Built on the well-refrigerated tomb of the old El Mariachi Supermercado, 3020 NW 16th, this positively post-apocalyptic center of commerce, now renamed Public Wholesale Supermercado, has opened its doors once again to the somewhat impoverished neighborhood, offering deals and steals that very few, if any, grocery stores can or will compete with in Oklahoma City.
Many of the shelves are still vacant as boxes—some full, some empty—are scattered throughout the aisles, trying to meet the burgeoning demand for cheap eats. The brands themselves are a strange mix of items from other area stores, with a particular emphasis on whatever Walmart is happening to carry as of late. Very few things are actually priced, which often leads to the cashiers guessing and then asking “Does that sound good?”