Sent a box of these darling chocolates to a friend to celebrate her job promotion. She loved it,…read moresent a picture!

This is a family owned business where you can find their items primarily on their website. For a…read moresmall business, I'm impressed with how detailed and specific their website is. If you don't want to order online, you can find them at various farmers markets and food festivals such as The Great Food Expo. Glendale Chocolate Affaire, and Made with Love - Lover's Lane Market. As their name implies, they sell a variety of caramel and chocolate products from caramel pecan turtles, chcocolate caramel squares, caramel sauces, and caramel chews. I tried out one of their bonbons and a bag of freeze dried caramel. Bonbons are very small confection with a thin chocolate shell with a sweet filling. This cost me $12.01 and although the bonbon was too expensive for my tastes ($3 for one), I can tell it was carefully handcrafted and it tasted pretty good.

Well Lam's is a continuation of my trek to find interesting markets in the area. We were preparing…read morefor our Super Bowl party, so I decided on a Dim sum theme. Having spent time in Northern CA, I love the stuff. So the search was on for for dumplings, noodles and my favorite, Lumpia. Chinese new year is a week away, so why not. So I found Lam's in Avondale. Lam's is a medium size market with merchandise squeezed into every nook of the store. The isles are someone narrow and have a dizzying array of things to take in. They have a nice meat market with seafood galore. They also have candy of all types and prepared food for takeout. There's just too much to describe. What I thought was really neat, was that they have isles for each ethnicity; Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and even Jamaican. I was looking for banana sauce for my Lumpia and found that it was not with the other Chinese sauces. I had to look for it in the Filipino section. Interestingly, the crowd there was very diverse. If you need fresh seafood or anything Asian food related, I can't imagine not finding it at Lam's! I will let my photos do the talking.

I was impressed at the wide variety of specialty options here. Lots of Asian, Filipino, African,…read moreand Jamaican products. Nice produce aisle, Seafood and meat market with butcher, lots of international snacks and drinks. Aisles nice and clean. There is a strong fish smell when you walk in. A little more pricey for some items. For example, the dandelion greens we picked up here were big and fresh but cost $3.29 each. Usually priced around $1.99 at Fry's. Worth it for the extra variety. Checker was super nice. Big private parking lot.

Tried going to this soda shop and there was a lock on the door and it was closed. I called the…read morephone number and no answer. I got the correct address and since I was driving by there was a sign so I stopped to get a drink & it didn't seem open. It almost seemed as if they went out of business or closed.

This spot is right around the corner from my house and I've driven past it a few times and always…read morewondered what was inside. I had some extra time one day and my daughter and I decided to pop in. There weren't many customers so we got to really take our time and review the menu. The staff was helpful and happily walked us through menu and all the different available options. You will definitely need to try them out a couple of times to get a feel for the menu as they have a ton of options I went with a salted caramel cookie and let me just say you can't go wrong with that order The ice cream was good and we grabbed a few fizzy drinks as well I'll be coming back to try some different options The cookies are huge by the way like seriously they are a pound of deliciousness

Listen. They have those gooooood Doritos. The ones straight from Mexico that are so much more…read moreflavorful than the US chip. There's a certain elegance about them. And everything you need for your recipe, from every Latino brand is here. It's in stock, it's clean, it's fresh. The produce looks fresher than Safeway. Baked goods are never stale, at least never anything I have grabbed out of the case. But, I digress because you can look at my headline and see exactly why I am here: for the tacos. If you are smart, you will ask for quesabirra tacos. And, if you are like me and took a lot of Spanish but struggle to speak it - especially when rolling an "rr" is involved - you will quickly find out how *not* smart you are. Because you will be corrected every single time you come here and tell one of their chefs that you want quesabirra (what am I doing wrong?? lol). But, then the chef lets that minor infraction go by and is off to make your tacos, to order. Off to dip a fresh tortilla in perfect red stew and fill it with its tender, savory beef and a generous handful of queso. Then the chef sizzles it up perfectly on la plancha before hustling back over (it's always busy) to the condiment case, where you better be waiting (this isn't the time to go shop!) to indicate what you want on your taco. They have alllll the things, like 10 different salsas, fresh guac, all kinds of taco-ready raw or cooked veggies and concoctions. And that perfect, beefy red consumme is ready for you in that case, for FREE. (As it should be. I was recently charged $3 at taco truck. Travesty!) Don't forget to ask, in case your chef forgets. Then my tacos are all packed up and I'm sent off to the register to pay for them with all the other goodies I have scored. Everyone who works here - and there are a lot of people - is unfailingly kind and helpful and they serve you fast and efficiently. We are here at least every other week after church and it makes for a blessed day!

20/20 Best ranchera carne asada in AZ hands down. Moved…read morehere from California and you have no idea how hard it has been searching for an authentic Carniceria l like this! Nice people, reasonable prices for what it's worth!

Macaroons were delicious and fresh and the customer service was amazing !…read more They have other little treats too!

The chocolate is rich! We also had some other goodies! Great for locals to support and get a local…read morediscount. The staff is very accommodating!

My husband and I still talk about this place even though we live over an hour away now. Loved the…read moreoptions and how friendly and helpful everyone was at this shop. Great cuts for what you're paying for. Just absolute quality

Tucked in the corner in the Litchfield park area a Family owned since 1920 providing high quality…read moremeats poultry and fish. They also have rubs and briquettes for grilling along with other items. You can feel the local vibes when you walk in and everyone speaks meat. Very knowledgeable staff eager to help. They pride themselves on the high quality meats they sell. Check the website for all the things they offer like knife sharpening. Very clean and organized. Can wait to cook up the meat and buy more.

I would definitely recommend M&T jumpers! I am very happy and so impressed with the great customer…read moreservice they provide. Its very refreshing to have such an easy, stress-free and pleasant experience. Michael and Tammy are very nice, professional, accommodating and you can feel that your business matters. I will continue to order from M&T Jumpers and will let others know about their great service and prices.

I'm so thankful I reached out to M&T for a quote. My mother unexpectedly passed away prior to my…read moreson's birthday and I was super last minute trying to reserve and book a bounce house just a few days prior to the party. Michael responded to my inquiry promptly and was so kind and professional. He gave his condolences for my loss, related to what I was going through, and took all the stress and anxiety off my shoulders by booking the bounce house that fit my needs and offered to help with anything else we might need. They offered to drop the house off a whole day early and to pick it up a day later than it was paid for. It was so much fun for my 5 year old to get to enjoy the bounce house for all that extra time at no extra expense or effort to us. The house that arrived looked brand new! And was perfectly clean. No dust, no patches. Bright and vibrant! Seriously it was the nicest and newest bounce house I have seen! They were very personable when setting up, reviewed safety and setup/take down instructions and I had a direct cell phone number if there were any issues. This was a super affordable, super easy, experience and again I'm so impressed with the quality of the house we received and how kind Michael and his family were. Will definitely be telling all our friends about them and will be using them in the future for our party needs!

Pros: I'm so glad I stumbled upon this store. Such a great…read moreselection of grocery items, and amazing customer service; and if you're lucky you will be there on a day that they are selling fresh homemade Samosas! They're the best I've ever had. Cons: I didn't buy more than 2 of those Samosas, they're to die for!

I highly recommend this business. They are a local-owned, Indian grocer with a great selection of…read moregrains, beans, spices and pulses. I especially love that they carry refrigerated dosa/idli batter, along with all the frozen vegetables I need for sambar. It really adds culture to the Avondale community. Support local!