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| - I hadn't been to a Food City in at least 10 years - because if you had a choice who would really go to a Food City? But, they built a brand new one right on Southern that I pass every single day. (I prayed for a Sunflower or a Trader Joe's. I got Food City. Sigh... the prayer vigil continues...)
So it was one of those - I really just need 2 things kind of days, so I figured I'd take that opportunity to check them out. Well, they earned a solid star and a half before I'd ever walked in the door. As soon as I opened my door the smell of chicken and beef and tortillas and other amazingly yummy goodness hit me. They have a cafe/restaurant with windows that roll open for you to walk on up and buy some of that goodness you're smelling. They have a bunch of table and chairs sitting under a permanent shaded area for outdoor dining. And the walls around there are painted with festive murals - not high class, but it's the thought that counts.
I swear they lost a star when I saw their produce selection. Here's the thing - if the tomatoes are green and yellow - and your best ones have spots of orange - don't buy that many from your produce people. There was a HUGE table of them! And the roma tomatoes were red, but almost all soft and squishy. Yea, I'm pretty passionate about my tomatoes, but this was just a symptom of a larger issue to me. It's like Bashas has a big sorting center that sends the best to AJ's, the average to Bashas and the "Can that still be eaten?" to Food City. I'm sure it doesn't really work that way, but it often feels like it.
The rest of the store was actually quite nice. Wide aisles, brightly lit, well stocked. Pretty good sized bakery, and things looked good but I didn't have an opportunity to get anything from there.
I left with 4 things, I came for 2. At Costco if I went for 2 things I'd leave with about 18. So I'll most likely shop here again because a) it's super convenient to my daily commute and b) it's a place where I can need a few things and actually only buy a few things. That doesn't make it a good place - it actually means it's LESS tempting.
One day soon I think I'm going to have to go back and try out the pre-made food out front. That looked better than the rest of the store all put together.
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