Whole Foods has a great formula - they offer excellent produce, have a nice mix of organic & conventional, leaning more toward organic these days - and tons of consistent packaged products, both national and local brands.
Popping in to get groceries here after lunch at Tommy's on Coventry was a great link in our chain of errands that day.
The store is relatively new and has plenty of parking. It's very clean and well organized.
Loads of vegan and gluten-free options throughout the store - Whole Foods is pretty good about stocking that sort of thing. Looked for the awesome candy bars by "Go Max Go" in the chocolate section (Jokerz is my fave!) but did not see them.
The produce section is right at the entrance with a wide variety of gorgeous produce - and plenty of local produce.
However - there is one thing that keeps me from giving more than 3 stars: Organic. White. Peaches. California. $1.99/lb. Are you effing KIDDING ME? I live in California - I have two Whole Foods within 1.5 mil of my house and can walk or bicycle to a Farmer's Market every day of the week. There is NOWHERE - not even at a peach orchard - where I can get away with paying TWO BUCKS A POUND for peaches - especially not white peaches.
White peaches are notoriously hard to transport because they bruise very easily. They are also a bit more expensive as a result. So, how is it that a Whole Foods 2,500 miles from the nearest California peach orchard is offering organic white peaches for HALF of what people living nearest those orchards pay? And they look GOOD, too - so where do they build in the cost of transportation? Of product loss? Something is seriously out of whack here - Ohio has plenty of great produce, why not encourage local orchards to grow these specialty items? Or get them from a closer state (like - maybe Georgia?)
Dear Whole Foods,
I am confused.
Yours Truly,
Jenn C.