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| - We've been hitting up Fresh Market weekly ever since discovering it a couple of months ago. It's an interesting grocery store that has a mixture of organic and regular groceries in it. Some of the stuff is quite a bit overpriced, but if you check weekly you will find some great deals that make it worth the visit.
Fresh Market is an extremely clean and well-kept grocery store. The staff around are all very helpful and quick, especially the ones working the meat counter. The produce selection is quite extensive and delicious, but a bit pricey (you will rarely find any fruit under $1.89 LB.) The meat section is unique (as far as regular grocery stores go) in that there is no pre-packaged meat available, and everything is wrapped up fresh by someone at the meat counter. They have everything, from the usual suspects like beef and chicken to some not seen as often, including fresh ground turkey sausage and duck. The seafood is very expensive so we never buy that there, but there is usually some kind of chicken on sale. Also, they sell a very cheap boston butt pork that I buy and then ground up fresh at home to make sausage, burgers, tacos, meatballs or anything else. Having that fresh-ground taste is great and you can really taste the full-on pork flavor, making it a high-quality product at a very reasonable price. One word of warning...they do not have a ticket system at the meat counter so it may become a free-for-all, especially when it's a bit busy there (which it often is.)
They also have a pretty big bakery/ dessert area with tons of sweet treats. My sister-in-law brought over a cannoli cake from there when we were celebrating a birthday and it was pretty spot on. We've also bought a few loaves of bread from them and they have all been crusty on the outside with a soft middle. Another thing I really like is that they offer a wide range of beverages. I was very impressed with their beer selection, which definitely offers the most craft beers that I've ever seen in one grocery store.
Fresh Market is a pleasant shopping experience in a great environment. A few high prices here and there, as well as the confusion at the meat counter, stop this place from getting the full five-star treatment, but it's still definitely worth the visit.
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