There are few things that are in the UW Graduate Student Handbook.
1. Academic performance is vital.
2. UW Student Union is a must.
3. Grocers are in tiers, from most expensive to cheapest it goes Brennans, Whole Foods, Sentry, Trader Joes, Copps and Woodmans.
So when I came here I thought well... Woodmans is at the bottom in terms of quality.
NOT TRUE.
Their selection of pretty much everything, from mild sharp red blue cheese to layered potato salty chips from Indonesia (ok, I have no idea what these things are), they have everything. And I WILL admit that 4 years ago, their produce selection was a big meager. That has since changed, and seriously, this is DEFINITELY a one stop shop. Especially given the store hours (24 hours, at least in the west side), and it's FANTASTIC to go there at 2am, buy a brownie mix box, and eat freshly baked brownies at 3:30am.
Also they have delivery, in the sense that you leave your cart, go pick up your car, drive up and they transfer your groceries to the car.. NOW THAT'S SERVICE!!!
I only wish it was closer (to downtown).. But eh, it's only 14 mins away...
Two downfalls. They DON"T take credit cards (come on 2007 anyone) and their liquor store is detatched, so you have to pay for your groceries, THEN buy your alcohol.