Ron’s Market — Local services in Spring Valley

I like this place, but... It hasn't maintained initial level of quality. I first visited in 2017 and absolutely loved this market and food quality.

Now, in 2020/2021... I won't buy their takeout any longer. Something's changed and I've tried it twice after telling myself I wouldn't. The flavor is not what it used to be. The luleh kabob is misshapen now and not the size I was accustomed to.

Their marinated meats ready to BBQ? Again, I've bought them twice after telling myself not to. Won't do it again. The meat must be cooked the same day or it will go bad. Even if cooked on the same day, some has the smell/taste of going bad. The last time, the smell made me not even cook it--I threw it away the same evening I brought it home.

I still visit once in awhile for the non-perishables. I won't buy their roe/caviar because I don't need to be escorted for that. But, hey, who knows what they've had to deal with in the past?

The last time I was there, I didn't buy any marinated meat but did see meat sitting out ready to be processed with no butcher around. Maybe that's why the meat spoils so fast? Anyhow, seeing that reminded me that I threw out all of it the last time.

3 stars because I still visit once in awhile and I like the market generally. I haven't been recently and I miss how it was a...

My grandparents came to the US from Poland in the 1920s. Visiting Ron's Market Eastern European Meat & Deli reminded me of my trips to a Chicago market just like this one back in the 1960s. I loved the exotic offerings then and appreciate them even more now. Shopping in this market was a trip down memory lane. The narrow aisles bursting with offerings in languages I can't read. The tempting wide variety of exotic cheeses. So many varieties of olives. And the chops. It reminded me of our trips to the Chicago Stockyards, may they rest in peace. My grandmother has been gone 50 years, so many of the offerings in the market are now foreign to me. I can tell there are traditional Russian sweets. I am going to buy the jelly just to take home the Kachina-like doll they reside in. The family that owns the store makes fresh bread, dips, kabobs and ethnic dishes that I am clueless about. But the crowd at the store knew exactly what they wanted. So what do you put hawthorn in, exactly? There are tables outside so you can tuck in if you can't wait until you get home. I think it's fun that the owners put up enticing photos of their exotic offerings on the windows outside the store. How could you not be curious? The Las Vegas Strip creates the illusion of being somewhere else. Ron's does the...

Freshly baked breads, delicious cakes, and high quality deli meats and cheeses is why I come here once a week at least. There are some pre-packaged cheeses and meats in the refrigerated section or you can go to the very large counter which has a big variety where they slice it fresh for you. I get the pick salami, Hungarian bacons, veal bologna, and farmers cheese often. There is a section for fresh vegetables. And whole aisles of pickles, pastas, and candies. Good dried porcini mushrooms and other goods which are special to Eastern Europeans. Unique sodas and wines and beers. The pricing for these products is very fair and they do a good job of stocking their items, I was saved by this local store a few months ago when the coronavirus had everything sold out at the big chain grocery stores. There is a fresh meat counter with plenty of lamb and pre-seasoned meat for kebabs along with prepared foods for takeout, the guy at the counter...