Young Brothers Produce

Great, fresh produce and prices are a steal! Not to mention it’s only a 10 minute walk from my house.
Talk about my #1 spot for produce!
It is pretty dark and crowded inside. More of a grab your produce and go shopping experience. We also buy our eggs here and they are fabulous!

Great prices, wide variety, good quality produce. My main complaint is that it’s dingy and dark inside, and can be difficult to maneuver a stroller and it can get quick crowded with the after work crowd.

I come here every week for my fruit and veg.
This place is almost always busy. Not a nice kind of busy either. The aisles are narrow and you’ll find the employees and other customers bumping into you. Everyone is in a hurry and common courtesy is in short supply.
That said, if you can get over the above, they do have some good deals. They sell their butternut, acorn and spaghetti squashes for 59c/​lb. Yams and sweet potatoes are priced right too. Kiwis 3 for $ 1, Most apple varieties hovering around $ 1/​lb and mandarins are reasonable too. They have a good selection of dollar-​bag fruit, though it’s found under their vegetable containers, so it can be inaccessible when the place is busy.
Surprisingly, they also sell milk, yogurt and some frozen fruits.
Most of the cashiers are pleasant and do an amazing job of speeding people through the register. They know their stuff, and they get you in and out in a hurry which I appreciate.
With all that said, Persia Foods a few blocks east on Broadway, while no less busy tends to be less hectic. Their specials are also slightly better, and their veggies a better value for the buck.

I came here to shop one night, not realizing they had a cash only policy. At 5:55 I brought my produce up to the cashier to discover this. There was a bank machine just down the block so I said I would run down there and be back in 5 minutes. They said they would hold my basket for me. I came back at 6:01 and the doors were locked. They would not even open the doors to talk to me, and through the door they yelled that they had already put back everything in my basket. I was a bit appalled and will not be returning.

They are very rude. Yes, the price is good, but two times the price that they charged was more than the price that they posted. I went to the manager and said that I had been charged extra $ 1/​lb the day before. She denied and started shouting at me.
They are very very rude.

Great produce at an awesome price!
This place offers a fantastic selection of fruits and veggies at prices that the big grocery stores just can’t match.
For the most part, the produce is fresh, delicious and sometimes even local, but once in a while, the quality on the odd purchase will not be quite up to par. Always make sure you give your produce a solid once-​over before you shell out your hard earned cash. Speaking of cash, this store is ‘CASH ONLY’.

Yellow mangoes 10 months of the year. Just wish they would take visa, and stay open later but at their prices I can’t complain.

Cash only
Only produce
Most of it fresh and sometimes local.
The mushrooms in the back are a steal and everything is cheaper than Safeway down the street. I find that these guys, apple market and Persian market are trying to outdo each other on price, but I find young bros consistently busier, which may speak to it’s cost/​price/​freshness trade offs as being optimal.

Although the prices are attractive, the food is clearly blowout wholesale that is ripe and turning, so buy what you will eat or cook today or you will be throwing a lot of food away. The place is filthy and the floors are a real hazard. They really need to re-​tile the floor. The baskets have never been cleaned or disinfected. But cheap carrots keep me coming back…

Super cheap, some local produce, only downside (if it is one…) is you pay in cash only. Otherwise, it’s by far the most reasonably priced fruits and veg in this side of Vancouver. Just make sure you have cash and coin, no cards accepted.

I have been a fan of this place forever, and what I like most about them is their hustle that made them the kings of Broadway, until Persia has come a long to give them a run for their money. Still, nobody moves ripe, ready to eat fruit and vegetables like these people do. For the most part, it’s their shrewd buying of produce that’s ready to eat now that is their unique edge. And with the volume they move thru, they can keep it going. Have you ever seen the mountain of flattened cardboard boxes out in the back alley? These are hard working people who know their business. Yes, sometimes things are a little over-​ripe, but nobody is perfect. Keep supporting these people, they are a neighbourhood gem

Agreed! Moldy peppers and as of April, 2013, the Persians up the street at MacDonald are giving Young Brothers a mighty run for their money on price.
What’s most troubling about this store besides the fact that they don’t take credit cards is the dangerous state of the flooring, which is an obstacle course of ill-​fitting, ancient rubber mats strewn haphazardly and curling unexpectedly in the path of unwary customers. Someone is going to trip and the liability could take the Brothers out.
I post this particularly to aid future litigants as evidence that owners knew their flooring posed a serious peril to customers as well as staff, a peril owners have done nothing at all to mitigate despite the daily crowds.
Would insurer provide coverage for such obvious negligence or would owners find themselves personally liable?
Owners would be well advised to update the floors for safety.

Rude! and they know they sell poor quality produce. I used shop here regularly and was happy with the prices. I noticed that the bell peppers they were selling had marks on them which they call «burn marks» I noticed that as soon as I cut the pepper open they showed signs of mold on the inside. I went in there and kindly asked to talk to a manager just to let them know what was going on. I was not asking for a fight or any other concession. I have been shopping here almost every Sunday for the past two years. After being passed off to four different people I ended up talking to the owner.
The conversation went like this: me «Hi, I just wanted to briefly talk to you about your peppers. I noticed that many of them have burn marks and when I open them, they are mouldy inside.» In fact, this week and last I couldn’t find a single one without a burn mark on it.
I then gently put my hand on his shoulder and said ‘I like your store and I am not wanting to make a big deal about this but I thought you might like to let your grower know” He said «do not touch me, you need to show respect for people» me ‘i am very sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you” him «do not touch me»
him «I have been in this business for 20 years, you don’t need to educate me about the peppers. I buy them because they are cheap and I can sell them for cheap, there is nothing wrong with the peppers» me «There is something wrong, they are mouldy on the inside» He says «look, the peppers are like cars, not everyone drives a Mercedes» me «yeah, you’re right but the car should get you from point A to point B and that mouldy pepper ain’t gonna do it»
I then said «I don’t want to make a big deal about this, it is not a big deal, I just wanted to let you know what was going on with the peppers. There was a lot of back and forth and then he said «if you don’t like it, go shop somewhere else.»
Everybody, I am a sweet person, I don’t lose my temper and I didn’t here either but this guy was very rude and openly admitted to knowing that he is selling a poor product because it is cheap. Although the prices are good and the cashiers quick, the staff are repeatedly unfriendly and they don’t accept credit card.
You can see by the other testaments that the produce sold here goes bad quickly. Maybe it’s a Young Brothers thing or maybe it’s monoculture farm thing but one things for sure, this guy cares way more about his bottom line than he does any of his customers. If he doesn’t care to take action on something as small as this then what other things is he letting slip by for a buck?
I am done here and will seek one of the million other produce stores around kits who care about their customers.

To say the cashiers are abrupt is generous! I out of habit say thank you as I grab up my veggies, get no reply, then realize it should be the cashier saying thank you. Kinda puts a damper on your shopping experience. A new owner Persia Foods, has taken over Tim’s Produce at 2827 W. Broadway, just before Macdonald, and it is amazing how much better I feel shopping in a store that has the same great prices, are helpful AND polite. Actually got a «thank you, have a good day» with a smile! Plus they take plastic… so no worries if you end up buying more than you went in for there!

It’s a fast grocery store with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables that’s also fairly cheap. Nothing majorly out of the ordinary (it’s run by Koreans so there are Asian vegetables including gai choy, choy mue, bok choy and the like) but what it does have are some really nice items that are seasonal (local heirloom tomatoes, fresh figs, champagne grapes and the like).
It’s my first stop for my ordinary vegetable shopping.

Ok guys, those cashiers are the most efficient workers ever! I’ve never been able to pack my produce that fast without it being smushed to death by the time I arrive home. Haters.
In an area of over priced produce, this store is the best balance of quality and price. I have come here every week without any complaints. Sure, there are some produce that are more fresh than others, but I’ll take the time to sift through to find the good pieces rather than paying an astronomical premium for someone to do it for me.
Good work Young Brothers, I am a loyal fan.

Hit and miss.
This place does have good produce sometimes, and sometimes they don’t. It really depends on the luck of the draw. I live close by and have come on many a occasion.
Prices are quite inexpensive for the entire neighbourhood.
One complaint:
Summer months.
Fruit Flies.
Lots of them.
Sometimes it looks like there is a colony inside the store.
Buy only the fruits/​veggies that you have to wash, then peel off the skin during the summer months.

Went there after a positive comment from a friend living in the area.
Waited in a huge line, only to find out that they don’t accept any cards.
Seriously? The shadiest chinese minimarts have been taking interac for more than a decade now.
Are those guys evading taxes or just being ultra cheap? The average cost of a debit transaction is 8 cents, for god’s sake.
Was offered to go to a bank across the street (not my bank, btw) to get cash. Proceeded to unload my two baskets at the cashier and then left.
I don’t care how good or cheap their produce is, if they can’t even put up a sign regarding the cash-​only policy — I’ll be shopping at other places.

Is Quantity more important than Quality?
I have had some epic produce buys here over the past 6 years, but alas I think I have to move on to greener pastures.
Sure they have the cheapest avocados in the city, but the last three times I’ve bought a bunch resulted in alien tasting brown and greenish muck.
Great deals on anything grown in China, but ya gotta ask yourself should I really be eating this so far from the source?
Meh!
I never had a problem with the line ups as they move fast but the cash only policy always limited my visits. Is it that hard to install an Interac machine and just charge everyone the extra 25 cents? I don’t think their loyal customers would mind a bit and it would only add another 20 seconds to the wait.
There are much better options out there. Locally sourced, sustainable, organic… But for those on a budget this place is truly as good as it gets.

You know, I used to think this was the best place ever. Tightly cramped fruits and veggies, hustle and bustle of people, cheap produce, almost everything imaginable… and it’s still great but lately I’ve noticed that our produce doesn’t last as long as the stuff we get from the farmers markets or even as long as the few snipbits I buy from Choices. I would have still gave them a solid 4 star, but on more than one occasion the avocados have been tasteless, bruised, and browning (even before they’re ripe enough to eat). Poor little avocados!
I still like it, but it’s definitely lost its lustre.
Don’t forget — cashola only!