Northgate Gonzalez Markets

Northgate or Food4Less? Which store could have more atrocious customer service and produce? Go ahead take your pick. Gave the store a shot on account of a friends raving reviews about the carnitas. They were average. I won’t be returning for round 2. Only positive is they carry every imaginable Latin cooking product on the planet. Wait, I don’t cook so who really cares.

NORTHGATE is a secret gem for this gringo. My favorite part about Northgate is the tortillaria. The smell of fresh corn tortillas engulfs you as you enter the store. I love getting a hot stack of tortillas that I use for breakfast tacos and all day tacos. The second amazing part of Northgate is the carniceria, which has amazing prices and delicious pre marinated al pastor, pollo, and carne asada. The cheese department is amazing with all the fresh and classic mexican cheese you can want. Finally, you should check out the fresh deli salsa and the ceviche. Oh god, I’m getting hungry just thinking about this place. Just go already.

Bakery department
I went over to purchase a tres leches cake and while speaking to the baker or the salesperson at the bakery is it strictly for a tres leches cake he assured set the 1k he was pointing that was tres leches I asked them two more times and he agree with it and I completely got something different dry just like a regular cake I went back and I ask for another one thinking maybe he sold me a rum cake he made sure that it was the right one came home to second time and it was dry again Northgate Gonzalez market does not sell 8 inch tres leches cakes

When I’m entering the market, I’m not expecting a Ralphs or Whole Foods by any means, but I do expect a level of cleanliness.
I needed some soft bananas for banana bread I was making. I knew Ralph’s wouldn’t have them, but I knew this place would. Sure enough they did. I decided to grab a few other things while I was here. I love tortilla chips from Mexican markets because they are so crispy. I also got a container of fresh guacamole.
I saw so many rotting produce. There were bags of rotting grapes. I’ve been to the Super Mercardo in the Valley and Vallarta Supermarket in East Los Angeles, and they have some rotting vegetables, but by no means like this place.
I seriously questioned buying the guacamole, but I was hankering for some. Plus they go so well with the crispy chips.
They did have people sweeping the floors, but everything on the shelves were so sticky. My guacamole had sticky watermelon aqua fresca on it. That was probably another sign not to get them. But, I love Guacamole so much.
We finally make it to check out line where there were empty carts blocking the entrance of check-​out. Why the hell would be people just leave their cart there?
By the time I walk out, I feel really dirty. I just want to wash my hands.
I get home, I wash the guacamole container and I open my guacamole. I take some chips and start chowing down. I taste paper in my mouth. I look down and sure enough there is a Cilantro tag in my guacamole. Seriously!!!
I seriously want to like this place because the prices are good, but good gosh clean up this place.

I love their shrimp and fish ceviche. Decent price for a great tasting ceviche. Clean market with friendly employees.

just moved closer to hollywood so i’ve paid this market a few visits. love the meat and produce section here. produce is pretty fresh, of course not whole foods quality but still pretty good in my opinion. there is a great selection of pre-​marinated meats, great for taco parties. the prices are certainly fair. i also appreciate the spice aisle :).

I love this market. It’s huge, with lots of hard-​to-​find Mexican and Central American products. They stock everything from fresh epazote to blue corn masa to Guatemalan and Honduran crema. I was surprised to see fresh arbol and chilaca chiles (called pasilla chiles in their dry form). The dried chile and spice section is impressive, too, taking up a whole wall. I’ve heard they even seasonally carry huitlacoche, although I’ve never seen it.
If you’re a Mexican/​Central American food enthusiast and want to cook authentic dishes at home, this is your market.

~REVIEW 700~
I’m so glad there is a Northgate close enough to me!
So many goodies here you just can’t find at Ralph’s, etc.
They’ve got thinly sliced chicken breasts for about $ 3.99 per lb. Best of all they sell blue corn tortillas and if you’re lucky you can get them freshly made!!! I’m so lucky because all Northgates don’t sell the blue corn tortillas. The tortilla making machine is inside the market so you can watch them making the tortillas. They also sell nopal tortillas. Just about anything you need to serve a delicious Mexican or Central American meal can be found here!
This place is very diverse. They play rancheras as you shop and also marimba music and tropical music. So basically you get music from temperate and tropical regions of Latin America. They also sell some Asian vegetables here like bok choy.
The place is well managed. An employee saw my cart was bad and he immediately offered me a better one!!!
Parking is no problem as they have a pretty big lot.

This market is one of the best markets in the area. They have great selections of products including fresh produce, fruits, meat, baked goods, pre cooked meals, national and international cooking products etc. They even have a food truck outside that every time I passed by I see these yummy looking roasted chicken (note to self: I still got to try it) anyway back to my review. The people working here are extremely helpful and nice. There’s always someone walking around if you need help finding certain stuff. Place is always clean and kind of busy at times because prices are fairly affordable; and the capacious of the parking lot is just perfect! I am a fan of this market! My family and I love it!

Two words: Shrimp Ceviche
Oh and cheap produce!!!

They have a great selection of produce and always fresh, they make bolillos non stop, plus the super market it’s small you don’t have to walk around a lot to get what u need, the customer service it’s excellent, I love the fresh cheese on the deli dep, half pound package it’s like 5−7dls really expensive but worth every penny the sour cream it’s reach and creamy almost like butter and best of all they still provide plastic bags with minimum purchase. This is the place to go wether u feel like cooking or not.

Hands down the best market to go for prepared hot food of the Latin American variety.
Chicharrones — BOTH types (meat attached for me!), roasted chicken, carnitas, cow tongue, ribs, FRITANGA, fresh tortillas, rice, beans, all the SIDES.
Ceviche (s), guacamole, salsa, you name it.
Really everything you could ask for, JUST GO.

I loooooooove this market. I love the bakery. I get our cakes here all the time. Ive bought the vanilla, chocolate, tres leches, and even the fruit tarts. I love the pan dulce too. They offer a wide selection to choose from. And for tortas they have great bolillo. Always fresh! They have good produce. Staff is friendly most of the time. Also it tends to be pretty crowded, but worth the wait.

I may be a ‘gringa’, but that doesn’t keep me away from Northgate Gonazalez Market. Whenever I make a big batch of freezer burritos or need fresh ingredients on the cheap, this is where I go. They have good quality produce, meat and dairy for a helluva lot less than you’ll find at Vons. (**side note: I recently saw tortillas for $ 6 a bag at a Vons and I nearly torted my tillas!). They also have a pretty nice selection of baked goods and I just can’t help myself. I love me some lard. I always end up walking out with a few of their delicious pastries. So good. Lard man, the secret to success.
Pro Tip: They have separate carts outside for carting groceries to the car and inside for wheeling around their aisles. Don’t try to bring an outside cart inside or you really will look like an idiot. #fail #getsmeeverytime

Unfortunately, I went father’s day weekend — soo crowded but that’s because it’s that good.
Purchased dads father’s day cake — chocoflan, it was pretty good.

This place is amazing. They have so many things for a great price. Some of the meats in the back counter look a bit scary but the Bar B Que chicken was good.
Then I had a Chili Relleno and soup, yummy. They did not have tamales made.
The produce is fantastic and great prices. They sell these large bags of nuts and trail mix for a good price.
They have tons of Mexican products. The beers seem to be a few cents cheaper than Food 4 Less down the street.
The parking lot is very large. The place is very crowded in the afternoon and early evenings.

I loved finding this market! I came here on the tip of a random couple I sat next to on the plane. As they promised, Northgate has fresh, in-​shell garbanzo beans, and a ton of other great produce for very low prices.
The produce area has a large variety of items you don’t see at your typical grocery store, like cactus, spiny chayote, squash blossoms and the biggest papayas I have ever seen. And, at such good prices — no bourgie mark-​up for hard to find things.
There is an extensive bakery area, and hot foods (we got some tasty, freshly made chicharrones). In addition to your standard raw meat selections, there are many pre-​seasoned items (fresh chorizo!) and cheeses that appear to have been made on-​site.
The market is well-​kept and clean. I will definitely be back.

Being always on the look out for places near the office that won’t give me e. coli (aka, CHORRO), I decided to check out the mini food stand at Northgate, after having a co-​worker not shut up about it all of last week. And I was able to see why that was.
The $ 4 breakfast special I ordered included about a pound of food, and a drink! Ham and eggs, chilaquiles with creama, beans with cotija cheese, a couple chunks of panela cheese, and rice (see photo)! It took me about a 1.5 hour time span to finsh it all, which followed an awesome food coma. I was honestly surprised how delicious EVERYTHING was (asides from the rice being a bit too dry), especially for $ 4! Asides from the breakfast plates, they also have the usual tacos, sopes, tortas, etc, which I will definitely going back to try.
Northgate has definitely become my favorite Mexican food spot in the area, which I have been searching for, for the past year. Definitely one of those out-​of-​the-​way spots you should hit, when you’re low on funds, lazy to cook, and in the mood for some authentic Mexican food.
Word of caution to those driving lowered cars though. Beware the MASSIVE hump in their parking lot. Don’t ask me how I know. Shut up…

I’m a big fan of the Northgate Supermarkets.
This one, is newly opened. It used to be some other store here, maybe a 99 cents store. and before that, some kind of Korean store.
I like this place, because their parking lot is pretty big, and parking is easy to find. It’s big and it’s clean.
What I don’t like about this place is they don’t have as much of a selection as some that I’ve been to.
There isn’t even any ceviche. Well, there was only one kind, as opposed to 5 or 6 varieties. I don’t remember if they had a place where you can get fresh cut deli ham.
They had marinated meats, pork chops, chicken, asada. I haven’t made the chicken yet to see if it’s good or not.
The Rotisserie Chicken was too salty. Their refried beans were dry. They actually turned black and hard under the heat lamps. Didn’t get those.
They also had a lady at the front, making the corn with mayo, cheese, and all that other stuff. I don’t believe I’ve seen this at other Northgate Supermarkets. We bought one but it was not very good. I spit out my first bite, and didn’t go back for seconds.

After helping my bf move to a new apartment,
we stopped by this market to get some food
since everyone (5 guys + 2 girls) got hungry~
We bought:
— barbacoa (1 lb) — sooooo gooooood.
— tripas (1 lb) — kinda chewy and a bit dry but it was still good
— some pork dish (1.5 lb) — I forget what it was called. but it was good!
— pack of corn tortillas (80 count)
— queso fresco
— guacamole — omg so yummmm x]
Total: $ 30
Pretty good for a meal for 7 adults right? :]
All the workers here were friendly
and there’s plenty of parking space here. :]
I’ve tried their carne asada here
but it’s really bland.
we had to spice it up with our own
spices (cumin, chili powder, lime juice, etc.)
I love Mexican food x3
teehehe.