Chicago Grocery

Good Selection

1. Hyde Park Produce

Neighborhood: Hyde Park

Good selection. Good prices and quality... even for the rest of the city. Makes Hyde Park much more livable! Without it, I don't know what I would've done. The new location is nice and is a galaxy...

2. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: Near North Side

with their Cilantro dressing, I will NEVER set foot in the place again!  But they have a good selection of cheap beer and wine, and their prices for Luna/Balance bars are really reasonable! And the frozen...

3. Presidential Market

Neighborhood: Near West Side

price. you can get a huge salad for about 3 bucks... its quacktastic. they also have a deli counter where you can get some pretty good sandwiches and to also have a pretty selection of soups. they have...

4. Produce World

platter headquarters.  Right next to the deli is a great selection of fresh rolls that I haven't found elsewhere.  Yes, their produce section is big.  And usually pretty good and well priced...

5. A & G Fresh Market

I love this market. I agree with everyone else, they have a great deli and are very reasonably priced. The produce is always fresh and they have a great selection of imported goods from an array...

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Good Value

1. Bari Foods

Neighborhood: Near West Side

can't say enough good things about their sandwiches- fresh ingredients, made before your eyes, by a non-"Sandwich Artist"- a great value.    For dessert, check out D'Amatos bakery a few doors down...

2. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: Near North Side

I reeeeally want to love Trader Joe's. Overall everything there is good--produce is pretty fresh, frozen meals are good, and they seem to get the fact that not everyone in the world has a family...

3. Hyde Park Produce

Neighborhood: Hyde Park

Best value for fresh and/or organic produce you'll find anywhere! They have a great variety of fruits and veggies, meat products, dried goods, yogurt, milk, juice etc.  You pretty much can't go wrong...

4. Strack & Van Til

Neighborhood: Bucktown

at least once a week because overall their good value outweighs the silly overpriced items.  This place is clean and well lit. Trust me, if a grocery store is nasty I don't care if was the cheapest on the i...

5. Shan's Foods

Neighborhood: Uptown

the authenticity of the place) and its not bad. One can tell by the spices in the food that a more traditional dish would have been pretty good. Huge portions....

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