Wally’s Marketplace

My son and wife got sick eating from there deli please dont buy from these people they didnt even offer me a apology or refund the worst store always filthy

do not come here!!! mold on your food! mold on your produce. mold on customer service. mold mold mold mold!

Great wine selection and they get a specialty item I requested for me. I appreciate it. Their customer service really is above that of other grocers in the area. I have found the store to be clean, the workers to speak English (a hot commodity in the area), and the food to be fresh and good.
Their prices are a little high, but you are paying for the extra English speaking service, and I don’t mind.
Wally himself will help you find the perfect pairing of wine. It’s kind of fun to go in and pick wine there for some reason– like an event.

I always have a great experience at Wally’s Marketplace. Great local market with fresh produce and meat… It is nice clean store with nice employees and great prices! Cant go wrong!!!

This place is awesome!!! Their selection of products is great and the staff is always so friendly. Can’t go wrong, especially with having such good prices! Definitely would recommend.

Like the location, like the setting, like the staff, and like the concept, but mixed experience with the product. Meat, fish, produce and most food stuff have been generally good for us. Excellent tortilla chips; the best. But I won’t buy wine or booze there any more. Too many bad bottles. Latest experience with this happening was the last time I’ll deal with it. Bought four types. Chilean Chardonnay and French Rhone had both gone bad; turned. California Cabernet was tasteless. Argentine Malbec was tasteless and texture was suspect; possibly turned too. Also, I don’t get the hard liquor system. They used to have the stuff in a normal aisle with cap locks on the bottles which was fine. But now it’s all back in the roped off tasting area that usually isn’t open when I’m there.

Came here out of convenience, $ 50 worth of food later and I have a very sick wife to care for. She ate a bunch of different things I didn’t. Anyone else get sick from the Guacamole on the day of the SuperBowl?

Overpriced wtf is Walley thinking?! We are not that desperate! Shut this place down already with its waste of space.

When we moved to I.B. I was stoked to have a «Mom and Pop shop» just down the street. I love supporting local business. So I did what any good local would do and I started shopping there.
Now I am a firm believer in finding the things that a place does well and frequenting those areas. At first I was sticking to the veggies and and beer because the meat section never smelled good. After a while I started noticing the majority of the «bomber» size beers never changed. In fact, they still haven’t. My guess is the owner got a good buy-​in deal from his vendor and all those beers are still just sitting there. The good movers (aka garbage domestics) that occupy the coolers seem to get changed out on the regular, most beer vendors take care not to leave old beers in the coolers. Nobody seems to care about the (overly) pricey big bottles of craft beers. In fact, I marked one a few years ago (a trick I learned from my boss to see if employees are doing their jobs) and it hasn’t been touched other than a cursory feather dusting every now and again. Whenever I’m there for a veggie emergency I like to check that bottle and snicker to myself.
And that brings us to the veggies. At first everything seemed ok but after a while I started noticing those small things, similar to a new relationship with a significant other. Things that I didn’t like but nothing that justified a big ugly breakup, if you will. Gnats here and there. Funky potatoes at the rear of the bin. That one onion that seems to be turning black under the first layer. The garlic, oh boy, that fucking garlic. There are three options if you need garlic, the super cheap trash in the nylon net bag (5 heads for a buck ninety something) the already peeled cloves that the dingleberry in the previous review was creaming his jeans over (how hard is it to peel your own garlic, you lazy turd?) or the pre-​minced stuff in a jar. The nylon net garbage is ALWAYS sprouting green growth, like literally trying to grow shoots the way a plant does or garlic does when it is old and wants to become a plant again. I defy you to find one of those nets with a decent head in it, you can’t do it. As of late I have noticed a new trick they are pulling. They are straight up peeling the old moldy layers off of the onions. I was in a few weeks ago for some green onions (just about the only thing I really can’t bitch too much about) and I noticed this shiny yellow onion from about fifteen feet away. I was almost enamored by it. I had to see it closer so I walked over and grabbed it. That’s when I realized it was freshly peeled. Not just one of the flaky dry outer layers, like seriously peeled and ready to dice! Now I have seen some places that cut open some fruit so you can see how awesome it is on the inside and and it makes you want to buy some. This is NOT the case. There were like six other ones straight chillin’ with the gnats and the other regular, kinda black moldy ones that the dude hadn’t deemed peel worthy yet. Wow.
The meat… man, I want to be nice but there is no nice way to put it. The meat is by far the lowest grade meat around. Rancid chicken, slimy pork, brown beef. You name it, they got it. I like to score big box deals or package deals, whatever you want to call it. Normally we go to La Posta but my affinity for supporting local business got the better of me and we wound up dropping like $ 60 on a package deal. The ground beef had strange little black bits in it that can only be described as «mouse dropping-​like». I hate to make waves so I just sucked it up and pitched most of the offerings. Once burned, twice learned. Never again. Point blank, the meat is dangerous for human consumption.
Looking back I almost want to hold the backspace button down and delete this whole thing, thinking that somebody is going to recognize me and accuse me of being a dick towards a local business. But not this time. This is my opinion and this is the forum for my opinion to be heard. I wish I had the sense to check Unilocal before ever going there. Hopefully this will help somebody else to avoid an embarrassing or possibly dangerous situation.

This is a good place to go for fruits and veggies and drinks. They have a nice wine selection and a decent amount of micro brews. Check expiration dates before you buy. I watched that chanel 10 news clip about spoiled food being sold here — that’s definitely a no-​no and that girl should have gotten her money back, but I wouldn’t even consider buying chicken here so I’m not too worried about it. Anywho, I frequent this place when I need fruits and veggies. Haven’t found any monsters or funny smells in the produce section so I’m happy.

So done with this place. Bought a red velvet cake for my husband 3 hours ago. He cut the first slice 30 minutes ago, took two bites and found MOLD in the middle of it. Just got back from returning it. Too bad there weren’t more customers in the store to see the return.
Absolutely do not shop here! If you must, make sure to double check expiration dates and keep your receipts. I will be calling the health department tomorrow. This place has to go!

I hate that you have to award a star for a nasty place just to review.
Walk in and smell the funk they are trying hard to disguise.
Walk to the back of the store and be prepared to hold your breath by the meats. So gross
Buyer beware of salmonella and food poisoning!

I moved a couple blocks from Wally’s about a year ago; I loved the idea of having a grocery store so close… But after a couple times of buying food for my family that gave us upset stomachs, and finding expired items, we stopped going all together.
If I ever need something quick nearby, I walk right past it and go to CVS. It doesn’t have as many groceries items as Wally’s, but I’ve never bought anything expired from there, so it’s a safer bet.
Recently, in one of my trips to CVS I witnessed some harsh language from the owner towards one of the young male employees — WHOA! Not a pleasant man. I’ve had my share of difficult bosses, but I’ve never witness them speak to any of my coworkers that way, let alone speak to ME that way. I’m glad I don’t shop there anymore.

I would give it negative stars if possible. I’ve been visited a handful of 3^rd world countries in my life and Wally’s is the worst grocery store I’ve ever been in. It smells horrible inside, overpriced, and there has been several news stories of them having rotten food. Please don’t shop here, not only because you could die from their food, but because this place should go out of business!
Also, the five star reviews you see here are FAKE.

I would select NO STARS if it were available. I won’t step foot in this store. Wally’s purchases all outdated and second quality food and sells to the public risking peoples health. I have had produce that rots the following day. Avacados that are rotten and they know it but still sell them. I once bought a package of frozen imitation crab that was so stinky it was sickening. Upon taking it back I them learned to read all the dates. The crab was on the shelf for a year and sold at a discount. No wonder! This market is over price, reeks of old meats and is very dirty. Wally’s Has been in trouble several times for selling outdated foods and has been on the local news and investigated yet the store stays open. THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN IT IS A HEALTH RISK AS WELL AS SAVE-​A-​LOT which is the same owner.
STAY CLEAR FOR YOUR OWN HEALTH!

Again with this place. Expired items and they won’t give you a refund and say it’s your fault for purchasing it without checking the date. The owner is s rude douche bag that tends to lash out at people trying to return food that is rotten or has gone bad on the shelf. Also my friend used to work there and told me they repackage meat that has gone bad they just use a marinade or spices to cover the smell. Never purchase meats that have marinade. Recently a friend purchased about $ 150 worth of chicken from Wallys other store save a lot. When she got hinge the chicken was rancid she called they said they would replace it that there was a bad shipment but when she returned with the chicken the owner was very mean to her said he would not exchange the food or refund the money that she will have to sue him. She left crying. Things go bad mostly cause they shut the refrigeration off to save on power during closed hours. Seriously something needs to be done about these places.

Wally’s & Sav-​A-​Lot are owned by the same person, and their business model is to sell expired & rotting food. 10 news did a story on him 2 years ago & he promised to change.
He has had 2 years to change and the community has had enough. we want him GONE.
he is just as slimey as the chicken he sells. get out of our community so real grocery stores can move in. GET OUT! don’t let the door hit ya on the way out!

I wish this place was somewhere I could love to shop. It isn’t like I’ve got a lot of choices living in IB. But, I can’t count how many times I’ve tried to get food from the deli and been ignored or gotten really awful service. I keep wanting to give them the benefit of a doubt, but it happens pretty much every time.
And, if you buy craft beer here, check the dates if you can. I always see them selling beer that’s so old it is a disgrace to beer.

Not sure what everyone’s crying about. The prices are great, good meat market, and a nice wine selection. They even have a circulating wine chiller. Allow me to explain, it’s a cylinder of cold circulating water that will chill an ambient bottle of white wine in 3 – 5 minutes. So, select an ambient temperature bottle, place it in the chiller, continue shopping and return in 5 minutes. Voila, it’s ice cold. Perfect if you’re heading to the beach.
The deli counter had a nice selection of prepared dishes. We tried the Greek salad which was perfect. Also got some cheese sauce, crackers, and salami. Nice experience

Went here to pick up some vegetables and fruits. I have to agree with some of the reviewers here because I have come across some expired food. The only good thing to pick up here is the fruits and vegetables. Their cakes are pretty good too. My co worker once got a 7 up cake here and it was good. I
was tempted to get the chocolate cake here, but I changed my mind. Maybe next time.
The store is fairly clean and empty every time we go here. My husband also buys meats here if it’s on sale. Sometimes you find good deals. This store is good if you need some last minute fruits and vegetables.
There is plenty of parking up front. Never too busy here. Most of the items are pretty pricey. We come here occasionally when we need last minute items.