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La Bodega

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About La Bodega

Located in Mercadillo, La Bodega is a vibrant Pub-style market offering exceptional value and diverse essentials. Customers praise its incredible selection of fresh produce, spices, home supplies, and ready-to-cook meats like signature carnitas and Carne Asada. The friendly atmosphere is enhanced by...

Located in Mercadillo, La Bodega is a vibrant Pub-style market offering exceptional value and diverse essentials. Customers praise its incredible selection of fresh produce, spices, home supplies, and ready-to-cook meats like signature carnitas and Carne Asada. The friendly atmosphere is enhanced by helpful staff who ensure a welcoming experience for everyone. Beyond food, the store serves as a convenient hub with baking necessities, money exchange services, and wheelchair accessibility. With extended hours daily and competitive prices on staples like eggs, La Bodega stands out as a reliable destination for quick visits or full grocery runs, truly making it a beloved community staple in San Isidro.

What Customers Say About La Bodega

La Bodega is a market known for its great prices, variety of products, and meat selection, especially the carne asada. Customers appreciate the baking needs section and friendly staff like Lorena. Some complain about disorganization, cleanliness, and inconsistent quality of produce and meat.

Popular Dishes

Carne Asada carnitas

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Casual

Tip: Visit for good deals on meat and baking supplies, but check the freshness of produce and meat before buying.

Features

Accessible

What to see nearby

San Ysidro Community Park
A 313m

San Ysidro Community Park

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Larsen Field
A 750m

Larsen Field

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Explore the area around La Bodega

La Bodega is located in Mercadillo, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • San Ysidro Community Park (A 313m) — park in San Diego County, California, United States of America
  • Larsen Field (A 750m) — park in the United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about La Bodega

La Bodega is located at 110 E Olive Dr, San Ysidro, CA 92173, Mercadillo.
Near La Bodega you can find points of interest such as San Ysidro Community Park, Larsen Field.
La Bodega offers pub cuisine.
La Bodega has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
The most recommended dishes at La Bodega based on customer reviews are: Carne Asada, carnitas.
La Bodega is ideal for locals, quick bites, casual dining.
La Bodega is a market known for its great prices, variety of products, and meat selection, especially the carne asada. Customers appreciate the baking needs section and friendly staff like Lorena. Some complain about disorganization, cleanliness, and inconsistent quality of produce and meat.
Visit for good deals on meat and baking supplies, but check the freshness of produce and meat before buying.
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La Bodega Mercadillo Reviews

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Reviews (40)
Luis Mendez
Luis Mendez

Always a variety and good prices

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Luis Mendez

Always a variety and good prices

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Um Umm

This place has the best Carne Asada already prepared, so if your going to TJ...don't forget the meat before you cross!!!

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Jr

Very good deals. This place has a large variety of spices,candy, fruit, food, home supplies ,piggy banks etc. awesome place to get some carnitas as well. It’s a place to get a whole lot for very little money.

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Angelina Blankenship

Great little market. The BEST thing I love about this store it has ALL your baking needs. And the lady behind the counter Lorena is great friendly n very helpful.

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Jorge Gonzalez

Great prices and lots of products to choose from. Also they have a money exchange office. No doubt is one of the best places in San Isidro 😁👌😉

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Brave PeaceWorker

Only location with rice paper food art. Very well done. The website doesn't work and had a bug when you click it however.

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John Monjazi

I was in a hurry to buy some good meat and this place was my answer. Great meat selection and price.

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Lisa Cochran

I drive 15 miles just to go here best price on eggs in San Diego! 10$ box of 100 eggs at times it's 5.99 for a box of 100 eggs!

John Monjazi
John Monjazi

I was in a hurry to buy some good meat and this place was my answer. Great meat selection and price.

Brave PeaceWorker
Brave PeaceWorker

Only location with rice paper food art. Very well done. The website doesn't work and had a bug when you click it however.

Jorge Gonzalez
Jorge Gonzalez

Great prices and lots of products to choose from. Also they have a money exchange office. No doubt is one of the best places in San Isidro 😁👌😉

Angelina Blankenship
Angelina Blankenship

Great little market. The BEST thing I love about this store it has ALL your baking needs. And the lady behind the counter Lorena is great friendly n very helpful.

Jr
Jr

Very good deals. This place has a large variety of spices,candy, fruit, food, home supplies ,piggy banks etc. awesome place to get some carnitas as well. It’s a place to get a whole lot for very little money.

Um Umm
Um Umm

This place has the best Carne Asada already prepared, so if your going to TJ...don't forget the meat before you cross!!!

Lisa Cochran
Lisa Cochran

I drive 15 miles just to go here best price on eggs in San Diego! 10$ box of 100 eggs at times it's 5.99 for a box of 100 eggs!

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Esteban Rodriguez (TJSteveMX)

Not a really organized place but my family likes the marinade meat for a carne asada. That's the only thing I recommend from there imo

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Michael R. Glatfelter, Jr.

This store has gotten smaller since the last time I was there. It still has fresh meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables. What I like most is the variety of baking goods and prepared baked goods they have. Their prices are not the best, but in a pinch and if you don't want/have time to go to a bake shop, this is a good alternative.

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Guillermina Carter

This market is located in San Ysidro. The butcher shop prepares meat and chicken for your weekends and grills it. It's superbly seasoned and fresh. It has a flavor that no other market can match.

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Jesus Cruz

Great place to shop, it's always stocked and with plenty of bulk foods to choose from. Parking lot is huge and cashiers are friendly, fast and efficient. Great selection of meats, produce, dry foods, etc. It also has a huge section of products for baking cakes and for supplying businesses and bakeries.

Michael R. Glatfelter, Jr.
Michael R. Glatfelter, Jr.

This store has gotten smaller since the last time I was there. It still has fresh meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables. What I like most is the variety of baking goods and prepared baked goods they have. Their prices are not the best, but in a pinch and if you don't want/have time to go to a bake shop, this is a good alternative.

Guillermina Carter
Guillermina Carter

This market is located in San Ysidro. The butcher shop prepares meat and chicken for your weekends and grills it. It's superbly seasoned and fresh. It has a flavor that no other market can match.

Esteban Rodriguez (TJSteveMX)
Esteban Rodriguez (TJSteveMX)

Not a really organized place but my family likes the marinade meat for a carne asada. That's the only thing I recommend from there imo

Jesus Cruz
Jesus Cruz

Great place to shop, it's always stocked and with plenty of bulk foods to choose from. Parking lot is huge and cashiers are friendly, fast and efficient. Great selection of meats, produce, dry foods, etc. It also has a huge section of products for baking cakes and for supplying businesses and bakeries.

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Rich

Excellent prices on the large shrimp. Chicken quarter's smelled bad, tossed them. Not good.

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Antonio Garcia

I like that they had a variety of things everything you would need, even saw some Kirkland stuff. Only dislike was how expensive things were, I paid 15 dollars for some grapes. Lol. It’s convenient if you’re buying to make a meal but for grocery shopping for the quincena I’d rather shop at Costco/food for less.

Antonio Garcia
Antonio Garcia

I like that they had a variety of things everything you would need, even saw some Kirkland stuff. Only dislike was how expensive things were, I paid 15 dollars for some grapes. Lol. It’s convenient if you’re buying to make a meal but for grocery shopping for the quincena I’d rather shop at Costco/food for less.

Rich
Rich

Excellent prices on the large shrimp. Chicken quarter's smelled bad, tossed them. Not good.

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Benjamin Santillan

Not really sure what happened I used to enjoy my fruit and vegetables they used to have really good fresh fruit and veggies now I'm just giving the money away I throw all fruit & vegetables

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Memo Urena

The meat department just ruined the whole experience. The quality is really bad. They had ground beef that was grey on the sales floor. You can tell employees don't really care about quality, specially when raw items can get customers sick.

Benjamin Santillan
Benjamin Santillan

Not really sure what happened I used to enjoy my fruit and vegetables they used to have really good fresh fruit and veggies now I'm just giving the money away I throw all fruit & vegetables

Memo Urena
Memo Urena

The meat department just ruined the whole experience. The quality is really bad. They had ground beef that was grey on the sales floor. You can tell employees don't really care about quality, specially when raw items can get customers sick.

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Quintin White

Very smelly, dirty and untidy store. The flies buzzing around the meat counter were unbelievable. The produce was bruised and also had flies. The owner should be ashamed of this store.

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Nishka Serrano

Terrible place is dirty and expensive you can buy the same food for less at Walmart or food 4 less, they robbing you. And not to mention their systems never work you gotta leave what you want to buy and leave embarrassed because they don’t have the decency to leave a sign out on the door at least to mention credit card o Ebt system isn’t working save people the embarrassment

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Andres Alonso

You get harassed if you enter with another stores shopping bag.

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Angel Rodriguez (_MARL96_)

There is no costumer service, I don't agree that they want to take away my backpack when I walk in, I walk in and there is a lot of people with backpacks and a lot of women's with purses, is it that they want us to use purses too or what? A backpack for a man is same as a purse for a woman. I'm definitely not leaving my backpack behind. I can put it in my cart but definitely not leaving it behind

Andres Alonso
Andres Alonso

You get harassed if you enter with another stores shopping bag.

Angel Rodriguez (_MARL96_)
Angel Rodriguez (_MARL96_)

There is no costumer service, I don't agree that they want to take away my backpack when I walk in, I walk in and there is a lot of people with backpacks and a lot of women's with purses, is it that they want us to use purses too or what? A backpack for a man is same as a purse for a woman. I'm definitely not leaving my backpack behind. I can put it in my cart but definitely not leaving it behind

Quintin White
Quintin White

Very smelly, dirty and untidy store. The flies buzzing around the meat counter were unbelievable. The produce was bruised and also had flies. The owner should be ashamed of this store.

Nishka Serrano
Nishka Serrano

Terrible place is dirty and expensive you can buy the same food for less at Walmart or food 4 less, they robbing you. And not to mention their systems never work you gotta leave what you want to buy and leave embarrassed because they don’t have the decency to leave a sign out on the door at least to mention credit card o Ebt system isn’t working save people the embarrassment

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110 E Olive Dr, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Mercadillo, CA 92173

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🕐 Hours Today
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Rating
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💬 Reviews
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 10 min here
📞 Phone
+1 619-428-4481
🌐 Website
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110 E Olive Dr, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Mercadillo, CA 92173

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