The restaurant is great. I buy tamales and posole from there. Quality is great. I will buy tamales…read moreon a weekly basis. Glad I found it

It came to my attention yesterday that some people don't know about Mi Tierra's cafe or their taco…read moretuesday. Let me say that louder. CAFE. TACO TUESDAY!! On Tuesdays, tacos are $3 and fish tacos are $3.50 And they are effin GOOD. Jeebus they are good. I got the fish taco grilled for the first time yesterday. It was all I could eat. I'll be visiting for that more often. Even at full price ($5) that's a steal. IT WAS SO GOOD. They also have cheap, high quality meat. Which, in this economy, is a frikkin' god send. I go here for the meat a lot because I'm broke. And they are always so nice. I've never had any experience here where anyone was even approaching rude. Also, I am very shy about my bad spanish. But often, I'll try in Spanish and they will be patient with me about it. And I love them for that. They'll switch to English when they can tell I don't understand. (It's actually usually just me thinking. I think slow, lol.) Yeah. Lots of words, sorry. They have good meat. They have good tacos. They're nice.

Mi Ranchito Bayside Market basically sells mexican groceries, meats, produce, beverages, baked…read moregoods. the goods here are similar to goods in other Mexican groceries.. buys: Plantain chips (chili & lemon(, Yuquita chips (total 5.38) -daily minimums info printed very small, chips very hard 4 servings per package. i.e. misleading. -oil tastes heavy, stale, not so fresh.... would skip next time. came from Los Angeles....Panderia Cafe.

Large variety of food and items and they even have a meat section! Amazing customer service too…read more The cashier I spoke to was very nice. I donated to the gofundme for one of the sick cats he looks after. He feeds a colony of about 22 cats, so anything helps.

I had one of the best customer service experiences ever at Halal Food Market. I was planning to…read morepurchase a whole lamb for Easter. Hizam, one of the two young men that run the store with their father, walked me through the cost and process. I put a deposit down and then decided agains the whole lamb. Hizam was so kind and understanding and allowed me to hold the credit for a future purchase. So I came in one morning... Hizam and his brother created me with cheerfully! The store has a tremendous variety of middle eastern grocery items. I was able to find all sorts of goodies such as fresh pita, pomegranate marmalade, olives from all over the world, delicious and fine teas and more! I had Hizam's wonderful brother walk me through the best choices for teas and olives. He was absolutely right and I am in love with the choices we made together! The Al-Kbouz fine black tea is amazing as is the Ahmed earl grey! This is a family run store that is run proudly by these young men and they have high quality ingredients for any meal you may want to make! They are gracious and helpful and will make suggestions if you ask on the highest quality items and the ones they enjoy in their own home. I look forward to returning soon!!

Nice Halal Store 2 buy ' Halal Frozen Goods '. Halal Lamb Kebabs , Halal Frozen Samosas, Pita Bread…read more( White & Whole Wheat ), Halal Meats, Baking Essences, Oils & Bottled Juices. Plus Pakistani Biryani Masala & other Curry Masalas packaged !!! Enjoy browsing their ' 3xotic Selection ' !!!!

Been wanting to visit this place for some time now. The food is absolutely amazing, fresh, juicy…read morekabobs, and so much more!! Had the pleasure of meeting the owner (Amir) who was so welcoming and helpful. The menu is simple and to the point. Classic Iranian cuisine with no fuss! If you need middle eastern groceries, they have a market next door. They carry a few different Palestinian products which I was quick to buy. Purchased the Al-Ard extra virgin olive oil. This place is a gem and will be my go to place for Persian food whenever I'm in the area.

I come here for one thing: the baklava. It is absolutely amazing. I'm not sure how they make it but…read moreit's different than other places. The dough is far more rich and buttery. For a recent birthday party, I was able to purchase a whole sheet of the baklava. It was an absolute hit. It is a little messy to serve though. Because it is dripping and honey. But everybody loved it. Also the staff here does a great job and is very helpful. If you have a special order or large order, just call in.

Beautiful little convenience/grocery store in the waterfront District of Berkeley serving vegan to…read moremeat sandwiches delicious soup of the day and grab and go items as well as produce and beverages.

We are so lucky to have this sweet store on our block. Amazing selection of foods including…read moreexcellent homemade soups, fresh bread and vegetables. Super nice staff.

One of the best places to buy spices. It's been a while since I was over to restock my spices but…read moreoh boy. The owner of this shop never lets you down with a warm smile and kind words. As I happen to walk around thinking of what I needed I happen to see he was selling some beaituful Clad pans . Absolutly to die for if you love to cook as I do. This one just happen to have my name on it look at the side when I tell you will never find this price any place else. Support small business all year long that what I do . For of you looking for a great buy on a wonderful clad pan stop in and check them out. And the price will make you not believe what you see. Have look and support this wonderful small family business you will never be disappointed.

Really cool Indian grocery with hard to find Indian groceries, I got some pre packaged meals to put…read moreover rice. They were excellent and a good price.

I suggest this grocery for vegetarians and vegans. Berkeley Natural Grocery has less meats than…read moreanyone as far as I know.

Yeah no. Back in the mid 2000s, til about 2012, I regularly shopped in this small local,…read moreemployee-owned grocers because it was close to where I lived, I prefer small, neighborhood markets, and I liked that everything was organic. I liked the long-time manager Michael (now many years retired). I was out of state for about 10 years, and returned a few years ago. I have dropped in here now and then for an item or two (or just to use the restroom, which is always very clean), and left empty-handed each time because the prices are laughably exorbitant. You can tell a lot about a business - grocers or other - by the mood or attitude when you walk in. I don't know if employees have been burned by bad customers or if it is just more post-pandemic 'Weltschmerz,' but whenever I stopped in here I never felt welcomed, or as though the staff actually enjoy working here. I hear no customer-staff friendly banter, see hardly any smiles. It is just stony-faced, entitled (mostly white) people getting what they need, not interacting with or making eye contact with others, much less exchanging smiles or friendly "hellos." It is one more example of the bratty coldness that has taken over most of Berkeley, which breaks my heart. This used to be a lovely market to call my "neighborhood market," but absolutely no longer is. Before any employees or the manager chime in with a response to defend their laughably exorbitant prices by reminding me of how small a market they are - whoa there, little kitties - your prices are still higher than Monterey Market up the road or another employee-owned market, Berkeley Bowl. I can't even afford to puchase a bottle of mustard here, and must get it at Trader Joes. Be honest: This market is for VERY WEALTHY PEOPLE ONLY or for people who DON'T MIND MAXXING OUT THEIR CREDIT CARDS HERE so that they can feel like one of the "cool kids" for shopping here. Your produce is beautiful, your shop very spic 'n span clean, I appreciate that you offer non-GMO and Fair Trade groceries, but you could do better, truly, by making the less-than-ridiculously wealthy people feel more welcome here. You'd have to care about us first though.

This is my go-to place for most groceries…read more The products have excellent value compared to competitors (e.g. Safeway, Berkeley Bowl). The staff members are friendly and helpful. Even during busy periods, the systems applied by the staff always reduce waiting to reasonable times.

This is my local Trader Joe's and I am in here all the time. Service and selection is always…read moresurprisingly-- in a good way. Especially, for such a small store. I make lei for friends and family and was putting together a purple lei and they were out of purple carnations except one bunch. It has a rotted flower and told a manager, Lisa. At least that's what she said her name was. She didn't make eye contact and said we don't do discounts and walked away. It was condescending and lack communication skills for a manager.

Used to be Indus market newly renovated now called Zara. Clean sparkling store with great butcher…read moreshop on back Clear signs listing all chicken, goat & veal cuts with prices & very friendly helpful butcher

A bit pricey but you get to pick what part of the goat you want, and they cut it in front of you.read more

The pizza is amazing. Prices are unbelievable. The prepared foods are great for lunch. You are…read morecharged by the weight. Options are great.

Jenni was so very nice. We went to a department meat department and asked for a specific item. She…read morewas so helpful that because they didn't have it in her department, even though it was their product it was in another part of the store personally walked us over to the item. She did with the smile and polite conversation. I love that kind of service which is missing in so many businesses these days. We wound up doing a little bit more shopping in the store that day because of the staff and the quality of the product. I don't think there's too much more we can say about this business that you probably don't already know, except for the fact that these people also pride themselves on customer service.