Came in for cambros and left with even more! Restaurant Depot has everything a business could need from gloves, cleaning supplies, food, drinks and alcohol and it's all at better prices than Amazon. The store's clean, organized and easy to shop. Service: Quick check-in, even if you're not a business owner (just bring your ID; they add a small 5% fee). Selection: Huge variety for restaurants and small businesses. Value: Prices can't be beat and parking is plentiful. Tip: Park near the exit if you're stocking up! read more

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January 5, 2026 at 2.10pm the lady verified the stuff after the cashier's is done had the most disgusting attitude in the world. Extremely rude and disrespectful., I don't mind spending my thousands of dollars somewhere else. Someone have a serious talk with her. She clearly hates working here and unfortunately wants to ruin it for everybody else that isn't a Spanish-speaking customer. However, I give credit to the young gentleman that was scanning the items at the register.. extremely polite apologetic for her behavior. read more

Corporate was here ONCE when I was shopping and it was some tall old grey lady belittling her employees which was infuriating to watch but not as infuriating as shopping here weekly and having to wait 45 minutes to an hour in line EVERY F****** time! If the place is busy at noon have all employees on deck, all registers open, more than one supervisor checking counts. Speed up the process when it's busy it's not rocket science. I'm constantly having to go tell someone in charge who's just sitting down having a jolly relaxing old time "hey your line is around the back of the store maybe open some more registers" They aren't clueless they are ignorant because they aren't even checking. And there's one short manager lady with glasses who is LITERALLY never on top of it. There's a short dude with his pants hiked up that deserves to be in charge here because he knows how to lead in times of need. But I feel like they won't let him I'm writing all of this as a business owner who shops here once a week & can notice this. Someone from corporate please do something. We don't have time to wait in line we have to get back to running our food businesses. Thank you Also the picture of the line is after already waiting 25 minutes at the back of the store! read more

Restaurant Depot - Long lines at all times management is never proactive about opening all registers during busy times - Wholesale Stores Near Me - San Diego, California

I love everything in here. Service is amazing so attentive, if you have any questions or you cant find something they always help you. I'm a busy person so I love that I can find everything in one single store. Huge selection of meat, wine, bread you name it. Employee's go above and beyond to make sure you find whatever you need. Location for me is really convenient. Price are competitive. $$$ Danny and Marianne are Amazing. 10/10 recommend this store read more

This is the BEST restaurant depot in the county! The employees are so HELPFUL and friendly and I always feel comfortable coming here. Tony, Carlos, Mikey, Patty, Eduardo, Chavez, Sal, Ramone, Edgar, are the best employees!! read more

Restaurant Depot is a member-only warehouse store that sells groceries, meat, dairy, frozen food, and equipment and supplies for the food services industry.  It's similar to a Business Costco but more extensive with comparable prices.  Non-members can go into the warehouse, but only members can buy.  The warehouse is bare bones and a bit shabby around the edges.  There are some great buys -- especially in the cheeses -- but you have to look for them. read more

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I asked to speak to one of the managers. The worker said his name was Alex. I stood around waiting for ten minutes then I see Alex messing around and I asked if he was going to help me and he said he would shortly and never came back. I couldn't believe it. He just seemed so focused on belittling me and the staff. I could have sworn he had dog poop on his shoe and was spreading it across the place or maybe that was just his natural scent. I couldn't tell. This place is becoming the turd of grocery stores. read more

It's weird that you call & ask to see if they have an item in stock or if they even carry it & the operator has to check with the floor employees .... Do they Not have a computer system to check it ?? read more

619-233-0200 is their phone # Great selection of gourmet cheeses, serving platters, condiments, everything for the restaurantour or anyone who qualifies for their wholesale status. The place is usually very busy and hopping. Enjoy! read more

Restaurant Depot - Awesome bronze and stainless steel sculpture at a park near the Depot - Wholesale Stores Near Me - San Diego, California

I frequent all 3 RDs in San Diego county frequently. Best way I can describe this location-- the majority of the staff here is people that got in trouble and have to do community service and have a bad attitude about it. Just zero customer service skills. The lines are quite ridiculous to check out and it's not even necessarily that they are understaffed, it's just that almost all the staff in the front is working in slow motion. No urgency. No care to get people checked out quickly. Last time I was there I was in line for 23 minutes. Not including the checkout itself. Not acceptable. Go to the Miramar location if you can. Or better yet, the San Marcos location. read more

Hello there dear readers, Just wanna leave a quick message here to warn everyone about this place, they get a -1 * I have shopped at many places in my life. And this place has the absolute worst customer service on the planet. All the employees seemed to be annoyed if you asked them any questions. Especially the "receptionist" at the front. They had a lot of attitude , Super lacking in the customer service area, Not friendly at all whatsoever. Avoid at all costs , go to Costco or anywhere else but this place. Some advice for the owner of this place hire some people with bubbly personalities who don't hate life. read more

Forgot to borrow my moms giant stainless steal bowl we all use for mixing masa for tamales. I live near the business, said eff it! Time to buy my own ss bowl and I know exactly where to get it. This place is fantastic for all ur kitchen/ cooking needs and desires. Not sure about new gadget wise but if your looking for special tools, utensil, inexpensive chaffers this is the place. read more

If you have a business license and a business, have a lot of freezer space, or a lot of family members and friends, this a nice place to go shop!. One thing I like about this place is that their beef is very well priced and competitive. They have a variety of seafood fresh or frozen. Great cheese collection and cold cuts as well. Yes, you need to buy in large quantities, but it s worth it if you run a nonprofit organization or business. Please note, this place is not opened to the general public unless you have a business tax Id. number or you run or part of, a nonprofit organization. New Address: 335 Cesar E Chavez Pkwy San Diego, Ca. (619) 233-0200 read more

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Not a very good place for customer service. Al employees act like robots and are mean. If you ask for help, employees get mad. I hate going here read more

I dread coming here, it's anxiety inducing. From the moment you enter the parking lot people have their carts in the middle of the lanes so cars have to maneuver in and out, everyone is also too lazy to return them and puts them in parking spaces instead. Once inside you will find that every week they are out of something that you need, it never fails, they cannot stock the shelves correctly. Although the employees are kind and helpful, something is always wrong with inventory. When you make your way to the checkout lanes, they are never all open. The ones that are open are backed up into each aisle so you cannot get through from the front of the store, you need to go to the back of the store and pick a line to wait in. Don't come here if you're in a hurry, that's for sure. read more

Restaurant Depot - Items not tagged correctly so of course just waiting while they try to figure out the prices - Wholesale Stores Near Me - San Diego, California

Great place to get everything needed for your restaurant. From cooking utensils to cleaning supplies to containers. This place has just about everything you need. All items here are sold in bulk. You always need a membership to shop here. The signs in the parking lot are a little frightening. Park at your own risk.. yikes!!! read more

Every person who works here has the attitude of a prison guard. It seems like people actually go out of their way not to help you. They just walk by, ignore you, or when they finally do help, their service is abrupt and rude. All of us in the restaurant business are trying to keep things afloat and turn things around and we have to suffer through ugly partners like this! I wish there was another choice but there isn't...we can only get so much at Smart and Final, so you just have to soldier on. read more

What the hell , it 3:30 pm on Saturday , the made announcement the store closing at 4 but they only had two check stand open and is so busy the customers want to check out. read more

Restaurant Depot - Wholesale Stores Near Me - San Diego, California

Visit was on a very quiet day ..unfortunately the Membership card machine wasn't working so we couldn't get a new card following my wife losing her wallet. Prices for the most part were good. Fish Dept wasn't manned and display cases only half full. Employees flying around like maniacs on forklifts horns blaring non stop....we felt like we were invisible or disposable if hit! Employees very unfriendly and gruff. All in all a VERY unpleasant experience. read more

Always shop there for my businesses. The place is always clean and well stocked. The employees are always very nice and helpful. The supervisor there Maryann does an excellent job and so does Dan the store manager. read more

Love the selection and availability in a pinch. Customer service is good when you can find someone. Not 5 star only because I wish they had an express liner it sucks to wait behind huge palettes of a lune with just a few things. That happens a lot, and I noticed it happens to other people too. Otherwise, always a good experience. read more

Some of these reviews are straight up STUPID. The staff is nice unless you are not nice to them, the parking lot is what it is, if you can't hang with carts everywhere don't come. The tomatoes are not more expensive than Vons, dunno what you are talking about. Yeah they run out of stuff especially in the afternoon but there is always an alternative. Orders gets placed then they get delivered and I'm sure sometimes the manufactures is out, it's just the way it is. What I can't stand is some people that shop there walk in and grab a cup of coffee and try to push a cart and spill crap everywhere. Or losers that open up packages and eat chocolate chips. read more

Just bought 43 turkeys for my work Thanksgiving celebrations and was promised and had it on my contract that they were going to be thawed today, just pick them up all frozen! Not military friendly! read more

Oh Restaurant Depot, is the secret out on you? What secret? This is the Costco for restaurants and if you happen to know an owner or manager at a restaurant who is willing to let you have a guest pass for the day, you're stylin'. Never crowded and loaded from floor to ceiling with food and food related supplies. No hammocks, Kirkland jeans, children or mountains of socks to climb over here, just the good stuff. I have always used Restaurant Depot for big gatherings with friends, more specifically the crab boils that we throw once every couple of months. Huge cases of crab, shrimp or anything your heart desires really. I did buy ten pounds of frozen king crab here for about $100.00 and if you know crab, you know that's a deal! You'll sure to find some humor in this place when you walk in and see just about every chef, manager or owner from around town doing their shopping. Wait, those torta rolls aren't baked fresh? You don't peel your own garlic? You buy your champagne for bottomless mimosa brunch here for under $2.00 a bottle?! Oh, man. We're on to you, restaurant owners, but love you unconditionally - we don't have the skills on the grills like you do anyway. read more

The Costco for business owners. More cramped than the Miramar location but they are moving to a bigger facility. read more

Restaurant Depot - Wholesale Stores Near Me - San Diego, California

I went to get a few things for my boss and asked MULTIPLE people for help in pointing me in directions that would speed up my time since I was in a short time frame... Not ONE person was friendly, nor did they want to show me where to be directed... It was my first time there and it SUCKED!!! Hire nicer people!!!! read more

People are really nice ... never enough register people and always out of product .. I wish there was somewhere else to go . read more

Great wholesale store! I can find most of the products I need for a great price here! Customer service is great and accommodating. They are always willing to bring a pallet down from the shelves even though I might only need a small box. Manager is always walking around the store greeting customer and asking how can they be helped Love shopping here read more

Place is awful!!!i went there to get supplies for my bussines and the staff were so rude i was shocked. Never supporting purchasing from hrre again. Latina women at front bump into people without apoligizing and give nasty looks. Unpleasnt staff to say the least read more

I could just copy and paste my review from the Mira Mesa Restaurant Depot for this one. Well organized, great prizes but seems a little smaller than the Mira Mesa one. The parking lot and get pretty full on Fridays. read more

The new location is awesome! The floors are sealed with actual tile now! Everything is up on a shelf, where it should be. The freezer is huge now, which is only a bummer in that I have more time to freeze my ass off while shopping for meats and cheeses. I come here every week for groceries for LP and the staff knows me pretty well by now. The ladies at the front are always pleasant, and the guys help me lift heavy items and load my car up. They are quite skilled at getting stuff into my little Corolla when my boss' truck isn't available. Extra points for shiny, new U-boats. I practically had to get a tetnus shot every time I used the old ones. Downside, they don't have spare boxes anymore. read more

These people are sooooo friendly. It's like Costco, but they have a giant freezer/fridge section that has automatic doors. They also give you an orange coat to stay warm while inside. It's cray-cray! I guess you have to be a member to go here and I was here recently with a friend who's a member. Pretty epic experience. Not as busy as Costco, and it seems to be even cheaper! Too bad you have to have some sort of restaurant or resale certificate to be a member here! read more

I was in search of a 19" Wok new/use at a reasonable price. Most places on the internet, cheapest I found was $42 that included shipping. I couldn't find a Cantonese walk in the thrift store. The wok was needed to make a bisque mold for clay, making plates, bowls and bird baths. I went to Restaurant Depot, not only did I purchase the walk needed for half the price, I encountered the most helpful and accommodating people!! I told my cashier, I had found everybody to be so helpful. Someone even help me get my soda out of the machine that work there. Me being 5'1", getting something from a shelf because I couldn't reach. Laughing she said, " don't spread it around we don't want to get a good reputation" LOL.. and we both laughed. Remember to take your seller's permit and register your first time at the front desk.. read more

This place is awesome, has lot of variety and it's always stocked, some time over priced but it surely helps you out in case of emergency. On the down side, they always have a few registers opened so plan ahead with time to spare on idiotic lines. read more

Service sucks,lines are long and they are always out of stuff. Don't waste your time here.

It always busy here and they never have enough cashiers. Wait times are so long. The plus side is the other workers here are really nice and their selection of items is better than the other RD read more

Greg deel parked sideways illegally in a handicapped parking spot to walk in and make a sales call. If this is how they conduct their business are they the kind of people you want to hire? read more

Every time I shop here, I fear for my life that someone is going to run me over with a forklift or a scissor lift. Their employees are mostly not helpful and when you check out, even with 5 items, you must wait minutes for a supervisor to approve and count your items before they will charge your card. All this tells me is that they don't trust their employees. It's a very terrible customer experience and it's unfortunate that there's not a great alternative to shopping here. Stay safe fellow shoppers. read more

It's always freezing so bring jackets and only 3 stars cause they act like you are in there way all the time while they stock. Also they move and replace products a lot so takes you forever to find things and the register systems is very old school makes me laugh- The cashiers always nice and the prices descent and I get what I need cause other places don't have without me ordering the items - read more

It's open to the public, so that's great! Their vegetables are expensive though... For example, I bought two small packages of cherry tomatoes for $9 something, where I could've gone to Albertson's or Ralph's for $6 the most. They have many spice selections, but I think going elsewhere would help you save. Great place if you're looking for exotic vegetables like purple brocolli and crazy colored veggies. This place is for established restaurants who are wealthy and don't mind spending this kind of money. Go elsewhere I'd you're buying regular veggies. read more