Venice Ranch Market

Come in and get your basic goods here. Don’t expect fake smiling workers or spending your whole check. Good selection of Mexican spices for under a $ 1 each package. Now selling organic milk (thank you!)

The Venice Ranch Market has an excellent, if small selection of Mexican meats and produce — the chorizo, salsa, beef fajitas, guacamole are all great, and affordable too, especially surprising given the area. The produce selection is limited but reasonably priced and convenient.
It’s unfortunate that this market doesn’t get all the rich gringo dollars that the Whole Foods nearby does.
All in all, if you live close, it has the convenience of a «convenience store» and the essentials — namely, meat and some produce — of a real market.

Best sandwiches! This is my go to spot before the beach. Great variety of food and snacks. Also they have prepacked sandwiches that they make that day… one of the best sandwiches i’ve ever had. The turkey and the ham are bomb! I’ve lived in NYC and Chicago so I know a samich:)

I liked this place for its convenience but after I was given attitude about using their rewards check in (belly) without buying something … I don’t think I’ll be back.

An excellent neighborhood market with a deli that brings me back weekly. It’s way less common on the westside to find places where they have fresh cotija cheese, salsa, fruits & veggies etc.
Great place to buy beer to take next door to Fiesta Brava for a great meal as well!

They have VERY good sandwiches here.
I usually come here for the pastrami sandwich (on sourdough or rye). Only $ 6 and way better than Subway. Great place to come grab lunch and they have other sandwich options as well. But I think Pastrami is the best.

Kinda don’t wanna give away this secret gem, but this is my carnivore BF’s go to spot for carne asada and chicken. Their meats are already marinated and perfect for BBQ’s. I personally have never tried them, but have watched many friends devour it.
The chips, guacamole and salsa are some of the best I have ever had. Fresh and authentic!
The woman who owns and works this market is a super sweet Israeli lady. Always make sure to say Shalom :)

I’ve been going to the market for 10 years and I keep returning for the chips and best guacamole ever! It’s become a staple when friends and family visit and is requested when I go home… to Canada! Their roast chickens are also delicious and make a quick and delicious meal. Love this local hidden gem!

Great, friendly, neighborhood spot with excellent carne asada.

The Venice Ranch Market is a small, clean and friendly family store that offers snacks you can grab on your way to the beach. This place is rather cheap compared to liquor stores and other supermarkets.
They have a meat section along with several different kinds of cheese, creams, salsas and guacamole. This is my local place for plantain chips!
Their queso fresco is really good, you can even ask the guys for a taste.

One problem is that they don’t have 40z here. One good thing is that they have a good selection of sparkling water. And American Spirit cigarettes if you’re into that. Nice people work here, too.

Guacamole is amazing at the deli counter. Comes in 2 sizes, believe me, go with the large because it will be gone fast! Always a staple at any gathering. They also have a pretty good selection of meats. We often grab the pre seasoned carna asada and pollo to throw on the grill for a quick cheap mexican meal.

Great convenient market but with huge meat selection too. The staff is always friendly and the place is clean. You know, some times what you need to get is easier at a market this size. Parking (but for me it’s blocks away).

No fish but they gave me a free guac to try. All the folks working there are really nice.

My legs sprinted out the door for a walk in my neighborhood. It was getting a little too warm inside. Yesterday I missed the warbling tunes of the ice cream truck. I was bored with the usual flavors of ice cream stocked in my freezer. A drive to Scoops or Westwood for Persian ice cream was out of the realm of reality, given the price of gas.
I decided to peek in this store, hoping to find a rum & raisin ice cream bar, however it wasn’t meant to be. I discovered instead, a muy delicioso walnut ice cream bar, also a rice ice cream bar. Both were not too sweet & only 100 calories each. Bits of walnuts, bits of rice & a slight sprinkling of cinnamon, what cool treats.
I heard lots of chopping @ the meat counter. The cashier was friendly & there were all sorts of locals inside. Most of them buying huge bags of corn tortillas. I’m not a big fan of guacamole, however since my guests like it, this place will soon come in handy.
I didn’t even notice the steep incline on the walk home. I guess my palate was pleased enough that it overtook the rest of my mind. On the way back a lost London tourist stopped by to ask directions. I was happy to help. A pleasant walk on a summer’s day.

An ordinary market on the outside, but go inside and look to your left and you will find a full fledge meat counter. All sorts of various meats ready to go and at reasonable prices. I love the fact that they have homemade guacamole AND rotisserie chickens ready to go. I finally bought one today and I have to say, «Pretty damn tasty» for $ 7.50. What’s best is that the man behind the counter will cut it up for me, unlike the chickens I buy at Costco and have to cut myself. Ewwww.

An underrated local Mexican market on Rose Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Avenue, on the same stretch as the Robert Hall Winery and Groundworks, the Venice Ranch Market offers the usual assortment of convenience store items, with the grand exception that their selection of freshly made Mexican food is several cuts above the local standard.
Try their homemade pico de gallo salsa, as well as their guacamole. The pico de gallo is lively, with a bit of heat and an undercurrent of smoke. The guacamole is a simple pleasure, heavy on the garlic with not much else besides the avocados and lime.
Unfortunately, the preferred double thick, authentic restaurant style tortilla chips are not to be found; their tortilla chip options are limited to the ordinary lightweight chips.
For cinema buffs, principal photography for the beneath the radar feature from 1976, «Mother, Jugs and Speed,» was shot at the market, which played the role as a down on its luck ambulance market in the film which starred Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, and Larry Hagman.