The last straw! I cannot wait for the Vallarta that's coming to Duarte! (Old Best Buy building 1470 Mountain Ave) This market will go down. The only nice employees are at the hot food section. Plus, the produce is never fresh, prices are outrageous. Today, 12/15/25 between 10:40a-11:00a- THE WORST SIGHT! I witnessed the produce guys putting all the cilantro on the nasty floor as he arranged the cilantro back on the produce stand. The floor that people walk on daily, with nasty stuff on their shoes. I get it you wash it blah blah- but no, just no. I prefer to not see my produce being laid out on the floor. The employee was too comfortable "doing his job" makes it feel like they do this regularly....... So, On top of already being over priced, bad quality produce, mashed up bruised fruits, employees that don't seem to know how to smile..... you're placing food on the floor- management needs to address this and change their protocols for organizing produce. read more

Whenever I attend a party I always stop by here for their salsa, ceviche and chips! The price is great and everyone is always so friendly and helpful. read more

Baja Ranch Market - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

First time coming here and idk why I haven't visited this place more!! They have different cuts of meat and a lot of different types of meat. Much better than Ralph's! The made food looks delicious! I'll have to try it. The staff is super friendly!! Everyone was so helpful and friendly! Great place to shop they have a variety of items. It's very cute inside too very organized read more

Reviewing the hot foods from deli counter At first we entered to only buy produce but the counter was full of food and made us curious. There wasn't a line and since entering the market, the bakery and hot foods are the first thing you see when entering on the left. The place look nice, many staff are restocking he baked goods and getting food refilled. The ad for torta cubano (10$) intrigued us so we ordered that, then we also ordered birria plate (15$) and since it was spicy we also ordered the carnitas plate (12$) for my son. Since birria had consume, we had to be careful not to spill the juices since it was so hot. Prior to Covid, there were tables and seats to eat, however, this time only outside there are a few seating areas which were all taken already. The staff were very friendly, they offered us a sample of the birria which convinced us to get a plate. The plates come with rice, beans (black or refried), tortillas, salsa, and grilled jalapeños. Carnitas had salad with the plate. Birria was not spicy but very flavorful. Tortillas were fresh but dried up since we took the food to a park to eat. There were chucks of beef but we had to shred it and mix it with the consume to help spread the flavor to the leaner meat. Carnitas were a bit lemony but juicy. The lemon rind may have affected the meat since there were parts that were bitter. Torta was full of meat but unfortunately I ate a few tiny bones from the pork. Love the chunk of cheese in the middle. Overall it was very good, I'd probably like it more if we got to eat it right away. read more

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My husband was craving some Cecina, I told him we should try the one at this location since it's closest to us. We were blown away. I am not usually a fan of this cut of meat, but this was delicious! Definitely returning for some more to make in tortas read more

Baja Ranch Market - Meat department - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

Vallarta Supermarkets has signed a lease to occupy the former Best Buy building at 1470 Mountain Avenue in Duarte about mile and half away. Baja ranch has gone downhill. The food use to be so much better service and quality is horrible. Bad smell about it and seems unhealthy. Management does not care now they're gonna have a true competitor. Let's see what happens to this place. read more

I think the one takeaway from this grocery market is that is quite dirty. Dirt in random places and floor was a mess. In terms of actual produce it was good. The bakery had some very cheap items from $1-$2 each. The bakery lady unfortunately charged me for the full price for my cheese guava instead of giving me the listed $1 all day sale advertisement. Didn't realize it until after paying but didn't bother since it was like 70 cents. Overall okay place to get groceries. read more

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I bought the chicken but was expired. They should check the freezer i bet there is bunch of expired product. They should be careful otherwise they will face a big lawsuit. read more

A very clean market. I came here to pick up some Hispanic grocery that I cannot get from Vons/Ralphs/Albertson. There is a bakery and hot food section by the entrance. I purchased some BBQ ribs and beans from the hot food section. They required me to pay them at the cashier by the hot food instead of the cashier for the grocery. I stood out because of my ethnicity. When I went to the meat section, the workers were very helpful and did not make me feel uncomfortable at all. Will continue to come back for more grocery. read more

I haven't had their chicken al pastor for a long time so wanted to try just one pound of it. The man asked me if over one pound is okay. Now, I think some people at meat department do that on purpose so you pay more. I told him no and the man seemed annoyed that he had to make the adjustment and gave me an attitude! read more

I love this store. But the operating hours need an update. Says it closes at 10pm all days, but it's Monday and I had an unfortunate craving for the mini orejas from their bakery section, got there at 8:45pm, and found them to be very closed. Not a car in the lot. Great store, amazing bakery, but what time do you close? read more

This was my go to store. However, I rarely stop these days. I started to bypass Monrovia and go to Covina because their prices were better. Today they seem the same. The people are nice but the stores are tired and in a huge need for a refresh. Vallarta coming to Duarte will hit hard. read more

BOMB! One of my favorite Markets. Always come to Baja Ranch in Monrovia for Asada, Pan Dulce, and produce. Plenty of selection of meats, and I love the produce. Good prices and always fresh. Service has always been decent. read more

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Years later, after I stopped buying food from their deli, prepared food section, I still find Baja a good market to get some produce. Quality varies, possibly depending on the seasons. The pastries sold at the bakery ( next to the prepared foods) are cheap, but overall flavors and textures can't compare to what I find at other places. I tried looking for different types of snacks, but they're just slight variations of what you'd see at a typical supermarket. I'm glad to see they sell Inka Cola, from Peru. Not much of a soda person but these are quite good. They also sell rotisserie chicken. Not bad, a bit salty and from what I brought home, a bit in the smaller side. From my past experience, I'm staying away from their tacos, burritos and other how foods. read more

Baja Ranch Market is a Mexican/Latino Market like Northgate Gonzales and Supior Grocers very popular with Mexican and Lation communities around L.A. and other cities. Stepping in I can see American and Mexican products especially they most of the Merchandise come from Mexico. They also have a Deli that make classic Mexican comfort meals to eat there or take it home they also have a bakery that make freshly bake bolillos. read more

On a Thursday afternoon in Early February. I came to pick up ribs family meal for lunch. My coworker told me about the take out family ribs meal $29.99 of full rack of ribs, pinto beans, Mexican rice, homemade tortillas, and salsa. The takeout area is next to doors. I waited a few minutes to get my order. The counter guy was nice and let me choose the ribs. The ribs has no sauce on it and it was tender off the bone with good flavor. The Mexican rice is moist and good flavor with freshly made tortillas and yummy salsa. They also sell 1/3 ribs meal $9.99 too. Plenty of parking outside. The market is very clean inside. read more

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I bn coming here for couple of years already but I stop buying all my groceries Toooo Fuckng Expensive ‍‍‍‍ Fr Fr I expended more than Costco And the other day I bought some chicken and some meat and the next day was already bad wtf they bn selling some old shit sometimes I'm going to the super market now I get the doble with the same amount of money ..! And it looks more Fresher and cheap of course they got more stuff more Mexican things .!!! And baja ranch have good customer service ain't gon lie the old man at the Carniceria is supper cool a toda madre ese campeón and the manager too that lady always smiling to us and she's cool That's about it !!! I just go to get some liver for my dogs and chicken that's it the rest of the stuff to the other market !!! If yall want to save more money and get more things yall should go to the other Market I'm telling you Thank me later Ambiance is good hopefully they work on the prices or they gonna be loosing more customers read more

This store used to be a great store but now the selling expired food and drinks and when u take it back they dont want exchange it or refund. Even though they know the stuff is on its last day. Baja is not a cheap store. We cant just waste money like that. Im sorry but please do better. read more

Place has changed a lot in over 20 years. I shopped here a lot back in the days. We were recently here to grab some of their baked good chicken and pastries here for a party. Felt nice coming here and shopping. Food is a little cheap, but you still will be paying more for certain items. Good staff and people. Always a pleasure to visit. read more

Although not very appealing from the outside, this market makes some pretty good pan dulce. The conchas were fresh and soft and the bolios were straight out of the oven, HOT. I peeked over at the bakery counter and they were constantly making sweet breads. Supermarket pan dulce is a hit or miss, sometimes they're hard cuz they been sitting, but that goes for the Panaderias too. I came later in the day around 4, and the sweet breads were fully stocked and still soft! Oh, I also picked up some carnitas since they were straight off of the stove! Super tender and delicious. What also blew me away was their Mexican rice it was fluffy, filled with veggies and flavorful. read more

Our work recently had a party. We got fresh tortilla chips and bought a container of guacamole from the deli section. The plastic container's lid looked like it exploded off, which seemed strange but didn't pay no mind at first. Once it was served, everyone had the same comment about it. It tasted like it had Sprite in it. A tingly feel. Guacamole should be smooth, at first we thought it was just spice from maybe chili, but later when we were going to the bathroom multiple times, we figured out it was fermenting. We have no clue how long it was stitting there but I hope the workers are switching out old batches. My co-worker will be going back to get a refund. read more

We are regular customers. Today we bought fish ceviche and it was completely bad. Fish tasted rotten . Unbearable. I hope no one gets sick from buying bad seafood today. I called the store more than 6 times so that they knew and threw it away but they didn't answer and the only time they did they put me on hold before saying anything and left me there for 5 minutes read more

Just got some fire shrimp tacos Juni and Arnesto get down here asap tacos jumping off the grill

Horrible Service!!! Not just they have the worst customer survive but their prices are 1 of the highest ones in the area, taking advantage of the Hispanic community. I was there today(7/4/23) trying to by ham and it took me 30 mins to get out of the meat department just because there was only two associates taking care of customers. I consider that if they are the only Hispanic supermarket in the area they should appreciate customers more. read more

Very good market with an excellent hot food/take-out counter. I had read about the cuban sandwich they serve at the counter so I had to try it for myself. It was great. I'm grateful for the Yelpers that brought this sandwich to my attention... This sandwich is HUGE and for $6.99 you will be full for the rest of the day. The cuban sandwich is served on a cuban roll that is flat pressed and contains roasted pork, ham, swiss cheese & pickles... I got mine sans pickles. It was so good. The crunch of the bread, the melting cheese, the smokiness of the roast pork and the ham all hot pressed together. It was sandwich greatness. I also like the tacos dorados here. I'm a big fan of crunchy tacos and their versions here whether plain or with (cotija cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and crema) are very tasty. I will have to try the empanadas and chicken wings next time... There is so much to choose from. Even the whole fried tilapia and the numerous pan dulces at the bakery section. All look great. Really good value for your money at Baja Ranch. I definitely recommend it. read more

As a kid in Pasadena, my dad used to walk us down the alley behind our house to the little liquor store and carniceria at the other end, where we would get to buy a cold Jarritos while he would buy several pounds of asada preparada. I can still taste that delicious skirt steak, totally soaked in marinade and sold with plenty of onion and pepper, and cooked over coals on our back porch deck... Well, that little meat market is long gone, bought and sold many times over, and currently owned by a really nice family that really doesn't seem to know much about meat or fruit fly management on their produce. The good news is that Baja Ranch does-- it's one of the few large markets relatively close to my house that still sells the real-deal asada at reasonable prices. Their prepared chicken is just as awesome. If you're like me and you sometimes find that you need to purchase lengua or tripitas to expand your kids' culinary horizons, they have that too. While you're in store, you should really also check the rest of the place out. The store generally has great deals on fresh produce, shelf steady items, and specialties. Mexican cooking staples like limes, chayotes, and tomatillos are less expensive than at other grocery stores, and a legitimate selection of authentic items like pan dulce, aguas frescas, and more types of chiles than you knew about. Dry bins of rice, beans, doritos (no, not chips, Mildred), and tamarind are worth a look. El Gigante Picante Del Monte gives this store his seal of approval and you should too. read more

We are currently in a National Pandemic and this company is price gouging the water. Please buy the water if you need to BUT remember this when everything goes back to normal that this store was NOT there for their community! Do not patronize this store as they turned their backs on us as a community for their own greed and profit! This gallon water was about $1 before the case was $3.99. This is insulting to us! Shame on you Baja Ranch! read more

Baja Ranch Market - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

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I wouldn't ever give a place like this a one-star review like some people have in recent months. The combo that I purchased from the hot food section was actually very good. I had the ropa vieja with beans, rice, and tortillas. I was going to order this with or without the free agua fresca. I'm sure the products themselves are fine. The chicken and pork were affordable, and the store-prepared guacamole was very delicious. I will say that I won't refute the claims and sentiments of high prices. I understand that certain brand and products they import or simply feature from mainstream brands will be a bit more expensive, but for those looking for bargains, you won't find many of them at all. And that leads to another observation.... I noticed that there aren't a ton of customers here. I am led to believe that there are multiple choices for grocery shopping of similar products. My girlfriend and I were discussing it today, and we were hoping to find the place where more people prefer to shop because it didn't seem to be here. They didn't honor a Yelp check-in deal that was offered directly through their own page. It sounded like nobody was briefed on that, and it may have been accidentally left active for customers. The manager was called to see what this check-in deal was, and I was told it wasn't offered at this location. I would know that I didn't confuse this location with the next closest store.....in Covina. Now, I'm not outraged, as life goes on without a free agua fresca. I'm just a bit disappointed that they're not exactly on top of their happenings and operations. Perhaps if it was easy to fix that on their Yelp page promptly, it would have been done by now. The employees are pretty good. They definitely weren't lacking in that department. The security facilitated in sanitizing the carts and our hands, and social distancing and cleanliness was definitely in effect. Parking: Plenty. To recap: Good: - Handling of COVID-19 - Dessert and pastries - Guacamole - Decent prices on meat Bad: - Yelp check-in - Prices read more

I've given this place so many chances and now I'm done. We got prepackaged cooked beans and they were clearly old. They were foaming and tasted terrible. The only two things worth purchasing at this place is the pan dulce and sometimes chicharrones (but you have to carefully select the bag) read more

Bought chocolate milk for my toddler, it had an expired date of 8/27 i didnt realize that till today, my toddler got sick because of it.

The other day I bought some Chorizo and i big ass hair was in it ! U guys can see the video ! I called and talk to the manager Maricela ? And she was like the guy who bring the chorizo to the market want to talk to u i was like okay i talk to him on the phone and I don't what really happened They just told me not to worry about it I didn't get any money back Even went she told me i was At lees for what i paid for my food !! I don't even know if they still were selling the chorizo like that ... they never got back to me i try to be nice but maybe that was the problem and they just let it go !! Mi gente be careful when u shopping at this place , We are going to really bad times with this CORONAVIRUS we have to be careful!! Me salio un pelo en mi comida y no se preocuparon por mi salud !! Cuídense raza read more

Baja Ranch Market - Hair on my Food !!! - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

Baja is one of the larger hispanic markets in the area. Prices are hit and miss here when I check the circular that comes in the mail. Sometimes they have random good deals. My go to markets are still Super A and Valu Mart over here. Parking lot is a bit tight and small. Service was good. Was in and out pretty fast. read more

Baja Ranch Market - Inside - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

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Don't ever go here to get your cake, look what they gave us!! For my daughter's quinceAnera I would give this place negative stars! read more

Baja Ranch Market - QuinceAnera cake - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

I came in a week ago and paid for a custom cake, the gentleman that took my order was very nice and pleasant, wrote down what a desired on the cake. I paid for it and told him I would come back to pick it up by the end of the week. When I picked up the cake it wasn't made the way I requested it, the writing blended in with the frosting and you couldn't even read "happy birthday Mark " and when I asked the woman to fix it she said said in Spanish " oh nimodo mija abeses asi pasan las cosas " ( oh girl , shit happens) and refused to write on the cake in blue as requested initially. I would've understood that she didn't have the time to write on the cake, or that she didn't have my color to write on the cake, but for her to say "shit happens"? I paid for this cake, so the least they could do is apologize for not doing what I ordered. I'm not a fan of writting bad reviews but this was so rude, and unprofessional! I hope the manager contacts me because this is outragous! read more

Baja Ranch Market - Custom ucla cake, didn't come out as I ordered it. Can you even see the writing????? - Convenience Stores Near Me - Monrovia, California

I bought Thrifty Ice cream from this market.. it was gross very soggy it was Chocolate melt krunch flavor n there was no krunch at all.. It's like they left the ice cream out way too long.. Spe t $5.99 for the ice cream.. I will never go back to that store it's not just the ice cream that is bad. Their frozen veggies are bad too.. and prices are very high.. $2.95 a lbs for small Limes. Uhh nope I'll pass thank you!!!! read more

This local market is so fabulous. Huge selection of latin as well as american food wonderful meat market and produce is excellent. Really nice people read more

I ordered tacos here and I'm sad to say that they might have been one of the worst that I've ever eaten. The tortilla was super soggy and broke upon touching it and there were some raw pieces of meat. Had to throw the whole thing away after one bite. Also, the cashier was handling money with the same gloves she used to handle all the food. Not very sanitary. However, the agua frescas were delicious. The strawberry milk is a definite must try. read more

I ordered a burrito from the food section, the guy at the counter gave me two when I clearly had told him only one he said I already charged you it was only 6 dollars, so I left, that evening I noticed I got charged 15 dollars. This guy is a crook when placing large orders at times he always tries to push you to order more. Always check your order and receipt. read more

I came to buy some turkey. The place doesn't closed until 10pm and it's not even 8pm yet and the guy from the meat department told me that he already clean the machine, and he's not allowed to use it again. Yet is not even 8pm and they don't closed until 10pm. How lazy are you that you don't want to do your job just because you don't want to clean the machine again. 2 hours before you closed. Worst customer service ever. read more

My review is mostly for their prepared food. I don't normally do my grocery shopping here, but they do have good sales on fruit, veggies, and meat. The first time I came here, they had a great sale on chicken so my husband and I came here to get a bunch. (We boil them and feed them to my 3 dogs. Yes they're spoiled!) Came here again with a couple of my coworkers. They currently have a sale on their fish tacos. My coworker ordered that and tried their chicken tacos. I ordered a watermelon agua fresca for $0.99. (wow so yummy!) For 3 tacos and an agua fresca, my bill only came out to $4.32. As we were standing there admiring all the food on display, 3 different people asked me if I needed help. Wow, so attentive. Anyway, we noticed they only speak to you in Spanish so may need to brush up on your Espanol a little or have Google Translate handy... hahah. Hopefully 4 years of High School Spanish is enough.... There are a few tables inside so you can eat there if you'd like. My coworker (Setal P.) likes the tacos here so much we started coming at least once a week! They have pastries, shrimp cocktail, empanadas, marinated meats...etc. They also provide catering. I've also tried their carne asada and carnita tacos which are pretty tasty. I also order the Chipotle salsa from the deli for my husband. The fresh salsa they make here is SO GOOD! 9/100 Reviews for 2014 read more

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