Super Mercado MI Tierra

Checking out here I experienced some very racist behavior from a young cashier girl. She was approached by my brother in law (who happens to be Mexican) at the front of our cart and was all happy and cheery. Once she saw me, a tall, blonde, white female her happy expression drained immediately from her face. She said nothing during the transaction after she saw me. When my brother in law asked if we could take our cart outside, she said no. I asked her for additional bags for our soda bottles and she threw several bags in my general direction onto the counter and turned to the next customer.
I loved the pollo and carne asada we purchased here and the rest of the staff was friendly and helpful. However, I would never return to this store due to the RACIST treatment by their employee. This young cashier girl definitely needs an attitude check and needs to be dealt with.

I used to come here because the produce is fresh, great variety of Mexican products and prices are competitive. Some workers make eye contact and smile at you and sometimes say hello.
Nevertheless I wished the owner was more humble and down to earth and Ivonne had a good training like any manager has to have.
I bought some product that had mold in it and came to make a complain but they werent smart enough on how to address the problem. It was a chaos.

Picked up a few items here and it was OK. Not the best, not the worst. Also, please continue to write and share your experiences. If you get rotten mangoes, let us know. You’re not being a negative nellie, and you certainly do not need to get over yourself! You’re simply Unilocaling. Too bad some people feel the need to name call and attempt to censor other Unilocalers.

I’m blessed to have such a great Mexican grocery nearby. I always see the employees working hard, whether it be the produce guy stocking cilantro mountain, the meat dept guys who bring the spirit, the deli help offering me free peppers with my carnitas, or the pleasant checkers who always speed me through with a smile. You don’t compare a store like this with a major chain because it’s a different world of products than Safeway or Luckys carries. Things I enjoy buying here include: ripe avocados, limes, habaneros, nopales, aloe leaves, citrus squeezers, large agua fresca jugs, hot tamales, carnitas, salsa, spicy macaroni salad, guayaba or coconut ice cream bars, and even fresh juices. People who complain about parking or the occasional bad mango need to get over themselves and stop being negative nellies, I’m positive Mi Tierra would be happy to make it right.

very small grocery store but has great deals on meats and veggies if you pay attention to the sales ads.

Well it was a good spot to pick up a cheap bag of tiny Key LImes at a bargain price. Trust me, if you have never made homemade genuine Key Lime pie you haven’t lived.
But I did have an issue with the mangos!

Don’t come here this place does have the worst customer service there is the manager closed the door in the face of a lot of customers what an Awhole I don’t know how that MF got hire worst customer service ever this place sucks don’t ever come to it.

Better selection of food than Gudalajara. Across the street and better deals plus it’s nice walking distance from my house don’t need to take the car

So if you don’t feel like driving in circles and/​or being cut off right when you finally found a parking spot which is typically part of the Mi Pueblo experience, brave the teeny-​tiny lot at this East 14^th mercado. It’s dimly lit and often crowded but you can find marinated meats, Mexican veggies, and other Latino staples quickly. I miss getting their weekly ads in my mailbox; their meat counter offers great deals.

Been coming here on and off with my girlfriend for years. The produce is incredibly fresh and very affordable.
The chickens to go are cheaper than what you would expect from a Safeway, but doubly delicious.
The fresh made salsa at the bar is out of the world. I highly recommend the spicy verde.

They are way better than Guadalajara market across the street, The knock on this place is that their employees are not given the training or focus on customer service as your more traditional union grocery store.
Prices are slightly more expensive that Lucky’s but they do have some unique items.

I have been coming to this place for years now and have never been let down. Although they are smaller compared to the likes of Mi Pueblo (and arguably, Chavez) they still offer comparable pricing, often beating the competition. They have all that you look for in the typical Mexican market (i.e. taqueria, carniceria, etc.). And not only that, their employees are very helpful and courteous. And yes, they speak English. :-)
I highly recommend this place and even encourage the check-​in regulars of Supermercado La Raza to drive down a few blocks and see for themselves the superiority of this establishment. Try it, don’t try it, either way, I’ll soon be back.
Keep up the good work, Mi Tierra!

Super Mercado is a mini supermart with groceries, liquor, produce, meats, panaderia and an hole in the wall taqueria to the left of the meat counter.
menu: tacos (1.25) burritos (3.99) tortas, quesadillas, super (4.49)
sampling: super steak burrito (4.49)
–the gozilla of supers at the price of a regular burrito
–mostly beans, some steak, some uncooked rice, spicy salsa, cilantro, cheese, quac, etc
–burrito made from prepared food in pans.
–undercooked rice resulted in stomach irregularities., maybe an anamoly
rating 2.75 stars
frijoles refritos:
–pay first at register, go to taqueria to get food
–service very good.
–parking in back and in front.

My spot for chicken!!! I don’t know what they put in it but its awesome to BBQ. Also the guacamole is equally awesome, together in a taco… forget about it!!!
One small thing, parking can be cumbersome due to the small drive way, one in and one out at a time

As I was getting the usual Monday mail full of advertisements from Lucky’s, Safeway and other stores I don’t really care much about, I came across Mi Tierra and hesitated to throw it into the recycling bin and thank goodness I did. I looked at the weekly ad and was amazed at how cheaply priced everything was. Hass avocados for $ 0.75, Guererro 80 piece tortillas for $ 1.99, marinated steak for tacos were only $ 2.99/lb…Yeah I couldn’t pass up on sale like this!
I headed over to Mi Tierra and although it was a rather quaint supermarket, they had just about everything I needed to cook up some tacos for lunch and a Filipino meal for dinner. The vegetables were very fresh and the meat counter offered a wide selection of meat, poultry, and fish in different cuts compared to the nearby Safeway that only offers a select few. The meat is nicely lined up and looks very clean. I especially liked the marinated cuts of meat. They are inexpensive, flavorful and it cooked rather fast because they were thinly sliced. Great for tacos and pairs well with their mild chile verde sauce, delicious!
Another plus to this supermarket is the hot food section where you can order tacos for $ 0.99 and super burritos for $ 3.99. You can also purchase salsas, chicken salad, and chicarones by the pound.
Overall Mi Tierra is a clean, one-​stop shop.

The hubbs and I are cooking a Mexican meal tonight (to practice what we learned at our cooking class in Mexico last month), so we stopped in at Mi Tierra to get some of the necessities.
Better brush up on your Español before coming here. The guys behind the meat & cheese counters spoke NO English. It made for a more fun experience and all of us were laughing at the communication barrier. We looked & sounded like some serious gringos up in there.
Very nice selection at Mi Tierra. We found everything we needed with the exception of a couple minor things (Rotel tomatoes and heavy whipping cream). I also found a selection of a bunch of special Mexican cooking utensils that I saw last month in Mexico. Kind of cool to know they’re there.
Great place to go for Mexican ingredients. Especially good meat & cheese counters. Just beware that you’ll probably need to know a bit of Spanish. Or you can do what I did — use my phone to google translations.

I was in search of some pre-​prepared carne asada and decided to stop into Super Mercado Mi Tierra. The driveway to this place fits one car, so getting in and out can be a bit irritating.
When you get to the rear parking area it’s pretty dark. This doesn’t trip me out too much since I usually walk around strapped with my favorite utility blade. But I’m sure the ladies would be sketch about this parking area.
The butcher case is in the back. There are a couple of friendly looking guys back there working the butcher shop. I perused the case but didn’t see any carne asada. Rather than go home empty handed, I decided to pick up a pound of the carne al pastor.
So I asked one of the butchers for a pound of the al pastor. Then he starts jabbering at me and I have no idea what he’s talking about. But it isn’t English, and it isn’t Spanish. So I ask him for a pound of al pastor again and he just jabbers at me again. The dude is staring at me for a minute and I’m waiting for my frickin meat. Then he says in perfect English, «what language do you speak?» Then he jabbers again «NE HO MA?»
Haha, okay. Homie was spitting Cantonese at me. I told him that I don’t speak Cantonese and schooled him on some Mandarin. I’m still waiting for my meat, but dude is insistent on choppin it up some more. When I finally get my carne al pastor, I notice the bag says 2.5 pounds. Wow, way to upsell me bro.
Honestly, I don’t even know what kind of meat I got. I suppose it was just some pork scraps with some seasoning, bell peppers and onions, since al pastor is usually spit roasted and not cut up into little shreds.
I cooked that chit up at home, and it wasn’t too good. The meat was fatty as heck. I ‘spose I’d try this place again, but definitely will be staying away from the pork.

I’m used to the Latino markets in S.F. and know how difficult it is to find a decent place in San Leandro! I have to say Mi Tierra is pretty darn good! You can find a nice variety of produce, nice cuts of meat, cheeses, salsas, carnitas, tamales and decent prices… What more could you ask for?

2.5 stars
I should know better than to stop at a Mexican market to buy a couple of rolls of toilet paper and some Qtips, but I did, otherwise I would have gotten home after dinner forgetting to buy them!
The store itself is pretty clean and organized. Parking is plentiful for this smaller market, but the damn t.p. cost me almost $ 7 for 2 regular rolls!
I normally go to Hayward for carniceria and ceviche, so I will keep going there and not this market.

I went here a couple of days ago with my bf to buy some groceries. When you first walk in the store, all their merchandise was very clean and organized. The size of the market is smaller than the other markets. My bf and I came here to buy some chicken drumsticks, along with some tomatoes that they had on sale for $ 0.69 cent per pound. Also, the sale price for the chicken drumsticks was $ 0.79 cent per pound. Their meat area was very clean and neatly lined up, as well as, their fresh cheese and salsa area. Overall, my experience here was great and there parking lot was okay, due to the compact size lot.