About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn, as customers began arriving for their morning groceries, an unfamiliar voice crackled over the store’s intercom: ‘To receive your daily specials, please press one on any phone.’ A puzzled customer picked up and pressed one. Suddenly, a deep voice boomed: 'Today's special: extra large olives—only $9.99!' The entire store burst into laughter. Turned out, it was just the new delivery driver messing around with his phone.
2. One day, while stocking shelves after hours, a young employee heard a strange noise coming from the olive section. ‘Did anyone order extra olives today?’ she asked aloud, only to hear the cans rustling again. Curious, she peered around the corner and saw nothing but empty shelves. Just as she was about to leave, she noticed an old crate labeled ‘special orders.’ Inside were dozens of tiny cans—each one moving ever so slightly. With a smile, she whispered, ‘Olives, you’re up to something!’ And that’s how Sunrise Mediterranean Market started selling talking olives—only available on Wednesdays.
3. At midnight, when only the night shift workers were around, a faint humming started coming from the refrigerated section. No one could explain its origin or make it stop. Then, one evening, an elderly delivery driver noticed that the humming stopped whenever he played his favorite Greek folk music through his truck’s speakers. Soon enough, the whole neighborhood joined in—everyone bringing their own tunes and grooving along while shopping. The once-spooky supermarket became known as ‘Sunrise Mediterranean Dance Party,’ and late-night trips for groceries turned into impromptu dance sessions.
4. In the early morning, just before sunrise, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, he heard a voice whispering from inside one of them: ‘Don’t forget to check the olives today.’ Curious, the driver opened another crate and found nothing but a wrinkled old olive smiling back at him. Shrugging it off as a prank, he finished his shift. Later that day, while making dinner, his wife noticed an oddly familiar smile on her plate. Turning to him with a mischievous grin, she said, ‘Honey, looks like our grocer has a sense of humor.’