Gene Cox's Grocery & Meats has been in business for over 50 years, which is a great, boast-worthy…read moreaccomplishment! Cox's is a small, family-run, grocery store with the best meat market in town. Despite the many large grocery store competitors around town, the locals remain loyal to Cox's because of their Southern hospitality and quality products. From the moment you walk in to check-out, the staff are eager to help and answer any questions. On our first visit, we felt very welcomed as we took our time to browse the store. Hot foods are available most of the day, breakfast biscuit sandwiches in the morning and then typical lunch food fare(fried chicken/fish, meat pies, boudin, boudin balls, sausage links) for the rest of the day. We were surprised to find fresh, homemade cracklins for $16.99/lb. A majority of the hearty bite-sized pieces had a good meat:skin proportion. The cracklins had a nice crunch and seasoning, but not too spicy. (Most natives are used to the spicy seasoned cracklins from south La). There is an extensive selection of packaged specialty meats and foods (seasoned pork chops/pork tenderloin/chicken/ribs, stuffed chicken, certified Angus beef, smoked beef patties, twice-baked potatoes) and it was hard to select a few choices because everything looked deliciously mouthwatering! We grabbed a few of them to cook up at home- duck wrapped in bacon and chicken stuffed with crawfish dressing. Catering options are available too, just let them know in advance. The rest of the store is similar to what you would find in the typical convenient store with snacks and beverages, including some local brews. With the Mardi Gras season upon us, Abita Mardi Gras Bock is in stock too! I saw a small display of various jerky flavors and local jarred goodies like fruit, jams, and seasonings. Remember to visit Gene Cox's Grocery & Meats the next time you can't decide what to make for lunch/dinner. You'll be sure to find great food here should you need a little snack or a meal. The carnivore in you will surely be screaming to buy all the specialty meats. And as a rule of thumb, eat and shop local!

Located inside a gas station on corner of Arkansas rd. Being in the gas station is the biggest…read moreneagative in my opinion. Small meat selection in case as well.

Love visiting the spice and tea exchange when I'm in town. No place better to shop for tea and…read moretheir custom blends are incredible. Nice friendly knowledgeable employees also help make the shopping experience easy.

I love a good Yerba Mate and there are plenty to choose from here at the Spice and Tea Exchange of…read moreWest Monroe. The spices smell phenomenal and make me want to up my cooking game. There is so much to explore and the service is excellent. If you're not sure of what you want, they will help to point you in the right direction.

Good quality meat. You can also get sliced and cut to your…read moreliking. Highly recommend. I posted 2 photos of some items we purchased from here. The Steaks and ribs were fantastic. The photos don't justify. The meat wasn't all fatty on either one. High Satisfaction with these purchases.

Cool lil staff, trying to see what the hype is over the smoked sausage. Their "Down home" smoked…read moresausage was not too bad. But if you want some good smoked sausage, go to Super 1 Foods, they have a boat load of cajun and creole cooking ingredients.

I'm visiting from Los Angeles and wanted some Louisiana BBQ -- this was the spot that popped up on…read moreYelp as number 1. It brisket, chicken and sides were delicious!!! Customer service was A-1 -- even the customers were kind! The ambiance was great! I will definitely comeback when I visit Monroe!

The brisket was the tenderest and possibly the best I've had at any restaurant. The jalapeño and…read morecheese sausage is quite tasty. The table sauces are really good. The sides don't do much for me. It's a personal preference for me, not a quality issue. The quality is solid. Service was simple, but on point. It's a great location with both indoor and outdoor dining.

If you haven't visited Randall's Seafood since he took over Cpt Avery's you're missing the boat!!…read more My husband had already been there for crawfish (only place we buy them) but I wanted a tour. We decided to try the frozen soft shell crab to take home and make poboys. Honestly my expectations were low. Boy was i surprised! We picked up Cartozzos poboy bread from Macs Grocery and I'm here to tell you, NOLA got nothing on us! They were amazing. Not that expensive either. We also picked up some dressed rabbit and I smothered it in gravy. I admit I was disappointed it came from China so i probably won't buy it again, but truthfully, it was delicious. Oh, and the crab stuffed mushrooms...delish! Randall's is always friendly, helpful and courteous. They have a super variety of fresh seafood and we highly recommend you pay them a visit. I promise you will find something you like. It's so nice to have a local market that truly appreciates your business!

Let me start off by saying I LOVE chicken cracklings. Being from Mississippi, we don't really have…read morespots that sell them fresh like Louisiana does. So whenever I'm passing through, stopping at Billy's Boudin & Cracklin or Randall's Cajun Foods is a must for me. I went to Randall's today. About 5 months ago, I stopped in and the cracklings had clearly been sitting for a while, they were tough. I explained my concern and even offered to pay extra just to have a fresh batch cooked. After going back and forth, they finally made them fresh, and they were exactly what I wanted. Fast forward to today, I called ahead and specifically asked for fresh cracklings. The young man on the phone said okay, no problem. I walk in 5 minutes later and there's already a bag waiting. I asked where they came from and she told me they were cooked that morning. That was an immediate no for me. If I'm spending $21 for a pound, I don't want tough, sitting all day cracklings. Go ahead and put those back. I ended up trying the boudin balls, big mistake. You could tell they had been sitting too. At that point, I didn't even have the energy to go back and forth or ask for a manager. Honestly, it should be a given. This picture is pepper jack boudin ball. Look how dry it is . Needless to say, I won't be back.

New and improved store. Had the best deli meat in town, and they have a very fresh veg department,…read morevery friendly cashiers

Absolutely the cleanest grocery store around. Everything is neat and well organized. Good sales and…read morevery nice meat department. Staff is friendly. Deli is awesome.

Customer service is excellent. They have a lot of great products. I'm so glad I stopped here.read more

Best craft beer section in Monroe so far. Fresh dates on beer like Ghost in the machine. Also they…read morehave Jester King.

This place was a fantastic find for lunch on the drive back to Texas. Their Bahn Mi is a little…read morepricey but worth the price. The chicken breast was tender and seasoned well. I also tried the fresh rolls and those were delicious! Fresh and flavorful. My son loved them as well! We ordered online and our order was ready promptly at the time estimated. The shop itself is a good size located in an older strip mall.

As a Vietnamese person, and someone who used to work at a pho shop -- plus my family owned a…read morebusiness -- I understand how hard and difficult it is to open and run a restaurant here as an immigrant. Because of that, I usually don't write bad reviews. But I'm writing this because I genuinely want the owner to read it and understand. I love my culture and our food, and everywhere I go I always try Vietnamese restaurants. I chose this place because it looked like a mom-and-pop shop, and I really like supporting local businesses. We dined in during lunchtime, and it wasn't very busy, so we got seated right away. We ordered: - Rice with Grilled Beef: it tasted good and the portion was decent. We added a fried egg on top for $2.45. Everything was okay, but the color of the pickled vegetables didn't look fresh to me. - Vermicelli with Grilled Shrimp, Pork, and Egg Rolls: also a decent bowl, no big complaints. But I asked for no bean sprouts, the server repeated it to confirm, and it still came out with bean sprouts. Now here's the part that really disappointed me. Everywhere I've been, when you order a rice plate, it usually comes with a small side of soup. This place didn't, so we decided to order one. I knew we would be charged for it, and that's fine. But $8 for a small bowl of beef broth -- barely around 4 oz -- is honestly outrageous. I understand pho broth takes a lot of time, effort, ingredients, and experience. I respect that. But this? This didn't feel reasonable at all. I'm not expecting anything to be given for free just because I'm Vietnamese and I speak Vietnamese when I order. Even if they offered, I wouldn't take it. That's not the point. The point is, I felt really disappointed -- because this is my own people, and it made me feel like I got taken advantage of by my own people. I'm speaking up like this not to bash a small business, but because I want them to understand: every dollar customers spend is money they work hard for. You shouldn't take advantage of that or use excuses to raise prices like this. And what made it worse is that I've heard from locals who've been there and personally know the owner that "they only do that to people from out of town." That honestly made me even more upset. You might make extra money from one visit, but you lose trust permanently.

So glad that we found this little place. They have amazing products, the service is great, and the…read moreplace is clean. Great prices on the food. We will return.

Well, I mean all I bought here were 2 Guava Boings but it's nice to have the option of Latin…read moregroceries in the West Monroe/Regular Monroe area. They offer agua fresca, posoles, chorizo, tamale steamers and molcajete AND they're open on Sunday, which matters! Going 2 explore more of this store and see what it offers on the weekends.