First off, let me say that I live almost across the street from here and have been waiting for a grocery store downtown for almost 5 years. I was there the very first day they were open and have been back three or four times since. I waited to write my review until they had their "grand opening" and until they had gotten into the groove of having a market.
Boy, where do I start with the complaints? The biggest complaint is not so much the hours but the DAYS that they are open. Maybe I'm weird but I do my grocery shopping on Sunday. We specifically didn't get a few things from F&E because we wanted the ones from the market. I try and go Sunday but they are closed. Try and go back Monday...they are closed. At this point, I really need those items and I'm just going to buy them from a normal store. It doesn't make any sense why you would have a ton of vendors there on Saturday dropping off their goods only to have them sit, locked up, until Tuesday. If you need two days off, take Saturday and Wednesday off when the outdoor market is in full swing.
My next complaint is the selection. I'm not even going to complain that you don't have basic things like fruit or butter. I'm going to complain that you carry fish from Alaska (not local) and that you carry Shamrock milk! WTF! You could be carrying SuperFarm milk, butter, and ice cream but instead you carry the same thing Target has. Try supporting real local business instead of mega-giant Shamrock Farms.
Finally, what's with the "wine bar"? Is it actually somewhere in the building or am I supposed to sit in the middle of the produce and drink? It really feels like too much room was wasted on the sandwich/wine bar counter area and not enough was set aside for actual groceries.
I know this place will get better but right now one would be pretty hard pressed to do their grocery shopping here.