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| - I wish I lived closer to a Dave's (or that I got myself together enough to get groceries immediately after work). This location is about a block away from my office and sometimes we walk over to make very tasty salads at their FABULOUS salad bar. We need to do that more often, really. One of my coworkers loves the iceberg and she can get that from Dave's salad bar. And I can get my mixed greens there and for those who love a spinach salad that option is also available.
[[[[[[Side note: why on earth is it so hard to get a mixed greens salad at so many places- forget the Cotton campaign! Can't Zooey Deschanel do a song about how awesome mixed greens are?]]]]]]
Ok- back to Dave's awesome salad bar. They've really got a great selection of veggies, meats, dressings and even fruits and cheeses! And it's really affordable. You could also easily be distracted by the scents of fried yummie-ness. Or the baked goods- like the cake/ cookie combination thing made into a sandwich with icing in between...
Dave's has great specials on produce each week. You can count on walking in and finding a good deal on either berries, bananas, citrus, etc. and I think that's great! The store isn't gigantic but it certainly makes the most of the space! They have the weekly specials on other stuff, too. Since I'm mostly going on lunch break (maybe I'll get it together sometime so I can get all my groceries there) I've only enjoyed some of their deals. I've gotten my fat-free tasty flavored coffee creamer, some of my fave juice, and a number of other items I usually buy but at a worse price.
You've got to get used to the layout of the store- if Dave's made a little map it would ROCK! Once you do, though you'll really appreciate Dave's. This location has recently arranged a space over to the side that has the toiletries and that's a cool addition. I like that Dave's has people who work there. You NEVER have to hunt down someone to ask a question. People work there!!! And people, not machines, ring you up- by having people as cashiers you know that Dave's again invests in the community by hiring more people than those big stores in the burbs.
Speaking of which- one of the things I really love about Dave's is that their stores are located in what would otherwise be a food desert. These are in locations where other grocers won't go. Places where folks have usually had to shop at convenience stores and bodegas which can be great for some items, but; sell minimal produce, and carry groceries at inflated prices.
A friend of mine worked on one edge of a food desert and lived closer to the other opposite edge. He could get home by taking a less direct route and go a bit out of the way and grab some groceries- sometimes you don't want to do that. One night after a hard day at work he was craving a banana. He went to three or four of those little corner stores before finding any sort of fresh fruit. He had to go to a few more to find a single banana! Which cost him $2 (never mind all of the time searching).
That's absurd. And it seems like Dave's gets that it is absurd for someone to go all over to get a banana at an insanely high price. Dave's is one of the few stores that isn't afraid to take on the food desert. Get to know a Dave's near you!
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