Mainstay Markets — Local services in San Francisco

Put together an impromptu solo picnic dinner here to eat at Warm Water Cove, a nearby park on the Bay frequented by seals and other fauna & fowl. Decent selection of packaged & fresh food & reasonable pricing considering where it is. MM is a bit geared toward the area's new fly-by-night NeoGentry™ filling the surrounding housing units that appear to have been designed in Minecraft. That being the reality of what their average clientele is, a working class person like myself found a healthy, complete meal for right around $25. That's a drink, sando, chips, a piece of fresh fruit, & a pint of ice cream for $25! I was fat, happy, & satisfied. I believe the tofu, pesto, something else, & hecka arugula sandwich was made in house & was no "soggy sando" that one might get when purchasing a pre-made sandwich at 5pm-ish. Staff was also friendly and helped me find something because the layout of the store is kinda weird, but they're obviously using the available space to the best of their ability. 10/10 will repeat picnic dinner there again. My only regret is that I didn't get 1 of the donuts they place tauntingly near...

Be prepared to pay a hefty premium as prices are very high at this store. I only shop here when I absolutely must. I was alarmed to see photos of a black guy, a Muslim girl etc.. pasted on the front door with messages like Stay out, not welcome etc... At first I thought it was bigotry, then I realized these people might have stolen something. Whatever the reason might be, this is not cool. Take those posters down. Did you prove they stole it in the court. Until then, it's illegal and id sue the store if I were them for defamation. Theft happens in almost all stores. No need to whine about it by posting pictures of alleged. When you see these people, just don't admit them. I won't be visiting the store as long as these...

Just a great local neighborhood grocery store. Whenever I need that one or two ingredients to complete my dinners at home Mainstay is there to the rescue 99% of the time. They even stock things like lemongrass and thai basil for when im cooking Vietnamese/Thai.

All the staff I've encountered has been friendly and knowledgeable. The store is well kept, clean and tidy. The produce is excellent and I've never had an issue.

They have nice touches like the loyalty points and dog hooks outside so our pets can be secure will we run for a minute or two.

I appreciate the convenience of the place, close proximity to home and the fact it's just a down-to-earth...