Villa Park Fruit Market

I came into the store not knowing what to expect but it was AMAZING. Everything is very organized and neat, and everyone is very helpful. Will be a daily costumer.
A++++ love it

As much as frequent this establishment you would think I was treated better as a customer instead I’m asked to produce a receipt for purchases they saw me make to ensure that I wasn’t stealing but you didn’t ask the Hispanic people in front of me who were actually stealing. Going forward I won’t be doing any more business in the store and if I can warn any and everybody don’t bother unless your Spanish speaking or of the Hispanic descent because otherwise you’ll be followed through the store racially profiled and literally harassed for no reason

If I could give 0 stars I would. They are so unprofessional here. If you try to return something, they make exceptions for customers when they feel like it and refuse you when they don’t feel like it. They do not offer any alternative to returns without receipts, but if they are in a good mood, they might give you store credit. If they are in a bad mood, however, they will claim that the previous store credit you received here was a one time courtesy (even though they will not mention that at the time of giving store credit) and stubbornly refuse to offer you any alternatives to help you out. Horrible management. Terrible customer service.

Amazing huge produce selection. The produce is always fresh. Very clean grocery store. They also have a great bakery!

Reminds me a lot of Cuputos, but farther away from my house. I really enjoy this place, though. They have an excellent produce selection and lots in interesting imported goods! If I’m ever in the area I’ll definitely stop in again.

This is my new quick go-​to when I’m in need of produce! This market has a great variety of fruits, vegetables, and fresh herbs — from the everyday to some you might not have even heard of (yet). The prices are affordable and the store is clean.
They also have a wide selection of made-​in-​store snack mixes that are great to look through. I end up with one (or more) every time I go shopping here! I love the cracker peanuts, myself…
There’s a huge section of cheeses, hummus, and different kinds of appetizers and spreads that always look good, and they make several different kinds of salsas, salads, and guacamole that are sold fresh daily.
I’m vegan so I haven’t tried their meats, but they look very fresh and my family assures me that everything is of the utmost quality.
There’s also a food counter at the store where you can usually order some Latino specialty dishes — which always smell amazing and I’ve been told taste as good as homemade.
The rest of the store has a great selection of products. There’s an international aisle where you can find Asian, Middle Eastern, and European goods. The other aisles offer familiar brands and some Mexican imports that are great to try too. They have lots of quality spices, seasonings, and mixes, as well as fresh-​dried/​bagged seasoning ingredients like chilis, whole spices (instead of ground), and the like.
The bakery in this store is AMAZING. The smell alone is enough to make you hungry. They make everything from cakes to gelatin molds, cheesecakes, bread puddings, doughnuts, corn cakes, flan, cookies, rolls, breads, pitas, pretzels, and other miscellaneous baked goods! I can’t even describe how overwhelming it is. I want to try one of everything…
If you’re in the area, it’s definitely worth stopping in and checking out!

It’s aite. they have chicharones, and good produce, and their batteries are from Japan. Kind of odd. Like me.

We generally shop at Mariano’s but I stopped here a few weeks ago and have been shopping at Villa Park Fruit Market every Sunday for all our grocery needs. They have plenty of staff to help you, I get top shelf brand deli meat or cheese on sale or at much lower price than else where. Fruits and vegetables are priced low but also stay fresh longer. Chicken and beef prices as well as bakery makes this place more than just a fruit Market and they take most special orders. We put in our request with the butcher when we get there and ready before we check out.

I must be missing something that everyone else likes when it comes to this place. After moving into town not too long ago, I had to find a new place to get fresh produce. I checked out Unilocal and read the reviews for this place and decided to check it out.
Don’t go here. Just don’t. It’s disgusting. There were flies flying around everywhere (including inside the glass at the meat area). I know that’s hard to avoid when dealing with fruits and veggies. But it didn’t look good when flies were hanging out in their display cases eating their food. The place looked and smelled dirty. And forget about picking up that thing you forgot to get at the other store earlier (a case of soda in my situation) There is no variety in the non-​produce things they carry. Not convenient at all.
Plus I was greeted by a very large sign stating I can’t bring backpacks and large purses into the store. That should have been a red flag right there. I was watched like a hawk. They weren’t happy when I ignored the sign and just opened up my big baby bag and left all the compartments open to show my large bag was filled with diapers, bottles, and baby formula. I’m not leaving that stuff in the car when dealing with an infant.
Not worth your time or money.

I’m not quite sure what I was expecting when I walked into the Fruit Market yesterday, but what I found inside was quite overwhelming and very nice all around.
I went in searching for something to have for lunch. I had a ton of errands to run on my lunch hour and didn’t have more than a few minutes to spend searching. So I ran inside VPFM and was floored by the selection.
The produce was beautiful and there was a massive selection. I loved the Mexican food hot bar, but I was too intimidated by the selection to actually make one.
There meat in the butcher’s area looked very fresh and there was tons to choose from.
And there were stacks of every kind of tortilla you can imagine piled nearly as tall as I am.
Since this is a hispanic-​focused store, I also saw a nice variety of chorizo and queso.
I most certainly need to come back and do an actual grocery shopping trip here, and perhaps order some things from the tasty-​looking hot bar.

Villa Park Fruit Market is definitely what you would expect if you’ve been to any other fruit market that caters to Hispanic foods in the Chicagoland area. I find great bargains here on produce and meat.
The produce is good and very affordable. There are other stores with better produce, but it’s a great deal fresher than the main food store chains.
The butcher, Santos, was very helpful with helping me decide on the various cuts of meat. He also had great recommendations for cooking and prepping a few dishes. At the meat counter, you can also purchase prepared foods that are ready to consume. After seeing a sign for a taco special, I was convinced to try the chile relleno taco — very good!
The rest of the store has a nice variety of Hispanic grocery items as well as regular, everyday groceries. These items seem to be a little pricier than I would expect.
If I’m in the area, I would definitely stop in.

Rating: 4.6÷5
Short description: Fresh grocery store
Similar to: Mexican market
Pluses: tons of cheap and fresh produce, great meat market for chorizo and skirt steak, very inexpensive
Negatives: does not have everything other larger places has
Recommendations: Fantastic for spending under $ 20 for a lot of fresh fruit and veg

For years, I simply shopped the mega-​supermarkets for all my food. Shortly after trying the likes of Pete’s Fresh Market or Villa Park Fruit Market for produce, I wonder why I ever did so.
For Villa Park Fruit Market, the produce is exceptionally cheap, and mostly very fresh. One caveat is that it will spoil fast, so one should shop only for ‘now’ needs. Not many items are listed as organic, but the lack of stating ‘Organic’ shouldn’t dissuade you as the spoilage alone indicates they aren’t using typical radiation/​additives for preservation. The meat market has Boar’s Head meats, and also at super low prices. The staff in all departments is friendly and helpful.
Final note: the bakery, bearing the name Azteca bakery, is one of the best Mexican Panderias in the Lombard/​Addison area (that I’ve tried). Very inexpensive, and their typical mexican bakery items (particularly their Piedras, corn muffins, and jalapeño-​cream cheese filled bun) are regularly featured on specials and are wonderful. While their monster-​sized fruit danish won’t compare to Kuppie’s or a French patisserie in sweetness, they are fluffy and fresh… and did I mention they’re huge? Of the three mexican bakeries in a two minute-​drive radius (Aracely’s and Sweet Connections being the other two), this is my favorite stop in the morning to bring a little treat to the office.

I have been wanting to stop in here for ages but never really got around to it. Back in the day, North Park Mall used to be a nice, small mall (I’m talking 25+ years ago). Now it is just run down and doesn’t look like it’s being taken care of (I hear it is no longer a mall yet some flea market). Just due to the fact that the area looks run-​down, I’ve never thought to give Villa Park Fruit Market a real chance. I went on Friday and am planning to stop by again soon.
It is a very welcome change once you step inside. The store is super clean and bright. Fruit is piled to perfection and everything looked very fresh. They also had a wide variety that I’ve never seen before (aloe strips and cacti to name a few) that I think trumps other grocery stores just down the street. The prices were very reasonable as well. I purchased dinner (that stretched for 2 nights) as well as some fruit for $ 25. I did notice that some things were priced a bit high (Simply Orange Juice for example was $ 4-​ish) but I personally wouldn’t buy things like that here. I will mainly come here for fruit, veggies and fixings to make tacos.
Oh, and their dessert section is mesmerizing. If you’ve been here and checked it out, you know what I mean.

Thank you for giving me a closer, less-​stressful alternative to Valli. Although you may not be as big or have as much of an ethnic food selection, this totally works in your favor most of the time because I leave you smiling and not ticked off.
Thank you for your deli employees for always being charming and polite. Heck, thank you for ALL your employees being charming and polite, because I have never been run over by THEIR produce carts, now that I think about it.
Thank you for your wide aisles, good lighting, and clean floors.
Thank you for keeping me happy where others have failed.

It’s been a couple of years since I visited the Villa Park Fruit Market, and wow — what a change. The remodeled space feels much more open and spacious (it could actually have increased it’s square footage significantly — I can’t say for sure).
While the previous produce section had a bit of a feel of a maze to navigate, the new department features numerous islands on which various exotic and mundane fruits and veggies are lovingly displayed. There were several excellent sales going on (granny smith apples for $ 0.69/lb., for example). The deli counter appeared to be doing a good amount of business as I walked past, and the bakery (distinct Mexican flavor here – pun intended) smelled amazing.
I really liked the previous incarnation of the Villa Park Fruit Market, but this version is better in pretty much every way. The only thing that’s lost is the feeling of a neighborhood supermercado. It’s more upscale and homogenized, but the result is a more pleasant and efficient shopping experience.

I live nearby and I come here sometimes.
I prefer Caputo’s over Villa Park Fruit Market but with that said it’s a solid choice as a fresh market.
I can be pretty picky about fruits and veggies and do prefer organic — which they really don’t carry.
The customer service is ok — nothing to write home about. Prices are crazy low!
The store caters to all nationalities and they carry a large assortment of ethnic items.
They remodeled a couple of years ago and became pretty neutral nationality wise. Prior to the remodel the store had a real Mexican feel and I sometimes felt a little out of place there (I look Spanish but I’m Polish and everyone used to speak to me in Spanish). Since the remodel it feels just like it does at any other Fresh Market.
Bottom line — nothing negative — but not stunning customer service.

So clean, so spacious… I know I said «Wow» out loud when I walked in. I had no idea such a nice store lived in this strip mall. When you first walk in, you’re greeted by a nice array of fresh fruits and veggies. I came in with no real agenda, I was just told that I should check it out (JW you were right, OK?). I found a lot of great items here and all were reasonably priced. Even certain baby products were reasonably priced and that’s amazing considering I find baby items so overpriced sometimes.
The meat and fish in the butcher/​seafood display was very fresh. I took home some short ribs and they were really good quality. There were a nice selection of «ready to cook» meats for tacos/​fajitas that looked pretty good too. The spice aisle was really nice with a good selection. Although if you’re looking for Indian spices or more exotic ones, there isn’t much for you here. But they did have saffron threads though!
I let my nose lead me to the bakery section and rightly so, it’s amazing. Just the aroma of fresh-​baked bread is intoxicating. (I love bread, ok?). The cakes and fresh baked sweets looked really good. A few years ago, my SIL got my MIL a cake from here and it was really good.
There is also a counter for tacos and other freshly made snacks. Also a juice bar near the exit. I opted for a pork taco and steak taco and they were both really good. The roasted pork reminded me of the whole pig roasts we’ve had at parties (Lechon for you Filipino folks) very tender and so very good in a taco. The steak was good too. The juice bar featured fresh licuados, horchata and coffee as well as fresh fruit, corn and tamales – I will save the juice bar for another time. I’ll be back to shop here for sure.

Ok… so this summer we (Angies hubby actually) grilled the shiz out of their adobo rubbed chicken they carry. Man, just thinking about it makes me miss summer already.
For about $ 6 you get 5 pieces of deliciously seasoned chicken that you just throw on the grill!
I can definitely say that the renovation really helped this place out. It is definitely much nicer and I really enjoy their meat and produce sections.
Oh and their prices are still right! :)

I stopped in here while driving down North Avenue (Goodwill: Bust. Target: Sudafed acquired.) and decided to give it a shot. We drive past here a lot but hadn’t previously gone in since we have Caputo’s closer to us.
At first impression, the store seems to be very similar to Caputo’s but with the newly remodeled look of a Dominick’s. It is smaller than Caputo’s, though, and doesn’t have quite as much variety. But.
The Good:
— Huge produce section, prices seemed good
— Very clean, nice looking with the remodel, everything is well-​labeled
— Lots of Mexican products, including flavors of Jarritos I’d never seen in a two-​liter
— Decent size bakery, meat section and selection of cheeses
— Small café with horchata, tacos, tamales, etc for cheap
— Homemade salsa and guacamole sold by the huge tub
Downsides:
— No real frozen section, just part of one wall with some frozen fish and potatoes
— Mostly Mexican products and a few Polish things but not much else on the ethnic front
— A little chaotic and I felt a little out of place not understanding any Spanish (OK, this is my gringa problem!)
All in all a decent place to stop, and I would go back, but it won’t replace Caputo’s in my heart.