Harvest International Market

Nice, clean market that sells Halal meat, fresh bread, good prices on premade food and produce.

Had everything I needed and everyone was friendly and helpful. Good zataar bread, fresh tandoori bread, beef and chicken kebab to go and some of my favorite falafel in San Diego!

Very bad service and food. The dolma was very rotten and it has worms. I don't recommend this place

Wish I had known this place a little sooner. It was definitely a heaven to get everything from Turkish deli to Baklava to shawarma to kabob or salads and more whichever you were craving for they got it all.It was definitely a trip for me to explore all the new Mediterranean stuffs that I had not tried before and I cannot wait to come back and buy them all lol

I knocked off a star because parking is limited, and made more so by patrons leaving their carts in empty parking spots, rather than bring their carts back to the cart corral. Rude!On to the review: In my continued quest for malawach frozen pastry-dough (think puff pastry and phyllo dough marrying and having a child --Malawach dough!), for someone who's never seen the products of a Middle Eastern community-- this place is amazing; the physical layout itself is very organized, well stocked, and most importantly, it's clean. The meat counter doesn't smell bloody/disgusting (as most meat counters do), the hot kitchen area features delicious foods, the bakery has two above ground tandoori ovens, where they bake a lot of their specialty bread items; there's a dessert display case that's located where the registers are.As I was perusing the meat pie display case, an older gentleman enthusiastically explained what flavors/fillings were offered; turns out, he's part owner, along with his brother and sister in law; according to him (I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name), this store has been here for at least 12 years. This gentleman graciously brought me a sample of the beef and chicken shawarmas, in addition to the very tasty rice pilaf dish that had nuts and vegetables in it. He also introduced me to the stores manager (?), and then he gave me a personalized tour of the store, and explained the type of desserts they offer. Their selection of Turkish delight dill not leave you disappointed.Thank you for the tasty samples and the guided tour!* UPDATE * I found the Ta'amti Malawach Pan Phyllo Bread in Ralph's supermarket, Kosher section in LaJolla.

The Harvest International Market is a unique place near the center of downtown El Cajon. A Middle Eastern super market that specializes in food and products akin to that region. Fresh produce at great prices as well as helpful employees who are willing to answer any of your questions.With a bakery, butcher shop and deli; you will get ready ingredients for meals and/or hot prepared food to go. I was here especially to try their deli. I heard so many good things about the deli from my wife that I needed to try it for myself.From soups to beef or chicken kabobs, to gyros and rice dishes. There is a lot of different things to choose from. A definite foodie adventure for those who haven't had this type of cuisine before. Over the years it has become one of my favorites.I am glad to report that the deli didn't disappoint. I had the rice pilaf with dried fruit and almonds, a beef kabob, roasted chicken accompanied by bread and hummus. It was all delicious and the best part is that it was so inexpensive. Completely affordable for those on a tight budget.If your in the area. Drop by and take a look. You will be surprised on both the quality and prices. With a nice bakery, butcher shop and deli; meals for the family will be easy to prepare. Let me not forget the fresh produce and other products throughout the store. Support local business especially the good ones. The Harvest International Market is a bright spot in downtown El Cajon on East Main Street. I am a fan.

Oven baked bread straight from their brick ovens. Display case of Arabic sweets. They have take away for quick meals. Arabic coffee and teas is well stocked. I'm here for the fresh breads and spices. It's a Middle Eastern grocery store with Halal meats and produce.Mel MYelp 19:5

I visited Harvest International Market today to buy some meat. When I asked the butcher to cut it in half for me, he rudely told me it wasn't his job and shouted at me to do it myself at home. When I asked again, his manager came over and refused to sell me the meat. It wasn't until I spoke to the store manager that the butcher was finally told to cut the meat and apologized. Despite the apology, I do not recommend buying meat from this store.

Tried their chicken rice on menu, really fresh with authentic taste of chicken biryani with authentic spices smell. Chicken was juicy and price was reasonable. I asked for chicken rice in their kitchen and lady showed me big box but since I was the only one eating I got chicken rice by pound box. The big box she showed me looked yummy. I would definitely come back for other items and store was clean and lady at counter was very pleasant. This place doesn't deserve 1 star at all with the kind of collection of food they have and staff is helpful.

A few months ago, they replaced some of their girl cashiers with some young guys. I never had any problems with the girl cashiers. Whenever the cashiers were all guys or the lines of girl cashiers were too crowded, my items had to be scanned by the guy cashier, where I noticed that most times, those young guys made mistakes in scanning of the purchased items and I always found overcharged when later I checked the receipts. For example, for apples, I was charged for grapes when that day it was three times more expensive than apples. I always thought it was OK, they are young, and I should not embarrass them just for a couple of dollars.Today, right after paying, as soon as I got the receipt, suddenly I saw a charge for a pack of sushi as the first item. I never purchased any sushi, and it was not among my items. I showed it to the guy that I didn't have sushi. I thought he, by mistake, had charged me again for a different item, but actually, he had added it to my list of purchases without adding the sushi to my bag!! Anyway, I got a refund (probably takes a week or two to get back to my visa). His coworker defended him that the sushi belonged to the former customer (the former customer was an old lady that I don't think she even knew what sushi was), but I'm not sure how justifying it was.Just imagine how many customers are robbed every day by those young guys who probably are new immigrants hired as cashiers. This is how store management increases the profit!I'm sure many shoppers of this store can not even read English to check the receipts. Maybe someday the police should check to see what is going on at this store!