If you are buying your produce at a main stream grocery you are over paying. I just went in. Lemons are two for a dollar. A bag of bok choy was one dollar and a group of fresh lemongrass was $1.99. Anyone who cooks know this is amazing.

I love this market. You must enjoy cooking to come here. From beans to meats and all the in between this place is a hidden gem. I came here out of curiosity, and I'm so glad that I did. At the time I was in search of goat. I wanted to make curry goat and sure enough they had it. My dish turned out great. I ended up bringing home so many bags of dried beans (my boys love beans) and huge bags of rice. I love this place it's like a gold mine! It's a home cooks dream.

Ok, we have to give this place some credit, the name is misleading, it is an international grocery store, NOT a farmers market. It even says "international grocery" on the outside. The word Atlantic means, transatlantic...Are we registering? We can't use a pure American mindset on this one. I do have to agree that there is odor in this place, but it is NOT nearly as bad as 99% of ethnic grocery stores!! They look like they do a pretty decent job at organizing their food and try to be clean, I smell bleach when I was there tonight as they are getting ready to close down. After we finished at the checkout counter a woman took a wet towel and wipe down the whole counter before she closed down for the night, seriously this is not bad, I am not sure if Harris Teeter even do this. We just have to be open minded when it comes to ethnic stores. I do have to say, about at least 1/3 of the store is not food, it'd be household goods like toilet paper, soaps and such...which is a tad disappointing because I was really hoping for a larger variety of international produce. It seems like they have a good bit of Asian grocery and Mexican grocery here, I'd say more Mexican than Asian. The price here is pretty low, I bought a peanut butter flavored beef hide bone here for my dog for $1...pssh I'd get one for my dog everyweek at this price. Oh, and this is the only international grocer that I know of that sells pet products, extra points! If you want an awesome international grocery store(Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican, European, Middle Eastern and Indian goods) I'd suggest Super G Mart or Grand Asia. However, this place has a fair amount of products that are cheaper that either of the two places. They can work on getting more variety, but for now I guess this place is a OK by me.

Atlantic Farmers Market is the absolute best place to get those authentic Mexican ingredients needed for your dish. I was amazed at all the fresh produce and also the more bizarre fruits that seriously I haven't seen since I last vacationed in Mexico. Cool! Don't go here if you are phobic and need super cleanliness and trendy marketing. It's a dated grocery store and converted from an old Bi-Lo probably. I was surprised to see all the kitchenware for sale here as well. They also have a jewelry counter if the feeling strikes you to pick up a new gold chain or watch during your visit. Super friendly service makes happy to visit this place over and over again.....not to mention they had a young lady making up cheese & lettuce based corn tortillas to sample hot off the pan! Full size samples too....not that Sam's Club or Costco teaser crap!

Do not be afraid....ok be a little afraid...yes this is a bad neighborhood at night but during the day just roll right in. I went here looking for the squishy Mexican soft cheese for quesadillas for a party and was SHOCKED to find a hidden gem of fresh veggies, hard to find marinades and gorgeous meat department. You have to like to cook to come to a store like this. HT you suck! Atlantic has regular groceries too in addition to the huge veggie department like fabric softener etc. There are a million pinatas BTW if you are in the market for something over-the-top for your parties. The prices are super cheap and the quality is top-notch.

A few of my Spanish friends were grilling out last weekend and we had to pick up some meat, charcoal, and veggies to cook. I headed in the direction of Food Lion and Jose navigated me to The Atlantic Farmers Market. It is mostly a Spanish grocery, but it is so worth checking out. If I ever wanted to play Mexican for a night I would definitely go here for tortillas, avocado, and salsa. It is so authentic. When we arrived at the deli, Jose began to tell the butcher exactly what we wanted in Spanish, but just to see, I asked for a few things in English. Turns out most of the bilingual so there is no real language gap. I really enjoyed this culturally enhancing experience and so will you.