Cardenas Markets

3.9 (674)

320 N Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95133
(408) 240-0590
cardenasmarkets.com

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Supermarket
Mexican grocery store
Mexican-focused market with general groceries plus a juice & fruit bar, tortillas & prepared meals.

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  • No-contact delivery

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Wbaldo Robles

2024-01

I love this place, I especially love the Mexican soups served here. There is a dining area where you can sit down and eat your food too, with napkins, spoons, forks and knives. The hot food stops serving at 8pm, it used to close at 8:30pm I think. There’s also self-checkout available for if you need to buy and go go go! 🚗💨

Ann ELIZAGA

2024-04

Today the rice tasted spoiled. I'm usually happy with my food there.One thing I do notice is how the caldo de res is served to go. Limited meat( 3 medium pieces) and full of soup and veggies only. This isn't right.

Kenjiro Y

2017-05

First time walking into a Mi Pueblo and I loved it. It felt like walking into a different country's grocery store.Very clean and it's really like a Mexican version of a better Safeway.The music here makes you happy and makes you want to host a party. The workers speak mainly Spanish but they are very friendly and will work with you.I enjoyed touring the different kinds of bakery, fruits, snacks offered at this location.

Dahlia Garden

2020-05

It’s like stepping into Mexico without leaving the border. The shop is clean, bright and organized. It carries authentic Mexican groceries and hot food served on the premises in a spacious area of the store.

Rodrigo Ryder

2023-07

Person in charge of deli doesn't know how to staff their department any day of the week long line that takes an upwards of 15 minutes just to buy simple items such as chicarron botanero, I wonder how badly this place gets when it's an actual holiday.....

Anthony Lee

2023-09

I recently stopped by Cardenas Supermarket for a quick grocery run, primarily focusing on fresh produce. I was pleasantly surprised by the reasonable prices for the items I needed, which included bell peppers, lettuce, cucumbers, and a few other essentials. The variety and quality of the produce were quite satisfactory, and I managed to find most of the items on my list without any hassle.The checkout process was quick, with a short line at the register. However, I did encounter a frustrating issue with the self-checkout register. It seems that the register has trouble accurately reading the weight of scanned items once they're placed on the scanned side. This glitch led to multiple instances where I needed to seek assistance from the attendant to resolve the problem. While the staff was helpful and responsive, having to repeatedly ask for help was a bit bothersome and slowed down the checkout experience.Despite the self-checkout hiccup, I appreciate Cardenas Supermarket's competitive prices for produce and the overall range of products they offer. It would be great if they could address the self-checkout issue to make the shopping experience even more convenient. Nevertheless, I'm satisfied with the variety and cost of the items I found during this visit.

Julia Tat

2023-12

Enjoy the Mexican grocery stuff here. Large and with lots of varieties in the store. And the best deal is from Friday to Sunday.You also need to watch out carefully about the "2 for $.99" deal. Some are 2 pieces, and some are 2 lbs. In addition, some merchandise is marked two different prices when the merchandise is displayed in two different places. I bought the tangerine today. One area is marked $1.69/lb, and the other one is marked $1.99/lb. Not that much. Just don't feel that comfortable about this trick.

fredy Didanga

2024-02

It's a big store, you can find whatever you want but be ready to experience racism if you're black. I experienced it more than twice.

Lani Dias Blackstad

2024-02

Love their meat dept big variety at great prices and very friendly too

Personal Growth Healing

2019-05

Exceptional experience from walking in the door to packing groceries into car chatting with cart runner.Fresh meat prices a lot higher than Mi Pueblo though. And no more store made beef jerky, very disappointed about that.

Paul Harmon

2023-12

Good prices for the most part. However, not a store that you just pop into for 1 or 2 items. The lines are usually too long for that.

T CD

2023-10

One of my school teachers was belittled here today because she was white and didn't speak spanish. She was distraught and very emotional. She's a tough woman, because she has to be with being a special needs teacher.Out of the kindness of her heart, she went out of her way to buy food for the special kids so they may enjoy a taco tuesday tomorrow as they have mobility constraints.What transpired was egregious, and i told her to call corporate, and she did. Workers are generally rude at this store, but this is why our families both dont come here anymore.

Brandon Tripodi

2023-06

Not the best Cardenas, the other one near the O’Reilys seems to be better. We’ve been here when it used to be Mi Pueblo and Mi Pueblo was way better than what it is now. The quality of everything has gone down and I think what has affected it the most is the taqueria and the staff. The tacos used to be made with really fresh corn tortillas, now they’re made with some whole grain tortilla or something because they’re dark. With the staff that’s a whole different thing, this place is understaffed, there are not enough cashiers and simply just not enough staff. We’ve had one bad experience where one of the ladies that worked there started arguing with my mom and then another time was when we were trying to get a cake for my sisters birthday and nobody was there at the panadería. We had to get some other staff member who was kind enough to help but it just wasn’t enough because she put the cake in a box the wrong way and the cake started moving around so we didn’t end up buying it. The lady who helped us told us that the staff member who was supposed to be at the panadería left because she said she wasn’t feeling well.

Anju

2023-08

Good prices on produce. Meat/ deli section has a large selection of meats. Most of the workers are kind and helpful. I was looking for a rare Mexican spice. They helped me find it!!

Rusty Osgood

2023-06

I shop at a different Cardenas for the fresh produce and meats regularly but had to use the restroom at this location a few weeks ago and was pleased to find it available and clean. Friendly staff led me to the door and punched in the code for me. Thanks!

Jose Uribe

2023-11

My experience was great I couldn't find everything where they need. When I cannot find something. I ask the workers where I can find the Item.

G. Berumen

2023-08

Today i bought 2 diff marinated pollo on sale for 3.99 a pound, low & behold as soon as i started cooking the red one it stunk my house up..it's spoiled. Be careful, I'm trying to call now no answer.

Fariba Ghi

2022-05

It is large size super market. Mainly Mexican products. Not fresh vegetables and many of veggies are frozen with low quality.

Harjit Singh Badwal

2021-05

It’s really big grocery store and broad parking lot . Good service. Helpful staff . Fresh fruits 🍎 and vegetables. A large variety of Vegetarian and non vegetarian products are available in this store .

Craig Nolan

2023-06

They were amazing...went out of their way to help me find the Gazebo that was on sale..especially Marciela and the gentleman who was mopping the floors and helping everyone...even the Store Manager stepped in to help...also. the food I bought is excellent...Nolan

Jasmine Lamas

2023-10

The lady at the register scammed my grandmother. She took her credit card and switched it with a different one. My grandmother didn’t notice until later. Her credit card was charged with numerous transactions.

Sherwin F

2023-05

One of my favorite places to shop for fresh produce because they have such high turnover and low prices on common items. For the most part, there's always at least one employee maintaining the produce department. My only complaints are that it's not very easy to be in and out quickly and the parking lot is always so packed.

Midnight_Rose (MidnightRose)

2021-05

I like this store. I shop there often because their meat section is great. The part I like is, you have to take a number to get serviced so no one jumping ahead of you. The staff is nice and polite, too. Prices for the meat section is awesome versus going to a regular local grocery store. I like shopping at Cardenas and family member's go there also. It's convenient to stop there on my way home from work. 😁

Johnny Chu (John)

2018-05

This supermarket has a cafeteria with a great selection of Mexican dishes.

Lilia Viramontes

2021-05

This place is super nice. The employees are very helpful but a bit too shy, but you can't hate someone for being shy.Very clean and organized.The deli is amazing and so good. The produce dept. is always fully stocked with fresh friuts and vegetables and always looks very appealing.Cardenas is a great market but nothing is perfect and I have to mention that the only awful thing about going to Cardenas is the parking lot, however, I don't think that has anything to do with the store and its' service.

Robin V

2018-05

I have a shout-out to Mi Pueblo... Went in to use the restroom cuz the one at Starbucks is out of order, and that was my first experience of everything in their store. I've got to tell you that I always knew the Latin population to be good hard workers and the field janitorial services at my job, and now I see it also in there grocery stores! It was the cleanest store I've ever been in, and the bathroom smelled of bleach! Through the produce section with Pinatas hanging above my head and watching people stock the produce, it was such a pleasant experience. The prices looked good the produce fresh the people were pleasant and peaceful. I happened to run into the store director in the restroom and just told her how wonderful I thought her store was. I think this is going to be my new go-to place to shop as opposed to Lucky's or Safeway. She said the prices are even going to start getting better in the next month due to a change in ownership, and that Wednesdays are produce sales and Thursdays are meat sales that have exorbitant savings! I will definitely be back.

soldier3335

2022-05

Cardenas is a great place to get anything you need to make Mexican food. The fruit is super cheap compared to any other store. They also have a large meat section and sweet bread. Last time we were here is was super packed but that just shows how good the stores products are.

Raul Ocampo-Quinonez

2017-05

The staff is friendly. You can order all types of meats and they will cut it to your preference. They also have prepared food that is delicious with good prices. There's plenty of space to move around. The Mexican bread is really good. Love the place!

Alicia Jones

2023-05

Poor customer service. I’ve asked twice for items I can’t find but staff wasn’t pleasant and the second time, the lady gave me a sight as if I’m bothering her. Management should be training their staff to be professional and courteous with customers.

Oscar

2021-05

Today at about 4:00 pm we went to get tacos, we ordered 5 asada and 3 mixed. I was really disappointed with my tacos oily tortillas. They didn’t put any salsa, the meat was not fresh, it seemed like it was the left overs from a day before. I couldn’t believe I had some of the worst tacos from a very Mexican market. Im not sure if there’s any one supervising the people at the restaurant, I will never eat their tacos again.

Opening Hours

Monday 7 AM-10 PM
Tuesday 7 AM-10 PM
Wednesday 7 AM-10 PM
Thursday 7 AM-10 PM
Friday 7 AM-10 PM
Saturday 7 AM-10 PM
Sunday 7 AM-10 PM

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