Young's Market

So nice to walk a short distance thru this quiet neighborhood and find this little restaurant! I had a fine breakfast of perfect eggs over easy, toast (seemed like a homemade wholewheat) and an ample amount of potatoes! Good bacon! Good coffee! So glad this place is so close to my B&B!!

Here's an update: The market changed hands a while ago, so I went back to check it out. It's much improved! No longer a sore spot in the neighborhood.

Love young's market. Always have great produce, meat, wine, etc. So fortunate to have them close by. Recently taken over by the market on Colusa, they have tried to continue the great serviced provided tirelessly by the family that ran it so well before. Although not the same, the quality is there.

** The following review reflects my shopping experience DURING the COVID-19 pandemic. **"Thank You Everyone at Young's Market" says the highly deserving handmade sign in front of the store. Even though I gave them a well-considered four-star rating just a couple of years ago, I felt a need to upgrade them to the full five stars during the depths of this pandemic. Y'see, this family-run market has been our go-to spot for essential groceries. By essential, I mean a bag of Tasty Bite, a box of frozen Boca burgers, a pint of Hint of Mint Arctic Zero faux-ice cream......or most desperately, a quart of 2% milk for our morning coffee. The things we took for granted during normal times seem all the more valuable now. With all of us hidden by masks, it's hard to express the gratitude we feel since our smiles are robbed from us at the moment of transaction with the staff. I just know it's nice to feel so welcome by the friendliness of Sunny and Monica. Yep, five stars because there's so little else we can count on these days. Thank you indeed.RELATED - Exploring Kensington? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2VyCP18

I'll drop my rating one star, as under new ownership, the variety of product offerings has decreased. It seems like the offerings are more of the mainstream varieties, and fewer of the artisan or small-batch ones. This is evident in their soda and chip selection, particularly.The new owners are nice enough, for sure. No issue there. I just appreciate that the previous owners tried to carry different things that set them apart from what one would find at Safeway or another larger grocery.

Convenient neighborhood store, usually has what I need. A bit more expensive than Lucky's but worth the convenience. Produce is not always fresh. Service is average. The store is small so aisles are narrow.

Great hours; staff very accommodating, good produce selection and quality. I can find all the basics and then some.

Great neighborhood market! They always seem to have the exact item we're looking for. And the employees are super-friendly and helpful, too.

Trippy little market, that does NOT have everything according to other posts...which would be nice, though unrealistic...I never expect that from any store, of any kind, large or small. Went in looking for a basic sandwich spread for my husband, they have other stuff for making sandwiches, but nothing basic in that kind of product.I ordered a toasted sandwich...as I was waiting for it, the guy took out the container to put the toasted sandwich in once it was ready to go...then, this other guy, I believe the owner or manager who has been there forever, came from the back room, saw the sandwich container buy the sandwich making area, grabbed and touched it without wearing any gloves, and shoved it around, with a bewildered look on his face...WHY? Why bewilderment when your establishment offers a variety of sandwiches, and some other deli to go items, and not understand why there would be a waiting empty container for an obvious customer? There were by the time he came out, 3 or 4 additional people waiting for service, as I was the first one there, and placed my order first.Very gross, very unsanitary, will never go back...if you say something, they cannot handle it...very fragile egotistical men-people who work there. Don't go handling food containers that you have no business handling - even if he did have gloves on, he came from the back room behind the meat counter, so I would have had no idea what he had been doing even if he did have gloves on. NOT sanitary food handling practices.

What a great little market!It is well-stocked, sometimes better than local Andronico's!New owners are very friendly and helpful. Generous hours too. We feel so lucky to live near this excellent market and also love Kensington's Fine Foods in the same building.