On the western edge of the area known as Danforth Village is this fruits and vegetables grocer…read morenamed Danforth Village (west of Main St.) You won't be confused because it has "Quality Fruits & Vegetables" included in its green & white store sign. I used to come down to this area to support this small business and dropped in for fresh berries for a super price compared to Sobeys a few doors down. Did so again today. Store staff aren't particularly brimming with friendliness but that's okay as the mission is to get high quality food for what each of us deems reasonable. Cash is king! Surcharge added for non-cash transaction.

This is my local green grocer. My go to place for fresh veggies at a good price…read more Everything here is broken down from larger packages. It is sorted and cleaned. Service is always a big thing for me. The operators and staff here are part of the neighbourhood. They know their customers and it is always busy. I like the quality of the veggies here and the fact that they treat you just as good if you're spending $50 or just buying an apple to snack on. You won't be disappointed here!

I absolutely LOVE Fruit King. Here's why:…read more The produce is always fresh and somehow always seems to taste miles better than what I get at big chain grocery stores. Not to mention it's dirt cheap. I eat A LOT of fruits and veggies, which can get pretty pricey...thanks to Fruit King I can afford to feed myself :) And the good doesn't stop there. For such a tiny hole-in-the-wall market they still manage to have a great variety of produce. I should mention though that if you're looking for a fully stocked grocery you've come to the wrong place. However, they do carry things are difficult to find in regular groceries (for example, lemon grass...I can NEVER find lemon grass!). And you'll find other goodies besides fruits and veggies-- cheap spices, dry noodles, Asian cooking sauces, canned/jarred goods, dried fruit, etc. As far as service goes it's top-notch. The cashiers ring-in and bag your purchases at the speed of light. Fruit King is just plain delicious!

I typically don't shop for groceries in places other than the grocery store and very rarely,…read moreChinatown but I have been noticing the fresh fruits and vegetables that this place is displaying now that the weather has been improving. I just purchased 2 tubs of fresh organic strawberries for $3! Steal! That is way cheaper than St. Lawrence Market. I will keep my eye out for similar deals whenever I pass this place again. The inside of the store looks very similar to a Chinatown store setup, with a scale and 1 cashier at the front that quickly processes the transactions. It's true, there's no service provided here, and the area where they place the vegetable looks quite dingy but the freshness of their produce and price is what the 4 stars are for.

Visiting Danforth Market on weekend to check out varieties of different mangos in summertime were…read morefun. Got some soft & super ripe kent mangos on clearance(?) section to smoothies & haden mangos for mango salad! Looks like Chinese owned but they had a lot of carribean stuff as well.

It used to be a great market although many didn't speak English well. Now the new people are RUDE…read moreRUDE RUDE This place has a good stock of fresh fruits and vegetables. The meat? No.. I don't like the way it's stocked, handled or the way it smells.

Vincenzo's is a family-owned small grocer that has served the area on the East end of Danforth…read moreAvenue for decades. There is something sublime and comforting about grocery stores like this. First, there's the family aspect. Pride of ownership shines in the warm service and upkeep of the store. Secondly, years of experience has packed great product selection into a small space. When was the last time you could buy produce, meat, dry grocery and your basic refrigerated goods within the same footprint of a Tim Horton's? Finally, as the name suggests, Vincenzo's also boasts an enticing and ever-evolving selection of Italian sundries. Their deli and imported grocery selection is curated with great care, quality, and a love of food. It may not fully replace your hyper market shopping habit but making Vincenzo's part of your routine is a great way to discover new products, support local business, and and put great food on your table.

I've shopped here three times in the last two weeks. This is…read morea genuine family grocery store with a distinctive Italian slant. I enjoy the good service, attention to detail and the good prices. The butcher counter at the back of the store offers very good quality meat. I enjoy the deli counter at the front. I also found that the quality of the spices they sell are excellent and the prices on them better than average You've got to do your self a favour and shop here

This has become my preferred and primary place to shop for groceries - predominantly staple foods -…read morewhen I am midtown. The produce is generally very good - fresh, local, and organic. Ditto with the veggies. I like the Longo's brand of pasta (the beef tortellini and porchetta and mushroom ravioli are stand outs). While I haven't tried them, they do have the deli, butcher, and seafood counters. Theres also the hot and salad bars, which are popular around lunchtime. Staff are pleasant and helpful, as are checkout cashiers!

The "online help" is atrocious. Twice I was left waiting for over 45 minutes but still no help!!read more

This looks like your typical small Chinese grocery store in Chinatown. It is packed with grocery…read moreproducts in every nook and cranny. Inside the lights are lower than in a big chain grocery store. They also sold potted plants and cut flowers. Prices are the same or slightly better than at a big chain grocery store. For example, I wanted to buy a bag of cherries. There were two prices, $2.99/lb and $4.99/lb. The difference was that the more expensive cherries were bigger in size. There were fruits displayed outside the store, like the cherries. When I was there, the cherries were in the shade. However, the temperature was 31C with humidex of 38C; are fruit affected by humidex? I suspect they are. But if the strong was shining o  it, I worry about the fruit getting over ripe. My cherries were OK for the $2.99/lb price I paid. At my first set of 25 cherries, one was rotten. The sweetness level varied from cherry to cherry. They sold all the typical fruit and vegetables, without having any Chinese vegetables or fruit. This is in Greektown, after all. It is best to use cash. There is a charge of $0.25 for debit, so that's acceptable. There is some minimum purchase for credit cards, but I don't remember the rules. There is no free WiFi. The store is not wheelchair accessible (aisles top narrow). There are no customer washrooms. There is paid and free neighbourhood street parking. Review 2023-217

We went here specifically for donuts, after reading that they had good ones. we ordered and few and…read morewere mostly pleased. They didn't have a classic glazed, which is what I prefer, but they had some cool options and they were mostly pretty good. I don't think I'd specifically recommend this place for its donuts, or feel the need to return for them, but they were decent. The service was okay.

Low key the best burritos wraps and salads on the block. This is my go to spot when I am grabbing…read morelunch, and the service is always friendly. They also have a pretty decent grocery selection; it's a bit pricey but you are getting a selection of high quality, sustainable foods. My favourite item on the menu is the breakfast burrito, which is equally as delicious with eggs or vegan-style with tempeh.

I grew up in the Beaches. My mom and I shopped at this grocery store. We walked over, as we lived…read moreon Queen Street East and it was a few blocks away. Back then, it was called IGA. It then changed to Beach IGA. Years later, it became Beach Foodland, which is still what it is called to date. This store has a hometown feel. I remember walking into the store with my mom as a kid and the folks working the produce section would say hi to me. As I grew up and shopped here to fetch groceries for my parents, staff were always friendly and asked how you were doing. I learned a lot about food and flowers from this grocery store. How to pick a carton of strawberries. How to check the expiration date on a carton of eggs. How to not pick out every box of cereal that had a toy inside. My shopping at this store has shaped how I shop to this day. I like a good deal. I also love variety. This place has both. Parking is interesting. Back then, we walked over and didn't need to think about it. Now that I live in suburbia, it's a concern. Lee Avenue allows you to park for free. However, it's pretty busy and you need to remember how to park on a slope on the north side. Alternatively, you can park along Queen Street East, but it's Green P parking that you need to shell out for. There's also a parking lot on the southeast corner of Queen and Lee. You also need to pay and spaces have always been limited in that lot. I always enjoyed the vast variety of spices in this place. The baking section is great. I started off learning how to bake. It had everything from yeast to brown sugar. I rarely did cake mixes, but we'd get the canned frosting now and again for variety. The produce section was my favourite. Everything was fresh and nicely presented. To this day, the produce section tends to be my indication of whether I'll enjoy shopping at a grocery store. The aisles remain narrow. It's a smallish store that packs a lot into it. Accessibility-wise, the aisles may be a bit of a challenge if you have a wheelchair or walker. I didn't drop by while I was in the neighbourhood yesterday. I felt that if I did, my nostalgia would have sent me into overdrive with a flood of memories. I will drop by when I'm back in the area, but it's nice to see that the store continues to thrive over the decades. (161)

One thing I really appreciate abou the Foodlands that I have been to is the consistency. They are…read morenot only consistent in the things that they don't carry that is featured in the flyer, but also in the reaction you get when you ask about the items you're looking for, from the flyer. It's always a quizzical look and 'No, that's not carried here' in a tone that suggests that you should knoow better than to think they carry it. So if you enjoy getting the weekly Foodland flyer and seeing thigns that really appeal to you and then going to the Foodland store to not be able to buy it, this one in theBeach is as good as the one on Danforth. Also, good luck getting any of the staff to make eye contact with you if you have a question. I suggest you do what I do and start looking a little squirrely, as though you're on the verge of stealing some food and THEN they will come over. It's also a lot of fun to see how disappointed they are when you actually DO have a legitimate question that they should answer - but instead direct you to find some random person in the back of the store - who isn't even in that day. By the way, I will be reviewing the Foodland in the North part of Toronto soon - as I already have some things from the flyer I'm wanting and I look forward to them not being available there either. And then it's off to the Islington location... where they also won't have them.