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I could have spent 3 hours here, but had 30 minutes, so I got some stuff from the biggest olive bar I've ever seen, "homemade" lasagna and pizza, and some sushi. The lasagna (which they gave to me for free because it didn't have a scanning label) and pizza were restaurant quality, in my opinion. The sushi was good enough but is no Cowfish or Upstream (but who goes to grocery stores when they are really craving good sushi). Great place to stop into on your way home from work to grab dinner to bring home.
They have about 10 different vats of soups, giant salad bar, make your own homemade dinner, a huge wine and beer selection, baked goods, vast meat and seafood selections, fantastic produce, etc. They also have specials (i.e. tonight was 'pint night' and samples in every section (everything from organic chicken nuggets to raw oysters).
Their website is excellent and has a ton of info (including great recipes). I am optimistically hopeful that the experience continues to be the same post-grand opening!
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