Crystal Springs Produce

Wow… what a hidden gem. Great prices, great selection, great parking. Everything is so fresh.

Finally found a great produce place to shop. Great selection low prices.
Reminds me of produce shop on San Antonio in Los Gatos.

Best place ever! They have fresh produce at excellent price. You can probably find most of your produce here to make an awesome meal. Plenty of parking and the owners are nice and friendly.

I just got back from this store and Safeway. Every item I purchased at Crystal Springs Produce was cheaper than Safeway including tomatillos, radishes, lemons, green onions and poblano peppers (obviously I am making Mexican tonight). For such a small store, they have interesting items such as Pomegranate Syrup used to make Mahamara which I couldn’t find elsewhere. The people that work there are always really nice and so it is fun going there. Please support this store — we don’t want it to go out of business!

My go to place to stock up on organic produce especially after I started juicing everyday. The quality and the price is good better than whole foods. I appreciate finding some local/​organic produce.

This place packs a lot of quality items in a pretty small area. In particular, I love their plums, grapes, dates, avocados, spices and just recently I tried their made-​in-​house salsa and guacamole and both were ridiculously good. This place never disappoints

Best place ever! Fresh produce at excellent price.

The fruits here are very fresh and delicious! Though the fruits here are pricier than Safeway but they taste way better! If you are not good at selecting fruits like me, this is actually a great place for you to enjoy fruits.
The owner is polite and kind, he always gave my little boy a plum, banana or orange when i bring my boy to the store!!!

Just moved to the neighborhood and so happy this is close to us. The owners are really nice and the produce is great. Organic produce more affordable than whole foods or even Berkeley bowl for certain things. What a blessing!

Definitely wanted to support the local family owned business and we were happy we did. Owner was very nice and helpful. They have a nice selection of organic and non organic produce. Prices are a little on the expensive side but that’s expected. When we were checking out we were offered their homemade guacamole and it was delciious! So delicous we purchased one to bring back to the hotel room. I would definitely return.

I’d love to continue supporting a small, independent, local store like this, but can no longer do it. The people here are just too unfriendly. I’ve been in at least a dozen times over the past year, and each time the behavior of the person behind the counter is the same– indifferent and cold. I don’t have to be treated like a long lost friend at a store, but a simple greeting, a how are you, and a thank you would be nice.
I’ve tried a number of times to elicit a friendly response from people here by inquiring how the business is doing, thanking them for stocking x, y, or z item, saying something about the beautiful day, etc. And each time, the response is minimal and cool– a «thank you» is very rare, and there’s never a «how are you doing?,» «good to see you again,» «take it easy,» or «have a nice day.» Nothing. Just a cold transaction.
Why would I go back to a place where I never feel welcomed or appreciated as a customer? I wouldn’t. They’ve lost me.

PERFECT. Wonderful. Amazing. I wish there were 6 stars — or more.
This place has (a) fantastic, quality products, (b) wonderful people, © hard-​to-​believe prices, and (d) an amazing selection.
Mustafa (the owner) is phenomenal, as are all of his staff (a few of whom are family — always nice!). The produce is fresh and perfect, always. (And he’ll steer you right: he’s said «no, you don’t want those apples for a pie; get these», or «those aren’t really ready yet; you probably want this kind for now; come back in a week and I’ll have some better ones».
Terrific selection of all kinds of other unusual imported goods — chocolates, cheeses, charcuterie, etc. Wonderful local produce. It’s like shopping at a local market in France — 30 years ago, when everything was amazing and local and the shopkeeper knew you. Superb famous local bakery bread (you know the brands!). Organic milk, cheese, butter, etc. Bulk heirloom popcorn kernels, even! Middle-​Eastern, European, Slavic, and other foods. More varieties of apples, pears, peaches, than a farmer’s market. And all this in a space half the size of a 7 – 11 — NO idea how he does it.
And — I do NOT know how they do this: the produce prices are actually competitive with the *&(@! Safeway across the street!
We love, love, love this store. You will too — promise.

You can nominate Crystal Springs Produce in the Best Produce category of Bay Area A List at
. I am not affiliated in any way with Crystal Springs Produce other than being a happy customer! I love having this business in our neighborhood.

This is the best produce store in the area, no joke! Fruits and vegetables are always fresh; great selection of organic and local produce. European food like different kids of cheese, chocolates and all kinds of nuts. Store made guacamole is amazing! Apples, tomatoes and Persian cucumbers taste and smell like real produce not like plastic.
The owners are kind and hardworking people who always answer my questions and give me advice.
Recommend to everyone who likes fresh produce at very reasonable prices.
Thank you for the great selection and customer service!

I love this place.
Virtually everything I want.
No false face.
Although missing an Asian font.

Just found this place after realizing their is no Sprouts nearby. It’s a small store but carries quality product. The prices are surprisingly good for a small, standalone. No bruised fruit looking for a quiet place to die here. It all looks fresh from the farm.

Fresh, local produce with very reasonable prices. Friendly service too. So much better than Safeway produce that sits in a distribution warehouse before getting to the stores.

Hands down, purveyor of the prettiest produce I’ve ever seen.
Plump, ripe, reasonably priced (for California), and the people who work here, especially the older gentleman who I would assume is the owner, are adorable to point where I would consider applying for a job here just to see their shiny, happy faces more often.
There isn’t much parking, but the store it TINY so it really doesn’t take that long for most people to get in and out. If you grab a cart here, you’re a jerk, because there is no damn room for that. Even grabbing a basket here is border-​line offensive considering how tiiight those 4 teeny aisles are.
It’s very reminiscent of a European corner market in it’s look, feel, and selection. I liked that they offered affordable packaged cheeses as well as some higher-​end artisan cheeses that for now I’m only in the market to smell, not buy, though I appreciate them both the same.
If you’re in search of harder to find Euro and/​or Middle Eastern specialty items, or the most beautiful produce you’ve ever seen, look no further than Crystal Springs Produce.

The best grocery of this size I’ve encountered. They’ve got great produce connections and often have rare items, such as English peas, far longer than anyone else. Great place to get the things you can’t find at Safeway: good buffalo mozzarella, half sour pickles, double-​smoked bacon, etc. Super friendly staff and decent prices.
You won’t be able to do all your shopping here, but it’s the perfect place to complement your shopping (especially if you’re already across the street).

Thanks, Unilocal,for helping me find this gem!
This little supermarket is one I will go out of my way for. Prices are very reasonable, produce is fresh/​clean, and the owners always seem to appreciate your business. The first time I visited, they even gave me a piece of Ritter’s chocolate and thanked me for checking them out. That’s the sort of customer appreciation that will keep me coming back.
They also carry a selection of gourmet goodies, including Digestives cookies from Europe (which I looooove).
There’s a reason all of the reviews for this place are consistently high.