Restaurant Depot

This place is awesome, has lot of variety and it’s always stocked, some time over priced but it surely helps you out in case of emergency.
On the down side, they always have a few registers opened so plan ahead with time to spare on idiotic lines.

Okay so I came to this restaurant depot because I couldn’t find some produce I needed in the one in
I had called for them to hold it for me in the front. (Obviously there was no communication) The cashier was so unprofessional. She had no idea what I was looking for she was no help. She was sp clueless and was smiling and giggling and then she called some man to help me. Joel. this guy was so clueless as well Especially the guy. I don’t know if he couldn’t speak good English or what.

It always busy here and they never have enough cashiers. Wait times are so long.
The plus side is the other workers here are really nice and their selection of items is better than the other RD

This is not a good place for trucks to deliver products. Lumpers charge double rate and they take way too long to count product. Last time we waited 7 hours and today we’re on our 5^th hour and counting. Really terrible way to do business — hold up the truck drivers who have other places to deliver to while lumpers and other workers poke around inside and charge Restaurant Depot overtime pay for themselves. :(

Oh Restaurant Depot, is the secret out on you? What secret? This is the Costco for restaurants and if you happen to know an owner or manager at a restaurant who is willing to let you have a guest pass for the day, you’re stylin’. Never crowded and loaded from floor to ceiling with food and food related supplies. No hammocks, Kirkland jeans, children or mountains of socks to climb over here, just the good stuff.
I have always used Restaurant Depot for big gatherings with friends, more specifically the crab boils that we throw once every couple of months. Huge cases of crab, shrimp or anything your heart desires really. I did buy ten pounds of frozen king crab here for about $ 100.00 and if you know crab, you know that’s a deal!
You’ll sure to find some humor in this place when you walk in and see just about every chef, manager or owner from around town doing their shopping. Wait, those torta rolls aren’t baked fresh? You don’t peel your own garlic? You buy your champagne for bottomless mimosa brunch here for under $ 2.00 a bottle?! Oh, man. We’re on to you, restaurant owners, but love you unconditionally — we don’t have the skills on the grills like you do anyway.

This place is amazing! The warehouse is huge and filled with tons of food! This location carries fresh seafood in the refrigerated section of the store, if you time it right when the fish and seafood come in, it the best! The neighbor the store is in is not the best but oh well. I love to go just to see what is new and on sale.

It’s always freezing so bring jackets and only 3 stars cause they act like you are in there way all the time while they stock. Also they move and replace products a lot so takes you forever to find things and the register systems is very old school makes me laugh– The cashiers always nice and the prices descent and I get what I need cause other places don’t have without me ordering the items —

This place is really cool, it’s good for restaurant owners and people with other types of businesses who need paper products, janitorial supplies, etc. the walk in cooler is GIGANTiC and there is a HuGE freezer in the cooler. I mostly buy items for my vending machine and the selection of Mexican soda is really diverse.

If you have a business license and a business, have a lot of freezer space, or a lot of family members and friends, this a nice place to go shop! One thing I like about this place is that their beef is very well priced and competitive. They have a variety of seafood fresh or frozen. Great cheese collection and cold cuts as well. Yes, you need to buy in large quantities, but it s worth it if you run a nonprofit organization or business.
Please note, this place is not opened to the general public unless you have a business tax Id. number or you run or part of, a nonprofit organization.
New Address: 335 Cesar E Chavez Pkwy
San Diego, Ca. (619) 233‑0200

LOVE coming here for all our catering supplies. Reasonably priced with a plentiful stock of everything! So happy it’s not open to the public. :)

The new location is awesome! The floors are sealed with actual tile now! Everything is up on a shelf, where it should be. The freezer is huge now, which is only a bummer in that I have more time to freeze my ass off while shopping for meats and cheeses.
I come here every week for groceries for LP and the staff knows me pretty well by now. The ladies at the front are always pleasant, and the guys help me lift heavy items and load my car up. They are quite skilled at getting stuff into my little Corolla when my boss’ truck isn’t available.
Extra points for shiny, new U-​boats. I practically had to get a tetnus shot every time I used the old ones. Downside, they don’t have spare boxes anymore.

These people are sooooo friendly. It’s like Costco, but they have a giant freezer/​fridge section that has automatic doors. They also give you an orange coat to stay warm while inside. It’s cray-​cray!
I guess you have to be a member to go here and I was here recently with a friend who’s a member. Pretty epic experience. Not as busy as Costco, and it seems to be even cheaper! Too bad you have to have some sort of restaurant or resale certificate to be a member here!

The Costco for business owners. More cramped than the Miramar location but they are moving to a bigger facility.

Lots of good deals here, when in need they dont fail.

I could just copy and paste my review from the Mira Mesa Restaurant Depot for this one.
Well organized, great prizes but seems a little smaller than the Mira Mesa one.
The parking lot and get pretty full on Fridays.

I can’t believe people want this opened to the general public. WHY?! It is tough enough navigating those U-​boats. I couldn’t imagine everybody shopping there. I recently cut out my middle middle man and now I shop there twice a week. Great prices. Keep up the good work.

I will never eat at a restaurant that shops here. Seeing people load up fresh poultry, fish, beef, etc into their unrefrigerated vehicles and then throw cleaning chemicals and who knows what else on top. Then they go shop around other places and maybe get a starbucks or lunch before returning to their restaurant with these dangerous and perishable products. On a 80 or 90 degree day ! Wow I can smell the salmonella from here. I have seen pickups in front of restaurants loaded with products sit for hours before they take them in and refrigerate them. I cant believe the health department allows this to happen.