Zion Market - A quick look at the new location

Well, as I mentioned in my post this past Sunday, Zion Market finally opened in their new location which had first been announced way back in 2022. I've got a love-hate relationship with Zion, which I won't go into detail about. But, we needed fermented kimchi, a staple in the household, so I thought I'd give the place a visit this morning, like right when they opened since I'm somewhat familiar with that parking lot which seems a bit on the small side for the market.

I got into the lot and parked in the last row. The lot was pretty full, except for the tow rows of EV dedicated parking. There's still construction going on, so hopefully there's more parking in the future....especially since I'd heard the Marugame and Bafang were planning to open a shop here! Yeeesh, can  you imagine how crazy it'll be?

Anyway, Paris Baguette's shop is right past the front entrance and seems to be larger than the previous location.

The spacing between the cash registers and the shelving was quite spacious.

It's funny, the produce section, which is where I spend most of my time at Zion looks basically the same as did the prices.

And other things as well. I got hit by a shopping cart driven by a wild "Halmoni" while taking this photo. I wasn't even in the middle of an aisle!

How long until the "Please do not throw the fruits and vegetables" sign goes up?

Anyway, I got what I needed.

And fighting the temptation to get the heck out of Dodge, I decided to take a quick look.

The shelves for the house prepared panchan and food is quite large, but I'm guessing they are still working on things as it was more than half empty.

Speaking of prepared foods; I don't recall the "old" Zion having such a large quantity of refrigerated packed foods.

It could just be that I was always on a "mission" when I shopped at Zion that I never noticed before.

There was one last section I wanted to check out; the meat department. It was kind of interesting as the cold case for meats was rather small, though what was available there was the $$$ stuff.

I asked the guy who was stocking where the typical sliced ribeye was and he pointed to one of the freezers? Hmmm....this is interesting, I'll need to follow-up leter.

Also, while I've never bought the marinated meats from Zion, I noticed that the butcher case that stores the prepared meats has it in pre-packaged containers; another change.

Well, while some things seemed the same; I'm not sure about the parking....I'll be coming early and hopefully during the week and having the standard 10up sliced ribeye frozen is not something I'd really go for.

So, we'll see in bit.

Zion Market
8330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Daily 9am - 9pm

So, my good "FOYs"; if you drop by the new location of Zion, please let us know what you think!

Comments

[Peter]

Lack of parking is always a no-go for me, which is why I always go to the 99 Ranch on Balboa instead of the old one on CMB. Zion sure has grown since the original store on Convoy where I used to buy all my maguro and hamachi for sashimi. Thanks for the report Kirk!

[Junichi]

Looks nice. The parking situation not so much.

[Kirk]

I've only been around long enough to remember the store on Mercury Peter! I think you can overcome the parking issue by charging your EV....if you have one! ;o)

That parking is going to be interesting Junichi!

[Kathy Q]

I am also hoping they will have more parking when construction is done. I was driving east on Clairemont Mesa Blvd today at noon and there were 10 or so cars stopped in the right lane of the street just trying to get into the lot.

[Som Tommy]

That parking lot is going to be a zoo

[Kirk]

Crazy! There's currently only one way in and one exit to Clairemont Mesa Kathy! There's a back way in but you have to go thru another parking lot!

I think it already is ST!

[Jason]

That's funny, my wife just went today and she hated the parking as well. The best part of the old Kmart lot was that the parking lot was massive... you could always easily go directly to the back corners and find plenty of space.

[Kirk]

Yes, that parking situation is not fun Jason! I agree with your wife.

[Dereck]

I can't wait until the point where SD has real transit all over with the trolley and parking lots can be a thing of the past.

[Kirk]

I hope to live to see the day Dereck!

[Soo]

That's good you were able to find a parking spot. I'll have to check it out when I have a free morning.

[Kirk]

Yes, parking in the current situation is kinda crazy Soo!