Choices Market

–Pros —
–close to where I live
–open until 11 pm 7 days a week
–excellent full service deli
–lots of organic & raw foods
–clean and well organized
–decent bulk food section
–Cons–
–rather pricy
–cashiers very stuck up /​unfriendly
–coin operated grocery carts
–floor staff is sparse and not always helpful
–always have long line ups !
–points program never has my phone # saved!
I prefer Wholes Foods by far to Choices, but it’s closer to where I live so sometimes I have no choice but to shop here !

The health section is great, the lady has been helpful, but I found the deli section slightly overpriced, the soup is cheaper than Urban Fair and I found deals closer to their entrance to the stockroom, just the little shelf and I found 99 cents deals, I liked the aisles tea, coffee, Zevia pop, chips and snacks, canned food I just find them a little dusty, I go here via Cnd Line on my way in the farmers market in the summer

The Pom was bom. A little on the pricey side but not too bad. Cool vibe, friendly employees

Not a bad alternative if you’re too far from other grocery stores. I have come here once because Urban Fare was out of ground beef. They have a fair selection, some products similar to those found in IGA, some Urban Fare items. They have roasted whole chicken here which I’ve tried once (even though we went back to Urban to get an onion and saw the cheaper whole chicken there).
Also a great pit stop before a party or girls night in a hotel. Lol.
3.5 stars.

Their roast chicken is some of the best I’ve ever had.

This store has a variety of organic food selections that I cannot find in no other stores. I normally buy organic duck eggs, grass fed cow milk, organic meats. ect. So, ya that part is good.
The customer service is horrible most staff here are passive-​aggressive especially check out. You can expect a no response when you say «hi, how are u» and don’t ever expect a smile or a friendly face. Which is weird it to me it seems this is coming from management, maybe the employees are not treated right.

This is an upscale market. All the meat looked really good and really expensive. The likewise is the same with the vegetables.
The place was immaculate and very gorgeous to look at.
With that being said, I did not and would likely not purchase anything from there. I’m not in their demographic and everything was unbelievably expensive but the markup makes sense since it’s downtown Vancouver.

We, the guy I am dating and I, came here to see if they carried his brand of honey. They didn’t, however, I did walk away with some snack bars for later as well as some other treats. Lots of selection, store is clean, customer service was awesome. There is a sign when you line up that instructs you to put your cell phone away and finish your call later = awesome.

I don’t work far from here, so I’ve been there a few times hoping to get a freshly made panini or a sandwich. They never have the bread to make a fresh panini, and instead ask you to buy the one on the shelf that’s usually a day or 2 old. Why should I be eating old food that has been sitting on their shelves for a couple of days and pay $ 8 – 9 for it?
Last time I came here to get a dairy-​free cake for my colleague’s birthday, the cake on the shelf was 8 days old. When I asked for a fresh one, a lady offered me one from the freezer, which obviously wouldn’t be ready for immediate consumption.
I just can’t write enough about the many things that are wrong with this store.
When it was finally time to check out, their credit card machine wouldn’t accept my AMEX, because the machine’s swipe feature was broken.
Frustrating service, old food, high prices!

Small location, but good selection. Seafood is always fresh, and steak selection decent. They have an excellent selection of health bars and health snacks like kombucha. Also they sell vegenaise which is hard to find. In addition their premade dinners are delicious, filling, and quite reasonable.

I saw their deli area and hoped it would be amazingly delicious like Whole Foods. Nope.
Chicken noodle soup is bitter. Shepherd’s pie is about truck stop level cooking. It’s too bad, I live super close and would love to pick up dinners here.

A good option for small essential midweek item. Not too many selection but it’s heaven site for vegan/​semi vegan. They have pretty good option for organic food. The price wise is a little bit expensive but the location make the .50cent-​$ 1 more worth it considering only 2 – 5 minutes walking from my house.
Their natural kind of pharmacy/​store carry variety of skin care products and the service lady is very friendly. She knows what I was looking for in fact she recommended the facial cleanser with cheaper price than expensive one.
Cashiers counter pretty slow, every time I was there, I noticed their cashier like to chit chat unnecessary topic without considered lined up customers. I usually go there around late noon and once during after work and their queues was over their veggies stand and the cashier counter not speed up instead chit chat unnecessary stuff as we all can hear it (obviously, as we carry handbag plus stuff ftom the groceries. It’s heavy, we just want to get it done fast as possible lol). Because of this, 3 stars.

This store is expensive, but does have decent sale prices.
They carry some interesting products, but sometimes at the expense of familiar ones. Mint jelly for example… they had mint jalepeno jelly, and the runny mint marinade/​sauce but not the familiar bright green jelly.
Similar issues in the produce department.
It’s well laid out with wide, neat aisles.
I also appreciate that they are open til 11.

Over priced with an inflated sense of how good it is.
For a store that prides itself on organic fresh produce it often has basic produce missing.
The deli selection is incredibly poor for the high price range, with a very limited selection of deli meats and cured meats, sandwiches, salads etc.
Price wise Choices is compatible with Urban Fare, but nowhere near as well stocked or as good quality.
Urban Fare prices, Safeway quality.

Convenient but pricey!
The vegetables are better than their fruit selection. Not that sweet or ripe most of the time. Frozen fruit is much pricier than Urban Fair. Good range of healthy snacks though. Their stuffed pork loin is delicious!

Definately one of the pricier stores and unfortunately do not carry everything in the specials flyer offered at other choices.
Nesters seem to have better choices most of the time but great organic produce selections with better pricing than whole foods.
Many like their gluten free bakery as well.
Value ³⁄₅
Atmosphere ³⁄₅
Service ³⁄₅ lines take a long time
Quality ⁴⁄₅
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The selection of wraps, sandwiches and to go items near the deli is fantastic! The salads are so delicious with generous portions of chicken or salmon.
This is my favorite place to buy lunch during the week on break.

I like this choices less than the one in kits or wherever that is. I like Costco more than choices. Despite my look, I am not anal about eating all local, all organic, blah blah blah. Let’s be real, I live in Yaletown and all of my money goes to rent.
What I *am* anal about is what I put on my body. I haven’t used soaps, deodorants, oils, etc etc that weren’t natural in over a decade. I haven’t used conventional medicine in that long either. Choices is great for that stuff and I don’t find it as expensive and CERTAINLY not as pretentious as Whole Foods.
Weleda deodorant changed my life, seriously. Omgggggg.
Also, while I don’t buy many food products here they sell matcha powder and they have really yummy prepared meals like their egg salad wrap and mac and cheese. It’s also very conveniently located for me, being two blocks away.

Choices is a lifesaver. It’s not the grocery store I go to for my big purchases — I save that for Save On or Famous Foods. It’s not where I go to get my luxurious items — I save that for Whole Foods or Urban Fare. However, Choices is the perfect and most convenient spot for me to grab those everyday items that I seem to need, well, every freaking day.
I shop at Choices for produce and fruits, feta cheese, whole wheat wraps, or that random can of beans, carton of almond milk, or carton of coconut water I’m out of. It’s also where I get the absolute most delicious and addictive chickpea cookies from Saman Bakery.
Lastly, I come here a few days a week to hit up the salad bar. I find it to be better and cheaper than the place on Pacific and I can’t beat the conveniences of it being just a block from work. The cashiers here are always friendly and there are occasionally free samples of something or other being offered in the store to promote new products.

I love Choices in Yaletown because of how close it is to where I live. This place deserves 5 stars because it has everything I want in a supermarket. I am tired of going to Save-​on-​Foods where they have countless rotting vegetables /​fruits for a dirt cheap price!
If you are a health conscious eater, I highly suggest Choices. They have foods to suit everybody’s lifestyle/​dietary needs (gluten-​free, low-​carb, diabetic friendly, etc) for a reasonable price. Sometimes they have really good deals too. Choices is one of those places where you can get nutritionally dense foods that taste very good.
The health products section is small but packed with lots of great things and I was surprised to find my Toms of Maine toothpaste and other food supplements.
Their salad bar is fresh and worth trying even though they don’t offer soup. The readily made food is always nutritious and delicious and good for days when I don’t feel like cooking.
The queue is always long but moves very quickly because of their efficient employees. Even though they are busy all the time they are always very friendly.
The vegetables and fruits for sale are never rotting and molding, unlike in Save-​on-​Foods.
Highly recommended.