Foothill Produce

Yep! I am going FIVE star on this place and I hesitated Unilocaling about it because I’d rather keep it my little secret but this place is pretty well known now and it RULES! CHEAP prices for GREAT produce, not to mention they have a huge selection of stuff you can’t always find. They also have a great cheese selection as well as meat and a sweets case in the back that is still relatively new. The people that work there have always been really fast and really friendly. The lines get big but they get you in and get you our fast and the prices are well below what you would pay at SAFEWAY or any of those mainstream grocery stores but freshier and better! Oh man, don’t get produce from Safeway, too expensive! Also, this place takes foodstamps! How great is that?!?

I could not imagine how amazing this little shop is. I found bunch of fruits and vegetables I even did not know. Prices are lower than Trader Joes next door, the variety is amazing. Very big plus is the selection of cheese! Go check it out!

Always fresh, large choice of vegetables, friendly staff.

Are they allowed to treat customers so badly? I know their food is cheap & that keeps people coming back. However this is the worst do it yourself market. There is no customer service — meaning you have to navigate around boxes, mess and the isles are extra narrow due to their own carts blocking the way. I’m surprised no one has sued for falling or getting hit by them. They won’t move, they expect you to move for them! Who’s the one keeping whom in business?
I have been a loyal customer since they first opened, but I think they are taking our loyalty for granted. No more! Enough is enough! Other customers need to help each other out & that is not ok. And the workers are rude! I can get my veggies from elsewhere, their food is not all that! Sorry lost a longtime customer. Train your staff, treat your customers right!

I often come here to buy some vegetables and fruits since it’s near. Overall, many stuff is cheap except for mushroom and dairy. But recently it seems that the price has been raised. It’s crowded and no much more space. Sometimes the waiting time is long.
There are more than 5 times they make mistakes in checking out for my groceries in my 2 years experience. For example, once they charge a pricy item which I even didn’t buy. Once they double charged me for the same stuff. I need to go back and ask my money back. There are twice that the lady cashier seem not to believe and asked many times if I’m sure. It’s like an insult.
There are many foreign old men and ladies coming here. I think maybe they can’t check the receipts. So they won’t find out the mistakes. I met the same situations in Felipe’s market. I heard they belong to the same boss. I feel sad for these repetitive mistakes. By the way, there is no scale here. So I don’t know if the weight is accurate. After these mistakes, maybe I need to weigh the groceries next time and check if the weight is right.
So, remember to check your receipt every time!

I love their caviar selection, deli meat, olive selection, all very reasonably priced!

I happened to be in the neighborhood today and did some shopping at Foothill produce.
I have to give this business the credit for trying to fix the problem: the space was cleaned up opening isles, things were moved around to make the customers moving around easier.
There is still room for improvement and it is a small place to begin with. But as long the management keeps their customers’ experience high on their priority list we will appreciate it. Thank you!

Waited 20 minutes in the deli line to get a tuna sandwich, only to find out that they didn’t have tuna that day. So I changed my order to the edamame wrap and was told they didn’t have edamame either. Changed my order for the third time to the mediterranean wrap, which he also didn’t have the ingredients to make. I asked if they had any vegetarian sandwiches or wraps and the man replied «no,» even though there were 3 listed on the menu. I left and so did the another vegetarian woman in line behind me. You would think they could make vegetarian sandwiches in a produce store…

I really liked shopping here despite the crowded aisles but lately the produce has been less than fresh. And by that i mean actually moldy and rotting while on display. Not just a random one thing but several items rotting with fruit flies around it and other things fuzzy with mold. Also most of the time the service is decent but today the checker was downright rude: grabbed my bags from me so gruffly I was actually startled and he didn’t say a single word to me during the entire transaction. This place seems like it is starting a slow downhill slide and I hope management can reign it back in to become the great hidden treasure it once was.

I was in the area and decided to check out Foothill for some melons. Quality is good, but a little on the pricey side. Layout of the store is tight to maneuver a cart in. Parking lot was a nightmare on the day I was there.
Overall I’m glad I went, but I won’t go out of my way to go back!

*****warning: do not shop at this store*****
i am so disgusted!!!
i found slugs today in two different bags of produce from this store. i purchased dill and parsley (which sit next to each other in this store), put them in plastic bags and took them home a couple days ago. today as i was about to pull some stems out i noticed a slimy black oval shaped spot inside the bag. i looked closer then realized it was slowly crawling!!! i found at 2 – 3 slugs in the bag of parsley and the bag of dill. the bags have been sitting untouched in my refrigerator ever since the purchase.
i have been a regular customer here for a long time, i live across the street on the other side of homestead. i go to foothill produce and trader joes next door for my groceries twice a week.
i am never shopping at foothill produce again!!!
i have taken pictures and videos where you can see the slugs crawling and sliding around. i am going to the health department first thing tomorrow. i am so disgusted and out raged. i thought getting my groceries from here so cheap was great, i didnt mind the long lines, but this is unacceptable. i used to speak highly of this place.

I really hate to write this review. The place is crowded already. Since Filipe took over Foothill Produce its been my favorite place to shop.
It’s got an almost European market feel with tons of great produce at good prices. Hundreds of specialty items including a gourmet deli counter.
Can be parking challenged at times. It’s right next door to Trader Joes.

produce is on the cheaper side… of course not fresh and crispy. Fruits and tomatoes seemed fine. Many things are not priced where the product is. You’ve to look for it.
deli is over priced. Tiny falafel — 79 cents each? Other deli stuff ls overpriced as well.
Service: clueless, mannerless girls working at the cash register. Couldn’t understand simple question about price of the produce. Didn’t look like they wanted to be working there.
Verdict: if I’m in the area I might visit for fruits may be. Noting special to drive there for a reason.

Rude cashier, cramped, long lines… I don’t understand the appeal. After waiting in line for a long time in a crowded space, we were told the register no longer worked. The rude cashier said she will only take credit card purchases, and said she was moving to another register. We all thought we’d be next, but she took another line. We all waited VERY PATIENTLY FOR A LONG TIME AGAIN! I finally asked her when she was going to take us, and she said to get in the back of the line — REALLY!!!
I had to speak to 3 different people about this incident b/​c no one spoke English. The fourth woman tried to check me out, but the cash register must have taken 5min to restart, and then she couldn’t take cash. She was nice and helpful, and the other folks did try to get me in touch w/​someone who could help, but the entire situation was really an example of very bad customer service.

Very good fresh fruits/​veggies w/​nice people to help you. Good prices. Way to go Felipe! I always shop there. You should, too!!!
Maira Baraldi

Foothill produce is the kind of place you go to get local, inexpensive produce. It’s not fancy or even a nice place. It’s a bit cramped with piles and piles of items. It kind of reminds me of shopping in Chinatown and if you come with no expectations, you’ll be pleasantly surprised. If you come here expecting to walk into a produce palace with butlers and people to hand you a lemonade when you walk in, this is not your spot.
This joint has produce spilling out in front and down the sidewalk. I bought two small containers of blueberries for $ 0.79 each. WOW. Where I’m from, those things are like $ 3+. There was a 2.5 pound bag of Kale for a couple dollars. Where I’m from, half of that costs $ 3. As you can tell, their prices are amazing.
Other items in the store include: canned goods, bread, cheese, chocolate, etc. It’s not strictly a produce place. I would definitely recommend it for shoppers who are not faint of heart or their nose stuck too far up in the air.

I like Felipe’s Market concept which tries to replicate the outdoor /​local European market places. They have a great selection of European specialty foods at good prices. I go there weekly for my Straus’s organic milk.
These are the reasons I don’t give it a high rating.
Fresh? I can go there at the beginning of the week and see stacks of boxed produce in the entrance of the store. The boxes do not appear to get any lower. I go back a couple of days later and the same boxes are still there. Meanwhile you have multiple people who appear that they are stocking product. Always getting in the way of an already crowded space. That’s the appearance, and the proof of the freshness comes in the purchase of the product. Produce does not last long which tells me it’s been around a while. My wife and I like to shop farmer’s markets, and the produce lasts a lot longer.
Store experience. Small! I don’t have the patience to take in a cart. You have customers with carts and store personnel rushing to do something. It’s like going to Costco and you have to dodge the floor sweeper or forklift. Don’t they do all that at night?
Prices: They price most of the produce by the pound, but good luck finding a scale. I have done price comparisons with other stores and you can save money on a few things.
Safety and cleanliness: A very negative review here. How many times do I have to see produce fall to the ground and picked up or left there for someone else to pickup and put back in the pile ! I have to watch myself extra when I enter and shop because of the grime on the floor.
My first choice to buy fresh fruits and vegetables would be the farmer’s market. But if I can’t get to the farmer’s markets I would prefer a Sprouts or Whole Foods.

v v v Go back to Menlo Park and buy your $ 1.39/lb bananas, LOCALLY! Yes, please STAY AWAY, just like you noted in your asinine review! v v v
BTW, we’re ALL immigrants, you major league DOLT!

Seasonal fresh produce in massive quantity displayed in large vats at an unbeatable price!
Located right next to Trader Joe’s, I would occasionally come here to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and ingredients that are hard to locate elsewhere.
The one biggest problem I have about this place that it’s really cramped so people are always bumping into one another and that the check-​out lines can be a nuisance.
Most people seemed kind and respectful of one another. I had an unfortunate encounter with a big-​haired, snobbish, LV bag-​lugging, middle-​aged woman with a big-​ass gold framed dark sunglasses who just cut right in front of me as if she is naturally entitled. I told her there’s a line and she just glared at me. Lack of courtesy or decorum. A poor representation of this neighborhood.

I simply cannot rate this place less than 5 stars despite how bad the parking is or how hard it is to move around in this place at any given time of the day.
Where the hell else can you go buy TWO GIANT BAGS of produce (at least half of it ORGANIC) for $ 25? Let me answer that for you… nowhere. Dude… I picked up a 5 pound butternut squash for 81 cents. That’s just ridiculous. I got a BIG container of organic blueberries for $ 2.99. Organic red lettuce for $ 1.50 (when it’s in season). They also tend to mark stuff down when it’s threatening to go bad. I buy it, pour it in a baggie and stick it in the freezer. Done.
I’m here at least twice a week, so I can’t believe I haven’t reviewed it yet.
I have the whole parking/​shopping thing figured out. I’m able to park against the island by Chevron, go shopping with a BASKET (never a cart people, come on now, shop smarter, not harder), in and out in 30 minutes… then back in the traffic on 85 South @4:30…yayyyyy.
Words to the wise:
1. Use a basket… for the love of all things holy, USE A BASKET, not a cart. Never a cart.
2. Go EARLY. Like… before noon. 2pm at the latest.
3. If you’re going to park out front, be prepared to do battle.
4. Eat more veggies.
5. This place has a LOT more than just veggies! European meats, dairy, and other stuff that I have no idea about… oh, and LOTS of honey.