It again has been a while since I have written a post! I wanted to wait until I had actually been inside City Market and experienced it to write about it. I was there last Friday. Here are the photos, not taken by me.
The Meat Department was not only full of fresh meats but all kinds of other meats such as rabbit, deer, turkey and ostrich! Amazing.
The Wine area was humongous. Again, I didn't spend any time looking individually. That's for the next time...........
The grand kids love the "Sushi Bar". They have eaten here several times and really enjoy it. There are several other dining options but we were moving at a speedy pace and did not stop at any of them.
This area was a real surprise with top notch cooking utensils, glassware and dishes at top notch prices.
As we entered the store with me driving an electric cart and my son John by my side, it was a visual display of gorgeous displays of fruits and vegetables. Then to the right was a coffee bar with coffees of all kinds.
Astonishing was the entire sections of olive oils; teas; refrigerated cases of beer for as far as the eye could see; and the refrigerated section has more kinds of yogurt and ice cream then I have seen in a long time.
The store was spotlessly clean. We had gone one morning the previous week when John pushed me in my wheelchair but we didn't stay long as something came up in John's business and so last Friday was the return trip with us using the electric cart!
Oh boy, was that nifty. I have never been in one before but it was FUN. The idea of it left me hesitant but it didn't take long for me to find it an easy thing to navigate in the store.
Now, when we left there was a bit of a snafu. The employee of Central Market was walking in front of me and when he walked down the handicap incline, I followed. A little too fast but then I slammed on the brakes when I saw the look of panic on my son's face. I was laughing out loud because it was so much fun and so was the employee and some people in a car passing by. My son had been afraid I was going to tip over.............luckily I didn't. However, I don't think I will do that again, hee hee.
All I can say about City Market is this. If we are a "First Class" city to visit, why not have a "first class" place to shop? For me it is a specialty place and it is doubtful that I would be there on a regular basis since I have all my groceries ordered online.
Many are worried how it is going to impact the tiendas and the other grocery stores. I doubt it will because the majority of what I saw in this store has never been seen in Mexico before! Truly it was definitely a trip worth taking.
Central Market is located on Salida de Celaya almost directly behind Pollo Feliz.
** Please forgive the spacing. I have tried to correct it for a long period of time and I give up.Hope you enjoy reading it even though it is a mess.