Ideal Market

Went in for just Guacamole wound up getting that plus 3 meals (breakfast and lunch for today & breakfast for tomorrow plus a mango juice) had to get out before I did damage to my credit card. My only problem is finding someone to understand me maybe that’s a good thing if I could speak Spanish or the people there could speak or have someone there that could translate. Guess that’s a good thing or I’d really go broke. still love that store can find d half the stuff I need without help.

Review for the hot food.
Ideal Market is most ideal when I am hungry and need a quick meal to go. They offer an extensive variety of cooked items. The cooked items seem to vary on a day to day basis. I’ve enjoyed a variety of items. Most hot plates have costed me 9.99 $ but can last me 3 – 4 meals.
A huge language barrier exist between the employees and myself. Even so, it has not been a problem pointing out what I want on my plate. However, I have noticed rude facial expressions when I pick out certain items. For example, they do not like it when I do not want rice but would rather the large compartment filled with beans.

Oh My.
If there was a Wanka factory for produce, this would have to be it. It’s beautiful. It’s well priced and it’s clean as a whistle in this store.
We stopped by this Sunday, and since I was still hungry from a failed breakfast at Huddle House, this was even more impressive and drool-​worthy than I’d hoped.
The meat prices are better than Rouses but not as good as La Morenita 5 but comparable and to be honest, they have a better selection. They also have a wonderful food bar that is also clean as you could ask for.
They also have a bakery and their selection is also better than La Morenita for those.
I’m really glad we decided to stop in here and I’m really looking forward to going back.
One thing. You may want to skip the carts. In order to put so much stuff into such a little space, they had to skimp on isle spacing. It’s really hard to get two carts through any isle. Some isles are too small to get 2 people through.

CAME FOR CHICCARONES & DISCOVERED MUCH MORE
When we first drove by the intersection, the perceived colorfully painted store was not visible from the
street. Only after a second drive by did we locate it hidden behind the newly built Walgreens. The exterior has since had another most colorful remake. The interior of this Latino mercado is incredibly neat, compact and most intriguingly pleasant. We have never experienced such a neatly put together grocery store that includes a bakery and deli.
We came here looking for their highly touted chiccarones. Located on top of the butcher counter in the back of the store. It’s sprinkled with salt granules topping the crunchy deep fried rind, meat crystallized but not totally dehydrated like jerky, and lard sweet. It has it own signature taste and texture in comparison to Filipino’s crispy pata or lechon kawali, Cuban style chiccarones or the Chinese roasted pork with the rind. Nor is it even remotely close in comparsion to the airy processed American deep fried pork rind or Mexican chiccarones.
Without hesitation, we have go back for the deli. The thought and excitement of trying their menudo or mondongo as well as their bbq ribs makes me salivate. It’ll have to be on a warmer day so that we can take advantage of the outdoor seating. Also want to try their pastries too.

Visited this market today! I was impressed by the selection in such a small location. Some of the produce prices were nice and low, other items were just as expensive/​equal as your standard Grocery store (bananas $ 0.69/lb, apples $ 1+/lb). Very clean inside. The cooked foods in the back were mouth-​watering! They looked amazing! Their bakery section had your standard Latin/​Hispanic dulce pan, very good! Vast selection of meats in the butcher area. I was a little upset I couldn’t find locally made floor tortillas in bulk (though I didn’t ask about it, I’ll have to inquire the next time we visit). It was your standard Guerrero brand. I might have to make my own. In CA, at El Super, I could always find the freshest tortillas made in house at $ 0.99÷10 pack instead of buying the «name brand» items. I also wasn’t impressed on their bulk beans prices. I did find red beans in a container to scoop what I wanted, but the bagged Pinto beans were marked kind of high with the largest bag being only 5lb. I was excited to find nopales in the produce section. I didn’t get the food bargain shopping experience I was looking for (aka, El Super produce prices). We’ll possibly return again.

I had been wanting to check this place out for a while, but I never really knew what it was. Then when I asked on facebook where I could get plantain chips, I was tipped off to this place.
As soon as I walked in, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s a Latin American grocery store! Not only do they carry the things that a normal market would carry, but they also carry a bunch of Latin American treats! I saw all kind of things from different candies and snacks to soft drinks. They had coconut water and juice and, of course, that really good Coca Cola with the real sugar in it! I picked up a bag of plaintain chips and it only cost $ 2.
In the back, they have a section where you can get hot food to go, so I will definitely have to try that. They also have a huge butcher section with a HUGE meat selection, including whole pigs! Now, I don’t really have a current need for a whole pig, but they are there if you need them.
The store is just packed with stuff and I will definitely be going back and picking up some goodies that aren’t as easy to come by at a Winn Dixie or Rouse’s.