Food Review: Northgate Market (Cherry Ave) What I Ordered: Chicken Torta (with everything) Food Quality: The torta was delicious and made to order right in front of me, which made a big difference. It was packed with flavor and clearly made with fresh ingredients. Portions were solid, and the price was very reasonable for the quality. Service: Customer service was good across the board. Employees were professional, helpful, and friendly throughout my visit. Atmosphere: The store was clean and well-kept, with nice Latin decor. It's a grocery store, but the cocina adds a great touch, serving a variety of freshly prepared foods. Overall Experience: A great experience from start to finish. Would I Return? Absolutely -- I will return. read more

Northgate Market - Chicken Torta - Bakeries Near Me - Long Beach, California

Love this location! Clean and beautifully organized! Best produce and meat in town! The Bread from the bakery is always fresh! read more

Why do I always have to wait like an hour before someone can help me? Specially at the hot bar/prepared food where they make the tortas and why do they never have milanesa if that's one of the options for the torta? Oh yeah, there's also a woman at the register that will talk to someone in front of me in English but I guess I look so Mexican that she'll only talk to me in Spanish lmao that has never happened and I try but my Spanish is chopped. I'll even talk to her in English and she'll keep saying things in Spanish, I feel that's low key racist? Overall it's ok read more

I love going there for the Mexican products I can't get at Vons or Ralphs' stores. But, whoever is in charge of making the tamales doesn't know what they are doing. Ive bought tamales from there before and it hurt to have paid nearly $4 for a dry unsavory tamale. So I decided to give it try once again, months later, same results. The chicken tamales had no green sauce at all and the pork and beef tamales were so dry, I had to take a sip of water to swallow. Save your money or read more

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I just bought some Capirotada from Northgate on Cherry Ave and it was so delicious, I will definitely buy some tomorrow.

I do not make my own Mexican food so ordering it from Northgate Market is the best thing to do. However, even though your tamales are good they are pretty dry. read more

Its further away from where i live but its very clean here. Atole is the best. Yum! Ceviche was good too but i have to wait till 11am to get some. read more

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They have a nice variety of Bauducco items. We all love these tasty treats. I recently tried the Chocolate Hazelnut Wafer Rolls and they are my favorite. read more

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Great prices and variety. I love the pre prepared dishes. They are an easy choice for a day when I work late and don't want to cook.

OMG!!! I just shopped here for all my ingredients for tamales and pozole, spent over $300 and the cashier was a total jerk!! He has shit for brains! He threw my hominy cans in the basket, I bought a few ceramic bowls and he didn't bother to wrap them!!! He seemed bothered that I was rearranging the bags (he obviously doesn't know how to properly bag groceries), he was going to give me my meat without putting it in my own recycle bags that I brought! I was totally disgusted with his unprofessional behavior and ethics! He knew that I was pissed so he told me to have a "nice day"! I just wanted to slap that little prick! If this is our future we are so screwed!! It's obviously his parents didn't teach him anything (manners, work ethics, communication skills)! Northgate just lost a longtime customer! read more

The service is awful three of the workers ignored me and my man when trying to ask them a question.

The manager was the rudest person I have ever encountered. I walked a mile to give them an employees name tag I found in the park nearby. The manager or assist or whomever the man was told me I had to go to the north gate market closer to my residence as the name tag was not for this location. I said I didn't know that but this location is the closest to me. He started yelling at me that if I live on Orange & San Antonio that this location at Cherry & San Antonio is not close at all and that I was insane then he called over. security and yelled in Spanish which I don't speak, I did not take the name tag back when he handed it to me I said " not mine, I walked here to give it to you because it has a barcode on back seemed important for employee who lost it." This man turns red and lunged at me to punch me, security held him back and told me to leave, I had not been there before and didn't know they treat customers like cattle forcing them into these lines with automatic and manual gates in way of exiting. A hot food counter lady had to come unlock the gate to allow me to exit the grocery store. I've come to conclusion this asshole was overworked and maybe he works multiple locations and forgot which one he was at. Regardless someone comes in with name tag that say store name and has the bar code for employee clock in etc then why would a manager man yell at customer to take it to another location and become violent when customer says this is the closest location and I thought I was doing them and the employee a favor by returning the bar tag I found at Bixby Knolls park on San Antonio which is nearby. Then to be shouted at that I must leave so I go to exit but there's gates and I trapped, prevented from leaving. I previously never went to this market because the tv commercials are so horrible. I now never will go because I was scolded by a manager while trying to do a good deed. Maybe all the dead corpses behind this store have possessed this man. The ambiance seemed very warm and comfortably colorful with a very nice well stocked flower section near entrance & I saw some huge pastry items so if attending a funeral behind store or across street this might be a good place to go but honestly I wouldn't be caught dead supporting this store based on my experience read more

Clean store. Nice selections of fruits and vegies. My treasure find was 4 whole quails for only $8! Because Asian market selling it for $15. read more

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My first time visiting was on Thanksgiving and I was so pleasantly surprised! I've been to Northgate a couple other times in different cities and like other reviews have mentioned this place is extremely clean! The parking (albeit at 6am) seemed generous to me but keep in mind Starbucks is also in the same plaza. What really struck me was how friendly all the staff walking the floors was. Every person greeted me with a good morning which was really nice. I came primarily for the tamales and was relieved there was no line. There were plenty of options to choose from (chicken, cheese and jalapeno, beef, corn and there was also supposed to be strawberry and pineapple but they wouldn't be ready for another hour so unfortunately I couldn't attest to how they tasted. There was also a self-serve drink station with oatmeal, atole de nuez (my first time trying it and it had a TON of nuts) and champurrado. They have individual and party sizes of the drinks. They had plenty of fresh salsas and guacamole but I will advise most "medium" salsas were actually quite spicy. There also appears to be a fresh tortilla station that I'll have to check out and agua frescas, hot meals and soups. Even tho it's a bit out of the way I have a feeling I'll be back real soon! read more

I usually come here to get few groceries nice& clean store today I decided to try order hot food from food court ( burrito) ) Walk in it's one woman being helped in process the store employees (2) keep coming to in interrupt the cookin process with personal orders before I could order the cook never acknowledged me after standing ther 5mins I had leave I was on lunch break was my 1st attempt trying to order hot ,not very welcoming process, maybe I'll try agin one day , read more

I've been to 5 different northgates. I can say this is the most clean and organized one. Customer service is always great. Maybe once the lady that makes the avocado was rude when I asked her for some guacamole with no chile. She proceeded to pack many container of the guacamole with chile and like 20 mins later she told me here's the one without chile. I had to wait since there was no containers of the guacamole without chile. That one lady is not going to make me not come back. The good customer service, fast service and always having everything in stock overweighs that little lady's attitude lol read more

Delicious Tamales, Champurado and Mulitas! Went here early today an picked up some tamales. They have 4 kinds: Pork in red sauce, Chicken in green sauce, Jalapeno and Cheese, and Corn dough similar to corn bread. Also 1 dessert tamale flavor: Pineapple. Each tamal is a pretty good size and cost 2.29 each. By 10 am the champurado was almost gone. Very think and chocolatey but not overly sweet. The also had Atole de nuez and avena. These are 7.99 for a large 32oz or 3.00 for 16 oz... a bit pricey but worth it. The mulita was made if barbacoa and it was tasty. Self serve salsa bar available. Get here early fot the drinks and tamales. They also have Menudo. The entire store is very organized and clean. Great shopping and great food. read more

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I was there this morning and dropped a container of salsa in the cashier lane. I felt horrible. The cashier and manager cleaned it up promptly and were so kind about it. One female employee at the butcher counter and a male employee at the cheese case were also very friendly and efficient. read more

The tamales are awesome! I really enjoy the ready made Mexican food you can buy. Good experience, overall.

How about flowers to take to the cemetery? Hey, there is a Northgate Market directly across the busy Cherry Street at the Del Amo intersection. We were somewhat confused about the parking lot entry and after our shopping where and how to exit. There is a Starbucks and a Ceasars pizza and a restaurant that makes it somewhat confusing. It was busy, but we found a spot kind of far from the Northgate Market entrance. We got a shopping cart just in case. Yes, this maket is a miniature version of the large Northgate Mercado in Costa Mesa. I found flowers right away, but our curiosity led us to the other departments. There is a butchershop, and I get pork spare ribs. Without realizing it, we filled our cart with grocery items that we could have done without. It was just a joy to walk the aisles and find the same price point on items we saw at the Mercado. This one also has a small food court where you can order and sit at tables. Well, we got flowers and tomatoes and chips and the round sweet breads and corn and red yams and more. Now that we know the parking situation, We will visit this Northgate Market again and try their dining and fresh juices. read more

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They have amazing beautiful flowers! Came here many times and they always have an amazing display of beautiful flowers worth the money. read more

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I enjoy shopping at Northgate Market! It is always bright and super clean! The meat case is huge and fresh with anything you are looking for! The selection of prepared food is great and again, everything is super clean, fresh and delicious! As far as service goes - everyone is very helpful and friendly. read more

Amazing selections. Everything we have had has been fresh & delicious. Highly recommend the meat selections & the ceviche.

I had to give LOUIS or LUIS the 5 stars cuz the other day he gave me free wings because I told him one of his workers gave me attitude. He apologized. Great manager. Today I just went to buy shrimp and tested some guca and the lady at the guca station was so polite to me. Perfect guca by the way! I'll be back! read more

I love this grocery store for everything except their meats every single time I have gotten meat or chicken it has made us sick They need to get better quality meat read more

Very clean, doesn't smell rancid like some of the superior markets I've been in. Any kind of Mex food/supplies you need this is the place! The AguaChiles are amazing! My only gripe is there were only 2 aisles open and two long lines before they opened a 3rd! read more

the only reason i dread coming here is because of parking. but this is my favorite northgate out of all the stores here in long beach. i love that i can go to either buy groceries for the week, or just a quick bite on the way to work. i especially appreciate that i can buy a gallon of horchata (i don't know the actual size so im guessing) because horchata is my favorite agua fresca so i love stocking up on theirs. the tamales they have are soo freaking good i continue to go back for more! i've also tried the posole and was shocked at how good it was because most places have mediocre pozole. the cashiers are also always friendly which is another reason i love shopping here. read more

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First time at this Northgate and we are coming back here. It's got good prices, flowers, bakery is awesome. We had burrito, it was so good. Great customer service! Everybody is so nice and friendly. read more

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The customer service is not great! The cashiers ring up the items very slow and the helpers bag the items oh sooooooo slow. There is always very long lines. I never really want to go to north gate for this reason. I'll stick to going to Aldi's read more

Wish we had these markets in Northern California. Such fresh produce, such a great selection. Really great variety in the deli, bakery, meat and fish departments. The prices were terrific. read more

Over the past few years I've noticed that Northgate has redesigned the interior and exterior of their markets and I think they look great. I've only been to one other location in Norwalk, but this location seemed larger in size. I liked how everything was spread out a little more. Stopped by here around 1230 noon time and there wasn't too much crowd. I'm paranoid about grocery stores these days because of the covid surge but the only time I was near another party was waiting in line to pay at the register. Northgate has so many counters /services that make it a competitive grocery store. I'm impressed of all the different food specialty counters and how clean and efficient the service was. I wanted to buy items from every part of the store! read more

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Big clean store, cashier rude didn't offer me a bag or hand items I bought to me. She seemed miserable. Named Joanna btw, should probably cut her hours or something if she's that miserable at work. Overall good store with great flower selection, but the cashier ruined the experience. read more

Great prices on chicken and fish but forget about that beef it's over priced. Produce way too high you get a better deal at food 4 less. Alcohol beverages great prices forget about those over priced convenience stores and liquor stores just get your booze here. read more

this is a great mexican/south american market. i go there to get aji amarillo paste, plantains, peruvian beans, coconuts, and peppers. they also have a prepared food section with fresh tortillas and arepas. the bollilo rolls (regular and wheat) are pretty good! recently i also started buying fruits and was thrilled to see pomegranates for a fantastic price. i got two bags worth. interestingly they charged me two different per pound prices. and it wasn't even the sale price. i should have caught it but was busy bagging my stuff. only thing i would add is check your receipt before you leave the store. read more

Not sure if this is how there produce get delivered,but everytime I purchase the fruit goes bad quick theorems are spoiled even if you check once you open their bad. Maybe they ate not checks and leaving them out for a long time until people buy them. They should be checking and removing the bad items. This is not the 1st time. DO NOT RECOMMEND. read more

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Lets just say WOW!! This store is nothing compared to the one in Compton, Inglewood. This store is exceptional clean, well stocked. I was impressed with the size of the store. I will definitely be back. read more

If you want Mexican food or just groceries shop at the Northgate Market on Cherry in Long Beach. When my relatives flew in from Honolulu we took them to Northgate. They were overwhelmed and they wouldn't stop buying items you would normally get at any grocery store. I told them we were only getting items for dinner and since I was paying for it they should rely on my skills as a shopper. I got some Chile rellenos, tamales, chicken wings, Spanish rice, refried beans, and some salsa. We took everything back to the house and they loved it. What wasn't eaten were things they just had to have like chichirones, and octopus cerviche. Next time they can buy dinner. read more

This is a hidden gem. They have a lot of freshly made items along with well known brands. Clean and well stocked, this is a nice grocery shopping experience. read more

Love you guys have the best Mexican food and Mexican food assessors lol. They have the best choice in meats for tacos etc read more

This Northgate is the best one we ever been to. Extremely clean and very nice. Pretty inside. I wish we lived closer. If we are in the area again we will definitely go there again. read more

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