Eight-Twenty-Eight Irving Market

This place is TERRIBLE. The cashier and the way they treat their customers is awful! I would rather walk down to Eddy’s market down on the corner of 11^th and Irving! Where it’s cleaner and Neighborhood friendly!

Good selection on foods and household items, but they had a bunch of expired croutons… which made me really weary when picking out all the other items in the store!
On top of that, I was checking through the itemized receipt to make sure everything was scanned correctly… and a few seconds later the cashier asked me in a annoyed tone «is there a problem?!». I’m not too snobby on customer service at grocery stores but I thought that was a little rude.

We were in the area and thought we would see what the market had, and I was greeted by an incredibly cold blank laser like stare both coming in and leaving. The greeting was off-​putting and I wasn’t sure if I was being called out to the street to a fight, which I would have happily taken ;) The market looks like it has a wide range of international goods so the selection may be good, not sure on the pricing, but as many other reviewers have pointed out cold customer service is not something you need to accept.

Went in to buy some ice cream.
Greet cashier *cold stare*
«Can I get a bag please?» *cold stare*
Waiting for my credit card to be authorized *cold stare*
Signing my receipt *cold stare*
It felt like the all seeing Eye of Sauron constantly gazing at me. I’m all for shopping and supporting the local businesses but in this case I’d rather use instacart, Amazon Fresh, or trek it over to Andronico’s.

Fast service (for only one register) and great selection of beer and wine! A little pricey, but hey! This is Sparta (San francisco)! Everything costs more here.

One star or supposedly no star at all. Suggesting this store to be close forever! Extremely rude owner! Pricey goods! The cashier is so slow making a huge line that will never move at all! Avoid this place unless if you want this store ruin your day.

Owner is extremely rude, like all the other reviews are saying, makes you feel unwanted and acts like he is too good for you and your presence in his store. Even if you’re nice to him, he’ll just ignore you. You can easily be the only one talking at the cashier when you’re checking out, because he won’t look at you or speak to you. The prices at this store is super expensive as well. I don’t even know why this store is still open.

Overprice and overly rude is a good way to describe this place. It’s basically a liquor store. They don’t really have much and from what they’ve got is at least two times more expensive than elsewhere. The cashier seems to take favor in who he’s going to say hi to and who he’ll ignore. Will not go back here again.

They have great wine deals, also carry my favorite Biserna muscat grappa, and offer great service.

Very rude owner ! Today I passed by and saw the fruit on sale so I decided to buy some. I usually carry a recycle bag with me but today I forgot .
when I pay I asked for a ten cents bag, cause I still need to go somewhere to do some errands and I need a bag to carry it around. the owner refused in a very rude way ! I guess he doesn’t understand never say no to customers unless you really can’t provide !
I don’t want to argue with him so I said thank you and walked out (will never come back again), and I heard him bad mouth with customers about me wanting to buy a ten cents bag for my 4 oranges … This kind of service and attitude, For sure never go back ever again

This market is LITERALLY the best. The have everything you can imagine and are open 365 days a year! This place has a fantastic selection for not being a major grocery store, and the prices are reasonable. Best of all they have great produce! Their fruit and veggies are often local, great quality, and cheap! I’ve stopped buying produce from anywhere else. 5 stars to everything this store offers!
I love this place, A BIG 5 STARS TO THE GREAT OWNERSHIP!

Truth be told, I didn’t even know what the name of this market was until recently — but I come here all the time. Perfectly located between my N-​stop and my apartment, the produce deals tempt me everyday. 2 cartons of blueberries for $ 5! Plums for 99 cents! Basically, the best thing to do is find whatever is on special that day, buy it, and have yourself a fruit smörgåsbord.
Also well-​priced (although somewhat limited) selection of vegetables, wine and canned goods. And, randomly as at seemingly all Inner Sunset markets, a decent amount of Cadbury chocolate goodies. I guess the neighborhood used to be Irish?

Tourist prices. Almost comically expensive on an item by item basis compared to most other grocery stores in the area.

I actually love this place. It’s half way between a grocery store and a convenient store.
They have lots of chips/​soda/​beer BUT they also have cereal, nuts, and produce. (Let’s not make willy-​nilly of the beer selection, it is vast and varied)
The produce is very cheap and surprisingly plentiful. But not the freshest so use this place for last minute ingredients that you forgot to buy and are going to use quickly. I’m also shocked at the number of spices they carry AND that they have really good nuts/​coconut/​trail mix type stuff for snacking and baking
The highlight is no doubt the staff. The people who own it work at the register AND so do their family members. It’s such a warm, neighborhood vibe. The guy will tell you, he’s been running it for 35 years. So charming and friendly. I look forward to forgetting to buy garlic, heading down there and saying hi to him.

I was a regular customer at this store. Most of the time, the owner never smiled or showed any friendly-​service mind. That didn’t bother me much until today. I went into the store to look for a small cup of plain low-​fat yogurt which obviously the store didn’t carry. So I left and stood in front of the store. All the sudden, the owner showed up from behind and started searching my bag…
I asked «what are you looking for?», «I don’t know» he replied. That kind of behavior set me off completely. NO APOLOGY was made after the search. He made me feel like I was a thief. Sorry, but that doesn’t exist in my blood line. HOW RUDE and ILLEGAL was that!?? I WILL NEVER buy from this store again! I’D RATHER BE TREATED RIGHT than the fact that the store was convenient for me.

Just got back, and was treated quite rudely. Maybe it was because I was paying $ 1.29 in a combination of quarters, dimes, nickles and pennies? (I was buying birthday candles). Anyway, I’ve had a long day after taking a 3 hour international tax final, and I’m not running on much sleep.
After I count out the money to exact change, I just grab the plastic bag in front of me. The cashier/​owner looks me dead in the eye deep into my soul and says, HEY, that’s not yours. THIS is yours. (while holding up the pack of candles I just bought). I quickly apologized when I realized I didn’t buy so much stuff… just candles. I then tried to throw an apologetic smile as to say, sorry again, it’s just one of those days where I’m not thinking. The guy didn’t blink, just stared at me as if I just robbed his store. I quickly rushed out.
That was extremely unnecessary to treat customers like that. I won’t return, not after being treated like that.
For those still willing to venture, there is still a 10 dollar minimum for credit cards, and now they added a 50 cent charge if you’re under 10. They have a pretty large selection of goods, and Parks is now closed unfortunately.

828 Irving Market is the usual convenience store + community market. looks like the usual departments. just checked my usual-​da beers!
lots of beer choices, but prices on higher end. (no doubt due to rent issues).
buys: deep river chips «aged cheddar horseradish» (2.69)
–slight horseradish and cheddar taste
–chips also tasted stale or is that the new fashion? expire date ¹⁄₂₀₁₄
2 stars for the chips.
notes:
–cordial, friendly checkout.
–took the usual persual tour, didn’t seem like an issue to cashier.

The prices are a little steep, but you can’t really argue with the vast selection of random goods, including funky chips and baked goods. They also have fresher flowers than Andronico’s. How does that happen with a liquor store? I don’t know, but I’m not complaining, especially seeing as how their bouquets are prettier and cheaper. Otherwise, their processed food ranges from about 50 cents to $ 1.00 more expensive than supermarkets. Their produce will cost you about $ 1.00 to $ 1.50 more. You should also note that the clientele becomes more and more unsavory as the night goes on. Come here earlier in the day, so you don’t have to deal with drunkards. They have a $ 10 minimum for credit card charges, just in case you were wondering.

I gotta give this place a little bit more credit. If you’re a steel cut oatmeal junkie like myself — you start to realize that the price point of steel cut oatmeal really varies at different locations. Roxie Market charges 10 dollars for their tin of steel cut oatmeal, while some spots like — Bristol Myers Farms charge about 6 dollars. Eight-​Twenty-​Eight Irving Market beats them all. They sell Bob’s Steel Cut Oatmeal for just $ 3.29. I love to pick up a bag and just pour it into my old McCann’s Steel-​Cut Irish Oatmeal tins.
Beautiful stuff.
Trust.

This is your better than average neighborhood grocery store — sure some of their prices are higher than the big supermarkets but when you need something and don’t want to trek to Safeway, 828 Irving gets the job done.
Excellent booze and beer selection, along with good fresh fruit and veggies makes this store worthy of 4 stars