Gateway Produce

If I could give this place three and a half stars, I would. Sometimes the European food you see on the shelves are overdue, and that kind of makes me weary of buying things other than fruit in fear that I might purchase past due food. Fruit here can be really inexpensive at times though. Like ridiculously inexpensive. I love that! At the same time though, some things that are not in season can be priced higher than other grocery stores.

I have shopped here for years and will continue to do so. Very good prices and the staff work very hare and are always ready to help. Thank you Gateway!!!

Spend more than $ 10 or they will charge you for using a debit card. I am hoping this hoping this place has a better/​fresher selection when the season is right. For now I will stay away. I will re-​review this in the summer.

Oh, stellar prices! Better than the actual farmers market and they have AC! Some of the fruit/​veggies were a little overripe, but there was a great selection and you really can’t beat the prices for locally grown produce!

This is a hidden gem in the ‘Couve. Your best bet is to go here for seasonal fresh produce. Out of season items are likely not to be in stock. They get lots of local produce that may appear less than perfect, but fresher than fresh. This is a great place to grab fruit by the case if you enjoy canning or freezing, too!
Now is also the best time to grab fresh pears and apples. We bought a case of both and made some pretty stellar pear sauce to freeze. (The house smelled so good!) The prices are hard to beat and the fruit is amazing! They also offer a variety of Eastern European goods and other odds and ends.
If you haven’t check this place out, Go!
FYI — They prefer cash and there is a fee to use your credit card.

All I can say is wow. Between the seasonally-​available fresh’n’local stuff to the obscure ethnic groceries, I could peruse this place for some time. Hit’em up.

great prices, easy to get too. the people are super nice. we spend on for all veggie and fruits for the week you cant beat it, best in city. we save so much, we stop going to Safeway and other stores once we found them,…

Good selection of local seasonal produce and a good amount of non-​local off season goods. The store also carries a lot of imported food items for Asian and Eastern European diets and seconds found in bins.

This place is easy to miss but has some great values. It loses a star for the fact that some of the produce isn’t that great and the bins of non-​perishables are kinda iffy. I have found some good things in them like drink mixes and easy mac cups… a cup of instant stuffing for a quarter? That’s my style. I bought a bag of chocolates and half were ashy crumbles. At least it was cheap.
They also have an interesting selection of eastern european foods. On a couple occasions I’ve bought things that weren’t in English just as an adventure. Cans of rice stuffed eggplant are tasty, Imam Bayeldi is good… I got a big bottle of pretty good imported EVOO for like 7 bucks! They have european breads and cakes from Ararat bakery… there are Russian meats and cheeses too. I haven’t brought myself to buy the bagged Pelmeni but I am tempted every time.
Most of the produce is fine, but with bruisable fruits be careful. You have to pick through a bit but the prices are worth the work most of the time. All in all it’s not bad to leave the store with 2 bags of veg for 5 bucks.