Mira Mesa Farmer’s Market

I go here for the poke and arepas. They have a lot of other stands and stuff but I strictly go here for the food. The Mira Mesa farmer’s market definitely lacks because other farmer’s markets I’ve been through have so much more tents, etc.
I’ll be back for more poke and arepas!

Plenty of great vegetables at good prices. The hummus guy is awesome and worth the trip just for him
Parking is better in the school parking lot next door instead of the gravel parking lot

Went here today after 4. First time here. I’ve heard about it just hadn’t had a chance to stop in.
I found a really great local honey stand. The lady was very kind & knowledgeable of benefits of honey. Different varieties of honey w/​clover, ginger and the like. I like local honey because I have allergies. Can’t stand taking over the counter medicine for it. I bought the honey with ginger; small jar $ 4. Supporting local business is what I am all about.
I walked around the whole market, which has a variety of fruited strawberries, oranges, and different vegetables. The only one that stood out to me was asparagus which was $ 2. I even asked him advice on which one to pick.
Walked around the other side where the food was. Food truck with shaved ice then Poppas fish stand. The guy greeted me as I walked by. Im a visual person so I like looking at the pictures, if I can’t already smell that its amazing! On the end was Filipino food & there was an actual line. I think I might try that next time. Ended up getting fish taco at Poppas fish stand, they had sea urchins and other fresh fish. The fish taco was flounder & it was fresh w/​cabbage and yummy white sauce. But they also make shrimp which I have to try that next time as well.

I visited this Farmer’s Market on 2−24−15. It really seemed like there were less vendors. There were less prepared food vendors and less fruit and vegetable vendors. I was done in 10 minutes. Is Baba Foods gone from this FM for good or just for the day? Just wondering if the Mira Mesa Farmer’s Market is not worth my time anymore.

Mira Mesa has a very limited Farmer’s Market, but has the potential to be grand and popular. The Market is available on Tuesday evenings from 3−7p and located in the Mira Mesa High School parking lot.
It’s great to walk there in the summer and enjoy the daylight and an evening stroll. Now it’s getting darker earlier, so you may have to watch out for the traffic, especially if you’re walking to the Market. A lot of people walk here, which is great!
We’ve come here several times and the fruits and veggies are fresh. Yes, they are a little on the pricy side but the quality is great. There are several booths that specialize in organic items, so take advantage of the local produce.
The food stands vary. I’ve come when it was just kettle corn, and I’ve gone another time where there was more selections. I can never get here in time to try the seafood.
I look forward to coming to this local gem. Wish there were more booths, however.

Very fun and very affordable! Walked in with 20 $ walked out with 5 things :) cant complaine about that!

Unfortunately we have found that good values on produce are rarely available at the Mira Mesa Farmers Market. Most fruit (even summer fruit) is the same unripe stuff you get at your local supermarket, only at this Farmers Market you pay a higher price than the grocery stores.
Some Filipino and Indian hot food booths are always there cranking out their fast food, but the same lumpias and samosas get old after awhile. You do have some pricing leverage as the Market nears closing time since many vendors don’t want to pack up and lug all of their stuff back to where it came from. This Farmer’s Market needs to do some kind of major upgrade before we return.

My only reason for trips to Mira Mesa’s farmers market:
— Poppa’s Fresh Fish Company
Negatives:
— I get off work around 4pm unable to indulge at Poppa’s Fresh Fish Company’s happy hour that starts around 3pm and ends right when I show up after driving through hectic traffic
I’m grateful how this farmers market is extremely close to my home and that it occurs during late afternoons. Most farmers markets I’ve gone to usually start really early in the morning and I think getting fresh fish close to closing time is risky since it’s been sitting out in the blazing sun for a long while in my opinion only.
So what is the main reason for my trips to farmers market? Reasonable prices to get freshest sea urchin (uni) than at any restaurant in San Diego. It’s unbelievable how over priced these delicate but spiky creatures are. I don’t personally enjoy lavishing my uni with any seasonings, condiments or anything at all. Just it’s simple own self way.
The owner and staff are really friendly and helpful serving coolers filled with plenty of other seafood varieties, Lots of parking in the high school lot, and other great snacks and food vendors that have caught my eye in which I will soon give a try.
Tips:
— purchase the take home uni and enjoy the experience to clean them out yourself. It’s not at all stressful or difficult and you will get hooked wanting more.
— after cleaning out all the flesh meat inside of the shells, before devouring place on a plate and pop it inside your freezer for about one minute. So delectable!

Most pathetic farmers market ever. I thought north parks was weak but this one makes north parks look pretty awesome. Nothing organic or fresh on the produce end. A bunch of junk food vendors, cheap flea market jewelry and other junky stuff. Kettle corn… Mexican candy stand, and shaved ice. The best looking thing there was a cupcake vendor and I don’t eat gluten soooo yeah this place is a joke.
Farmers markets are supposed to be healthy 90% of everything here was junk food I wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole.

The produce options here are pretty good! I like getting tropical fruits and some of the herbs here. There’s not too much food options unfortunately. But i did enjoy the Mexican candy that were offered here and the pita chips and dips!

I literally just came back from this place and I gotta say, I love it
I ate so many exotic foods, I felt like I was Anthony Bourdain or Andrew Zimmern
The foods I ate at this Farmer’s market were:
— Pig intestines and pig tongue from the Filipino food stand (both were delicious by the way)
— I ate Dragon fruit for the first time (I love it, I could eat this fruit forever),
–I ate Takoyaki which is a circular shaped Japanese street food filled with Octopus and topped with a sauce (really good)
— Tequeño, which is a popular street snack in Venezuela. It was really good but I didn’t like the price ($ 5 for 3 pieces)
It’s a pretty small farmer’s market but I love it since I tried so many new kinds of food. I’m an adventurous eater, what can I say?

Tuesdays from 3 – 7 at the eastern end of the parking lot of the Mira Mesa High school. We live in the neighborhood and go once in a while to see what’s new. I love this farmers market, but would love it even more if it had an organic produce stand! :)

This Farmer’s Market is located right on the parking lot of Mira Mesa High School and is held every Tuesday. The market has a variety of goods to buy like handcrafted items, fresh seafoods, fresh vegetables/​fruits, some women’s fashion/​accessories, and all types of foods. You gotta go there and see for yourself.

Pretty small farmer’s market. I usually stop by if I’m trying to wait for traffic to die down on Mira Mesa Blvd. I like trying out the various food stalls here — makes for a good dinner. They have an asian veggie person who comes by occasionally and there’s hordes of people getting veggies from there. I didn’t even want veggies but I just had to try some.
I’ve also tried the lobster tails (10 for $ 20). These were small and not very tasty, I’d rather pay $ 6.99/lb at HMART for real lobster! Also had the sea urchin which was undoubtedly very fresh and good. When Gingerlily cupcakes used to be here that was the best :(

This is one of the best farmers markets I’ve been to in San Diego. The parking is quite abundant and really… come on. what farmers market can you go to and find fresh balut and takoyaki?
The fruits and vegetables are reasonably priced and super fresh. All the farmers and vendors are really nice and helpful. I would like to come back and try the sea urchin… looks tasty!

They’ve finally moved it onto the parking lot of the mira mesa high school, so you no longer have to walk on the dirt or dead grass.
I haven’t seen the crêpe girl there recently, but there are a few more new vendors there. It’s almost like a miniature swap meet now. Key word: miniature.
There’s a few vendors there that sell fresh seafood. This one guy had huge live crabs, not the STD type… i’m talking seafood crabs. and they were in a huge tank.
New addiction: japanese takoyaki. they sell out of the original fast, but the cheese ones are pretty good too. Takoyaki is popular ball-​shaped Japanese dumpling or more like a savory pancake made of batter filled with diced octopus or cheese, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and green onion, brushed with takoyaki sauce and mayonnaise, and topped with green laver (aonori) and katsuobushi (shavings of dried bonito). GOOD STUFF!
The Gyro lady is still there, the mini donut people, the Babba Foods guy (pita chips, hummus, etc.), filipino food, a couple food trucks, and moroccon food vendor.
There’s also a tupperware lady, i was able to nab a Hello Kitty lunch bag from her, she accepts all types of payment which was awesome! cause i really needed a lunch bag for work since my Bratz Doll one was old and abused
Don’t buy any so-​called MAC Cosmetic products there, they’re FAKE.

The MM Farmer’s Market is a weekly gathering of merchants on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 PM in a corner of Mira Mesa High School. The food stands here vary quite often and can be seen selling Thai food, Filipino food, churros, fresh corn, cupcakes, oysters, kettle corn, and currywurst — which is a combination of bratwurst and curry that is overwhelmingly popular in Germany. Farmers selling sea urchins, frozen lobster, fruits and vegetables, potted plants and herbs, and flowers pitch their stalls in neat rows. Some vendors even sell baked pita chips, fresh honey, salsa, acai juice, and solar panels here. Even the FRUIT store of Kearny Mesa has a stand here, from which our hero was able to pick up some fresh rambutan.
PROS:
— There’s quite a variety of different stands around here selling a range of products and sometimes some more exotic services such as massages and home solar panel installation
— Very family friendly farmers market where a lot of parents bring their children along to.
CONS:
— The wood chips paving the market make wearing closed toed shoes a necessity.
— The car traffic getting out of the Mira Mesa high school lot sucks around closing time.
— It’s not much for «local» produce and fish because it seems like most of the vegetables are from Mexico, and the fish is from Southeast Asia or the Pacific Northwest.

This review is mainly for the farmers selling produce. Plenty of fresh produce and it’s within walking distance to me.
There’s also a bunch of food vendors (which I have yet to try). There’s also some fresh seafood there, but I still have yet to try it.
I’ll keep coming back for the fresh and organic produce.

This Farmer’s Market is another one that goes on later in the day, Tuesdays from 3−7pm I believe. That’s always a plus for me cause I don’t like getting up early on the weekends. Its in a schools parking lot so there’s plenty of parking for everyone. I really like that there’s a grass area to just sit down and relax on. You can grab some stuff to eat and just walk over, sit down and enjoy a snack with a friend.
I recommend the cupcakes and veggie lumpia. Both were good and not too pricey, worth the money. Some of the fruits and vegetables are pricier than I would like. I know its from local farmers and possibly organic but if I can get the same stuff at Vons for half the price I’m gonna buy from there instead, sorry.
Traffic on Mira Mesa sucks during rush hour. So be aware that coming here and leaving you’re gonna hit some bumper to bumper action between the hours of 4−6pm. Also some of the people pack up early so I wouldn’t recommend going last minute.

Great farmer’s market that seems to be getting bigger.
The Filipino food stall alone is worth a stop on my way home from work. $ 6 for the combo can make two hearty meal. The people are generous with the servings. I recommend the menudo, it’s my favorite. The fresh lumpia is also a treat at 6 for $ 2 (meat) or 4 for $ 2 (vegetarian). The vegetarian lumpia is bigger than the meat lumpia. They’re NOT trying to rip off the vegetarians! This particular vendor is popular so expect a line.
There’s other great options.
Is it worth going out of the way for? Not sure, I hate to drive. But it’s worth a stop if you’re passing by.
Note that it’s not always open every week. I notice they take a long break around the high school’s winter break.
LOTS OF PARKING IN THE MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT (WHERE IT’S LOCATED).