El Rey Supermercado — Local services in Hanford

This place is hard to rate. The reason is that it has so many factors. So I will say that overall it does deserve the 5 stars, here is a more granular rating depending on what you seek:

Store or Market: Great selection of authentic mexican products, from classic spices, packaged goods, candies, etc. They also carry a large selection of produce and fresh items.

Carniceria: Here you'll find a large selection of meats, including the meats that most of us mexicans love to cook with (lengua, cabeza, tripas, sesos, etc.) They also carry your typical beef cuts, chicken, and so forth. In this area you also find freshly made items like ceviche, salsas (many types), queso de puerco, etc.

Panaderia: They have a large selection of fresh made pan dulce, bolillos, cakes, individual size pastries, and even those cheese and jalapeño stuffed bolillos (my fav.).

Restaurant/Taqueria Here is where things take a bit of a dive. They do carry a few items that are good and a staple of any carniceria/taqueria, such as, carnitas, chicharrones, and pollos rostisados. I can't, however, say that I like the average taco and burrito options. They're ok, not great. If I'm stopping by for something else, I'd eat here, but I won't go just for the Taqueria. The other issue is they take a long time to fill an order. I've waited 15-20min for a burrito and no it wasn't busy that day. I definitely would not deter you from stopping in and trying some of the food yourself.

Like I said, overall, a great place, large selection, and I will wrap up by saying that their customers service is A+. The friendly staff always makes for a welcoming...

My parents normally come here daily which is why I gave it a 2 ☆ but I'd rather put 1 ☆. My mom told me (keep in mind she isn't confrontational) she left a bag at the store on accident, came back to grab it, just for the cashier girl to tell her she gave it to another lady. My mom asked to speak with the manager who came out extremely disrespectful not letting the cashier girl say what she just said. The manager said she wasn't responsible for taking care of the groceries which I agree but she had no right to say those awful things or be that rude. What my mom left behind in that bag was less than $10 btw. We asked to see the cameras and to check but she said she didn't have nor what to do that. 😂 My mom called police and even they couldn't do anything because by law they could only do arrests when you've been robbed $700. The police did say we could take her to court, but over $10? Nah, but I'm leaving this review to let people know they do shady stuff. Our bag wasn't given to another lady, the cashier or the manger (either one) take your groceries that you've left behind and probably put it back on the shelves or keep it for themselves. It also sucks if you're an immigrant who can't press charges even if you wanted too. Any working person knows how hard it is to make money and to be sure to spend it wisely when finding good deals.This DID happen and make sure not to leave your bags behind.....or talk to the demon of...

I love this place it has everything you can possibly need. We had lunch there it was wonderful the Chile Verdes got a perfect amount of chili nice and spicy like I like it. I enjoyed it so much and I normally don't walk around the store it's my long as I did. The people are friendly. I spoke to eight employees very friendly people. They have the drinks that I like even the Starbucks coffee the prices are pretty decent. Me and my husband checked it out he liked it too it's going to become a permanent supermarket! He really enjoyed the Chile River Plate that he got I got The Big Burrito I had to bring half of it home cuz it was too big for me to eat which is great, I made two...