Food Star Supermarket

Great produce at great prices, and awesome spice selection. However, I bought bacon here that was off. Also, it smells weird.

What a beautiful selection of groceries to shop from. It’s definitely a place of many great recipes brought to life. The atmosphere fits wonderfully with the humble, yet powerful Ingredients. Fuck what these pussy ass white folks talking about.

The «ambiance» which starts with a dirty old parking lot… rickety dirty carts… poor displays… dirty floors… okay mood set… would lead one to believe they were going to get a decent deal on produce and canned goods. Let’s talk examples… 1.49 each for avacados… 3.99 for a jar of salsa that’s costs 2.99 at giant… and to really put it in perspective… 4.49 for oreos. Nope, not even family size. A tiny foam carton of garlic 5.99. I was literally in sticker shock. I left my cart and walked out. Went to safeway where the only thing that actually cost more than this place was cilantro which was 1.00 a bunch vs. FOOD star 2/1.00 HOWEVER the one bunch at safeway was as bulky as the two smaller ones combined. I was also greeted with friendly hellos. did not have to fight my way through crowded aisles… and enjoyed a much nicer ambiance. If you’re looking for a low price well stocked market I recommend driving to LA Mart in Springfield. I get sticker shock there too but it’s more like how can they make any money with prices so low. You will, however, have to fight for parking and aisle maneuvering. Good luck.

I’ve been to food star a few good times and I like the store. I’m not latin, and no one looks at me funny! Infact, the ladies at the register and the guys behind the meat counter are always VERY nice and willing to help. Yea, it’s not harris T, neither is it whole foods. Why don’t you just take your butt over there if that’s what you want? You can’t compare apples to oranges. And the drunk over there looking for wine and rating the store based on that is just as low as the rating she provided.
PS; Unilocal needs to have an icon for Dumb or Stupid under these reviews so we can rate them appropriately. Some reviews do not qualify for useful, helpful, cool or anything other than straight up dumb!

This is a convenient place to stop for decent priced ground beef, ribs, chicken, etc…
However, I do not trust the fresh fruits such as strawberries, grapes etc, they seem to be old.
In coming here, you’ll find things like foil to put under your stove to protect from spills and rust etc… So in general great place to shop around if you know what you want. But don’t expect a real «grocery shopping» experience like giant or Safeway…

Food Star is an affordable grocery shop with fresh veggies and fruits.
I am not a big fan of their meat section, but I love their produce.
Parking has a lot of space and there are food trucks!
Their produce is much fresher in quality compared to other groceries nearby.
Yet, their cost is like ¹⁄₃ of prices compared to others.
I do not recommend getting eggs from here because when I cracked them, the yolk was flat– I looked up online and it means a lot of things, but usually with less fresh eggs.
However, when I tested its freshness by using water– to see if the egg floats or sinks, my eggs passed the test– but I wanna make sure that the eggs are fresh. That’s all–

I’m seriously big on International Markets. Done are better than others of course Food Star is by far one of the best ones I’ve ever been to. They have a great selection of meats, seafood, veggies and the prices for any given thing are pretty decent. Certainly a lot better than chain grocers. Nothing bad to say about this place.

We are always looking for international markets with a Peruvian section. we’ve looked at quite a few places, this is the place we return to the most. Especially because they have Turron de Dona Pepa! Which seems to be almost impossible to find in the DMV area (P.S. If anyone knows where to find Peruvian Turron please let me know!)
They haven’t had Turron in a while, I’m thinking its a seasonal thing as it is in Peru, but they still have a variety of foods here.

I don’t shop here for all my groceries but I do stop in here on occasion, mostly for produce. You can get a gigantic bag of kale for 99 cents a pound. Lemons 3 for $ 1. Limes 5 for $ 1. Plum tomatoes $.79/​lb. Pomegranates $ 1.29/lb. Yes, kids, the prices are great for the items they have.
I would recommend swinging into Food Star and just walking up and down the aisles to take note of what they carry and the prices of items you typically shop for. It’s a Latin Market so it’s not necessarily a one stop shop like Harris Teeter. A benefit of this, though, is that they can price their items a bit lower than bigger chains.
For the self-​entitled Suburbanites reviewing Food Star and trying to insult them to make yourself seem superior with your reviews of «Eww, it’s sketchy and nobody speaks English, and they don’t have wine,» I just have to say shut your whiny pie holes and just go to Harris Teeter a friggin’ mile down the road. Take your first world problems there. It’s not an apples to apples comparison. You’re just too dense to realize that. That would be like me going into CVS and comparing it to Macy’s. «Err mah gerd, not even a Lancome or Chanel cosmetics counter. WTF. I mean like all they had was Cover Girl. Whatever, I’m like out of here.» Duuhhh, bitch.. . Just DUUHHHH!
I don’t give it a full 5 stars because It is not super clean and there is a stank smell in certain parts of the store. Yes, some of their food spoils quickly because it’s REAL FOOD. NEWS FLASH: Real food spoils quickly when it’s not pumped with chemicals to keep it from spoiling. I had zero issue finding a basket full of amazingly fresh produce today along with Aloe drink and a 99 cent plastic cutting board.
Buy what you’re going to eat from Food star within the next few days and don’t hoard it for a week and expect your lettuce not to wilt. Sorry Miss Starbucks Pumpkin Spice latte, they don’t have wine. You have plenty of whine though. Take your uppity booty to any of the other 20+ grocery and liquor stores within a 5 minute radius and go there to get your wine. And you were probably looked at funny, not because you’re white, but because you were acting like a bizznatch. I’m as white as they make ‘em and I am treated with nothing but respect. You know why? Because I gave them respect as well. Funny how that works.
Instead of judging people different than you when you go visit a Latino owned and operated business, maybe you should appreciate the cultural differences. Open a Beginning Spanish book and go try it out with some native Spanish speakers. Muchas gracias.

It’s the BEST of the BEST, Stop by and you’ll see why!

I never ever leave the area before stopping at Food Star!
Disclaimer: If your looking for a Walmart style grocery store… Then you should go to a Walmart style grocery store… !!!
I come here for the Bolivian food aisle, stocked with all the aji amarillo, mote, and chuño your little heart could desire! Oh and fideo… Cause everyone knows the noodles here just aren’t the same… But really is anything?! I’m coming from Ohio. So I always stock up. I bring my dad the Chairo packets he loves those and he can never have enough aji amarrillo. I pick up and Inka Cola on my way out and head for the bakery across the street for salteñas, cuñapes and rollo de queso and we are good to go!
Food Star has all kinds of Latin American products and the largest array of Goya products I’ve ever seen!
A gracias caserita! As I leave… Just kidding… But the gracias does make me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Enjoy!

Great little place if you’re looking for ethnic Latino ingredients! Being a native Texan and coming most recently from Wyoming, I’m in love with this place for all it’s ingredients. Look passed the creepy guys in the front… although they’ll help you to your car for a few bucks.

Best chorizo in town. Also freshest produce in town. I only subtract a star bc there are always creepy guys trying to holler at you lurking around the door. However, it’s usually worth all the leering to get the freshest tomatoes and most authentic ingredients around.

Not everyone can appreciate Food Star and what they have to offer. Growing up in Miami around Hispanics and being from a Carribbean family, Food Star is the type of grocery store I grew up going to when ever my mom needed me to quickly grab her a forgotten ingredient.
It’s not Harris Teeter. 1) Because the prices are way less expensive. And 2) they provide more of a variety that Caribbean and Hispanics can’t find at normal grocery stores.
I appreciate you Food Star and I think cultural difference may cause some to look down on you. But don’t worry about them. Keep on shining.

I don’t know what rotting flesh smells like but the produce and meat sections at Food Star may be close. i can’t ever go in there again. Someone send the CDC?

I would like to report a extremely strong dead animal or spoiled food smell. its been like this for several month now, my thought was something got spoiled and they would clean it, but its extremely unbearable, and still exists. if you walk by at dairy section of the store, there is main storage double door always open and this smell comes out from this particular door. in general store cleanses is questionable. please lets make this place clean. I love to shop here but this is getting very unbearable. some people just walk by and ignore this smell without thinking about consequences, please please please make this place clean, and I will delete this review as soon as some action will be taken to address this issue.

Food Star grocery store caters towards the Latin and Asian community offering exotic fruits, meats and goods.
The not-​so-​common fruit offered for sale included ripe papaya and tangelos. I also noticed Food Star sells pre-​mixed seafood for CEVICHE!
I would consider shopping here again as the check-​out time was only a five minutes on a Sunday morning.

I live about a block away from this store, so it is super convenient for me to stop by on my way home and pick up a few things. They don’t have a large variety of items, but you can find a lot in the way of Hispanic/​South American goods.
The reason that I gave it only 3 stars is because every time I go there to pick up some items, they seem to have everything that I need EXCEPT one or two items, which means I have to drive down to Giant which is super annoying to do just for ground cloves or something like that.
On the plus side, they do have some specialty item that I am very appreciative of. Especially the mate and mexican hot chocolate :) YUM!

WHAT. THE. FUCK. I’m not sure why my review continues to be taken down but once again, here we go. Let me try to be as kind as possible while telling you what a shitty ass establishment this is.
If Harris Teeter had its own «TJ Maxx» type reject place for old produce, this would be there. Brown bananas? Check. Smooshy apples bruised like Rihanna’s face after a Chris Brown beating? Check. Wilted lettuce respembling my face sans Botox? Check. I should have stopped after the produce isle but wanted to see the other options. Wrong again. The frozen food selection is minimal and overpriced. $ 4 Lean Cuisines and $ 7 pints of Ben and Jerrys. I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I was shopping at Whole Foods 2.0.
This place is sucks. I mean, I can’t even grasp it. If it were sucky and it were cheap, I could concede that it’s just «a’okay» and live with it. But oh no. Even the patrons are obnoxious… letting their 8 children run through the isles, bad parking jobs, long waits in the check out line. Just overall nonsense. Avoid this place like H1N1! Oh and their hours are ridiculous. Opened from 7am to 9pm. Eye roll…
[Edit] The people that work here do not speak English so will be unable to assist you finding shitty quality produce, will ring up your debit card as EBT, look at you in a confusing manner when you request to find an item that isn’t from GOYA, and not package your groceries to your liking. I’m not anti-​immigrant, I’m just saying we’re in America so you should cater those speaking American, too. Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act says so.
FOOD STAR YOU ARE NOT COOL. NO BUENO.

This is a great grocery store for meat & veggie/​fruit essentials. The people who say it’s sketchy apparently are scared off by immigrants, because that’s the only different things about the store. The meat is cheaper and looks fresher than the other Arlington supermarkets. The butcher shop is a real one — they will descale & fillet fish, they will debone meat, whatever you want, all included. The veggies and fruit are fine — they aren’t SO ripe that they rot in two days like fruit from Giant or Safeway.
I agree with a few posters about some stuff — don’t bother with packaged food, dairy, or household cleaners — very overpriced. But prepackaged food is junk anyway. Also it’s great for Latin spices, beans, and chorizo — the chorizo is delicious The parking lot is full of holes, but I’ll take that to save ½ of my grocery bill.