Bravo International Supermarket

The staff here is absolutely terrible! Nothing like spending $ 100 on groceries and watch the staff literally THROW your items into your bags. I refuse to come here due to the terribly rude and disrespectful check-​out girls.

When I had a car I used to go here more often. There is no parking lot, but the side streets (by the Astoria Studios), are open for parking on weekends, so the parking is usually not bad. Unfortunately, this supermarket is a real hike from my place.
So, I didn’t come here for convenience.
Simply put, this supermarket has a great selection of products, from produce to meats and fish to ethnic food to beers and soft drinks to coffees and teas… Did I leave something out? As I always say with produce, shop around and compare, but the produce here is pretty decent.
The prices are generally good.
The staff have been fine. They man who works in the fish section is very helpful. Also, I once came back to return bread that I later discovered was moldy. The management had no problems (quite the contrary, they were very apologetic and helpful) with me returning it and getting a replacement.
If I could, I’d come here more often.

I would absolutely love this grocery if it werent for the cashier. Everytime but once did they mindlessly swipe my foods while engaging in gossip w/​one another. Even when paying there is nothing close to eye contact.
Id much perfer going there and doing a self checkout!

Clean, well lit and a great selection of international foods & organic foods.
Mexican tortillas& Italian ladyfingers. The manager is very on top of the staff& helpful to the customers.
Manhattan prices in Queens; i just had to leavd my drivers license to take the cart outside… that’s a first! Must’ve had trouble with missing carts…

I am a pretty big beer fan and so found online that they have a great selection of beers for the neighborhood. I was happy to see many choices in the selection that they have. Although, Bravo International Supermarket seemed affected by the NYC supermarket symptom of not displaying prices for the items on their shelves. How much does a six pack cost? 10.99? 15.99? 20.99? Apparently you are expected to bring several of them up to the register, get a price check on all of them and then put back the ones that you don’t want. It is a total inconvenience to the shopper. A shopper goes to a store and expects to be able to actually shop for what they want. They would probably even sell more if they did this. Just get a price gun and put a price on the item. Or, what one usually does is to mark the shelf under the product, with the actual name of the product, with a tag, so that customers can see it. I would recommend going somewhere else unless they solve this problem.

It’s the summer, so we’ll see if I walk this far for groceries in the winter when Key Foods is only a few blocks away. I can’t speak to prices, because I haven’t done a serious comparison. It isn’t a fancy Fairway, but it is clean and I go because their produce and meats are a lot nicer than other stores I’ve been to in the area. That’s the main reason I go. (The chicken didn’t look great last time I was there, but that was once in maybe five or six times I’ve been there. And the produce is still heads above other stores). The manager is always visible. The cashiers are great… I asked for quarters with my change and the cashier went and got me a whole roll of quarters! Now I have no excuse not to do laundry, but that was really cool of her.

Very clean, air conditioned, large windows, big isles. Couple times I was short a $ 1. kick a$$ mngr dug in his pocket and gave it to me.
Manager always wares a suit and looks quite dapper. Food is fresh and in the event something’s not right they will issue refund.
Other markets nearby can’t compare.

Good prices and good products, also some harder to find items. Manager always on top of things, cashiers and manager always polite and helpful to customers. Always a good shopping experience. I recommend this supermarket.

I went to Bravo today to cure an ice cream craving.
I found the Haagen-​Dazs advertised at $ 3.99 (up from the $ ⁵⁄₂ that it was a couple of days ago), and I wanted the Vanilla Swiss Almond flavor. However, two problems stuck me during my quick pick-​up.
#1 — Unorganized shelves. In order to find the pint of ice cream that I wanted, I had to dig around the Mint and Pistachio flavors. My Vanilla Swiss Almond flavor was underneath and around several other pints. Their shelves were not stacked with similar product back-​to-​front, to keep each flavor organized.
#2 — Behind the times. In order to save money, I like to check the
and
deals for prospective savings. Today I had a $ 1.00 off manufacturer’s coupon for my Haagen-​Dazs ice cream, 14 oz. However, the manager at Bravo refused a black-​and-​white, clearly printed coupon, which the cashier immediately flagged for his attention without even trying to scan it. With grocery stores like Stop and Shop, Target, and — if I’m feeling adventurous — Walmart all moving on to the 21^st century distribution of coupons, a grocery store that only accepts newspaper coupons is old-​fashioned at least, and behind the times at worst.
For those reasons, I single-​starred Bravo. It is a relic, it is too expensive, and it is confusing (not to mention claustrophobic, as other review point out) to shop here.

They leave a lot of stuff out of the fridge that according to the packaging needs to be in fridge, sorry guys, next to the fridge doesn’t count.
and the other day the woman ringing me up was seriously rude, step up the service please!

Great find in our neighborhood. They have fresh produce and fresh seafood. Talk to the staff too ms out the best days to buy which (it escapes me at the moment). People are pretty friendly and you see a nice cross section of the neighborhood there.
They also offer delivery of you purchase too much. I’ve never done this but the process seems simple enough, you just rip the guy.

Why Bravo? Because of V&V. The first V is the in-​store monger of all things from the sea while the second is responsible for the rest of Bravo’s offerings. Don’t think Whole Foods but think of a nice sampling of whatever you may need but not whatever you may want. Great hours and mostly great staff. There’s always going to be a black sheep and I’m always going to encounter them.
One of the best produce section for an indie market in Astoria. Too many caveats you ask? But not really. There aren’t any national chains left in the Astoria/​Northern LIC section of Queens. And good riddance I say to those that abandoned this very trendy and upcoming hood. In their place you’ll find PC Richard on Steinway and an other market on Northern Blvd., respectively.
The sea-​food section offers fairly-​fresh wild-​caught fish. A little pricier than the farm-​raised variety but a worthwhile investment. If you happen to be between pay-​days then the farm-​raised variety will serve you nicely. Broil the fish with some lemon juice, EVVO, oregano, and salt and pepper. Once this fish is done, prepare a kale salad with homemade lemon-​Dijon-​EVOO dressing. You’ll be feasting as though your direct deposit from ‘the man’ hit the account on that very day…

Great selection, tiny aisles.
That sums up everything you need to know. Love this place!

Oh my! I stopped by Bravo for some snacks and beer for board game night at a friend’s house nearby.
Right when I walked in the door, I was immediately amazed by their beer selection! Bravo got collections from local breweries like Brooklyn and Long Island. My favorite Ommegang was also here! I was a bit disappointed with not finding my Ommegang Witte but a staff member recommended me another lemony-​taste beer which I did get!
The cheese section was pretty amazing! I was able to find all the cheese I needed to complement the craft beers I picked up. Smoked salmon was really fresh tasting too, by the way!
Overall, a very neatly organized supermarket and I love that I can find fresh ingredients here for cooking!

Frustrated with the 30^th Ave grocery scene, I find myself packing some shopping bags into my purse and stopping by Bravo on my way home from work. It’s totally a hike, but worth it due to the variety of international stuff and the freshness of the produce.
They have a particularly great produce/​deli/​cheese/​olive selection, and meats seem quite fresh. Prices are reasonable. Do look out for expiration dates on their sale items, though. I was thrilled to bring home a discounted jar of polish dills the other day, only to note that they had expired quite a time ago. Seriously? I didn’t even know pickles expired…

This place has pretty much rverything I need for my international cookout fantasies.
Great supermarket!

I have a newfound respect for Bravo’s beer selection.
This is the only place in the city my buddy could find Maine Brewing Company’s Lunch IPA (according to the internet, at least). Like any good friend would, I trekked over here to grab one or four of them, and we took them to a nearby BYOB spot and went nuts.
Beware though, the Lunch IPA is not in the cold section, so you might have to resign yourself to drinking a six-​pack of Bell’s while it chills in the walk-​in of whatever restaurant you choose.
To be clear, being forced to drink a six-​pack of the best beer ever to come out of Kalamazoo is not a bad thing. Thanks Bravo.

My favorite supermarket in my area! The meats and produce are fresh and they have great prices. It has been easy for me to find everything I have been looking for at Bravo. They even have a variety of Stash teas (my favorite).
Good selection of beers also.

I like Bravo a lot. I don’t come here often, because it’s not quite as convenient as a few other places that are closer to my apartment. However, if I’m in the neighborhood and am in need of food or beer, I stop here.
They have pretty much everything you might want. They have a large beer selection and a good deli. The produce section is pretty fantastic as well. Their International Food section is extensive, and I always find new things to try when I’m in here.
It is always clean and the employees are always working really hard. I always get a thank you when checking out, which is a HUGE plus! The manager is always running around working hard, and he is super friendly, too. Bravo, Bravo!

I love how ¼ of these reviews state: «the manager here wears nice suits» Maybe this is a reflection of his attention to detail or general attitude for his work, and he seems to work hard! Thanks Victor. Him and the rest of the staff are very friendly and helpful. I’ve asked to exchange things and have returned an expired product and he’s always nice about it. A bottle of olive oil cracked while setting my groceries down at home, I called and they set another one (on sale) aside for me. When I went in, I told Victor about it and he asked if I had the receipt. I didn’t expect them to think they should replace it for me, and was fine with paying for it again. It definitely feels like your neighborhood supermarket.
The young cashiers are very fast as well. 5 stars for the young guy with the glasses and big gelled hair worn in every possible way. Just-​Because. One time the lady behind me in line grabbed his arm and compared watches with him.
Their produce is very fresh, especially like their yams (not too big, not too small), kale, butternut squash, different heads of lettuces, basil, sweet carrots with the stalks still on, beets, wedges of watermelon. Sometimes there’s good sales on produce. Ground beef is always fresh, their ground turkey and organic chicken run out pretty fast. I always see a lot of people buying seafood, they all seem to know the seafood guy.
This is one of the few supermarkets where I’ve found Cabot’s horseradish and tomato and basil cheeses! Good selection of organic ice cream also.
I’ve discovered the best homemade bread also: Medina State Inc. Brooklyn, NY «All Natural Multigrain» trust me. toast it with butter. Check for mold though, one time I had a problem and had to return the whole loaf.
I was thinking about giving them 3 stars because recently they started carrying Ronnybrook yogurt. I’ve had to return it twice within 2 weeks ($ 1.99– compared to $ 1.25 at Union Square). They were not set to expire for 3 weeks and there was full grown mold on top of the yogurt. He even let me open a new yogurt there, and there was STILL mold on the new one from the very back of the fridge.
PS. And don’t go on Mondays for the bottle return. Apparently this is the day, after the weekend when the local bottle collectors go, with their filled shopping carts.