Always excellent produce and service, Have been dealing wit DJ's over 20 years. Have always found…read morethe products I want there.

Love DJ Market and the product they bring in. The service is always friendly and helpful, they've…read moregot the best eggs in town, and you can always count on as local and fresh as possible given the season.

FTR? Don't mind if I do! Chongo's is an awesome-sauce fresh produce market in the Crossroads…read moreFarmers Market. There was all kinds of food and even a lady who could really get your juices flowing. For real! Over by the back counter, they sell freshly made carrot, beet and apple juice. If you want your own jug of just carrot juice because you don't see any in the fridge, no problemo! Just ask and it shall be yours. I wandered the aisles for awhile with my little roller plastic basket. They've got lots of 'em, you can use one too. I piled it up with purple potatoes (making a purple stew, whip-whip, whip-whip), roma tomatoes, shallots, avocado, mangoes, and cabbage. Not to worry, I didn't use that all in one dish, although random ingredients from the farmers market could make for a fun cooking experiment. In total, $27.32. A little shocked at the final tally, I must say. I thought it was going to be more! Except it wasn't. I'm now under the impression that produce from the farmers market is cheaper (and waaaaay more full of nutrients, although that's gotta be a given) than whatever stuff I buy at the grocery store. And the little lady at the other end who's lineup I went to in order to get all that yumminess weighed and pay for my food stuffs, lovely. April Underdog Challenge: 10/30

Chongo's, I want to like you. You are located near me which would generally put you head and…read moreshoulders above the competitors. However, your less than fresh produce and your staff that drops my fruit from a foot above the counter on to my bag of tomatoes....well, I just can't do it anymore. I'm sorry that this is a Dear John letter but I have to find a new, less fruit abusive produce stand. It's not me, it's you, Merry

When in Alberta one must indulge in some quality Alberta beef! Picked up some burgers for dinner…read morerecently from this amazing local Calgary butcher shop. Also a bottle of jerk seasoning which at the time of this review remains unopened in my pantry. The burgers were juicy and delish. This is a modern version of an old skool butcher shop where you can get pretty much any cut of meat your heart desires. Definitely carnivore heaven. These local butcher shops used to be on every neighbourhood block one time ago. But with prepackaged mass factory meat they have become a thing of the past. Good eats!

Stopped in to pick up some burgers, spoke to one of the guys behind the counter, and he recommended…read morethe brisket patties due to a gluten allergy, they do use a breadcrumb binder in some of their other patties. These patties are smaller than the others they have for sale but were perfect for what I needed them for, which was a large family BBQ. 36 patties will run you about $45 from what I remember so they are on the pricier side for 4 oz patties but they were as close to my homemade hand pressed ones that I make. If you are looking for a great tasting lean burger without that gristly fatty mass produced grocery store frozen taste then come here. They also had fresh patties that appeared to have a higher fat content, also had some with bacon and seasoned; personally I like as little extras in my burgers, typically an 80/20 mix and salt and pepper right before grilling. The brisket burger will need to be lightly seasoned before grilling. Saw around 5 guys working behind the counter cutting and wrapping meat like total pros, and the place is impeccably clean, only downside is their website isn't great and there is no product or pricing on it and if you do go in some of the pricing is on the higher end, once the weather warms up I will pop in for a few steaks to try them out.