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| - When we first moved here, I remember being so pumped that not only was there a grocery store within walking distance, but it was a local one at that! This grocery store is above average for the area in my opinion.
Produce is almost always good quality. I've only had problems with the avacados - they are rarely ripe here and when they are, they usually aren't good inside - I go to WF for those. Other than that, they have lots of organic options and the selection is reasonable for a what is really a pretty small grocery store. The quality of the deli meat and cheese is very good (they carry Boar's Head brand which not all stores do). I find the meat to be fresh and good quality as well.
The only dig I have is the checkout. The workers on the floor are really helpful and will run around trying to find you what you need, check to see if there's more cilantro in the back, etc. But the baggers and checkers.....spotty. Some are speedy, friendly and great. But the majority are lazy high-schoolers for whom the fact that they actually have to work is just really messing up their 'me' time. Most of them are too busy looking around, chatting with the guy at the next lane, etc. to make sure your tomatoes make it home in one piece or that they make it home at all. The other day, the guy 'missed' my meat and sour cream while bagging my stuff. Luckily I noticed them 'hiding' in plain sight before I walked away. When I pointed out that he very nearly cost me 8 dollars in lost groceries, his response was 'my bad'. Um...that's not the same as 'sorry'.
But I really can only take one star away because the majority of the staff are great and we're just really lucky to have an independent grocery store within walking distance. Of course Whole Foods has better produce and Giant Eagle has 12 different brands of paprika for you to choose from but it's really not a fair comparison. They aren't trying to be Whole Foods or Giant Eagle - they're doing fine just being Zagara's.
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