Yes it is a local institution and people line up outside to get in on the weekends and for the famous free turkeys at Christmas.
But, for me, it is the shop around the corner for the largest variety of European chocolate bars- including sugar free ones- at great prices! It is the place I buy canned and dry foods, toothpaste (a must with all that chocolate), and Christmas lights. I've found good simple, tablecloths in a pinch-
I made the mistake of buying a 'great deal'- a coffee bodum for under $15- it leaked grounds up into the coffee from the first use. Wasted money, should have spent a bit more and bought at the Green Beanery.
There is a tonne of junk and useless things your great aunt might have been amazed with post WWII so, I steer clear of most of what the store offers- but the chocolate section has got me hooked!