Comments on: New Grocery Store Coming to 18th and Mission

By: LH

LH — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:38:49 +0000

As a longtime neighbor of this place I have mixed feelings, the owner is a grade-a piece of work and basically let the building rot abandoned since he bought it, leaving both the building & the roof, with access to the neighboring buildings, open to the public.

There were no issues with the previous owner, only this guy.

At least thanks to the work it’s well closed up. And at least not turning into condos or something else horrible.

Have plenty of stories / could go into detail but in a fair and just world the guy should be in jail… or, well, realistically, fined several orders of magnitude beyond what he already had been.

The enormous rat colony that lives in & around the building should have a fine time with those groceries.

Never cared about the ‘blight’, just about safety. I mean come on, the fire department had been running drills on the place and off-record advising neighbors to take initiative and board up the place themselves.

Someone did finally board up the roof after waking up to people off the street peering into their window. After weeks and weeks of city & SFPD calls & attempted owner contact.

By: marcos

marcos — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 20:54:02 +0000

Kev, it seems that there is an epidemic in San Francisco of people whose eyes get sore whenever there is not a new shiny well used structure on a parcel of land here.

Might I suggest that you join Healthy San Francisco and avail yourself of a visit to an ophthalmologist to ascertain exactly what it is that makes your eyes so sore?

Most of us are able to pass by these sites without experiencing what appears to be existential eye pain.

By: Schlub

Schlub — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:24:18 +0000

Old Mission Neighbor – at this point in history, it’s just ok. I personally don’t want myself or my loved ones eating pesticide sprayed vegetables, nor do I want to be eating caged chickens or tasteless corporation-raised beef.

El Chico is OK. They’re inexpensive, which is great until you realize you’re not buying stuff that’s long term good for your body or for the environment. They’re great for peppers and other specialty items but in general they’re on the wrong side of the curve in terms of what consumers are looking for more of in the Mission.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:25:27 +0000

El Chico has got to be one of the dirtiest places to shop in the Mission. Surprised they haven’t been shut down. This new one defintely needs to be scrutinized in the same way as Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Fresh & Easy. It is too bad that none of these businesses will be going into this space. This area desperatley needs improvements not more of the same dreck. In the meantime, I will continue shopping at Duc Loi, which is spotless!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:14:20 +0000

Righton Dave well said.
Im born and raised here in the Mission… I hadnt even heard about the Fresh and Easy coming LOL. when? do u happen to know? I use my basket for shopping and miss Calas, went there for years, was hoping for a Trader Joes need good choices in the Mission.

By: Dave the neighbor

Dave the neighbor — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:29:07 +0000

Fresh and Easy faced a huge neighborhood battle as they try to go into the Cala/DeLanos space.
Mission Local’s coverage of that story asked the question of whether the employees were going to be union or not. Where is that reporting here?
Mission Local also reporting on how many of the employees at the proposed Fresh and Easy will be from the neighborhood. Where is that reporting here?
Just because this is a locally owned chain doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve the same critical examination as a huge chain like Fresh and Easy. Careful of the bias folks.

By: Amy Kitty

Amy Kitty — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:33:47 +0000

Darn, I really was hoping for a Trader Joe’s or some awesome all-night trendy coffee shop to open up there…but I guess we can’t everything we want in life…! Now if only Howard would rent out that tiny space in his building next to Duc Loi at San Carlos alley…

By: Kev

Kev — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:24:19 +0000

From the comments it appears that most prefer an eyesore.

Let the business open and then determine how fresh the veggies are. Pretend it os a trendy spot and I am sure all will be ok.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:41:46 +0000

I find La Mission Market on 17th and Mission has some of the freshest and cheapest produce.

By: tiritiritran tran tran

tiritiritran tran tran — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:22:40 +0000

The produce at el Chico on 24th St is so bad I am not shopping there any more. The best thing is that they sell meat and veggies on the same store. Their employees are great people.I’ve heard they take good care of their workers. If only they sell organic at an affordable price…