Whole Foods Market

My family was on a three state tour of whole foods we are vegans so in traveling Whole Foods is the place to get good Vegan food Thank You

99% of the time I love Whole Foods. This week and last week, though, I am quite disappointed. We drive a distance to come to shop here so we always eat from the salad bar. Two weeks in a row, there is no vegan salad dressing available. They usually have 4 vegan options. Last week I didn’t discover that they were out until after I had made my salad. When I asked about it, the gentleman said «we’re out til Monday. «He didn’t seem concerned or offer any alternatives so I gave him my salad and left. This week, still no salad dressing, but I looked before I made my salad, and I purchased my own vegan dressing. Come on Whole Foods. Please don’t disappoint me again.

Love whole foods market. People are wonderful and always helpful! Love the fact that I know they care about my health and others. I know what goes in my food and I know it’s a healthier option vs other grocery store that carries all sorts of bad junks in their ingredient.

I shop at Whole Foods whenever I either need certain health (y) foods that typical grocery stores don’t carry, or if I’m in the mood for splurging on groceries and stuffing my face with yummy goodies.
A typical visit involves a lot of my wandering around, getting the health (y) things on my list, snacking on the tasty free samples, smiling at the friendly employees, gawking at a new vegetarian product that looks amazing, ignoring how expensive it is, and putting it in my basket. Or seeing that one of my favorite veg products or snacks is slightly on sale and thinking «well, I may as well get it» even if it’s still pretty expensive. And putting it in my basket.
This whole foods gets 1 star off for the produce lacking in freshness and variety most of the time. And the chain in general really is more expensive than it needs to be — as much as I love it, I can’t shop here all the time. But I love the kind of food they carry, and I’ll keep coming back!

Whole Foods is probably the best grocery store in the area… but I’m not from the area; I’m from Toronto and take frequent road trips, and the nearest Whole Foods is one of my stops on any road trip. And this Whole Foods, in comparison to other Whole Foods, is lacking. The hot bar is very small and they didn’t have any items on it when I was there at 11 am, and their prepared foods section is also very small. It’s still a Whole Foods, and it’s still nice enough, and the food is still tasty, organic food that meets my admittedly high standards. But compared to other Whole Foods… it’s just so-​so. But still, any Whole Foods is better than no Whole Foods at all, so there’s that…

This Whole Foods gets a solid C+; in the sage words of A Tribe Called Quest, they get «an E for effort, and T for nice try.»
It’s more like a Whole Foods Lite: they have some stuff, but on a whole, and compared to other Whole Foods, they’re lacking. There’s no juice bar. The beer section is just a small corner of the wine section. There is barely any bakery of which to speak. I’ve seen more varieties of frozen food at Kroger/Ralph’s. They didn’t have ground chicken in the meat department (come on, now! That’s a basic.).
But it’s Whole Foods, and it’s a Whole Foods in suburban Indiana, so you have to give it credit for existing and offering what it does. A Whole Foods — even though it’s not as complete as it should be – is better than no Whole Foods.

Once again St. Louis has spoiled me. The Whole Foods right outside of STL (Brentwood), had got me excited about Whole Foods once more. First with Graeters and secondly (and more often once Graeters appeared more places) with their outstanding to-​go sandwiches and pastry selection.
This location, however, lacks an impressive (or even good) pastry section. Their pastry case is all of two or three feet long. The one in St. Louis? Probably four times that length.
Where were the cream puffs? The non mini tarts? Or any fruit tarts besides mixed berry? Where were the french inspired pastries? Or the vegan ones? Where was any of this?
Instead there were pudding cups (I bought one — it was very pretty and did use very rich chocolate, but was still just a bit better than a normal pudding cup), crème brûlée, two types of macaron flavors, and only a few cakes (albeit I am sure you can call in advance to order others as you can at most Whole Foods). There were mini tarts, but all the same mixed berry flavors… There was no layered deserts or tiramisu.
It was just a below average bakery selection and it left me sad (as I had driven there hungry and wanting pastries)
Maybe the other location in Indy will prove more fruitful? (Or pastry case full)

WF is a good place to go to try something new/​different. It’s the only store I’ve found so far that carries really good LOW salt potato chips (25g/​serving!!) that actually have a really good flavor & don’t taste like cardboard as so many low salt items do. They cost a bit more but so worth it! Good organic iced teas, hummus & pitas too. Sometimes when out shopping for the day my husband & I will grab something there & eat in their little dining area.
I also like the variety of scented soaps, lotions & shampoos they carry. These can also run a bit higher than other stores (though I can’t find some of these scents –like Holiday Spice soap, etc. at other stores). I figure it’s cheaper than going to a day spa & I can repeat several times a week if I want because the products last longer than a single use: -) Fresh flowers also last quite a bit longer than some other grocery store’s flowers.

I love how clean this place is, but it’s little bit smelly, maybe because of the organic food … sometimes?

For this to be the smaller if the two stores, I’m impressed. They have a great selection of vegetarian choices

The selection of and quality of product is good, yes yes, the only thing I am taking stars off for is that the store itself is often dirty as well as the self-​serve machines like the peanut-​butter grinder. The in-​store sushi is as also subpar, don’t waste your time with it and go to Ocean World instead.

This is a nice alternative to the Whole Foods in Nora that is in the middle of a major renovation, making it impossible to find anything. Well laid out aisles, easy to find things, and the employees were all very friendly.

Absolutely the best place to shop for meat, poultry and seafood. They have different ratings and classifications for each category. Plus, in a few years, they will force their suppliers to label their products if it contains GMO or not. Now that is something!
This place is pretty much organic nirvana. They also support local farmers and growers. I buy my traders point chocolate milk here (which is addicting by the way).
Compared to Kroger, yes, it’s in the pricey side. However, you don’t come here buying all kinds of junk for your body. You’ll never see Twinkies here for sure. It definitely attracts a different clientele.

Honestly, I’m not a big believer in organic food. (Does that mean I’m a believer in inorganic food, whatever that is? You decide…)
I go to Whole Foods to get some items that are just not readily available in my regular grocery store — CostCo. Items like Arctic Char, Lake Trout, some cheeses, some breads, etc. I’m not sure where else I would go in town for more specialty foods like that, and Whole Foods seems as good of a place as anywhere else.
The overall selection is pretty good, if you buy all of your groceries from here. Prices are higher than CostCo, but you knew that.

I prefer this location to the one in Nora but they are both great! I buy the organic «already peeled» garlic all the time! Since it’s whole it stays and tastes much fresher than the minced stuff in a jar! If you like garlic like I do, you use a lot in your cooking and having this stuff on hand makes your life a lot easier!
Enough about garlic, jeez, garlic freak!
Great place, good prices! I also buy the Kiss My Face products, they smell great!

Whole foods is great if you’re looking for specialty items, good fresh veggies, all the odd ball vegetarian items most grocery stores don’t have, a friendly environment, a ridiculous cheese selection, and just general well being.
It can be pricey if you were to do an entire grocery shop here. You pay for the quality you get.
We tend to make a run to whole foods once a month for stock up on our specialty items we just can’t find anywhere else. Awesome vegetarian sausage, cheese cheese cheese, and even charcoal. Their charcoal is actual hardwood charcoal (not briquettes) chuck of charcoalized (that’s a word now) wood. It burns a little hotter and faster, but I prefer it for my grilling needs.

Since moving to my new Carmel/​Westfield location I am a regular of this store. It is awesome. The produce and meat section are vast, the employees are helpful and the healthy snack options are abound. I am not going to go «all natural» overnight, but Whole Foods is definitely going to help push me in the right direction.
I am looking forward to trying their fresh salad bar and perusing their wine section when I have more time. Overall, their vast array of cultural choices also look appealing in a non-​intimidating kind of way.
I love the way this store is laid out, that it is not too large, that the choices are «just right» and that it is a mile from my new place. I didn’t find it to be overly expensive and was told by another Whole Foods fan, that if I shop smart, I can get everything I want for nearly the same price as a normal grocer. I personally don’t care about price as much as quality and I do feel that this WF is definitely worth checking out.

It’s so cute… a quaint, little corner market in Carmel, IN… close your eyes maybe it’s really Carmel, CA.
Whole Foods here has everything the mother ship (Austin, TX) has… ok a little facetiousness, but meant in good spirit.
They have plumots… hybrid of an apricot and plum… deliciousness and you gotta know these are not everywhere.
This location is great… shop around in the surrounding stores, have a little lunch or dinner, and wait a minute I need something organic and slightly gourmet for dinner… I’ll just stop at Whole Foods. Brilliant.
Aha moment that I realize this used to be a Wild Oats and now understand the size. The remodel fits much closer to Whole Foods characteristics than other previous Wild Oats, but they don’t have my snickerdoodles.

Generally speaking, I am a big fan of Whole Foods, but this visit left a sour taste in my mouth.
So I wasn’t too thrilled with my initial visit to Clay Terrace, but I figured if there would be any saving grace to that place, it would be the Whole Foods, right? Wrong. The set up of this store is pretty similar to any other Whole Foods. The selection, prices, etc… all of that was the same. Here are the things that bothered me:
1. Free samples– who doesn’t love free samples? It would have been nice if they had toothpicks/​utensils to eat them. And some of that stuff looked like it had been sitting there for hours.
2. Cashiers– generally speaking, I think this is where Whole Foods (and Trader Joes) really differentiates themselves from other grocery stores. As we approached the cash registers, 3 of them were open, but didn’t have anyone working them. Evidently all of them were having a rousing conversation at the third person’s station.
When we finally managed to get the attention of one of them, we got down to business. After my wife had paid, the cashier handed her the receipt, but began takling to the bagger (who showed up after the fact) about an order she needed processed. My wife stood there, not sure if she needed to sign, or if she was all good. The bagger actually had to ask the cashier if we were good to go, to which she replied a hasty «oh, yeah.»
OVERALL– Whole Foods– you really let me down on this one. I didn’t knock you too hard, but I don’t think I’ll be coming to this location anytime soon.
Celebrity Rating– Sheryl Crow

We’ve been shopping here since this location was a Wild Oats. Perhaps I’m just imagining things, but I’d swear it has gotten better since the merger of these two chains.
I love the produce, seafood and cheese here. But it’s the personal care section with tons o’ natural cosmetics, handmade soaps and the like that brings us in most often. Well, that and the salad bar. In the cooler months, nothing beats hitting Whole Foods for a post-​yoga lunch of soup and salad or the deli salad sampler plate. The Carrot Ginger, Split Pea and Corn Chowder soups are the best! Other sure bets: the curried tofu salad (or pretty much any of the deli-​made tofu items), sushi to-​go boxes and the everything cookies. My most recent find: lavender soda — kinda’ dry and really does relax you :-)