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| - I finally had the chance to stop in to this new store to check it out! They have a weekly ad so you can plan your trip, but we didn't need anything so we just wanted to look around for a bit.
It is a large shopping plaza with a ton of parking. They also cater to the kids - they have mini shopping carts for them to use, as well as paper and crayons, and a free piece of fruit at the front entrance! Super nice touch!
I would compare this to a Trader Joe's but larger with more selection - they have a ton of items that you've never seen in our area. You know when you're watching a cooking show and they use an item that you're like 'I will never find that at Giant Eagle'? Well, more than likely you'll likely find it here!
In addition to core items of the store, they have a nice large soup and salad bar, an olive bar, a large bakery selection, and a mochi bar. We got a few mochi treats to enjoy on the way home, and they were very good!
Their fresh meats section was OUTSTANDING. The items looked completely 100% fresh and they were butchered beautifully. A variety of steaks, fish, shrimp, pork, marinated chicken and other meats, and ground beef were the selection when I went. Some stuff was on the pricier side, but honestly the quality looked unbeatable!
But my favorite part of this store - the spices section. They have jars of hard-to-find and/or expensive spices, and there's plastic bags, a scale, and a scoop. You can scoop what you need from the jar for say a particular recipe, which is super cool to me! I found some arrowroot powder which I got a scoop of to thicken up a gravy or sauce. It is such a good idea to give people that option to just grab one bay leaf or a tablespoon of mustard seeds- it is a special touch that I very much appreciated.
I could see myself visiting this store to buy things for a special occasion or cool new recipe I want to try, or a great deal on a few items from the weekly ad. I don't think I have the funds to shop here exclusively, but I plan on coming back when I'm in the area again!
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