Supermercado La Chiquita

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another day at Supermercado La Chiquita when an elderly gentleman approached the cheese counter. He asked the clerk for a slice of their famous queso blanco, but something strange happened next. As the clerk reached for the knife, the old man suddenly started speaking in perfect Spanish with a strong Mexican accent, introducing himself as 'El Rey del Queso' and claiming he could teach everyone there how to make authentic queso blanco. The entire store burst into laughter—except maybe the delivery driver who had just arrived with more cheese.

2. One morning at Supermercado La Chiquita, a delivery driver accidentally left behind a mysterious box marked only with the words ‘Open Me First.’ As days passed, rumors spread like wildfire—was it ancient treasure? A time capsule from the store’s founder? Finally, one curious employee opened it during lunch break. Inside was nothing but an old note reading: ‘For when you forget what really matters.’ Turned out, it contained only fresh flowers and a smiley face drawn on a piece of paper. Since then, Supermercado La Chiquita has become known for its weekly surprise deliveries of free flowers to customers’ doors.’

3. At dusk, while shopping for tortillas and beans, a regular noticed something strange: every Wednesday, the Supermercado La Chiquita seemed to hum like a hummingbird's wing. Curious, he followed the sound one evening and found nothing unusual—until he saw a delivery driver humming along with his truck’s engine. Word spread among neighbors, who began arriving at sunset just to hear the supermercado sing. On Wednesdays, it was like a local concert where everyone brought their own tortillas and beans.

4. At closing time one night, as cashiers were packing up, someone whispered, ‘Did you see who just bought everything off the shelves?’ One of the cashiers leaned in and whispered back, ‘It was just a delivery driver—must be his last day.’ The whole store burst out laughing as they imagined him trying to explain an empty warehouse full of missing groceries.