Supermercado Monterrey

Supermercado Monterrey is a full-service Mexican grocery on West Loop 281 with a carniceria, tortilleria, bakery and produce department under one roof. That combination is the whole point — instead of four stops you make one, and the butcher can cut what you actually need for the dish you are making rather than what happens to be in a foam tray. Shoppers consistently single out the produce section and the range of dried chiles and spices, along with the paletas and fruit popsicles that make it a hot-afternoon destination as much as a grocery run. Fresh tortillas coming off the line and Mexican sweet breads from the in-store bakery round out the trip. For Longview cooks working from family recipes — or anyone who has stood in a chain grocery aisle looking for something that simply is not carried there — this is the kind of store that solves the problem.