The Fruit Bowl

They are a wonderful well stocked local fruit stand ! They make amazing pies and baked goods! The staff and owners are great!

My 100th Review!! Very happy to have my 100th review be of the Fruit Bowl. I've been coming here for years. The Fruit Bowl is full of history and tradition has been in business for over 70 years, since 1945! The Luchetti family has gotta be doing something right.Specific things they do right are fresh fruit/vegetables, baked goods, preserves, and friendly/quick service. The fruit stand is nestled on the outside of their fruit orchards and HW 88. Lots of fresh local preserves and items that are pickled. Cherries, plums, peaches, watermelon, apples-you name it there's a good chance they grow it. The bake shop is right next to the fruit stand, and is in an enclosed separate room. The glass display case is full of delectable, same day baked items such as lemon bars, various cookies, fresh fruit turnovers/pies, Sue (carrot cake) Muffins, scones, coffee cake,and quiche. They make sandwiches, pizza topping on focaccia bread, gelato, and ciabatta bread. Simply all wonderful. The sell pies by the slice and whole. They usually have fresh baked pies cooling off and I automatically think of The Andy Griffith Show and Aunt Bea cooling off her fresh baked pies. Wholesome delights abound!! Call ahead to preorder whole pies. Love the Italian music playing, the picnic tables, the morning cyclists ‍ taking a pit stop, the location and the whole vibe. If you like eating great food from where your from like I do, you gotta visit the Fruit Bowl. It's a must bookmark and visit.

Fall season is just around the corner, right? *sees that the upcoming weekly forecast is still hovering dry-heat 90s*......RIGHT?!?!Before leaving Stockton and heading back to Elk Grove I wanted to make a pit stop here. Cute little highway-side shop. Has a pretty good variety of produce that's locally grown. At the time of this review (mid-Sept.), fall season produce is beginning to appear here.The staff are super polite and friendly. I especially love the lady at the bakery counter; such a joy to talk to when asking about bakery item recommendations. The plum bar is a little overly sweet for me but the molasses cookie, a seasonal special, has an amazing slight chew to it and is bold in flavor (there's a notable ginger taste to it FYI).Definitely recommend stopping by here even if it's a little out of the way!

It's been years since my last visit, but we were in the area and realized we'd be passing by while they were open. We were able to find a parking spot easily and even though they were about fifteen minutes to close, they welcomed us is and allowed us to browse the selection of produce and items they had available.I ended up buying fresh corn, peaches, plums, nectarines, green beans and figs. I easily could have spent an hour here deciding which items to get and loading up on locally made goods (I definitely recommend coming well before close if you can). My friends ran into the bakery/gelato area and bought a few items as well.I only spent about $30 on everything I purchased which would have easily been double at the grocery store for subpar produce. Everything I bought has been delicious, has so much flavor and it's already making me want to visit again soon.You can check out their website to order from the bakeshop store or some of their shelf stable goods from the online store and they have a newsletter you can sign up for for even more updates.They have such a great variety of items, I always end up leaving with new things to try.

The staff are super lively and friendly, they have wonderful selection of fruits and array of foods including pasta! I went there this summer in July so it's pretty hot... so I'm very grateful they were selling watermelons absolutely delicious . Please visits here more often!! There's local honey of different varieties or flavors that you can try out! I apologize for not taking any pictures I was I. A hurry and hangry the potato gnocchi is my favorite 10/10 will be coming here more often.

Everything about this place is wonderful! Go and visit just to see the variety of items to buy. The fruits and vegetables are fresh and great tasting. They even have some specialty items like fresh cranberry beans. They also have a great selection of Italian specialty foods, jams, soup and risotto mixes, and vinegar and oils. And then there is the restaurant! Gelato, fresh made bread and pies. My oh my. Sandwiches. Everything is fresh and tasty. The service is friendly , helpful and happy to be there. Sometimes when I'm looking for something to do, I'll drive there just to have a look see and always end up leaving with something. This is a great place. You've gotta stop in. The store is outdoors but the bakery/ restaurant is enclosed and air conditioned- friendly, warm and very clean.

Family farm fruit and delicious baked goodies from the bakery. Always a great ride over to the fruit bowl for fresh cherries, peaches, apricots and a stop in the bakery for turnovers & muffins.

I love everything about this place.They have wonderful pies and just a great atmosphere

#1 ACCESSIBLE! Flat paved parking straight through to the entrance for people with wheelchairs/walkers/strollers. For reference I used a rollator walker no trouble inside, smooth flat surface, adequate space between aisles too. #2 Helpful friendly employees. I wondered out loud "what's in fruit bowl pie" and a nice older gentleman described it for me. Of course I picked up the last of the slices. It was excellent and I will likely purchase a whole pie for some occasion. Real fruit taste and chunks not fake "goo" like so many places. Nice neutral flavor crust with some sugar but not overly sweet. #3 Great variety and price of products. Were there cheaper cherries down the road? Yes but I picked a basket up for convenience sake and a whole bunch of other stuff. A pack of local ground beef was 8.50 which I thought was fair, and a pack of 2 flatiron steaks with a big $4 bundle Swiss chard and some things at home fed 3 adults a pretty nice grilled steak dinner under $5 each. We spent nearly $100 but bought meat that made dinner for 3 2x, lunch for 3 with desserts, and some fruit. The "bake shop" in the back is also a hidden gem! You might think it's a drink fridge but we bought 6 tamales (love that they offered them frozen as I'm on a diet where I freeze cooked meat products) and some cannolis to try, key lime and lemon. The cannoli were good but the shell texture did suffer a little as they were in the fridge. The key lime didn't have as much fresh zing as I'd expect but still super tasty. Tamales were excellent, mild chicken and green pepper flavorful without being hot spicy, went well with sour cream and salsa at home.

Gift items, great for gourmet, housewarming etc. imported Italian items, delicious local olive oils, frozen Alaska salmon, smoked salmon and wild shrimp. local meat, sausages. must try variety of breads!! fabulous fruit, some from on site. Ruby red dried apricots. Gift items, fresh sandwiches , coffee , gelato. Must stop here! Fruit stand and so much more. Be sure to leave with a fresh or frozen PIE