Name: Bulldega Urban Market
Telephone: (919) 294-9715

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Phone: (919) 294-9715

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Bulldega is a small, family-owned grocery and convenience store in the heart of downtown Durham. With fresh produce, humanely raised meats from local farms, boxed and canned goods, toiletries, lotions and soaps, beer and wine, packaged foods to go, a fresh salad bar, local chocolate, household goods and small trinkets, they pack a lot of valuable items into a relatively small footprint. You can easily find everything you need to make complete meals at your rental property or hotel suite; they've got your back if you forgot to pack necessities and you can find Durham-made souvenirs to commemorate your trip.

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Cameron Dixon 5 months ago

Why did y’all charge me $10 for some orange juice, where I can get some from Walmart or Target for half that price and maybe cheaper? This is not an affordable marketplace, and to be honest, y’all need to go back and really look at those prices and compare them to other stores. Overall, the employees were nice, and the place was clean, just not worth the $10 for orange juice.
ITZ .LEIHA 2 months ago

This place is such a true blessing. You guys should truly visit and come check it out☺️
Jordan Makant 2 months ago

I always suspected this place was the worst. Staff have always been apathetic at best, rude at worst, but now that the latest sanitation grade has come out and revealed the NUMEROUS issues, I’ll make sure to never again patronize this pathetic excuse of a bodega. Not even a real bodega.

Anyway you should really read the health report from 2026. 83.5 sanitation rating is indicative of some next level laziness from ownership, management, and staff.

Just a few things I’ve noted from the health report:

- 14 P/PF violations. 5 repeat offenses.
- observed employee drinking mug of coffee while prepping food
- no handwashing when switching tasks
- no paper towels at hand wash station
- chicken gnocchi was holding at 110 in the buffet. Health code says 135 minimum.
- salad bar filled past fill line and contents holding at above 41f. Has to be at 41f or (preferably) below.
- open container of sour cream in the walk in was dated April 2026
- found a can of pesticides under the stairs. Household use pesticides can’t be used in a commercial space.
- entirely incorrect cooling methods for sandwiches and soups
- direct quote here: Thawing (Pf) During the inspection, the facility was actively thawing two separate products in two different locations. Thank you for using cold running water to properly thaw the chili package; however, a container of TCS food was being thawed in the 3-compartment sink at 82F. TCS Food shall be thawed: Completely submerged under running water 70F or below with sufficient water velocity to agitate and float off loose particles and so that no part of the FOOD rises above 41 if It's a ready to eat food and for no more than 4 hours if the foods is a raw animal food requiring cooking. CDI, the hot water faucet was turned off and cold water was added
- cartons of eggs stored on the floor
- household use only kitchen equipment is being used in a commercial space
- facility couldn’t produce temperature range evidence for sanitation device
- shipping tape STILL attached to dish machine. Repeat offense.
- leaky pipes
- sewage system needs to be maintained
- needless presence of litter

In total, what an inconvenient waste of a shop in such a critical part of downtown! Durham needs a convenient store with integrity, not this trash.
Anyhow Blabla 5 months ago

A few months ago i was randomly here looking for some bottles of wine. I was recommended some great wines which i bought and enjoyed but at the time i was specifically looking for Montepulciano, which they didn’t have. I remember he had me write the name down, and i thought it was random and unlikely they were gonna change stock because of me. Today i was in the area and looked specifically for this store because i loved the care - and they had at least 3 versions of Montepulciano. I ended up buying 4 bottles just to try and have at home. This is genuinely so sweet
India Bland 9 months ago

Bought pre shredded mozzarella from here yesterday 11/15/25 when I got home I took it out of the bag and it was completely molded at the bottom; I looked at the expiration date and it said July 2025. It’s a very convenient space if you’re downtown but check the expiration dates bc idk how much foot traffic they get so I think stuff just sits there! Also like other people have mentioned it’s really pricy (especially for the quality) I spent like $7 for half a gallon of milk and it wasn’t even the fancy glass jar type lol but I was in a rush and sometimes you pay for convenience! Hopefully they do a better job getting rid of expired inventory other than that I’m still pro supporting local the people who work there are super nice!