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    Cardenas Markets

    1.6 (127 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    I SAVED A WHOLE PENNY !!! Really ????
    Ad W.

    Place was super busy, I had to wait 30min for them to call my number out. The sales were ..... as you can see in the picture below !! I have never seen a sign like this in my life. But I guess you still save a penny ! Not sure what they are going to do when they stop producing pennies. Maybe they will be forced to take a loss of a nickel instead of a penny

    Unsanitary
    Diane V.

    Today while shopping here, I witnessed an unsanitary situation that discouraged me from buying food at this store. In one of the aisles, a woman had a small dog on a leash. The dog was low enough to be inside the bottom shelves and was rubbing its backside directly on food items. The woman stood there and waited for the dog to finish, blocking the aisle. I had to say "excuse me" just to get by. When I informed her what her dog was doing, she brushed it off. Concerned about sanitation, I went to self-checkout and asked an employee if there was a manager I could speak with. She pointed to a man standing next to her. I explained the situation to him, but he did not respond verbally at all--he just stood there smiling. I had to ask if he was even listening. His response was, "You're talking and I'm listening," followed by continued silence and smiling. When I repeated that a dog had rubbed its private areas on food in the produce/food section, he made a dismissive comment to the employee next to him instead of addressing me directly stating, "first she said food section and now she's saying produce section." Regardless of wording, food is food, and this is a serious health concern. I asked if he was the manager and what his name was. He said his name was Douglas and clarified he was a supervisor, not a manager, even though he had been pointed out as such and never corrected it initially. When I asked if a manager was on site, he said he didn't know. Throughout the entire interaction, he continued to smile and gave no indication that the issue would be addressed. Later, another employee directed me to an assistant manager near the front of the store (wearing a pink shirt). She was professional, listened carefully, and said she would look into the situation and speak with Douglas. I appreciated her response. I try to support Latino-owned businesses, even when prices are higher, but situations like this make it very difficult. Food safety concerns should always be taken seriously, and customer service matters. I hope Douglas receives proper customer service training, because his response--or lack of one--was inappropriate for a situation involving sanitation. Shoppers should be aware, especially when purchasing items from lower shelves in the produce or food sections.

    Diego C.

    Food wasn't what it used to be. Service was rude a s horrible. People ignored you, and they had attitudes. We bought some dinner plates, the guy was loke struggling, giving like the smallest scoops. The tortillas were so gross falling apart. Then I asked the lady for salsa, and she said, "You have to buy it." i only wanted a tiny cup with it. I also saw they had empanadas with custard inside, I was excited, then bought them and brought then home just to find out that they almost had no cream inside, I put more tooth paste on my brush than they do inside the empanadas. I hope they fix things and go back to how they use to be, and this experiences, seem to be happening in most of their store. Had similar experience in Palo Alto. It's so sad. R

    Estan arruinados.
    Lalo P.

    Muy Mala experiencia. Queria ordernar comida. 3 personas en la comida. Ninguna me atendia y espere paciente. Una de ellas me tiro la salsa en mis tenis blacos y despies solo estaba riendo y me dijo "que queres q te los pague" y yo solo queria una disculpa. Me dejo muy mal sabor de boca ojala se tomen su tiempo para enseñarles un poco Como es servicio al cliente. Yo jamas fui grocero. Espere. Pero al ver q ya mis tenis pues estan arruinados solo dije. Una disculpa y ella solo se reia. Y me fui, triste ese servicio

    Sandra Z.

    On 7/14/24 I came in to order a birthday cake, the lady in the bakery told me no English, I am Mexican but don't speak the language (born in California) I'm asking her if someone speaks English, she walks around and finally after 15 minutes this lady comes I'm telling her I want a white cake with vanilla filling and pink and purple roses, I specifically told her No tres leches cake (twice). I picked up the cake Saturday 7/16 I looked at it it was decorated nice,get to the restaurant when time to cut it I noticed the pan on the bottom, sliced it it was tres leches, I was so disappointed and so was my daughter, I don't like this type of cake, and a lot of our guests didn't either I threw away more than half of this quarter sheet cake, I don't understand how you can run a store with so many diverse people shopping and they don't understand English, I shouldn't have to speak Spanish to order a cake, I will never order a cake from them again, your employees should learn some English if they live and work here, I spent over 40 minutes ordering a cake that I was so disappointed.

    Pumpkin empanada
    Helen L.

    Cheaper fruit and veggies. Bakery section had so many to choose from. Pumpkin empanada? Interesting. Everyone waiting at the meat counter. Taco bar? Plenty of parking.

    This ad  says "oferta de la semana" which mean weekly promotion. Not Monday to Friday promotion.
    Tatiana C.

    Restaurant section of the store is rude. Every time I go in is the same thing. Today I was told that I couldn't get this promotion cause it's Monday to Friday promotion. No where in the ad does it say that promotion is only Monday to Friday. Even the tag was there . People there say in such a way as if I'm bothering them. I'm sorry for doing business there!!

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    Fifteen minutes.I had to wait in a fucking line to buy pan dulcet fifteen fucking minutes. The store is ran by idiots

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    Helen, thank you for your great review!

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    The food they sell here is really bad and the meat looks awful and the chicken smells horrible.

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    Cardenas has fresh produce and great prices.

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    Weber Quality Meats - Perfectly to my taste prime rib, never going to eat at a restaurant again. The meats quality was very good.

    Weber Quality Meats

    4.8(40 reviews)
    5.3 mi
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    Great customer service and even better prices. Can't beat that. I typically order their top round…read morelondon broil or pork loin chops for the lean meats, but they have plenty of other options too.

    Nice resource I found recently. It is a meat wholesaler, so straight warehouse facility that I'm…read moresure delivers to stores and restaurants. And after gazing at their product listing one day, I can kinda tell that they probably service a lot of ethnic shops like taquerias and small brick n mortars. You actually don't see or interact with any of their products directly. Upon opening their public door, there's a small office with a window. There's a current product sheet there with current pricing. You have to go by this and not with what you got in the past, or internet postings, as this sheet will be their current inventory and pricing. And pricing these days can vary greatly from week to week as well as supply. There's also a hanging bulletin board that has a lot of weekly specials. Once you've found something, you just place the order with the nice receptionist. She'll draw up a receipt and take your payment. CASH ONLY (for some reason). You then have to go outside where your car is and wait for a warehouse employee to bring it out to you. They are quick, like I've never had to wait more than 3 minutes. I've tried this place like 3 times now since I work nearby and just hit this up on my way home. Here are some finds: *In a very industrial zone of San Leandro. Close to the Costco but much deeper in industrial streets. Can't see it from a main road. Gotta go under an overpass then parallel a railroad track. Now that I know where it is at, it's a breeze. But first time looking it was a bit of a challenge. *All meats I've gotten thus far are frozen solid. But nicely frozen where you won't have to break anything separating things. Lots of things are well sealed in tight cryovac. So will have to spend time defrosting goods, can't go home and start cooking. But I just put whatever I'm planning on cooking in the fridge for a good day and just cook it the next day or so. And in what meats I've gotten even though frozen at one point is still of really good quality once defrosted. *Beef seems somewhat 'Choice grade' but I haven't seen any labeling to say so. Steaks I've tried are meatier and chewier than most grocery stores in my area, but in a good way. Feels more natural and not as 'water-y'. I've only tried 1 lb Rib Eye Steaks and thin cut NY strips so far, and have been more than pleased. Also tried some lamb shoulder chops and they too made for good dishes. *Pricing less than retail grocery stores unless there is mass grocery sale. Competive with Costco beef pricing but here you'll have to defrost something slowly. But you won't have to go through the Costco grind of getting aggravated in the parking lot, weaving through hundreds of people and waiting in life-sucking lines. I mean I'll still go to Costco, but if I can go to Costco less, then I've just freed up a big part of my personal time. *If I'm ever gonna feed a big group, big bbq, holiday party, big potluck etc., this will be a legit option. You can get cases of stuff here, whole ribeyes and briskets, cases of chicken/pork/lamb. They even have bacon, sausage and common cheeses on wholesale. And a big draw here is they have a ton of ethnic meats, which is why I'm sure they deal with a lot ethnic mom n pops. Tripe, suadero, beef cheeks, pork necks, livers all here. Probably won't find that stuff at Costco. *Warehouse hours, open like super early like 6-7 am and close by noon. Works for my hours but not for many others. Good fit for me, so they'll become a resource for me.

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    C & H Meat

    C & H Meat

    4.6(20 reviews)
    3.3 mi
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    On the last day that my little cousin was here to visit, we decided to do kbbq at home. I always…read morelove going down to the Koreana Plaza in Downtown Oakland to get meat for our hot pot or kbbq, but I wasn't able to go this time to get it, so I looked around Yelp in hopes that there was something nearby that we can go get meat from. I ended up stumbling upon C & H Meat and read their reviews and seen some pictures so I thought we'll give it a try. C & H Meat is inside Lake Chabot Public Market and there are a few restaurants in there as well. We looked around at what they had to offer and got what we wanted. They already have them prepackaged, so that was nice. I forgot what kind of meats we got but everything was just delicious! I'm glad that there is a place closer by in case we do last minute hot pot or kbbq. Will be back here again in the future.

    Love that there is a closer place to get Korean meats and basic items without having to drive all…read morethe way out to Oakland or the H Marts in San Jose. Bulgogi and Chadol Baegi (thin sliced beef brisket - a staple at KBBQ restaurants) are excellent. I used to have to get the thin sliced beef eye round at 99 Ranch if I wanted to KBBQ at home. Brisket at C&H Meat is a 100x better in terms of flavor and quality for the same price compared to 99 Ranch - $12.99/lb. They have a pretty cool market section that includes craft beer and basic refrigerated/frozen korean goods on the left wall. There is also a small produce section to the left of the butcher counter - not the freshest produce I would say, but not bad if you need to grab something like soybean sprouts and don't want to make another stop. I'd recommend you come here earlier in the day as they do run out of meats towards closing time. Went about 1.5 hours before closing on a Saturday and they were practically cleared out on meats.

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    Brentwood Fine Meats - Half eaten grub a dub dub

    Brentwood Fine Meats

    4.3(331 reviews)
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    This review is for the customer service I received by Drew! I called to place an order for 60…read morepeople , a week ahead Drew took my phone call and after that I didn't have to worry about anything they delivered on time all the food was delicious and warm they provided utensils and plates , overall experience was excellent!! Thank you Drew for your help !!! Definitely a five star!!! Sorry I didn't include pictures as soon as we got the food we ate it :) no time for pictures!

    Cute little café. On the other side, they also sell meats and wood for your barbecue, but we mainly…read morefocused on the café side. Food: The hot tri-tip sandwich was unfortunately ice cold, lacked flavor, and was overcooked. I had to use a lot of barbecue sauce just to make it enjoyable. I've had this sandwich before and it was delicious, so I'm not sure what happened today. 2/10 The hot pastrami sandwich, on the other hand, was flavorful and one of the best sandwiches my wife says she's ever had. 10/10 We didn't order any sides this time, but we'll definitely try them on our next visit. Drinks: We ordered two waters and one Gatorade. Service: Service was quick and efficient. The team at the counter was very friendly and helpful. I also liked the old school touch of filling out a sandwich order form. Prices are very reasonable and fair. Even though my sandwich wasn't the best on this visit, we'll definitely be back to try the sides and other items on the menu.

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