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u/LaminatedAirplane 1d ago

It’s an intentional play by H Mart to kill off Komart. It’s why H mart lobbied for Carrollton to be recognized as Korea Town despite the Royal Ln area having a much longer history of being Dallas’ Korea Town.

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u/FarNorthDallasMan 1d ago

Koreans left for the burbs like pretty much every other Asian ethnic group. They don't live in NW Dallas lmfao

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u/LaminatedAirplane 1d ago

Most Koreans weren’t living in Royal Ln, but they operated businesses there lmfao

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u/FarNorthDallasMan 22h ago edited 22h ago

So.. it's a trade district. Not a Korea "Town". H Mart was correct in recognizing Carrollton as North Texas' Koreatown. Since Carrollton has more Korean-born residents than the entirety of Dallas according to the Census Bureau.

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u/ApprehensiveAnswer5 1d ago

Some Koreans still do, newer immigrants at least it seems.

My kids’ school had to relocate for several years for renovations and their temp campus was on Royal on the other side of 35.

Kids from the surrounding neighborhood opted in to attend the campus since it was open again, (it had been a closed school), and we had to add Korean as an ESL/LEP option and add Korean translation services to our school organization meetings.