Cardenas Markets — Local services in Riverside

Went here today. Wow am I disappointed. This is by no means the store it was once. The shopping carts are located on the exit. The fruit is very selected. The lechuguilla seem old. The jello cups are nearly $2. The aisles are confusing. And the meat that we bought since it was taco Tuesday. Well let me tell you about the meat., I choose the prepared meat for tacos. Salty, salty, salty almost tasted like chorizo. Our check out experience…. Gosh I miss the ladies. I miss seeing them smile and what an amazing job they did bagging our groceries. There was a sense of community. When we checked out we had a bottle of wine. We where told we couldn’t self check out. There was only one cashier and there was a long line to say the least. I choose to leave the whine bottle. As we proceed to scan after every item we needed help from the attendant. I felt bad for the attendant she kept going back and forth. Not cool. Conclusion we will only be going to this Cardenas as needed it will no longer be our favorite store. There is now a stater brothers that just opened across from this store, I think I will take my business there. Love old fashioned customer care. Also looking forward to the new Vallarta market that will be in the area. I’m sorry Cardenas is ending like this. But maybe you should remember why Cardenas became...

Walgreens across the street has no alcohol so I went across the street to Cardenas for alcohol. I didn't have a lot of time and my life was sitting at home so I asked the first person I saw that work there, " excuse me where you keep the alcohol mam" and her response was silence and a shrug shoulder so I spoke louder saying "where is the wine" and she shrugs again saying, "no english," so I scoured the store looking for it myself. I finally found in the back corner wall and I grabbed a six pack. From there I jammed as quickly as I could to the registers to checkout. the line was long and I noticed a National Geographic that talked about sharks in Baja California on the cover, so I picked it up and opened it to find out more and every single page was in Spanish. I found out nothing except this is not a country with secure borders.

Next visit to Cardenas, on 7 Febuary 2018, at 7:45pm to get a 12 pack of Heineken. Register two has the shortest line and Norma is on the cash register and she is not over 50 y/o, so I know she is english speaking. Wrong I did not understand anything accept ID and Gracias. Thank God I know a little Espanol or I would be with out a cold beer in America. Better get fluent in Espanol or you may not get groceries...

Visiting riverside from arizona and wanted panduce aka mexican sweet bread out in arizona in the town i live in there is no such pastry sad too say and I have recently been in new mexico and el paso tx and tried several mexican bakeries that sell mexican sweet bread and NONE NONE can even be compared to Cardenas panduce..Oh my gosh this is the ultimate the very best so fresh and moist and delicious I can't say enough as to how delicious it is last week i purchased 2 big bags with the different assortments and im on my last 2 pieces :( If they took mail orders i would gladly order panduce from them once a week. Like i said been from texas to arizona and the best of the best is at Cardenas market. And thanks kevin .s for telling me about that market.When ever i travel to calif Ill be making a pit stop at Cardenas For the mexican...