As a guy who does alot of cooking I like to use a wide variety of ingredients in all of My food. It helps to keep things different instead of the same old kinda meals, I tend to get bored real quick of average bland tasting foods. That's where Goya comes in and totally gives all My dishes a Flavorful Swift Kick in the Ass!!   I use so many Goya products that over half of My food pantry is nothing but. Everything else usually gets pushed to the back and forgotten about forever, or until I get time to sort it all out  [so yeah forever] lol!!   Anyway I'm not sure what I'll be making for dinner tonight, tomorrow, or next week but You damn sure better believe they'll be some Goya in there somewhere!! Come And Get My Munch On!!  ;D read more

Goya Foods - Some Goya Stuff I Use - Imported Food Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

I've used Goya products much of my life. Recently, I had surgery on my esophagus and I'm on a no-chew diet for a stretch. I thought tamales might be a neat option, so I picked up some Goya frozen grated yucca. The package has neither preparation information nor cooking info. My first batch wasted the $10 package (and left me without dinner). I spent much of the following day searching the web in ernest (I'd done a cursory search the night before) and found NOTHING. I did finally find a number, the story follows. I called, it picked up, I heard noise, but no voice, before I could say anything I was disconnected. I don't give up that easily, I called back. "Hello?" Me: Hello, I'm calling a number I found on the Goya site? "Yes, this is the receptionist." Not, hello, Goya, can I help you? Not Goya International? Just Hello? I explained why I was calling and she interrupted me [rude] and said, "I'll transfer you." The transferred call gets picked up by another woman. I begin to explain my situation, again she talks over me and I'm transferred again. About this time, I was wondering if I might perhaps want to dust off getting ticked off. Third lady picks up, she's the white lady. I can tell because she sounds very southern Kentucky. I explain my situation [in between her interruptions of "okay," "yes"; seriously, she sounded like the woman in the trailer park office in No Country For Old Men] My situation is, again, I bought their product and it has no cooking instructions, no preparation instructions. She says, "Can I have your name, please?" Me: Certainly. [give her my name which she both misspells and mispronounces. I mean, it's two syllables, but I let it go.] "Can I have a contact phone number?" Now, I'm smirking as I give my number adding, "so long as you promise not to call me at an inappropriate time." "What is the product name?" Me: Frozen grated yucca. "What?" Me: Frozen grated yucca, or cassava. "Okay. Is that uka U - K - A?" You're GOYA Foods. Me: No, Y - U - C - C- A. "Okay. Do you have the UPC code?" Me: Give me a minute, I'll get it. I grab the thawed product from the fridge, the package is actually slimy. I read her the code, she reads it back to me. "Can you give me the Lot number and Best Used By date?" Me: Hang on, I need to get a light. Okay, I see information in ink that doesn't say lot number, but here's the number, and the expiration is [give date, don't feel like looking it up for the story] "And the store where it was purchased?" Remember, I'm asking how to cook it or prep it because there are no instructions on the package. The slimy package. Me: Hannaford Brothers. [This has to be repeated three times, at which point I'm VERY close to saying, "You DID hear me when I said I just had esophageal surgery, no? Do you ask Stephen Hawking to repeat himself just for kicks, too?" but I don't. "And the city and state where the store is located?" I provide it, twice, spelling out E-X-E-T-E-R the second time. "And your mailing address?" That was my breaking point. Me: Can I ask why? I've given you literally everything except my bank account number and all I'm asking is how to cook the product because there is no information on the package. [by this point she's been cross-talking over me, the hoarse guy who just had surgery, since the word "cook"] Me: You know what, let me make this easy. I will NEVER use your products again and I will go OUT OF MY WAY to tell EVERYONE not to. Thank you, Goya. You're a disgrace. Customer service is woeful, not to mention not including preparation instructions on the package. I'll find another vendor. I recommend you do, too. read more

Update: my food delivery was damaged in transit. When I called my wholesale club they are reshipping everything except the two cases of Goya Black Beans. They are out of stock now. Bummer because now I have to come up with enough items for free shipping again! The Goya Black Beans are the most popular item I guess. Update on my continuing dealings with this business. My Goya review is for the Goya Company Headquarters and foods they make. I have developed a relationship with the corporate office at this location since my review was removed twice. I called them recently expressing my concerns over the political hoopla. I also asked for coupons like I always do when I call a business. I have first hand knowledge of their products because I eat them practically daily! When you visit the fine State of New Jersey I suggest you visit this place if you're a fan of Goya or feel the need to speak to them for other reasons. Raise your voice pro or con directly to the people in charge of Goya. As I have said twice before I've been eating their products as long as I can remember. Right now I have lots of canned beans on hand and my Olive Oil. I love the pop tops on the cans they're so convenient. The sale prices are excellent. On sale I can get Five cans of beans for $4.00. I can buy cases of beans at my wholesale warehouse and give them to the underserved waiting in the food line in my neighborhood. I love the variety of beans. I'm easily bored eating only black beans. I like the quality of the Olive Oil which is reasonably priced. I recently purchased the Pimento Olives through my delivery service. It's the only brand they carry. They were okay in my salad. Try their products and judge for yourself. You can buy Goya at your grocery store and Wholesale Warehouse. Or if you choose you can boycott them. It's your decision. I prefer to voice my concerns by phone or in writing DIRECTLY with a business corporate headquarters. Their Contact information is all on this business page.y read more

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Goya Foods is an American producer of foods sold in the United States and a number of Hispanic countries. Founded in 1936 in New York City, today they have 4000 employees and $1.5 billion in revenue. The company is operated under third-generation ownership of the Unanue family and they were recently in the news when the co-owner and CEO said some positive things about President Trump. This location is the corporate headquarters for the company from https://businessfinder.nj.com/168941/Goya-Foods-Inc-Secaucus-NJ. That statement has led to the usual controversy where some people are boycotting the company and others are buy-cotting the company. So there's that and any time a company is in the news, Yelp apparently checks those reviews more carefully. Since I've been doing keto, I haven't been purchasing a tremendous amount Goya's products. Beans, rice, flour, cookies and crackers don't fit well on my diet. That said, I have managed to get around that with their capers and peppers and canned tomatoes. I've taken to putting some of their spicy chopped up chorizo in with my scrambled eggs. Yum! My wife made a bolognaise sauce using their canned chopped tomatoes. So yes, we are using their products! Buycott or boycott, do your thing. America loves to politicize all sorts of things. So regardless of what you think about what their CEO has said, they sell a solid product. Their slogan, "Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno." [Review 14601 overall, 101 of 2021, number 78 in New Jersey.] read more

Politics and meal prep make for a lousy stew so I try to make my pantry a partisan free zone. A personal preference that I extend to any evaluation of Goya. When you combine consistent high quality and reasonable pricing, it's hard not to love Goya products. Their Garbanzo Beans alone have launched gallons of Hummus in my house and the Olive Oil is always on hand. I'm with my Yelp buddy Marianne on this one, Goya, Oh Boya. read more

Exploring the world of fruit smoothies, latest to try is honeydew with a can of Goya's Coconut Milk, Leche de Coconut. Really delicious. One can adjust proportions. Bf adds a little tahini. First serving had a beautiful foamy head. Refreshing on these hot evenings. read more

Goya Foods - Imported Food Near Me - Secaucus, New Jersey

I've been using Goya beans for years but now I've ended up with multiple bags of dried black beans with mold in them. You could smell the odor through the bag and there was visible white mold but unfortunately it was a grocery pick up so I ended up with them at home anyway. I'm disappointed and scared to use Goya beans anymore. read more

I purchased the chicken empanadas (first purchase). The package says that they can be microwaved. They tasted pretty good and the dough was also fine but they were very dry. I mean like sand caught in my throat dry. But why Goya? read more

Worlds greatest products. Top quality food. The beans are much better than others I've tasted and the olive oil is the best. I little pricey but worth every penny read more

The best canned vegetables I've ever had in my life anyone who hates on this company is just a hater hands down the best chickpeas the best beets the best beans you will ever experience in a can read more

I stumbled upon this place months ago when making a wrong turn off of County Rd in Secaucus. As I am not the cook in my house, I asked my wife if we use their products. Unbeknownst to me, we use it a lot. Anytime my wife makes chili she uses their beans, and has adobo in the pantry. She has even used the Mojo marinade for pork. I have never had a bad meal and my wife says their products are the best. Their customer service is very friendly and helpful. I am glad I made that wrong turn and learned more about them. read more

Goya is one of those American dream stories of yesteryear. Spanish immigrants selling food products to those in the community finally expanding to all sorts of Latin food products form all over the Latin world. Im particularly fond of the Spanish Olive oil and ginger beer they sell. Good variety of Mexican products for your home cooking as well read more

nice inexpensive coconut water cinco estrellas read more

We had some Goya beans a couple days ago and all of us got really sick. I wouldn't recommend their products to anyone who wants to stay healthy. read more

buy their organic beans, canned, all the time. bought one can...should have taken it back to store, but..opened up, and they were "gross" something wrong, advised GOYA, gave stock #, scan, etc., never heard back from them for 2-3 months, and all they said was...here is a one time "courtesy" of 'savings'...stuff I never buy, and would not. along was a coupon for a whole $1 but only if I purchase 6 cans...wow....what a horrible customer service...makes me wonder about their quality control...buyer beware I guess read more

I am a business owner trying to obtain an account and delivery with Goya for the last 4 months. There is always an excuse by someone as of why my account has not been set up. They keep telling me my delivery will be in on Thursday.. Thursdays comes and goes and no delivery. Three days go by and no one even calls me. I call and they say. " oh the guy is on vacation" !! Wait another 2 weeks.. oh the account has still not been set up! Two weeks latter you can now order. Oh finally I tell myself, placed the order.. you will get the order Thursday I will call you when we have a delivery time. Thursday morning goes by so I call.. at what time will the delivery be here. I dont know yet but I will let you know as soon as I know. Okay.. but my order is on the truck righ? They will be here? Yes yes. 3:00 pm and nothing so I call back We close at 4 pm.. are you still coming? Yes, yes but the truck is still an hr away from town.. so if you want we can have them come back tomorrow!! What? No!! No!! I will wait just make sure they come. 7:30pm. I text where is my order you guys suck!! 8:30pm SUPERVISOR call me. Just to let you know that your order will be there tomorrow between 7am and 8 am. Oh, so what happened today? There was a miss understanding and you order was never in the truck. They will be there tomorrow. Okay I guess so I said. Not like I have a choice. SUPERVISOR.. "WELL WITH THAT ATTITUDE YOU WONT GET ANYWHERE!!" Seriously!!? WOW! This has to come from top. Workers can not be this careless, irresponsable, disrespectful, and so on unless accepted by the very top. Everyone that works for this people should be embarrassed. I am embarrassed for them just because I am the same race. This is not the first time that I have experience this with Goya either as I have another business in a different state and we also order from them. Similar treatment towards, "the customer". read more

Five stars for Goya's customer service in the name of Karla Gonzalez. I had purchased a few cans of beans and was unhappy with the saltiness of the product. I faxed a complaint letter and was promptly sent a check refunding my purchase. Meanwhile, I discovered Goya's line of "low sodium" canned beans which are much better. I highly recommend Goya's dried peas and beans which are the staple of any vegetarian or vegan diet. read more

Goya used to make good foods and I love to use their "sazon" when I cook, but recently the quality has really gone down. Their frozen packaged food is a joke. For instance in the Prepared Specialties, the beef empanadas still have to be fried, where other healthier options can be oven baked or even microwaved. They contain very little beef, too much salt, and despite following direction to a tee, the outside fried but the inside dough was still raw. Then there are the tamales. The descriptions reads "ground corn and tender pieces of lightly seasoned pork" but what it should read is corn meal cake lightly sprinkled with tiny pieces of pork (if that's really meat). I'm trully disappointed. The only reason I gave two stars is because the seasoning packages are still worth getting. read more

So, decided to use my can of Goya green pigeon peas to add to my Christmas day dinner and ended up with absolutely an incomplete meal. Opened the can, and threw contents into my rice only to see a huge worm. Contacted them a few days later and was told to send can pictures and information and my contact info. To this day, I have not been compensated nor offered an apology. The rude, unprofessional consumer specialist claimed they sent me a check by regular postage for ten dollars and the fact that I had not received it, I should go check with my postal service. How can these poor excuse of individuals determine my loss and inconvenience was worth a mere $10, much less to remit check without using safe, reliable methods. From West Indian culture, am faced with many options including from my homeland, and to choose Goya foods and receive such substandard quality and treatment, I was forced to report the matter to my state's Department of consumer affairs and to tell of my experience publicly. read more