Figueroa Produce
Ξ July 1st, 2008 | → | ∇ 90042, Food, Highland Park, Shopping |
The readers are really motivating me to get off my ass and do some posting on the neighborhood this week. This time, Heather sent an email with the subject line “I Love Figueroa Produce” (It’s so nice to see proper capitalization in an Email…). Well Heather, I love Figueroa Produce too.
Located on the NE corner of Figueroa and York, and right next to the best Spanglish named business in HP, “Wateria”, Fig Produce is a relatively small market in a space that used to house a Blockbuster Video. The exterior is simple, clean, and unassuming, but the interior represents a microcosm of where much of Northeast is headed. Think a smaller version of Trader Joe’s. Chicken Fajita mixture ($1.99/lb) marinates next to ready-to-grill game hen. Dried fruits and nuts share shelf space with wasabe peas ($2.29/lb) while European cookies offer a less healthy alternative. The produce looked fresh and was priced decently (2 cantaloupes for $1). They even sold the canned coconut milk for my next foray into Tom Kha Kai soup (The first batch turned out surprisingly well). Part ethnic market and part specialty store, its biggest shortcoming is a paucity of baked goods. One small shelf had a few types of bread in it. Figueroa Market doesn’t have enough to be my only grocery stop, but it should save me the 10 minute drive to Von’s or Trader Joe’s in the future.
Figueroa Produce 6312 N. Figueroa St.
on July 5th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I’ve been to Figueroa Produce twice now (thanks for letting me know it’s there, since they neglected signage) and it’s everything I had hoped for from Fresh & Easy but never got. Great people, great meat department, great produce, and shelf goods both familiar and new. I am thrilled that there’s finally a local grocery where I can find everything I need - no more driving to Pasadena to shop! I’ll be going back again tomorrow and stopping in whenever I feel the rare urge to cook. I love it!
on July 11th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
hi,
I am so happy they are finally open! I agree with the last comment. They are not a one stop shop but I love the store. Its clean and the staff is very friendly. Not to mention everything is well priced and the produce is good quality at great prices. I will definitely shop there again.
on August 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Just wandered in there today was was stunned. Their meat was fresh and very well priced. House made hummus and salsa. Good price on eggs. Great prices on produce and - they have Dr. Bob’s Ice Cream!
I hope they do well and stay there, they are a mighty nice addition.