cuidado con estos vivisimos mi cuenta fue de $116.50 total y este rata me quiso cobrar $142 cuando le pedi un recibo con;la lista de lo que compre me dijo que ya no quiere venderme. mojado y rata este hdspm read more

El Condor - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

el service veniamos a comprar pero al llegar la señora que estaba ahi ni siquiera nos dijo un hola bueno todo es passable pero mi niña queria usar el baño y muy amablemente lo salude y le pregunte si puede prestar el baño para La niña lo cual me Dijo que no bueno sali enseguida y mire cuanto perdio yo siempre gasto mas de cien dolares siempre que voy pero bueno espero que Los dueños del negocio sepan lo que pasa cuando dejan a una empleada asi como Ella read more

I really enjoy this spot to stock up on hard to find grains and ingredients I use for cooking Ecuadorian food or basically any dishes from South America. This city is the land of Mexican grocery stores and although well equipped I sometimes need to find hominy that's not canned (it tends to have that preservative flavor imo)... I love this spot :) If you happen to see their homemade hot sauce and love a very mild but bright tangy kick get it! It's so tasty and has that distinct tomato de arbol flavor that you can totally mix in a bunch of herbs and season a bland fish or stanky boot with. read more

Cobran la música .10 centavos por canción la señora que atiende no saluda solo nos cobro siento que si el servicio al cliente fuera mejor fuera mejor pero a lo que fui encontré todo lo que necesite pero no recomiendo el lugar y ni pienso volver read more

OMG!!... I wish I had one of these at home... aka Colombus... and L.A!! All kinds of Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Latin American products. I just made a trip to DC and bought the entire store. But here we found some Ecuadorian cheese and I can't wait to get home and make some Cunapes!! yay! read more

El Condor - a metal bucket filled with beans - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Stopped here on my way back to O'Hare after renewing my Peruvian passport at the Peruvian consulate downtown. Where I live, most latin markets only carry Mexican ingredients and are often missing key ingredients like ají amarillo so I thought I would check out this place while I was in town. They are conveniently located a few blocks from the blue line so it's a quick stop along the way. Anyways El Condor did not disappoint- I stocked up on my ají and other foods I haven't been able to find at home. Let's just say I had a very interesting conversation with the TSA agent who scanned my carry-on at the airport ;) Next time I'm bringing an empty suitcase! I also had a nice conversation with the owner. Apparently part of her business is ordering extra items which she then ships to the small stores in the Midwest who otherwise wouldn't be able to have an order big enough to get certain things. When I told her where I was from, she told me the names of a few stores near me that she occasionally ships products to that I hadn't tried yet. Sure enough when I got home and visited them they had what I needed. Now I'm the family hero who ended the Huancaína shortage! read more

South American Store. WoW! This place is so small but carries a lot of stuff, i was looking for a few latin american flags and when we enter the place they were packed with so many things: Soccer t-shirts (all of them) sweets, Ecuadorian chocolates Peruvian Ollucos Inca Kolas Hot sauces from guayaquil ETC The people were so nice to us, my husband got a small glass bottle of inca kola, (it taste better than a can). We didn't buy much but boy these people really have the right store, so much stuff, it reminds me of places in italy, rice, pasta, bread, it is worth to check it out, if you are looking for south american products or soccer t-shirts, i prefer the italian soccer t-shirts. Great Service!! read more

Ok, I've lived in the neighborhood a little over two years now, and I always passed the store in the morning on my way to "L". When I head to work, it's too early for it to be open and on my way back it never occurred to me to step inside. I'm not going to lie, it's in a middle of a gentrifying neighborhood, i guess i never took notice. Like the person before me had said, the security fencing was throwing it off, what with how the neighborhood was becoming. BUT simply Amazing with a capital A! It looks small but they have a variety of products inside, all from Latin America, particularly from Ecuador and Peru! Another one of my worries was that the people that run the place weren't going to be friendly. I was pretty wrong. They were super nice. An adorable little lady explained to me how to prepare "chochos", a type of bean: with tomato, lime, and onion....Delicious! The Inca Cola, another favorite! I ended up having a convo with a young man about the place and his background, great guy. He told me that the place has been up and running since the 90s. And with good reason too!! I would definately recommend anyone to come by and take a look inside. I've been back numerous times now and each time, I get something new. From snacks, to Latin American cuisine, and drinks...They have neat little trinkets too! I can't recommend it enough! read more

In a town brimming with underwhelming and underserving convenience locations, El Condor delivers beyond expectations every time. Most recently, New Year's Eve, I had purchased what I believed were regular playing cards. Turned out, they were Spanish playing cards. Even though I had already paid the $1.89 and unwrapped the deck, when I returned hours later and went to buy a standard deck of cards, the shopkeep remembered me from earlier and offered to let me exchange the open deck for the one I wanted. I never even asked. Unbeatable prices, unbeatable hospitality. It's nice to be nice. We could all learn a thing or two from El Condor. Check out their website (seriously). read more

I had printed directions to two stores that were suppose to carry Peruvian goods but I couldn't remember which was which. BUT the bright store sign made it easy for me to find once I got on the right street. I lucked into a close parking spot, which was great when I had to have help carrying out all that I bought! : o The website for El Condor was super helpful in giving me an idea of what to expect. When I went in, I was the only one there and the sweet lady behind the counter probably thought I was lost. Before I left, there were 7-8 guys that had come in, all speaking Spanish and talking like they have been here often. It definitely had a neighborhood market feel to it...I would easily come more often if I was closer in proximity. While the shelves were packed, it was easy to find things. I started with a Peruvian flag, and then spices (there were a LOT to choose from), and aji amarillo...and crackers, cookies and they even have frozen goods but the cherry on top was the Inca Kola in glass bottles. I'm SO SO SO excited! If I knew what to do with the dried corn, they have it but some things are over my head! I have a few recipes I want to try, to reminisce on my time in Peru, and thanks to El Condor, I think I will have an authentic experience. read more

I found out about this little gem earlier this year. I decided to check it out since I am of Peruvian descent. I didn't know what to expect because I did find other south american stores who thought selling nothing but Inca Kola sodas clasified them as authentic south American. Psssh. Well, when I got there, I sort of got disappointed quickly. There was like security fencing on the windows and the store was small. All of my fears soon disappeared. When I walked inside, they had everything any Peruvian could want! Peruvian flags, keychains, food, music,dvd's,and yes even Inca Kola. Besides that they also have tons of Ecuadorian merchandise, and Columbian, and other south American country stuff. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that not only did they have the Peruvian criollo music I was looking for, they also had Peruvian Corn " Chocklo" and Inca Kola in cans, two liters, and GLASS BOTTLES! I was there today by the way and bought 4 bottles of Inca Kola in bottles. They do taste way better than in the can. And since shopping there a few short months ago, they have remodeled and increased the size of the store. Not a whole lot but definitely a bit larger. Para Todo los Peruanos en Chicago, I reccommend this little store highly. I almost forgot, they also carry lots of herbs and spices that many Peruvians cannot find anywhere else in Chicago for their cooking needs. Like the ingrediants needed to cook " pap a la Huancaina, Lomo Saltado, Cau Cau, Aji De Gallina" and Mazamora morada! And even CHICHA! Go here fast. I'm sure you will go crazy buying up almost everything in the store. read more

Drove from the far South East side of Chicago to buy CHICHA MORADA.......could not it anywhere else....so worth the trip......so much stocked in the store. Have to make another trip soon. read more