We were in the neighborhood, visiting some friends. When we're down here; it's a must see and shop. We tend to go a little overboard. Everything looks and smells so good. This store has an eclectic variety of shelf stable products, a Deli Dept. that has American, Italian, Polish cold cuts, and salads. The guys that slice the cold cuts are experts; each slice is evenly cut, and the way you asked. There is a separate meat market in the back, with an "Old-world" style butcher. Their produce section is amazing. It's the world wide selection of fresh produce, herbs, and vegetables that is truly amazing. Keep your Translator app open. Many of the cans & bottles are in the native language from the country where they are produced. The experience is akin to being in a market in another country. The staff somehow keeps the shelves and bins filled, actually know what they are handling, and they can answer a question. There's a navigator that keeps the check-out line moving. The prices on most items are very inexpensive, almost from 20 years ago and the quality is comparable to one of those upscale supermarkets.

I bought a bag of frozen panelle and made them for dinner last night. They were absolutely fabulous, imported from Sicily and very authentic tasting. I served them in between bread, with a squeeze of lemon on top. My whole family was very satisfied with dinner. My kids also love their imported Italian peach iced tea, which I bought there. It was definitively worth the trip into Queens to buy them!

I think Valentino food market is an important asset to the neighborhood, it's serving great produce and products, sometimes hard to find items and reasonable prices. It's a little hectic but it's also part of the charm. Valentino is a staple in Ridgewood community

Valentino's has a huge variety of fruits, vegetables pasta etc. they have a great deli department and an awesome butcher inside as well. Always finding hidden italian gems too.

You can't get better deals and quicker service than here. This place is a gem always busy but that speaks volume. Highly recommended!

To: All my former food suppliers. Re: Termination of our relationship, effective immediately. Memo: Our time together has had many fine moments, but its over, I met another supplier. Wherever shall I begin to explain what goes down at Valentinos? Lets start with the produce that wraps around the corner, stacked three to four rows high and being resupplied from multiple angles by --- gosh, there must have been seven workers, working at full capacity. Prices were as if Valentinos has no sourcing, as if the fruits and vegetables came from their own farm. A single word was heard above the din that suggested this was not hyperbole. At one third the price of my former suppliers, with each and every piece of fruit and vegetable being one better than the next, quality was put ahead of price in the internal pecking order of things. Deli section. Roast beef made there, medium rare, and at eight bucks a pound, a total steal -- Mortedella, Genoa Salami -- my three usual suspects all came with. Breads, olives, cured sausages, cheeses, salads and more, all looking so beautiful behind the counter, I jokingly asked if they made sandwiches - - and they did and they did. Five dollars bought me a beautifully prepared tuna salad and tomato on a whole wheat roll, tuna salad had to account for just a hair below one half of a pound. Man, this place is the bees knees -- the cats meow, whatever your wordy preferance is, Valentinos is The Most!