Elias is a produce market located at the corner of Tilghman and N Front St. The business is family owned and has been in business for over 30 years. I've been coming here for quite some time now and have to say, I love it. The staff is wonderful, they have a great selection, and they have the best prices around. read more

Fresh fruits ,produce, nuts and meat,good prices and great people ,been a customer for years.

Fantastic market for ethnic Arabic and Greek foods. Their produce department has items only found there and the prices of foods are some of the lowest found. I drive from Reading to Allentown just to shop there. read more

Absolutely fabulous place to shop. I have been going here for years and have always been more than satisfied.

Great prices on fresh produce and meats especially seafood. Good variety catering to several different cultures!

The prices at Elias Market are music to my soul! I can't believe how much I get for $100! Literally two weeks and more of our household shopping! Moreover, I've been able to find foods from my country of origin! A drive so worth all my fuel and patience on the road! The staff is great, as well! read more

Fantastic middle eastern grocery. Very clean and organized. Also they have an oven bakery for snide the grocery that makes middle eastern bakery. read more

This is the best place in Allentown (or maybe the Lehigh Valley) to buy produce. Great, fabulous, amazing prices. Did I say the prices are good? Great selection, too, especially for hard to find ethnic produce (cilantro, platanos, maduros, yuca, calabasa) . Good turnover, so everything is fresh or priced to MOVE (as in, eat it tonight). The Elias family that owns and runs the place is from the Middle East, so throughout the store are various foods that cater to that market as well as the Latinos who live in the neighborhood. For example, there is a deli section with hummus, kibbee, babaganoush and several types of feta. Their selection of flat breads is amazing. There is a flat bread I bought here for a wrap that so thin you can read the newspaper through it. You can buy bulk walnut meats and Medajool dates, falafel mix and big jars of tahini, mint tea leaves in big bags and jordan almonds. I'm just scratching the surface here. The store is small and crowded and somewhat off the beaten path, but don't let that intimidate you. Their parking lot is always full, but people come and go, so if you don't see a spot, wait and in a few minutes you'll see someone leaving. There is something good waiting for you around every corner of this store. Every part of the place is like a culinary wonderland to me. The spices, the dairy case, the freezer case, the canned goods area, all have really interesting foods at great prices. If you shop at health food stores for nuts, grains and spices, consider swinging by here, too, because the selection will blow your mind and the prices are a fraction of what you will pay elsewhere. And, that's not even talking about the produce, which is their main event. The last time I was at Elias (last week) I purchased big navel oranges for .50 each that at the grocery store the week earlier had cost me $1 each. And, that's the regular pricing. We're not talking sale prices. As for sales , the last time I was there, as I was checking out my order I asked about some mysterious plastic bags filled with avocados to my right as I faced the cashier. She said they were for sale. "How much?" I asked. "A dollar." A dollar?!? For five avocados! Okay, two were too far past their prime and needed to be tossed and the other three had gashes on them. But, seriously, we had avocado in our salad for three days for a dollar. This place is as good as it gets. read more

Simply put, it's foodie heaven. Cheap fresh produce AND crazy ethnic foodstuffs from around the world. I want to go to here. Not only can you buy bricks of feta cheese from big briney buckets, you have to decide whether you want the French, Greek, or Bulgarian kind. (I got the Bulgarian. Tangy.) Next time I throw a "Cheeses of the Middle East" party, I know where to go. There's got to be half dozen brands of Armenian string cheese. There's even something called Caucasian cheese. Elias Market is one of those markets where you can grab everything you want without considering price and it manages to be under $40. Unreal. They have big bulk bags of dried fruits, nuts, and legumes and they're incredibly cheap. I got a huge bale of smoked almonds for something like $5. They also have hard-to-find sour cherry juice imported from Turkey. Yum. I didn't try anything from the meat counter, but it looked decent. There are also big bulk buckets of olives, a handful of middle eastern prepared foods, and really awesome pita bread in sizes ranging from mini two-inch rounds to the huge thin kind I use as pizza crust. Dried peaches, miniature Seckel pears, fresh mint, kibbe spice, falafel mix...my basket runneth over. read more

Hate the parking and the iffy neighborhood, but for some of what you can get here, the hassle is well worth it. Helpful reasonably well informed staff too. Produce selection is broad, and cheap. Lots of cool stuff- dates, interesting cheeses, middle eastern sweets beyond your basic candied Jordan almonds. Plenty of teas and coffees. Really nice selection of spices and herbs. We come here most often for the chamomile and the Ayran yogurt drink. If you're low carbing, you will be delighted by the exotic cheeses and happy to see the meat case. That Aryan yogurt drink is low carb too, and very good if you like savory. Just be strong when you go past all the sweets, and yes, dried fruits are high carb, so be good. Even the no sugar halwah is not too safe. If you're vegetarian, you'll go crazy in the produce section with a huge variety of every day and ethnic veggies. Ever snack on garbanzo beans from the shell? Nommies. If you have not been here, go, just so you know what they have, because some day you are going to need some funky little ingredient or hanker for some chewy sweets, and you'll remember you saw it at the only place in Allentown that likely has it. read more

I've recently discovered even more amazing goodness here - finally branching out beyond the quality cheap produce. Elias carries many varieties of spices, Elias brand, as well as a whole aisle of Olive Tree Spices (located on 12th St). I've stopped by Olive Tree Spices before hoping to buy spices but found out they only do wholesale so it's great to know they can be found here for crazy cheap prices!! The "Afghan bread" tempted me too much so one day I bought one to try - it's pretty good. Much thicker and fluffier than I expected. Also tried lots of their different varieties of pitas and flat breads and they're all decent. My latest and favorite find is masala naan, less than four bucks for 10 of them - absolutely delicious with some cream cheese, double creme brie, lamb saag, or anything your heart desires! Go check it out! 10/14/2011 My previous review. Fresh produce at cheap prices. My family shops here at least twice a week. It's where we go for any vegetables and herbs we use often because it sure beats the prices in any other grocery stores. I've often stopped by for 4-5 heads of lettuce (red, green, romaine, & iceberg), a few caps of portabella, a bag of baby carrots, a big head of napa cabbage, oranges, apples, bananas, whatever berries that are in season, and sometimes plantain and a few potatoes and I will walk out that door with 4-5 bagfuls of grocery for maybe $15.xx. Those will last me for awhile. You just have to learn how to pick your produce so you're not getting the ones that are going to spoil in a day or two. There's always bread from Egypt Star Bakery available if you're not up for the 1 minute walk over the actual store itself. Lots of different canned goods from lots of different ethnic groups available too. They even have meat and poultry but I've honestly only ever shopped for the produce so I can't give a review on those. read more

I shop there daily, great customer service and a very friendly staff. Love their bakery and their variety of exotic fruits.

Whoa! My brother brought me here today for the first time. The place was absolutely jumping, so you know there was something good in there. Strike that: There were a lot of good things in there. Cheap, fresh produce is the first thing you see (and smell) on entering. If you manage to wiggle your way in deeper, you'll find tons of exotic spices, canned meats, coffees, cheeses, yogurts.. Anything you might want or need lies within this tiny super market. Notice the space there. It's not a supermarket, but a market that is superb. If you can manage to find parking, you can manage to score a deal on something new, something familiar, something weird, or a special treat from another country. read more

Friendly workers. Helpful. Excellent selection of produce ! Prices are so good ! I purchased 8 lemons for one dollar. Limes also 8 for one dollar. You can get a 5lb bag of carrots. I use carrots alot for juicing and in salads and soups. Their selection of apples is great ! Gala,macintosh, granny smith (green) golden delicious, cortland and others. Elias has Walnuts and Dates too. Nice selection of feta cheese from the deli and yes, there are like three different types of feta cheese to choose from. Happy shopping ! read more

Elias Market had every Middle Eastern ingredient I could have dreamed of and more. I've been looking for a local market with ingredients to cook my Lebanese foods (I am Lebanese American), and now I've found it! They have tons of fresh and affordable produce, much of which I probably wouldn't be able to find in a regular grocery store around here (including some of my seasonal favorites like green almonds and fresh fava beans). They have a large variety and a friendly crowd! I also look forward to trying the meat and spinach pies that we purchased which looked and smelled delicious. We live about 30 minutes away, but this place is good enough that we'll come back often! read more

They stereotype their customers. I tried to buy broccoli and the first thing the girl said to me was "food stamps?". They assumed I was on food stamps because i bought one thing and they proceeded to talk about me in my face in another language. Rude af. read more

I have been shopping here for years and I'm always happy with the variety and prices. I have been able to try new kinds of food and sometimes meet someone who gives me a good recipe to try a new food with! And I like the background music too. The one problem I had today was the website wouldn't load. I know I've seen the sale prices there before though, so I know it has worked in the past. read more

one of the best places in the valley for fresh produce. read more

Elias Market - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Oh yeah! You want really fresh produce at a really good price this is the place to go. Always packed which is always a good sign. The frozen, dairy, meat, and chicken section isn't big but it's good and priced great. They have seafood but in a whole different building which I haven't been able to get to but I always stop here whenever I'm in the hood for the produce. read more

Elias Market - It's in an old Wawa - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

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Place is totally unsanitary ...!fruits and vegetables not cleaned ... everything is out of date and out of stock and it's totally disgusting and I have bought what I thought was fresh fruits that looked decent and they were totally rotten all inside the core ... disgusting would not recommend no one to ever buy from this place again thank you read more

They buy moldy berries from local groceries and sell them. Those that are not moldy get molds in a few days. They are very crafty in selling other foods. You buy X consistenly at 1.99 in two weeks they jack up the price to 2.29. You keep buying an item at a certain price. After two weeks they bring another brand but a poor quality of that item. read more

I've only lived here a month, but already this place is my favorite! Each time I go, I end up buying more than what was originally on my grocery list...and I have yet to spend more than $30 in one trip. There's a good selection of cheap, and surprisingly very fresh, produce. (Honestly, if I'm buying grapefruit 2 for $1 or limes 8 for $1, I'm not expecting quality that's better than Wegman's - I'm expecting something more along the lines of Boston's Haymarket on a Saturday afternoon). The store has a huge offering of Middle Eastern ingredients, also well-priced, including spices, flatbreads, phyllo dough... I have yet to try anything from their deli section but it looks great! read more

The store has economical fruits, a good selection of herbs and a variety of international teas, halva, olive oil soap etc. As i was leaving the store, a red cadillac escalade revved up beside me, the driver, sporting a goofy red outfit with sun glassses, adolescently called me a mexican and made a funny 'cool' face. He kept looking at me which prompted me to just start laughing read more

Best market in the Leigh valley.. Everything is fresh and affordable prices.. I come here 2 times a week.

Great cheap produce and other fun goodies. We love the dried fruit and nut selection. Dried cantaloupe must be tried!

The quality of the produce is very poor. You must be very selective when you buy there. Don't confuse cheap prices with quality. So if you don't care about quality and want quantity it is the place to go. Also it is annoying if you get sub-par produce they are not willing to give you a refund if it isn't w/in 24 hours! Like Wegmans they give you really hard time even if it is rotten or dried out fruit. You may ask why shop there at all? Well if you have time on your hands and know how to select the decent fruit/vegetables amongst the sub-par the price can make it worth it. What they do offer, is at times, fruits or produce that are not available in other stores. By the way their prices on their shelved items are not always the lowest in the valley. read more

Great place to shop for produce but you have to pick cause some stuff wasn't cared for you can see that on the shelfs. I was there today to pickup few things and I ended up getting half the shopping list cause of half dead vegetables and herbs. Parsley, Cilantro looked like they were dead and their cucumbers were soft meaning they are old or were frozen. I don't think it's the owner but the staff does not care to reset the products to make the presentable or spray them with water. Vegetables and herbs are plants and they need to be watered. read more

This place is amazing. It has so many different varieties of fresh produce, and an amazing ethnic selection. Prices are amazingly cheap! 8 lemons for $1, 10 limes for $1, huge real avocado for $1! Check it out - you will love it, and never pay grocery store prices for fruits and vegetables again. Plus, you just might find something new to try in their aisles! read more

Its a good market but the isles are a bit small so there's not a lot of room they do have a lot of goods in their store at good prices other than the place being too small the store is good read more