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| - I know that I should review solely on the quality of the food, but I will say that the grocery has some of the friendliest employees that I have seen. Sweet and hardworking people. The prepared food is a mixed bag for me. The taco station makes very good food and the condiment station is well stocked with lots of room to sit. So if you come with the family and kids you'll have no problem sitting down.
However, the store's shrimp cocktail tasted artificial and nasty all around. I never thought Hispanics could get this wrong as they are known to make some of the best shrimp cocktails around: meaty, spicy and tart. This cocktail had artificially colored and pounded shrimp (meaning that it looked red with an obliterated body) and was more mystery sauce than anything else. It was terribly expensive given its poor quality at $7. Also, we noticed that after we bought the store's prepared refried beans they went bad after a few days. Given that refried beans are prepared with fat that should not happen so quickly. So, if you buy their prepared food eat it right away.
The pastries are okay. Mariana's across the street beats them in this department. However, Cardenas has delicious arroz con leche or rice pudding; it's soft, creamy and not too sweet.
Back to the rest of the grocery. I loved their deli and produce selections. They have many cheeses and creams to condiment meals with and at good prices. The produce prices are reasonable and it's fresh.
There are times when the store is understaffed with clerks and the lines can get clogged and create needless aggravation with frustrated customers.
The shopping center that Cardenas is located in is diverse and you can get it all here: laundromat, discount variety store, Starbucks coffee, wireless phone carriers, Burger King, a Mexican restaurant, a Western store (cowboy boots and the like) and several other businesses within a half mile radius such as Smart and Final, Walgreens, 7-11 and more...There are two freeway within 2 miles apart (e.g. I-15 and I-95). That deserves an extra star as you don't have to drive the whole town to get it all.
Regarding the complaints over the language difference: first generation immigrants are not going to always be fluent in English. The same happens to me when I go to Chinatown, and I find the way to communicate (e.g. with my hands, head, whatever I have on me) with the Asians there. Just be grateful that you get to have access to another cuisine mostly decent food at modest prices.
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