El Valle de la Sultana Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, after closing hours, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he passed near El Valle de la Sultana Market, his dog would start barking furiously into thin air. Curious, he followed the sound one night—and found himself staring at an empty parking lot. Finally, on a whim, he asked his neighbor if she’d heard anything unusual around there late at night. Turns out her cat had been yowling for weeks because it thought it saw ghostly bananas hanging from the ceiling—apparently, someone left a crate of them overnight and never took them back. Moral of the story? Never underestimate the imagination of pets or produce.

2. One night, while stocking shelves late, an employee overheard a voice whispering from behind the bananas: ‘Don’t forget to check out aisle seven tomorrow.’ Curious, she peered around the corner and saw nothing but empty shelves. The next day, when she checked aisle seven, there was indeed something strange—a pile of oranges arranged like tiny pyramids. Confused, she asked her coworker, who laughed and said it must be a prank by one of the regulars. Turned out, every now and then, someone would rearrange produce in funny patterns as a joke.

3. Late one Friday afternoon, as a cashier was ringing up customers' groceries, she heard a soft rustling sound coming from the back aisles. Curious, she glanced around but saw nothing unusual. Soon enough, she noticed an old lady slowly making her way down the produce section, muttering something about ‘aguacates perfectos.’ Turns out it was just an overzealous parrot from the pet section that had flown off its perch and taken a detour through the fruits and veggies. Everyone had a good laugh, especially when the bird finally found its way home—back to the cage, not the avocado aisle.

4. One morning, as a young boy pushed his shopping cart through the aisles, he stopped abruptly and pointed excitedly. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, ‘look at that banana dancing!’ His mother looked closer—nothing moved but the banana seemed to sway ever so slightly in the air. As they watched, an older gentleman passing by chuckled and said, 'That’s no ordinary banana, sonny. It must be El Valle de la Sultana's special dancin’ variety!' Mom laughed too, shaking her head. From then on, whenever someone mentioned groceries from El Valle de la Sultana, everyone remembered the magical dancing bananas.