Super Bonilla

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Super Bonilla market, a regular once asked aloud: ‘Why do those bananas always seem to be watching me?’ A delivery driver overheard and joked back, ‘They’re just jealous because your shopping list is longer than theirs.’ A neighbor passing by chimed in, smiling: ‘Or maybe they miss their homeland!’ The regular laughed heartily, shaking his head—perhaps it was all in his imagination.

2. At Super Bonilla, an elderly neighbor exclaimed one day, ‘Why does everyone in line look so familiar?’ Upon closer inspection, it turned out that every customer was just a different version of Grandma Elena—she had five identical twins who worked there! The old lady laughed heartily and said, 'Now I know why my groceries always taste so good.'

3. At Super Bonilla, a delivery driver once wondered aloud: Why is every fifth box of cereal exactly two dollars cheaper than it should be? It turned out that a friendly neighborhood kid had been helping himself to those discounted boxes. He claimed he was just ‘testing’ the prices to see if anyone noticed—turns out, everyone did, but with a smile.

4. At Super Bonilla, late one night, a security guard swore he heard someone whispering from the produce section. "Why are these apples always singing 'Happy Birthday'?" Curious, he checked around corners and behind crates but found no one. The next morning, when a delivery driver arrived with boxes of bananas, they overheard him laughing: ‘Man, those apples were just jealous because their bunch was sold out!’