Produce World

Closing this location. Me sad
Go to the Dempster one. Morton Grove
Fantastic hot food bar

This grocery store is right by my house and perfect for different vegetables and foreign groceries. Bit pricier than Fresh Farms but it’s so close it doesn’t matter lol. Also love that i found Halal Crescent brand chicken here… makes life so easy!
Defo better than Jewel Osco in regards to fresh produce.

This is worst then the Morton Grove location! Worst customer service ever! Produce goes bad after 2 days!

This produce market isn’t at the top of locals’ lists for grocery shopping, but it’s worth the trip for their sale items. They often have some fruit, dips, and cheeses on sale, so if you don’t mind stopping somewhere else for boxed goods and meat, then this is a good stop. The cashiers and deli workers are friendly, and their selection of goods includes beer and candy, so you can find a little treat for yourself while you’re at it. I often buy veggies and dips which are less expensive than Jewel, but not always as cheap as the store on Oakton. It’s convenient and is worth the stop if you can get their weekly ads and plan in advance on what you’ll get.

So I experienced a minor snafu today. Once I got to my car, I looked at my receipt and noticed that I was charged $ 3.49 each for the 2 bags of Fresh Express Caesar salad I bought, which were marked down to .99 cents. I went back in, and «Slavica» asked me to show her. So we walked back to the shelves and I pointed to the sign. She tried to tell me I had gotten a different sized bag, so I showed her 8 ounces on the sign, and 8 ounces on my bags. She stood there for a minute, and finally said she’d refund me the difference.
Check your receipts, people! This has never happened before here, but now I will be paying close attention!

this is a great place if you need some quick items or some ethnic fare, but other than that, you have less than enthused employees that doesn’t understand english too well and one time i even saw employees flirting with each other while i was waiting to check out.
more recently, they double-​charged me on some items, and even when i went back, they still mis-​charged me on an item.
unattentive and unhelpful — pretty alarming and irritating.

They advertise great deals but once you get to the register they do not ring up to the offered price.
If you do not pay attention and point out any incorrect items, you will be over charged for all sale items!
Has happened to me multiple times.

Certain things here are really outstanding. Other things are pretty much the same selection and prices available locally.
For me personally, I am in absolute awe over the incredible Spinach Pie! It’s more like a strudel, with delicious spinach and cheese and a thicker crust. I stumbled upon it by accident. On an errand in Skokie, I drove by and stopped in this PW on a whim. While there getting spinach pie I also had some really wonderful Greek potatoes! They were very well-​seasoned. Although there were spices and oil and lemon, the potatoes had just enough salt and weren’t soaked in a sopping oil mess as I’ve encountered elsewhere! WOW, if all it takes is some spinach pie and some Greek potatoes to satisfy me — well, it takes more than that yet I’ll be back to Produce World!
PS, to the lady that compared PW to Tony’s, there’s no comparison! I wound up no longer buying much at Tony’s because there are places such as Produce World or Fresh Farms that have so much better, fresher fruits and vegetables.

I stumbled upon this place by accident while waiting for Plato’s Closet to go through my stuff. I’m so glad I did. This place is magical. And by magical, I mean they had a huge variety of fresh produce at a crazy good price for my now-​paying-​back-​grad-​school-​loans self. I managed to stock my fridge with spring onions, tomato, red pepper, red cabbage, blueberries, and parsley for under $ 4.25. I mean for real, 99 cents for a pint of blueberries is epic. The most expensive thing I bought was the cabbage for $ 1.32 (almost 2 pounds of it).
Only 4 stars for now because I’ve only been once and I want to make sure it’s not a fluke.

Prices are lower than Jewel Osco but produce is a bit over ripe.

I would have given this a 5 star rating had the prices on produce been as low as Tony’s or Butera. But at least the produce was fresh. That being said I was pleasantly surprised at the delli with all the yummy pre cooked food they had and the Deli clerk named Alex behind the counter. He was so enthusiastic, helpful and friendly. I would like to say that he is the main reason I enjoyed my shopping experience so much and plan on coming again soon! Take note of that Produce world managers. I got some beef brisket that is out of this world, so tender you could cut it with a butter knife. also got other cooked meats that are delicious and a bunch of other healthy choices, grilled veggies, seaweed salad whole grain salad artichoke hearts and beets with onion salad also some blintzes, I am going to eat like a queen the next few days and the joy is I didn’t have to break the bank or cook myself, freeing me up to do other important things, like getting my first floor ready to rent and my gardening. This is a great place to go for pre cooked food. I suggest you forget about the Jewel up the street and shop at Produce World. I am one pleased customer

Checking this place out!
Since I’ve been working out in Skokie I have found some truly
great places/​finds, and Produce World would definitely be one of those!
Located in a pretty great little strip mall this particular store actually
exceeded my expectations, I mean, you’ve seen one produce type
store you’ve seen them all. however some do outshine the others.
Produce World is one of those.
Reasons being.
A truly great appealing/​produce section upon entering, lots of pretty
colored vegetables to catch your eye.
One of the best deli counters I have seen yet, so many different choices
here, including all deli type meats, salads, sausages plus a good
selection of hot/​prepared foods for your convenience.
Soups galore, in case you need something to cure what ails you.
And, wow! What a booze selection to wash it all down with!
Also found an A&W RootBeer Cake, however it wasn’t in diet so I
passed on that.
Saw some pretty unlucky fish in the Deli that would probably be someone’s
dinner some night too!
Lots of European food choices here also, cookies, chocolate and other
assorted items.
On the whole just have to say this is definitely one of the better looking/​
well stocked stores I have seen.
So, if in Skokie, you should make a point to stop into Produce World.
Because, it may have Produce in it’s name but it’s so much more
than that!
And, you will see the pretty flowers outside too!
Definitely worth a trip/​visit out.

I wanted to review this place about 6 months ago, but the listing had not been created yet and I was too busy/​lazy to create it myself.
I can only review the produce section because my 2 visits here were just to pick up produce for my dad. The first time, the papayas were mushy and had mold on them. The second time, they had no mangoes, and the guy I asked looked at me like I was crazy for even asking.
There was no third time.

A good variety of fruits; vegetables are priced by the bunch (comparable to Jewel), almonds ($ 4/​pound)
Best sale prices for: milk, yogurt drinks ($ 2.50 for 32 oz), and eggs (often $ 1/​dozen).

This is a nice addition to the area. The prices are great and the people are very nice and amazingly helpful. The deli is great with a huge variety of choices, including some awesome international selections. My only complaint is that the fruit tend to go bad quickly.

I don’t know when this Produce World opened, but it may have been in the last few years. I hope it stays because I think they have comparable sales on produce and though their deli is on the small side, they stock some Boar’s Head and there’s usually some on sale. Amazing array of ethnic spices, oils, and other staples. They also have organic meats and poultry at basically the same prices as Trader Joe’s. I used to go there for meats and buy a bunch of other stuff, but their produce is kind of a rip off sometimes. It’s good to know I can come here instead if I only have time to go to one grocery store.
It’s never been very busy when i’ve come, so I hope the store is doing well. There’s kind of a dearth of options in the local area. There’s the super expensive place in Edens Plaza which is just ridiculous, and this (i don’t count Jewel and Dominicks) so let’s support it please!
I promise you will find plenty you want to buy here.