Elgin Fresh Market

I truly love this store.Everyone is so friendly and very helpful! The manager, Jose Luis is a really nice man who seems to really have everything under control the store is very clean and truly they have the best produce! Joana is the sweetest lead ever. She always helps me get through the line never making me feel bad and always with a smile. I can be a lot and I don't always understand how to do things lol. Jean Carlos in the produce department always goes above and beyond! this is one young man who truly does his job so well and really take so much pride something you don't see very much anymore. This store should teach other stores how to run.

Great prices and fantastic Fruit. They stick it up like the old days in towers. They don't just throw it in the bin you can tell they take care.

The only reason I came here was for the bakery inside because I was looking for Mexican bread in Elgin and previously I had stop at a location near the casino and the bread was stale so I left and this is the nearest next bakery. The bakery is alright not something I would recommend but if you just in the mood for a piece of bread I guess. Make sure you feel how soft the bread is with the tongs because they mix stale bread in with fresh. While walking looking for the bakery section I was looking at prices of produce and meat and there pretty expensive. Some of the produce fruit and vegetables are not in great shape and they overpriced. They have a lot of Mexican products like Doritos and coke and they put a sticker on them so you know and they raise the price on those items. The only good thing this place had was the Mexican corn in a cup when you walking out. The corn fresh off the stick and they cut it and put in cup and prepare it how you like and the chicarrón with its veggies and fresh Mexican refreshing waters.

I don't like this location, the parking lot is always majorly full and uneven.The inside, same, too crowded and clustered. The food is not good or prepared right, compared to the other location.Some of the fruits, veggies etc are always old. Not fresh like the other one. Anyways this one could use improvement.

Found: Puerto Rican coffee!!! Yaucono brand coffee and we are thrilled this place is just 30 minutes south of our home. We love PR coffee and now know where to purchase it locally. There is a HUGE Mexican bakery in the back of the store. Take a red tray and a set of tongs then open the doors to serve yourself any of the concha sweet breads, sweet empanadas, cookies, donuts...We will be back to try more goodies!Nice clean store with helpful employees and easy to read aisle signs.

Some things are definitely pricier here than at jewel or Aldi within a 1 minute drive away, but the produce is usually pretty fresh and their bakery has a lot of good options. Opted for a ham, cheese, and jalapeño stuffed roll today and it had excellent flavor. French bread is a little flaky but usually pretty fresh.

While they do have a good selection, the last time I was there a teen was in the store for 1/2 hour and not one employee told him to put a mask on, per the state guidelines. It's evident this store doesn't care about the health of its customers. I won't be going back there.

So glad to have found a market in the area that has FRESH produce. It's clean, plentiful, and the variety of produce is awesome! Plenty of parking too which makes for one less thing to worry about. The staff is super friendly and helpful and will actually walk you over to what you're looking for instead of just pointing or trying to explain it. Only downside is they don't have low cal versions of goods in the aisles but that's expected in markets like these so nothing to deduct any stars over. Oh, and they have a juice bar! And a bakery section that I close my eyes and walk by although mmm mm does it smell good.

Love this market for the following reasons:-excellent prices (example: you can get a huge container of fresh basil for $1.99, the same price you'd pay for a tiny container at Jewel)-amazing meat, seafood & produce options -great variety of Hispanic food items & even some Asian items you won't find at your local Jewel next door-FABULOUS Mexican bakery in the back w/quite a dizzying array of goodies (you select & pay for those separately in the back)-FANTASTIC Mexican hot food to-go counter at the back (order & pay separately at their counter in the back) - a great quick dinner option when you don't want to cook

Great market. We are blessed to have this store in our community. There is an army of employees who do an excellent job keeping up with ensuring freshness of produce. Employees are friendly but sometimes do not speak English. I am non Spanish speaking, but that's ok because there are many friendly folks around who can answer questions. I love the exotic fruits, good prices and well, Its just comfortable to shop there. There was a time I did not like this store with blaring loud Spanish music and wasn't too friendly... but new management made all the difference. I love Jewell but its crazy to shop anywhere else in this locality other than "Elgin Fresh Market!