text: Still a fan here Shop Cardenas weekly to get dinner goods for Taco Night at our house This place is close to my work so I am here at least twice a week for cheap produce and reasonably priced meats The selection is still great and I have noticed over the months that more and more nonLatinos shop here Good job people Cheapy like me Their produce prices sure beat the local Albertsons and Vons and Smiths by a long shot The only other place I get veggies is the Asian market but that is only because those yummy types of veggies are not found here at Cardenas Go ahead ask the stocker where they keep the baby bok choy and the fragrant pears You will get a look of confusion Well that could also be because the stocker does not understand English very well In either case you are out of lucknnCardenas is still mostly one stop shop for your Mexican needs Besides the large supermarket area you still have your juice bar bakery deli and tortilleria stations within the store The tortillas here are pretty good I am spoiled nowI only buy fresh made corn tortillas from the tortilleria for my tacos They taste times better when they are made only a few hours ago Really makes a difference in your Mexican dishesnnThe juice bar is tasty with fresh concoctions of strawberry and watermelon juices or a fresh fruit smoothie It is better if you know a bit of Spanish because the drink orders can get confusing Got what I thought was supposed to be a strawberry smoothie but they for some reason added beets Tastier than I thought it would be but still could have done without themnnCardenas bakery goes all day long When you enter the store you constantly smell the aroma of fresh bread or pastries coming out of the oven Tip always ask for the freshest stuff out of the ovens usually will be on trays where the ovens are I find that sometimes the pastries in the case can be sitting there for a while and Lord knows who is been touching them or who is kids boogie face got on them A sign that says Please use tongs does not always fit the billnnI am often here for a quick lunch at the Cardenas deli especially when they run their weekly specials sale for a burrito al pastor for a ham torta Often with a free drink I am there I enjoy most of the fare at Cardenas and it is great they have a free salsa bar to partake with each meal As of late they have taken out the sliced cucumbers and sliced radishes that used to be regulars at the barbut it is ok They probably had to because of food cost or because of people like me who love to stock up for some healthy snacking No problem though looks like more pickled jalapenos for me I am probably there for food at least times a month I love me a torta with a mix of tomatillo salsa and Cardenas hot sauce for dipping MUY DELICIOSOnnCheap and easy that is my motto Well for grocery shopping at least Cardenas fits that nicely If you see me there come by and say Hola I might just be able to understand you