Oliva Organic — Local services in Jersey City

tl;dr horrible customer service + food poisoning

my husband and i come here all the time because we live very close and it’s super convenient. today, i came to the store at 9:45 (they close at 10 pm) and there was an older man pushing all the outdoor fruit carts in; i think he may be the owner. he saw me browsing the shelves and shoved past me many times with the giant carts, including by rudely telling me to get out of the way (i’m currently pregnant). at around 9:55, i finally finish grabbing my items and head to the cashier to wait to check out—there is no one there and the man sees me waiting but doesn’t say anything. a little while later, he pushed another giant cart in and again rudely tells me to get out of the way. i do and then return to waiting by the cashier. he sees me and still doesn’t say anything.

at around 9:58, i ask him if he can help me check out and he says no, gesturing to the cashier station and saying the cashier have long left. there is another younget man standing by the prepared foods section and i ask if he can check me out, and he also says no. at this point the older man looks at me and says i have to leave. i check my phone and it is 9:59.

i will never shop here again. if they is how they treat people who spend money here every day (quite literally - we have probably spent tens of thousands of dollars here) i shudder to think how they treat other customers.

if you need groceries in the neighborhood, check out P&K fruit just down the block. it’s a family place with the kindest owners and highest quality produce. and if you must buy anything at Oliva, avoid the prepared foods and cut fruit at all costs—it gave me food poisoning and had me projectile vomiting...

i've come here multiple times over the span many months as I live close by and thought this was a great local store. but having gone to other small markets in the area, i've realized the prices here are insanely marked up as well as unreasonable for the quality of food. down the street there are places with the same brands and are more reasonably priced. i've seen their "fresh" fruit contain large amounts of mold on multiple occasions and i once almost bought a flower bouquet from them but it had a bad smell and the petals were already brown and wilting. the cashiers are not friendly and very unhelpful and i always feel like i am rushed or interrupting them when i want to check out. their dairy products are not updated regularly, as i on e bought a product that's best buy date was 3 days later (i was in a rush so i didn't check the label until i got home) and the store offered no help. i've purchased meat from them a couple of times, but it's difficult to do so as a lot of the meat looks like it has already gone bad on shelves. i'm disappointed with the quality of service and products here and won't be buying...

Edit: I lowered my score because it says they open at 7am and I am unable to order or get anyone on the phone to order breakfast. Last week I was able to order my breakfast which was amazing but now nothing, Not available thru any ordering site, nor does anyone answer the phone at all. I understand the mornings are prime time to be busy, but they should specify they are not taking online orders.

The food is delicious and the quesadilla is so good. I have had the chicken quesadillas a few time (the hot sauce they serve with it is so good), I have also order the Mexico City Breakfast wrap a few times as well (with the quesadilla hot sauce on the side lol) and that too is delicious as well. It's really hard to find a good reliable place to order from that serves good food but this is definitely a good go to spot for some tasty food. The pricing is not too bad either, it's...