Vallarta Supermarkets

A good friend stopped by on her way between business meetings to check out the Pokemon card drop…read more She was approached after just five minutes and asked to leave because she was "loitering" and it was "messing with their numbers". About to leave, another customer said that this store notoriously does this - they kick customers out right before the drops so that they can buy the products themselves (if they want to buy them themselves, perhaps they can just talk to the vendor to sell to them privately instead of harassing customers). During the minute that this other customer was talking to her, a man came and reiterated that she needed to leave or he would call the police for LOITERING - less than ten minutes! The man told her that California has a ten minute law on loitering (which is an outright lie). What kind of employee threatens to have a customer ARRESTED, by way of false police report, for waiting a few minutes to purchase items from a machine that the business brought in, in order to drive foot traffic into the store?! Make it make sense! The employee (I'm assuming a manager) also said he could ask her to leave and permanently ban her from the store. Again, wtf. All this because the employee wants to buy some damn Pokemon cards? Making a false police report is an actual misdemeanor crime. In California, loitering laws generally are enforceable when ill intent is at play - waiting for cards is NOT ill intent. Wasting valuable police and public resources on frivolous calls is also extremely unethical. The fact that this behavior is known by other members in the community shows that this is an ongoing issue. Grocery customers spend thousands of dollars per year at their local grocery stores - families can spend tens of thousands per year. I will NEVER shop at a Food 4 Less again, and I will tell my friends and family to do the same. It's absolutely absurd to threaten anyone with a permanent ban and/or a false police report for "loitering" in your store for a machine you presumably WANT to drive traffic with. Just awful behavior. Just over the weekend I was at a different retail store myself and the employees kindly let me wait fifteen minutes in their lobby for my Uber to pick me up since it was very cold outside. THAT is excellent service, and I'll be giving them a great review for their kindness! Food 4 Less can learn a thing or two from them.

Price for value 4/5! Service today 4/5 friendly cashier!…read moreProduct availability 3/5! Plenty of red meats and poultry! Ambiance 2.5/5 Not a lot of seafood items here available. Even fish choices is limited to salmon, swai and tilapia. I was hoping something like cod etc. Overall you get great deals here! I sometimes buy Tri tip here for a good price, freeze them and use later for a smoked Tri tip! Came here in the morning and no lines at the front when you are paying. Thank you!!

Beverages are cheap

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Still sealed. What is all that white and yellow stuff

Superior Grocers

2.0(42 reviews)

0.7 mi

Hola! Bienvenido Superior Grocers!…read more Superior Grocers is a hispanic grocery store. It has many locations around So Cal. This store is huge just like their other locations; it's well lit, clean and very organized. I came to get a bag of apples and renew my vehicle registration sticker tag at the DMV Kiosk. Service was spot on. Cashier was cordial. Kiosk was functional and no lines. Overall, it's a nice supermarket and glad they have a DMV Kiosk here. I recommend you visit.

I like this location because you can get your car renewal tag. As for the groceries they have…read morefreshly cooked food which is convenient. It is also clean. friendly staff.

Tamales. :D

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Plenty of seating (outside)

Walmart Supercenter

2.1(434 reviews)

0.9 mi

I am a huge Walmart fan, and this is my favorite store of them all…read more This store is HUGE, ALWAYS fully stocked and clean, employees are helpful and friendly, and of course, prices are very affordable. If you can't find it here, you probably don't need it. The fruit and vegetable section always has a great, massive selection. There is nothing bad I can say about this store.

Joann is such a rude employee!! Never have I met a person working in customer service with such a…read morehorrible attitude as hers. I have no idea how this woman is allowed to work in the front!!!!! We were here at about 3pm checking out and while she was helping a customer in front of us, he asked her for a bag and she replied "Well ten cents" so he started looking for change in his wallet. He took out a quarter and with a voice filled with attitude told the man who very clearly had trouble speaking English "How many do you want? I said ten cents" and he replied "Yes one bag" and so she proceeded to put his quarter back on the shelf and take a dime away from him. I get it, maybe it's easier to just get the dime instead of giving him change for a quarter but maybe he just didn't understand. No need to be rude! THEN - when we had room to put our stuff on the conveyor belt, I was waiting for a bar to separate our items and she literally THROWS the bar towards us on top of the conveyor belt instead of using the designated space to slide it down on. My mom and I just stared at each other in disbelief, had that just happened?? Whatever, we proceeded to put our items down and once it came time for her to scan our TV in our cart, she stood there with a scanner in hand and didn't say a word but expected us to somehow magically know we have to push our shopping cart around to her. Has this woman ever heard of speaking to customers to let them know what we need to do? Usually when we have big items in our carts the employee comes around and scans it but I guess that's too much work for her. Then, I was handing her my ID card for her to verify my age since I was purchasing alcohol and she completely ignored it so I put it away since she had already scanned the alcohol anyways. Someone tell me why this lady then pauses the whole transaction to stand there just staring at me. I'm confused now and don't say a word either since that's the attitude I'm receiving she can get it right back!! With an obvious anger in her tone, she says "ID???" so I give it to her AGAIN. What a horrible way to treat your customers. Why work in customer service if you can't provide a simple smile and a nice attitude?

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After searchin several locations, we finally scored some of these :)

Smart & Final

2.9(44 reviews)

1.1 mi

Do you ever need club size items for a party, or catering job, or maybe just one or a small item…read morefor your dinner that evening. Maybe you just really don't want to drive far, or have the time to go to the nearest costco. Maybe it those long lines, or crowds? Smart & Final is a store that has a little bit of that club feeling to it, but also gives you that regular grocery store quality as well. This store is fully stocked and clean, staff is fairly nice and helpful. The only thing that I see, that needs improvement is that, they're a little slow in opening up a second cashier, when the line gets long. Other than that, this place is a great alternative to those ginormus club stores.

The middle aged black lady with glasses ( Sherry) has some attitude. Don't work in a grocery store…read moreif you are incapable of working with people. Don't be around customer service and they should fire her. Not once. Not twice. Not even three. But FOUR. Have I bypassed her with rude comments and remarks. Not only toward customers but her employees , hearing her say things under her breath of calling people fat and annoying. Someone should re-evaluate her and her position

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El Super

2.7(30 reviews)

0.2 mi

Stopped for a quick bite. Got a carne asada burrito to go. The 8 bucks you cant beat the price and…read morequality. Meat and prices was flavorful and the red sauce was good.

I find that the staff has zero people skills and are rude. They hire staff that speak no Ingles.read more

Signage

Fave cereal

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Succulents for sale

Vons

2.7(110 reviews)

2.5 mi

It's always clean in here and I've never had any issues with the groceries here. The fish is…read moreespecially good here. I've had the fried chicken at the deli and it's too salty for me and the lady at the deli counter seems to always be in a rush. It was hard to flag her down and she was short with me when I didn't have my order ready. Checking out is easy at self check out but when there is an issue there's one person working and if they're tied up you'll be stuck at your register waiting. When I go in the mornings they usually don't have too many registers open. As long as you have simple transactions with no coupons or clearance sale items checking out is easy.

I guess it's my fault for not checking for expiration dates but I'm tied of spending $$ on meat…read morethat seems bad as soon as I bring it home and other grocery items. The most recent is the parm/romano cheese that has a march, 2026 expiration date and looks like it actually expired a year ago. I also think this place is goes too far with self checkout. Sometimes there are no registers at all open, forcing self checkout. It this is the case, I want a discount since I'm doing their job scanning and bagging my own stuff. This place sucks....

Fresh made sandwich

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Beautifully decorated Mother's Day cake

Grocery Outlet

2.9(43 reviews)

0.6 mi

The inventory is always changing at grocery outlet. Sometimes they have great deals on certain…read morebrands of things and sometimes they don't. You never know what they have unless you wander through the aisles so that's the fun of it. I've been able to find great deals on La Colombe cold brew and sometimes can't find it. I always wander in when I'm in the area to discover new drinks. There's no public restroom, so be aware of that. There's always plenty of parking.

Best deals best prices best Merchandise and customer service is amazing. Thank you Grocery outlet…read more Your the best .

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San Gabriel Market

4.3(88 reviews)

1.0 mi

I heard about this place for the blue tortillas. Stopped by and got some of the waygu ribs and…read morechicken. Marinade is on point. I seen a few reviews about too many veggies mixed in the meat, not a problem, not even too much juice on the meat. Blue tortillas always good for dodger parties. I also got a tray of blue dodger conchas and they were a hit. Soft and moist bread and topping. Perfect dessert but they went fast. Only thing that would have gotten them that 5th star is better pricing, wider selection, and if they would have weighed the meat before the marinade.

Some really great menudo is served here and it's available daily. On this visit I also tried their…read morehouse tortillas, pan dulce and bollios. Their mini pan dulce was delish, but at a dollar each, seemed a bit pricy. Bollios were great at around $0.50 each and pack of tortillas a bargain at around $2.50. Definitely will be back for menudo and tortillas! Will have to try their regular size pan dulce and see if they are priced any better :)

Costillas cut horribly

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Tokyo Central

4.3(758 reviews)

4.3 mi

I can't believe I haven't written a review for Tokyo Central yet, though I've stopped by here…read moredozens of times - my go to is their sushi tray options! They have the BEST tasting salmon sushi/sashimi all around, at this price point, even better salmon quality compared to nearby sushi restaurants in my opinion. (Our Japanese native friend also agrees.) Best part is - 20% off after 7 pm!!!! But the trays get snatched up quickly. Too bad I'm not around the area at that time, otherwise I'd make Tokyo Central my weekly run for dinner. Their Kimchi Tako Poke is another regular we get, it's so good. However, recently, the only option I saw was the Shoyu Tako Poke - and I didn't like this version one bit - too hard and the flavor is not to my liking. Will never get it again. The hot food area has quite a decent selection, priced and weight by the pound, self-served. Often around 3-4pm, you may see 20% discounted packaged hot food placed out, whatever that's leftover from the lunch rush hour. Tried it a few times, but felt most of the food is heavily dosed in MSG, so I'd be selective on what I get. They also have sashimi party trays which require pre-order. Great pricing for the quality and convenience. Overall, love their sushi selection, and it's a regular stop for us. As for the market itself, there's not as much to buy, and pricing is on the higher end. However, they have a larger selection of some products that I can't find elsewhere, and sometimes their advertised specials are decently priced.

This is my fifth Tokyo Central (TC) store I've been to in Southern California. It has all the…read moreessential groceries you would find at any other TC location: meats, seafood, produce, snacks, kitchen cookware, etc. But...This location carried a lot more merchandise, like beauty products, tote bags, and other cute things. Also grocery and refrigerated items I hadn't seen before. This location is very clean, lots of fresh bento boxes for your choosing. They have a good frozen section and many pantry items. Prices are pretty much the same as other locations. My only experience that was blah was the cashier. She was an older lady with glasses and she seemed impatient and hurried me to move my items towards her on the belt. There was only one other person behind me, so I didn't understand the rush. But it did come off slightly unfriendly. Otherwise, it was an as expected store. Lots of parking also in their lot.

California roll

Papayas and melons in produce section

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Onigiri with grilled US kobe beef with chopped wasabi, from onigiri and musubi section

Great Wall Supermarket

2.7(25 reviews)

2.5 mi

Pretty good supermarket, a bit smaller and limited than the other GW supermarkets in SGV and they…read moredon't offer amenities meat counter with butchers. They still have the fresh fish section with someone to help out weigh and pack fresh fish. I do enjoy walking around and finding nice deals after eating at a nearby restaurant. Fruits and vegetables are usually displayed nicely, some of the aisles have a variety of different Asian food items, and the checkout stands have deals or fast pick up items to take while you're waiting. It started getting crowded around 7pm, more lines formed at checkout but it went pretty fast.

Not sure why the ratings are so low…read more I can generally find some strange sodas and drinks here, as well as chips and instant noodles that I can't find at the 168 Market or 99 Ranch. They take EBT here which is great too. They recently also just got a face lift, so things look much more modern and cleaner. Prices are decent and competitive with the other Asian markets in the area. Over all, a good stop, but just know that parking can get hectic with all the restaurants and the recently opened Haven City Market in the same plaza.