Middle East Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early hours of one morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Middle East Market. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, his dog began frantically sniffing the air and yapping excitedly. All of a sudden, a cat jumped out from behind an aisle, startling both man and canine. The delivery driver laughed, scratching his head. ‘Guess I’m not the only night owl around here,’ he muttered, as his dog continued barking at the now-disappeared feline.

2. One day, a neighbor passing by noticed something strange: every night around closing time, an old shopping cart seemed to appear out of nowhere near the entrance. Curious, she followed it one evening and saw nothing but empty aisles. The next morning, though, she found a note on her doorstep: 'Sorry for the confusion—we thought you might like some fresh produce!' signed with a smiley face drawn in crayon. Turned out, a friendly delivery driver had been leaving baskets of apples and oranges outside during his breaks.

3. In the dead of night, a delivery driver pulled up outside Middle East Market and froze in his tracks. The parking lot was empty, but from inside came an eerie humming sound. Curious, he cracked open the door—a flood of warm light spilled out, revealing rows upon rows of glowing lanterns and smiling faces. It turned out to be just another late-night inventory check by the owner, who insisted on keeping everything perfectly lit for his neighbors. The delivery driver left with a bag of freshly baked cookies as thanks.

4. One foggy evening, a regular stopped by the checkout and asked the cashier: ‘Do you ever see ghostly figures in the aisles after dark?’ The cashier smiled and replied, “Not anymore than usual.” But some customers swear they’ve caught glimpses… Finally, one night a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe it’s just old Mr. Al-Saleh haunting the bananas!’ Everyone laughed, but then someone pointed out that Mr. Al-Saleh had been dead for years… and he never liked bananas anyway.