"2012-10-15T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "Normally I wouldn't review a grocery store, but when my food keeps spoiling someone has to know!\n\nYes, this store is beautiful. Yes, it has Starbucks and Panda Express (neither of which I use). Yes, it has a large selection of everything.\n\nBut what it doesn't have: is the ability to keep food fresh enough to not spoil before it hits your plate. \n\nI buy weekly here and sometimes even every few days, but no matter what I do, my food ALWAYS spoils. \n\nI'm a huge fan of fresh food, I rarely, if ever, buy processed, so I tend to stay in the vegetable/fruit section for most of my purchases. It never fails; I will buy fruit for $12 (mango slices) that ruin a day before their expiration. I will buy shitake mushrooms, get them home and half are moldy (same day). I will buy avocados (the worst culprits) with no 'ripe' sticker and by day two they are black. \n\nWhat gives? I don't have time in my busy life to keep running back and forth returning fruit and vegetables, I just don't. I'm far too busy and this would seriously be a full-time job. They just don't have fresh food that lasts.\n\nI don't want to have to complain, I'd do it all the time, so I just have to choose to shop at Whole Foods or TJ's in order to get the best food. It seems I'd be paying about the same anyway since I can't even eat Von's food!\n\nAlso, they sell their chicken in packages on the floor for dollars more than they do in their display. Just an FYI. \n\nI dislike this store, too many bad experiences. Too much bad food."^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "1"^^ .