Food Bazaar Supermarket

I was racially profiled in this supermarket for being black and walking «too fast». I was in a hurry, but I needed limes and decided to stop in here before my bus came. Once inside I realized I already had some in the house, so i exited swiftly in hopes of catching my bus.
As I approached the exit, the security guard stopped me and said that she was told to stop me because I was «moving funny».
Naturally I was very offended and told her if she wanted to check my bag. it would be fine as long as they give me an apology. Then a man, in a food bazaar vest, asked me to come inside only so he could show me a sign (that most people wouldn’t be able to see), that said «we reserve the rights to inspect all bags». And he walked away. I never got an apology.
With all of the gentrification occurring in this neighborhood, I know that the only thing I was guilty of was being in black and in a hurry. It’s such a shame that so many people of color are brainwashed into thinking that our sisters and brothers are the enemy, while protecting establishments that are owned by the same people who oppress us.
I normally do my primary grocery shopping at Trader Joes or Bravo Fresh on Marcus Garvey, establishments where, you know, I can be a human being.
#shernitabeknowing

Lapin and I walked past here on our way to dinner. On our way back, we decided to stop in and see what was available as our neighborhood grocery store is very dismal. The store was very spacious and relatively clean. They had a good selection of produce, frozen products, and organized shelves of products at semi-​affordable prices. I usually just wait for sales and purchase those items and occasionally regular priced items. It was also only supermarket we were able to find Culantro for $ 1.49. The lines are long and the wait time can be aggravating but so is the lines at TJ/​Whole Foods — you can kind of get used to it.

awful lot of incredibly picky middle-​class-​type people whining about this place, huh
anyway, it’s kind of a pain in the ass to navigate and sometimes it doesn’t smell very good but it has that thing you need, assuming ‘that thing you need’ is not some obscure vegan garnish that you knew damn well you wouldnt be able to find in a supermarket here anyway. if you are cooking average, sensible meals on a budget, you will be fine.
the lines are annoying sometimes, yes, but also, please relax

This store has a good selection, but the check-​out process makes me really hate grocery shopping. The express line, even when it’s not very long, can take half an hour to get through. They need to reorganize and get a better system for check-​out. Once that is done, this will be a much better option for the neighborhood. Right now, I’ve basically switched to the Bravo, which doesn’t have as wide a selection and is more expensive, just because the wait at Food Bazaar is so onerous.

Overall this is a decently sized store with a lot of variety. You can find most if not all your grocery shopping needs. However, the biggest downside is that despite it being the largest grocery store in the neighborhood, it has one of the worst customer service. Every time I come here, I’ll spend more time waiting to check than actually shopping despite having just a few items with me. They rarely have all their lanes opened and so everyone is constantly waiting. There is so much potential for this to be more efficient if there were additional staff and having the express line open more often as every time I’ve come it’s been closed.

Wow they upgrade lots of things. I found some Japanese product for sushi. You know they are great picture on the street wall. Even though sometimes children bother me on my shopping I try to understand because their family also want to shop here.

Over all clean store with a great selection of products, although some area only had the lower quality selection.
Produce, clean and good selection.
Frozen products, same.
Didn’t see a deli but perhaps I missed it.
The reason for the 2 stars, like most New York grocery stores: Associated, Bravo, etc…, unnecessary long lines for low traffic. Easy fix for real managers but like I mentioned, most NY stores have very poor customer service.

This place is really full at random times and the managment doesn’t really have enough checkers. I’ve had to wait for upwards of half an hour in line just to check out. Never have I heard someone call for more checkers or something over the intercom.
Seriously, the prices aren’t even that good. I can get cheaper eggs at a bodega. The selection is good for the location, but it lacks a real deli. I dislike how the items are organized in the store. I usually don’t have problems finding stuff in grocery stores, but there’s just something about this place that makes it disorienting to me. For example, they keep the tooth paste behind the cash registers. why. there are two completely disjointed frozen food sections. why. The layout just doesn’t make any sense to me.
My recommendation is that before you start filling your basket, look at how long the lines are to check out. The lines move slow. Try to come during the day. I avoid this place as much as possible, and it’s my closest grocery store.

Most of the people who shop/​work here aren’t the nicest or most ethical, but hey, I’m not here to make friends or anything. On the upside, it’s a great place to practice your patience so you can save a few bucks on yoga classes?
It’s the closest thing to an actual grocery store in the neighborhood with reasonable prices so what are you going to do? Shop here is what. There’s a decent amount of fruit and vegetable choices, but be ready to clean it 748 373 times prior to eating because it straight up looks like it was uprooted then shelved.
The store is usually a hot mess, but it’s starting to look better, slowly but surely (they’ve been renovating). It’s your lucky day if the cashier greets you, yet they have a tip jar, haha!

Came here New year’s days in search for seafood and I was surprised. We purchased crab legs and fish already fillet and cleaned. I was definitely surprised to see big pieces of fish and not just small ones. Instead of going to Fulton or Utica avenue I will come here instead. Love my experience and it wasn’t packed like how I’m used to seeing it. Thank you food bazaar.

If you are a frequent shopper at this supermarket, then I would advise you to always make sure that you are getting what you are paying for. I had the inconvenience of not getting an item for which I had paid, and when I came back the following day, I asked the security personnel to see in their recordings whether I had taken the item or not. They supposedly looked at the recording and assured me that I had in fact taken the item with me. I asked them if I could watch the video, they refused to let me me watch the video. I am under no obligation to trust them. Why should I? Would you?

I came here last night and when I first walked in the smell was overwhelming! I started shopping anyways but after 5 minutes I put everything back, the smell was just getting worse as I walked deeper into the store.
It’s very dirty inside and I really don’t see how the store is still open, it really looks like a hazard zone.
I saw open food half eaten and just thrown anywhere.
My head is still hurting from that smell that is lurking around that place.

This place has a great selection and decent prices, but the service here is HORRENDOUS. There are never enough cash registers open and the cashiers are the laziest, most annoyed employees on planet Earth. Not a pleasant experience, but this place gets the job done.

Did I mention they carry Chocopies?! OMG. I added another star simply for this reason (Chocopies = the Korean version of a southern staple — the Moonpie — which was sent over in US GI rations during the Korean War).
More fun faux Moonpie facts: A single Chocopie is sold on the blk market in N. Korea for like 100s of dollars (I can’t prove that, but there was a NYtimes article abt this… i think). You can purchase your very own box of 6 at Food Bizarre for a whopping 99 dollars less.

Cheapest grocery I’ve found in this area. Lines are long and checkout is a total nightmare, though. They have a lot of produce and a decent fish market. Also a nice selection of beer.

This supermarket is heavily stocked and carries about everything under the sun. They have a extensive variety of products ranging from imported seasonings to fresh fish. I’ve never purchased meat products only fish. Besides the store always being crowded I have no complaints (I guess that’s to be expected, due to the demographics of the neighborhood). They also open seven days a week and stay open pretty late on Sundays.

Ghetto Pathmark at it’s finest! :-) Seriously. this is a classic case of putting out too much product in such a small place. It is obviously a spanish supermarket that is branching out to other cultures with the influx of population in the area. The aisles are entirely too small in some places and weaving in out and of them during their busy hours is very frustrating. Do not even think about going there during their busy hours because the check out lines are HORRIBLE! They are only setup to have maybe 3 people in line due to the spacing so can you imagine 6 – 8 people??? I get such a headache going there as my wife seems to think they have great prices but i would rather pay $ 10 more on the overall bill for some more space!
The good part is their meat and fish departments looks decent in some places but some of the meats looks they have been frozen since Skate City used to be in the space! (That gives you a hint how long i have been in this neighborhood.)
At the end of the day… if i go there when it first opens in the morning is somewhat ok but anytime else is a hit or miss for an over populated wanna be Pathmark with people hustling you outside to put your bags in the car!

If I lived in Williamsburg or Park Slope, I’d give this a 3. But this being Bushwick, I gave it a 4.
Resident of Bushwick for about 8 years now, various locations (near Broadway Junction, Kosciusko, now Myrtle) and this is prob the best grocery store I’ve shopped at. Meaning, don’t expect Trader Joe’s and specialty cheeses and trendy produce, but do expect a roomy fish section offering a fresh selection of filets, squid, live lobster even (though I’ve never bought that before). Fish section closes early though. There’s an Associated 10 minutes away, I go there for bigger variety of fresher things like cheese and baked goods. My only real complaint is no deli section and it’s freezing inside. Mid August and I still bring a hoodie with me.

This is the type of store where the put the canned goods on top of the strawberries. I frequently find myself asking… really? As I walk through the too small aisles looking to get a few simple items, I always ask myself why I come back here. You may ask yourself — why three stars then?
When i proceed to the checkout, i remember why I do come back and end up paying less than $ 30 for multiple bags of groceries. Still, I avoid produce here. I’ll sometimes pick up one of the sale items if I need it immediately, but otherwise I’d hit up a trader joe’s, or something. The food here is super cheap, and it isn’t expired or damaged in any way that I can tell.
There isn’t even much of a line to checkout. The place is a little tricky to find, but worth the effort.

I do a bulk of my grocery shopping here. Honestly, I’m really thankful that it’s around. It has all the basics, and their produce section is kinda fantastic when you consider that a) it’s in bedstuy, where a majority of people get their food from delis and b) prices are extremely reasonable.
I’m really tired of people complaining that this grocery doesn’t carry some obscure gluten-​free, dairy-​free, probiotic, energy-​enhancing superfood that retails for 14 $ an ounce. Just be happy that a place like this exists and is affordable for everyone.

Unlike Kevin C., I could imagine a better place to shop. In fact, I can do more than that, I can name a few: the C-​Town that’s a 15 minute walk up my street in the other direction, Trader Joe’s, all of the sprawling suburban supermarkets of my youth…
I’ll get the cons out of the way first. The store smells horrible. It smells like everything you don’t want to eat, which is obviously what the place where you buy food should smell like. The organizational system is also terrible. I’m not entirely sure why the frozen foods are broken up the way they are, or why the milk/​whipped cream/​deli meats are so far away from the cheeses. The refrigerated room where things like eggs, cheese and meats/​bacon are just sitting out on regular un-​refrigerated shelves frightens me. And it is always too crowded, so at the end, after you’ve battled the organizational illogic and held you breath/​nose, you’re left standing on the longest lines in the world. Because there are 35 people with entirely full shopping carts and only two registers open.
But despite all of this, Food Dimensions exists in a dimension where food is cheap. Insanely cheap. With insane sales thrown on top of the permanent cheap-​ness. I bought 5 boxes of waffles once for $ 5. Sometime I wonder why my food cost me so little, why I walked out with a basket full for under 20 bucks. Really, what prompts a store to make sure food is literally flying off of their shelves? But then I stop myself from thinking about it and just collect frozen vegetables and the cheap Breaktime cookies (a house favorite) and go home happy that I spent so little.
(ps this is really a TWO POINT FIVE star review but that’s not allowed)