La Sierra Natural Foods

Incredible variety of vegan and vegetarian meat substitutes, as well as fresh produce.

There is a very good selection of vegan items in this grocery store, with a great, adjacent vegan cafe!There are some items that I could get at Sprouts that I don't believe I saw here. However, there were also items that I don't believe that I have seen before. So, I think this provides an excellent selection of specialty items!I might not be here for groceries every week. However, I definitely expect to return, and I am glad this is part of the local community!

Wonder place and the food window in front has amazing food. A bit pricey, but high quality! Try the peach tea, delicious.

La Sierra is awesome for bulk goods, plant-based meats, frozen meals, and lots of specialty vegan items that are hard to find elsewhere. Their produce section is not very good, so this is not a one-stop grocery store. Still, I like to go here once a month to stock up on things I can't get elsewhere in West Riverside. They have a particularly great plant-based meat section, with bulk amounts available in the very large freezer section along the back wall. I've discovered some new yummy protein foods here which have made home cooked meals much easier and tastier!

Would not return as the store was not fully stocked there was caution take on the freezer section doors and alot products that I was looking for was out of stock. There was no kind of customer service at all.

Our family went in and spent $60 in this store and when our two kids needed to the bathroom the manager (TOM) told us no. A white gentleman had just walked out so we knew it was open and in working order. I can only assume TOM didn't want Mexicans using his facilities. I have stopped here many times before and was a good customer. I will no longer be returning due to this treatment.

As a vegetarian for many years, I'm used to mixed supermarkets where there is a small vege meat section in the freezer section and in the refrigerated section. THIS PLACE IS VEGE FRIENDLY THROUGHOUT, and at market value prices. Some items are slightly higher compared to larger chains that carry Morningstar or Quorn, but they have brands that large grocer's don't have. They have organic produce, awesome fair trade chocolate, "better than bouillon" bases, chips, Califia, more varieties of Follow Your Heart than other places. This place has no real meat. It does have a lot of Kellogg's Worthington meats, canned meats especially which is interesting. This market also has a vegetarian cafe sitting area inside which is nice. Honestly, this reminds me of the all vege market in Portland which is amazing. Love, love , love this place! There is a security guard walking around, making sure people don't steal stuff.

Blast from the past going into this natural foods store. It honestly felt like Napoleon Dynamite gone organic. It is places like these I like to shop at to show support for local business.

If you are Seventh Day Adventist, a true health conscious vegan, or vegetarian looking for products that are not mainstream but healthy for you, then you will want to checkout La Sierra Natural Foods. Looked at the La Sierra Marketplace across from La Sierra University, this Natural Foods Market caters to the healthy lifestyle message of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The selections are plentiful when it comes to vegan and vegetarian grains, oatmeal and snack selections. They have several freezers lined up with frozen food and drinks that again cater to the health conscious community. La Sierra Natural Foods also carries a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, most of which are organic.The staff is quiet helpful but reserved, just be cautious of when you shop as the market doesn't have many employees. Once you figure out the layout and products they sell, you should be able to get around easily and need the staff just for checkout. One other item to be aware of, just like Whole Foods or any store that focuses on health products, La Sierra Natural Market prices are well above those of Stater Bros, Vons or Cardenas.Just outside of the Natural Foods Market is Oasis Vegetarian Cafe, which proudly offers quality vegetarian and vegan meals, which can be eaten outside of the market or delivered inside, where you can complete your meal with a choice of drinks and snacks.If you're looking for a large selection of vegetarian or vegan ingredients or pressed meals, take the time to visit La Sierra Natural Market.

Only recently I had learned of this grocery store. I had even forgotten about it until we decided to eat at Oasis Vegetarian Cafe again, which is connected to and outside of this store.It was at La Sierra natural foods that I discovered peanut butter malt balls. If you're a peanut butter fan then "Hear ye, hear ye' !! Get your peanut butter malt balls at La Sierra Natural Foods!!!" So lemme tell you without guilt... I did not share. I think someone in the household snuck a piece. But no big deal to me. I want em to be hooked on these too! They're so yummy :-DEven more recently I've been on the hunt for kombucha. On my last visit, I found Kevita brand kombucha in flavors of Ginger, Lavender Melon, and Grapefruit. I love grapefruit! I googled Kevita and they have a few more other flavors I wish I had found at this store, like raspberry lemon and pineapple Peach .I know that to shop organic and health worthy, it can get expensive. At the same time, any choice of diet trend you guru, may still amount to 'expensive'; cuz you factor in eating out to save time, buying your juicing machine, or a veggie/fruit blender of some sort... but just be cost conscious. As for this store, I'd rather shop here than at that other 'wholly' expensive place.