Um, hello fancy grocery store with lots of cool retail and made-to-order food options! Picture this. You're driving around hungry. You don't feel like going to a restaurant where you have to fight it out for a table, but you would like to sit down and have a good quality bite to eat. Earl's Grocery is the place for you.
Earl's has everything you need for any meal of the day...they have coffee and breakfast sandwiches for the morning, sandwiches/salads for lunch and rotisserie chicken and sides for dinner. Now these food items aren't your normal get-this-at-any-grocery-store kind of items. They use an interesting combination of flavors and super fresh ingredients. They also have a nice drink selection if you're looking to relax with a beverage. The prepared sides looked fantastic, and the orzo was very tasty. Salad was extremely fresh and had some nice toppings.
I saw a whole mix of people during lunchtime on a Saturday. You had people having a cup of coffee and studying on their laptops, you had small groups of friends dining at the larger tables, you had parents in their with their kids after a game. I liked this because it made me feel like I could come here by myself and just have "me time" and not feel like I wish I was sitting with someone.
Two negatives on this place. 1. it's a bit pricey. 2. good luck finding a parking space.
I am 100% coming back here to grab stuff for a picnic at some point this summer. Cheese, wine, sandwiches, salads, sides...the toughest part about planning my next outing will be deciding what food/drinks to bring from Earl's Grocery.