Venus Market (Grocery and Convenience Store)

A few years ago I would have given this place a 5/5 but since the new ownership the quality of goods, prices and selection have seriously gone downhill. Most of the product is just purchased at Walmart and marked up. On top of that, they now have no hours posted outside, and on numerous occasions Ive been down at 11am on a weekday and they are closed. Rarely they will post a sign saying "back in 30" etc but no time as to when that 30 min started. It's a shame, but my family have dubbed it The Inconvenience Store

Always friendly. Good selection of random household items, food, treats, and even a little bit of produce! Pretty cheap stuff too. Has items you don't even know you need. Free hot chocolate or coffee if you spend over 10 dollars. Pretty good hours. I honestly go there pretty much every day. I like it and I think you will too

Great prices on snacks & Drinks. Everything is always fresh & available. This is definitely one of my favourite stores in neighbourhood.

Everything is covered in dust and its all over priced. Bought some milk there only to find out it had expired that day. Also if you chose not to buy anything be prepared for the owners to harass you with questions until they can convince you to buy something. Just saying theres other small local businesses your money would be better off going to.

I live in the building directly above this store, so I’ve been here a million times. Previous ownership was incredible but the current one took over in late 17 or early 18 and I’ve genuinely had nothing but negative experiences since. For starters, it took over a month to get their tobacco license and it used to be my main place to get smokes. Months later, I get the same brand every time and the guy always reaches for the wrong one and forces me to repeat myself. Also, my wife and I used to go there to get potato chips sometimes when we were staying in for lazy evenings, but the selection is scarce and frankly puzzling compared to before. The place isn’t even called Goody’s anymore - they’ve renamed it Venus Market. I don’t usually write these things (this may be my first one), but this morning was the last straw: The previous owners opened at 8 and, having a feeling the new ones changed it, I checked Google, which said 9. OK fine. So I went down to the place to find the door locked with a weak “10” pathetically scrawled with a dying marker over the 9 that still clearly shows. To boot, THE OPEN SIGN IS UP! I have a picture and I wish I could attach it so everyone could see what these folks call professionalism. Finally - and I REALLY hate to have to include this - he speaks practically zero English. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. UPDATE: Swung by at 9:35 on my way to run errands and they were suddenly open. I throw my hands up in defeat. SMH