Two Local Girls

Two Local Girls sell their prepared food at Rocky's Market from the refrigerated section in the back. I discovered them last summer when I stopped by Rocky's to pick up some Bee Grateful honey caramels, which I had bought by mail from the farm in Colorado but had run out. I had bookmarked Rocky's for that reason because postage was so high for the shipping, then I learned that if I bought a certain amount I could get free shipping, but I had run out of the last batch I had ordered.I was delighted to see they had Caesar salads, as I have been on a hunt for aa good Caesar since Pollara Pizzeria closed in Berkeley. Theirs was the best, but Two Local Girls' cam close. I also bought a tuna sandwich and a caprese salad. Yesterday I stopped in at Rocky's again. I headed straight for the cold cases and picked up two Caesars and a mushroom and spring pea risotto. I will have one of the salads tonight, along w/ the risotto. I looked on the risotto package for cooking directions and didn't see any. When I just checked their website I didn't see cooking instructions either, which is a strange oversight. I will check again on the package, but in the meantime I have sent them a message on their website. If I don't hear from them by dinnertime I will wing it. I see they do catering, which we may want when we hold Alan's memorial service, so asked them about that. I love that their packaging is all compostable. Later: I didn't hear back from them, not surprising on a Sunday night, and there were no instructions on the package, so I heated the oven to 350°, w/ the risotto in its compostable container, minus the lid, in the oven as it warmed, covered w/ aluminum foil. When it reached 350° I set the time for 15 minutes, then stirred it to test the temperature and gave it another 5 minutes. It was hot enough at that point so I emptied it onto a plate and had it along w/ one of the Caesar salads. It was very good. I would buy it again. The salad was wonderful, w/ a strong anchovy flavor to the dressing. It's the closest to Pollara's salad and the best of the ones I have tried since they closed. I'm thinking it might be worth the trip over to buy more when I'm in the mood for a Caesar.Still later: Corinne did get back to me by email and confirmed that I did the right thing w/ the risotto, which pleased me greatly! She's a co-owner of Rocky's as well as Two Local Girls. Such nice people!

Healthy, hearty food. Friendly service. Ample parking next door. Variety of food to choose from. It's just way too overpriced for my taste =)

The spot is a hidden gem. It's inside a neighborhood market. I didn't want to go to Noah's Bagels & Starbucks. So I yelped for the closest Lox Bagel... and I realized I've been meaning to go here! So I finally went here to get breakfast before running errands on 7/30/19 around 10:30am. From the moment I entered, I was greeted by every worker I encountered on my way to the back. Not only is everyone so friendly. The market is so clean and organized. You don't feel overwhelmed walking in and looking around.In the back, you have the cafe area with seating and ample room. This may be a great place to get some work done quietly. Although, I've just let the cat out of the bag on that Once I took in my options from the cute display order, I rang the service bell. I ordered two Deluxe Lox Bagels and a Chai Tea with Almond Milk. My food and drink was prepared in a timely manner. Just enough time for me look at their refrigerated section... and... OH MAN! I want to come back from lunch. Their salads look so fresh! There sandwiches are huge! Options are great for the price!Definite coming back to try more take and go meals! And to support the neighborhood market!ALSO, if you are a new momma! They have a MEET-Up available! How nice is that!!! Great way to build community... how can you not want to come here!

This review would be 5 stars if I had only had the sandwich I came to TLG for. But, I decided to purchase the take-n-bake veggie pot pie and thus, this review has dropped to 3 (2.5, even) stars. Let's start with the sandwich: it was delicious! I ordered the custom grilled cheese which basically ended up being a fancy pesto chicken sammie. I got havarti cheese, country chicken, pesto, tomatoes and avocado on ciabatta bread. The only thing I will say is that the country chicken comes as a sort of chicken salad, with cranberries, celery and chicken cubes in a creamy sauce. It didn't bother me much but I could see someone being very opposed to this if they just thought country chicken meant rotisserie or baked chicken (like I did). Now the pot pie. Sigh. I got it for my fiancé but I ended up just eating it as he doesn't do anything overly creamy. That was not my issue. The packaging is very simple; the only instruction is '375' for 35 minutes'. But if you want the puff pastry to, in fact, puff, you need to remove the top and bake it separately. The taste was decent but there were SO MANY PEAS. I know that's a normal staple in pot pies but sheesh!! If you like peas, then this pot pie is for you:) All that aside, it's a cute place hidden in a market so you can peruse while you wait for your food. I would go back but I'd most likely never get anything from their take-n-bake freezer case, again.

Placed an order with them 60 minutes in advance for a small business meeting which required 5 sandos. First time trying it out on fellow business buds. A little bit risky, but, hey that's what makes life fun.1 Vegetarian, 2 BLTs, and 2 Turkey Cranberry. All came on a requested Chiabatta roll. Neatly nestled in a small brown fold together box. All were appropriately labeled. The total price for the order was very reasonable.Every one at our meeting enjoyed their sandwiches, and were pleased with their order. Tasty and fresh, with very nicely appointed mixed greens and cheese (as requested).The order was done very professionally and was available at the requested pick-up time. The staff was courteous and friendly. Fo' sho' we'll be dropping by the next time we are in need for some delish sandos!

Please look no further for your catering needs. I called the market hall to ask them for their catering services and they were not customer friendly at all. All I kept hearing was to check their website and decide. It was cold!!!On the contrary, the experience with Two Local Girls at Rocky's market, was absolutely delightful. They were warm friendly and were very good about giving recommendations and suggestions based on party size and the event. This is what I needed as opposed to the cold "check our website" treatment I got from market Hall.As for the food, every single dish was amazing. The turkey Cran sandwiches were scrumptious and they had so many wonderful options. Everyone at the event kept asking me where I had the food catered from. You cannot go wrong with the two local girls and Corinne please give them a shot and support our local business in the neighborhood.Ps: ignore the GOT theme;)

Good neighborhood place inside Rocky's market. Easy parking, decent coffee and an assortment of breakfast items - larger on weekends.Plus, there's the whole market to choose from, so you can add whatever you like at grocery rates.I often meet a friend in Montclair for breakfast and it's always problematic parking and often involves a line. This was fine, and much easier.

Update: tried their Friday night Bbq at Rocky's. Very good and reasonably priced! Will go back for bbq.

Their sandwiches are delicious. Fresh ingredients. And a nice choice of salads too. I come here almost every week.

Don't make the mistake of going here expecting to have breakfast or brunch. Even though their yelp website says that they serve breakfast and brunch, they do not. They stopped serving brunch and breakfast over two years ago and still have not updated their yelp. Wasted my time driving out there to get a bagel and all they had was some prepared food in a refrigerator. No counter service whatsoever. All the food was lunch or dinner premade meals nothing for breakfast or brunch. Food was fine but they need to make an effort to update what yelp says so people don't waste their time.