La Bodega - Food Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to La Bodega’s loading dock with a truck full of fresh produce. As he unloaded crates of oranges, he noticed something odd—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper had been placed among the fruit. Curious, he opened it carefully and found only a note inside: ‘Take what you need, leave what you can.’ Below was scribbled in pencil, ‘And don’t forget to try the avocados!’ Turns out, it was just a friendly neighborhood prank from someone who loved their groceries as much as everyone else.

2. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered La Bodega and asked the cashier, ‘Do you sell cursed bananas?’ The cashier looked puzzled but replied, ‘No sir, only fresh produce.’ Since then, customers claim they’ve seen strange shadows in the banana aisle after dark. One night, a delivery driver reported seeing a ghostly figure pushing a shopping cart filled with glowing bananas. The next day, the store manager found a note on the counter: 'Bananas are for sharing, not for selling!' After that, everyone started leaving one banana free each evening. It became La Bodega’s little secret tradition.

3. In the early hours of dawn, a neighborhood dog began barking uncontrollably outside La Bodega's entrance. The owner rushed out, but found nothing unusual—just an empty shopping cart slowly rolling down the street. Just then, a sleepy-eyed delivery driver arrived with his truck. He casually mentioned that he’d seen something strange earlier—a ghostly figure pushing the same shopping cart through the alleyway. The owner shook his head and laughed it off, muttering under his breath, ‘Probably just another late-night grocery ghost.’

4. In the early hours of dawn, a neighborhood dog began barking uncontrollably outside La Bodega's entrance. The store manager, rubbing sleep from her eyes, peered out and saw nothing but empty streets. Just then, a delivery driver arrived with a loud honk. Startled, the dog stopped barking instantly, turned around, and trotted back home. The manager shook her head and smiled, thinking maybe that pesky pooch had finally found its morning alarm clock.