California Fruit Depot — Local services in Bakersfield

The selection of dried fruits and nuts is bountiful and tempting. But recently I’ve only purchased a bottle of one of their barbecue marinade sauces which is what I would like to rave about. I am not certain that their other barbecue sauces are of the caliber as this one but believe me when I tell you the Black Sheep smoky mountain apple chipotle roasting grilling and dipping sauce is one of the best things I’ve ever dipped chunks of pork chop into before. I poured it on the side of my plate tonight and it kind of ran into my homemade potato salad and baked beans and everything tasted amazing! This is now my go to pork marinade/bbq and dipping sauce. If you are a pork lover, I urge you to try some of this stuff. You...

For years my family has traveled from Iowa to Edison to buy fruit from the California Fruit Depot. Due to COVID, we couldn't make the trip this year so we decided to order online and have the oranges shipped. IT. WAS. WORTH. EVERY. PENNY! The Navels and Cara Caras arrived in excellent condition and we've already polished off a number of them and each one is beyond incredible. One of our friends was the lucky recipient of one of the Navels and he stated that these Navels ruined oranges for him--he could never eat a grocery store navel that was this good! As always, we are grateful for your great customer service (and follow up call to make sure the order was correct) and we look forward to seeing you in person...

If you ever see their tiny signs on highway 99 and smell perfume in your car, you need to follow it! They have Fruits, (dried and fresh) candies, nuts. Prices are reasonable, packaging helps keep products fresh. Melissa-who probably owns the place or manages it, was very friendly and welcoming. The dried fruits are so well processed and the fresh fruits are so sweet. They, even sell pomelos. Great place to stop if you need goodies to give away. Melissa told me, they will ship anywhere. I will come back to this place!

Quick traveler tip: You can sample all the product they sell, just please be courteous it's not a Vegas buffet-these folks are running a business and remember, please...