Santa Fe Foods

Am I confused? This a meat market as well… right?
So I asked the butcher to chop up a few cuts of meat because I don’t care to buy the already pre-​chopped meat for tacos that they already have ready to go. I don’t like that meat. They refused to do it for me. The manager asked them not to do it not giving me a why the couldn’t. I’m the paying customer and you are the meat market with butchers on duty to handle customers needs. I don’t get it.

I decided to try santa fe out since my pueblo closed down. My experience was ok I guess. To start the store is not that big the store is well stock but crowded, More then 3 people and you cant move, the aisles are to close together so no 2 shopping carts can go thru. The deli are is slow and you can wait there for a long period to even get your stuff. The cashiers are rude and not helpful. In other words no I do not recommended it and no I will not be returning.

The store has a nice service but the food… I order steak fries today and expected the to be good ofcourse. The meat was dried and the taste was nasty. It had a smell to it. The fries where soaked in melted cheese. The kitchen area is dirty and i will not order food from here ever again! Boo

Another great visit. Whale and I got the super nachos with help from Oscar again! He is the bomb. Food is bomb. Price is bomb. This place. Is the bomb.

The sanitary condition could definitely be improved! The odor in the store is disgusting, and I saw a bunch of flies floating around near the butcher’s…
The only reason I gave more than one star is that things on their weekly ads are cheap.

Every Tuesday, I would get a flyer from this place; advertising what’s on sale. I decided to come here when I saw that the water was on sale. I also wanted to buy some tilapia. I walked in looking for the seafood section, found it and walked away. Their seafood section was such a disgrace. I’m surprised that anyone would want to purchase any seafood from here. Nothing was fresh. I continued my search for water, paid and left.

This review is for the taqueria inside this market.
I went here on my lunch break because I was craving some tacos. There were no other customers at the taqueria. As I was ordering 3 asada tacos, three mexican men arrive also on their lunch breaks.
The worker hands me my order and starts taking the orders for the three guys who just showed up. Ok no problem. So with this place, you have to take your order to the cashier in the front of the store to pay for it before receiving your food. I went to the front of the store and paid like normal. Walked back to the taqueria with my receipt in hand and see that the worker is making the three mexican guys’ orders before mine. Wait, hold up… I felt like Rosa Parks in the back of the bus. So just because they’re mexican, they get their food cooked ahead of me? The worst part was that he cooked their food properly by heating up their meat over the grill, but for my tacos, he just scooped the meat straight from the food warming trays into my tacos! Unbelievable act of racial discrimination! Might as well hang a sign over their taqueria that says «MEXICANS ONLY!»
It’s safe to say that I’ll never be eating here again and I’ll make sure to spread the word to all my coworkers. Their food is mediocre at best. There are plenty of other taquerias very close by that I would recommend over this place.

The produce at Santa Fe Foods is priced just right, especially if it’s on sale! Last time, I bought 36 limes at 12 for $ 0.99, which will last about a month. Limes are fantastic in so many things! During the summer, watermelon and cantaloupe go on sale quite often. The house made salsas are $ 3.49/lb, which they put into little deli containers. There is some street parking in front of the store, and a small parking lot in back. I come from 880, so I have to make a left turn at the signal light to get to the parking lot. I just missed the light, so I had to wait a cycle. My left turn light turned green, but two cars opposite me starting going straight, even though they were also waiting at a red light. One car stopped when they realized their light was still red, but the first car that started to go didn’t stop and almost hit me. I had to gun it to not get t-​boned by the red light runner. Come for the deals, not for a collision.

Santa Fe Foods is a little Mexican Supermarket here in Newark.
The Supermarket isn’t a gigantic one, it’s a small one filled with Mexican goodies and products all at a reasonable price. They even have a cooked food section, where you can purchase and order hot ready food.
They have plenty of used old shopping carts from various different stores, and they have some red hand baskets to use while shopping throughout the store.
They have there own parking lot in the back or you can park in the front of the store, but then that’s street parking.
Open Daily, from 8 AM — 9 PM.
Although really, Mi Pueblo Food Center in Newark, is much bigger, cleaner, and nicer.
Simple, 3 stars.

Im. not a big fan of this place. people seem to not act professional at times and the cashiers tent to joke around thinking we can not understand. the prices varies but customer services doesn’t want me to go back

It never occurred to me to shop at the Mexican market, but…
$ 1 street tacos at the deli… buy one or buy a dozen! You’ll have to take it to-​go since there’s no where to sit and eat. I actually prefer these over the ones from the food trucks. Pay at the front register.
They also have great buys on meat if you check out their weekly advertisements. We ate pork chops for weeks when they were $ 1.50/pound. Meats were very fresh.

The prices are good. One thing I’m yet to understand is how you must spend $ 5 to use credit/​debit yet my husband has purchased items under $ 5.00 and used debit. Que pasa Santa Fe?!! I’m confused on your policy. Other than that good alternative to Mi Pueblo.

This is a clean Mom and Pop Mexican grocery store with all your standard Mexican type foods. What I love most about this place is the Carneceria. There is a huge selection and everything is organized and arranged neatly. There is a big produce section and the prices are lower than Safeway. There is a taqueria in the back so if you’re hungry you can eat while shopping!

Santa Fe Market /​Carniceria is a cool tiendita chain if you’re deep in Newark.
Meat selection is pretty decent and some of their sales are actually cheaper than Mi Pueblo or Chavez Market. Example: I got some tilapia filets for $ 1.99lb and their siete mares mix was like $ 3.29lb, both were slightly cheaper than those other markets. Plus Santa Fe’s al pastor is way better quality when compared to the NWK Mi Pueblo.
I actually came here because they have carne asada fries and 99cent tacos on their promotional flyers and I wanted to see if they had any other So. Cal items like maybe baja style fish tacos…
Nope, they didn’t. But at $ 4.99 the carne asada fries were actually a good deal. The 99cent al pastor taco I got wasn’t the greatest but a decent buy for a buck. I’ll probably come back for their carnitas, only $ 4.99lb on sale and pretty damn juicy.

This 4 star rating is for the mini hot deli/​taqueria they got going on in there. This is my favorite spot in Newark! No one can beat $ 1 soft tacos that are actually good! I usually get carne asada tacos or the amazing tortas! It is perfect. Toasted bread, flavorful carne asada, cheese and slices of fresh avocado. The torta is not even $ 5! The super burritos are huge! My family back home in the Philippines loves the burritos so much, whenever I visit the only thing they want are the burritos. So I buy 15 of them, freeze them, and stick them in a cooler! This place is good and is a great value. You cannot go wrong!
When Mi Pueblo first opened, I stopped going here because I was so infatuated with the new, big monster of a store Mi Pueblo was. When all the dust settled and I got over my honeymoon phase with Mi Pueblo, my taste buds came back to reality and clearly Sante Fe had the better tasting food. Plus, Mi Pueblo’s tacos, quesadillas and burritos are so greasy! It’s pretty bad.
Even the raw, seasoned carne asada, pastor and chicken at the carneceria are so much better at Santa Fe. The pork al pastor at Mi pueblo has a funky after taste (so does the Guacamole Ranchera). Sante Fe’s meat is perfectly seasoned, full of flavor, yet not too salty. The chicken fajitas are also excellent!
Don’t get sucked into the bright lights, Santa Fe is still better. Support the smaller business! Big isn’t always better…

Always get the carne arracherra, or flap meat, for the barbecues. Close to home, too lazy to walk though. Have everything in this place.

Very small store but all the essentials are here. Check out their hot food section. Really nice people.

Very friendly staff, especially in the meat dept! They have a little bit of everything from jewelry to pharmaceuticals! Their produce is always fresh and well stock. Not too fond of their pan dulce but that’s easily remedied with some gansitos. Their cashiers are really nice too and as soon as they see more than two customers in line they open a new register. I don’t like the small isles but for a quick trip this store is a life saver.

I actually go hear for their tacos — the usual beef, top with onions, cilantro, salsa, and lime and radishes on the side. Tacos are cook in the flat top grill. All for a whopping $ 1. Not bad at all. Take it to go and eat it outside or in the car.
You can buy chips that are fried in house, with salsa they made that day.
Sometimes I would see them roasting large amounts of chiles, I’m guessing for their salsa and other uses.
The burritos are okay too, but I’m not really into burritos other than SF mission burritos (where they steam the burrito)
Edit: The super burritos are under $ 5.
Oh yeah, they also have groceries and inexpensive produce compared to others.

A good neighborhood market catering to the Latino community. It had a good variety of meats, produce and groceries, to make a great Latino meal. They have a deli serving Latino food, and a small jewelery department with Latin-​themed jewelery.
It is a rather interesting market, located in a small shopping center. Parking is fine. The people who work there are nice and friendly. Selection is good for produce and meats. However, the store is located at the Western-​end of Thornton and a distance from the 880 Freeway.
Good for place for Latin groceries and produce. I would return when in the area.