Northgate Gonzalez Markets

Nothgate is such an impressive grocery store. The employees are knowledgeable, helpful and friendly and they take great pride in keeping the store neat and tidy.
Their produce selection and aesthetic can be best described as vibrant and fresh! Their daily and weekly deals are actually items that one needs! And their organic selection? It may not be at Whole Foods level but they have the basics covered.
Easy to maneuver aisles make it tempting to mindlessly wander and look at everything on the shelves. Guilty as charged! And giiirl, ain’t no creepeer eva going to creep into your private space! #noexcuse
With ample parking outside, all I have left to say is… Love, Love, Love!

This is for the money exchange. I called the store to ask how many pesos for a dollar and they said they could not give me that information over the phone. I’m exchanging $ 400 and I would think they would want business but I guess not. I called a money exchange in San Isidro and theirs is 16 pesos for a $ 1. I already think their meat sits there way too long and I’ve bought bad meat there a couple times and this is the final straw.

This local tall white man luvs this spot. The meat area has a combo of carne pollo and adobada, two of those is amazing with store made guac. Nice beer selection as well, place to be for BBQ needs

Some grocery stores have ample parking. Never here, its always bustling with all the parking full! Great assortment of fresh foods and staples. GM, HBC, Frozen, Beverage, top notch! Stores are stocked well, with good employees. Pretty clean too. Its quite a festive shopping experience, that picks up your mood and therefore you buy more stuff lol
Northgate caters to their customers needs. A refreshing change from the national chains canned approach. muchas gracias Northgate. :)

Yeah came at rush hour an I learned something new today 4 cashiers = 4 long as lines haha

Ate some Mexican food that was pretty good! :-) had some kind of chicken priced low. They have a deli/​warm food counter in the back with burritos Etc. Lady behind the counter refused to speak English with me but I got to order what I wanted so I was happy.

I had a great experience at Northgate in early Sept 2015. My girlfriend was coming over and I wanted to cook a dinner at the house. I decided to come to Northgate because many have said that they sell the best carne asada. The young fella that helped me at the carniceria was very helpful and friendly. I bought a pound and a half of their best carne asada and it was enough for 2 and it was delicious. I have to disagree with the employee as he said I should grill it for 5 minutes. I would say closer to 9 or 10 minutes is more appropriate. I also bought two avocadoes and made guacamole for the dinner. I was pleased that they were soft enough to use the date I bought them. From what I saw of the store it is very organized and clean. I will definitely return!

This store is located in Chula Vista off of 3^rd Avenue and Naples Street.
Lots of spacious parking.
This store offers from canned goods to fresh handmade goods .
Fresh tortillas, beans, rice, meats, seafood, sweet bread, aguas frescas, raspados, the list goes on…
There’s even a little store like in the store itself for your Hispanic/​Mexican/​Latino needs. Hahahaha
Are you making a carne asada?
They have prepared meat or marinated chicken so all you have to do is through it on the grill … Yummm
I highly recommend this store for all your cooking needs and much much more !!!

Overall everything is good, except the guacamole. DO NOT BUY GUACAMOLE HERE.
They blend all the ingredients tomatillo, avocado, onion, etc… BUT they blend the tomatillos WITH the skin! The hard protective skin… Ew. Worst experience ever, while eating taquitos.
:S

Went here to get cases of Crystal Geiser water bottles. It is four cases for $ 10.00. It came to a total of $ 12.85 including crv. This place has a lot of stuff on sale. We come here mostly for the cases of water.
This location is much bigger than the one closer to me. The parking lot is also larger. It is easy to get in and out of this parking lot.
They sell fresh produce and grocery items at an affordable price. The have a deli and bakery section which is great for those last minute items you need to pick up. At the registers, there were plenty of balloons up above the registers. They even sell Mexican candy, tortillas, and other items.
They have plenty of registers open and lines go quickly. Great place to shop. Check out the flyers. They have particular items on sale.

This is for the bakery. I ordered a cake from the bakery last week to have a customized tres leches cake for my friends baby shower. When I arrived today, one hour after the time I requested to pick up the cake, they DID NOT have my cake when I arrived to the counter. They couldn’t even find the order and tried to make it seem like it could have been my fault. But I had the receipts in my hand to show them I did order and pay!!! I do not understand how they take orders and money and just totally forget to make the cake! I had already paid a down payment and had no time to get another cake before the shower! Even though their cake tastes good, I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM HERE AGAIN! I would recommend that you order from a more professional bakery, especially if you want what you ordered for a special event! I will make sure to let everyone know not to waste their time or money here!

Drove back with my receipt the following afternoon and received the 2 pounds of meat plus another 2 for their error and my inconvenience. I now understand it was an honest mistake

I always come to this Northgate everybody is really friendly. Never have to wait too long in line. The food is always fresh love the pan bollio! And the postres yumm! A good highlight too is if you cash your check here they give you back coupons that really help you out later for example I spent $ 112 and I was able to use 20 coupons. It’s like saving 20 bucks. Love it. I reccomend this. Northgate better than any others the one on 43^rd… ghetto… Coronado… small as f.

I love Northgate BUT this review is for their tamales. The jalapeño cheese tamales suck! The rest are good. I recommend their beef ones. That is all lol

So I’m in line and of course I don’t see a sign that says 15 items or less but there’s. Lady in front of me that has the same if not more than me but yet they send me to another register and they let her pay I tell the manager and she says she will take care of it but mean while I have to make another giant line and this is in Christmas Eve so it was horribly packed of people

This is for the meat counter… so here I am waiting to get some meat its like 3 hrs prior to closing five guys in the back and five people waiting for help. Well only one man was taking care of everyone and .all the other guys were just talking about leaving and didnt care to even help any one out. I stood for 15 too long until I decided to walk. I swore id never fo back to that store for that reason.

One stop shop for groceries and ready made mexican food. Also the modatelas fabric store is a bonus.

Went to the Chula Vista location off of 3^rd Avenue and Naples about a month ago. I came here to buy Mexican food at the deli to cater a birthday party the next day. I was pleasantly surprised at the selection and volume of dishes that they had to offer from carnitas, to tamales, to menudo; they even had large pieces of fresh chicharon for sale. I was so enamored by the sights and smells of all the great authentic Mexican dishes that I almost forgot what I was there for.
So re-​focusing on catering a party. I went with 10 lbs. of chopped carne asada, 5 lbs. of pork carnitas, flour tortillas, corn tortillas, two trays of beans, one tray of rice, large container of guacamole, three containers of different salsa and a tray of 10 lbs. of jojo potatoes. All of that for under $ 90. You can’t beat that.
While I was ordering my food for tomorrow. I saw lines of people lining up to order something to eat. It was around lunch time and the place was busy. I can imagine myself coming here to get something for lunch or even dinner for the whole family. The price, the quality, the convenience and the ready to eat choices can’t be beat.
Coming the next day to pick up the food for the party. The food was all ready at the time promised. Everyone at the party enjoyed the food. After there was plenty of food leftover. Total success. If you are looking to cater a party with awesome authentic cuisine. Come to Northgate. They are friendly and the price is right.

I love this market, Nico says its the best market in the world. They have lots of everything and great bargains.
Salsa, guac. carne asada and tortillas are delish. I recc the shrimp ceviche. They top it with half of a sliced avocdo and lime. Incredible.

Mexican market at its biggest and best. I don’t think we have anything so big and tailored to the Mexican community like this at home (in D.C.), so it was so mesmerizing to walk this enormous place, and it’s clean! Decent prices and a huge variety of everything in not just meats but cheeses, pan, etc.
I found tons of food and snacks I had never seen or heard of. I also found Beef Lips, anyone? Yes I said it, they sell BEEF LIPS. I can’t say it looked like the most appetizing thing, with some hairy tendrils (I didn’t know beef lips had tendrils), but it certainly dropped my jaws for several minutes, this coming from someone that has eaten her fair share of weird.
I’ll def have to come back when I’m in the area!