Noriega Produce

I love this place!
The produce selection is the best. As someone who likes to cook, whenever I see some receipe prepared on TV this is my source for vegetables. It is my go to source for organic everything almost. Watch for their sales. Some great bargains can be found during the sales. Good selection of beer, good selection of wine, small selection of meats, interesting selection of cheeses and an outstanding selection of vegetables and fruits.
Totally recommended.

Hands down the best store in our neighborhood with everything from coffee to fresh veggies to a great selection of beer and wine. Dimitri and his crew kick culo in every way!

I’m rather fond of this spot.
Their cheeses and beers and produce are fantastic and at fair prices. Short of the actual picnic basket, pretty much anything you need for a picnic, or a fabulous dinner party, you can find here. But it’s also great for when you need that *one* basic cooking item, and need to swing by quickly while the water boils.
Sometimes, the queuing process can feel a bit confusing and maze-​like, but once you shop there a couple times (at least one of them being during peak hours), you’re good. It’s a great place to practice saying «excuse me» and surprise yourself that yes, you can indeed fit in that little space between the canned goods and your fellow grocery shopper. I consider it a decent trade-​off for how much good schtuff they’ve somehow packed in there.

Best produce in SF. Great selection of products given how small it is. Beer and wine selection is unique with good deals. Staff is super friendly.

Sensational produce, amazing selection, wonderful (wonderful!) staff, it is a constant pleasure to shop here. Such a great part of the neighborhood, it really is a lovely miracle of a market in every respect. We feel incredibly grateful and privileged to have Dmitri & Co. in the Outer Sunset. A delicious joy all-​around.

We love swinging by this grocery store because everything seems to fresh and so meticulously curated. You’ve got your basics and then you get items like Strawberry Milk in a glass container (my fiancé’s favourite) and pumpkin pie root beer. The customer service has always been great and it’s clear that the staff seems to care a lot.

I can not say enough great things about this store. Friendly staff that remembers your name and cares about their customers. Best part is the produce! So fresh, straight from the farm, and reasonable priced. And there is an amazing selection of veggies that you don’t see at other small local stores. This is my favorite store by far and I would highly recommend it to anyone. The only bummer is that the isles are super tiny, so you have squeeze in.

I just moved to the sunset and have been looking for a great neighborhood place to frequent for groceries. Noriega produce & the Co-​op are my go to spots. You can expect high quality produce/​goods from local & responsible farmers as well as friendly staff and good tunes. The store is small but don’t let that dissuade you, they have a great selection of goods. Also, their prices while understandably being a bit more than a chain store, are pretty affordable marked. You get what you pay for and then some and really feel you are a part of a community that cares.

High quality, awesome produce and other groceries for decent prices, can’t say enough good things about this little gem, I do about a third to half of my weekly grocery shopping here.
I think it’s better than Other Ave Co-​op price-​wise, although there are some things the Co-​op has that Noriega doesn’t because of larger store floor and whatnot.
The staff is pretty decent and friendly too.

Great gals, nice produce and mostly everything I need is there! I was looking for a GF sourdough that had no yeast or milk/​eggs and bam! They had a great option there. Delicious. I got it not really sure of it, and an employee assured me it’s great, so he was right! This place is like going to the farmers market… Nice people, nice produce, nice items. They also have a few earth-​friendly cleaning products as well and lots of organic options. Priced right, a much better alternative for my weekly shopping! Now I get to enjoy fresh foods. Thank you, Noriega Produce family!

A cute little produce and grocery store in the middle of outer sunset. I love it. They have a great variety of fresh produce, including organic and sustainable/​locally grown options. I don’t live out here in outer sunset, but this place makes me wish I did! Noriega Produce is perfect if you are nearby and need to grab something super quick!
Beware when I say cute and little, I do mean tiny. They have grocery carts for you to wheel around but there is not much space. I’d recommend bringing your own reusable bag to toss things in and check out speedy quick. And although the place being crowded can be an unpleasant experience, it’s refreshing to see this little market sustaining itself with business!

Feel bad about ranking a place so low, but the customer service here today was terrible.
I was in line this afternoon a few hours ago, waiting to buy one item. The male cashier randomly decided to skip me and ring up the woman behind me instead. That was super strange. Bro, even if you think a girl is cute, you can’t ring her up before the other people in line. The real world isn’t a high school cafeteria.
In summary, this store has good products, but at least one really foolish cashier.

Know what I love about this place? The fact that I can go to the beach and zip into this little healthy food store on my way home. It’s tiny and crowded if you’re shopping with kids, but you’re in & out like a jackrabbit. The selection is pared down to fit the space, but if you shop mostly organic, you’ll find what you need.

An oasis in Outer Sunset. They carry an amazing selection of groceries! It’s quite surprising given the size of the store.
There have been a few things that I miss from Whole Foods since I moved to this side of the city, where the closest grocery store is Safeway.
Specifically, I come here for
— Stumptown coffee (they have quite a few other brands, including Andytown.)
— Large bags of Nature’s Path cereal
— Kosher salt & spices
— Fruit jams that would go bad/​stale in four weeks after opening
— Chocolate bars that consist of mostly chocolate
— Chicken stocks that contain only chicken stock
I also really like the staff here. I think they enjoy their jobs and are friendly & helpful to customers.
To top it off, their pricing is more reasonable than Whole Foods since they don’t have the marketing, premium location, and fancy retail store overhead. Thanks Noriega Produce!

Points deducted for not so hot customer service. Very typical of places that hire folks who do not like their jobs, but who can blame them. I’ve seen friendlier service at Stonestown Mall from one of the cellphone kiosk salespeople who say hi and compliment you as you’re coming up the escalator and NOT even shopping at their station!
This reminds me of a really mini-​BiRite, Whole Foods wannabe neighborhood place. They do carry some great stuff (picked up a pint of Straus organic ice cream) which can be very expensive (another brand was going for $ 9/​pint). It’s not a big store to say the least but the blueberries I bought from here were delicious. If I lived in this area and needed something which I didn’t want to make a long trip to the supermarket, I’d pick it up here but you are going to pay a lot more for it.

Fresh, organic produce! That’s mainly why I shop here. NP also carries fresh conventional produce.
You can find a few natural personal care products here, and Seventh Generation.
Prices seem competitive w other health food stores. And there are always sales happening.
I’m happy to find GT’s Organic Raw Kombucha here!
Room for improvement: Please ask Dimitri, the owner, to use non-​thermal receipt paper, free of BPA or BPS. Both are linked to reproductive disorders, and more. Learn here
RECEIPT UPDATE: Dimitri, the owner, informed me that his receipts are BPA-​free. Fab! But thermal receipts can still contain BPS, which is at least as hazardous as BPA. So please keep asking for non-​thermal paper that’s free of both.
Now for a small annoyance: A commercial radio station plays, complete with commercials. If the radio must be on, I’d prefer commercial-​free eclectic music (satellite’s a good option). or NPR. But nothing loud.
All in all, Noriega Produce is your best bet for organic produce in the neighborhood!

Friendly and helpful staff and, for its size, a great selection for discriminating hipster scum like myself. But… the size. Unless you are proportioned like a sheet of binder paper, you will be pushed, nudged, bumped, shoved, prodded, rammed, shopping-​carted and excused-me’d an average of 43.75 times during every trip to Noriega Produce. This store desperately needs to be expanded six feet in every direction.
Until that happens, inhale before entering.

Stopped in here the other day for a coconut water after a long walk and realized I can actually, full on, do my grocery shopping here! Which is good since Other Aves has been coming up short lately… though I think they might be owned by the same folks?
The aisles are pretty dang narrow, but complaining about that is sorta first-​world-​problemy so I’ll keep my trap shut.

I have been on a pumpkin spice pancake kick lately.
I’ve been craving them in the morning.
In the afternoon.
At night.
And it was getting to the point that I knew I had to just start making them myself and put a healthier spin on them.
And so I sought out a gluten free and vegan pumpkin spice recipe and hit up Noriega Produce.
Noriega produce has you covered if you’re looking to make your own adaption of a traditional recipe. They have a slew of different kinds of flours and eggs substitutes.
My pancakes ended up being a total gooey mess — but I blame my own ineptitude at cooking –rather than Noriega Produce.
Trust.

It’s small and local don’t ya know. Great prices? You bet cha! Friendly crew? Oh yeah, sure! Great kombucha selection? Oh yah hey!
They even got a great selection of cheese.
Once and so, grab some bratwurst and some beer to go!