Sprouts Farmers Market

Not a good visit there today. Monica was a very rude cashier today. No smile, no greeting and just looked like she was checked out for the day. Also no bag person. Which is not a problem I can bag it myself (which I did) but at least say thanks for the help. There’s a reason why I shop and spend money here and one of them is to not be treated like I’m an inconvenience. The next time I shop here if I see Monica again I’ll either stand in another line or leave my full shopping cart idle and walk out.

There is so much to say about this place! The store is always clean bathrooms are always clean. Staff is always willing to help you with whatever it is you need. Those are just some of the reasons I come to shop. I mostly come because I am a cheese lover and they have one of the largest selections of cheese and the have organic /​natural and whole food to choose from. I am also a vitamin nut and they have a very large selection some a lot cheaper than Lassens or cones. They don’t consider them selves a health food store but they should. The cashiers are friendly and the managers are friendly. They have a lot to offer like sushi half price Wednesday’s and sandwiches that can take out some of sandwich places in Bakersfield. I will keep coming back for the things I can’t find at my regular stores! This store is amazing!

I love the idea of being able to go get fresh organic food from here, their produce is affordable for being organic BUT when I got broccoli from there I came home washed it and started to eat it when I see bugs on it in the corner of my eye. They were all over the broccoli. I would give this Sprouts a better rating if they washed their food more thoroughly. The manager was cool about it and said he will compensate for the broccoli but please check your food twice before you eat it if you shop here.

Been shopping here for a while now and I still love this store! Best store to get your groceries in town!

Pet peeve#1: no cooking instructions on their «take home meals»! Please add cooking/​baking instructions…
Pet Peeve #2: their produce gets over watered/​sprayed which causes them to decay fast. Under 1 week
Pet peeve #3: their cheeses are delicious but they are a hit or miss… mold way too fast. Under 1 week
Their maple turkey deli sandwich meat is delicious along with other items. But it seems like we’ve had multiple bad experiences. I keep coming back because its the only decent store around my area. They also have great variety of foods. So hopefully I can see change in the positive direction…

Sadly it took me finding out that Wednesday’s were $ 4.99 sushi nights to come check out Sprouts, but this place is amazing!
I wasn’t really sure how the whole sushi thing worked here because when I came the only fridge was completely wiped out, but a friendly customer told me I was able to write my order from the special Wednesday menu and place it.
My order of 4 rolls were with me out the door in about 15 minutes. I got the Tokyo Fantasy, 2 Crunchy rolls, and a sirracha roll.
The quality is great, just like I got take out from a sushi restaurant, can’t beat $ 4.99 rolls!

Love that Bakersfield finally has such a convenient health food store! We love sprouts!

Only place I buy my groceries from. Everything is organic and has no hormones. Prices are a little high but better than Vons.

It’s hard for me to find much wrong with Sprouts. I may not be looking very hard, but it’s just an easy place to like. It’s like a grocery store minus the temptation of junk. I always leave this place with way more than I went in for, but nothing that’s going to add 10lbs when I eat it. Well, ok. They do have a candy section. But for some reason I go for the yogurt pretzels and the frozen Greek yogurt bars before I dig into the candy worms. Sprouts has become my place of choice for produce, butcher counter, a quick grab n go lunch (sushi Wednesday, anyone??), vitamins, and sensible desserts. Thanks for helping me be less of a pig, Sprouts

I had been in here only twice before, because I had been in the neighborhood, and I wanted to check out the new store in town. Today, I was on a mission. I wanted to buy dark meat turkey pieces, not a whole turkey. We don’t care for white meat. You can buy a turkey, or even just the breast almost anywhere, but I hadn’t been able to find just dark meat anywhere. VOILA! Sprout’s has a great dark meat turkey selection. Packages of drumsticks, or thighs, or backs, or wings, and breasts, too, if that’s your thing. And of course, whole turkeys for the holiday season. The prices were excellent: I had four large packages of turkey parts for under $ 10.
The employees were also very nice. I asked the first fellow I saw where to find the turkey parts, and even though he worked in the bakery, he pointed me in the right direction. They had fresh chicken cordon bleu also, and the deli gal was very nice! Finally, at checkout, the gal there was very personable and knowledgeable about the store and its products.
I am looking forward to shopping here again. I hope they have turkey parts other times of the year. I love turkey, but who wants to cook a whole turkey in Bakersfield in the summer?

Cute little store. I’ve never been in a sprouts before but I really liked it and the prices were very reasonable. Staff was courteous and helpful and everything was easy to find. Clean store and great items. I think I’ll be going into sprouts more often!

Sprouts, located between BevMo! and TJ Maxx near the Riverwalk Target on Stockdale, is a relatively new and exciting addition to Bakersfield. Sprouts is a medium sized store that carries a wide variety of natural organic products; think of it as an overgrown Lassens or a baby Whole Foods. The good news is that it is not wildly overpriced. You can buy a roasted chicken, the same size you would get at Albertsons, for only $ 6.98. Because it’s Sprouts the chicken is unseasoned.
There is a decent sized bulk food section that carries dried fruits & nuts (raw & flavored). granola, candy, beans & rice, and even chocolate covered & yogurt covered treats. The self serve olive bar, at $ 8.99/lb., carries olives — black, green, & kalamata, mixed with feta, plus whole roasted garlic, artichoke quarters. Yummy
They have a great selection of teas. My mom was surprised to find her favorite, Bengal Spice, and bought 6 boxes exclaiming «Have you ever seen such a selection of teas?» I had to admit it was fairly extensive.
This place is a gold mine for Celiacs and Vegans carrying a large number of gluten free and vegan options. My mom is a vegan so she acted like a kid in a candy store. They even carried vegan jello! Mom was very excited to find Kind brand granola bars. We both stocked up in a variety of flavors (mine all coffee or chocolate related).
The selection of yogurt options was truly amazing. I’m not just talking brand names of different dairy yogurts. I’m talking Greek yogurt, lactose free yogurt… Allergic to cow’s milk? They have yogurt made from sheeps milk, goats milk, cultured almond milk yogurt, even cultured coconut milk. If you can make yogurt out of it they probably sell it here. You can even buy soy whipped cream. Who would believe it?
Want something fast? How about prestuffed mushrooms in 7 different varieties? Bake them yourself in 10 – 15 minutes. The produce department carries both organic and regular fruits and vegetables.
In addition there is a small wine section and a meat section.
The deli has prepackaged sandwiches, wraps, salads, even kid friendly boxed lunches, even a hot soup bar ($ 2.99/$ 3.99/$ 5.99. about the same price as Vons)
They even have cookie dough refrigerated already spooned out into rounds — just put it on a cookie sheet and bake. The bakery department has several flavors of no sugar added pies, sugar free pound cake slices. There are big beautiful muffins that put Costco’s to shame at 99 cents each. (390 – 430 calories) in double chic chip, pistachio, cranberry, pumpkin, blueberry — even 2 vegan varieties (raisin bran & superfruit). I bought the pistachio muffin and it was very tasty.
Warning– stay away from the roasted & salted mixed vegetable chips. They are addicting!

I love Sprouts. Not being from here, I was sad to move away from Sprouts when I left, and was so pleased when I saw that they were opening up in town. I appreciate their focus on healthy options and more than fair prices.
A great midway between Lassens and Trader Joes.

Love this store. Great selection. Great location. Always clean. Great deli selection! Love the flank steak pin wheels stuffed with spinach and feta cheese.

Sprouts is not a Farmers Market people! They are based out of Chandler, AZ… Not local… I’m not sure what a farmers market is there in AZ? But maybe that’s where the mix up is?
They have quite a bit of produce, yes. It’s all in the very center of the store as an attention getter, then all the rest of the departments are around it. Bulk foods, meat department, convenience food, dairy, bakery etc.
They have quite a bit of healthy food but not as great of a selection as Trader Joes. The stores are very similar though. High prices, very clean. Etc.
One thing I have noticed is that they are most always out of sale items. Things that are on the front page of your ad to draw customers in… Should be available to customers. I’ve been in here numerous times for sale items that have not been here. When I asked about this. They offer a rain check. I don’t drive clear across town to get a rain check people?
I love their pistachio muffins and chocolate chip cookies from the bakery. The Boars Head fresh sliced meats are great too. Pricey but worth it if you want a great sandwich. Sequoia is the only place in town who uses Boars Head meat on their sandwiches. But sequoia does not sell it by the pound. So for great Sequoia like sandwiches at home… Get your meat here. Also if you like/​enjoy hummus… Skip the Sabra and grab the Boars Head hummus. Its next to the boars head meat case. It’s a million times better. :) Thank me later.
Overall, I enjoy coming to this store. I can’t give more stars because of the sale items and how many times I have driven across town for them to not be in stock.
Sprouts Farmers Market, 3 stars!

The 93 311 is KILLING it with all these new shops.
With a BevMo, Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, DSW, and Sprouts — you’ll never need to leave the parking lot! Although, I suggest you do if you hit up BevMo as drinking in public is generally frowned upon.
Let’s clear something up. Sprout’s is really a faux farmers market. It’s a grocery store, just like Vons, Albertsons, and Whole Foods.
The selection is limited, similar in style to Whole Foods or Trader Joes. Which isn’t a bad thing. I mean, do you really need 100 flavors of yogurt? Yeah — maybe I sometimes do…
I was pleasantly surprised with their meat department. Delicious Board Head meat ready to be cut was eyeballing me from behind the glass case. The cheese selection was so-​so. I think Trader Joes is sometimes hard to beat for that stuff. The produce was decently priced, but I did notice lots of «sale» items out of stock.
Sprouts would be a great stop if it were a bit closer to my house. I did appreciate the friendly customer service and the Apple Pay machines.
If you’re going to Sprouts there’s a few can’t miss items:
— Gummi Bears (every. single. kind.)
— Bulk granola (I swear, it’s the same as Whole Foods)
— Pistachio Muffins (need I say more?)

Very nice. Liked the setting and options. Great addition to Bakersfield list of grocery stores. Fast and very polite staff. Good kitchen to serve you if you become hungry .
Sandwitch was really good. Price is not bad. All fresh and organic.

Been looking forward to Sprout’s Farmers Market opening up a branch in Bakersfield. Have to admit that it did not quite meet my expectations.
For some reason, I really expected to be visiting a indoor Farmer’s Market. I was wrong because Sprout’s is a grocery store that is similar to Lassen’s and Trader Joe’s.
They do have a much larger selection of organic produce than the competition so that’s good. Also, the prices seemed to be fair for the quality you get. Everything else with regards to the products were pretty basic compared to everyone else.
Store was very clean and most of the staff was friendly. I can see us returning here from time to time. Sprout’s is a welcome addition to town.

I stopped by again today to give this place another look. The first time I came was during their first few days of opening so the crowds were massive. This time around I had some room to look around and check out their offerings a little closer. I did manage to find some more organic and speciality products. They have more organic meats than I originally thought and they are priced on par with other stores selling organic as well. The produce looked nicer than I remember and the seafood display looked impressive.
I still can only give three stars because they are so small. The selection is meager for most items and a lot of the selection is expensive specialty product. What’s left to choose from is product you can already find at any major grocery store. One speciality item, for instance, was some pickles. It was a small jar for $ 8. I love me some pickles but for $ 8 I’ll pass every time. All the pickles ranged form 5 – 8 bucks except for the cheaper well known brands you already know. I was also able to look closer at the olive bar/​salad bar area. The selection is small but everything looked good. As you can expect, it was kind of spendy as well.
Although my experience was better my second time around I still don’t see myself coming here much. If it’s a can of San Marzano tomatoes or some high quality olive oil I need I may make the trip. That’s it though.

I loved it. Being from LA, I was spoiled with the option of going to either a Whole Foods, Trader Joes or Sproats … There’s less of a selection here in Bako so I was thrilled when Sprout’s opened here. Enjoyed all the different options of prepackaged, pre-​made dishes. Wonderful varied selection, such as tamales …
Spent a lot of time just happily looking around.
They also have a good selection of vitamins, fish oil, probiotics like Lassens. I really, really like Trader Joes, and usually that is my first choice for groceries. Here tho’ I appreciate the bigger selection of fresh produce and seafood. I got some sushi as well as shrimp and was really happy with both. The guy at the seafood counter was really helpful. Actually everyone there went out of their way to ask if they could be of service.
I ended up coming back the next day, because they advertised sushi specials on Wednesday. I was disappointed that when I arrived around 6:30, there was only a few california rolls left and what appeared to be a small line waiting for sushi. After work, I’m grumpy and tired and don’t want to wait.
I thought I would instead make spring rolls with the wonderful shrimp I had purchased the day before. I had already purchased mint the day before and went to find some basil. I was further disappointed that the basil looked a little brown. I ended up leaving without purchasing anything, going by TJ and getting a huge container of fresh basil. I would have loved to give four and a half stars because on balance my experience there was really good.
Still on the hunt for a place that has a good selection of sushi; something other than just california rolls. In the area, Lassens is the best so far for sushi. But even Lassens doesn’t even come close to the sushi selection of Whole Foods.
I’m editing this review after being back a few more times… the third time I got a california roll. My bad, I came late and nothing much was left. When paying for my roll, and commenting that I wished they included more wasabi, someone ran back to the sushi bar and got me a whole bunch, which I thought was really nice and unexpected…
A few days later I went and found a bento box with four pieces of sushi, california roll, and a seaweed salad… I thought that was really cool and got that. It was good. It sounds weird, but it always is a hassle to find a little container to mix the sushi and wasabi, but the little bento box had a little compartment to do that. I really liked that. I would add a half star if I could…

Wow, this store is busy even on a weekday around noon! Almost every aisle had a customer looking around to buy something. :) So nice to see new stores arriving in this plaza, especially since it’s been pretty bare for the past 2+ years!
This Sprouts reminds me of the one in Thousand Oaks, bright, clean, and spacious. Staff are friendly and can help direct you to locate things in the store. Their produce selection seems larger than that of Trader Joes. Oh no, TJ’s has another competitor in town! haha :)
Another health food store is ALWAYS welcome in this town, that’s for sure! First time using Apple Pay here, and it went swell!

Yay!!! Another viable option for me to find some of the food options I’ve missed since moving here… And it is way cheaper than Lassen’s.
I went to the preview opening and it was packed, but it was brimming with products, the check out lines went fast and smooth, and the employees were super friendly.
The selection of vegan choices of meals was incredible. I was one happy shopper. The only drawback is that it is completely across town from me… but all the good stores are…

This store is very nice inside and they needed a grocery type store on this side of town. Their selection isn’t the most bountiful but the stuff they do have seems to be pretty good quality. I also have never seen a point of ice cream that cost $ 10 until today. It makes you want to buy it just to see if it’s that good, like the $ 5 shake on Pulp Fiction.
Every employee was very nice while we walked through the crowded store as everyone and their mom were inside Sprouts or BevMo. I wish I would have known BevMo was giving away free stuff too on their opening day. I will definitely be getting my produce here when we make our weekly trips to Target instead of spending the arm and a leg price that Target charges for their produce.

Yay for another market that sells organic produce! Opening day was nuts! I had to check it out. Every customer got a free reusable shopping bag at checkout today (until supplies run out). Considering the number of people there, the checkout lines moved very quickly. The express lane is for 15 items or less.
Aside from packaged foods, there is a variety of soups and salad items that you can pick up. The meat and seafood section all looked very fresh. The true test is if this keeps up in the future. Of course, since the store was new, it was very clean. There is an amazing assortment of dried fruits and candies too. As another reviewer pointed out, not everything was local so read the labels if that is important to you.
Overall, definitely worth a visit! There was fortunately ample space in the parking lot out front even though people were fighting for the spaces closest to the store. On my way out, I saw at least two employees picking up and collecting shopping carts in the lot which I thought was great.

Today only. Watch the $ 1 Bag, $ 1 Lbs deals. Wed only. Been to Sprouts San Diego South Cal. Petaluma North Cal. The Bakersfield store is really, really nice. Haaaaa. Night Life in Bakersfield. See Photo…
OPPs. Saw Sprouts ad more closely. The $ 1 Bag, $ 1 pounds super deals is ***ALL Week***
Update.
Don’t miss the Hissho Sushi franchise eatery inside Sprouts. If you love love love Sushi. Wed pricing Jams

Supremely busy! Of course! It was the pre-​grand-​opening and I am glad we went!
This would officially make this store the closest grocery store to our home and I am happy about it!
I loved the selection, the friendly staff and the PRICES! I could not stop loading chicken breasts, ribs and produce into my cart!
Of course being new, the store was spotless. Staff were always there asking how we liked the store, if we were finding everything ok and for tonight, handing out food and vitamin samples — bonus!
Bulk bins, organic items, veggie chips, sushi, fresh deli, roasted chickens to go, a meat/​fish area and every kind of ‘healthy’ pizza you could want in the frozen section. These name a few of the offerings of Sprouts. Many of the things we loved (IE hummus) were buy 1 get 1 free!
The line up to check out went quickly and honestly, it feels like the store is running like clockwork already! Got 10% off the total bill re opening night for bringing a coupon which I appreciated!
Finds of the night;
Big carton of fresh strawberries for 98 cents.
Beautiful chicken breasts for $ 1.77/lb making a large pack about $ 3.80, some were less!
**Update — had to take a star off. Lately, the strawberries have been moldy in their see through packages. Even for 98 cents, no thanks. I mentioned it to the cashier who offered me half off a package. I declined but I hope she mentioned this to a manager. I would rather see the packages pulled off the floor than see that as soon as I walk in the door up front. I just lose faith in other produce purchases I need to make.
In addition, another star has to come off as the fish/​meat counter is ridiculously slow. Workers all around but none helping the customers in line**