MacPherson’s Fruit & Produce

Me encanta este lugar. En primer lugar por qué es limpio, y el producto delicioso, el precio fabuloso, el personal muy atento, etc. Love it.

The produce here isn’t as fresh as stuff at PCC or Safeway, but if you are making something that day or the next 3 days. this is the place to get your produce. It’s cheap, and everything is still in good condition. The staff is amazing, I love everyone who works there.

The veggies and fruits here are delicious!
They must skip a warehouse or two along the way because their produce is fresh.
I bought a papaya in the middle of winter and it was delicious!
Can’t beat the prices either!

I love MacPherson’s. Produce is of equal if not better quality to QFC & Whole Foods and about a third of the price. I also love spending money on a small local biz. They seem to have almost everything I need in the non-​produce department as well. Eggs, lentils, tahina, tortillas, plus a lovely assortment of snacks and sweets. The store itself is eye candy with it’s European style open air setup. They also have many organic options at reasonable prices. Such a delight to shop there!

I like this place but you have to watch what you buy. Most of the veggies are great. But For fruits, I got bad lucks so many times. Soggy and half rotten watermelons, chalky grapes, mushy plums and so on…
Their produce is very cheap so… I get what I pay…

Four stars solely because your produce tends to o bad fairly quickly. However, if you need it for that night or the night next, it’s a fantastic option. The employees are very friendly, and the produce is cheap! The apples they have here in the fall are probably bigger than a child’s head, no joke. I love this place.

My roommate’s doctor is nearby so sometimes I ride along as a carpool buddy and mill around at MacPherson’s while she’s being seen. Lots of fresh fruit and veggies, organics, spices, and even a discount table with assortments of perishable foodstuffs. There are some canned and boxed goods too, but at a bit of a mark-​up compared to a chain grocer, but the prices on the produce are good.

What is it exactly with Beacon Hill and greengrocers? It seems you can’t swing a cat in this ‘hood without hitting a good one! MacPherson’s Fruit and Produce is just down the street from the venerable Fou Lee market, yet there seems to be plenty of business for both!
THE ROSES: McPF&P boasts a wide variety of fresh produce at prices lower — often much lower — than area supermarkets. Quality of the produce is quite good as well. The staff is pleasant and competent, and they have a small selection of non-​produce groceries as well. Be sure to check out the case with Mexican pastries!
THE THORNS: Located on the corner of Beacon and 15^th Avenues, ingress and egress can be an issue. Parking lot is a bit small, but I haven’t had a problem finding space yet. And then, it IS a greengrocers, so if you have meats and other grocery items on your list, you still have to go to Safeway or whatever.
THE VERDICT: Excellent prices, good quality and service make it worth the extra time it takes as compared to simply doing all your shopping at the supermarket. This foodie says ‘check them out!’

I was excited to check this place out. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment and I thought it was quite a waste of time driving out of the way to come here. I ended up not buying anything. I don’t know about the clearance table as it was empty when I got there, but everything else was just as much or even more expensive than what I can get elsewhere. I will not be coming back

I love buying my fruits and veggies here. Great prices-​especially the bargain bin! All the produce is really fresh and the helpers and super friendly. The best part is the price. I can get so much produce for so little $$! Make sure it’s in season though!
I will always be loyal to McPhersons.

Bought artichokes at QFC for $ 3.79 each. Bought artichokes at MacPherson’s for $ 0.79 per pound.

shop local, shop Mac’Phersons.
seasonal fresh veges and fruits are here. good price and friendly customer service.

I love this market. I juice a lot and this place has the best deals. I can eat healthy and afford it !

This place is incredible! Fantastic prices and quality produce. Unlike some fruit/​vegetable stands I’ve been to, the produce here isn’t on the verge of spoiling (I found some that my produce spoiled after one day). I recently have been put on a very tight budget as I’m back in grad school, but I didn’t want to go back to the crap I ate in college anymore, especially after realizing how much better I feel when eating whole foods. MacPherson’s makes it so that I can get good quality produce within my budget. They also have reasonable prices on local milk, and eggs, as well as great local honey and other products like tortillas. When I first came to MacPherson’s, I was expecting my produce (kale, apples, broccoli, avocados, tomatoes, carrots, cilantro, onions, garlic, a mango, grapefruit, milk, and eggs) to come to about $ 40 as it would have been if I had bought it at QFC or Safeway, but I only paid $ 20. The people that work here are sociable, and I love seeing the mixture of people from all over the city, that shop here.
The Bottom Line: MacPherson’s has quality produce at excellent prices. I was so happy to have found them.

I live on the other side of town so MacPherson’s isn’t someplace I visit often. I go there from time to time and today was one of those days.
The apples are twice as big as grocery stores for half as much. The prices per pound are more reasonable. The greens are fresh, full, and leafy. Spices are a bit cheaper than you would find at the grocery store.
Be sure to check out the discount bin for deep cuts. Today, I got a container of arugula for 50 cents. It expires in 4 days but I’ll eat it by then. It’s a great place to find items that have to be used right away.
The parking lot? Forget about it. If you got a tiny car, no problem. A regular sized car… good luck. During peak times, you may as well park across the street.
My bill today was $ 12 for two heaping bags of produce. Now I can spend my savings on something else!

Who doesn’t love a bargain? Well, I was raised by a master bargain-​hunter (Thanks Mom!) and I know a bargain when I see one.
All of the produce at MacPherson’s is a steal (heads of cabbage for how much? Cabbage soup this weekend!), but if you want the best deals, hang a left (the far end away from the registers) and check out the bargain table. Yes, these are the items on their way out — like a big bag of completely ripe bananas that you’d better use quickly or plan on some banana bread — for about $ 1. Or, a large package of organic butter leaf lettuce for 49 cents. That’s right, organic. 49 cents. Basically, everything is more or less under $ 2 in large quantities.
If you’re juicing, this is a great place to come buy in bulk. Or, if you’re trying to get serious about adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet.
I live downtown and I think a weekly trip to MacPherson’s is worth the ride. The extra money I spend on gas I save on spending five times as much at the grocery store. Now you know my secret — but don’t raid the bargain table before I get there!

What a gem in Seattle. Another tribute to Unilocal and I would never have picked it unless I had seen the reviews. The produce is fresh and the quality is excellent. And the prices are reasonable.
They have a large selection of fruit at the front and some of the most interesting peppers as well. The front has a nice selection of vegetables. It’s not the place for customer service and samples like Sosios. But it is much more convenient. It’s a bit of a distance from Capitol Hill. So it makes more sense to do a run that includes Mutual Fish, macphersons, bobs meets and Columbia city bakery :-)

I don’t know why I waited so long to come here. If any place could possibly make me go vegetarian, this is it (although, unfortunately, bacon exists in the world and thus I will always be a carnivore).
My favorite non-​tropical fruit is the persimmon, also known as Sharon fruit. It amazes me that so many people have not tried it, since it makes an appearance every fall. For those of you who have hesitated because it looks like a tomato — the fruit is sweet, with a slight hint of cinnamon. Because it isn’t as popular as, say, apples, persimmon is difficult to find. Fred Meyer carried it here and there, but its presence wasn’t reliable and the quality was also spotty. Safeway, well… Safeway is, to quote my roommate, «where produce goes to die.» Anyway, MacPherson’s had huge amounts of sweet, good quality persimmon for such a reasonable price — I bought 10 for about $ 3 last night!
Their prices are really really good specially for stuff that is in season. Yams were on sale, and zucchini was 2 lbs for $ 1… crazy cheap! And good quality, not bruised and icky looking. I bought some mini oranges (forget the name, but they weren’t satsumas) and they were so sweet, I need to get out and buy more tomorrow.
Huge variety of stuff, great prices, good quality, speedy checkout and friendly people… can’t get any better. Go and get your daily recommended fruit and vegetable allowance!

I can’t resist a cheap produce market. When visiting a friend in the area, I stopped by after seeing the sign promising amazing produce deals. I was not disappointed. I ended up getting 6 apples, 2 tangerines, 2 mangos, 1 coconut, 4 grapefruit, 1 head of cabbage, 1 head of lettuce, 2 pounds of grapes, 2 leeks, 1 red pepper all for $ 20. Amazing!
Some other great deals that I noticed while I was there — they had tons of boxes of the mixed greens and spinach that they sell at Costco for $ 1.50. I’m sure they wouldn’t have lasted very long, but those go for $ 4 at Costco so if you could use them day of… great deal! They also had bags with nuts such as pecans and almonds for around $ 4 a pound. There were bags of around 6 pears for $ 1.50. They looked close to going bad, but they’d be great for poached pears or sangria or something!
It’s worth noting that not everything was a great deal. Bananas were 79 cents a pound, whereas I never pay more than 69 cents a pound for bananas at Safeway. They had some tortillas and pita that were more expensive than the grocery store.
The store was fairly clean. There was parking available, but it’s kind of a hard lot to get in to so I just parked across the street. Only reason I won’t be back weekly is it’s pretty far from where I live, but I’ll definitely make a stop whenever I’m close by!

I feel horrible. 15 years of coming here and I’ve never written a review. In the three hundred+ times I’ve been here, I’ve maybe spent $ 200.00. Though this figure has not been certified by the grocery bill census people, it’s probably pretty close.
Discount produce, people. Don’t knock it until you get hospitalized. Some local producers sell direct to MacPherson’s but there is also a lot of overflow produce that comes from bigger store chains. This means that on any given day, I can get organic/​not-​organic Honey Crisp apples (my fave), Japanese apple pears in Fall, cilantro, potatoes, eggplant, fennel, green beans, etc. I love it when they drop down those giant flats of blueberries, strawberries, persimmons for $ 10! If you don’t own one, I would highly recommend owning a vacuum-​sealer, if you decide you like shopping here. You’ll save even more money, yo.
I own a few reptiles, and other critters – most legal. I’m known as the Lizard Lady to my friends. This place has allowed me to own many reptiles for years because the food is SO CHEAP here. Nope, I don’t feed my little pieces of luggage those pet store pellets, only fresh food for them!
7 full bags of fruits, veggies, and herbs run about $ 25. Believe the hype! See these prices for yourself! Speediest service you’ve ever seen too.
My only rec is to use the food — fast. Within 3 – 4 days for most of the produce.
Parking is at your own risk. This place exceeds the quotient for parking atrocities allowable, but with the money you save shopping, you could ping-​pong your way in/​out of the lot, hitting every car and it would STILL be financially worthwhile.

Fresh goodness here, with some bargains along the way. Depending on the season, there’s always some goodness to be had here.
Now? Pumpkins and squashes.
I admit the small parking lot is always packed and it can take some patience to navigate around in there. But, it’s a small inconvenience when you think about it or just break down and park on the street. It’s good exercise for you to pack up your things and huffle on down the street to your vehicle anyways.