Oriental Super Mart

03/21/2026

Spring comes with weather swings, war comes with market swings, but you know what doesn't change? How delicious our kimchi is. Nothing like this pungent crunchy mouthfeel to help you smile and forget your allergies and retirement accounts.

01/07/2026

It's the first full week of 2026! Have you gotten ingredients to make Korean traditional New Year's soup yet? Here's a popular recipe: https://www.beyondkimchee.com/rice-cake-soup/

Nothing goes better with the soup than our homemade kimchi! Come by and get some!

Classic Korean rice cake soup in a clean, clear beef broth with tender tteok and shredded beef. Perfect for New Year or a cozy meal anytime.

11/17/2025

EDIT DUE TO POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS: We have no immediate plans to close our business; we are simply analyzing data in consideration for future changes.

We have been in business since the "1900s" as the kids might say: 1980s to be more exact, making us a Millennial business, run by Boomers with help from a Gen Xer, but catering to all generations. As we consider future steps, what are your favorite, must have items we carry, or wish we carried?

01/04/2024

Updated belatedly: this post from Jan 4th is not a problem at the moment.

Customers, there has been an ongoing outage to our phone and internet service all day, which also affects our ability to take electronic payments. We are sorry for the inconvenience, and will let you know as soon as this clears up!

01/19/2023

Customers, sincere apologies for all the troubles we have been having with our electronic payment processing over the last few months! We know it's very frustrating for you when we don't have a reliable and speedy way for you to pay electronically (trust me, it is also frustrating for us ugh). We have a workaround for the next couple of days and a new device on the way. Thank you for your patience.

01/01/2023

May all have a hopeful and pleasant start to the New Year. Welcome to 2023! Replace that piney Christmas tree smell with the fragrance of some delicious varieties of your favorite Oriental Super Mart kimchi!

09/19/2022

It's fall in Knoxville, and we all know what that means around here: football season! Bring a huge jar of OSM's homemade family recipe kimchi to your next tailgate! I swear it goes great with wings and pizza.

03/01/2022

I feel like it is still 2020...but somehow we are in March 2022 and it feels like nothing's changed. Another thing that hasn't changed: where to go for the best kimchi ever. Come to OSM, omg, irl. See? I know internet slang to lure you young people too.

12/11/2020

Tis the season for staying healthy and caring for others. We sell the best homemade kimchi, which is known to have health-boosting probiotics, antioxidants, and vitamins (but watch out if you are on a low-sodium diet or you don't do well with spicy foods! Try one of our milder side dishes instead). Bring your mask, and stop on by!

09/09/2020

Great news! Our internet and phone lines have been restored, and we are back to being able to take electronic payments as usual. I've deleted our previous post to avoid confusion, and re-updated our main business phone number: 865-588-9411.

Thank you for your understanding, and we can't wait to see you soon!