Red. Aroma was sweet and full of promise. A bite into the firm ripe flesh. Juicy. Delicious strawberry flavor. My favorite strawberry in town.
This is one of my favorite times of the year. Strawberries are in season. Bright red berries full of sweet flavor. These strawberries are sun ripened and picked from the field right behind the stand. They don’t get fresher.
I alternate between getting a 3 pack of #1’s which are the big ones and the small ones. The small ones are a little bit sweeter. I noticed Williamson Produce was selling strawberries at Costco but like other supermarket strawberries they didn’t have much flavor as I suspect they are picked before they are ripe.
There is a strawberry flag and an open sign so you know when the stand is open.
I usually call before coming by. Open 8-4pm most days till strawberry season is over in June. They built a fancy new stand this year. While the old stand looked like a farmer built it the new stand looks like a housing contractor did it as the roof looks like one you would see on a house. Plus they added an attic fan to cool it. New stand is also closer to the strawberry field.
CalTrans has a staging area between the expanding 5 freeway and the strawberry stand. You can see the old stand from my last review.
Williamson Produce
3102 Manchester Ave
Encinitas, CA 92007
(760) 753-8199
Have you tried the long stemmed berries here? The pic of them looked amazing. I wonder if they taste sweeter/better than the others?
I have not tried the long stemmed berries. The workers told me the small berries taste the sweetest. I agree with them.
Any idea where they moved to now that the stand in Cardiff seems to be closed?
You can try their Oceanside stand. It’s been awhile since I visited:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/williamson-produce-oceanside-oceanside