We stayed in Salinas for thw weekend We stopped here to gwt some food and drinks Awesome selection and huge store Proces seemed decent We got the tacos and chicken meal delic delicious The pupusas were no good though not sure what they used to make them read more

We've been coming here since they opened and never had a problem. Today we came and paid for our groceries and noticed one item was missing but we got charged for it. Went back and spoke to employee who said they will check the cameras which took like 15 min. Finally manager said we did put item on the cart and the camera showed us putting all of our groceries in our car. Unless they have cameras behind Sonics, not sure how they're able to verify this since our car was parked all the way to the end. Manager explained they're not allowed to show us the video or picture due to their policy. The item was only $15.99, they treated us like we stole it. What probably happened was the item got left behind since they don't offer bags anymore, and person behind us took it. Never coming back again, unless I want to be treated like a criminal or racially targeted. Instead of helping the customer the manager was very condescending towards us. Tip for the higher management: Provide customer-facing HR or communication training for the grocery manager. This would give them better tools to support shoppers and resolve service issues smoothly. read more

I'm from out of town. And I've gone to other Vallarta stores and I love them. They're great. But I brought my godmother here for the first time and we went to go get food. To order food it just seems a like chaos. The workers where you're supposed to "order here" just left and we were left there standing. They didn't really seem to pay attention. Then we saw a girl filling up the "pico de gallo" who helped us. read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Horchata aqua - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

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Stopped in for a couple items when we were in the area recently and we were impressed by how large and well stocked this supermarket is. We picked up some made in house tortillas, cheese, candies and pan dulce. Typically my experience with grocery store pan dulce has been less than great... the bread is often dry and/or bland, but not here. Their bread is quite good. I would probably shop here regularly if there was one in our area. read more

Meat department customer service was a 10! I regularly shop here and have enjoyed my interactions with the regular staff members. They have all been helpful and welcoming. The new staff, Dave, in the meat department, has helped me a few times now and his customer service is always excellent. He's quick to check in with his customers, greets everyone and takes a lot of pride in what he's doing. Great addition and a fresh face. I'll keep waiting in line for him if he's busy. read more

Love this market and food From the cosina but there has been issues with them getting the order right. Ordering food can be expensive and when they miss up. My daughter's food came with onions and cilantro when description didn't say it was on her quesodia. There was no options to add modify food. The delivery service didn't fix the problem offered 3$ on my 12$ purchase. Called the store spoke to the manager and they said they could not do anything. I will still order food but do it via phone. Beware! read more

Well, I took advantage of walking through on a weekday morning. This place is huge. Lots of produce and fruits as well as a huge meat counter and an equally large deli counter. Ideally, a glorified restaurant with a market attached to it. The staff was helpful. The prices are slightly higher than competing stores in the area, but you are really paying for the convenience of a one stop shopping experience. read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Orchid display - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

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I love this place. They have every Hispanic/ Mexican...It is their hot food section though that is stellar! They have chicharon, intestines, burritos, etc! All made or made to order! Serious good stuff! Service is good but helps if you are Spanish speaking. Ambiance is nice and clean unlike smaller mercados and they even have a dining area. If you are looking for a yum place for groceries or just hot food, this is the place to go. read more

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First time here, just looking at this new store, it's pretty impressive. Its big with lots of different departments. Seen people trying to use their EBT cards at the food court/cocina and it won't work there. They were told they need to go to the main checkout for it to work. We got their 12 piece fried chicken, when we got home it was actually 13 pieces. It was pretty good for only 11.99. Also tried their grilled corn, extra large tortillas and some small chunks of carnitas, also good. The best deal was the 72oz Agua Fresca in a giant Container for only 9.99. I also got a large fresh squeezed juice called Vitamin C. It was nice and refreshing. Their tamales From the hot bar are small , dry, tuff and chewy for 3.00 each. They weren't fresh. Wouldn't get these again. Really disappointed in this marzapan gelatina. There's no flavor at all in the gelatin. All the flavor comes from the small amount of whipped cream on top and a thin carmel on the bottom.Won't get this again. I came back to try the guava gelatina and it's just as flavorless as the marzapan. Won't get these again. Tried their corn pie. I thought it was corn bread but I was wrong. It's more like sweet corn cake. It's made with kernels of corn inside a flour base. It was different but it was good. Lastly I tried their guava Agua Fresca. I think it's made with milk, which i didn't care for and didn't really have any guava flavor. Wouldn't get this again either. They have a 5.00 sushi deal on Wednesday's might try that. We'll still come back to try other things in their food court/cocina. read more

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I was told that this place has great tacos so I figured I would come by. This place lost a star because the people in the food area were too preoccupied chitchatting and joking with each other to help customers. There was about 4 other people waiting to try to get food. But one of the boys from the next area came to help me. I got a burrito with the chile verde style meat and it was delicious! Will definitely get it again. I also got the pina aqua fresca and chocoflan. The chocoflan was so good and the cake part was nice and moist! read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Everything was delicious! - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

Very nice store but pricey. All your needs to eat their hot food and make your own recipes you will find here.

This store is 100x cleaner than the larger chain stores. The service and food are amazing. They DO go out of their way to service and take care of the clients. Remember this, read and believe the reviews of people who have a large amount of reviews and not just 3 or 4 reviews and those 3-4 reviews are all 1 - 2 star reviews. read more

I love shopping here very pleasant not too crowded and fast service at cashier, clean and well arranged organized shelves and items fast food and bakery are clean and more choices of foods . Thumbs up to service crew/cashier Ivan Caballero, he is consistent with his customer service, pleasant attitude, accommodating and always with a smile. I love the breads in the glass shelves so many varieties. My favorite is the roasted pork legs, I'm not sure if it's called carnitas, it's 10$ and taste like Philippines pork lechon , only in vallarta you can find it. read more

Bad experiencing with HR manager! I ended up applying here thinking it was a good choice. I ended up getting an interview here in the MORNING even had to MISS SCHOOL! When I got there I asked for EVELYN she told them to tell me to take a seat at the tables. As I'm patiently waiting couple minutes pass by nothing.. just to see Evelyn pass by going into the kitchen then thru the meat department WAITED AN 1hr1/2 for her to not even do my interview she literally avoided me because she had even passed by me!!! this store has to do better honestly. I found out too that they treat their employees terrible, they are overworked and underpaid, favoritism also plays a big role in this store while manager just do nothing but talk.. DO BETTER VALLARTA read more

The good is that staff are friendly over all, I went in to get two tacos de cabeza, these are the worst tacos I've had, the picture below shows all the fat in my tacos, it's enough for one taco alone. Cook needs to do a better job cleaning out the meat eeeew read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

I like going to Vallarta markets but the cheese dept at the Salinas store is short staffed w only one person helping and to top it off they are slow. I left w nothing after waiting and waiting!!! Not the best customer service from the employee she myst hate her job!!! I couldn't keep waiting I was going to be late for work. read more

I just left here tonight Friday July 18th and I spent 20 min in the check out lane with only one person in front of me. What was the wait? Oh 3 cashiers (one was definitely a manager) were having a full on conversation about what they are going to do tomorrow. I stood their in front of all 3 of faces and they talked and moved slower as the line grew and more and more. Very unprofessional and inconsiderate. Food bomb though read more

""Our #1 goto grocery store now.""We've tried Star Market and Nob Hill before but there's to much high status clique feels to those 2. We have had great experiences with Lucky but they don't have a lot of Vegan options we purchase. First off I have never seen a more clean and organized grocery store ever before. Their Vegan options are through the roof!!! Soooo many options to choose from. We also buy the remainder of our grocery items list there as well. Every clerk, cashier and manager are so friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. If you haven't been here or not aware of this place you have to stop by. You won't be disappointed. read more

Stopped by the store to check it out since it just opened. They have a good variety of prepped goods including hot tamales, salsas, pan dulce, flan, gelatinas, cakes, quesos huge meat dept, fresh tortillas. The reason for the low review I bought 2 lbs of ceviche de camaron because it looked so darn good. HOWEVER, when I got home to eat it I noticed that the shrimp wasn't deveined there was black stuff everywhere. I expected better quality to be honest. Specially at $9.99 / lb. Also the lady at the ceviche counter who helped me had just gotten back from a break? And was upset because I didn't take a number. But the other lady was not calling numbers just next. So i didn't think i needed it. Since no one was taking numbers. read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Ceviche 1/5 - SHRIMP IS NOT DEVEINED. DONT RECOMMEND! - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

Refried beans too watery, rice dry, carnitas were good but spicy. Don't think I'll go back

Went to buy meat for tacos and the meat was EXTREMELY salty, way too much seasoning on it, wish it was light seasoned but seems like they go overboard with that. I have bought meat there before and haven't had a problem with it but just this meat that's already seasoned is a big no. Don't recommend! Season your self at home. Will say the tortillas are very good and also got the sopes to make at home and those were also great! read more

Lots of fresh fruit veggie options that we can't find elsewhere, cheap prices, lots of food options at their deli section. It's like a converted Safeway for Mexican food. Very clean store. Would visit again read more

Me and my wife went in to the store this evening and we were amazed. It was a nice clean store that had a lot of selections to make authentic Mexican food and also they had a section for Asian food. The store people seem to be very nice and plenty of people if you had any questions to ask, any questions or concerns about anything? read more

The service at the meat department is the worst and the managers only makes it worse no one really knows what's going on but definitely not returning or recommending. read more

Purchased masa for tamales. After opening to prepare to make tamales I smelled a sour odor. Didn't realize it was the masa until I made a few tamales and realized that's where the smell was hiding. Also, the guy at the guacamole station wouldn't make me a fresh batch without certain ingredients because he had already started to clean up although his station sign stated he still had 45 minutes left of being open. I was so excited for a location close to me opening but so far it's a fail. read more

I got this cake for my birthday and it was exactly how I wanted it!! And it was very tasty as wel read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

Pretty good spot to get whatever you may need last minute. Order ahead if you can, lines tend to be long for their kitchen area. Plenty of parking and employees to help. Tried the Chile Rellenos and pretty good. Can't beat their selection of grocery items from fresh to frozen to shelf items. Tried a pineapple tamale for the first time and definitely recommend it. Bakery items where pretty good too. Only bummer was they do not carry bionicos. Look forward to coming back. read more

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This store is beautiful,clean, well stocked and 100% amazing! Granted, this is a new business so the owners and staff are still learning, but it's obvious that they truly value their customers. So, step right up and visit this place ASAP! read more

This place is a mess. I stood in line for 45 min for a agua fresca. Everyone was lost. Customers and employees alike. Nobody knew if there was 1 line, 2 lines. 3 lines. People were jumping the line in front of people that had been waiting a long time. Not on purpose but because it was unorganized. They were calling peoples names to pay and people were that has been waiting a longer time than the people being called were angry because they had been waiting longer. Then u had people that had ordered online cutting the line. Everyone was asking how the line system worked, nobody knew. I asked 3 employees and not a single one knew the system. Its friday morning. Imagine a weekend? Everyone was upset. This place is poorly managed. Maybe put up some signs. I ended up just walking out of frustration and to avoid the bs. read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - This place is a mess. They need better management. A better system. Nobody knows where to line up. - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

Delicious tacos. Best part and what is key for me is that the tortillas were fresh, nice and soft as they are made in house. Had asada, tripas (aka chittterlings or chittlins) and pastor. The Asada was delicious, seasoned very well, the pastor was good but it lacks the pineapple tidbits for my liking and the tripas could have used salt and would be better if they were a bit crispy, however if you prefer them to be chewy then you'll like these. Their red salsa is very good, it is better than the green salsa. The chicharron looks very good , but I didn't try it this time. The fried chicken was alsoo delicious, very well seasoned and crispy. You can tell that the staff is still getting the hang of things but were friendly and got my prder right and with a smile. I am definitely going back again to try their other prepared food. read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Meat uptions for tacos - Grocery Near Me - Salinas, California

I was very excited to check out this new store in town, I got a large cafe de olla for $6.99, it was the worst coffee I ever tried! Then we got the carnitas Vallarta fiesta Pack, I could not even bite on the tortilla of how old they were. But the beans were good. read more

It's a great shopping experience. Many food options when it come to grocery shopping. The kitchen food is very tasty. And their produce is fresh. I was able to find everything I needed with good customer service. It's a welcoming location. read more

Went back for a second round. Burritos are still terrible. Checked out the pre-packed meat section and there are great prices. The line for premade food is very unorganized. My husband went with me this time and he said never again. read more

Good mixican foods Good everything what else I can say everything good read more

Don't buy meat here. Their quality control sucks, the meat spoils before the date they write on the packaging. Save your money. It's not the first time this has happened and I don't usually leave reviews read more

Got carnitas from this place and the carnitas didn't have flavor and didn't feel like it was cooked right and the salsa didn't taste like anything either. read more

Okay food and okay prices, but customer service is awful in every department. Tonight's cashier was discussing her views on how child labor laws should become obsolete with three coworkers standing around her register while she barely acknowledged the people she was ringing up. Mind you, she only spoke to customers in Spanish and switched to English to speak to her buddies. Wonder if she thinks everyone shopping here only speaks Spanish because it's a Latino grocery chain? Truly a bizarre checkout experience. read more

Food gave me the worst stomach ache and all the chicken there smells??? Why does the chicken smell like sea food gone bad???

Amazing hot food selection. The customer service it's amazing Monica & Ana were very helpful and knowledgeable about the food!! If you looking for a good spot for lunch give them a try!! read more

This store is down the street from me which is very nice. Been here a few times now and never any issues. Bought ceviche twice, pozole and guac along w standard grocery items. Service is fine. Generally speaking if you know how to get around a store and are competent enough then you shouldn't have any bad experiences. read more