Richmond Produce

The produce is always fresh and several times cheaper than a supermarket. The seasonal selection is always rotating.
They also stock European and Mediterranean products — canned dolmas, Italian tuna, pita bread, lavash, etc.
Some organic items — but not many.

Cheaper English sweets sold here! Snobby cashier because I was only purchasing biscuits.
–2 stars until next time

I get off a stressful day at work and all I want are bananas. The owner or manager comes over while I pick my bananas in peace starts telling me to break them sideways. Fine I just won’t break them apart. I buy one bunch and wanted one ripe banana to eat. So I pulled one off a bundle and got yelled at! «DONT BREAK my bananas people wont buy them.».then he walks away when I tried to show him I didn’t BREAK anything! The bananas are sold by lb and expensive! Compared to Trader Joes. If it’s by pound I don’t need to buy a whole bundle! Rude!

Love this shop! I’ve been looking for a decent Asian grocer in the city for months and come across this little gem. Veggies are fresh and very competitively priced. I’ve been to the stores that Unilocal said were the best Asian grocers and this store beats them hands down in terms of price and freshness. Maybe not so much selection, since it’s kind of small, but it was the only place I could get firm, non-​rotten tomatoes at the end of December for under $ 2 a pound. Trust me, I’ve gone to three places and all their tomatoes were rotten, as in you couldn’t find a single decent one in the whole bin. BUT this place had the firm, fresh tomatoes and other vegetables and fruits too.
Bonus:
Lots of Middle Eastern and European foods. Right next to a bunch of Russian grocers (they have the most delicious sausages, pastries and candy) so you can get all your shopping done on one block!

My one stop store for fresh vegetables/​fruits and Eastern European foods. I love their selection of many things I miss from home: Lithuanian cheese, Russian kielbasas and condensed milk, buckwheat. Other items like preserves or cookies or pickled vegetables are from Romania, Poland, or Bulgaria.
My fav items are Mother Goose pâté, Bologna, and Moskovskaya kielbasa. Also they carry Cinderella’s Light Rye bread.
I love their big selection of apples, including many uncommon varieties — my fav gravenstein apples and other kinds, not just most common (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith). those items cost usually more — $ 1.49/lb or little bit more than mainstream 99c/​lb. Selection of plums, grapes and other fruits is good too.
In general the selection is seasonal — which I love — they carry fruits and vegetables when it’s a season and they are at their peak. not like year round tasteless strawberries at some supermarkets. So it’s more ecologically conscious way. And also a way to avoid routine in your grocery basket and eventually a diet.
The ladies at the register are super sweet!

Richmond Produce looks like the average produce mart but it’s not. on it’s shelves are candies, groceries, jams, noodles, sardines, edibles, spices, and foodstuffs of alll types. goods from eastern europe, russia, bulgaria, austria, germany, etc.
eats: «Lavada» Russian style cocoa ice crea (1.29)
–nice cocca tastes
take outs:
–checkout lanes are outfashioned.
–cashiers friendly.

great selection for such a small place and also great prices for such an expensive area! i just wish they had organic options for foods on the dirty dozen list.

This produce store is sooooo clean! The price is a bit on expensive side but I am ok with it. They always have full stocks of fresh kales even at 7pm, fresh stocks of strawberries and many more.
The ladies at the cashiers are all sweet and nice and the workers here are all very helpful.

Is it just me or are the fruits here really cheap?
Earlier I saw a sign that said strawberries were 2 for $ 1 so I said I would come back. Sadly, the prices changed when I went by a couple hours later. Strawberries were now $ 1.50 but that is still really cheap in my book.
They have a nice selection of produces that are also really nicely priced.

Definitelly the place to go to buy food, very near from our apartment.

Growing up in San Francisco and making purchases at different grocery stores, I know that expecting the best produce and general grocery items affordable prices tops every consumers’ list. Some of the items you see at this grocery store are typically some of the items you’d expect to see when you walk into any grocery store in San Francisco. The cantaloupes were 79 cents a pound so I made a stop and purchased two cantaloupes. I haven’t browsed through the entire store to completely check out the pricing for other items yet. This is my go to grocery store when I am in the Richmond District.
The staff members are friendly which creates a positive shopping environment for the consumers. I’ll definitely come out of my way by traveling a little further for groceries.
Acceptable Forms of Payments:
— Cash/​Credit Cards/​Debit Cards
Parking:
— Street Metered Parking and Residential Parking
Public Transportation:
— 38 Geary & 38L Geary Limited

This local market is a little gem amongst all the other markets along Geary Blvd. It doesn’t have too much fresh Russian food (besides bread and packaged items) and doesn’t sell fresh meat like the other markets, which provides much more focus on fresh vegetables, fruits, and cleanliness.
Prices are very reasonable and even though it is pretty small, selection is great. You’ll probably find all the vegetables and fruit that you are looking for, maybe even some other items that you would probably never find at a local Safeway. Even though it’s winter, I found sweet strawberries here recently for $ 2.50, score! Way better than your local chain market’s quality and price.
P. S. I would suggest scoping out the other markets within a block or two if you are hesitant on quality and deal, but this one has to be my favorite for local produce.

This is the most awesome produce place. I’ve been coming here for years getting everything I need for the parties and events I do as owner of Sf Mixology. They have beautiful boxes of limes and lemons for a great price. The fruit is healthy and nice sized and everyone is ALWAYS so diligent and helpful.
I’ve shopped at every produce store in SF, and this place is by far my favorite. I will come across town JUST to go here.
Shawn Refoua
Sf Mixology

I’ve lived in the Outer Rich since March and since I’m fairly new to SF, it’s taken a while to find my regular spots. I grew up in the ‘burbs and didn’t realize how much I’m used to corporate convenience shopping. After trying out several markets, I do believe I’m falling for Richmond Produce!
The basics:
Almost always decent produce. Wide enough selection for my weekly needs. Efficient, friendly check out. GREAT prices,
The details:
Some reviews here irritate me. Yes, the produce may not have a two week shelf life, but guess what, folks?! Actual fresh, ready to harvest produce that hasn’t be covered in a waxy film or been sprayed with pesticides isn’t meant to last that long! Perhaps you should consider how quickly you are going to consume the product and purchase accordingly, instead of complaining that the item is supposedly bad. I’ve been at Safeway and seen questionable produce. And I don’t freakin’ buy it. All these companies, big and small, will lose money if they don’t try and push their product as long as they can. And frankly, I’m wary of consuming food that doesn’t decompose in a normal period of time. That is breaking down inside of me! :/​
And the complaints about selection? Really? Do you expect to walk into a market that’s smaller than your apartment and get everything you would in a warehouse style store? Please use your head. It’s like hitting up Off the Grid and asking for a McRib. They have a wide selection of fresh vegetables, save certain Asian varieties which I can pop into another shop for. There are interesting relishes (Russian maybe) that are tasty and household basics like bread, oil, sugar, dry beans, sauces, etc. However, I tend to keep this place for produce as the pricing on the other groceries is higher than what I like to pay. But I don’t complain because the sign out front says PRODUCE.
Overall, I think they run a good business. They tend to stock what is in season, which is environmentally sound and a smart business move. I love that every day there is a $ 1 featured item. Yesterday, it was large containers of blackberries. I got two, and they weren’t almost rotten as some people suggest. Big, plump, juicy… mmm, I’m going to go make a smoothie now! :)
See you at Richmond Produce!

My grocery shopping place

I’ve been shopping this place for ages! Everyone should have a market like this one near them.
I can always count on finding good quality produce here. They’re generally well stocked and priced well.
Another bonus point for them is that my mom will shop here too. Chinese moms are crazy picky. Good enough for her, good enough for me.

I do almost all of my produce shopping here while hanging out in the Outer Richmond. In my experience, their vegetables tend to be fresher than their fruits. Everything is very well priced. Since they added the new fridge for cheese and cured/​sandwich meats, their store has expanded their selection and gotten even more organized. They also sell spices for really cheap in the little plastic bags, canned goods, a large variety of dry pastas, croissants, baguettes, flat breads, olive oils, teas, coffee, and dry beans. Their check out line is very quick.
My largest complaint is that they do not carry very many fresh herbs including thyme and rosemary. Also their cheese selection caters more to their Russian customers with things that I can’t even read along with a few more common but less reasonably priced cheeses such as mozzarella. I suppose the latter cheeses are there more for convenience. It would be nice to have a wider selection of cheeses on par, but perhaps smaller than, say Trader Joe’s.

Last Sunday the weather was awesome, My body was too sore for a workout so I figured I would go for a nice walk and enjoy the weather. I put on the stunna’s and plugged in the headphones and walked out the house. Now most people would see grocery shopping as a drag but not me. I guess its the cook in me, I love going and taking my time to pick fresh ingredients for the food i make. It had been awhile since i went to Richmond Produce, my grandma used to drag me and my lil bro alot when we were younger. They have many fruits and veggies tat always look so fresh! Gotta represent for the local mom and pop places!
I love to touch and smell the fresh fruits and veggies and i like to do tat while tuning everyone out. Hence i had headphones on, rocking out to some K-​pop and picking fruits and veggies.
I left with two baskets of strawberries which i got for $ 1.99, a head of red leaf lettuce for 99cents, tomatoes for pretty cheap and also some raspberrys. I was pretty sad that they didn’t have anymore Booberries (yes i call blueberries, booberries: P)

Update ,
Still a favorite place of mine where Fairly Priced, High Quality Fruits & Veg can be bought.
Fresh Produce & Veg Prices a Fraction of the Local Super Markets, but also crammed with specialty items for those with Eastern Euro Backgrounds
Parking via the street or nearby lot, both though are pretty cheap.
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Maybe I don’t understand a word the ladies from Russia are saying but,
I really like Richmond Produce when I have a chance to stop here. They always have great fresh rolls at 5 soft crusty rolls to a bag, plus a decent selection of produce that tends to be very affordable. I always check the produce carefully and when buying berries make sure they are used in a day or two but other then that I love this place.
If you are in the area it is a great stop where you can normally get fruit and produce at great prices. Plus they carry some specialty Biscuits and Turkish Delight.

Little shops like these are just synonymous with living in SF. I used to shop at Irving Street (and 22^nd to be exact) at one of these little produce shops, but it’s much more than just a produce shop. It sells a variety of cheeses, olives, and breads too.
Although the fruit here isn’t as fresh as the ones on Irving St, it is still convenient and there is an abundance of variety. You just have to pick through to find the ones which aren’t bruised. If you live in the area then shops like these are a blessing. We were in the area and it was definitely convenient because if we had been coming here especially, the parking situation would’ve just pissed me off immensely.
Prices are very cheap and you just can’t beat a place which carries everything you need for one stop shopping. 3.5 stars