Edgewater Produce

Reasonably priced and fresh produce. Meats are ok but way cheaper than the grocery store. Best part of all, found some if my favorite hispanic brands: Bimbo, Goya, etc. I know where I am going to find all the ingredients to make my mothers beef sancocho!

This place rocks. While they dont have the square footage that their sister store «Harvest Time «has in Lincoln Square, they have an ample selection of items. Their prices on produce are almost always lower then the Jewel across the street, and the quality is far superior. The deli has a varied selection of Boar’s Head, as well as some bulk smoked items such as bacon and pork chops. Decent selection of cheeses from the usual suspects to 5 – 6 varieties of feta. Small selection of both domestic and imported grocery items, bulk nuts & fruits, and a packaged meat case
The best part of Edgewater Produce is the staff. This is the little neighborhood store where everyone from the management to the shelf stockers and cashiers treat you like you’re part of the family. I’m really glad they are in my hood.

Our first of what surely will be weekly visits. It’s a great store very good prices and the produce is über FRESH. Its impeccable and far less than Whole Foods for better quality. It’s a must!

I love this place, and it’s so convenient for me to go here. They have pretty much everything you could need on a daily basis, as well as a selection of more ethnic food items. They also carry some really great baked goods and bagels.

No problem with the produce, but today they had a sale on pork shoulder. Stopped in and there was one in the display case. Unfortunately the wrapping was wrecked. «Juice» all over the tray, and a huge part of the plastic wrapping was torn away leaving a spot about the size of a baseball open to the air. This area was clearly dried out and discolored so it wasn’t recent.
I asked the meat counter attendant if they had other pork shoulders. He said there was one in the case that was ready to buy. I told him that there was a torn wrapper and it was exposed to the air. He took that one out of the case and went to the back to «check for more.» Miraculously they had one. Freshly wrapped, looking great, that was the exact same weight and price. It also had a huge discolored spot clearly visible through the plastic that was the exact size AND shape of the spot on the roast I had JUST alerted him to. Obviously, he lied and pretended to look for a new one and just rewrapped the bad one with no regard for sanitation.
Ended up going to another store and paying more for the meat (almost double) but at least I know I’m getting a safe product. Don’t cut costs at the expense of food safety, Edgewater Produce! You won’t see me in there again for a very long time.

My go to store for produce. They carry the best freshest vegetables you can find. You can find a respectable amount of other grocery needs as well. Puts Jewel and Marianos and even Whole Foods to shame. Too bad they don’t carry more organic!

One of my favorite things to do is take a long stroll down Clark from my apartment through Andersonville, window shop, people watch, pet puppies, kiss babies, and carry non-​disposable tote bags into Edgewater Produce to pick up one large cucumber, 3 lemons, 4 granny apples, a package of cherry tomatoes, and a bag of carrots, walk out roughly $ 10 lighter and repeat the long window-​shopping/​people-​watching/​puppy-​petting/​baby-​kissing stroll back home.
This is exactly why I love the 60 640.
And while I cannot get everything here that I can get at the larger grocers in the area, I can get the healthy things here, and that’s all I should really be eating anyway. Edgewater Produce, I luv you.

The people at Edgewater produce have a really strong sense of our neighborhood and are very aware and attentive to their customers needs. They have great prices and a deceivingly large selection — given how small the store is.
Thanks for being in business!

Excellent selection and quality of produce. Just as you might expect given their name. Given that produce is in their name, this is their specialty. You won’t find much else beyond the basics. There’s some specialty food which seems to be mostly Polish and Mexican fare. However the produce I purchased was excellent and will be returning here from now on for all produce needs.

My daughter just moved to Chicago last week, found this place, and loves it! She is planning to make it her main grocery store

Great place to shop pick up some groceries, specially fresh vegetables and fruits. I wish there are more stores like this around Chicago. Also very helpful staff.

You can’t beat their sale prices on produce. We scored a bag of HUGE apples for 69 cents/​pound. Yellow onions were $ 1.00 for four — yes, FOUR — pounds. I’ve seen whole cabbages on sale for less than a dollar as well. Prices on non-​sale items are on par with, or sometimes more expensive than, big box stores in the area. On my last trip here, canned beans and soup stock were both more expensive than at Mariano’s, as were fresh tomatoes.
It’s a small store so selection is naturally smaller than at a larger shop, but I typically don’t have much trouble finding what I’m looking for. I consider this a fantastic place to get cheap produce when it’s on sale, but I still shop at a larger store for my other needs (both for price and convenience).

Great produce market! Better prices! The Andersonville way is to start here, then finish up at Jewel (across the street). The dairy and eggs section here is a little pricey (hence step 2 of the Andersonville way)…lol.

I consider this place a hidden gem. It’s full of great produce and some other specialty items i didn’t think they would have (black quinoa, chia seeds, spinach pasta, etc) and the prices are AMAZING. 69 cents for a bunch of kale?! I’m in love.

Hallelujah!
No, I’m not kidding.
Halle-​fucking-​lujah!
When I moved to Andersonville this month I knew that I would be leaving behind my beloved Cermak Produce in Humboldt Park. What I didn’t know is that I would find Edgewater Produce just a hop-​skip from my new pad.
I eat a lot of produce. I work from home and love to cook, so my grocery bills can get extreme. I need places like Edgewater Produce to give me both excellent fruit and veg, but also keep my bills to a minimum.
The lines are long, but it’s OK. Just relax. Take a deep breath and know those gorgeous, plump red peppers and fragrant onions are going to make a slamming accompaniment to your dinner.
They also have a pretty great deli meat counter. Boarshead has awful radio commercial, but tasty meats.

Lets be clear, I am appreciative of a cheap, local market in Andersonville. I want to support such businesses as much as I can, especially when it’s a market that can keep me out of the dreaded Jewel (shudder). Unfortunately Edgewater Produce falls a bit short of expectations after living near Morse Market in Rogers Park for so many years. Morse Market is just better and I am spoiled.
Edgewater Produce does have a nice selection of fresh, inexpensive produce but it’s slightly lacking and their layout is sort of disorganized. I can get over the layout but what kind of market doesn’t have fresh okra? No honey crisp apples either, for shame. Their prices, while cheap, are noticeably more expensive than Morse Market, I’m specifically thinking of kale, mushrooms, cilantro.
Their deli/​meat counter I won’t even touch. It smells and looks bad. I was digging through chicken once and each package of chicken was just sitting in pools and pools of blood, leaking through the saran wrap. Eek. Again, Morse Market’s meat and deli counter is WAY better. For me, it’s not even an option to buy meat at Edgewater after some of the stuff I’ve seen and that makes this market a lot less useful if I’m not even comfortable picking up some chicken breast here.
So yes, I will continue to come here for veggies and fruit but always a little reluctantly, knowing there are better, cheaper markets to be had elsewhere.

Love this place! The produce is fresh and cheap, and if you are a fan of Boar’s Head meat and cheese, they always have an amazing sale on one of their products. This place is only really good for your fresh products, so sadly it’s not a one stop shop for all your groceries. But the price beats Jewel hands down, so it is definitely worth making two stops for grocery shopping.

Salsa Ranchero Tortuga is out of this world! I just eat it with a spoon when I get home!
Their guacamole is better than any other produce mart I’ve tried, in the city (I’ve tried many). Produce is fresh. Cilantro smells like cilantro should and they have El Milagro flour tortillas! They’re a little higher priced on some things, than Devon Market, but not enough to notice. GREAT PLACE!

This is one of my neighborhood grocery stores. They have the cheapest dozen of eggs around. Produce is also fresh and fairly priced here. They take credit cards too which is great for people who don’t carry cash. They are much friendly here than at the asian grocery stores that give you lip about using plastic.

Edgewater Produce has never let me down. They only stock the best, freshest produce in town and their prices are rock bottom cheap. Their fruit is always ripe and delicious and their herbs are fresh.
They don’t stock anything that didn’t have a good crop, so if the quality wasn’t there you might not find what you need that day. Their mangoes and avocados are the best. Not to mention their meat! Phenomenal prices on fresh meat that’s extremely high quality. Don’t waste your money at Jewel when you need some chicken — Edgewater is the place to go.
Staff is always busy, but they’ll take the time to point out what you need when you ask.