Carload Food Market

Very rude staff. Will not be going back. I do not support local shops who are rude to their customers.

One of my favorite fresh produce markets on Bloor West! Excellent pricing and quality produce :) lots of organic options at reasonable prices.

I am loving Carload Fruit Market! Fresh Fresh Fresh and Cheap Cheap Cheap. It’s basically the only place I get my fruits and veggies at since moving into the ‘hood.
First off, the onions are the freshest I’ve ever bought in my life! For 99 cents a bag, they’re fresher AND cheaper than any onions you’d find even at No Frills. Same with the garlic and ginger.
Like Kat mentioned, they carry their own romaine, spring mix, spinach and arugula which I’ve really become a fan of. I find the prepackaged stuff you get at other stores tastes really chemically; like the plastic it’s stored in. Not here. For $ 5 you can mix and match 2 boxes that usually yields a weeks worth of salads for the BF and I. I find the slight markup on these kinds of items are worth it for the convenience.
BUT– the main reason I’ve made this my #1 produce stop is for the Kitty who hangs out outside the store like she owns the place. She has such a tiny head for her body and she is SO CUTE. So gentle and content. Purely worth visiting for her.

I agree with the other reviewers — this is a much better fruit market than most of the small shops in Bloor West Village. It looks kind of run-​down from the outside, but it’s surprisingly nice and quite big inside. Not only do they have a lot of fresh produce (great prices too), but they also have a lot of organic, vegetarian/​vegan specialty items. The front section also has fair-​trade chocolate and containers of specialty candy/​nuts/​salty snacks. It’s located right by High Park Subway station next to Café Novo.

Carload consistently has the best produce in BWV. I walk past many other grocery stores to get there. They are particularly strong on produce from Ontario, often selling good Ontario produce when supermarkets are bringing stuff in from other countries at a higher price. And when Ontario isn’t available, they will look to the rest of Canada first.
For top quality produce, a great range of choice, and good price — it is hard to beat Carload

Next to John’s Food Village (the farthest WEST fruit market in Bloor West Village), Carload has the best produce in the neighbourhood. They always have the best green beans and bell peppers, not to mention the TOP price per pound on cherries. Carload, John’s and Green Thumb are constantly vying for the top spot when it comes to summer cherries, and they can often be had for $ 2.99 or less per pound (compare: $ 4.99 or $ 5.99 per pound at Metro or other large grocery store) at Carload.
Also, let’s talk about the green grapes. I am not usually a fan of green grapes because they’re too soft for my liking. I like really hard, slightly underripe fruit (nectarines, pears, kiwi, etc.). So I usually stick to red grapes. But Carload has the BIGGEST, JUICIEST seedless green grapes on this side of the M6S postal code. Honestly.
Plus they also stock TONS of baby spinach and arugula at the counter that they bag themselves. It’s wayyy better than the boxed or prewashed/​bagged branded stuff that you normally buy at the grocery store.
In the summer the blueberries and raspberries are so cheap (like 3 for $ 5 sometimes) that I have to wield my juggling skills as I skulk out the door carrying like twenty pints of them.

There are two or three other little grocery stores closer to my place, but I always walk a little further to get to Carload.
They’ve got a better organic selection, cheaper prices, fresher produce, and a bigger selection of flowers. Oh, and they accept debit and credit cards, which saves me a trip to the bank.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s the best choice for produce if you live in Bloor West Village.

Carload is primarily a fruit & veggie place, but they also have a small selection of basic groceries (milk, etc.) near the front of the store, and a little closed-​off flower room in the back. It’s about an average size for this kind of store, and has the obligatory baskets of food out front on the sidewalk, too. Some even spills over in front of the Bank of Montréal next door.
Carload’s size and focus on diversification means that the overall selection of produce isn’t the best in the neighbourhood, and the prices, while not exorbitant, aren’t the lowest either. Still, if you’ve got business on the block, and need some fruit, there’s no reason not to give them a look.