Grocery Stores in Cathedral City, CA

“Trader Joe's is a great place to shop for food not found at the big chain grocery stores. Not to mention the prices are very reasonable! Their olive bread is a true delight!”

“I believe the name is deceiving. This is not a store of “seconds” but a small grocery store with are a variety of items available at decent prices, from snacks, meats,nuts, teas. You can find speciality fruits & wines from all over at a decent price. The owner is very friendly & personable as are the employees. This is a convenient, small but great grocery store & If your timing is right-you can find items marked unbelievably low!”

“This location seems to have its ups & down lately. Jenny from the service deli is by far the rudest person in that store. She’s very unpleasant & rude. But Julius the service clerk is very helpful & always friendly. Jorge & Francine are also always great. Also Robert the security guard is amazing to talk too, he’s always so happy!”

“An institution in Cathedral City and the greater Palm springs area, very nice, humble, and hard working people, they have the best prices in the area and their beer is always cold. I highly recommend this place.”

“Went here to buy some fruits and veggies and place was veryy clean and organized was able to find my veggies and fruits the only thing was no employees around to help”

“Excellent wine tasting! They have very friendly staff who talked to us through the world of Argentinian wines. We could order glasses of different wines even if the bottle wasn't opened yet. Excellent service. The Chardonnay and White Zinfandel were the best we could find in here so far. We totally recommend this place if you look for good wine!”

“During a rush to catch our flight, hunger struck, leading us to Larry’s Deli. It was a serendipitous find! Larry, the heart and soul of the deli, crafted our sandwiches with his own hands, infusing each bite with passion and care. His dedication to both his business and the food was palpable, making our impromptu meal a memorable and delicious experience. Larry’s Deli is a gem worth discovering!”

“Great prices, clean with roomy isles. This store is focused on longer term residents and their preferences, you'll find all you need, maybe not exactly what you're looking for.”

“This market, though a lot smaller than Cardenas, does a lively business in Cat City - our demo is about 60% Hispanic, who have certain tastes and demands that major supermarket chains don't meet very well. For you other gringos I'll translate their sign: "Carniceria" means "butcher shop," "Panaderia" means "bakery," and "Cocina" means "kitchen." This is the closest market to me, I've been in dozens of times over the past six years and have never had a bad experience. PRODUCE: Walk in and turn left - because any grocery trip should always start with produce! Their prices for that are always, always good and their weekly specials are often amazing. Nothing organic, but it's not that kind of place. Finding fresh roasted peanuts in the shell can be nearly impossible at major supermarkets - they're almost always old - but at Hispanic markets the opposite is true as long as you're getting the kind in the produce area that are in clear plastics bags. Those not familiar with Mexican peanuts might at first think there's something wrong with them because the shells are covered with dark spots, but those are just char spots from roasting! For health reasons I'm not supposed to eat peanuts, but I've kept it pretty rare - and I still think they're far healthier than processed snacks like Doritos; so if you're going to be bad then be "less bad" and do your snack binge on the cheap as well. BAKERY: It's full service for cake ordering, etc. - they seem to make mainly Mexican sweet breads but other more typical items too, like donuts. Back when I cheated more often I had their chocolate donuts a few times, always fresh and good. Now, walk towards the east end of the store, past the registers and through the short narrow aisles of packaged, dairy, and frozen foods - you'll only get something from those out of convenience because it's all as high priced as at any other local mart. BUTCHER: It's always smelled good - no bad meat or strong fishy smells - so they pass the main test right off. Great friendly personal service and weekly specials. They don't sell any pastured meat/poultry so I've bought their meat rarely, but it was always good. KITCHEN: In the back they make tons of very good corn and flour tortillas daily, sold at prices that can't be beat, and have a restaurant area too - the menu's all in Spanish but you can order by the pictures on it. It pains me to say this, because I don't like Google, but right now you'd have to look at the over 100 reviews on Google to see how good this store actually is. Here on Yelp there are only a few so far, mostly ranters. Ignore them - there are good reasons that this store stays busy.”

“Cardenas Markets are my favorite hidden gem. I want to tell everyone about them but again I want to keep it to myself. LoL. We know that's not happening. I can always count on low produce prices and plenty of stock. My 2 fave dept is the fresh tortillas of flour and of corn. Still warm. And the 2nd is the bakery. Love the bolillo rolls and of course the best Tres Leches cake around. I always have one on my birthday. Which is coming soon on September 6th. I can hardly wait to have my cake and eat it too. Staff is helpful and courteous which makes it just that much more special.”

“Love their frozen frosty freeze drinks! My favorite is mixing the Mountain Dew with Blue Raspberry. This is one of the few stores that maintains their machines. Too many have them inoperable, which is odd given how hot it gets here in the desert. Lots of lost sale opportunities, in my opinion.”