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07/11/2007 20:42 #40061
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07/08/2007 12:58 #40003
Elmwood-Bidwell "Farmer's Market"Category: grocery
"Farmer's Market": Elmwood & Bidwell, Saturdays: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
This was a letdown. A huge... no an enormously disappointing one. I know people praise it to the heavens and I went expecting the place to be jam-packed with farmers - and I mean genuine farmers from all across WNY. I went in and had to retrace my steps to see if this was indeed the famed farmer's market. Don't get me wrong. The setting was great. Sunshiny day, fiddlers playing melodies, a live bee apiary and a stall by the Elmwood Village Association promoting the Buffalo Old Home Week. What was missing were farmers. There were approximately 18-20 stalls and about 6 had fresh produce! The produce was shiny and fresh, but the prices were astronomical. I mean $3 for a small head of lettuce is atrocious! I had a sneaking suspicion that the "farmers" were residents from around the park selling stuff from their kitchen gardens. The prices strengthened that suspicion.
Alright, I may be a bit biased. But I am strongly of the opinion that this is not what a farmer's market looks or feels like, having regularly been to a few across the country. A genuine farmer's market is where people can go and buy bulk produce at prices waaaay cheaper than your local supermarket. A farmer's market definitely is not a bunch of elitists selling produce for triple the price of any corner store. If you want to see a real farmer's market, pay a visit to Rochester's Public Market: (
) on Saturdays. You will know what the competition looks like.
The "farmer's market" at Elmwood & Bidwell won't get any further patronage from me. Thanks to this disgrace, I had one severe episode of heart-breaking nostalgia for Rochester. :(
This was a letdown. A huge... no an enormously disappointing one. I know people praise it to the heavens and I went expecting the place to be jam-packed with farmers - and I mean genuine farmers from all across WNY. I went in and had to retrace my steps to see if this was indeed the famed farmer's market. Don't get me wrong. The setting was great. Sunshiny day, fiddlers playing melodies, a live bee apiary and a stall by the Elmwood Village Association promoting the Buffalo Old Home Week. What was missing were farmers. There were approximately 18-20 stalls and about 6 had fresh produce! The produce was shiny and fresh, but the prices were astronomical. I mean $3 for a small head of lettuce is atrocious! I had a sneaking suspicion that the "farmers" were residents from around the park selling stuff from their kitchen gardens. The prices strengthened that suspicion.
Alright, I may be a bit biased. But I am strongly of the opinion that this is not what a farmer's market looks or feels like, having regularly been to a few across the country. A genuine farmer's market is where people can go and buy bulk produce at prices waaaay cheaper than your local supermarket. A farmer's market definitely is not a bunch of elitists selling produce for triple the price of any corner store. If you want to see a real farmer's market, pay a visit to Rochester's Public Market: (
) on Saturdays. You will know what the competition looks like.The "farmer's market" at Elmwood & Bidwell won't get any further patronage from me. Thanks to this disgrace, I had one severe episode of heart-breaking nostalgia for Rochester. :(
libertad - 07/11/07 16:17
Rochester has some nice things and I wouldn't say that I want to "puke a little in my mouth" because someone missed it.
Having lived in Rochester for many years I can tell you that I would rather live here, but that to come to that realization took a LOT of time. Moving is hard and it seems that you are just finding out what you like and don't like about Buffalo. Sometimes I think I want to move somewhere else, but then I think...where would it be better in the US? I personally, have a hard time answering that. If I could think of anywhere else, I suppose I would be gone.
Rochester has some nice things and I wouldn't say that I want to "puke a little in my mouth" because someone missed it.
Having lived in Rochester for many years I can tell you that I would rather live here, but that to come to that realization took a LOT of time. Moving is hard and it seems that you are just finding out what you like and don't like about Buffalo. Sometimes I think I want to move somewhere else, but then I think...where would it be better in the US? I personally, have a hard time answering that. If I could think of anywhere else, I suppose I would be gone.
tinypliny - 07/08/07 14:43
@Zobar: Hey, how do you know I am not a crabby old lady?? I really don't feel like spending a fortune on my salads and going broke just to support already rich local "farmers". I will be sure to post a review of the Tonawanda market sometime in the near future. :)
@Zobar: Hey, how do you know I am not a crabby old lady?? I really don't feel like spending a fortune on my salads and going broke just to support already rich local "farmers". I will be sure to post a review of the Tonawanda market sometime in the near future. :)
zobar - 07/08/07 14:06
1: I know what you mean about yuppie locavore markets, but a lot of that is a function of the clientele. If you're more the kind of person who hobnobs with crabby old ladies for whom everything is neither cheap nor fresh enough, the North Tonawanda farmer's market might be more your speed. Robinson & Bryant, Saturday mornings. :::link:::
2: We just went to Guercio's for the first time Friday and were suitably impressed.
3: That anything in Buffalo would make you nostalgic for Rochester made me puke a little in my mouth.
- Z
1: I know what you mean about yuppie locavore markets, but a lot of that is a function of the clientele. If you're more the kind of person who hobnobs with crabby old ladies for whom everything is neither cheap nor fresh enough, the North Tonawanda farmer's market might be more your speed. Robinson & Bryant, Saturday mornings. :::link:::
2: We just went to Guercio's for the first time Friday and were suitably impressed.
3: That anything in Buffalo would make you nostalgic for Rochester made me puke a little in my mouth.
- Z
tinypliny - 07/08/07 13:25
Later in the day, I met an employee of the Lexington Coop and this employee told me that the kitchen section of the coop ordered most of its raw materials (including produce) from Guercio & Sons. That is ironic.
Later in the day, I met an employee of the Lexington Coop and this employee told me that the kitchen section of the coop ordered most of its raw materials (including produce) from Guercio & Sons. That is ironic.
james - 07/08/07 13:17
It is early in the season. Some fruit is ripe now but other things are a little hard to find.
There is one stall that has the most pungent arugala. All their stuff is pretty good usually.
But the produce you do find is better than at the co-op. Most of the market produce is local. If it is not they get it from the same place the co-op did (I used to order organic produce for Feel-Rite) and the prices at the market are much more reasonable for lettuce that hasn't been in a freezer for a week.
For a farmers market it is disappointing, yes. I have been to ones in other cities that make your mouth water with visions of cobblers and quiches and salads that you will make as soon as you get home. This one, less so.
It is early in the season. Some fruit is ripe now but other things are a little hard to find.
There is one stall that has the most pungent arugala. All their stuff is pretty good usually.
But the produce you do find is better than at the co-op. Most of the market produce is local. If it is not they get it from the same place the co-op did (I used to order organic produce for Feel-Rite) and the prices at the market are much more reasonable for lettuce that hasn't been in a freezer for a week.
For a farmers market it is disappointing, yes. I have been to ones in other cities that make your mouth water with visions of cobblers and quiches and salads that you will make as soon as you get home. This one, less so.
07/05/2007 22:33 #39934
Buffalo Grocery Review: Bills Food MartCategory: grocery
Bills Food Mart, 32 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14202
Location: At the southwest corner of the Allen & North Pearl Street crossing, a block away from Main Street.
The best thing about this store is that it seems to have a little bit of everything. However, the "everything" is somewhat haphazardly organized and somewhat dusty at places.
The produce section today had plastic-wrapped lettuce, tomatoes, bananas, potatoes, onions, lemons, limes and some more fruits that I cannot recall very well. Half the produce is in a glass enclosed (maybe chilled?) container to your left as you enter the store and the other half is in sacks further down the 1st aisle to your right. However, the two halves together did not catch my fickle fancy. That said, the prices did seem very reasonable.
This store had a funny feel to it. It seemed like a small store when I entered but like Dr. Who's transcendental Tardis, it expanded and expanded to finally emerge as a rather big store! I crossed aisle after aisle of merchandise, jammed to capacity.
The store has a crowded feel to it and I had to look hard and twice to remember stuff. It had the usual 800 million snacks and a whole wall of sodas, juices etc. In addition, it had milk and a surprising variety of dried lentils/beans. It also had a cheese section, fresh coffee (maybe?.. two coffee machines occupied central pedestals in the store), a meat section, cleaning supplies, toiletries, 1000 million cans of stuff, spices (!), pasta sauces, pickled stuff (cucumber, peppers, olives etc), sandwich components (things in brine/vinegar), half a wall of frozen ready-to-(h)eat food etc.
In spite of my initial impression of haphazardness, I now think there was some method to the madness. The first 2/5th of the store was all edible, the second 1/5th was non-edible supplies, the last 1/5th was drinkable (soda, juice, alcoholic beverages, milk, yogurt etc) or eatable (frozen stuff) and the front 1/5th was cheese, speciality meats, newspapers, cancer-sticks etc
To conclude, I think this store has tons of potential to be something better, with a little organization and a little cleaning. I would consider going here for produce/supply emergencies, however I would also double-check to see if the stuff I bought were well within safe limits of their expiry dates.
Location: At the southwest corner of the Allen & North Pearl Street crossing, a block away from Main Street.
The best thing about this store is that it seems to have a little bit of everything. However, the "everything" is somewhat haphazardly organized and somewhat dusty at places.
The produce section today had plastic-wrapped lettuce, tomatoes, bananas, potatoes, onions, lemons, limes and some more fruits that I cannot recall very well. Half the produce is in a glass enclosed (maybe chilled?) container to your left as you enter the store and the other half is in sacks further down the 1st aisle to your right. However, the two halves together did not catch my fickle fancy. That said, the prices did seem very reasonable.
This store had a funny feel to it. It seemed like a small store when I entered but like Dr. Who's transcendental Tardis, it expanded and expanded to finally emerge as a rather big store! I crossed aisle after aisle of merchandise, jammed to capacity.
The store has a crowded feel to it and I had to look hard and twice to remember stuff. It had the usual 800 million snacks and a whole wall of sodas, juices etc. In addition, it had milk and a surprising variety of dried lentils/beans. It also had a cheese section, fresh coffee (maybe?.. two coffee machines occupied central pedestals in the store), a meat section, cleaning supplies, toiletries, 1000 million cans of stuff, spices (!), pasta sauces, pickled stuff (cucumber, peppers, olives etc), sandwich components (things in brine/vinegar), half a wall of frozen ready-to-(h)eat food etc.
In spite of my initial impression of haphazardness, I now think there was some method to the madness. The first 2/5th of the store was all edible, the second 1/5th was non-edible supplies, the last 1/5th was drinkable (soda, juice, alcoholic beverages, milk, yogurt etc) or eatable (frozen stuff) and the front 1/5th was cheese, speciality meats, newspapers, cancer-sticks etc
To conclude, I think this store has tons of potential to be something better, with a little organization and a little cleaning. I would consider going here for produce/supply emergencies, however I would also double-check to see if the stuff I bought were well within safe limits of their expiry dates.
fellyconnelly - 07/06/07 11:50
i have to say that your reviews will be extremely helpful when i'm a full time resident... thank you for your dedication!
i have to say that your reviews will be extremely helpful when i'm a full time resident... thank you for your dedication!
07/03/2007 22:32 #39903
Buffalo Grocery Review: Guercio & SonsCategory: grocery
Guercio & Sons Inc: 250 Grant St, Buffalo, NY 14213
Since I got off school early today, I decided to make the piligrimage to this famed store and boy, it *deserves* its fame! The produce is varied, rich, high quality and ****CHEAP****!!!
The produce list is really long and would probably come close to the bigger supermarkets (doesn't include lemon grass, galangel and imported passion fruit, but you get the idea...). Highlights included fresh cilantro bunches for 79c each, Tomatoes-on-the-vine for 99c/lb, homegrown zucchini and squash for 79c/lb and farm-fresh romaine lettuce for 99c/HUGE head. This store, to twist the clichéd phrase a bit, bangs your buck and smashes it against the wall in a resounding ricochet.
I sailed into the store 1 hour before closing time (the store is open till 6 PM everyday, except Sundays and holidays) and there was still bread on its shelves. I imagine the bread selection might have been more interesting in the morning, but nothing extraordinary in the evening. The bread shelves had a strong scent of rye-bread, since that was the bread that was least bought. I picked out a whole-wheat pita bread imported from canada and it tastes great!
The Hummus (on the cold shelves to the extreme right wall of the store as you enter) is extraordinary! Its a brand called "Athenos" (http://athenos.com/) and tastes far far far better than the Tribe and other brands available at Tops/Wegmans/Sam's club. The price is a whole $1 less than the varieties at Tops/Wegman's.
I got two varieties today:
-- Spicy three pepper
-- Greek style with Garlic, Lemon & Oregano
Both are mouth-watering. I just had a whole-wheat pita sandwich with the hummus spread loaded with a salad of produce from Guercio's. I am in gastronomical heaven. :)
The store has about 500 million varieties of pasta and a whole wall of cheeses. It also has a sandwich and salad bar, shelves of pasta sauces, many different varieties of rice (slightly expensive), bottled/canned sandwich components eg. olives, banana peppers (in vinegar/brine), a whole range of spices, an Italian version of Indian "curry" powder (hehe ;)), some snacks, Italian sweet snacks, other possibly Italian special stuff (not being Italian, I have no idea where these might be used), curious little knick-knacks, a whole shelf with very fancy-looking fruit preserves ($1.99 each), many different types of teas etc. This is, of course, not a very comprehensive list but I was in a hurry and didn't get to do my usual leisurely stroll-stare in the store. I will add to this post after future visits.
Location: For people walking from downtown, the best way to get to Guercio's would be walk down Elmwood till Lafayette Avenue, turn left and walk down till you reach Grant St, turn right and find Guercio & Sons to the left of the street. Walking down West Ferry and turning into Grant Street is *NOT* recommended. As you might have guessed, I took the non-recommended route while walking to the store. The positive thing that came out of taking the non-recommended route was that I located an interesting looking market at the corner of W. Ferry and Grant (future review?). The somewhat doubtful experience consisted of walking down about 4 blocks of Grant Street which were shuttered, graffiti'ed and crawled with not-so-great characters whom you might not want to meet in a side-street alone. The end of West-Ferry-beginning-Grant-Street is best avoided. However, walking down Lafayette is a nice experience. You might get soaked by a few over-zealous garden sprinklers, but otherwise quite a scenic route.
Guercio & Sons Incorporated: Highly Recommended for daily groceries, arcane Italian stuff, thousand different types of pastas and SPLENDID hummus. Downers: a somewhat sketchy location and a lengthy walk (which is worse with a full load of groceries on your shoulders).
Since I got off school early today, I decided to make the piligrimage to this famed store and boy, it *deserves* its fame! The produce is varied, rich, high quality and ****CHEAP****!!!
The produce list is really long and would probably come close to the bigger supermarkets (doesn't include lemon grass, galangel and imported passion fruit, but you get the idea...). Highlights included fresh cilantro bunches for 79c each, Tomatoes-on-the-vine for 99c/lb, homegrown zucchini and squash for 79c/lb and farm-fresh romaine lettuce for 99c/HUGE head. This store, to twist the clichéd phrase a bit, bangs your buck and smashes it against the wall in a resounding ricochet.
I sailed into the store 1 hour before closing time (the store is open till 6 PM everyday, except Sundays and holidays) and there was still bread on its shelves. I imagine the bread selection might have been more interesting in the morning, but nothing extraordinary in the evening. The bread shelves had a strong scent of rye-bread, since that was the bread that was least bought. I picked out a whole-wheat pita bread imported from canada and it tastes great!
The Hummus (on the cold shelves to the extreme right wall of the store as you enter) is extraordinary! Its a brand called "Athenos" (http://athenos.com/) and tastes far far far better than the Tribe and other brands available at Tops/Wegmans/Sam's club. The price is a whole $1 less than the varieties at Tops/Wegman's.
I got two varieties today:
-- Spicy three pepper
-- Greek style with Garlic, Lemon & Oregano
Both are mouth-watering. I just had a whole-wheat pita sandwich with the hummus spread loaded with a salad of produce from Guercio's. I am in gastronomical heaven. :)
The store has about 500 million varieties of pasta and a whole wall of cheeses. It also has a sandwich and salad bar, shelves of pasta sauces, many different varieties of rice (slightly expensive), bottled/canned sandwich components eg. olives, banana peppers (in vinegar/brine), a whole range of spices, an Italian version of Indian "curry" powder (hehe ;)), some snacks, Italian sweet snacks, other possibly Italian special stuff (not being Italian, I have no idea where these might be used), curious little knick-knacks, a whole shelf with very fancy-looking fruit preserves ($1.99 each), many different types of teas etc. This is, of course, not a very comprehensive list but I was in a hurry and didn't get to do my usual leisurely stroll-stare in the store. I will add to this post after future visits.
Location: For people walking from downtown, the best way to get to Guercio's would be walk down Elmwood till Lafayette Avenue, turn left and walk down till you reach Grant St, turn right and find Guercio & Sons to the left of the street. Walking down West Ferry and turning into Grant Street is *NOT* recommended. As you might have guessed, I took the non-recommended route while walking to the store. The positive thing that came out of taking the non-recommended route was that I located an interesting looking market at the corner of W. Ferry and Grant (future review?). The somewhat doubtful experience consisted of walking down about 4 blocks of Grant Street which were shuttered, graffiti'ed and crawled with not-so-great characters whom you might not want to meet in a side-street alone. The end of West-Ferry-beginning-Grant-Street is best avoided. However, walking down Lafayette is a nice experience. You might get soaked by a few over-zealous garden sprinklers, but otherwise quite a scenic route.
Guercio & Sons Incorporated: Highly Recommended for daily groceries, arcane Italian stuff, thousand different types of pastas and SPLENDID hummus. Downers: a somewhat sketchy location and a lengthy walk (which is worse with a full load of groceries on your shoulders).
metalpeter - 07/04/07 11:39
First of all Frntier is a liquar store on Grant street. They also have a store next door. For some time I got my check cashed there when I had money problems. When I was a little kid growing up (poor then) I knew it as the store with the white horse in front of it. It is a Buffalo Icon.
But yet I havn't ventured to take any pictures of it so I guess that does say something about how I feal about that hood.
Great review of Guercios I haven't been there since I was a kid. The one thing that I know that tells me that it is a good place is that Italians and other people who moved out of that Nieghboorhood still come back to go there.
First of all Frntier is a liquar store on Grant street. They also have a store next door. For some time I got my check cashed there when I had money problems. When I was a little kid growing up (poor then) I knew it as the store with the white horse in front of it. It is a Buffalo Icon.
But yet I havn't ventured to take any pictures of it so I guess that does say something about how I feal about that hood.
Great review of Guercios I haven't been there since I was a kid. The one thing that I know that tells me that it is a good place is that Italians and other people who moved out of that Nieghboorhood still come back to go there.
drew - 07/04/07 11:26
Lovin' the reviews! Thanks.
Lovin' the reviews! Thanks.
tinypliny - 07/04/07 10:18
Hmm... What is Frontier? The phone company?
Hmm... What is Frontier? The phone company?
mrmike - 07/04/07 10:04
Do partake of LaNova. It's not a bad neighborhood. I live in that neck of the wood for awhile in the 90s. That area is just poor. Treat with respect and you get it maxim does apply. That's why Guercios and Frontier for that matter seem like such treasures. The snooty don't venture so it leaves the good treats for the rest of us.
Do partake of LaNova. It's not a bad neighborhood. I live in that neck of the wood for awhile in the 90s. That area is just poor. Treat with respect and you get it maxim does apply. That's why Guercios and Frontier for that matter seem like such treasures. The snooty don't venture so it leaves the good treats for the rest of us.
fellyconnelly - 07/03/07 23:23
wow. excellant review and recommendation! now i have to google it to see how far i am from there...
wow. excellant review and recommendation! now i have to google it to see how far i am from there...
tinypliny - 07/03/07 23:16
@leetee: I passed by La Nova, almost crossed the street and turned into it and forgot all about my piligrimage for about 2 minutes. It took a honking car to bring me back to the grocery-shopping mission. It smelled great for about 200 metres all around that pizza joint!! I think I might just overcome all that uncomfortableness and check out their pizza after all. :) Thanks for the recommendation.
@uncutsaniflesh: My uncomfortableness was mainly because of the non-residential deserted feeling that those four blocks gave me. There were certainly no panhandlers/hecklers today. If Jefferson is as deserted, I imagine that I might feel the same. That said, the people (not-including the somewhat sketchy characters) were as friendly as in the rest of the city... perhaps more so. But your advice is very sound. Thanks for the heads-up!
@leetee: I passed by La Nova, almost crossed the street and turned into it and forgot all about my piligrimage for about 2 minutes. It took a honking car to bring me back to the grocery-shopping mission. It smelled great for about 200 metres all around that pizza joint!! I think I might just overcome all that uncomfortableness and check out their pizza after all. :) Thanks for the recommendation.
@uncutsaniflesh: My uncomfortableness was mainly because of the non-residential deserted feeling that those four blocks gave me. There were certainly no panhandlers/hecklers today. If Jefferson is as deserted, I imagine that I might feel the same. That said, the people (not-including the somewhat sketchy characters) were as friendly as in the rest of the city... perhaps more so. But your advice is very sound. Thanks for the heads-up!
leetee - 07/03/07 22:53
We buy mostly all our produce at Guercio's... then again, we live close -- on Bird between Grant and Niagara. A mere 5 minute bike ride, 3 minute car ride, or 15 minute walk for us.
Sometimes, if we happen to be at Wegmans and it's getting too late to go to Guercio's, we will just get a tomato at Weggies. But the quality is amazing at Guercio's.
Seasonally, some of the produce does change at Guercio's. Not sure they ever will have lemongrass, but they might carry something else that can be grown locally... or regionally.
The bread selection is better during the earlier part of the day, but it's centered more around Italian style bread than anything else. You won't get amazing artisan bread there, but you can get good hearty homestyle Italian breads.
Yeah, that part of Grant, down by Ferry isn't the nicest area of town, i agree. I sure do hope that a developer decides to do something with it and make it the new strip...
You did pass by my particular favorite pizza joint on that walk, though... La Nova, their NY Style specificly, is very good.
We buy mostly all our produce at Guercio's... then again, we live close -- on Bird between Grant and Niagara. A mere 5 minute bike ride, 3 minute car ride, or 15 minute walk for us.
Sometimes, if we happen to be at Wegmans and it's getting too late to go to Guercio's, we will just get a tomato at Weggies. But the quality is amazing at Guercio's.
Seasonally, some of the produce does change at Guercio's. Not sure they ever will have lemongrass, but they might carry something else that can be grown locally... or regionally.
The bread selection is better during the earlier part of the day, but it's centered more around Italian style bread than anything else. You won't get amazing artisan bread there, but you can get good hearty homestyle Italian breads.
Yeah, that part of Grant, down by Ferry isn't the nicest area of town, i agree. I sure do hope that a developer decides to do something with it and make it the new strip...
You did pass by my particular favorite pizza joint on that walk, though... La Nova, their NY Style specificly, is very good.
uncutsaniflush - 07/03/07 22:50
Personally, I've not had any problems between Ferry and Guerico's. That being said, I would not recommend hanging around Breckinridge and Ferry after dark.
My advice to people is the same as was given to me when I first lived in NYC, neighborhoods change block by block and if you feel uncomfortable, you probably shouldn't be there because someone will sense your fear and act upon it.
Of course, you may be talking about something else, and if so I apologize in advance. But I will say if you if you feel uncomfortable at Grant and Ferry, you probably shouldn't make your merry way to the Tops on Jefferson just south of Utica.
Personally, I've not had any problems between Ferry and Guerico's. That being said, I would not recommend hanging around Breckinridge and Ferry after dark.
My advice to people is the same as was given to me when I first lived in NYC, neighborhoods change block by block and if you feel uncomfortable, you probably shouldn't be there because someone will sense your fear and act upon it.
Of course, you may be talking about something else, and if so I apologize in advance. But I will say if you if you feel uncomfortable at Grant and Ferry, you probably shouldn't make your merry way to the Tops on Jefferson just south of Utica.
07/03/2007 21:15 #39901
Buffalo Grocery Review: Wilson FarmsCategory: grocery
Wilson Farms (http://www.wilsonfarms.com/) 304 Elmwood/Summer
Buffalo, NY 14222
This store is located in the North-west corner of the Elmwood-Summer crossing. It has a produce section, but its a high-end (read expensive) version of Wegmans/Tops. The variety of produce is quite impressive but the prices are somewhat higher than what you would be comfortable with, on a daily basis. I would rank its price range in between Tops and Lexington Co-op. It has a generic ATM within its premises. The store also retails NFTA Metro Passes, and some odd auto magazines.
Today, this shop had cucumbers, celery, green bell peppers, limes, lemons, strawberries, peaches, watermelons, apples, oranges, lettuce, grapes, mushrooms, radishes, bananas, onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
In addition to the produce, the shop has the usual 100 million snacks, 200 million soda varieties, about 5 million types of frozen foods, fresh coffee, doughnuts and stuff coated with a triple layer of sugar, candies, a whole range of canned food, cold sandwiches, cleaning supplies and brick-brack, fruit juices and a small section of about 15 different cheeses.
Wilson Farms: Probably good for a big produce emergency but not for daily shopping.
Buffalo, NY 14222
This store is located in the North-west corner of the Elmwood-Summer crossing. It has a produce section, but its a high-end (read expensive) version of Wegmans/Tops. The variety of produce is quite impressive but the prices are somewhat higher than what you would be comfortable with, on a daily basis. I would rank its price range in between Tops and Lexington Co-op. It has a generic ATM within its premises. The store also retails NFTA Metro Passes, and some odd auto magazines.
Today, this shop had cucumbers, celery, green bell peppers, limes, lemons, strawberries, peaches, watermelons, apples, oranges, lettuce, grapes, mushrooms, radishes, bananas, onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
In addition to the produce, the shop has the usual 100 million snacks, 200 million soda varieties, about 5 million types of frozen foods, fresh coffee, doughnuts and stuff coated with a triple layer of sugar, candies, a whole range of canned food, cold sandwiches, cleaning supplies and brick-brack, fruit juices and a small section of about 15 different cheeses.
Wilson Farms: Probably good for a big produce emergency but not for daily shopping.
metalpeter - 07/04/07 11:27
That Wilson farms is like any other normal corner store but a little bit better. If you head down elmwood to Aurburn that Wilson Farms is much better (it used to be at least) Not to mention it is about twice the size. Not sure if they still do but they used to have a Deli where you can have them cut meat for you. Not sure if they do that anymore or if it cut there and then packaged. Plus the vieritey of goods was a lot more but that was years ago. I would assume that since they are a lot bigger the selection of odd ball food items is still about the same. It used to be worth the extra travel time to go there, but I'm biased since I used to work there. On a side note for the stuff I buy I go to the one that is close.
That Wilson farms is like any other normal corner store but a little bit better. If you head down elmwood to Aurburn that Wilson Farms is much better (it used to be at least) Not to mention it is about twice the size. Not sure if they still do but they used to have a Deli where you can have them cut meat for you. Not sure if they do that anymore or if it cut there and then packaged. Plus the vieritey of goods was a lot more but that was years ago. I would assume that since they are a lot bigger the selection of odd ball food items is still about the same. It used to be worth the extra travel time to go there, but I'm biased since I used to work there. On a side note for the stuff I buy I go to the one that is close.
uncutsaniflush - 07/03/07 22:26
Wilson Farms vary from store to store in what they carry and the prices they charge.
Wilson Farms used to owned Ahold the parent corporation of Tops. Right now, it seems to me that ex-Tops Management is running Wilson Farms.
Wilson Farms vary from store to store in what they carry and the prices they charge.
Wilson Farms used to owned Ahold the parent corporation of Tops. Right now, it seems to me that ex-Tops Management is running Wilson Farms.
that is so freakin cute!
It was nice to meet you too :)
It was great meeting you too!