Jons Marketplace

It’s not the best place to go if you’re a clean freak, want 25 varieties of each product, or are claustrophobic. As another reviewer said, it’s best to think of it as a neighborhood market, not a full-​on grocery store.
I appreciate Jons, its convenience, its PARKING LOT, its way-​too-​similar-​to Vons typeface. There is always a bomb taco truck that parks in the lot, too. Cheap prices on produce, good alki selection, good packaged meats, and usually has what you need in a pinch.
The downside… some prices are jacked up higher than a normal grocery store (dairy products, etc), not a full-​service grocery by any means, it’s not very organized, and there are never more than 2 cashiers, so there are always long lines.
Overall, it isn’t the best, but I appreciate it being here. We would be stuck with dollar stores, liquor stores, and those weird everything-​stores-​with-​expired-​food otherwise.

Leticia has a very terrible attitude. Don’t come here unless you want to be stuck in long lines with welfare people and their full carts!

Yes this grocery store is hectic and sure calling it a grocery store is generous because you can’t go here with specifics in mind but that being said, i love their produce department – often 2 lbs of Roma tomatoes for .99 – I can get tons of fresh vegetables for a lot less than other stores. The staff is friendly and you gotta give them credit because it definitely looks stressful in there at times. Their alcohol prices are also awesome– a huge bottle of ciroc for $ 24.00

Well kids– I read some of these reviews and apparently they must’ve upgraded. I’ve shopped in a few Jon’s before and always loved them. Moved into the neighborhood a little while ago and was glad to see one so close. Definitely caters to a different clientele but you get bang for your buck in that area.
No, you won’t find lots of organic produce but it’s always fresh. Though they do actually have Organic Probiotic Kefir!!! Lol Go figure. I’ve been there at least a dozen times this past month and haven’t waited in line more then 5 – 7 mins TOPS! Even got my Christmas tree there ;)
All in all, You can make this a quick stop or a great last minute backup. Don’t be Scared: D

It’s fine. If you walk in here and are disgusted. Get over yourself.
And don’t read Tina. L’s review. Shes an ignoramus.

i dont get the weekly add thats why they are getting only 4 stars. The rest is just fine

I have never heard of this place until now… The parking was descent, until it gets really busy and then you have to wait forever for a parking spot. The supermarket was big and disorganized. I find this place a bit dirty for my liking. The workers here were unprofessional because they never carded youngsters when buying alcohol. (Talk about illegal?) Also, they weren’t very friendly either, since I tried to say «Hi, how are you doing?» and they just gave me this look that was very rude.
Overall, I would not come back to this Jons… I’m definitely sticking to Vons or Ralphs…

I bought a bag of shredded cheese. The next day I opened it to find some mold. But the manager was nice enough to refund my money with no fuss.

Aww… Jon’s. Yes, it can be that bad… but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re: racist, a clean freak, like/​need specific ingredients, or find yourself uncomfortable in unfamiliar territories… yes… stay away.
The first time I came here instead of Ralph’s (around the corner) to grocery shop, yes, I was disappointed. They didn’t have my pastrami deli meat, they didn’t have my fancy nut oats sandwich bread, they didn’t have liquid dishwasher soap, they didn’t have ground pork meat that I was looking for, they didn’t have grape tomatoes, no asparagus, no basil no Grey Goose…
However, once you get to know the supermarket and what they have/don’t have to offer, it’s really not that bad. Maybe consider it a corner market instead of a full on grocery store.
I can come here weekly to refill my: milk, juice, wine, eggs, tortillas, chicken breasts, produce produce produce!!! Just the basics to keep me going through the week. All at a very good price.
I don’t know if the quality has gone up since the last reviews or if I’m just a dirty person who enjoys eating dirty meat and produce, but I’ve been coming here regularly (weekly/​biweekly) for about 8 months now… and i’m happy. The only thing that makes me wonder is that their meat prices are so damn cheap… how? O well, I’ve never had a problem, I buy pork, fish and chicken there, I freeze my meats when I get home or use them right away, taste and quality is just fine.
Their produce is NOT that bad. 4 pounds of oranges for $ 1, juicy and sweet. Tomatoes one the vine for super cheap. Lettuce, apples, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, celery, sweet potatoes, onions, jalepenos… yes. i eat A LOT OF PRODUCE! its so cheap here, so it keeps me going. Yes, I can always find good quality produce here.
haven’t had to deal w/​the back up some ppl reference, I guess I just go at a good time of day. I’m a petite decent looking girl, yes, I do get smiles and winks when I go there, but I guess I just find it more friendly than «sexual harassment.» I guess its a cultural thing (no, I am not desperate for attention). I LIKE the people cooking stuff outside… I guess its a cultural thing too (no, I didn’t grow up in the hood, I grew up in pristine suburbs). So… ya. «Yay.I’m a fan.»

Unfortunately this is the closest grocery store to my job, and I like to use a fraction of my lunch break once in a while to grocery shop n get it out of the way earlier.
I’m usually a huge fan of ethnic grocery stores, and often frequent Super A Foods, El Super, 99 Ranch, etc. I usually leave happy. This was most definitely not the case.
I got lured in with the online ad, which showed fresh meat and produce at really good prices. Score, right? Sorely disappointed. This grocery store definitely is aimed towards the lower SES population as evidenced by the plethora of clientele with coupons and food stamps and baby strollers and brightly coloured hair scrunchies. I had to grope a dozen or so tomatoes before finding one without bruises. Eek.
When I finally got in line, I pulled my cart into the aisle and started unloading onto the conveyor belt. This short lady with glasses walked up to me, shook her finger, and said, «No, lady, no cart.»
Okay. So I kept unloading my groceries and pulled up a little closer to the credit card/​atm device to enter my info. The short lady came up again out of nowhere and shrieked «NO CART LADY!», and pulled the cart away from me with this dirty ass look.
Who doesn’t allow carts past the cash register?! Weirdness. I ended up lugging my five bags of groceries over to my car without a cart or assistance ‘cuz the «assistance» looked pedophilic. Jons of Koreatown, I hate you.

The prices are high, the stock is limited, and service is hit or miss. Most of the time the service is with a smile. There other places around that have more selection. This Jons is good for when you need a few things. Can be crowded with long limes sometimes. I like the Jons a few blocks north better.
The big packs of fried shrimps in the frozen food is good.
Try the bakery across the street.

Every time I come here, some old man invariably starts sexually harassing me in Spanish and trying to follow me home.
And as such, I wind up forced to apologize loudly to him for not knowing the directions to the gay bar, or that my dick is bigger than his, etc etc.
In sum: fuck this place.
Ditto the review below re: all the flies and poor ventilation.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT… those four stars are for the ladies in the parking lot who sell the Tamales. Any who lives near or around this area, knows what I am talking about. I tried to search Jon’s Tamale ladies but Unilocal didn’t know what I was talking about.
As far a Jons the actual market, I would advise you to stay away from it unless you are looking to buy cheap meat that you have to cook immediately or fruit with its very own pet: the fruit fly.
Back to the ladies, good google moogly, those are tasty tamales. They are there 6 days a week (to my knowledge) starting around 6am-​10am. There are usually about 2 or 3 of these women out there selling tamales right outside of Jons (on the Irolo side). They sell the sweet tamales (pina, yum) as well as the standard chicken, cheese and pork and for a dollar you just can’t beat that.

I’m disappointed that this is my neighborhood grocery store. anything that is not fitting of the neighborhood culture is priced almost twice as much as Ralph’s or Vons.
The meat is cautiously questionable, and the produce all has bruises or is wilted.
They don’t seem to care about any level of quality control. No interest in maintaining good standards, just keep things at the bare minimum to avoid getting shut down.
There’s a disabled sticker at the front of the store. I’d like to see a wheelchair navigate down those overcrowded and disorganized aisles.

Either Jons can be an upscale pleasant surprise or a huge pain in the ass.
In any case, this Jons deserves the mondo «FAIL». I only shop there for last minute produce, but if you want anything outside of the Hispanic taste buds, look at the nearby Ralphs, another Korean grocery mart, or even TJ/​Whole Foods because:
–Poorly ventilated.
–Flies everywhere on everything.
–Small cramped space resulting in long cramped lines.
–Aisles are not properly sorted out and are full of stuff you know aren’t good for you.
–Finding organic is a joke.
–You doubt the meat is even fresh, let alone the produce.
I think I’m going to discontinue coming here and try to just make the four block trip over to Ralphs or somewhere else if I really want to make a POW in my meal.
Vote NO on Jons.
PS — Not that I have anything against government dependent moms who rely on foodstamps (and yet obviously do not vote), but the perp’s of the long backed up lines are usually women with foodstamps who grab stuff that they can’t purchase with FS and who argue with the cashiers for 15 minutes, and then for another 10 minutes — the cashiers have to type out every little code on the foodstamps.
Nice.