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| - Ahh, Earth Fare has a special place in my heart because, primarily, of their soups. One soup in particular, but I'm gonna keep the specifics to myself so there isn't a sudden run on my favorite; I've already turned a few others on to it, darnit!!! *neener neener!* :)~ Oh yah, and one thing I like about their "soup bar" is that if they don't have your favorite available that day hot, all you have to do is buy a small container of it from the refrigerated section above & you can heat it up in the micro in their little café area. Nice!
Of course they're completely awesome for many reasons other than just their soup. They have items here that are difficult to find elsewhere - for instance their snack aisle is just marvelous. An amazing selection of good-for-you snacks that don't taste like tree bark; I could spend hours in that aisle alone. And their cleaning items. Love'em. I particularly like the Ecover brand, which is kind of difficult to find elsewhere (especially in the Univ are where I am), and believe it or not, they're even reasonably priced! And I feel better since I'm not harming our water sources.
Their cake/dessert counter is heavenly. They make a vegan carrot cake that's soooo very delicious. I could name off all sorts'a specific items, but I'll spare you - just get up now & try'em all out for yourself.
I think EF has perhaps the best salad bar in town. A little of everything, and items available you wouldn't think of, and would NEVER find at a typical salad bar. And I'm always a bit skeptical of store-brand dressings 'n such, but their Caesar is delicious. It's also nice that if you're going to eat in, you can make your salad in a "real" bowl rather than the typical to-go container. Just a nice added touch that I kinda like. It can get expensive quickly though, so fair warning. I think it's around $8 a pound.
There's a terrific selection of unique beverages, such as aloe water with bits of aloe vera in it (yum!), teas of all kinds (both bottled and bagged/boxed), and so on. I love Horizon Organic chocolate milk, and they occasionally put their 24pk cases of 8oz "bottles" on sale for like $20...that's less than buying the 3pks in the grocery store, so that makes me all warm 'n fuzzy when they do that, cuz I love those single serve units.
Oh, and on a somewhat odd note - they also have the only hand sanitizer I'll use; I can't think of the name, but it's the only one I've found that doesn't leave that pesky 'film' on my hands. It has a brown & white label if you wanna find it, and they usually have it in the travel size section as well...for like two bucks I think!
While this certainly isn't my primary market, it is a marvelous spot to get those odd-ball items, a great lunch while out 'n about, or those natural/organic products I can't find elsewhere (or at Trader Joe's)! I just wish they would open a 2nd location closer to Northlake Mall and/or the Huntersville border so they'd be closer to me!!
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