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| - I love this place. It's a smaller yet cheaper version of Whole Foods. I would not call it the Canadian version of Trader Joe's though. The branded and packaged groceries (i.e. pasta, cereal, oatmeal, etc.) are about the same price as Real Canadian Superstore, but where Farm Boy wins out is that they have their own branded items that appear to be all organic.
In addition, their hot food section is really good for a grocery store. They have a wood fire pizza oven, a stir fry station, salad bar and a hot bar.
I've had the pizza from their Kitchener location and it is really good. From this location, I chose from the hot bar and there were plenty of vegan options. I remember getting multiple types of curry, a General Tao chicken variation and some rice. It was very tasty. It's also cheaper than Whole Foods at $2.19/100g.
The only thing that is missing is that there aren't many unprepared vegan options you can buy here (they have plenty of fresh meat, none frozen) as they don't have freezers.
Verdict: Great for hot food and packaged foods and probably fresh meat (I can't tell, but there was a huge lineup when I went, so I assume it is pretty good).
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