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| - Absolutely stellar place. Selection is a bit slim overall due to the size of the store, but they manage to cover most necessities (deli, produce, eggs, bread, cheese, frozen sausages/fish/meats, aside from the specialty Italian foods). Groceries are cheaper nearly across the board than anywhere near by, sometimes dramatically (79 cent avocados, 39 cent grapefruit, versus nearly double that at Giant Eagle). Produce is generally fresh and cycles through a good variety. They sometimes even have locally sourced produce. Their sausages are excellent as well. I've had a few sandwiches from there too, and they're pretty great, though I generally opt for buying deli meats myself and preparing food at home to save a bit of cash.
The staff are extremely nice, helpful and genuinely seem to enjoy their family business. They've recommended numerous items to me and seem to help people out with recipes if you ask. They've also offered to gift wrap things near the holidays. They even once let me buy $25 of food on 'credit' when I forgot my wallet. I've lived a few minutes away for the past 2 years, and the place has become my standard destination for groceries. I'll probably bus back from time to time after I move to Lawrenceville. You'd have to be crazy to shop anywhere for your groceries as a Pitt student living in South Oakland. I hope to see them still doing there thing for years to come.
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