I been trying the food here for the past year. It looks good from the glass but it is terrible. The beans n rice are nasty. The chile verde with pork or pork ribs is sour and if the guy serving you dont like you, you will get enough meat for one little corn taco and be stuck with beans n rice. The carnitas are nasty. Seriously. Try the carnitas without salsa. Because i did and the meat was rotten. They store the meat from the day before and they dont know which is from which day so you can get carnitas from monday and its sunday. The carne asada is hard rock/pebbles bullshyt. The pupusas are mediocre. But im used to handmade on the spot so im spoiled. The chicken, tortillas and salsa roja is the only thing thats good. The agua frescas are good too the water melon tastes weird sometimes and if u get strawberry they give you pulp and theres only 30% juice bullshyt. But it tastes good. Ask for no pulp. How do you mess up so many things when you have a bakery a carneceria and a grocery store? Edit: forgot to add that i returned caldo de res for raw potatos in soup. The lady didnt believe me until she bit into the potato and looked real dumb and had the manager give me my money back. And i baught sweet bread and it had metal shards on it probably from a machine i guess but i threw that away. The tamales are not good thats why they are fully stocked everytime you go. Nobody buys them after the first try. read more

Vallarta is good for all of one's Latin supermarket needs. The store was cleaner & neater than I remember in the past. The deli is bigger and has more items to choose from including basic things to eat (Pork Ribs With Cactus In Salsa Verde--costillas de cerdo con nopalitos and fresh Spanish rice). Deli service is good. Best thing about Vallarta, there is always a spicy jalapeño for my fresh homemade guacamole. read more

Fish tacos are great for the price. Service is quick and we always continue to re-order the fish tacos, especially during lent. Environment is expected for a grocery store. read more

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Went to get fajitas for super bowl Sunday and euwww I got huge pieces of chicken and the least bell pepper and onion horrible I will never shop there again I'm sorry but that's just how I feel I'm so dissappinted for my company and family horrible horrible] read more

First time in the store, I tried the quezadilla con carne, delicious !!!! Good and attentive staff, eating area was clean at this time. Good price for the meal, plenty selection in the menu, general store area was clean. Bakery with plenty of sweets for everyone. read more

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Sells bad product. My wife made tamales for Christmas eve dinner. When she was cooking them, there was a sour smell coming from them. When they were done, I tasted it and the MASA was sour. They sold her a bag of bad MASA. All of the time and money that went into making them was a waste. Christmas eve dinner was ruined. I will never spend another penny in that store. read more

Terrible Taqueria. Just ate one of the saddest burritos of my life. The wait at 11:30 for 2 burrtioes to go was approximately 15 minutes and there was only ONE other customer in front it me. The cashier and guy assembling the food move at the speed of baby turtles because they are so engaged in an interesting conversation with each other. Wait aside, the quality of the food was so poor. Carne asada was some of the chewiest ligament mess I've ever gotten in a burrito. The salsas are bland and the limes at the salsa bar look like they are starting to decompose. $18 for two whack burritoes (no sour cream or guac included). Do yourself a favor, just don't buy hot food here. read more

We shop here when ever we need ingredients for dishes we don't find at our local stores. They may have some but not all, authentic and fresh. Here you can get everything Mexican you need to make that special Mexican dish. Fresh tripe for menudo, cut, mixed, honeycomb, pata, & tendon. Lots of fresh veggies, fruits, Mexican candies. They have a meat counter, seafood and tortillas too! Most anything a supermarket carries. Today I ventured into their to go kitchen, I picked up two QUESA-TACO ??? Yup I had to try it! Yummy fried corn tortilla w toasted cheese topped w generous portion of meat, cilantro onion and salsa. So good! read more

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My rating is solely based off the bakery portion of this store The Vallarta is a full service grocery store with two locations in Santa Maria. Today's visit was solely to purchase a birthday cake for my daughter. A Tres Leches cake to be specific. As I approached the counter I became overwhelmed with the variety of cakes, different colors and sizes. The prices were reasonable and the staff were well versed on their goods. The bakery section also offered an array of donuts and pastries (pan dulce ) as an alternative to the cakes. read more

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WHERE IS THE GUAVA JELLY? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why is it so hard to find Guava Jelly? I first called the older Vallarta near the beginning of Broadway ....not once...twice! The girl who answered the phone kept hanging up on me, each time I asked whether they had Guava Jelly. DOES GUAVA JELLY SOUND PERVERTED IN SPANISH? I know a few words of Junior High Spanish & I still have no idea... Anyway, I then said to myself, if I am going to trek all the way down to SM for Guava Jelly, I should check out their new store. I then called the new store & now asked who should I talk to to find out if they have an item in stock. They connected me & did not hang up...wow. The person that I talked too claimed that they had two different brands of Guava Jelly....& not Guava Paste...which is more common in Hispanic food. So my main mission was to get it right when I walked in. I asked 4-5 staff , each sending me to look somewhere else or ask someone else. Was it with the other Jellies or Preserves, as suggested? Nope! Was it in the Hispanic section? Nope! OK, now I needed a manager...customer service counter was closed...so I again looked for someone in charge... & found the assistant manager who was quite nice. He did not let on if .... "Guava Jelly sounded perverted in Spanish", but he did lead me back to the Hispanic section, where he did find Goya Guava Paste..... I then told him that I had found that on-line, Walmart sold Goya Guava Jelly, so I know that they do make it. Very nicely, he offered to special order it, next week, when the Goya Guy came in to deliver. SO STILL NO JELLY! Anyway, as usual, we then went nuts buying all sorts of things that would cost 2-5 times as much in SLO's Whole Foods, or some other pricey places. I took dozens of pics of all the goodies, but the signal was crap....maybe overwhelmed by Pokemons...so they vanished some how. We were thrilled by the super-cheap fresh veg /fruit juices, that was just as good as Lassen's, but far bigger & cheaper. Not organic, but who cares! The fresh veg, fruits, & bins held all kinds of goodies... some great buys, some not so hot. Good Buys: 3 huge Mangos for $1; Fresh Green Spices for 69 cents ; Asian Pears 2 for $1; & lots of other produce. I took pics of tons of stuff that I had no idea about so I could ask Yelpers or Goggle it later... LIKE CANARY SEEDS.... ARE THEY FOR THE BIRDS? (Total damage for the cart= $70 (or $700 in Whole Paycheck terms)) ~~~~~~~ The moral of the above story is 1- NOT TO TRUST "PHONE STOCK" 2- DO NOT COUNT YOUR GUAVA JELLY BEFORE THEY ARE IN YOUR CART! 3- DO NOT ASK THE OPERATOR FOR ANY KIND OF JELLY....ESPECIALLY NOT GUAVA! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before we left, I also grabbed & partially ate some of the "Cafeteria" fair that these stores have look so appealing in the pics. I bought three dishes: 1) Quesadilla plate (honey liked it), 2) Carnitas plate (meat was too dry & stiff as a sliced you know what ), 3) 1/2 Grilled Chicken Plate where - THE MEAT WAS MUMMIFIED!!!!, So not exactly Gourmet Mexican fare! read more

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I love Vallarta. They have a good variety of items and at good prices. Produce for days! Marinated chicken that doesn't double the price, that's service I like. Cheese - so much queso it makes me cray cray. Aside from the huge grocery selection here, you can pretty much spend hours at Vallarta. So many hot food options and yes better than any restaurants around. Yes it is a chain but far far better than the previous tenant (Vons). read more

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Everything in here is made fresh and so so delicious, also once I left my Louis Vuitton wallet in my cart outside in the parking lot & it was returned with all of my cash inside I was so so happy and grateful! I will forever be a happy customer here from the quality food to the customer service. read more

I went in today to go shopping and I needed to use the restroom, when I went in there it looked like nobody has cleaned the restroom in weeks, no paper or anything and poop was all over the toilet seat and floor read more

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Was there on Saturday ordered 1 popusa 1coffee 1 water oh no to to slow 58 minutes still waiting maybe 3 customers there including myself after 35min asked to get my drinks ya they gave them to me then asked about my popusa ok ok we'll get it to you..58min went up to cashier CANSEL MY ORDER FOR POPUSA..Maneger came and asked cashier not me why I was cacely and I said they took to long.what a hell of a manager said ok!really poor management poor service.I never want nothing free but coming at least a apologize or look I'll get it right know...But nothing from female manager.go to anyother market there's good one's out there.owners petter get on this. read more

I don't normally leave reviews. But I just ordered carne asada and chicken via door dash and the food was extremely dry. Seemed as if it was sitting out for a while under the heat lamp and was scraps from an older batch. Would absolutely not order from here again. read more

Quick stop after my son's AGHS vs. Righetti basketball game for tamales and some short ribs to cook in my crockpot. Conveniently, even though the deli was closed, tamales were available, and you just had to ring it up at the check stand. Puerco, Res (Beef), Chicken, cheese, elote (corn) and desert flavored pineapple and strawberry. Butchering on the spareribs was excellent. Small chunks with bone ( Chinese spare rib cut). $1.79 / pound Wednesday only. I've always loved shopping here for parties -- read more

Went here to their indoor restaurant and as a taco enthusiast i order myself 3 tacos de asada to give them a try. Order went by quick n smooth. I was excited to try these tacos so i opened them in the car, first bite was TERRIBLE asada was dry to a crisp was like pork rhynes like chicharones but harder. I almost broke my tooth! Dont recomment the food here at all. read more

My wife entered the store without a mask, she normally conforms to the ridiculous mandate but forgot it. They said she had to leave, she asked if they had a mask even. The employee said no that she had to leave, she is not confrontational. He proceeded to push her out the door and attempted to knock her phone out of her hand. She asked them to call the police as she was now being assaulted. He is lucky I was not with her. How is this type of behavior acceptable.? How do you people condone this.? I am attempting to contact corporate office but no response yet. I think she should file charges. read more

Just went to get lunch and purchased a Chile rellenó meal and 3 leches cake. It is one of the worst foods I have ever tasted. The relleno was old and very salty without flavor. And the cake was dry and it was more of a whip cream pudding with custard. Done recommend to anyone. read more

F this place seriously. I picked up a watermelon and there were cockroaches scattering everywhere. Also I couldn't help feel very judged and looked down on like because I'm not Hispanic I can't shop there. read more

Great food court! Fantastic menudo! Great prepared Mexican food! Fantastic produce and butcher!

This chain must have the worse employees in the country They re rude, lack of conversation with paying customers, dumb and always have a sour looking face I don't understand what they behave this way Can someone please explain me? read more

I come to This Vallarta location maybe once every two month or so. It's about 45 minutes from home but the drive is worth it. Their produce and meat prices are amazing! They have a fresh bakery. Try some Mexican sweet bread (pan dulce). Plenty of parking and staff is always nice and willing to help. They also have an indoor restaurant that has a little of everything. If you have a craving for some fast Mexican food with good flavor, order a some carnitas (fried pork) and grab a fresh hot off the conveyor belt pack of delicious corn tortillas. They have all the fixings for free: chiles, salsas, friend onions, cilantro, lemon etc. I'd also suggest you try the roasted chicken. It's super flavorful and moist. Yum. Overall, if you're looking for a Mexican product or are thinking of cooking an authentic Mexican dish, this is your grocery store stop. Tip: be cautious of high peak hours....Friday-Sunday it's a mad house! Tons of people...if you don't mind that's great but it proves to be a bit much for me lol I like to go on a day I'm off during the week or late in the evening or super early mornings. I stopped by 09/08 for stuff to make posole. I can't wait! read more

Pleasantly surprised! Very clean supermarket and one of the best tacos I've had throughout California ! Didn't expect to find such good food in a supermarket of all places! read more

Man on man that was the worst mexican food I've ever eaten. Went and spent $40 on carnitas rice and carne they got the food all nasty and backwards carnitas very dry rice very soggie carne very soggie to . I should have went to taco de Mexico I haven't been ther in like 15yrs read more

North Broadway! Horrible experience. They didn't honor their sale sign 2 for $3.00. Said there was a limit at the cash register which I would of respected but there was no sign posted of such limit. I had even asked the produce guy before paying if there was a limit, he said no. I spoke to the manager she knew nothing. Staff needs to get organized and on the same page. I understand this is a difficult time but we the customers look like dumb asses bringing all these items to check out only to be told NO! read more

Doesn't deserve a star but there's no "zero" stars .. DONT EVEN BROTHER COMING HERE ... shopped for a bit then needed go to the restroom and a lady worker was behind me when I went in .. did business and you know what she did ?? She flushed then left WITHOUT washing the f***ing hands !!! Omg like omg seriously !? I can't imagine all that bacteria on the fruits !!!!! .. again DONT BOTHER COMING HERE .. go to the North Broadway one ! read more

The pictures on this page are most definitely NOT this location. I came in for some Coctel de frutas and chicken tacos. The fruit bar was not the one pictured here. It was sad looking and they had no mango. They said they were out of mango. I'm a Mexican grocery store. Okay. I asked for tajin and salt and she said they didn't have salt. Fine, I'll add some later. There was a condiment stand with cilantro, salt packets and limes. It was littered with trash, the limes had no tongs/fork and many items were empty. After waiting in line for 10 min to order tacos, the employee said they were out of chicken. This place is a joke and I will never return. read more

Ever since moving away from the SF Bay Area, I have missed El Pueblo, a fantastic latino grocery store. Now that we are back in the state we have discovered Vallarta. Beautiful meats and produce all at great prices. Plus salsas, house made tortillas, and other latin products. They even carry Salsa Lizano from Costa Rica. And the store is clean with friendly staff. Yeah! read more

Store is dirty, dark and noisy. Loud music blaring over speakers only interrupted when they make an even louder announcement, which is often and unintelligible. Two stars because the produce was ok. Zero stars for meat! I bought skirt steak which I threw away when I got home! Terrible quality. All fat and silver skin not even removed. Ugh! First and last time in this place. My wife called me on this! I guess I had stores mixed up! Vallarta was fine. It was California Fresh that was bad. Vallarta was fine, and meat was tasty. Oops! In 41 years of marriage, my wife has caught me in a lot of mistakes, and this was one. Sorry. read more

I love this place just because of the amount of money I save shopping here as compared to any of the big chain grocery stores in the area. Not to mention it is usually cleaner than any of those chain stores. The only downside is that they don't have much 'organic' stuff. If this is something you like to buy, best to stick with shopping at Trader Joe's. If this doesn't bother you, then try this place and save yourself some money. The staff is always friendly and the tres leches cake is to die for. read more

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The managers are rude as hell and they are all snobs. It was my first time being there and I will never go back again. They look like they dont like there jobs and maybe shouldn't work there. They never smile at the customers only amongst themselves. If I could give a zero stars I would. read more

Ok so I go vallarta then I see this on the rice pudding nasty red stuff then the lady just mixed it in with the rest of it some things are cool here but you got to watch what you buy here i rada go to wally world aka walmart but for mexican stuff here just to say they book on everything not cheap here to top it off some stuff they got massive of cuz they prob outdated stuff look at that too i always do ok shop till you drop yea all your money to a wanna be wallmart the only diff here is the mexican cheese lol read more

Vallarta Supermarkets - Grocery Near Me - Santa Maria, California

I LOVE this place for lunch and take home dinners! At lunch I order chile verder burritos, or tacos - both are so good! For dinner I often pick up the grilled chicken meal, which can easily serve 4 people for like $15! It's SO good and you get three sides. I haven't really shopped in the grocery store, but I have wandered around. The salsa bar is always fresh, and their salsas are really yummy. I have tried their aguas frescas (fresh drinks) and all of them are super refreshing, albeit a bit sweet. Overall, this place is always packed with customers so expect to wait in line. It's worth it if you want some good Mexican food. read more

I've been here before a couple times for the juice bar and smoothies. Today I went in to get an ice cream cone. I got the mint n chip with a sugar cone. First of all the ice cream was expired I'm pretty sure. It had little chunks and to creamy at all. It tasted old. I then threw the ice cream away just to eat the cone only to find out it was stale. I no longer know how fresh the food is there. I recommend they switch their cones Daily and pay more attention to the their ice cream read more

Delicious!! The BEST Tres Leches I've ever eaten! No really! It is perfect it's not too wet, not dry at all. You gotta try it you'll never want another Tres Leches cake from anywhere else I promise. read more

I love this store with everything they offer but the reason for the 1 star is that their tamales were absolute trash. It's like the person that made is just slapped masa and no chicken or the sauce. I was very disappointed by the tamales and don't recommend anyone wasting their money on this read more

Rudest most ugly faced disrespectful employees I've encountered in a long time. Pathetic. Wanted to talk to a manager but why bother, I'm over it. Last time I go there. read more

Just bought a chocolate cake thinking it was gonna be somewhat fresh, I just got it and it looks like it's sat for days! Food labels aren't even correct on most items. I never write reviews but they need to check their departments! Poor quality pastry's! read more

This place carries seasoning that no one else does in town! For this they get 5 stars!