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Carload Food Market
Category: Food Specialty Food Fruits & Veggies Fruits & Veggies [Edit]
2334 Bloor St WToronto, ON M6S 1P3
Neighbourhoods: Bloor-West Village, Swansea
(416) 767-8661
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Carload Food Market
5 reviews in English
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Review from Kat F.
4/3/2009
Next to John's Food Village (the farthest WEST fruit market in Bloor West Village), Carload has the best produce in the neighbourhood. They always have the best green beans and bell peppers, not to mention the TOP price per pound on cherries. Carload, John's and Green Thumb are constantly vying for the top spot when it comes to summer cherries, and they can often be had for $2.99 or less per pound (compare: $4.99 or $5.99 per pound at Metro or other large grocery store) at Carload.
Also, let's talk about the green grapes. I am not usually a fan of green grapes because they're too soft for my liking. I like really hard, slightly underripe fruit (nectarines, pears, kiwi, etc.). So I usually stick to red grapes. But Carload has the BIGGEST, JUICIEST seedless green grapes on this side of the M6S postal code. Honestly.
Plus they also stock TONS of baby spinach and arugula at the counter that they bag themselves. It's wayyy better than the boxed or prewashed/bagged branded stuff that you normally buy at the grocery store.
In the summer the blueberries and raspberries are so cheap (like 3 for $5 sometimes) that I have to wield my juggling skills as I skulk out the door carrying like twenty pints of them. -
Review from Kim B.
ON
11/24/2008 13 photos
There are two or three other little grocery stores closer to my place, but I always walk a little further to get to Carload.
They've got a better organic selection, cheaper prices, fresher produce, and a bigger selection of flowers. Oh, and they accept debit and credit cards, which saves me a trip to the bank.
As far as I'm concerned, it's the best choice for produce if you live in Bloor West Village. -
Review from Michelle A.
Toronto, ON
1/4/2011
I agree with the other reviewers - this is a much better fruit market than most of the small shops in Bloor West Village. It looks kind of run-down from the outside, but it's surprisingly nice and quite big inside. Not only do they have a lot of fresh produce (great prices too), but they also have a lot of organic, vegetarian/vegan specialty items.The front section also has fair-trade chocolate and containers of specialty candy/nuts/salty snacks. It's located right by High Park Subway station next to Cafe Novo.
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Review from Luke A.
Toronto, ON
10/18/2008 1 photo
Carload is primarily a fruit & veggie place, but they also have a small selection of basic groceries (milk, etc.) near the front of the store, and a little closed-off flower room in the back. It's about an average size for this kind of store, and has the obligatory baskets of food out front on the sidewalk, too. Some even spills over in front of the Bank of Montreal next door.
Carload's size and focus on diversification means that the overall selection of produce isn't the best in the neighbourhood, and the prices, while not exorbitant, aren't the lowest either. Still, if you've got business on the block, and need some fruit, there's no reason not to give them a look. -
Review from Carolyn R.
Toronto, ON
6/22/2011
Great market! Always fresh, good looking produce. Good organic selection including dairy. Pretty much the only fruit/veg market I shop at!
