Fiesta Mart

I was very disappointed by my visit today (09-​23-​2015). I stopped by to pick up some ingredients for dinner, and the iceberg lettuce was $ 2.49/each! I have never seen iceberg lettuce that expensive, and it wasn’t even organic. (You can get iceberg lettuce for $ 0.99-$ 1.49/each at most grocery stores.) I checked out at the Express Lane and because I had only 7 items, I didn’t think twice about it when the cashier handed me 2 plastic bags. (Those 7 items certainly could have fit in 2 bags.) After a 20-​minute drive home, I realized as I was getting ready to cook that the cashier did NOT put my green bell pepper and ginger root in my bags! My receipt shows I paid for them! I didn’t have time, in the middle of trying to prepare dinner, to make a 40-​minute roundtrip drive back out there just because she forgot to hand me all of my bags. I had to drive out to a closer store and pay $ 3.99/lb of ginger root, when I had already paid $ 1.99/lb at Fiesta, which was more expensive than the usual $ 1.69/lb that I would pay at Hong Kong Market. I thought I’d swing by and give this place a try, but I was really sorry that I ended up losing money going there.

Fiesta is fantastic for inexpensive but excellent produce, meats (fajita meat in particular), and baked goods. I wouldn’t recommend it for staples such as paper towels, toiletries, etc.

OMG! Seriously, after reading reviews from fellow Unilocalers I was looking forward to going into this place and finding lots a FRESH fruits and veggies what I found was a gross, dirty, store! The produce section was a joke I’ve seen fresher tnrown away by other grocers and restaurants that they thought were UNFIT to sell or use. No really I actually picked up moldy product and showed it to an employee and they just laughed and said opps. Really opps! If it had been just one item might have been able to overlook it but not several!

I live in Fairmount which I would classify as somewhat of a nutritional desert. The only grocery store in the area is Fiesta which has an excellent selection of fresh produce. Myself not being Hispanic and this store being geared to the Hispanic population, I am sometimes disappointed with the products they offer and wish I had just driven the extra 2 miles to Kroger. That said, for the standard milk, eggs and produce this is the place to go. They also have propane tank exchange, carpet cleaner rentals, as well as the recent addition of a redbox knockoff.

Fresh cheap produce!

As a kid, I used to be dragged to Fiesta on Northside after my mom did her «other» grocery shopping at Nguyen Loi. I didn’t know this place was even here until last week. Since then, I have been back twice.
Produce! CHEAP. Like tomatillos at 88 cents a pound ($ 1.50 at Kroger, and I thought that was a deal!) Meat! CHEAP. And has a real butcher’s section, including all your usual staples as well as proteins not readily available at mainstream grocery stores (ie., beef tongue, chicken feet, etc.) Huge international foods section (see picture… and that’s only the Asian stuff!). Wall of Mexican cheeses. Easily found the oaxaca cheese I needed to make chile rellenos with (‘cuz stuffing poblanos with cheddar= horrific bastardization). See picture. They also have every spicy chip variety known to man. See picture.
This store is huge and rather complete. Some stuff costed more (ie., processed goods), but I am going to be regular here for my fresh goods. Plus they sell cold bottled water by the check out for 50 cents. I also want to add that no shopper’s club card is required :)
Thank you Fiesta for being kind to my budget, which has been pulverized by grad school and my wedding. I would kiss you if you had a mouth. Until then, I shall sing songs of your praises to anyone, anywhere.

Definitely my go-​to grocery store for produce. I usually shop and risk the long lines at Wal-​Mart for all other things on my weekly grocery list (paper products, bread, milk, eggs, cereal, canned goods, anything in boxes) because it’s cheaper there. But the two things I never buy at Wal-​Mart are meat (that’s for the meat market) and fruits/​vegetables.
Fiesta has a great selection of fresh and well-​priced produced, it just can’t be beat. The seafood counter isn’t bad either if you’re looking for some fresh cuts of fish (though I prefer mine frozen.) The bakery is also pretty good and my second choice if I can’t go to the bakery down the street from my house. My mom is also crazy about their potted plant selection up front (strange I know.)
Lastly, don’t miss the Elotes and Nachos outside at El Toro!

I love Fiesta! Great, cheap produce. Amazing international foods section, Asian, German, Italian, British, Hungarian and Middle Eastern! The meat section leaves something to be desired. But still a great store. I took my girlfriend that works at Whole Foods once and she kept seeing things from Whole Foods for half the price. They don’t have everything but they have some great stuff. Within biking distance from my house so that’s a plus!