El Super

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At El Super, customers often noticed an old lady pushing her shopping cart down aisles late at night. One day, a little boy followed her into the dairy section and watched as she picked up a gallon of milk that seemed to levitate for a moment before settling in her basket. Curious, the boy asked her later what magic she used. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, ‘Just my special touch of good luck!’ Turned out she was just an elderly neighbor who’d been visiting El Super since forever—and everyone knew she could make even plain old milk taste like ice cream.

2. At El Super, afternoons were usually quiet until one day a delivery driver noticed something odd on the PA system. ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ it crackled, ‘we apologize for any inconvenience, but our cheese aisle has been renamed “Milk of the Month Club.”’ Confused, he checked the signage—nothing had changed. Then, over the intercom came another announcement: 'Dear customers, please note that our milk section is now called “Cheese of the Week”!' A regular standing nearby laughed and said, 'Welcome to El Super, where everything’s always in flux.'

3. At El Super, every morning around dawn, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from the produce section. No one knew whose it was or why—it seemed to come and go without any rhyme or reason. One day, an elderly neighbor decided to investigate and followed the humming to its source—a tiny cricket hiding among the avocados. Everyone laughed when they found him, and ever since then, El Super had a new mascot: ‘Cricketo the Produce Cricket.’

4. At El Super, afternoons were usually quiet until one day a delivery driver noticed a small dog dashing through the aisles, its eyes fixed on something glowing in an empty cart. Curious, he followed it to the frozen foods section where the little guy was staring intently at a package of neon-green tortilla chips. Turns out, the dog had discovered a secret stash of snacks only visible under certain light conditions—making him El Super’s very own ‘superhero’ for that afternoon.