omg i'm so sad they're closing this place down in the 2024-25 school year. i always got my protein bars from here. why did HDH have to take over, they suck. also the employees were amazing, gonna miss you guys man read more

Vegan Review: Located inside Price Center, this little market has tons of vegan snacks, drinks. They even have vegan deli entrees, frozen meals, and pantry items. There's a whole evolution food section dedicated to their wraps and juices too. Some items include overnight oats, baba hummus (great stuff + locally at farmer markets), guac, cold brews with almond milk, high tech matcha drink (twisting the cap dispenses the powder, to guarantee freshness), veggie sushi rolls, Amy's, complete cookies & other protein/ power bars etc. They're so boujie now, they even have Dave's Killer Bread (it's one of the more expensive brands at Whole foods) and artisanal nut butters/preserves. Haha I only rated down for it's hefty price tag which weighs heavily on it being practical, but I genuinely appreciate the variety, convenience, and friendly service I always seem to get when I stop by. read more

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This place is too expensive. I only went here because I had no other choice. This place is highway robbery and overcharges students because they KNOW that there are DESPERATE students who NEED food, so they MUST go to the Sunshine market. Disgusting highway robbery indeed. read more

They are what I'd call an upper-scale convince store because of their vegan and speciality options. They have a huge selection of drinks, candy, chips, and general food items. If you're looking for something you'll likely find it here or at least something similar. 4 stars because it is very overpriced, but the selection and staff are great. I think the pricing is partly because the cost to be on UCSD's campus combined with knowing students will pay because of its convenience. I try not to shop here unless it is necessary, simply because I don't want to pay more when I can get things from the grocery store for cheaper. I recommend if you need something easy and on the go, but this shouldn't be a regular shopping place! read more

3 1/2 stars. I'm mad at you, UCSD Sunshine Market. First, you increase the price of your hot dogs. THEN, you DECREASE the quality of your hot dogs, going from all beef to some other crap that tastes like dog poo. What gives?!?!?! I still love your quick lines, your nice service, and your great selection. But my tastebuds are mourning over the loss of your delicious hot dogs. Can you please serve the old hot dogs again? Give me a reason to give you 4 star reviews again... read more

UCSD Sunshine Market - Convenience Stores Near Me - La Jolla, California

Located inside of Price Center East (the newer section). They legit have all the candy and chocolate, snacks (healthy and not), refrigerated ready to eat food like sandwiches, salads, hard boiled eggs, even frozen meals, ice cream, and a small grocery and drug store section to boot! They also have donuts, coffee, coco, hot dogs, a selection of soups (but get there early or they get picked over). Tons of beverages too! One line forms in the candy isle, but don't worry if it seems long, it moves fast because they usually have multiple registers open! read more

+5 stars: KINDER BUENO BARS. Nothing else needs to be said. -1 star: price. read more

This store recently moved into the new wing of the Price Center and it's about 4 times the size of the original. They now offer fresh fruit, a better selection of sandwiches and the personal products (stuff you'd find at Rite Aid) section is massive. Although lines can be long at lunchtime (surprise!) the staff are quite quick and friendly. Also, the wall sized section of dark-chocolate is worth a mention, and I believe I just did that. read more

Wow best place to go for food and other items. Jonathan also provided excellent service. Amazing manager. 100% recommend

Where else would I buy snacks for studying when I live off-campus? There's so much variety here for snacking that it's fit for anybody! Those Haribo gummies and a wide selection of chocolates can be found here. Energy drinks, Stumptown Iced Coffees (strong bottled coffee), etc for those final/midterm days when you pull all-niters. I recently discovered their sandwiches/salads too, and for anybody who lives off campus it makes a convenient lunch. Since it's part of the bookstore, you can charge stuff on your student account if that's more convenient, or pay triton cash. The lines sometimes can be quite long, but it'll move along pretty quickly. So conveniently located in price center! read more

This place is located inside of Price center in UCSD, next to Chase bank. They sell a lot of vegan snacks, meals, and grocery items. The only thing about this place is that the prices are a little on the higher side, but other than that, it's a convenient market to go to and buy snacks. The workers there are also very friendly. I had a very positive encounter with the worker named Christian. read more

While the staff is great and the selection is just fine, the prices in this place are 50-100% higher than at any competitive supermarket chain. The owners of this place take advantage of their on-campus location to rip-off students in the extreme. The only possible justification they could have is if the University or the Regents is in turn ripping the owners off with excessive rent, utility, and other pass through costs. This cozy arrangement should be investigated. $5.99 for an Egg-Salad sandwich? $2.99 for a Gator-Aid protein bar? Administrators, check it out. Then chuck them out. read more

cool staff. Buyers beware. Beef Jerky contains lots of fatty pieces!

This place is really cool. Its like a little grocery/convenience store. I went in looking for gum since between the bag and inside my house the gum I bought last night disappeared. At first I was aggravated by the length of the line assuming it would take forever and a day but it momved really quickly once I was in it. I was pleased to locate the Orbit crystalmint gum that no one else seems to carry anymore. Certainly cannot trying to function at a new job with moose mouth. I saw a girl with hot dogs in a little foil bag and Im eager to go back tomorrow to see if she got them there. Im pretty much a hot dog fanatic so we will see if they pass the test. read more

I occasionally go onto the main campus to buys snacks or coffee at the Sunshine Market. It's very convenient, and they have a very large variety of foods/ snacks/ drinks to choose from! They even have hot soup for those who want to a hot meal. If you a re a coffee addict (like me), you can get a frequent-buyer card and earn stamps for a free coffee!!! The best part about Sunshine market is the fast-moving lines. When the rest of Price Center is completely flooded with students during lunchtime, Sunshine Market never fails me because I know that I can get my food in a much shorter time frame than at other places in PC. Don't be daunted by the long line! It goes really quickly because during busy hours, there are at least 5 people working behind the cashier counter. This place takes cash, credit/debit card, and triton cash. Just be aware that they don't take dining dollars! read more

The Sunshine Market is about a million times nicer in its new location in Price Center East. I pick up something for lunch from here nearly every day, and I am very pleased with the selection of... 1. energy drinks 2. freshly prepared and packaged fruit 3. soups 4. snacks that can be discreetly eaten out of a lab bench drawer... The prices are pretty fair, and the line to pay moves very quickly. read more

FIRST OF ALL: DO NOT COME HERE TO BUY GROCERIES. Everything is WAY overpriced. Come here only for items you need ASAP. They have: -terrible coffee -old pastries -super expensive everything -surprisingly good candy/granola bar/snack/drink selection -soup -pre-packaged sandwiches -cardboard applicator tampons (noooo) -one super long line that goes really quickly I come here only for "whoops I forgot to bring blah blah blah" and Sunshine has it. They are super convenient since it's on campus, but I would say it's for one or two things here and there. It is like 3 times more expensive than Ralph's/Trader Joe's. They do have coffee stamp cards AND soup stamp cards, so that's nice! still too expensive, but nice. They also take Triton Cash if that's your thing. read more

Awww... Sunshine, you're so cute. I love you! Every morning is the same routine: Water and coffee. I like hazelnut coffee with hazelnut cream. Lunch: There's a good selection of fancy vegan rolls and cheaper egg-salad sandwiches. This place has everything I need! A lil expensive, but I love its fast line and nice employees. read more

This place is the Wal-mart of UCSD, minus all of the bargains and... well, we don't need to get into that here. It's a great place to get a snack or to pick up scantrons, but seeing as how it's run by campus greed, it's quite expensive and so visits here are sporadic and realized only in dire need. I would suggest not doing any heavy shopping for food here because your wallet will grow thin as fast as your tummy gets fat. So be aware! As I said, it's good for small purchases or something you need as soon as possible but with habitual visits, you'll be lacking the funds for any kind of real items that you may need to buy! Cheers! read more

Overpriced. The one thing about UCSD is that the head honchos know that unless you have a car, you're pretty much stuck on campus - and at the mercy of their sick, capitalistic greed. Everything is so expensive! I come here when I really need something to eat or need some sort of energy drink to keep me going. The Sunshine Market isn't special in anyway - it offers your usual grocery store offerings minus produce and a few other things. The difference is that every time I leave, I feel more robbed than at any other grocery store (especially knowing that my fees helped build the damn place). Oh, did I mention, the place has a weird stench to it. Agh. I hate coming here but I find myself here more times than I'd like because in some respects it's the lesser of evils that you can find in the Price Center. read more

I miss the old sunshine store, but I guess everything is getting bigger and better. I enjoy this place because it's so convenient, but I noticed that the lines are getting a little longer since the place is a freakin monstrosity now. I must admit though, I enjoy the jelly beans (self serve, baby) and the huge selection of snacks. Be forewarned though, the lines get really long during lunch hours and in between class times, so plan accordingly. The two for a dollar candies while you wait in line always get to me too. EDIT: Their new soup is so non-chunky and salty! No recommendo unless you have a gallon of water to wash away all that sodium you took in. read more

I love this little place! It's grown so much since I came to UCSD in 2006. This newer location in PC East is very nice and neat and full of lovely treats. It's a great place to grab some coffee and a donut in the morning. It's also the perfect place to pick up a bunch of snacks and drinks before heading to study at Geisel or CLICS. They have an amazing assortment of drinks, chips and candy. Their aisle of candy (which is located at the register line) has the best assortment of chocolates and sweets. They have so many different brands of foreign chocolate (Ritter Sport, Milka, etc) and Haribo gummies! :P Another plus - it's the only place I know that consistently sells California Chips - Earthquake Potato Chips, an absolute favorite of mine. It's like a mix of salt, paprika, vinegar, and deliciousness. The only downside is the price of some of the items. A few things are a bit overpriced, but the convenience of the Sunshine store makes up for it. read more

Long story short, I was an intern in my undergraduate times and I was in charge of event plannings and what not. Almost every week, I found myself pushing a little cart into this store to stock up with refreshments for a weekly event. I had a $75 budget to feed about 15-20 guests. Everything is so EXPENSIVE! I could feed those 15-20 guests with less than half of my budget. BUT we were a department funded by the Chancellor's Office so we had to use index numbers and the only places that honor those are University owned enterprises...touché. If we ever tried to spend outside of the bookstore or Sunshine market there was a whole bureaucratic obstacle course of receipts and paperwork to have done. They offer no selection of healthy foods (other than their small sad produce selection), it's overpriced, their prepackaged fruits and sushi are shit, and everyone would judge me when I'd go in with my little cart and fill it up with cheese and crackers. Oh and the service sucks. The cashiers are always having a terrible day and I'd get followed while making my purchases because I'd take too long browsing. Terrible shopping experience, terrible products, and overpriced. Awful! read more

i always go here when i have no cash/credit card on me because they accept student ID cards, they just charge your student account! so then it just pays off itself when financial aid comes around at the beginning of each quarter =D i also buy cup o noodles and put hot water in, in the tea/coffee area.. just like i use to eat during lunch/break in high school! they always have hot soups and its a different variety each day. it's nice. and dont be discouraged by the long ass lines, it goes by hella quick! the prices are a LITTLE higher but it's okay its quick and convenient. read more

I used to come here for my little tea. Cheaper than going to Cafe Roma. All your 7-11 stuff here. Overpriced of course. Let's not forget how to rip off poor starving students. read more

find a lot of good fresh grocery here. I'm a mom and I approve!

Can you say "MAJOR RIPOFF" with me please??? Just because you know how the econ graph works, with demand high, you can spike up the prices, doesn't mean that you can do this to us!! Oh wait, since you are still in business...and it's in a convenient location...I guess that does mean you CAN do this to us......*waves fist* read more

Coming from a UC that doesn't have little stores on its campus, I think you guys are lucky at UCSD to have this little market. This review comes super late. I just found the receipt for my purchase while cleaning my dorm. I went to the Students of Color Conference there last November. It seems I bought a Vita Coco water. Those things should be 99 cents. It should have been 99 cents but it was 1.69. Oh well. UCSD students, stop complaining. You have tons of stuff that other UCs don't have. The market is cool. read more

JAMBALAYA SOUP. AMAZING! Coffee is eh. Pretty pricey, if you ask me. I wish they stopped selling soup at a later time, though. read more

Their coffee is so much better than Starbucks, yum! It just like wakes me up every morning, they are the sunshine to my day!

4 Stars 'cause they've got the best Haribo gummy selection. Seriously. They've got all of your gummy snacking needs covered. That, and the fountain drinks. They've got a Pepsi machine and a Coke machine (clearly more superior) where you can fill up on sugary caffeine like that at a cheaper price than most of the food court places. read more

The Sunshine Market, a mini store, on the UC San Diego Campus in the Price Center is a great place to pick-up something you forgot or need (chap stick, fingernail clippers, etc). There are grab and go items and snacks to chose from. The Sunshine Market is a great addition to the UC San Diego campus! read more

This place is alright, it is convenient having a little shop like this in the middle of PC. It's basically a mini-supermarket and drug store, located right next to the brand new Chase bank location. The line is long but moves very quickly. The merchandise does seem a bit overpriced, but you can't really beat the location. (The general store co-op is budget friendly, but you'd have to trek all the way over to Muir.) Candy, energy drinks, even some hot food. The staff is hit-or-miss, but at least they get the line moving. I'm not looking for conversation, but I'm not the only one who's noticed that some of the employees obviously dread being there. read more

i love this place! i work at ucsd and head here a lot, whether its to get my cup of coffee or grab a sandwich for lunch. love the self-serve coffee here with all-you-want creamer. i love my sweet, sugary coffee. and for a buck and some change for a large size, you can't beat that! i also love their selection of sandwiches and salads. great selection. i really like their chicken curry crouissants and mushroom/bacon spinch salad. YUMMMM. i will definitely go back.. actually im heading over there right now! read more

The UCSD Sunshine Market has come a long way since I was a student here. I remember when it was located in one tiny corner of the bookstore and I only shopped here when I was desperate. Now it's a a miniature grocery store that I could spend my whole lunch hour browsing through. The prices are a little high considering broke college students shop here but they have a great selection of items. You can probably find anything you're in the mood for here: sandwiches, salads, frozen foods, hot dogs, hot soups, dessert...the list goes on and on. And don't let the long lines scare you away. There are plenty of cashiers so the line moves quickly. The line also goes straight through the candy aisle so you have something to look at while you wait. read more

I'm new to campus and didn't quite know my way around, so I've been going to Starbucks for my caffeine fix. The line was particularly brutal one day when I was running late for class so I asked around about other coffee sources on campus. Thanks to a helpful fellow Triton I came across sunshine market and decided to try their coffee....OMG, it's so good! and reasonably priced! Plus soy milk is out and available on the counter at no extra charge (the place is veg friendly overall), so yes, this is my go to for coffee on campus from now on :) read more

i love this place. i come here to buy drinks and sometimes food. moderately priced. not ridiculously overpriced like the other 'markets' around the campus. thats a good sign. the people are usually friendly. they dont give you bags unless you ask because by saving bags, theyre saving the environment :) so dont ask for a bag unless you really need it. sometimes can get a little crowded at peak hours, and lines can move a little slow, so thats the only thing i dont like about it. well actually.. i got a pastrami sandwich or whatever it is. its not worth the $5 :( read more

Overpriced stuff with a great location...what can you do...you pretty much HAVE to buy stuff from here. It's directly in the student center and close to almost everything in central campus. read more

So so so SO convenient!! Love coming here to grab a snack while I"m on campus but don't want to buy a lot of food. It has a bunch of organic brands that are of course more expensive than store branded stuff, but regardless, there is just about everything you could want in this store. Whether it's freshly baked brownies/cookies, Hot Cheetos, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Cadbury chocolate, school supplies, baby carrots, or cereal, they have it all! So impressed with the wide variety and huge selection. read more

There's not a ton of variety when it comes to food choices at UCSD but sunshine market provides healthy alternatives and quick snacks before class. They also have a variety of coffee, which is a must for early morning classes. read more