Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace — Local services in Town of North Hempstead

Very disappointing “Italian” Supermarket.

Went in to get stuff to make Amatriciana. Trying to find Guanciale and the guy behind the deli counter had no idea what I was talking about. I speak Italian fluently so I was pronouncing it correctly and with the right annunciation but he still had no idea what I was talking about.

I finally pointed out what I wanted and he was almost surprised they even had it. What kind of “Italian” supermarket doesn’t even know they sell Guanciale?

The rest of the store was very underwhelming when it came to Italian products. The imported pasta and canned tomatoes was limited. I was glad to find a can of Mutti brand but it was so almost an afterthought buried in. The pasta was meh even the fresh stuff looked alright. Not enough real imported brands. They sell Barilla everywhere now so that isn’t impressive.

The seafood department was small and closed and the butcher department looked like any other. The cheese section was mediocre and the fact they sell a ton of knockoff domestic pre-grated “Parmesan” is an insult. Lastly what kind of Italian supermarket doesn’t bake their own bread. I could be mistaken but I didn’t see any house made stuff.

Honeslty I get a better Italian supermarket from North Shore Farms down the street and it’s doesn’t even brand it self as one. They carry more actual imported Italian products, with a better seafood/butcher counter and they bake their own...

It is nice having a small, local, imported specialties store in our neighborhood. The strip mall location on Port Washington Boulevard is also host to two other highly valued local stores: Port Wine & Liquors and Salem Drugs. We are very happy to have all these stores at this location, but recently it was announced that Uncle Giuseppe's wants to force the other two stores to either move to new locations or go out of business entirely just so they can expand their parking lot to turn their business into a supermarket to compete with larger stores such as North Shore Farms or Stop and Shop selling ordinary commodity goods. It is not appropriate to allow a large chain to eliminate two highly-valued local businesses in our neighborhood for their own purposes of corporate expansion at great expense. Salem Drugs has been our primary Pharmacy for many years and has provided the kind of personal service one doesn't get from a national chain. Port Wine, while offering many beverage choices available at other locations is a convenience for our Salem...

Uncle Giuseppe's is a five star place. This particular location is a little small, so you don't get the full experience of all the glory that is Uncle Giuseppe's, which is why I'm taking off a star. That doesn't mean you shouldn't go, but just that if this is the only Uncle Giuseppe's you've been to, you need to make a pilgrimage to one of the bigger stores!

Ok, so Uncle Giuseppe's is an higher end Italian grocery store. Their cured meats, cheeses, bread, and prepared foods are generally wonderful. Their produce is always quality as is their butcher section. I have never had a bad dessert from their bakery section (and I'm picky about that kind of thing). You'll find some olive oils, balsamic vinegars, dried pasta, and other Italian products that you might not see in a regular grocery store plus some more gourmet, but you'll also find a lot of typical grocery products. The prices are what you expect for the quality of the products--certainly not cheap but probable a better deal than a smaller...