Moraga Produce

The former owners were great and always had fresh produce at reasonable prices. The new owners seem to have a policy tat they don’t get new fresh produce until they have sold the old, unfresh batch.

Moraga Produce used to be the place to shop for your fruit and veggies if you couldn’t make it to the Farmers Market… But it definitely is NOT anymore!
I recently went and became immediately concerned once I entered. I was not greeted by anyone, instead there was man sitting in the little office. I thought the store might have been closed because half the lights were off. There was still produce but the store and products look sad Some of the products (like the Tofu) was even expired months past the expiration date! The fruit I bought has now molded and browned only days after I bought it.
While I was checking out, another customer walked in and asked, what was happening and if they were closing. The Asian clerk rudely answered, «I don’t know. Owners don’t tell me anything!» My thought, «Was he not just sitting in the office doing paperwork? He has to be more than a clerk.»
Well sadly, I will not be going back. I’ll be going to the Farmers Markets or to Concord Produce.

This place has certainly gone down in quality, produce variety, service and the hours. Hope it changes hands soon. It’s a real disappointment.

Just as the majority of recent reviews have said: I LOVED THIS PLACE when it first opened. Since it has changed hands the quality of produce has dwindled to poor at best and prices have gone up considerably. Lots of new items, but things that belong in a convenience store.
I purchase Comice Pears every week and the last two weeks they’ve rotted from the inside out before even ripening. I made my last purchase there today. Strawberries, only 4 scrawny containers to choose from. Could not even find them had to ask. Lots and lots of empty shelves and coolers. Wake up guys, your shoppers are trying to tell you they are not happy and won’t do business with you!
CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NON-​EXISTENT!!!
The new owners could care less about customer service. They are rude, unfriendly, and sometimes right down hateful.
I’ve been there twice recently during business hours and the place was locked tighter than a drum, no sign, no explanation
I went in today and silly me went off and left my I phone. Got all the way home, raced back, and politely asked if I had left my cell phone. The woman I attempted to speak to ripped my head off and retorted a harsh I DONT KNOW!!! Just as hateful as you please and kept right on doing her thing as if I were not even there. Well good news I found my I phone right there at the check out where I had checked out just 5 minutes before.
Bad news, I just can’t be a continuing patron of Moraga Produce. Hopefully we can get another change of ownership SOON and get good people and good quality produce again.
It really bums me out that this place has CRASHED and BURNED!

So disappointed that we in Moraga no longer have a good produce store. What once was good is good no longer. Everything has changed. Looks like an expanded 7-​Eleven with the grocery items taking up too much space.
Selection is minimal except for the apples. Would like to see the original Organic section increased rather than eliminated. What about those wonderful organic lettuce packs that were so well priced. Gone!
I drop by for some onions, or a jalapeño pepper, or some cilantro rather than going to a super market, but otherwise I am looking at Diablo Foods outdoor «farmer’s market» for some fresh produce. Change in this ownership is another reason to frequent the Moraga Farmers Market, especially as the season progresses. The produce here looks «tired».
Why was this thriving business sold?

I LOVED this place when it first opened several years ago. Great selection and prices… Then it went from Latino workers/​owners to Asian ownership… and we dont shop here anymore… the selection is a fraction of what it once was, the organic section is teeny now, the people who work here are expressionless automotons, the prices went WAY up, they have tried to make it into the type of dinky/​cheesy city market that does not at all fit with Moraga… IT IS NO LONGER A PRODUCE STORE,
WHY was this sold?
The only reason I go in now is because I dont want to drive to Safeway for Semi Fredi bread…
I dont think this place will last…
All the good reviews were from before it changed ownership…

Haven’t been here in a few months and was so disappointed when I went this week. Apparently there was a change in ownership December 2014 and a big change in the quality and selection of produce. The produce was wilted and sad looking. I bought a few plums and nectarines that appeared fine on the outside, but when I bit into them, the flavor was off and the texture gross. I will not go back and doubt they will last much longer. Such a shame because I used to tell all my Lamorinda friends to shop here.

Just read the reviews by Blake and Amanda, they are totally correct.

I’ve been shopping here since they opened. I came every week for all my vegetables and fruit. The staff was great, friendly, and always helpful. Ownership must’ve changed! All the former employees are gone! The new people are unfriendly, the quantity of produce has been cut drastically, prices have increased, and instead of fresh berries at the cash registers… they sell candy and protein bars!
I plan on doing my produce shopping elsewhere. Sorry MoPro, you’ve lost a very loyal customer.

I’m done with you, Moraga produce.
Your produce is old – I get it. Sell bulk old lots for a «cheaper» price. SADLY your prices aren’t so «cheap» (they’re more expensive than foodmaxx prices) AND your produce is rotten.
The last couple of times I went in for apples, they were very suspect. By suspect, I mean apples with very loose skin. Your golden delicious apples had skin that was coming away from the fruit. Your fuji apples felt like racket balls – apples should not be supple like a plum.
Lastly, your employees don’t know a thing about what they are selling. They’re not very helpful.
I am a customer no longer.

Love Moraga Produce!!! So nice to have an inexpensive, friendly neighborhood market! Safeway’s produce is always extremely disappointing, not the case here! I’ve been happy with everything I’ve purchased from them, only wish they had a larger organic section.

Moraga Produce is almost all that: veggie and fruits. neatly stacked, fresh, and priced. not sure if it’s competitive or not. priced cheaper than many farmers market though.
not much less available. saw breads, milks, yogurt, a few drinks, grains,
drink: hansen’s lemonade tea (1)
–ok lemonade taste with strong cane sugar flavoring. tea not noticeable.
drips:
–few shoppers in the morning, no lines.

Love this place! Prices are incredibly low and quality is great! For around $ 15 an average trip, I stock up on the entire’s week’s produce (and we eat a lot of produce!). For 50 cents, got a container of unbelievably sweet Campari tomatoes, limes 6 for a buck, and the list goes on. Plus, they have things you may not find in a typical grocery store.

Love it. Straight and to the point… PRODUCE! At a reasonable price. Store seems well kept.
Two things they stopped selling recently though that have left me disappointed: Casa Sanchez chips & salsa (that stuff is the bomb), and OYSTER MUSHROOMS — they were both affordable and plentiful, I’d probably shop here more if only for these two items.

I am so thrilled Moraga Produce is finally open after spending the last 5+ years driving to the Concord Produce (their first store). I agree with Steven M, there are a lot of snobby LaMorinda people. I have lived here for 15+ years and we are so blessed to finally have a produce market here. I grew up in East Contra Costa and had fresh produce all the time. I am so glad they opened up a branch here! Only wish they could get the permits to include a fish market like they do at their Concord Produce Market. Prices here are really good and the produce is really fresh!

Very nice store, always busy, nice and helpful people, many products are cheaper than safeway, even the organic produce. I would recommend going there for fruits and vegetables.

This place is great and you can get some great buys. The produce is fresh, the store is very clean and the staff are friendly. Some things are cheap, while others are just as much as the major grocery stores. Overall it’s definitely worth the drive from Lafayette.

Everything was very cheap when the store first opened. After a month, the prices on almost everything are up. The specials on grand opening are over. I still frequent this small spot because it’s still a lot cheaper than Safeway and else where in the surrounding neighborhood.

Who’s tired of paying at $ 4.99+ for a small clamshell of lackluster dull-​looking grape tomatoes at Safeway? ME.
So ends the monolopy. If I had time, I would plant my own food. Unfortunately I don’t have time. Prior to MP coming to town, it was a choice between Safeway’s lifeless yet overpriced produce section or driving out to Lafayette and paying bucks for Whole Foods/​Diablo Foods overpriced produce or Trader Joe’s excessively packaged produce that you can’t pick out yourself. Three delicious looking tomatoes and one moldy one? Too bad, it’s a packaged deal, buddy! If Berkeley Bowl could come to town, I would never complain again.
But now you can have it all with a pretty impressive selection of both organic and conventional produce to choose from for a small produce mart. I don’t know if it was just grand-​opening specials or if they will continue to have specials on their produce, but it was a hell of a lot cheaper than anything you’d get at Safeway. If there was one criticism I have, it would be that checkout took a long time, but it’s a newbie shop; this wrinkle will be ironed out in no time.
Awesome place! Good work, guys! Keep it up!
Live long and prosper!

This is the store that is long overdue for Moraga where Safeway has had the monopoly for way too long. This is also an excellent alternative to the overpriced Sunday yuppy farmer’s market, Whole Foods in Lafayette and Diablo Foods. It is small but it has the essentials at very reasonable prices. It is a relief to know that I do not have to go all the way out to Berkeley for a decent produce market. I wish them long life and great success. They have my patronage for sure.