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4.5 (177 reviews)
Closed 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Garden transplants!
Thomas R.

Fruit, like life, comes with no guarantees. Inspect any fruit before you buy, no matter where you shop, but especially at a fruit stand like Top Banana. Snowflakes who complain about avocados being brown must be too busy staring at screens to pay attention to merchandise while shopping. Learn how to spot the avocado's stem button; no button, no buy! Grow up; put down the phone and learn to shop. While you're at it, come to appreciate TB for what it is: a locally-owned fruit stand with great prices on as many local fruits and veggies as are available. Cry-babies who need a completely sterile, nickel-chrome, antiseptic, germ-free-clean, corporate, air-conditioned market that contributes to global warming can shop elsewhere. So, go to wherever that is and leave Top Banana to the rest of us. Check out my pictures. Top Banana is cool. Grown-ups should go check it out.

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T S.

I really appreciate having a local produce stand in the neighborhood. The prices are great here and the quality of produce is always better than what you find in the grocery store. This place makes it easier for me to add more fruits and veggies to my diet. I also like that they have locally made tortillas too.

J R.

How could anyone negatively review this place? I have never had a bad experience. Yeah, he hires kids that attend school across the street. Go him. He's competing with Safeway, Trader Joe's, Fred Myer, Amazon Fresh, PCC, and now New Seasons! He is open 8-8 daily and has the best tasting fruit by far. No AC? Please, people. A) This is Seattle. FML. Go back to LA and kill the planet from there. B) It's a produce stand. Get over yourself. If you get something bad then return it. I have. That's bound to happen. Fruit goes bad. Shocker. It's got no preservatives. The owner has personally helped me pick out fruit. He's come to the checkout while I'm purchasing items to mark them down and refund me. How many places like this still exist?! Keep it up. You're def the Top f***ing Banana to me!

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This was my daughter's favorite place to get lunch food and snacks while at Ballard High School.

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This is my favorite produce stand. Great prices, selection, and customer service. Lots of parking. Also convenient hours.

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Great place to buy a variety of fresh vegetables and fruit, a lot of it local, at reasonable prices when compared to big box stores.

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3 years ago

The only thing missing is more organic items. But Jimmy and his staff work really hard to have good produce at a good price!

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Ask the Community - Top Banana

Is this an organic produce shop?

Does Top Banana sell young coconut (green) and pandan leaves?

I'd say no pandan and they may have young coconut from time to time, but I wouldn't count on it

Does this place sell real Italian Zeppoles?

Nope, no Italian zeppoles

Does Top Banana sell figs?

Figs usually sell in the summertime

Hi kiero green bananas kiero a box can you get it?

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Jimmy, the super-friendly owner, says his aim is to always have everything be *ripe* when you buy it.

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Growing Washington

Growing Washington

4.7
(14 reviews)
2.4 mi
$$

~~ {{ Arcade No. 2 slot at Pike Place Market }} ~~…read more Love this stand! Christa(?) and Holly (when there) are wonderful ladies. Christa is kind, cool and friendly whenever I have questions or want anything in particular. The main love I have for them is that everything is organic AND plenty of variety to select from! Yams, carrots, garlic? They gots 'em, yo. Their booth size is very decent covering a variety of roots, greens, herbs and jams. Lately, I've been loading up on potatoes, sweet potatoes and yams for steaming and baking. They're located south in the arcade - just a short walk north from the flying fish crowd. Thumbs up & much love!

The first week of our CSA at Growing Washington I cooked up some golden beets that arrived in our…read morebox. After one bite, my husband (who mostly ate spinach has his primary veggie), announced, "I never thought I liked beets, but these taste sooo good!!!" Growing Washington changed the way we cook and eat!!! We've been members of this CSA for three years and have offered our front porch as a hosting site. They provide 100% LOCAL and ORGANIC fruits, veggies, and even butter, flour, fresh flowers, herbs, and eggs. All the products are fresh and unique. The BEST thing about this CSA is that they provide a LIST of all the FRESH stuff on the farm that week, and you CHOOSE what works best for your taste, cooking style, and needs. You can be adventurous one week, and conservative next week. It's all so flavorful and delicious. I've been particularly impressed with the service. We've been going with the CSA for three years and anytime there has been questionable quality they always replace it, no questions asked. Two weeks in a row we got some icky misuna, and the third week they sent us FLOWERS. I always feel like I end up on top. Just another reason to love summer in Seattle.

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Growing Washington
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The waxy box came!

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New Roots Organics

New Roots Organics

4.6
(75 reviews)
1.1 mi
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I had no idea that this business was by box subscription only, but I read the reviews about the…read morequality of the produce so I went by to get some organic fruit and veggies for a friend. The woman, who ended up being the owner, was so nice and so accommodating! We filled up a box of beautiful produce and off I went! My friend adored the gesture and it was just what she wanted!

I started my New Roots "subscription" back up a few months ago and Oh My God I am so glad I did!…read more The customer service is still absolutely amazing.* The fruits and veggies are still tasty and interesting. The delivery to my doorstep is still super-fantastic. The new beautiful things? They now have fruit-only and veggie-only bins! And more importantly... YOU CAN NOW MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS ON THE SITE AND BUY EXTRA ITEMS IF YOU WANT TO! I believe you're limited to 5 substitutions per bin, but that's still awesome! Sometimes I haven't finished the apples yet or know I won't want a certain item the following week, and I love that I can edit my order right on the website (instead of having to email or call). I do like going to shops and markets and picking out my own things, but experience has shown me that I just don't make enough time for that to actually have produce available in my kitchen every day/week. This way I get to discover new items, only have to decide on any substitutions I might want, and it shows up on my doorstep every Tuesday so I always have some (healthy!) food available at home without needing to go shopping. I LOVE IT! *Case of amazing customer service: The owner Carolyn recently called me because she noticed that I had selected the fruit bin, but kept substituting vegetables in. She wanted to suggest switching to the personal mixed bin because then I'd be able to still get fruit and a bunch of other items. I'm so happy I did that because with the fruit bin I kept going crazy and ordering like 10-15 bananas each time. Now I limit myself to 2-4 bananas and get a wider variety of veggies/fruit instead!

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Beets, red leaf lettuce, and carrots from my 4-5-11 bin. Yum!
Beets, red leaf lettuce, and carrots from my 4-5-11 bin. Yum!
New Roots Organics
Veggie bounty

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QFC

QFC

3.4
(87 reviews)
0.6 mi
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Managers come and go at this QFC and nothing ever changes. Back in 2020, the CEO of Kroger was…read morecaught off mic saying that the pandemic could be a real opportunity for the company (referring to raising prices more than they needed to.) How do we know this did this? Kroeger went on to have windfall profits that year. They're at it again with the increase in oil prices. Looking at some of these price increases, which are so large, you just know you are being gouged. Most of the staff is helpful, but there's two cashiers who -- perhapos because they are so overworked -- are rude, short, and impatient, they really ought not to be serving customers. Managers: get your act otgether.

I like this QFC, it's got a large grocery selection and stuff is usually pretty fresh, clean and…read moreorganized. Prices are better than other nearby stores, especially w app and coupons. I can pretty much get whatever I need at this store. Buy lately, this store likes to close early... like 20 min early. I get it that it's late when they are supposed to close at 1am.. but that's their posted closing time. What else are we supposed to go by?! So when they close and lock doors before 1245, it is frustrating for someone that rushed to make it before closing only to get turned away when you should still have 15-20 mins to get in and out. Adjust your closing time to something earlier or stay open until you say you will!

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Crabs at seafood counter
Crabs at seafood counter
Donuts so fresh
Donuts so fresh
12:41 AM: Doors locked and John's all ready to go home.

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12:41 AM: Doors locked and John's all ready to go home.
PCC Community Markets - Fremont

PCC Community Markets - Fremont

3.9
(254 reviews)
2.2 mi
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Located a little to the side of the heart of Fremont, this location which is located on the corner…read moreis a clutch spot for quick bites, for lunch, and honestly just to browse around. I've been coming here for a few years now and then I left the city but whenever I do come back, I make sure to make a pit stop here. Why? Work is right next door to it. So that helps. But also, I feel like the veggies and fruits here are fresh, crisp, and tastier than other places. However... I do feel like prices are a bit higher than last time I was here a couple of months ago. They have parking in the back. It's small and getting in and out alive is a miracle each time. But it exist. If you elect to park on the street, parking enforcement is out everywhere and so be weary. I like their hot bar and salad bar. Always a rotation of items that keeps it busy interesting over time. What I don't think they are good for is snacks. Sometimes I just want something simple and not healthy and this place ain't it. I think this place is better for medium size shops.

Walking around Fremont wondering what to eat and came across this gem. Many delicious options in…read morethe hot and salad bar. They also have pizza by the slice. The water dispenser for water bottles had the highest pressure that I've seen one had, which was cool. Chocolate chip cookies have the classic homemade taste to them. Very cool find and will be back!

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PCC Community Markets - Fremont
PCC Community Markets - Fremont
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