Super Mini Market — Local services in South Gate

I'm a Nicoya living in Washington state where Nicas are rare, as are Nicaraguan markets/restaurants, so this place was awesome. My sister took us there and I went ham and bought a bunch of rosquillas (Nicaraguan crunchy cookies), queso ahumado (smoked cheese) and queso frito (cheese used for frying, aka "queso frito").

The older lady up front (named Argentina) was super sweet and helpful and pointed us to where things where. If I lived in LA, I'd definitely be a regular here.

Even if you're not Nicaraguan, I'd still recommend checking it out and at least trying the rosquillas - they're made of corn masa, crunchy and great for dipping in coffee or just plain. The cheese for frying (aka queso para freir) is also good - slice it into 2 by 2 inch squares and fry it up straight up until it turns slightly red all around...no...

It's a small store and can easily be missed driving. There's only street parking, if you can find it. On Google, it indicates they open at 9am, but I was there at 10 am Tuesday, and it was closed. They have some good authentic Nicaraguan food, but it's expensive. The...

Bought a Diet Coke it tasted horrible. I tried to check the expiration date and the expiration date was removed...