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    Lulu's International Market

    3.6 (68 reviews)
    Open 7:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    Beef Shawarma, 100% beef no lamb mix here
    Cecilia O.

    It was a wonderful sandwich, and the older gentleman provided exceptional customer service. The sandwich was very flavorful. I was impressed with the cleanliness of the location and the renovations. However, the younger gentleman, who appeared to be a chef based on his attire, consistently displayed poor attitude and rudeness. This was my 20th visit, and I made a conscious effort to avoid interacting with him, opting instead for the assistance of the elderly gentleman. It would be beneficial for the younger gentleman to reassess his demeanor and provide kinder treatment to customers. His behavior was not limited to our interaction, as he also treated the preceding customers with disrespect, prompting me to avoid him altogether. I am live Lebanese descent, and I was very surprised on the flavorful take this place had on a sandwich. Thank you once again to the other gentleman with a kind and gentle attitude you shall go far. I think the majority of these reviews that are negative are based on the gentleman that's negative there character everyone seems to be quite nice. I've never had an unpleasant experience only the gentleman at the food counter with the white cooks coat .

    a variety of food items
    Christina R.

    Yum! Stumbled across this place when I got lost in El Cajon and was hungry. The thought of paying 3.75 for one slice of greasy cheese made me gag so I looked past the pizza place and found this cool arabic market. I got a tray of 10 stuffed grape leaves (dolmas) 4 stuffed onion and a stuffed zucchini with a side beet salad and a giant pack of pira that will last me all week, plus a raspberry soda for $15. All the stuffed veggies were full of meat too, not just rice and vermicelli filler. Everything tasted super fresh, hand made and well seasoned! All that and a deli full of amazing feta, rows of baclava and a full array of every pantry staple I could think of. Will definitely be back if I end up in this area again.

    Excellent combination!!
    John K.

    This place is great! First of all, being a San Francisco Bay Area native, the So Cal life is new, and in El Cajon I found this market while shopping for sugar for hummingbirds a couple years ago. Okay, so 4 times I have been back and always buy a Falafel sandwich, and they are AMAZING!!! This is the most delicious $4.99 you will ever spend! I got everything on it, except for raw onions. They have a top-notch mango sauce, and pickled beets, and other toppings for the sandwich. Rafi offered my wife and I a sample of Chicken Schwarma, it was delicious! Today I was helped by Rafi, and a nice woman but I can't remember her name, but very nice people!! We are new to Middle Eastern food and we are now trying all the different coffees and teas they offer, I am happy to go here and always ok forward to it.

    Traver F.

    I've shopped here once or twice. It's not my favorite market in town, but it does have some unique European/middle eastern type foods that you either can't get anywhere else or it's hard to find. I find that the produce and the meats are a lot more natural than places like Walmart or even Sprouts which is mostly organic. By natural, I mean that it looks like these were freshly picked on someone's garden. And all the bumps and bruises that go along with it are present. I'm pretty picky with my produce and a lot of this stuff is just too imperfect for me. Someone who's lived on a farm most of their life would probably love it, though. We've gotten meat here a few times and it's okay, and the prices are very cheap, but it tends to go bad quicker so you need to plan to use it right away or freeze it. The bakery and hot food section where you can buy deli type foods is fantastic and probably one of the biggest draws of the market. Just stepping into Lulu's smells wonderful. We will still come here on occasion, but it's not our go to.

    We watched them make this bread from start to finish.  Warm and delicious!
    Catari M.

    Great variety of hard to find products friendly service and low prices. Clean and organized. This will be our new market now that we moved into the area. Their babaganush is to die for and their fresh bread is too! Highly recommend.

    Beet salad
    Brenda Q.

    When in El Cajon City this is the best place to stop by and pick up great hot fresh food while doing a bit of grocery shopping.. the staff here are welcoming and friendly..

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    I picked up a bag of the French bread/rolls this evening, and they were very old and dry. Literally crumbled in my hand.

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    Food is amazing, service is good. This store has many things and you can buy food which is freshly made. Overall I love this place.

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    First time trying Dolma it was so delicious!! Now I gotta find a store close to me that sells them.

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