When I first entered the store, I was mystified. I thought I was in Shangri-La. The fresh produce was so meticulously organized and excellent-appearing. There was bountiful good food, especially fruits. I am not sure I had seen fruit look so amazing. I got a bunch of apples from the store that were great to eat. I also had some of the best watermelon chunks I had ever tasted. The store has an awesome selection of food. The hot food section looked great. The store also has a pleasant-appearing dining area. I would recommend this store to anyone for good food. I really enjoy the Pete's Market stores. read more

For the most part this Petes location has decent produce But I recently bought a loaf of sourdough bread and opted for brand they carry because this store didn't have the Petes brand It was purchased 12/20 Sticker says 12/19 - 12/27 On Tuesday 12/23 it was opened and 2 slices taken out. By Thursday 12//25 morning it was moldy. Didn't call the store because it was Xmas. Called next day, explained situation but manager said "it's been a week" and they wouldn't replace it. Fine that's bad customer service on them, but I want to at least warn ppl of this. Sourdough bread normally lasts a long time. This isn't right read more

Pete's Fresh Market - Moldy bread that store wouldn't replace - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Love this place. Lately the stores by my house are looking quite rough. So the travel to Pete's is worth it. Its located in the Archer Heights neighborhood but very easy to get to. There is a parking lot with plentiful parking. I also like coming here because of its convenient proximity to other stores I want to go to (Target). Pete's is cool because they make a lot of their own things which keeps importing costs down. They sell cut up fruits as well for your convenience, or car snacking on the way back :) Huge selection of meats, well stocked fruits and vegetables and dry goods as well. they have a cooked food section already and they have a mole area which is my favorite. Like they have different kinds to choose from but my favorite is the oaxquena. They also have the mole verde which i am interested in as well. It comes in like a concentrated paste. Their deli selection is plentiful as well. Prices are very reasonable and the service is decent. They also have a bakery section with in house baked goods as well as custom orders. The store itself is very orderly and clean, a nice added touch because I want the store i get my food from to be pristine, The passed the test. I know i expect alot but they show up everytime and impress me. read more

I stopped in after 2.5 hard hours volunteering at the Greater Chicago Food depository. I really wanted to pick up a light ready made salad for dinner, and grab a few other things. I really liked how well organized and neat the store seemed, especially the produce section. (It was mid-Saturday afternoon). We found 2 ready made summer salads ($6), and were surprised to find a hot and cold bar! There were hand sanitizers available of course. We took a few ounces of cranberry/kale/broccoli salad. They had my favorite flavor of Bai, Bing Cherry. Very hard to find! The prepackaged bakery, as well as the fresh bakery selection, are a great lesson in Hispanic culture/language! I am a big fan of Marinela products (think the Spanish Hostess) and there were plenty. I don't find them around Hyde Park much, but in this area, Archer Heights, it's more common of course. In the fresh bakery section, we got a pan de mantecado, a slice of bread with frosting/icing. Delicious! The conchas (bread with a seashell shape) looked good too. I'm curious what the selection is like on the North Side at Pete's. Only issues I had were insects in the bakery case, which I see everywhere but it still bugs me (ha!), and we purchased some popcorn from SLIM KIM that was STALE, despite the date (11/20). We are too far away to consider a refund/exchange but it's fine. I think it's good for picking up a few items, but I can't speak to going regularly. read more

I bought 2 cake pops and the sale sign said $2.50. But I was charged $6.58. So I called customer service and the girl said yes I seen the sale sign will refund u the difference, come back if u can tomorrow. So I go back the next day and a different lady helped me, said look that is not what the sale sign said. They clearly changed the wording of the sign cause I know what I read. The new sign said $2.50 easy cake pop. But they still over charged me. She was so petty she gave me back $1.65 in coins. Rude customer service lady named Maricela I believe. read more

This is the cleanest, most organized bodega i have ever been to. Everything is always so fresh. Store smell good and give of great shopping energy! read more

Usually a 5 star review but today when I went in for a smoothie like I do everyday the lady at the counter told me that they didn't have any smoothies. I found that odd but brushed it off because maybe she didn't know how to make them so I grabbed some fruit instead. When I got to the register what do I come across, someone with a smoothie. I informed customer service about it and the lady there did go talk to the person behind the fruit section while I talked to the manager. He was very unprofessional and did not seem to care. Short bald headed guy with glasses. Hope everyone else got their smoothies today read more

I come here weekly. spend hundreds of dollars a month here. I bought hamburger buns and they had mold. I came to the store 6 days later because i do my shopping once a week(I'm not driving back it's incredibly inconvenient I have things to do) and the lady at the customer service desk said it was "too late to look it up with my card, should've called earlier" no apology, no $5 refund. Very upset with her customer service skills no apology or anything. read more

Hands down my favorite supermarket chain!! I have been shopping at Pete's for over a decade and am happy to see them continue to grow. I normally stop in a few times a week to pick up some of the always fresh fruits/ veggies, meat and stock up on my necessary Mexican products, such as tortillas, salsas, queso, etc.. They also have a wide selection of cooked food for a quick and delicious meal. I love the rotisierre chicken and usually get one per week along with the fresh made salsa. I also recommend trying their ceviche.. me and my co-workers get this stuff a few times a month because it is so good and priced reasonably. The best deals here are usually the hispanic products and the produce.. If you come here to buy all of your groceries, you might get gouged.. Buying pancakemix/syrup, crakers, cookies, mayonaise, frozen entrees, name brand cleaning/household products and other non-hispanic products are generally overpriced here, unless you catch it on sale, so be wary. All in all you cannot go wrong with Pete's for fresh products, great prices and exceptional service and cleanliness. read more

Pete's Fresh Market - Checkout - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is nice than your typical local mexican grocery. Nicer and cleaner. Good prices. You can find certain things here cheaper than marianos and jewel. They also sell warm ready made foods like tamales. Try their bread pudding. The rest of their bakery offerings are eh in my opinion. They expanded and now have a large beer, wine and spirits section. They also sell sushi....which I hesitate to try cause some grocery store sushi tastes like shit. read more

what a joke of a store, capitalizing on a medical pandemic and inflating the prices of water toilet paper and paper towels is almost laughable! i truly hope this damages your reputation. if anything people in these neighborhoods can not afford outrageous prices but have no choice when it comes to the matter $30 for a pack of toilet paper $25 for paper towels. i can talk til i'm blue in the face but photos speak for themselves read more

Pete's Fresh Market - $22.35 paper towels $29.99 scott toilet paper - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Iam a weekly shopper at this location and spend beyond $200.00 worth of groceries each visit. After this weekends irresponsible behavior I will no longer shop here nor would I encourage other to do so. This company is illegally raising prices of goods after Washington declared a national emergency due to the pandemic. Price Gouging is Illegal and only hurts the most vulnerable in our community especially our elderly and children. Report price gauging at IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov read more

I just want to say that I live in the far NW side of the city and unfortunately we do not have a Pete's in my neck of the woods. The only supermarket stores around me are Whole Foods, Mariano's and Jewel..oh and Tony's but Tony's is a hit or miss. As a Hispanic American, I love it when a supermarket carries variety. I can find my tomatillos here at a decent price. Try finding tomatillos at Mariano's and your jaw will drop when you see how much they want to charge. I guess I have been lucky here because I have not encountered any of the problems that other shoppers have and again, I think this may be a problem that all supermarkets share because believe me, it is not just Pete's that sells questionable products. But if we are comparing good to worst, Pete's, in my opinion exceeds the rest of them in quality and variety. Their deli dept. is also awesome.. and carries many ham varieties.. Again...come to the so-called grocery stores by me and it is just Sara Lee or Dietz and Watson at $11 a pound pretty much and that is not an exaggeration. I really hope Pete's comes to the NW side of the city. read more

Prices for produce and meats are cheaper than most places. They have a huge selection. The pico de gallo is pretty good here too. They have a bakery section with some good items. read more

People need to be careful if you bring your own bags. They will still charge you 0.07 cents. I've notice this a few times already. I know it's just 0.07 cents but after a while it can add up. That's just wrong and your cheating customers. read more

In a neighborhood of mediocre grocery stores, Pete's stands out as a beacon of hope for the Little Village neighborhood. I never had the inclination to go here because I really was committed to Fairplay on Western. But when making a run to Target, and it being 2 degrees out, I decided to give Pete's a try. TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY. Meat counters line the whole back of the store, with quality meat. Plus fresh meat and fish counters and SEPARATE deli counter (the line moved really really fast....on a Sunday???) Salmon fillets for $5.99/lb and a butcher to cut off the skin for me? Is there anything better? Not only do they have a good selection of hispanic foods, but they also have 3/4 of a whole aisle dedicated to asian and polish foods. I found Thai iced tea in a convenient lunch size....bad. Very good, but very bad. Tasted like the kind you get at the Thai restaurants. Amazing. The store is clean, efficient and I have a new favorite grocery store in my 'hood. read more

Just to add to the previous comprehensive review, Pete's is the shit. Their bakery is outstanding (the flan is dense and perfectly smooth, the baklava is as good as any I've had in Greektown, and they have all the essential Mexican sweet breads and cookies). The produce is always fresh, and I've found things like blackberries, blueberries, and figs at scandalously low prices. Anything from the butcher counter can be cut to order, and their boneless, skinless chicken breasts are absolutely huge and when on special are as low as $1.59 per pound. They also have a better-than-average selection of Spanish-language magazines; I get my Futbol Total and Soccer Mania here. read more

This place is in a class all by itself. I have never been in such awe of a grocery store before. This place is HUGE, VERY well stocked, immaculately clean and the deals you can find here are outstanding. The produce prices are some of the best around and I am thinking that they have the largest produce section I have ever seen in a grocery store. Lara and I are starting to make the trek out here more often for our shopping trips. We have been here twice now and obviously two different cashiers have checked us out. On both occasions, I have never seen anyone move so fast! Their hands were like blurs they were moving so fast. I couldn't even keep up with them while I was unloading the cart. Lara and I will be back often, even though it is not even close to where we live. read more

Excellent place for bargain grocery shopping, especially if you want to pick up lots of ethnic specialty items (Mexican, Eastern European, Asian, Kosher, Middle Eastern, etc.). I am amazed by the produce section; they have things there I have no idea what to do with - I'd love to just buy some random things and play Iron Chef some day! The butcher section also has a huge variety of meats, cuts, and sausages, all at very reasonable prices. Pick up some of their home made salsas and the guacamole as well; they're all really good. It's a bit of a drive from the city, but not bad on a Saturday when there's no traffic; there's another location closer in, but I've never gone to it because I have a bunch of other places I hit on the SW side when I'm down around Archer. Definitely worth the effort; try to avoid dinner time as the place gets slammed! read more

I LOVE this location! There's nothing like the 3 hits for me; Aldi's for staples, Pete's for fresh produce & Target for specialty items! This is the best spot to shop at! This Pete's is also one of the bigger ones so I can find more things to try out. Each one carries a different house salsa but this one tends to have a slightly better selection. I can also find rare fruits not often found outside of Mexico. read more

Que bueno! I had a date with Pete's new Cermak location Tuesday night and if I could marry Pete's Fresh Market, I would have eloped already! From the moment I saw the beacon of light beaming from the Pete's sign, I was mucho infatuated. I must admit that I was totally turned on by Pete's ginormous...selection of produce. Pete's must be working some good pick-up lines because I have never seen such lush leafy vegetables, such brilliant colored fruits, and such a large selection of papayas in the dead of winter. And the price! You won't find inflated prices like you will see in Dominick's. To me, Dominick's is a convenient boyfriend, a friend with benefits, a booty call at 3am...no long-term possibilities. Pete's gives me what I need: impeccable produce displays, inexpensive deli and butcher selections, extremely friendly employees who are eager to help, and a very clean store. I can see myself growing old with Pete's. Pete's will you marry me? read more

My favorite place to shop for fresh vegetables and fresh fruit at decent prices. I love their selection! Their butcher section is humungous and offers various meats, chicken, and seafood. They also have a huge selection of cheeses and breads. I really wouldn't recommend buying cereal, milk, or other normal groceries since they tend to be expensive than other grocery stores but a definite for vegetables and fruit. Still waiting to meet Pete so I can let him know he has a great supermarket! read more

I love this store! So helpful and friendly, and always the freshest produce. I just wish they had more vegan stuff at the hot bar! Still a nice experience. I asked about a predict once and they didn't have it but the next time I went in they stocked it! Good job! Great manager and staff! read more

This is my absolute favorite place to do buy all my produce and meat. I'm here every Sunday around 9:30am. Their produce and meat quality is superb and their prices on both are the best around the surrounding areas. I also buy their premade salads for work - they are great grab & go items. You do need to watch the dates packed on these - make sure you buy the day of. Their homemade pico and guace - TO DIE FOR. I also buy this if I need something to bring to a friend's house. The place gets crazy-crowded on the weekends if you don't go early. The have a decent sized lot, but you won't find parking if you go after 11am. Their prices on processed food are comparable to Jewels and such. read more

Being treated nicely by someone or specifically by the staff is really something. I went to this store and the staff in here is absolutely nice, friendly, accommodating and helpful. I seldom go in this store and I was looing for a particular product I went rom store to store but I cannot find it. I then went here and ask the staff and she was so nice to look and see if it is available but unluckily it is also not available in the store and that was totally fine. I wrote this review particularly for the great customer service that the store has. The store is also clean. Everything is quite organized and well stocked. Their produce section is fresh and wide as well as their bakery section. I did not explore much but I must say that this is a good grocery store in the area. read more

I don't understand why they have a carnicería if you aren't allowed to get what you ask for. They have the meat packed up and ready to go which means that they sell whatever garbage they want to give you. If you can't ask for the meat to be cut up the way that you like, get rid of your meat cutters! Your employees also have a horrible attitude. They need to be friendlier. Your customers are the reason why they have a job. read more

Pete's Fresh Market. Oh, how ironic!!! This supermarket offers neither fresh produce nor fresh high quality meats. The fruits and veggies look luscious and beautiful from the exterior, however, they spoil really fast. If you do buy any produce, you must cook it that same day. The meat, moreover, looks old. It lacks color, some cuts look cheap, and most of chickens looked like they were stored improperly. Despite all these flaws, Pete's produce and meats are quite pricey - 50 cents to $1 more expensive than its major competitors. I am also disappointed with their bakery. They use to sell tasty and affordable tres leches cake. The recipe they now use is terrible because it consists of so much sugar that would send a diabetic into a coma. I had to toss it out. The final straw is that the checkout clerks try to force you to spend 10 cents on plastic bags even if you have your own reusable shopping bag. I can see Pete's appeal to neighborhood residents without a car or without time to shop for bargains. Pete's does offer more variety than a small neighborhood shop but doesn't really excel at the basics. Pete's prepared food buffet seems to be a hit with workers during lunch. In sum, I'll continue to drive passed this location. read more

I feel horrible writing this review when I was so unbelievably excited to find this place-especially being a vegetarian and being in veggie-heaven when I walked inside and saw oh my goodness I can finally afford the vegetables I love...I was all set to write a raving review after making my fantastic yummy salad... And then 1 am rolled around. Yes, I got food poisoning. I'm guessing it was the lettuce which was packaged in the pre-washed pre-made thingies but still...or it could have been the pepper, cucumber, the chiuhua cheese. No matter what..it knocked me out for 3 days so I'd maybe have some caution buying here. Or atleast cook the veggies you buy. Break my heart Pete's:( read more

Inexpensive and Fun. The produce and butcher selections are incredible compared to your standard Jewel and Dominicks. Although Pete's does cater to a Latin crowd you can everything you need at Pete's (except liquor). If you need a change a pace, enjoy a wide selection of fruits and vegetables, or just like to try new things Pete's is the grocery store for you. read more

What happened to the produce? I travel in and out of midway and stop in for good produce prices and was not happy of the changes to the produce department. Peppers from Canada? Berries from Michigan? If I want to spend that much on produce I would just continue to shop in my up north neighborhood. Sorry I will not be coming back here anymore. read more

Be prepared to use your Spanish here... Hay muchos frescos frutas y verduras en este supermercado... Es muy muy muy limpia y todos cosas en este mercado son organizado immaculado... en serio, ellos ponen Whole Food a verguenza Todos son baratos aqui Y hay muchos especiales de mexico Compra a Petes! (my apologies.. I only took 2 years of Spanish) read more

Pete's Market is by far my favorite place to do my grocery shopping. When you walk into the store you are immediately greeted by the most fantastic display and array of colorful and quality produce that you will ever see in your life. I love that I can find all the rare items here that I love to eat, i.e. jicama, napoles, ready-to-eat avacados, fresh herbs, and peppers of all shapes, colors and flavors. Judging by the number of staff you see fussing over the produce at all times of the day, Pete's truly cares about quality. Proceed to the aisles for an amazing variety of basics and unique items, a fantastic meat department with great service, and a bakery that entices you with lots of free samples. Just looking at the cakes, tortes, and cannoli leave you salivating to try one of each. The fresh food bar with soups and salads is also a great option for a quick and healthy ready-to-go meal. And the olive bar!! I love olives! I would say the prices are average. You could certainly save some bucks shopping at places like Aldi or Food-4-Less, but the selection, quality and service would not be up to par with Pete's. Download the Pete's app for your phone so you can have the special promotions and sales in your hand while you shop. The only thing I wish Pete's had was a coffee bar, but I understand one of their newer locations in Oakbrook has one. I've also noticed that the employees seem happy. Pete's must be a good company to work for. read more

If it wasn't for Pete's I would be pretty poor. I like to eat... a lot. Pete's helps me stay below 200 pounds by providing good quality produce for really, really cheap prices. I often spend $10 and get a basket full of fresh produce. This location also has prepared food. Everything I have ever had has been excellent, but my favorite is the chicken soup and Santa Fe Salad. Tasty. The deli meat and cheese i pretty big, with a good variety at prices much cheaper then Jewel or Dominick's. They never seen to slice my meat thin, though... they simply don't get it or care. My only complaint is that some of the produce doesn't last more then a few days in your fridge... but you get what you pay for and more often then not it is damn worth it. read more

Freshest produce around! Amazingly low prices, too. Their staff always looks clean, genuinely happy and eager to assist. I've never loved a grocery store until I walked into Pete's. The fruits and veggies are positioned beautifully and there's no need to rummage through them because they're ALL of the highest quality. The deli counter is always clean and foods (even the ones that I have no clue of what they are) look mouth watering. The parking lot is enormous and I've NEVER seen a stray cart. The employees seem to do their best to keep the lot and cart corrals basket and litter free. I LOVE YOU, PETE'S FRESH MARKET! read more

For every type of place I patronize, there is always a benchmark that I judge each of them by. For supermarkets, Pete's can't be beat, it just can't! Produce, produce and yeah produce ... they are plenty, they are fresh and they are cheap! And that is only the half of it ... carnivores rejoice as we are not forgotten! The meat, poultry, pork and fish selections are vast and even better, pretty inexpensive. It is not even close to the local big chain prices. I should throw in the fact that Pete's have much more to offer than produce and meat such as: Cheeses a plenty Nuts, Fruit & trail mixes and candies On hand bakery including fresh baked bread Due to the fact that this place is not in the North side, I make a trip to Pete's about twice a month so I make my trips worth it. Luckily I have no problem freezing most of what I get so it lasts until my next visit. However, I realize there are some other retail shops I can visit nearby as well as cheaper gas to make my trips worthwhile! read more

Produce and deli super cheap. Other stuff not so much. But they have everything but booze, so it's all good. read more

My husband just bought boneless,skinless,chicken breasts at Pete's "Fresh " market, but doesn't seem fresh to me. I always tell him not to buy meat there! That is not skin either! read more

Pete's Fresh Market - Is this fresh? From Pete's "fresh" market - Grocery Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I am an avid petes shopper - I primarily shop at the cermak/Rockwell location but occasionally go to the Pulaski store because I work in the area. The Pulaski store appears to be very clean and I love the produce BUT what's with the SMELL of the meat section at this location?!? I can't be the only one who notices. It's disgusting and literally makes me gag. Today, I walked through the back of the store with my nose plugged. It's really gross and I don't understand why they haven't tackled this problem. read more

It looks like I'm not the first to profess their love for Pete's Fresh Market. I'll have to thumb wrestle other Yelpers for it but I absolutely LOVE Pete's Fresh Market. I love it there so much that I prefer the 20 minute drive over shorter drives to Jewel or Walmart to grab the fresh produce Pete's has to offer. Pete's makes me nostalgic of Caputo's which is found in the southwest or northwest suburbs. Everything is super affordable (cheap, 1/2 pint blackberries for. 78 cents out of season is a buy!) and you can find other produce or international items that can't be found at the larger supermarkets. From ripe papaya, watermelon, persimmons, variety of peppers, nuts, fresh bread, an assortment of cheeses... it is produce and deli heaven at Pete's! read more

I usually go to another Pete's by Kedzie and 47th (closer to me), but I actually like this one better because if you look carefully, you'll discover vegan dairy products! No joke! They had tofutti cuties and tofutti sour cream! And it's cheaper than Whole Foods! And one time they had organic bananas for $0.49 a pound! Every now and then they have organic produce for cheap. The produce at any Pete's Market is the cheapest quality produce anywhere (Aldi is hit or miss though it's sometimes cheaper). Romaine lettuce for less than a dollar? Two portabella mushrooms for about $2? And they have dry fruit and bulk nuts? The groceries are sometimes a little pricey, but otherwise, perfect! I can live on the southside and still eat vegan! BTW, for the non-vegs, they sometimes have safeway ice cream for even cheaper than Dominicks. Sometimes it's like a grocery outlet, but the food isn't expired or anything. Bigger selection than Cermak Produce. read more