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    Achadinha Cheese

    4.3 (103 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Cows!
    Stephanie M.

    Had a wonderful tour of the farm, cheese making process and got to taste their cheese, butter and kefir. They had a bunch of baby cows, and we got to pet calves that were just a few days old. Their cheese curds were delicious, and the butter was to die for! Definitely worth checking out!

    Spicy cheese curd
    Eunice T.

    Review for the cheese/farm tour. I went during the summer, and unfortunately, they didn't have goats. I actually chose this place for the tour because the site mentioned that there's be goats and cows, but in reality, they haven't had goats on their premise for a while. They do have lots of cows (including babies) and some pigs. The doggos were great hosts though! We were told that they were planning on buying more goats again in the future. Their products were still made with both cow + goat milk. I loved the charisma of our tour guide. She was a great storyteller and shared informative knowledge about their business. I also really enjoyed the sampler tasting we had at the end of the tour...except it does just feel like "sampler tasting", because we would also buy the items if we liked it. We loved the spicy cheese curd, and I loved their butter. The set up felt like how vendors at farmers market would put out their samples though. Overall, not bad, but I was expecting more for the price of the tour. For example, it'd be nice if we could try out the cheese/butter at the beginning while we were sitting and listening to the background/operation of their farm? Or put that out in the middle/before we walked around? And then, at then end, wrap up with souvenir station for the cheese and butter so it doesn't feel like giant sales pitch of their product. The walk through of the cheese making area felt slightly rushed too. It felt more like a peek than a tour of that area, probably because they wanted to keep that area clean. I saw photos of people taking closer view though, so not sure how they were able to get so close.

    Family Farm
    Michelle L.

    Went on a tour today and had a fantastic time " Donna" was absolutely fabulous taking us through the history of the farm and the family,what they do and how they do it.....and the dogs were just amazing. I would definitely recommend doing a cheese tour!

    Alisha H.

    What a cool experience! You get to learn about the history and family dynamics along with the process of making cheese! I found out about this place because I bought some yogurt from a local farmers market in the Bay Area and it is to die for! I highly recommend trying it. I really enjoyed the tour. My only suggestions is figuring out a better situation for the bathroom and having better signage, it's kind of confusing us to where to go. I will definitely be coming back at some point to do the learning how to make cheese! It's a wonderfully family owned company. #supportsmallbusiness

    Lynn F.

    Discovered this wonderful company at the Castro Farmers Market in San Francisco. I was drawn in by the curds, which taste far better than the ones I grew up with in the Midwest. I have fond memories of the squeaky packing peanuts, but with a more educated palate I'm now a convert to their delicious non-squeaky blended variety. So glad they had samples. This company has meats as well, and give tasting tours at their farm. I also hear that unlike San Francisco, they provide an experience of actual warm summers. Really looking forward to visiting the farm & tasting all their cheese varieties. Bonus for me, a big herd of goats! I so love goats.

    Pacheco Family Meats : Ground Beef
    Joseph A.

    There are several brands here. Achadinha Cheese Company, Pacheco Family Dairy, & Pacheco Family Meats. Today at the Divisadero Farmers Market San Francisco they brought a selection of Beef, Pork, Lamb, to the market. The woman managing the booth was very friendly, but try and get here early for the best selection. Farming since 1955.

    Jennifer R.

    If I could rate the service I got today I would give this company a zero!! Found them at the Mid town market in Sacramento. The sales guy Darrin was super friendly and convincing so we bought package we thought at the time we were getting there. Turns out we had a two week wait which was fine being a small farm we understood. Yesterday I got to thinking I have not heard anything about the sale or pickup info so I reached out to the salesmen To follow up on details of the order. Darrin again was fast to respond letting us know that he no longer works for them and followed up with a number to follow up with the sales manager at the farm. So after reaching out to find out if our order was going to come I decided to ask if we could add ground beef to the order thinking we could pay for the remainder of the order at pick up since we had already paid for the package earlier. I had the complete bad luck talking with Jared. Who stated we can't do the ground beef and pay for it at pick up we would have to pay for it now. Feeling a little uneasy about giving more money with nothing at hand I pushed back and asked why we couldn't pay for it at pick up. I got the response about how people no show and this assures them. I asked about what assurance we get for now having to pay for more with out product. How do I know you will show up. I don't feel good about giving more money until we pick it up. This is where we go back and forth all day. Not once did I hear them take responsibility for the people they hire to sell the products at the farmers markets. It's the private contractors they use and this one was a shit show. It's all Darrin's fault and they will absolutly not accommodate our needs that because they have no control on who they hire to represent the company. After a few back and forths I decided to cancel the order. Asked for a refund. Then I am told they can't refund me the original method I which we I paid. Then every excuse comes out as to why they can't. Again with the fault placement. All day long this goes on. Then at 745 I get a response after I asked him to stop texting me I get a Venmo payment and a snarky funny comment. I would steer ( hahaha) clear of this business. The product of what we got we good but they way they handled their clients is shitty. To many other farms around to deal with one that can't run the business side better. Good Luck

    Tiffany Y.

    This place offers farm tours ($35/person) that can be booked online, which include full ranch tour, cheese plant tour, cheese tasting, and animal TLC. Covid protocol was followed with masks required whenever we were indoors and toothpicks were given during the tasting portion so people could grab the cheeses and move away from the table to try them. Donna is super personable and does a great job giving an overview in the beginning to help you understand the farming lifestyle and the cheese making process. You get to see where the cheese is made, as well as where the dairy cows and goats are milked. Afterwards, you get to see the different animals in person including baby cows if they're around! At the end, there's a cheese tasting portion where you can try the soft cheese, hard cheese, kefir, butter, and curds. We ended up buying the apricot kefir (literally amazing and some of the best I've had) and the Broncha, which is a hard cheese. I learned a lot during the tour and as a bonus, many of their products were delicious!

    Cheese Curds!
    Emily L.

    I'm a sucker for cheese. I pretty much eat it for each meal! So the love is true! I have spotted Achadinha Cheese Company at 2 farmers markets now. Once at the Saturday Napa farmers market and also at the Martinez Sunday farmers market. Because of my love for cheese I was drawn to the table like a bee to honey! It's like I blinked and my feet took me right to my happy place! This girl knows exactly what she wants! I haven't seen where I could buy cheese curds before so it was a no brainer what to get when I saw them on the table! Both times too! This last trip I got the original mellow yellow curds. They are so creamy and delicious! I have enjoyed them plain on a good piece of crusty bread so far but I can wait to fry them up! I have always wanted to try fried cheese curds but they aren't so popular here in the Bay Area! Time to make them myself!

    Maimai P.

    Went on a Saturday tour and tasting with my family and the experience was wonderful and informative. We all thoroughly enjoyed learning the family's history, their evolution in the business and how they've continued to pivot and find ways to keep going over the years, as well as the process of making cheese, milking cows/ goats and generally about the animals. The cheese, butter and spreads were delicious! The animals were awesome. Covid protocols were upheld, which we greatly appreciated. They have a bunch of working dogs that escorted us around the tour (except inside the cheese making area). I wouldn't bring my dog and I'm not sure they let you, so if you're trying to do that, ask first. Wear boots or shoes you don't mind getting some dirt on- it's a working farm! We saw the cows and the goats, up close and personal. Totally cool!! Highly recommend.

    Rose L.

    Great tour of a true working farm. The owner was knowledgeable n insightful. The cheese tasting was good n the animals are happy on their beautiful farm. Great back story, tour n fun outdoor activity in the area!!

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    Victor G.

    i came upon the Achadinha Cheese Company. described what i like, firm not creamy, with a slight tart & heavy flavor. got recommended a slab of Broncha (12) which is year aged blend of pasteurized cultured Goat & Cow Milk, Salt, Enzymes. (on package) on receipt reads: "cowricious is an aged goat cheese that is hand rolled in an old European way rubbed with olive..." tasting it now. so impressed. whatever one it was. it fits my palette. he also gave a cantaloupe from Smits Farm gratis

    Mold room
    Sharon B.

    I have to say that I have been a cheese fan from my childhood days and as I got older, my taste has developed and evolved. I could eat cheese all day and care less about calories, but that's only hormonal. Came here for a teambuilding and learned about how cheese is made on top of what they feed the animals to produce good milk and cheese. The tour was led by Donna who was very personable and informative. Learned a lot and definitely have more respect for cheese and for farmers and quality farms in general after coming here. We tasted butter and different cheeses and we were in cheese heaven. After the cheese tasting, we were led to see the animals and how they're milked, cleaned, eat, stay, sleep, etc. I've never been on a real farm before and this was so cool to be on because it felt like what you read in books or see in movies. After seeing the animals, we bought the cheeses that we liked. I bought 2 cheeses and a butter. The butter is UH-MAZING. Salted and creamy and REAL butter from grassfed cows. The butter was the BEST I ever had and I'm so sad it's almost finished...yeah I'm a pig when it comes to quality.

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