I was in that store and got in line to pay. The woman at the register asked me about paying for…read more"what you have in your bag" implying that I was trying to steal something. I will never go back there. I am Hispanic. I think that is what this is about! Prices in this business are not low, but having to deal with this of racism is not worth it. I wish I could speak to owner!

I really love Cookbook, I truly do, but I just had such a dehumanizing and upsetting experience…read morethat I do feel like I have to say something. On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, around 6pm, I was waiting in line to purchase a few things at Cookbook. The customer in front of me put her basket on the register and then went to grab a few more items. No worries. I moved toward the register to pay for my purchase while that customer grabbed her other items, but I was intercepted by another customer, a man (who apparently didn't see me waiting?) who cut in front of me to buy a loaf of bread. The cashier let him do so, cashing him out and answering his questions about some other items while I continued to wait. Once his transaction was done, he noticed me and apologized for cutting in front of me in line. Again, no worries. As I went to move up to purchase my items again, the first customer hopped in front of me, back to purchase her items. Or so I thought! She actually put more items on the counter and turned to me saying "I'm going to grab one more thing", before taking off to, assumedly, grab one more thing. I waited for a bit longer, while the cashier simply waited on the woman to come back to her items instead of letting me purchase my items. Annoyed, I turned to the friend who I was shopping with and mentioned 'I kinda just wanna put this back and take off'. This apparently enraged the woman who had all of her items on the counter, who was shopping behind me for her additional item, because she remarked "Really? You have that much rage in your body?". Of course, she hadn't witnessed that I had already been cut in line and had been waiting to cash out for nearly 5 minutes. However, as a Black woman, I knew exactly where her comment was coming from and that she would've absolutely never made a comment like that to me if I didn't have the color skin that I have. At no point in the whole saga did the cashier, nor any of the other employees, take any steps to intervene on my behalf, letting either of the customers who were so rude to me know that I should be next in line. It probably seems petty or minor, but the whole situation did ruin the rest of my day. And it think it was hurtful enough to warrant a conversation with whoever was working at that time. With customer service jobs, the core of your responsibilities are kind of self-explanatory. They're in the title!

This meat market is my go to for Carne Asada meat to bbq. It's in El Sereno on Huntington Dr. next…read moreto Food 4 Less. The employees are super friendly and super helpful. Place is cash only and closed on Wednesdays, so plan accordingly. They sell all types of cuts of meat as well as produce and tortillas (if you're looking to make tacos). There are 2 entrances: one from front street side and one from rear parking lot.

Absolutely the standard of quality. I had the luxury to have a quality Mexican meat market. I lived…read morein El Sereno from 1981-2022. Now I live in area lacking premium Mexican quality. This store has always delivered, Continue to procure your meats thru meat markets. Mom's are usually right. At a young age my mother taught me. You get meat from meat market,Not the supermarket.Premium Plus rating from my me.

It's an amazing historic place in the sodas are really good especially if you make it yourselfread more

Date: August 15, 2026…read more Purchases: Four custom sodas 6 various sodas Idaho Spud candy Soccer toy Experience: My husband brought me to this location since we are into the whole vintage candy/soda pop stores. So I was surprised to find a wide selection of soda pops both soda as singles and cases. They also had alcohol, toys, candies, snacks, a sandwich station, and a custom soda station. We each made two custom sodas with my flavors being watermelon blueberry and coconut rose. My husband used the heavy bubbles option while I opted for the light bubbles option. We were able to write out flavors on the label attached to the bottle and seal our sodas after making them. I was so excited to see they had the Faygo root beer that our friend introduced us too along with five additional flavors available for that brand at the store. I grabbed a vanilla crème Faygo and orange Faygo to try later. Their candy was mostly the old school stuff with the Idaho Spud catching my interest, which turned out to be similar in flavor to the Hostess Snowballs so I'm excited to go back and get more in the future. Overall a good experience and glad we don't have to go too far to find our favorite soda brand.

Small and clean market in el Sereno. The Vampiro juice is really good. Coming back to try their…read moreother items.

I love this spot. It's family owned and operated and they always have fresh produce. They carry…read moremost basic necessities as well. Honestly it was my go to during the pandemic. Reasonable prices and friendly owners. I walk to the discount store in the same plaza for any other needs. Parking can get tricky during traffic hours, other than that this is my go to neighborhood market.

Outstanding grocery location , lots of items to choose from food and desserts at very good it's a…read moremust try . Great customer service, very helpful , and nice and polite to serve you . Always great to have staff like that around . 10/10 Clean environment, nice and shiny and floors see a lot of light reflecting of it . Well done . Very neat ! Organized and colorful inside . Designed correctly Parking available in lot Handicap parking available Restrooms available Definitely recommended 10/10 I will be back soon

Not only does Bug Saver Foods have a variety of Mexican food products and ingredients it also has…read moreMexican decor !

I went to the 2010 Unique LA spring show and bought THREE jars of the organic hell fire! pepper…read morejelly. She was having a deal that I didn't know about. Buy three and get a discount on the final price! Well, I was all over that. I bought two small and one large jars for only $19. Thinking back, I should have bought more because they are good for a long time. I found out today that she was completely sold out of this particular jelly! These go by super fast. I know I should buy the other jellies out there that she makes but I can't compare anything else to this specific jelly. I've tried other jalepeno/pepper jellies before and it's just not the same! This is one of the main reasons why I even bother going to Unique LA, is to sample her jellies and buy them by the bunch. Honestly, I could eat this every day. I wonder if she'll make it in Costco sized jars? I would totally get it if she did...

Delivery was very prompt and the products are great! In an age where I keep running into…read moreincompetence at other companies, small and large, good products and prompt delivery alone would be enough to earn 5 stars. However, in my book, Jenkins Jellies deserves 6 stars! Here is why: details count and kindness matters. A portion of my order was products in glass jars; these were carefully wrapped and padded for shipping. This was in addition to packing peanuts which I immediately recognized as the biodegradable kind and appreciated the company's eco-friendly choice. And the little added friendly note genuinely made my day. Now for the products. I have bought the jellies multiple times to give as gifts, and each time the recipient loves them. Most recently I bought a jar to accompany a fruit and cheese platter at a small gathering with some friends, and it went over great. If I am being honest, I have never been a jam or jelly person which is why I gift them...but if there is some open in the fridge or out on a cheese platter I confess I find myself nibbling on snacks with Jenkins Jelly again and again. (For me personally, I think it is the varying heat levels nicely blended into the flavors that brings an amount of savoriness which appeals to my palate.) I also ordered a few other products Jenkins Jellies now carries. Although I am still working my way through them I will say that the Old School Brand Classic Pound Cake Mix was simple to make and went over well in my family--there was even a little debate over which one of us would get the last piece. I no doubt will be ordering from Jenkins Jellies again!

Be careful. Julio is sneaky and will try to rip you off if you aren't paying attention. Watch how…read moremuch he is charging. Yesterday I went in and ordered 1.5lbs of carnitas and two peppers. He said it cost $24.75.

My favorite carne asada , Pollo, and Cevichi place the service is great too. Been going here for a…read morelong time.

This review is for everyone, but specifically Angie, Maria & Christian!…read more I recently started coming here and have had exceptional service each time. They make it very simple to shop for what you need and I never expected the quality to be as good as it is. It's a smaller store, but they do have a big array of groceries! I witnessed a customer because very very disrespectful and difficult to Angie & Maria - yet they handled her with grace and were so professional (yet firm) in the process. Christian helped me bring my groceries to my car and even packed it in the trunk for me. The staff here goes above and beyond and I will definitely be coming back :)

Parking is limited in the strip mall shared with a donut shop, laundromat, WIC, and many other…read morebusinesses. The produces are fresh. Service is great and very welcoming. Place is well maintained and well organized. Shall be back again soon.

Lots of selections here to choose from when if you needed anything spicy, salty, or simply just…read moretasty. i tried to shop in a different market than i normally do because i wanted to try some authentic Mexican salsa. The green salsa i bought turned out to be too salty. i'll update review next visit. For this first visit, i bought their chips and green salsa. 1/2 was a successful purchase, but i'll be back for another item i'm sure. i located this supermarket was from using Yelp, but it was located nearby the restaurant i already frequent, 'Charlie's Trio,' in the City of El Sereno, East Los Angeles, CA. Parking was free and easy. I'll be back when i'll be in the area again in the near future.

Got the pre marinated ranchera meat and it was perfect. Reminds me of my dad's. Fair price too for…read morethe quality

Tucked inside this small, shoddy market in a very sketchy part of LA is a little known secret that…read morethe local Subway sandwich shop doesn't want you to know. Rodriguez Market makes some pretty awesome tortas that can seriously make Jared's foot-long go limp. Yes, 4 stars for their tortas alone! For $5, you get a choice of turkey, roast beef, ham, veggies, pastrami, or tuna served in a warmly toasted Mexican cibatta-esque bread. I've had the turkey, ham, and pastrami ......and, all were packed with onions, bell peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, avocado, and white crumbly cheese. They're pretty big and conveniently cut into twos in case you want to go halfers with someone. I love how they are not greasy like a burger but not too boring like most $5 sandwiches. So whenever I feel like having something in-between, I get a torta here. Friendly, family-run business. Go toward the back of the store and you'll be greeted by a cute senorita.

It seems to have finally become readily apparent that two local yokel dueling mini-markets across…read morethe street from each other selling virtually the same stuff is not exactly the best business model for success on Easy Street. It is indeed true that we're playing in a dog-eat-dog, winner-takes-all, zero-sum-game world, accentuated by the economic harshitude of this spartan, crater-pocked economy. So, as the Sunrise Market and it's cross-the-street opponent the Rodriguez Market dizzily spiral into lock-down knock-down deathgrip, one becomes not only a front-row spectator, but also an active (albeit unwittingly so) participant in determining the fate of these two businesses. This groggy morning, I stumbled into the smaller, more 'homey' of the two, if you will, the Rodriguez Market, where I've established some semblance of 'brand loyalty' and rapport with the friendly staff (of two) over the past 5+ yrs. I won't wax rhapsodic about the tasty tortas you can procure at the counter in back, as Jennifer Y. has already masterfully detailed THAT. I will let you know that they have some excellent produce at decent prices for a Ma and Pa establishment....case in point: 3 Ginormous Beefsteaky Tomatoes 2 Avg Size Aguacates 1 Bunch of Bananas 1 Sprig of Cilantro 1 Tasty Yogurt Drink ___________________ $7.50 including tax... Not bad, not bad a'tall... What IS bad is business, REALLY bad. Most shelves are at least half empty, even in the produce nook...so don't come here expecting to fulfill all of your shopping needs. But what this place NEEDS is business, now more than ever. The usually sunny Senora behind the counter was markedly moribund--I tried to cheer her up but couldn't avert my eyes from the barely stocked shelves...I must say I just couldn't look away, which certainly didn't help bring her any sunny cheer. I have NEVER seen the joint like this. Well, come ye from near and passin' on thru, to support this friendly establishment. It seems that even the drunks and loitering louts are taking a holiday from the place, so you can zip in and out uncontested. I think I'll go back soon for another one of those delicious tortas. Then I'll mozy on over to the Sunrise Market to see if their fortunes are faring any better.... Maybe one of these places will finally raise the white flag, so that we can finally get some kinda coffeehouse or bakery or SOMETHING to brighten the moribund mood over on the corner of Ave 43 and Griffin. One can dream... DONE.