Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods definitely had the best organic fruits and vegetables. I also buy most of my meat and seafood here as well. My 12 year old loves the sushi. It also has great hot food for lunch or dinner.

This is my first time in this store, having gone to the store on Poplar Ave for a number of years. It’s hard to tell for sure, since it is laid out a little differently, but I think it is larger. The store was super clean, the staff super friendly, and the produce and meat looked great.
Instead of the BBQ mini-​restaurant like the store on Poplar, this one has a mini Korean and Japanese Street eating place.
On Sunday mornings they have an omelette buffet, with live music. And they make their beignets fresh to order in the bakery!
I like this place, and since I am in this part of town often, I will probably come here rather than to the store on Poplar — though it is certainly a good place too.

Really like this location it is of course newer but like the whole set up.
They have a large lunch area in the front, and sushi bar in the back. There is also an area upstairs that I did not check out but it is called The Loft and I believe it is kid friendly.
Today was my first time actually going in to check it we usually use the East Memphis location. But, I swear by their breads the best around I am hooked on the Jalapeño Cheddar you could put anything on this bread and it would taste amazing! I also had another first here today I tried their buffet and I have to say a lot to choose from. The pizza I have had before and it was great and the slices today looked amazing had about 4 to choose from… however being I ate everything in sight over the holiday I went healthier. I had the herb chicken with quinoa and ok a tiny tiny bit of mac and cheese. I have to say it was a good healthy meal for $ 7.01…that is about the cost of a fast food meal these days. I am always a little scared to buy too much here this place is good but pricey. But, I think a healthy meal here a couple of times a week will help anyone launch their New Year’s weight loss goals!

While this is a smaller Whole Foods it is wonderful to have in Germantown. Their staff is very knowledgeable and friendly and the community events are fun.

I come to this new Whole Foods pretty regularly and I like it for the most part. The employees are very friendly and there’s a nice selection of food.
There are 2 reasons why I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5.
1– There is no juice bar!!! When they first opened, the first thing I did was ask where the juice bar is and they said there isn’t one. The older location on Poplar in Memphis has one so I expected the new one to also have a juice bar. They sell bottled juices but ordering a juice that was freshly made right before you buy it is much better in my option. They do have a smoothie bar though.
2– I had just one bad experience with this location when I got the kimchi ramen to go. It had a wire or bent needle about an inch long in it!!! I didn’t have time to drive all the way back there to let management know and ask for a refund, so I just submitted a complaint on their website. I never received a reply and my message was never acknowledged.

I had high expectations for this Whole Foods. I can’t bring myself to bad talk Whole Foods so I’ll keep it short. The Whole Foods on Poplar by the Clark Tower is much better! The only better thing at this location is the Aging Cave.

This review is specifically for the Japanese/​Korean Street Food counter. It has, hands down, the best ramen in the Memphis area. I particularly like the Spicy Miso Tonkatsu ramen. As much as it pains me to admit, this little stand is much better than the relatively new ramen and yakitori spot in Overton Square. My interest in sharing this secret is purely selfish: this place needs to stay open for years to come.

Why oh why has it taken this long to arrive? I’m just glad they did! I go for lunch about 2 – 3 days/​week there, to grab a drink or to do grocery shopping. The variety is pretty awesome. Plenty of parking and cashiers are always super friendly.

Extremely nice store, large selection, a little pricy but that’s whole foods, only complaint was the bins you can buy food in bulk, I hate the bins! I keep seeing kids with there hand touching the food, I Hate that!

Great location. Clean and organized. Lots of variety to buy and eat while you are shopping. Love coming here every week with the family.

The store is small, the food in the «salad bar» section is typically lukewarm and some of it is just not good. Definitely not the Texas Whole Foods vibe I am used to in Texas. The Ramen bar looks nice.

I went to this new Whole Foods today and really liked it. I especially liked the wide array of beauty and personal care items, as compared to the Poplar Ave. location’s. The juice bar looked very inviting. The whole layout of the space seemed pleasing. I will be happy to go back soon.

This Whole Foods is a lot like the other location on Poplar in East Memphis. It seems a little roomier, but maybe it was just not as crowded as I’m used to. One HUGE difference — NO FRESH JUICE BAR! /​cry
I was very disappointed when I went in for a fresh pressed juice on my lunch break and found out it’s not available. Why open a NEW location without it? I ended up buying some of their bottled master cleanse and had to return it because it was way over cayenned (yes, its a new verb). Either the recipe was off, or they didn’t mix it well.
Regardless, great addition for Whole Foods lovers who live out in the burbs, but they have a few kinks to work out. And when the new nearby Kroger has a juice bar and Whole Foods doesn’t? Guess that means Kroger will be seeing more of me when I’m in the area.

I love whole foods! They are a pricy place but I think everyone knows that! I’m a firm believer in the words «you get what you pay for» so of course cheap food is cheap food. Pricey food is good food:) I love that whole foods is coming to memphis and showing the south some loving! This place is flawless and the staff is super helpful. I take trips to whole foods just to walk around. It’s another experience. You get better quality food and you know you’re treating you’re body right with the food you’re eating.

It’s just beautiful inside and the ramen bar is super cool. Kudos to produce And cheese sections for all those yummy samples on opening weekend! Staff is friendly and helpful and the setting is so hipster with the funky chairs and clean espresso gelato crêpe bar. If you can afford it come here often and taste everything at the killer salad bar!

Stopped in several days after the grand opening to eat dinner and do a little shop and just experience this amazing place. Talk about Sensory Overload (in a good way)!! This new Whole Foods Market is anything but just a market. It has 4 lengthy salad/​food bars for dine-​in or take out, not to mention several other food specialty spots where you stand in line and place your order. There’s a sandwich station, a seafood station, sushi… Oh there’s more but my brain was short circuiting trying to take it all in. The market is equally wonderful – large with lots of healthy food choices and of course healthier choices for home cleaning products and skin care etc.
There’s also a very hipster lounge/​dining/​study loft on the second floor where you can look out over Poplar and watch the traffic buzz by.
This is not just a healthy grocery store, it is an experience – and judging from the throngs of people, it has found a perfect home in Germantown. Be prepared to spend $$$ for your oh so healthy stuff, though.
My daughter and I made a feast for ourselves and dined in. I heaped different samplings in my take out box and probably still only tasted about 5% of all the offerings they had. There were at least 15 salads that were vegan – not to mention all the other offerings. One entire serve yourself area is just meat and barbecue (for you meat lovers). I will be back – maybe not weekly – but often enough. And I may bring my laptop and just camp out for an afternoon.

This place is dangerous.
Dangerous for my bank account that is. Living just a few minutes away, it’s very tempting to spend a lot of money here every day. The store looks great. It’s a lot brighter and more airy than the original store and has a nice eating area upstairs that looks over all of Germantown. I saw a lot of people eating at the ramen bar, but have not tried it. One thing I did notice was that the prepared foods cold section seems smaller than the old Poplar Ave. store. It’s not a big deal though. Every employee there so far that I’ve encountered (I’ve been 4 times since opening day) has been great and very knowledgeable and helpful.

I don’t have one bad thing to say about the new Whole Foods. It definitely lived up to my expectations of being unique and suiting to Germantown. I will be seeing myself come by here infinite amount of times which is dangerous because I live so close now!
I came on the 3^rd opening day and honestly it was busy but not packed like I expected it to be. There were so many samples to find which were so helpful and delicious! For example they actually gave out slices of pizza as samples from a $ 5 take and bake pizza which was really good!!! A whole plate of a sushi sampler was available and we took the offer for only $ 5! it was spicy but really flavorful too!
Not to mention the giant sculpture of Elvis made out of cheese there was a few nods too Memphis but this Whole Foods focused on the modern twist Germantown has claimed their own.
The most unique part I found about this market is the ramen station! they even have sushi burritos! who knew those even existed? Whole Foods did! I got the veggie ramen and I was so surprised how much they packed in a to-​go order! It’s plentiful and fulfilling not to mention depths of flavor, heart warming, and overall delicious. I highly suggest any of the ramens.
In addition to the juice/​smoothie bar in East Memphis, Germantown has a place for just crepes, donuts, and beignets made to order right before your eyes! And of course they have gelato too!
The pizzas are also different and caught my attention for the next visit.
There’s an upstairs that if you get the chance to see its a pretty cool view! there’s high and low seating plus a kids area and a private table room. Never seen an upstairs of a Whole Foods before so that was interesting to me.
I can’t push the fact that the staff was so friendly! Everyone I saw who was employed there said hello and actually acted like they loved what they did! the lady at one of the food departments welcomed us to try anything we’d like to in the whole store and was excited to share their products. I even got a selfie with an employee and she was so sweet!
THE LIVE BAND WAS STAR AND MICEY! I can’t believe they got them to play here! They are a local band from Memphis and they’ve played at Minglewood Hall where I saw them open for Jake Bugg and it was an amazing concert! I was ecstatic to see them there and I tipped them and even got a selfie! How great are they!!!
I left so happy and was filled with excitement even after I got home. it was such a great experience that I’m not sure could ever be repeated.

Oh, the crowds, the crowds! First, I wait in line on Poplar to get a parking spot, then I get a spot and get in, but the power blinked out!
This place will be great, though, when the excitement dies down. It is so much bigger inside than I thought, and the traffic lights weren’t nearly as confusing as anticipated, probably because they were functional before the store opened.
I love Whole Foods, just not the prices on some of these items, but that is to be expected. Between Sprouts and Kroger organics, I have most groceries covered, but it will be so great to have specialty items (by specialty I mean «hipster food» or something you’d see on «Chopped» in a mystery basket) that we couldn’t get anywhere in Germantown or Collierville before.
The place opens at 8, which is smart, if you want any business from the «I just dropped off my kids at school, and now I get to slowly stroll while I shop» crowd.
Prepared foods are PLENTIFUL, and the pizza, sushi, and crepes are all promising. I think it will be great for breakfast, to have a coffee and a crêpe over a morning meeting!

Earlier today, I went to the neighboring new Kroger and was awe strucked. That Kroger was over the top! It puts the old Whole Foods on Poplar and Mendenhall to shame. It has not only is the grocery selection amazing, the butchershop is all fancy dry case with aged meats hanging on display, it’s food court got Corky’s BBQ, a juice bar, good pizzas that is definitely Pyro’s beating, a good sandwich place that is Bogie’s beating, and a ramen/​Japanese quick fix station. And there is a couple of charging stations for my EV! And then I went to this new Whole Foods.
Holy Miso, Batman! This Whole Foods makes that new Kroger look bad. (And the old Whole Foods is even more terrible!) You totally outdid yourself, Whole Foods. Not only does Whole Foods have a way bigger dry case aged meats selection on display, it’s ramen and hot bar foods are amazing!
I could write all about the ramen here, but let me just sum it up for you. The most negative thing about the ramen here is that I now have to start editing my old reviews and start dropping stars on many Japanese restaurants in Memphis! (Looking at you, Skewers, Robata, Sekisui, and Edo!) The second worst thing is that I wished I had more for the price! BTW, the object on the photo I posted is bigger than it appears. The bowl is huge, and the tray is itsy bitsy.
Ramen fans, go forth and slurp! Itadakimasu!