This place has every type of international produce you could possibly think of. My kids and I decided to "taste the world" via fruit and found everything we needed in one location. Foods from the Caribbean and South America were abundant here! The aisles are pretty tightly packed / very busy with people coming in and out. Service was excellent - there are plenty of people around and smiling / available to help if you have questions. read more

Love this place. After hitting the carneceria down the street pooped by here and glad we did. Meat, fresh baked bread, produce and mix of latin and asian groceries. Clean and well served. Thanks. read more

Authentic, and delicious. My brother and I love, love, love this store! To everyone who loves the Caribbean food, you will find it all.

Always good fresh food, great food great fresh fruits and veggies. Great selections and helpful staff

Very clean and spacious. Rita in the hot foods section was the best!!!!! She was so patient and kind while we ordered. We really do appreciate being served by her today. Our cashier Alexander was also very attentive and friendly to every customer in his line. read more

This place used to have some of the freshest produce and a butcher counter where you could select the meat you wanted in the back and a fantastic bakery. They used to have A good variety of hot food which has now dwindled to a couple selections. None of them look appetizing. I don't know what happened but in the last few years, this place has gone downhill where I would've given them five stars two or three years ago, they're lucky they get two now read more

Forget the sprawling, impersonal aisles of your typical supermarket. Thrifty Supermarket offers a refreshingly unique shopping experience, reminiscent of a beloved neighborhood bodega but with a delightful expansion of offerings. What truly sets this gem apart is the exceptional small-town service that makes you feel like a valued neighbor rather than just another customer. The warmth radiating from the staff is genuinely heartwarming, making every visit pleasant. The charm of Thrifty extends far beyond its welcoming atmosphere. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised by their incredibly reasonable prices. The real adventure begins with their truly unusual and inspired selection. Wine aficionados will discover bottles they won't find at other supermarkets. And for those of us who crave.the vibrant flavors of the tropics, Thrifty's produce section is a revelation. Imagine stumbling upon exotic fruits and vegetables, the kind that add a burst of sunshine to your kitchen and are often elusive elsewhere. Thrifty Supermarket isn't just a place to pick up groceries, it's an experience. It's the friendly face behind the counter, the thrill of discovering a unique bottle of wine, and the joy of finding that perfect, tropical fruit. It's a testament to how a local market can offer both practicality and delightful surprises. Prepare to be charmed by exceptional service, fantastic prices, and a wonderfully unexpected selection. You might just find your new favorite grocery. read more

Great meals or groceries We often don't have time to cook and just grab dinner and bring it home.

what a bad service i received. the chicken i got was hard & was burnt like if its been out for days. they didn't have many selections to choose from. it looks out of date. the lady that served my food gave me a bad service, i had also asked her for empanadas, she said 5 minutes, i waited & she gave my empanadas to someone else! i'll stick to rockledge & palm bays thrifty! read more

Unfortunately this store has aged rotting produce on the shelves for prices that are almost as high as Publix. The signs all over the store say "Produce checked twice daily." If this statement is true, then they are ignoring all the rotting produce on the shelves when they "check twice daily". The Thrifty produce on Palm Bay Rd is MUCH better with all fresh produce! read more

Everytime my husband and I go, it's always been a good experience for us. The meats are much cheaper than Publix and Walmart (Walmart Meat isn't good quality) I get my produce here, I pickle vegetables and everything has always been fresh and appealing. Never experienced rudeness from anyone that works here. Everyone is different, but our experience has always been a good one. read more

Great place, clean and organized. Huge selection and great value for the $$ Would definitely recommend! read more

Nice selections and inexpensive. Everything is usually pretty fresh. I love their ready made desserts. The hot bar & fresh salads are a delicious bonus. I'm here weekly getting salmon to grill or ordering from the cafe. read more

Thrifty Specialty Produce - Cannolis - Grocery Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

This place has gone down and stayed down. None of the staff that I used to see every time a couple years back are there anymore, the hot food bar has changed, and so has the overall quality and ambience. What is consistent now is the guaranteed rude service. read more

Hi my name is big toe and I went there yesterday morning and I was looking at their hot food and then I order me some because I was hungry and when I took a bite my FOOD WAS COLD if they going call it hot food at least have the food hot not cold and I'm so mad I wish I could put it a zero but sadly I can't so I'm going give it a 1 read more

This place is amazing. After moving here from the Midwest I've struggled to find good meat and produce. Stumbled on this place by accident and am in shock. Phenomenal selection of produce. Widest selection I've seen in the area and a good depth of choice. They must have had 300 fresh zucchinis for instance. The meat appears to all be cut in the store and packaged. Great selection from the common to more unique options. And the prices are really impressive. I was just looking time not really shopping fur anything in particular and left with 4 grocery bags of meat and vegetables. They have other grocery items, many of which appear to be imported, but frankly I never made it out of the meat and produce department. I'll be back next week!! read more

Cashiers are rude, will not greet with a Hello, more importantly they will not tell you the total, instead will look at you as if you should have seen the total on the screen, it happened 3 days in a row, I had to ask what's the total. I go there because it's next door to the Gym, but today was the last day they get my money. I called and asked for a manager, was put on hold for 10 minutes. read more

When it comes to buying groceries, there are usually two options: buy at a huge grocery chain or a small local grocery and/or farmers market. What I like about Thrifty Specialty Produce is the fact it is in-between. It has the size and stock of a huge grocery chain but the prices and selection of local groceries and/or farmers markets. This is not limited to grocery products such as produce either as they do have canned goods and meats. And I will be a bit biased here, it is literally like five minutes away from where I live. It is not hard to miss as it is one of he bigger stores in a strip mall located on the southeast corner of the Lake Washington Rd. and Wickham Rd. intersection. If it helps, it is next to LA Fitness. Anyways, upon entering, you'll see the setup is produce on the right, meats in the far back, alcohol just in front of meats on the right side, dairy on the back wall on the right, eggs and certain cuts in cold cases, a deli and bakery on the right, canned goods and products in front of the cash registers. Starting with the produce section, you have your basic selection of fruits and vegetables, but remember this is a "specialty" produce store. So you got veggies and fruits catered to more foreign tastes like bok choy and bittermelon. The same can be said about the meats in which basic cuts found in butcher departments at your local Publix or Walmart are present, but they also have ox tail, lamb, and even chicken feet. Dairy and canned goods and products are limited to more foreign selections, specifically Spanish brands. In my opinion, the best part of Thrifty Specialty Produce is the bakery and deli section in the back. You can order sandwiches, combo lunches, and baked goods for lunch or dinner. A lot of it is a hit, some can be a miss (like the Cuban sandwich which surprises me). Ultimately, my favorite place to shop for general produce and groceries. Always stock up on broccoli and bok choy here. read more

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Decided to give this place a try to see what kind of produce they have and prices. As I don't by meats I was just looking for any other items like vegetables, can goods ect . The have take out to offer as well thou I will definitely need to look into as I was in a rush . The store is well lit and clean . I got about 6 items for 20 dollars that's the reason I gave only 3 stars . Next time I come I will spend more time to really evaluate this store . read more

This is my first negative review of this, otherwise, great place for Caribbean food. Their prices, like others have noted, are great and so is the food. However, I would recommend you be careful with their soups. Today's soup had an awful sour water smell. This made me throw it out because it was so bad. I used to work in a restaurant and I know this smell very well. It is caused by not replacing the water filter. There is no way for you to sample the soups so I would recommend you buy the smallest container you can get. Then sample that and then make a full size purchase. I wish they could let you at least smell it before you buy it but it doesn't work that way. read more

Excellent choice of many Caribbean and South American favorites from fruits and vegetables to seafood and meat. Prepared food is good. The price are the best in town. Clean and friendly. Seafood choices are excellent. Not to be missed. read more

The Good: helpful butchers, wide variety of meats, poultry, and fish, wide variety of produce and spices. The Bad: unhelpful staff at the Hot Bar. The Ugly: THE BATHROOMS are ghastly, filthy, barely functional, and staff using these bathrooms are preparing the food at the Hot Bar? I pass on the Hot Bar due to the ghetto bathrooms. 3/5 read more

payed over 2 dollars for each box of pasta just to find out every single one was infested with bugs read more

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The presentation was good. It was nicely wrapped and individual packed. The pork is so very dry and difficult to swallow. There is flavor but I for sure have had much better. The empanadas were dry. The shell is great but the meat on both the chicken and beef are dry and over cooked. There was good portion size but small portion on the beans. The cola was cool but not cold. Overall I would prefer to try a different place. read more

Much bigger store than the Merritt island one but holy cow these staff are so rude and I think prejudiced. They have a good selection of stuff in a big store but I am just blown away by the staff. I showed up 30 minutes before close and nobody would help me at the bakery and when I finally got someone's attention they told me "well it's closed, no I won't help you". They wouldn't even check me out at that register and made me go to another. Too bad. read more

Went to the Thrifty in Rockledge Saturday, 7/30/22. While the employees were nice there was a language barrier especially with the seafood dept. Also we purchased some chicken thighs that had to be thrown out as they were spoiled the very next day and yes they were refrigerated the entire time. Reluctantly we will not be returning to that market. Signed, Disappointed, read more

A fairly new store at this location. It is their second store, the first was in Palm Bay. I am only visiting the area, but I can tell its a good addition to the neighborhood. They have lots of imported Latin foods, a bakery, a sandwich bar, a hot food bar that serves breakfasts too, meat, produce, and more. They do not have tables to sit and eat, so everything is to go. I went by the bakery and food bar three times and found the staff helpful and ready to serve you. I ended up getting the combo. You get a choice of the type of rice, a choice of the type of beans, a choice of sweet fried plantain or tostones, and a main meat item. I really liked it that they seal it up in plastic. Most places tuck the tabs in and your on your own to manage that in traffic. Cost was $5.45 plus tax total $6.31. They mound it up high, then push down the lid, and seal it. There was easily enough food for two. Or a senior could eat that for a good while! The pork was great! All the rest except the tostones good too. The tostones were too hard and too dry for me, but Im not a tostone expert so excuse me if thats the way they should be. Im tempted to go back for breakfast but Im staying over 5 miles away and I have things to do! One photo shows the size as I sat it buy a one gallon jug of water. By itself its hard to judge the size, so I put in the water jug. Since I dont live here I wasnt doing much other shopping but I did notice yellow onions in a 3 pound bag on special for $1.50, and Puerto Rican style ground coffee in the one pound vacuum pack for $1.98 on sale this week. If your in the area stop by and support their new business! read more

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Worst place to buy from, rotten/rotted meat and vegetables, roaches and ants everywhere and they have a rat problem also. To make it worse, prices are sky high. It's a wonder that the Health Department hasn't closed it down yet. Don't buy from there unless you enjoy food poisoning. read more

I go back for the hot food every time. Nowhere else has a better selection. Prices are very good. Selection of fresh produce and other Latin ingredients and products are of the chain. My brother eats His lunch here at least 3x a week. read more

Good afternoon. I've never really written A review before. So please bear with me. I was told a long time ago to look at labels at meats to make sure it was USDA stamped! I didn't see that on the meat my husband brought home. Everyone has an opinion. I don't mean to offend anyone, but, you are paying to make a nice dinner for your family...... what happens?.... local supermarkets expensive.... what does that mean? Have to save up for an $80 at a local restaurant?.... please...... read more

I love this place! Everything so fresh. Great people, very helpful. I do wish they had some gourmet food.

Their address is really: 2135 Palm Bay Rd NE #1, Palm Bay, FL 32905 This grocery store is a bit scrappy, but will have very fresh produce, but does not get it in every day. They have a lot of interesting and unusual (to me) ingredients, including pig trotters, fresh fish, and spices. the hot food is good, but I had to use some high school spanish to get the order completed. I would definately go back. read more

I bought 1 lbs of shrimp and it was rotten. I had to throw them away cause it just turn to mush. Disgusting hate ro think what they may have done to them to get it to smell bad. They were definitely old and past their date and sold them anyways. So disappointed. I'll never buy seafood here again. read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! I'm from up north and at times i crave good puerto rican and dominican food.This place is on point and very reasonable for about $7.00 i got a platter of beef,sweet plantains yellow rice with black beans I'm in Cocoa and there's no good spanish food in my area for such a terrific price.They also sell meats,seafood fruit and produce too. If you buy quanities they will negotiate prices with you if there's a supervisor on duty.I delt with Albert and he was awesome . it's a 25 minute ride for me,But ill be back!! DEFINITELY TRY THIS PLACE!! read more

Well I wish this place was closer to us. This past weekend, I was visiting my family and Melbourne and my mom send me to the this place to grab some items for the weekend. At first I was against to make the drive all the way up to this location since is about 20 min from my mom house, when I can just go down the street to Walmart. Said this was the cheapest place in town and by far the best quality on everything from meat, vegetables to basically al the essentials. So listened to mom(who doesn't) and jump in my car and drove there. What a surprise I had, this place have everything, when I say everything mean it. They have products from Mexico on stock that I haven't seen in a while I was very excited. You can also pre order food for the next day. Since mom was having a party the next day I ordered a pernil(pork shoulder) and arroz con gandules, for 6 people for only $40 booom you can't beat that price. The people there is very friendly and helpful. I also found this pre made sopes that you can trow in oil and fry them and they are ready to go. This place is the best and soooo cheap. I'm definitely coming back next time I'm in town read more

If I could give negative stars I would. I came here when they first opened and was appalled by their high prices on produce. On my next trip I was a little put off by all the freezer burned frozen meats. However I was convinced to give them another try by someone who raved about the quality and price of the fresh meat. After waiting a few minutes for help I watched the fish guy clean a couple fish for a customer and then, without changing a glove, washing a hand or using a scoop, reached his fishy paw into the ice bin and shovel ice into the bag. I don't care if it was designated ice for fish or not, that's just gross. Third time is the charm. read more

This is a very nice store located in a shopping center on the corner of lake Washington and Wickham. The have fresh produce which I prefer to the other big stores in the area. It is fresher, tastier, and best of all eeasonably oriced. The meats are also good here and they have a good selection. The also have international products available if thats your thing. Its my thing. read more

I love Thrifty Speciality Produce. They're prices are very comparable to major supermarket chains, if not cheaper for most items. They have a wide variety of local and exotic produce. I mean if you're looking for something unique, this is a place to find it. Some of the speciality produce you won't find at Publix or Walmart can pretty much always be found here. They just a great selection of produce, meats and poultry as well. They also have a seafood market, which sells fresh and packaged seafood, though I've never tried any of their seafood. I have however purchased poultry and meats on many occasions, and have found everything to be fairly priced and fresh. They also offer spices, seasonings, canned foods, rice and other items with an emphasis on Spanish/ Latin food/ products. I do see a small selection of wine and beer in the store now. They have a meat and cheese deli and I have had some cold cuts and everything has been very good. But, I absolutely love their hot deli foods! If you love Spanish food, this is a great place to get a nice generous meal for a low price. My favorite is the pork (pernil) with rice and pigeon bean (arroz con gandules) with a side of plantains (tostones). They have such a variety of hot foods and a nice large styrofoam box will cost you a little over $5. They also serve up empanadas, and tamales, both of which are tasty and inexpensive. Lastly, they have a bakery that serves baked goods, though I've never tried anything. Overall, this place is a good resource for the "thrifty" shopper. read more

I have gone to this store many times and did have a pleasant experience. The past several shopping visits has not gone well. The latest time I noticed the store was dirty and the employees that I dealt with at their food take out were rude. One employee laughed at a question that I asked to them. read more

For a older store they look really nice. Fully stocked shelves. Neat and well displayed fresh and bagged produce. If they maintain that I give a hi five. Lowered the ratings for one reason. When you say your open till 7pm on Sunday. You should be open till 7!! Arrived at Melbourne Lake Washington store at 6:40pm. As I walked up to the doors they shut and locked me out. They were waving me off aggressively as I continued to the door trying to tell them I neede 2 things 5 minutes and out, while the manager and employees began yelling loudly "we're closed" and waving me away. I tried to point out its 20 minutes to close and they just blew me off. Not a good way to retain my business of about $150 every 2 weeks. In fact store employees and managers were walking out in groups with bags of groceries as I sat in my care and they glared at me as I took a pic of them and my watch. Which was still before 7. Good way to lose my business. Won't waste my time. I'll go Publix. They let you in up to closing minute. They understand late workers need food! read more