Verdugo Produce and Deli

This review is long overdue but they deserve it! :)
My family and I come here regularly for ethnic foods as my fiancée is from Eastern Europe. They have a great selection of regional foods, both fresh and pre-​packaged, and yummy fresh breads (if you come after 8 AM or so,) and they have a nice selection of fresh produce. They also have some household items in case you need the everyday essentials.
The ladies are always very sweet, helpful, and communicated well with me since I went in there from Day 1, even despite the fact that I am a native English speaker. I witnessed once an English-​speaking man being quite rude to one of the ladies at the register but she remained sweet and kind to him. I was impressed with her customer service.
I definitely recommend this store to anyone… and check out their Russian chocolates near the deli counter!

Everytime I shop here, I wonder why we buy certain groceries anywhere else. This place is cheaper than most grocery stores for many items, and they have some of the best potato salad out there. Just tried their marinated chicken today, and it was FANTASTIC when cooked at home. Customer service is not always the friendliest, but never rude. We are so fortunate to live so close to such a great market.

I just found this place, and I’ve lived in this hood for 10 years! WOW I’m happy I found it. Great spot for most of your grocery needs. Reasonable pricing, and the great small business, family owned sort of feel. Mostly Armenian spoken but I got by fine with English. The woman at the cash register and people in the deli very friendly. I love the fresh items they make, cold salads, pickles, and they also sell marinated chicken so it’s ready to cook pretty much. Plus all sorts of bulk grains, nuts, dried fruits, bakery dessert items and breads, imported chocolates and cookies, honey… I’m seriously so excited about this place.

Love this store! The produce and deli items are always fresh, the employees are all very welcoming and friendly, prices are all reasonable and fairly priced, and most importantly the store is always very clean and spotless! I have had many great experiences at the store and have left happy every time. I also love the gourmet cheese platers which are always a hit at gatherings as well as the yummy homemade salads they make! I highly recommend this store!!!

Very friendly people. The store is always clean and you practically never see any rotten items.

Just what a market should consist of; fresh produce and a clean environment. Super King is beyond awful and should be avoided by anyone who doesn’t like rotten produce! This market has reasonable pricing which adds to its goodness.

I have been living in the neighborhood for almost 7 years and have been a patron on & off. It is walking distance from my house, and whenever I do go, I am impressed by the variety, quality and price of the produce. The herbs are always fresh and so fairly priced that I wonder why I ever grab them anywhere else. I need to start making it the first stop in my rotation (of Trader Joe’s, Von’s and Whole Foods).
The family that runs and operates the place is always polite and helpful.
I need to try more of what they have to offer, as I am sure — from the cleanliness & obvious pride of ownership — that anything they do, they do well.
I love to support small business, and this one is deserving of a big fan base. I am going to do my best to become more of a regular!

I recently went back here to give it another try and boy was I impressed. The store is under new management and everyone is awesome! Great customer service, always willing to help.
Their produce is always fresh and lasts for days after purchasing. Not only is there quality in their produce, but also in their catering. They have the most delicious kabobs. Savory and made to perfection. Their salads and appetizers are just as amazing.
Highly recommend this place for all your grocery needs and kabob/​appetizer cravings.

love the remodeled store! if you are a cheese and meet lover… you must go to Verdugo! so many different cheeses to choose from. fresh veggies and fruits!!! delicious lavash rolls that were recently at a party my dad hosted. only produce and deli my family and i shop at! if you like your coffee strong, you must try their armenian coffee!

I rarely see anyone reviewing the same place more than once but I just felt that this place deserved it. Verdugo Deli has become one of me and hubby’s fave neighborhood places to go. Everyone from the couple that owns/​runs the place to the guy at the register to the little girl stocking shelves (must be a family owned/​operated store) is just so courteous, helpful and accommodating and it has nothing to do with being Armenian or not (hubby and I are not Armenian).
When we first started coming here last month after relocating to the area, we saw the sign in the window claiming to be the best shish kabobs in town and we thought «yeah, we’ll see». Dang if they aren’t pretty darn good though. We’ve had good lule too — Café Elegance in Burbank comes to mind but the lule at Verdugo Deli is pretty darn good and hubby and I get some almost every week now.
Also just bought a bunch of their coffee too. Hubby loves really dark and bold coffee so I got a lb each of the Armenian, Mediterranean and Colombian coffees. Will be interesting to see which one hubby likes the best. My bet is the Armenian coffee or maybe the Mediterranean coffee.
Love the gata cookies/​rolls, which you don’t find at many stores — gata bread yeah, everyone has that but gata cookies/​rolls are not as common or popular or something. Hubby and I love them though and Verdugo Deli always has them.
Anyway, we just really like this store and are so glad that its only a block from home. GREAT STORE!!!

Asi asi. My first visit was rough, there were fruit flies everywhere, and the produce was old and rotting, and when I came home and opened my cheese, it was moldy:(BUT my recent visit the produce seemed fresher, I got some delicious Village cheese, and the people seemed nicer.

I live down the street from this place and been there numerous times. Their fruits and veggies are always fresh and great quality too. They always have fresh garden herbs like parsley, cilantro, basil, if you’re into using them, and the prices are just unbelievably low. Bunches of tarragon for so much less than rip-​off places like ralphs. The only reaosn i didnt give them 5 stars is because the deli meats every now n then will be old and not as fresh, and even on that I really dont blame them. Those meats are expensive and real tough to gauge whether one batch will have buyers or not, thereby justifying shelfing them or not. I highly recommend this family owned establishment.
ps. I havent been lucky enof to walk in on a family fight, if u do happen to stumble on one then write about it for some chuckles :) no they’re great

Wow, I’m honored to be the first to give this place a review. Well for anyone who loves Super King Market, you will also love this place. Yes it is smaller and unfortunatelly does not have a butcher. Just deli and produce. But it’s as close to europe as you are going to get around here. It is truly family run, on occasion you can walk right into a colorful family fight, usually resulting in some foreign cursing and door slamming. Ahhhh feels like home. The feeling of this place is definatelly more charming the Super King, being small and all. There is a hevenly smell of coffee and almonds, they are really into their fresh almonds, and their candy bin is really cool and oldfashion looking. I always have to try a different one when I go there. Their produce is great, they always have the standard stuff in the back, fruits veggies ect. but in the front they will always display something temporary and seasonal, usually locally grown. Last time it was fresh hazelnuts, still with skin and leaves on them, and the time before that it was fresh gooseberries, the owner brought from home, only a one time thing. So cool.
On a whole, it’s basically the same stuff as Super King, but less congested and possibly closer to whoever lives in the highland park/​eagle rock area.
07/​15/​2007