Figueroa Produce
Ξ July 1st, 2008 | → 2 Comments | ∇ 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.
