Specialty Produce

"Very specialized stuff that is hard to find anywhere else. When I visited last time, there were things like fiddlehead fern heads, ramp leeks, and a wide assortment of edible flowers. They make you sign a waiver form with your email on an ipad and glove up before entering. Keep in mind that this place is EXPENSIVE and should be considered a splurge visit. Really, really high prices, even for basic items. I bought some Mamey Sapote here and it didn't even ripen at all, even when left out on the counter to ripen for a week. Never softened and just began to rot, which is a disappointment given how expensive each item is. :( The edible flowers did look nice though, so I think coming here if you want something fancy to garnish your cooking/baking could be good."

"Me and my gf walked in the front door around 9:15 greeted by some rude guy who told us to put gloves on and register. When we put the gloves on we came back to the register and he gave us a stupid look and said “you have to register “like we had been there before. Apparently you have to register thru the iPad and that’s not a problem but damn bro. We walked in and my gf asked me what his deal was."

"Specialty Produce delivers to top restaurants all over San Diego, but their warehouse is also open to the public where folks can purchase produce (organic or not), pantry products, meats and cheeses. You can purchase in bulk or not. The experience is fantastic for the customer as they’ve spent a lot of time making their warehouse really accessible to the public. And as their name suggests, you can find many specialty ingredients here."

"Fresh of the fresh produce. Everything from bulk to regular size to purchase. Clean organized facility. Along with amazing friendly staff willing to help. Rare items like pink pineapple, edible flowers, ect. Variety of all kinds of tomatoes colored carrots and so so much more. Definetly resturant quality food."