About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Do you ever notice how the bananas always seem to be smiling back at us?’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘Actually, sir, those are plantain bananas—completely different from our regular ones!’ The man looked embarrassed but amused, realizing his mistake as he walked out with his groceries. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the smiling bananas, everyone at El Guero would chuckle and nod knowingly.
2. One day, while stocking shelves, an employee noticed something peculiar: every night at exactly midnight, boxes of tortillas mysteriously rearranged themselves into alphabetical order. Curious, she followed the trail one evening and found a tiny old man with a mustache doing the sorting. Turned out he was El Guero, the ghostly owner who’d passed away decades ago but still loved his tortillas dearly. Now, whenever someone asks for help finding tortillas, they just say, ‘Ask El Guero—he knows where everything is!’
3. While loading groceries into his cart one afternoon, a regular exclaimed, 'I swear, El Guero’s onions are following me!' As he approached the checkout counter, another customer whispered, ‘And look, they’re doing that thing again with the tomatoes!’ Turns out, El Guero had just hired a new delivery driver who loved placing produce strategically for maximum shelf appeal. By evening, the whole neighborhood was laughing and pointing at the mysteriously arranged fruits and veggies—all thanks to El Guero’s quirky sense of humor.
4. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every morning, a small bag of oranges appeared in the produce section, perfectly arranged but never on sale. One day, a delivery driver followed the mystery bag and found it was left by an elderly neighbor who thought the store needed some extra cheer. From then on, El Guero started selling those oranges for half price—just enough to cover the cost of a free cookie with each purchase.