El Mambi Mkt

Mambi tiene de todo lo unico que ultimamente Los precious estan demasiado altos, hay otras tiendas que tiene blow mismos productos y mas baratos si lots senores son must amables pero muy caro todo! Por eso. Mi familia dejamos de ir y muchas amistades tambien!

The best market in Glendale! I’m from Spain and being buying their spanish food for more than 10 years. You can’t beat their «ranchera» marinated beef. They are like family to me. Super sweet people.

This market feels like home! As a Puerto Rican transplant in LA, it’s very difficult to find what I need for my comfort food recipes. This place even had quenepas recently! The owners are the nicest folks you’ll meet, too. I always leave happy, with everything I was looking for in my bags — whether it’s Malta India, tostones, pasteles, platanutres, *real* avocados (not that Haas stuff. The huge green ones!), it never disappoints.

Having grown up in Miami, this market was a surprise flash back in time. Very friendly people and familiar products that I haven’t seen In a long while.
The produce was reminded me of the open air markets back home, the plantains, coconuts and they even had Florida avocados. Love those Florida avo’s! Their texture and flavor compliments garlic, onion and olive oil just perfectly. I encourage you to give one a try!
Now that I know this market is here, I’ll be back again and again!

If you are going to do carne barbecue, you have to get your meat from here. It’s already marinated and ready to go. They also have their green and red sauce which is a perfect pair with the carne. One stop shop for all your carne barbecue needs. Viva El Mambi… ya tú sabes!!!

I’ve been coming here since I was kid with my parents, until this day I do. Great products and great plp !

I love them.
Staff very friendly. Walking distance to my place, good price!
I would definitely reccomend them!

Very nice selection of Cuban ingredients and spices for food.
The market itself looks pretty clean but the shopping baskets were dirty.

Looking for a specific Latin ingredient? Well look no further. El Mambi has been a local favorite for years in the community. Their marinated Latin meats are delicious. They carry cuts of meat other markets don’t have. I like their selection of Latin American chocolates & sweets. I love finding guava paste from here & passion fruit paste for my baking needs. I use them to make home made cream cheese & guava or passion fruit puffs with puff pastry. They also have some really good empanada pre-​made doughs which I love to use for sweet or savory fried empanadas. prices are reasonable which is a major plus in anyone book. They also have parking in their own mini lot.

I am a proud Jersey Dorican, who has enjoyed the Cali life for decades. Except when it came to being able to food shop until this wknd, when I met a fellow Boricua who told me about this hidden jewl. Within 3 mns of walking in I had a shopping cart with a handful of items, I hadn’t seen since living in Jersey. I was in near tears finding all the familiar snacks, food and drinks I grew up on. It was amazing to see every aisle with Goya products. Let’s not forget the butchers in the back. I bought some bistek that was beautifully lean, and tender. I was so excited to cook and bring home a little more, of my up bringing to my son and continue our rich Caribbean Culture. I gave it 4 stars because some items were way over priced. However any thing you might need for your dish, they probably have it.

I really enjoy this place. I’m an all time foodie, and I love cooking; sometimes I crave Spanish food, say «patatas riojanas», and this is the only place where I can find the RIGHT chorizo. But of course, they have other types of chorizo, which are perfect for bbqs (Salvadoran chorizo is just so delicious).
They have lots of Latin American food, anything from Mexico to Argentina. You’ll find tapioca flour (yuca flour which I use for pao de queijo), Central American cheeses, blue corn, Peruvian corn, etc. As well as Goya products (olives, pimientos, etc.) and wines.
The staff is friendly and courteous, and I’m sure you can have someone help you out in English. But it’s all really straight forward. The store is on the smaller side, no pushing carts in here. There’s a parking lot right next to the store. Overall, the store is great!
P. S. Bring your reusable bags.

The chorizo, cured and dried sausages are what makes this market stand out. They have products you could find in most large specialized Hispanic markets but where they stand out is their collection of cured meats. If you are looking for something special in the cured meat department head here.

Still love this place. The pico de gallo is the bomb as well as the guacamole. everything here is good especially the butchers in the back. keep up the good work

Puerto rican bodega
Glad to find. meat looks good prices decent to high but authentic so who cares.
they even have frozen goya

I absolutely LOVE this market! El Mambi is probably the only place here in Los Angeles where my family can do one stop shopping to buy ingredients for an authentic Cuban meal. Everyone that works here is so nice and treats you just like family. There are tons of products imported from Spain here that you really wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else. This place is also extremely affordable! Don’t forget to check out the section behind the main register with all of the colognes, teas, and folk remedies!!!
P. S. THE SELL VIOLETAS HERE!!!

Love this market! Reminds me so much of home and i always find all my venezuelan food needs!

Okay, I am Cuban born, and I am actually sad that in my neighborhood, or actually through most of Los Angeles, there are very few things and places Cuban. I actually have «fantasies» of meeting Andy Garcia, and proposing to him that he work with his chronies to create a Cuban version of Olvera Street street here in Los Angeles. In this fantasy, he says yes, and figures out how to make this venture highly successful on a financial, social, and even cultural level.
Sigh, that is a fantasy/​dream (and who knows, maybe it will be realized.) In the meantime, I treasure the small crumbs of things Cuban here in Los Angeles, the fact is that there really is not much, and so I want to toot the horn really loud for El Mambi market!!! TOOT, TOOT, TOOOT!!!
I went there today, and found everything that I was looking for. This included canned frijoles colorados, frozen already peeled yuca, platanos, uncooked beans, galletas, and a few other goodies including Royal Violets, the light and sweet violet scented cologne used on all Cuban babies, and that I still enjoy. Everything was really very reasonably priced. I actually noticed that they have a spice and seasonings section where they actually sold a nice size plastic bag of saffron for a little more than a dollar. Even at Trader Joe’s where I like to shop and which I consider to price items quite nicely, sells saffron for more money. Today I resolved that I will be visiting El Mambi more frequently. It will be good for me and my Cuban soul.
(Oh, and Mr. Andy Garcia, if there is any chance that you might see this review, out there in your home in Toluca Lake, please contact me through Unilocal,as I have a few ideas for the Little Havana street here in Los Angeles. Who knows, maybe we are actually distant cousins, after all we have the same last name, and you kinda look like one of my brothers.)

What a great place! Fresh good food there marinated steak is the best!!!

Over the weekend I hit this place up on a friends’ recommendation and boy i’m glad I did. I walked in and immediatley was greeted with a spanish accented «Buenath tardeth.» Spaniards use their tongues when pronouncing the letter «S», so sometimes they sound like Sylvester Cat or fucking Daffy Duck.
The store was pretty clean, but smelled a bit weird. Anyway, I headed to the back where the meat case is located and ordered some jamon serrano (spanish prosciutto) and some delicious queso hollandese (Gouda cheese), paid about $ 30 bucks and was on my merry way. Good imported stuff at pretty decent prices.

(Shopped 8÷17÷11 W): At a recommendation from a friend, he said El Mambi Meat Market has some really good carne asada at a competitive price.
I was looking for some carne asada for an upcoming camping trip (perfect food for camping). I’ve bought from other ethnic markets like Vallarta and Super King, but I had none close to work and El Mambi was open late so I was able to get there before it closed.
As I always love to do, supporting the local mom & pop-​style businesses in my city (Glendale) is a must. We can’t always give our business to the big-​box stores, or you start to lose the uniqueness of the individual neighborhoods in your town.
So I went towards the back of the store where the meat department is located, and I instantly saw the carne asada. All of the other meat they had there looked just as appealing, but I focused on the goal and only ordered two pounds of the carne asada (about $ 4.25/lb). I was very close to getting some chorizo it looked and smelled so good! As the clerk was serving the meat into a plastic bag, I could smell the spicy marinade and see all of the extra seasoning like the green onions and spices.
There was no way I was leaving this place with only that. I also ended-​up buying some Cuban desserts, bread, and some canned fruit juice.
The service… everyone I came in contact with was very attentive. Although everyone spoke more fluent in their native language, the language of food was understood by all, and they understood English well enough.
Parking is slightly limited, but they do have their own parking lot.
Overall, El Mambi Meat Market is a nice establishment in the Adams Hill neighborhood and the city of Glendale as a whole. I’m glad to have been told about this shopping nook, and to have another option for some good carne asada. The total bill was $ 14.97 (no tip required). Although they accept MasterCard and cash, unfortunately, they don’t take my credit card of choice… AMEX!

THANK YOU MAMBI!!!
I’ve been waiting to finally come here and get to stock up on all my favorite Puerto Rican/​Spanish ingredients and Snacks!
This place has Jamon, Chorizo, Yucca, Sofrito, Goya Products, Sodas, and all the stuff you need for your Spanish style cooking!
SO GOOD!