sharon klein

Review of Vicente Foods

A customer at Vicente Foods for over 40 years, I c...

A customer at Vicente Foods for over 40 years, I can say that this store is the epitome of care, quality, and service.

Yes, for produce and meats, the prices are a bit higher. But after purchase, we need discard nothing--there is no waste; the quality of produce is unequaled--even in many farmers' markets--and the meats are extraordinary. Fresh things taste like they should...like we remember they "did." Tomatoes are tomatoes, and the same is true for any vegetable, fruit, or meat. The staff are informed, gracious, and generous, and the wine and liquor department is itself carefully curated--with advice, conversation, and--when desired--very helpful information and instruction. And of course, there is the service deli--incredible...with some homemade specialties and wonderful sandwiches....all with a smile and engaging conversation--and there is the bakery--Mamolo's--a Viktor Benes original, with baked goods, whose quality is equaled only by the staff's sweetness (no, really).

Importantly, during this chaotic crisis, management and staff have done everything they can to support one another, and to provide products and service as seamlessly as it is humanly possible to do, being vigilant about the health of staff and the safety of customers. Thank you, VF!