Mariano's Fresh Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Mariano’s Fresh Market, every morning around sunrise, a delivery driver would notice the same thing—a little dog, no bigger than a toy poodle, anxiously waiting near the entrance. The dog never barked or approached anyone, just sat there with its big brown eyes fixed on the door. One day, a delivery driver brought in an extra crate of fresh mozzarella. Curious, he decided to feed some to the little dog. To everyone’s surprise, the dog started dancing and howling like a mad thing—turning out to be not a toy poodle, but a miniature wolf! Since then, Mariano’s has a sign: ‘Wolf-friendly market—come for groceries, stay for entertainment.’

2. At Mariano’s Fresh Market, late one night, a stockboy heard an eerie humming coming from the produce aisle. Curious, he approached and found nothing out of place—until he noticed the bananas seemed to sway gently in time with the sound. Suddenly, the grapes started dancing too, and the tomatoes began to blush! The stockboy laughed it off, thinking maybe it was just a regular ghost of summer heat. But when he turned around, a delivery driver casually asked, ‘Bananas again?’

3. At Mariano’s Fresh Market, on Sundays after closing, a cashier swears she sees a shadowy figure pushing full shopping baskets down empty aisles. One Sunday night, a delivery driver hears whispering in the freezer section. Thinking it’s just his imagination, he ignores it—until he spots a ghostly figure stuffing bananas into an empty carton. Turns out, it was only the store manager organizing a surprise banana sale for next week’s grand opening.

4. At Mariano’s Fresh Market, in the early hours before dawn, a security guard hears soft footsteps echoing through the empty aisles. Curious, he follows them and finds an old cart slowly moving down the produce section, filled with fresh apples and oranges. Startled, the footsteps stop. A voice whispers, ‘Just getting some breakfast for the neighborhood.’ Turns out, it was just a delivery driver who forgot his lunch again.