Food Bazaar — Attraction in Bridgeport

Wow! I wanted to give 4 stars because of the significantly higher prices, but the variety, the uniqueness, and the sheer volume of products that I don't see locally elsewhere outweighs that. Spanish, Japanese, Caribbean, Korean.. you name it, there's an aisle for it! And the cultural variety is not just in the food, but in the other household products too. The cookware, the cleaning items, the hair stuff, the toiletries. When you walk in, the produce is overwhelming and breathtaking at the same time. There's veggies I never even heard of. I'm going to have to Google recipes for these! But the peak moment of my experience was the fish department! Shrimp as long as your hand. All kinds of ocean creatures! And i WILL be back for the octopus. It wasn't in my budget this week! They have huge selections of everything - rice, cooking oil, laundry detergents, juice, cookies, and seasonings! Oh, and I love seasonings...i could spend hours in a seasoning section.. they have almost an entire aisle with just different international spices. But then there's other sections of the store that have even more seasoning options. Yall, there is a whole aisle of Ramen! RAMEN! The place was very clean and organized. I hope they are able to keep it that way. I have never been to the one off Chopsey Hill, so i don't know the condition of that store. It's amazing how they used the same building as the previous store chain but made the interior entirely different . You don't even remember the previous layout. It's not very bright in the store. But I actually liked that. Adjacent to the checkout lines, there's a little area for seasonal items. There were foldable chairs, grills, umbrellas, and lots of other items. I checked out and had to buy a bag because I bought more than what I came in there for. It was 1.58, but the bag is huge! Super wide. The parking lot had speed bumps, which was a needed thing. There's an eating area that you pass by in your way in/out. So, all in all, I really like the store. Seems like a great store to just walk every aisle when you have the chance. Some buried...

First of all, this store should be called “Food Bazaar-Black Rock”, NOT Fairfield. It is in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, nowhere near Fairfield. Poorly laid out, salmon is all farm raised, aisles are too narrow, too dark, asked one staff member for canned mushrooms, I got “no English”, and got motioned to follow. I was brought by this staff member to a second staff member who spoke no English too. The second staff member brought me to a third staff member who ALSO didn’t know English, but took his phone to use as a translator. But that didn’t work. I ultimately left in frustration without purchasing any of the items in my carriage. I was happy this store was opening, but now, I’ll just...

I am changing the review to 2 stars because I walked in there again to buy something and the security guard stopped me to leave my bag. I refused. I am 51 years old and I have funds to buy food, God knows that also so it is doubly offensive.L There certainly isn't a sign that no bags are allowed, either. Their loss I'm going to whole foods where I should have gone in the first place. I doubt I will go in this store again but thankfully I don't have to as I don't live near here. Also the store is in Bridgeport not Fairfield, a stupid way to make it seem fancier. Before this happened I thought it was a nice store with a huge variety, the prices are a...