Johnny D’s Fruit and Produce

A great produce market in downtown Brighton. The owner is friendly and knowledgeable of the fruits and veggies. The prices are very reasonable but remember, it’s cash-​only!

A good selection of staple fruits and veggies as well as some local produce. I have been quite happy with the quality and freshness of everything. The owner knows everything about what is in stock, how ripe it is, and prices. There are discounts on produce that is very ripe. Decent prices, you are paying a little extra (only sometimes) but the produce is always good, which is more than I can say for a supermarket. Reminder, cash only.

By far my favorite place for fruits and veggies. Super cheap prices, and Johnny is the friendliest! Love everything about this place!

Total hidden gem! After my monthly hospital visits, I always stop in. Very helpful and super deals on fruits and veggies! A must when you’re in the area.

Best place to get fruits and veggies. I’m a caterer and anytime I need anything he manages to get it in for me as long as I give him a day or two notice. Great prices friendly service. I never go to the grocery store for my produce anymore.

Great and close place to pick up fresh vegetables and fruits when I’m walking home from work. Not bad prices either, compared to Whole Paycheck. Owner is very friendly and courteous.

Amidst all the bakeries and breakfast places on Washington St in Brighton Center is this gem. It’s a tiny market where you can get fresh produce at slightly high, but not obnoxious prices. For all of the college kids in the area, this place would be perfect because it is in walking distance and it will have everything you need in terms of produce.
All the produce comes from the same Chelsea market where all of the restaurants and major grocery stores get their produce, so you know it’s high quality. Also it was pretty clear from looking at it that the quality was high.
I just popped in to get a bag of mandarin oranges (a big bag) for $ 4. Not a bad price!
My favorite part however was the fact that the shop owner was singing to the music playing in and outside he store while he was arranging the apples outside on the store front. It was very welcoming and I will make my way back there soon!

Perfect little place to pick up produce necessities and a great price! Everyone was so helpful, Johnny was there to introduce himself and talk about his store. I was able to get potatoes, limes, cranberries, brussels sprouts, and fresh spring lettuce all for $ 9. Everything I saw was fresh! They only carry fruit and vegetables and it is cash only.

This little store on Washington St. is an awesome place to get produce at really good prices. During the summer is the best and worst time to go into this little shop. The best because the fruits and vegetables are terrific and there are a wide variety of produce that are in season. The bad thing is the fruit flies, kind of annoying. I go here after work all the time and grab fruit for the next few days. Its so convenient that I don’t have to have fruit/​veggies sitting in the house going bad (ie. tomatoes or bananas).

Cutest lil fruit/​produce shop. Everything is nicely organized and displayed. Great prices too on some things… just got picked up some strawberries and a container of blackberries and a bunch of kale for $ 1 each. Johnny D and staff are very helpful and friendly. Cash only though and they close early.

This is by far the prettiest and cleanest produce store I have ever been in. The fruit and veggies are all in great shape. I don’t even think they ever put anything mildly bruised on the shelves. This makes shopping easier since you don’t really have to spend too much time picking the «prettiest» fruit or veggie.
I swear they’re all pretty! You can really tell that Johnny (the owner) takes pride in his store. My husband is a regular customer and always buys our veggies and fruits from here. We are very happy and loyal customers here.

Johnny your store is a real jewel in this community, God bless you.
Where else can you walk in and buy fresh produce? Just fruits and veggies here, very fresh, low prices, friendly service.
Johnny I wish you had a store in every neighborhood, we’d all be a lot more healthy and happy. Thanks for being there.

One of my favorite spots in Brighton. Great quality, low cost produce and excellent customer service. As others have mentioned, Johnny himself is usually there and is happy to recommend fruits/​veggies, and even lets you sample sometimes. They have a shelf of one dollar bags of produce that may be a little bruised or wilted, which is great if you plan to eat or bake with them that day.
It is cash only, so make sure you have some with you or visit one of the ATMs nearby.

I’ve been to Johnny’s once before during the summer and went in again a couple days ago and I have to tell you the quality of the fruit was just not good. i wanted bananas and they had unripened bananas and a bunch of horribly bruised bananas. theres a sign outside that says blueberries which was the reason I went in and they were actually blueberries that had gone past there prime and were covered in mold and the high light was the mango that tasted like battery acid and the box of strawberries that had mysteriously gone to mush in less that 24 hours… I want to like this place but I’ve been in twice During Two seasons and the results were the same, Johnny get your game up ⁷⁄₁₁ has better fruit

Love the seasonal huge pumpkin outside in the fall. Totally fresh fruits and veggies love the music they play. It makes a huge hit in Brighton square

I generally agree with reviewers in that the customer service here separates it from supermarkets. The location is also cute as well, as it’s a very small store on a busy part of Brighton.
The prices here are rather low and attractive. The produce I’ve purchased here are of reasonably good quality too.
This spot is definitely a reason for supporting a more local establishment.

I love the idea of a local produce market, especially one that looks like Johnny D’s: cute and quaint in an urban setting, green awning, and produce showcased on wooden boxes out front on the sidewalk. «Adorable» is an understatement!
Although some of their produce is local, the vast, vast majority of it is not and a good amount of it is not even domestic. You will still get Chilean apples, Mexican spinach, etc. just like you would in a big-​box supermarket.
I would much rather buy from Johnny D’s than Shaw’s or Star Market, because you know you’re still supporting some local farms and you’re supporting the market itself. Plus, the owner is ridiculously friendly and knows the freshness of the produce he sells, even if it’s not local or domestic.
If you live in Brighton Center and want to go for a walk and support a small business, Johnny D’s is the place to go. However, if you want to have a bigger impact on small farms that are local, I’d recommend joining a CSA instead.
Tip: This place is cash only.

Fresh produce that John (the owner) gets daily. Hard worker, shows in his quality produce and display he spends time putting on display every day and takes down every night.

My first year in Boston I was so poor I couldn’t afford groceries and when Christmas rolled around, I spent my gift money on produce.
I did not spend it at Johnny D’s, which is a shame. I spent it on the crappy spray-​ripened mush tomatoes and disgusting vegetables of the local Stop n Shop. And I still cried with joy upon eating them.
If I had known about Johnny D’s I might not have spent all of the first winter in a cold rage, huddled in my room next to the heater vent, slowly developing scurvy.
Johnny D’s is an amazing local find and even though I moved far away, I’m writing a review to make sure all you Brightonians spend your money here. If I come back and it’s gone out of business because you thought you could find cheaper (you can’t), better (HA!) produce somewhere else, I am going to be very upset.
If it’s slow the owner will recommend things to you. He also has a shelf for stuff on its last legs you can get for super, ridiculously cheap; even during my first year I could have afforded a bag of beans and a couple zucchini, which might have made things all seem just a little more bright, a little more beautiful.
Patronize this business with all your dollars, and bring them in dollar form since it’s cash only. If you need cash quick, there’s a convenience store a block towards Market with an ATM in it.

Johnny’s is my favorite place in Brighton. I don’t even bother buying produce anywhere else. You absolutely cannot beat his prices. I’m often shocked at how much I leave with and how the price would be at least double anywhere else. Johnny himself is always inside and remembers everyone. He is always asking what we’re making for dinner and pointing out any sales or produce that is particularly fresh. Additionally, if there is something that’s not so fresh, he’ll discount it and on a couple of occasions he has given me things for free if they need to go that day.
I love taking my weekly stroll into Johnny D’s and getting all my yummy fruits and veggies. It’s cash only, but I have seen them be very friendly and understanding toward someone who didn’t know this and have held an order so someone can run a few doors down for the ATM. Johnny D’s is a gem and I’m so lucky to have it so close to me in town.