Perola Supermarket

Reviews

• Deb P.

  star star star star star 15 June 2026

  Five big, glowing and bright stars for this place - Hector Lopez is a welcoming proprietor!  The best Mexican queso (cheeses) imported from Mexico.  Fresh tomatillos (from Mexico), for salsa or pollo verde for your Mexican fiesta.  Tons and tons of stuff, filled to the rafters with the best Mexican food and comestibles available in Toronto!
  
  Polite hardworking staff.  Store very well organized and stocked.  Will be back.

• Sean H.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  Seriously in the running for best customer service. If you're looking for something in particular, ask right away. They'll help you find it, suggest other options and do it all with a huge smile on their face. Giant selection of niche Latin foods and hot sauces.  Can't say enough good things about this shop.

• Jenny N.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  This is a pretty big slide down the rungs of Latin specialty stores for Perola. I was saddened by how awful this store seemed compared to the wonderful place that I used to buy all my ingredients for Mexican night!
  
  The front, which normally houses lots of dried and fresh chilies, tortillas and produce was severely lacking. There were maybe 5 different types of dried chilies, a cooler that was a quarter full of old looking tortillas and dirt everywhere.
  
  Now I get that it's been a long cold winter and I get that it's Kensington. But when I walked inside, that's where the biggest disappointment came:
  
  The jalapenos were soft, floppy and wrinkled. I wouldn't even want to guess what they would look like on the inside. Poblanos were much the same. All the produce, looked old.
  
  I reasoned that if the fresh jalapanos weren't up to snuff, that the canned ones might suffice. Every single can of everything was covered in a layer of dust and rust. I would wager that some of these cans have been here for at least 5 years. While it's true that canned things last almost forever, I don't want to have to scrape all this shit off the can before I even open it. Especially since there are so many other places to buy canned mexican goods these days.
  
  Basically, the whole store was a dump. I wanted to put back the dried Pasilla chilies that I had bagged outside, but I felt bad and bought them anyway. I spent a total of $1.53 in this once fabulous store and won't be coming back any time soon.

• Diana S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  Although you can find all the dry chiles and authentic products, it's way too expensive for me. I think they take advantage of the homesickness we mexicans can have. Yesterday, my husband paid $9 for two Mexican sausages; the product didn't have the price sticker on it, and we got even more upset when we realized that you can find a more amount of product in "Fiesta Farms" for $6...

• R H.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  Fantastic market for authentic Mexican ingredients.  Super helpful staff and friendly service.  This store is part of what makes Kensington Market culturally rich.  Wonderful ingredients including  a wide variety of hot sauces!