Better Health Store

Stopped in and was able to locate the HBA items I came for plus a little extra I hadn’t planned to buy. Good selection of pretty much everything. Picture perfect produce section, cold drinks, many gluten free selections, even a refrigerated cabinet for temperature sensitive supplements. Prices on a par with Whole Foods, my reward program signup saved me 10%.
Also had no trouble with employees. I was greeted immediately when I entered and had just enough help offered and supplied by just enough people without feeling like I was being helicoptered or pressured with an upsell. Very pleasant shopping experience, give em a shot if you’re in GP.

Small — but great selection. Prices are in line at what you would find at whole foods, etc. I like that they have a rewards type program too.

I frequent the BH Grosse Pointe location quite often, due to my son’s food allergy. Every time I’m in there the staff seems less than cooperative (with the exception of the manager). I needed up purchasing enzymes for my son, and after looking around for about 10 – 15 minutes (in the same spot mind you), I was finally able to get the help of an older woman. She was very short with me, and refused to talk on the phone to my sister to understand what I was looking for. She wouldn’t even cooperate on the speaker phone with us. I swear, if they didn’t sell a few of the items I can’t find at Whole Foods or Krogers, I would be complete through with this market.

I had to try this place but I am not impressed. WAY over priced, I am somewhat sad that I second guessed my Trader Joes. NEVER again. I will continue to go to my less expensive better quality Trader Joes than go to this place. Even with the coupons they send out its not worth it.

I’ve recently gone Vegan and was hoping to be able to get a lot of the supplements/​organic produce/​vegan products at Better Health Store. Don’t get me wrong, I love Whole Foods, but as a Grosse Pointe Resident I wanted to support a local business (and the fact that it is close by doesn’t hurt too much either).
I walked in and all of the four cashiers/​baggers were just slouched over gossiping to each other about who knows what. They were too busy to greet me or to offer assistance to me or others in the store. I definitely needed assistance but felt awkward to interrupt their important conversation.
After a few minutes walking up and down the isles, (I was determined to find what I needed for myself).I left and went to Whole Foods instead. where not a few minutes goes by when someone offers their assistance to you. This is the unfortunate thing sometimes when shopping family-​owned/​local. I want to spend my money where I know it’s valued. And for now, Whole Foods takes the (vegan) cake!
Maybe I’ll try back in a few months to see if they actually read these Unilocal reviews and make changes to their staff/​attitude. Health food products are not the cheapest — we are not your typical Kroger customers — and we expect that you understand that.
Thanks.

Prices are better than others but only shop here if you know what you’re looking for. You won’t get help from anyone unless you seek out an employee and ask. I was in the other day and there were probably 4 employees standing together talking about tv and whatever else meanwhile I’m walking up and down the isles because I don’t know where anythings at. At one point I was actually standing just a few feet away from all of them, comparing products and not one of them asked if I needed help. I probably would buy more if I had more help.

Really, I want to love this place more than I do. I adored it when it was Healy’s so I continued to shop there once the owner retired and sold it to Better Health.
For the selection of food items, it’s mostly terrific. Prices are good (although I think the «normal price» and «Better Health» price on all of the price tags is gimmicky and often not reality based) as long as you’re comparing real equals. The same brand of distilled water as they carry at Kroger is actually cheaper here. They also have Organic Valley brand items, which I love. The downside, however, is you must be sure you triple check the expiration date of ANY of the food items, especially those in the refrigerated section. I once almost purchased 3 month out of date cookie dough. I’m sure it wouldn’t have killed me, but I’m also pretty sure they wouldn’t have given me a discount on it. All of the flavors of yogurt my son wanted? At least a week out of date. It’s an ongoing deal I’ve seen every single time I go here. I also now realize I must double check ingredients on everything I buy there, unlike any other real health-​food type place I’ve been in. I picked up a coconut bar that sounded good, only to come home and find out it’s got sucralose in it. Ick. They do carry Just Delicious scones, which is a huge plus.
This place is mediocre, at best, on vitamins and beauty products like shampoo and soaps. It used to be better when they first opened, but slowly the selection has gotten smaller and smaller. The prices on the vitamins they do have are also far higher than elsewhere.
Helpful employees can be a hit or miss, trending to a complete miss lately. If you need vitamin advice, don’t expect you’ll find it here.
Because I usually end up with half of my list requiring a visit to another health food store, I go to this place a whole lot less than I use to or would otherwise.

Love love love this place!
Such a great selection. You get great deals with their savings card. They’re the only place close that sells my fave mango kombucha! Definitely stop by!

Spacious, pleasant place to shop, great selection of supplements and groceries. I enjoy the bulk food area, the beauty products, and the clean, bright feel of the place. The produce section is small and the veggies are often fairly well along, but I wouldn’t expect produce to be their mainstay. I’ve been stopping in for decades now since it was the Health Hut, and miss the fresh, «lunch break ready» sandwiches they used to have.
The staff is sometimes kinda friendly… they don’t tend to go out of their way for you though. On one occasion, when I asked the cashier what the benefit is to having my key card scanned, the person replied «oh, nothing, really.» I laughed in amusement-​at least they were honest! After I was added to their database, I began receiving mailers with coupons on the back. Coupons that aren’t great-​ones like «save 10% when you spend $ 100» or something similar. Dropping dough here is easy though because the prices are quite high. Each price sticker has the «Regular price» compared with «Our price» on them, and I’m sorry but this is so misleading-you’ll pay more here than other health food stores, Trader Joe’s, and the health section at the chain grocery store. One has to eyeball labels too-​many seemingly healthy things here contain MSG and other undesirables.
I save this place for quick run-​ins.

I love it here! The staff is a great resource for all my questions.