The Fruit Shop On Sunday, August 9th, there will be a fruit tasting at The Fruit Shop in the Kearney Mesa area of San Diego. The Fruit Shop is a small family owned business that carries the best selection of Rare Fruits and sells them in small quantities. The Fruit Shop is a small family owned exotic fruit grocer. This shop provides CRFG San Diego Chapter with fruit tasting events in the store. For a nominal cost, ($5. Paid at the store) enjoy fresh cane juice with kumquat spritz, jackfruit, dragon fruit, finger banana, longan, and more seasonal exotics. A visit to this shop is like traveling to a tropical paradise – not to be missed. Arrive at your convenience, The Fruit Shop is open from 9am – 5pm Sunday. The owner, Don and his brother Hi, travel to Los Angeles each week to purchase the best fruit at reasonable prices. Fresh Exotic tropical fruits include Jackfruit, Mangosteen, Lychee, Longan, Mangoes, Durian, Dragon fruit, Hawaiin papaya, Pineapple, Cherimoya, Green mango, Coco Rico flavor soda, Asian pear, Mexican papaya, young coconut, Watermelon, Rambutan, Tangerine and Baby banana. This tour is self guided, however the owner Don offers excellent information regarding where the fruit was grown, if it can be grown here in San Diego, and eating the fruit at its prime ripeness. You must be registered to attend this fruit tasting. The owner will be purchasing extra fruit for our Festival of Fruit attendees. The Fruit Shop is located at: 4619 Convoy Street San Diego, CA 1-858-565-6654 While they do not have a website, the reviews on Yelp offer good photographs. http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-fruit-shop-san-diego This tour is self pay – Don will provide you with a selection for $5.00 |