Honestly, who doesn't like Midget Foods?
When you run a corner store in a saturated market there is very little to set you apart from your competition. You basically have your name and your location. I used to have three corner stores (BODEGAS) equidistant from my house. There was S&M Foods, Clarke Foods, and the Midget Market.
After disqualifying Clarke Foods for their utter lack of originality, that left S&M and The Midget Market as the top competitors. With the closure of S&M, Midget Market was the undisputed champion of Riverwest bodegas.
I know some of you *cough*Rachel*cough* like Sunrise Foods for their booze selection and convenience to your location, but really, isn't it worth a few extra blocks to shop at a store named after a race of itsy-bitsy tiny people?
Where is your sense of adventure?
That said, Midget Market has a pretty good selection. I don't buy much from there except XXX Flamin' Hots for the girl, RipIt energy drinks for me, the occcasional six-pack of beer and emergency cat food supplies, but they seem to have a pretty good selection.
The service is great. It's a bit impersonal that all your business is conveyed through bullet-proof glass, but the two owners and even their daughter on occasion have never been anything but polite and friendly to me.
Honestly, since its re-opening I probably prefer Clarke Foods to this place but I still go there a few times a week and heartily recommend it to anyone who craves junk food, low prices, and stores named after wee-folk. read more