“I've been 3 times now. Is a bit out of the way for me, but I can get things here I can't find elsewhere. For example, ground sirloin. I like that their website is comprehensive on products, including current stock levels. More warehouse like than Trader Joe's but check-out has been quick each time.”
“They are best known for their delicious Greek yogurt, but they also have 9 kinds of fresh feta cheese, an amazing olive bar, desserts, pastries, packaged foods, well priced spices and a great variety of Greek pantry items. They’re super friendly too!”
“Big, well-curated and clean store with incredible options in produce, fresh and packed food. The staff is helpful, sweet and quick to respond to any queries. Love their bag collection.”
“A beautiful makeover of the beloved but tired original store. Now bright, spacious well-stocked aisles. A larger fresh produce section and inviting deli and prepared foods. Same long hours, a great evolution of a Waban mainstay.”
“Such a friendly and nice place! The prices are great, and there’s an amazing variety of international foods to choose from. I always enjoy shopping here and highly recommend it.”
“Great quality, great service, and great food! My mom gets excited every time they have box sales and sent me to pick up a BBQ box they had. Everything in the pic was $200 and even if it was more the quality is always great. They helped me bring the box out and the prepared food I bought because I didn’t buy lunch was delicious!”
“My favorite store in the world I love this place so much because they give very high quality middle eastern foods mainly from Armenia🇦🇲 Syria🇸🇾 Lebanon 🇱🇧 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and even Georgia 🇬🇪 and Egypt 🇪🇬 I know all of the workers and they are so kind to me. Anyone who doesn’t rate this five stars don’t know what real culture is”
“This looks and feels like a proper Eastern European grocery store. Few items have English-language labels, but you can easily find most anything and staff is exceedingly helpful.They make sandwiches in the back: here is the "Polish Combo" which resembles an Italian grinder but with four hams (one smoked) and three cheeses. It's NOT 'fast food', but you can order sandwiches then browse and shop casually.Great hours, too.”
“It has a little bit of everything, you can really feel like you are in the neighborhood store in Colombia, there is a butcher shop, vegetables, a market in general”
“The only place I go for my meat when I’m in Boston, I have never had a problem with their meet quick service, my only problem is parking can be a problem especially the weekends.”
“Shoddy place, good people.This is a small grocery shop with a cooking station at the back. Groceries are mostly Arab style and they also have Halal meat. The food consists of a few dishes made daily and shawarma/sandwiches. Food is decent, nothing to write home about but It's great value.”
“Extremely reliable butcher shop, we've gotten pork belly, picanha, and beef they ground right in front of us. Good prices for the quality. The market has a big variety of products for such a tiny space. Come early while the 'cheesebread' and bread are most fresh.”
“Aside from me standing infront of the restroom and being told no public bathroom in the establishment as a construction worker who works on sites sometime where there is no restroom sucked and that alone took one star away but will credit this place for the homecooked inexpensive meals tha churasco plate is a mush have.”
“Wollaston's Market is a convenience store and deli on the Northeastern University campus, and it functions as the kind of place that becomes a daily habit for students and staff in the surrounding area. The store covers the basics you would expect from a campus market, drinks, snacks, groceries, and a small pharmacy and beauty section, and does so in a space that is clean and well organized. The deli is the reason most people make a specific trip rather than just stopping in out of convenience. The sandwich menu runs to around fifty options, which is a serious selection for a campus deli, and the quality across the board is consistent. The bread options include choices like the asiago bagel that elevate what would otherwise be a standard build. Pricing on the sandwiches sits around eight to ten dollars, which is reasonable for the area and the portion size, and the breakfast sandwich selection in the mornings is a reliable start to the day. Outside of the deli the pricing on grocery items runs higher than what you would pay at a full-sized supermarket, which is the standard campus convenience store trade-off. For emergency grocery runs or drinks and snacks it is practical, but for a regular grocery shop the prices add up in a way that makes it worth planning a trip to a larger store for the bulk of your shopping.”
“It an Eastern European (Russian, Ukrainian, Polish...) food store with a wide variety of groceries, meats, dairy, bakery, breads, vines and spirits...It is relatively expensive. There is a similar store in Cambridge Street in Brookline, and I like it more.”
“Very cute and friendly neighborhood market. I like all the unique items you can find in there as well as regular items. The onions aren't always good but other produce is.”
“So glad to have this place in the neighborhood! Has a lot of basic groceries (milk, eggs, cereal, etc) and then a ton of unique pantry items and prepared meals / desserts. So fun to walk around in!”
“Friendly service when I went in. Although there was a bit of a language barrier i was still able to get what I wanted. A bit upset they didnt have the beef jerky i was looking for but the sandwiches came out to be really good so it was worth the first time visit for me. Will most likely be going be again for the sandwiches”
“(Translated by Google) Brought my Salvadorean boyfriend here after a delicious birthday lunch next door and the selection here was amazing, especially since we do not have most of the products we needed where we live in northern New Hampshire. We also had what was probably one of the best mangonadas I've ever had. Lastly, there was some beautiful, gold-plated and quartz jewelry at check-out that appeared to be hand-made. We purchased a ring and earrings set and it's absolutely gorgeous. We will definitely be visiting again.I brought my Salvadoran boyfriend here after a delicious birthday lunch next door and the selection here was amazing, especially since we don't have most of the items we needed where we live in northern New Hampshire. We also had what was probably one of the best mangoneadas I've ever had. Finally, in the box was some precious quartz and gold-plated jewelry that looked like it was made by hand. We bought a ring and earring set and it is absolutely gorgeous. We will certainly visit them again.(Original)Brought my Salvadorean boyfriend here after a delicious birthday lunch next door and the selection here was amazing, especially since we do not have most of the products we needed where we live in northern New Hampshire. We also had what was probably one of the best mangonadas I've ever had. Lastly, there was some beautiful, gold-plated and quartz jewelry at check-out that appeared to be hand-made. We purchased a ring and earrings set and it's absolutely gorgeous. We will definitely be visiting again.Traje a mi novio salvadoreño aquí después de un delicioso almuerzo de cumpleaños al lado y la selección aquí era increíble, sobre todo porque no tenemos la mayoría de los productos que necesitábamos donde vivimos en el norte de New Hampshire. También tuvimos lo que fue probablemente una de las mejores mangoneadas que he tenido. Por último, en la caja había unas joyas preciosas de cuarzo y chapadas en oro que parecían hechas a mano. Compramos un conjunto de anillo y pendientes y es absolutamente precioso. Sin duda volveremos a visitarles.”
“As soon as I enter the store I am greeted with sincere kindness. Excellent variety of Hispanic and American food. It's family owned and is an excellent asset to our neighborhood. SUPPORT OUR LOCK SMALL BUSINESSES...it improves our neighborhood and makes us a community”
“*edit: The store is the cleanest market in East Boston. Unlike surrounding markets, you will not find anything out of code and not a mouse or pest inside. Very clean fresh smelling environment. I've been coming to this store for years even before with the old two owners. The current owner is a very good person and has great fresh produce, the best quality out of all the markets in East Boston.”
“I used to love everything about the store but now I don't buy the meats they're not fresh as they used to be. The workers don't care if you're shopping ... you have to get out of the way and the prices are going up.”
“This is hands down my favorite spot to get fruits, snack, and refrigerated south Asian foods. Most importantly, the hot food bar is to die for. Staff is so friendly and makes great suggestions.”
“I love that store all the way around people very nice very kind always help you and trying to do the best to find you the product that you looking for and sometimes if you they don't have the product they get it for you or let you know where you can get it very kind people I love them all”
“Normally I go to the self-service station, but today I went straight to the checkout because there was no line. The young woman who helped me was very friendly—I think her name was A’NYI F. The place is always clean and very well organized!”
“I found my favorite childhood snack at El Platanero, so this deserves a 5 star review. Staff was super helpful when we asked for specific information, and whenever we encountered staff members they greeted us. We found a lot of Dominican products we miss from home. Some prices are higher than other grocery stores, but we will definitely be back for specific household items. Try not to need to use restroom while here, restrooms don’t lock, your privacy will rely on a sign on door asking to knock before entering.”
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