This is the first time I’ve seen a store before and after it was stocked for opening. I visited this Northgate Gonzalez Market in Anaheim, Calif., a few days before it opened in the summer of 2016.
I was in town for The Packer's West Coast Produce Expo in May, and decided to drop by after I landed at the Ontario, Calif., airport.
Just as I was taking a selfie to text to him to tell him I was creeping around his store, Alfonso Cano, director of produce, walked up behind me. That's a Store Check Junkie first -- I've never been busted before!
But seriously, seeing this store before and after opening was such a fantastic experience. You can't beat the prepared foods at Northgate -- especially their salsa, aguas frescas and, of course, the guacamole station.