Once every six weeks or so I get in my little car, turn on Sirius and listen to book radio, liberal radio or old time radio shows as I head on west along the lake. This by itself is a pleasant way to pass an afternoon. Sometimes I make it to Sandusky which I will save for another review. More than likely I get to Lorain and more specifically Flignor's Market.
There is a wide selection of produce but you have to know prices. Today a mango was cheaper than any where else but Vidalia onions were about twice what they sold for at Giant Eagle. As in the canned goods there is a wide array of Hispanic produce. The bakery and deli are comparable to the those of most supermarkets with two distinctions. The first is the kifle cookies. Buttery little nutty mouthfuls at only $4.99 for a heavy dozen. Secondly, prices are low. If I were buying for a large family I would come here more frequently.
So far I may not have convinced very many to shop here. Add a full service butcher shop. One that runs the entire length of the store where one person patiently waits on you as you walk from the sausages to the poultry to the meats to the fish. She asks you which steak you want, if you want the whole chicken breast split, or what other particular preferences you may have. Everything is wrapped in freezer weight bags. No where at any time have I ever had such service. The clincher is that all the meat is from Ohio farmers and hand cut at Flignor's.
As you smugly grin at the checkout seeing the choice meats placed in bags and the register totaling far less than expected, a very polite young man gathers your bags to carry them to your car.