El Verano Market — Local services in Sonoma

I go there every day and Dinesh, the owner, and Oscar, the afternoon manager, are always helpful and chatty. This is your classic neighborhood market and we should do everything possible to support and frequent them. They always have some charity organization highlighted in the store, whether it be the earthquake in Nepal or for the Elderly Homeless. I, for one, prefer to support this kind of grocery store and not Costco. They even have fresh produce folks, so no food desert...

I bought an ice cream sandwich here. When I went to go eat it I noticed there was a tear in the packaging, and that Scotch tape was used to cover said tear. I went back to return the sandwich and the lady said "I don't know anything about that". When I then repeated myself she continued to repeat that "She doesn't know". Straight face. Needless to say she did not give me a refund or...

I love small town grocery stores. Reminds me of my childhood. Two large grocery chain stores are nearby, so this is as much a convenience store as a true grocery...