European Market Deli

A lot of Eastern European food! Selection is vast from Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Macedonia, Moldova, Czech Republic, Poland, etc. cooked foods mostly Easter Euro fare which is plenty and yummy. Huge selection of cold cuts and Euro preserved meats. Pickles and preserved veggies are vast. Anything you want Eastern Euro is there. Service is nice and what you expect. Very formal which is expected. Nice setting and well organized. A great place to visit if you like Eastern Euro food.

Europeans are usually a hit or miss (mostly misses). I have been to this location twice.

1st time - got a couple of beers - they have a pretty good selection of European beers at a reasonable price.

2nd time - came looking more specifically for food (Polish). The store is pretty small and limited depending on what you are looking for.
- Got a Polish beer - memories
- Beet soup - they had a couple options with was surprising
- Deli meat - they have a pretty good selection of meat however you cannot get slices you have to purchase the whole piece of deli meat - example a whole salami roll
- Salads - very limited on the fresh salads that tasted not too bad

I would come back again only for specific items that I knew that they had.

Shout out to all small n' proud moms n' pops markets - Still offering Real, Fresh and Wholesome #Foods .

Thank you
@ European Market Deli & Cafe in
Castro Valley, Ca.

Love this gem of a market.

Ok, so post apocalypse (over dramatizing Covid) I have been back here a few times and happy to say things are back to normal
Piroshki in stock each time... and those flat pastie-like items too ... yum!
This last time I also decided to try out their beer selection. Seems I got real lucky as I totally love the one I grabbed (pictured) and will be back for more.

Purchased fried piroshki with cabbage today, 2 @ $3.50 each. Brought home, and they were ROTTEN (smelly, nasty and bitter) inside!!! This is not the first time that we had issues with food from this place, though probably the most serious one. In the past, we also saw candies with worms, nasty-tasting cake that also was clearly not fresh, and other less-than-fresh food, also from this store.

Please refund our $7.00 for the bad piroshki with cabbage, and we won't buy piroshki here ever again.

BUYER BEWARE!!!

This review is only for the Piroshky's that they serve here. I've come here a couple of times already after recently discovering that they serve these delicious pastries, and both experiences have been pleasant!

My favorite Piroshky, which I least expected to be my favorite, is the cabbage. I've tried the cabbage turnover and the cabbage Piroshky, and approve of both. Great flavor, stuffed with cabbage both times. The feta cheese one is really good, although a bit plain.

I really liked the beef turnover, really flavorful. I tried the best Piroshky and the meat tasted a bit bland unfortunately. Overall a great spud since there are not many Piroshky areas that are local, although they are more on the oily side so beware. We usually take them home and heat them up in the air fryer for freshness. I really enjoy this place, and will keep returning for their pedoshis. Any other Piroshky recommendations in the area? Hit me up please!

Sidenote: I purchased the mushroom dumplings and meat dumplings which were delicious, I will re-purchase forever honestly lol ste them with a little bit of butter, salt, and vinegar, and you have yourself a meal!

Needs an upgrade, I'm sorry. I had called and asked if they had a particular spice but I couldn't understand them so I went there and the young girl was so rude. The vibes were just off. Won't be going back :/

It was supposed to open at 11. Half a dozen customers waited outside today until noon. Some told me it wasn't the first time. What a terrible way to run a business! There was an open box with bread (delivered by a bakery) just sitting around by the door. With an invoice attached to it. Some of the customers came specifically for the bread. If you buy bread from this store, better keep in mind that all sorts of critters may have gotten cozy with your loaf before you bought it. Avoid!

I was in this store yesterday 7/29/2020!
Bought two different types of cake and both of them were rotten and had mold ! Went in today to talk to the owner and they weren't in the store. The lady behind the counter was super nice and apologetic wish I got her name, she did give me my money back, but you guys that's not the point please stop selling rotten and mold cakes to your customers. I know the times are hard now but that's not an excuse to sell rotten merchandise so please do better!

There are few sophisticated culinary options in the now ; getting more upscale, Castro Valley...
This market kept me happy for quality European delicacies these past 4 years... as I wait for this area to grow up beyond drive-thru crap...