Comments on: Whole Foods Is Hands Down the Best Generic Midtown Deli

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[...] Center. It has meals-to-go and a cafe. That way the grocer got closer to their upscale clients, situated where they spent much of their time. Soon other grocers moved into residential and office [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:41:41 +0000

If you go to Rome you pay for pizza by the pound/kilo. So it is not ridiculous that way. Maybe ridiculously priced, that I dont know. But to pay for pizza by the pound is fine…and if you dont believe me go to Rome and try the pizza…it is amazing!

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:28:46 +0000

It’s about time you got up to Columbus Circle!

Three years later I still eat at WF a couple of times a week.

By: ils vont

ils vont — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:27:40 +0000

I agree with you all the way, Whole Foods buffet is a beautiful thing but its just too far. If I am going to go a great distance I would go to the one on Houston, that place is the truth.

http://www.ilsvont.com

By: paul

paul — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:00:51 +0000

Like you, zach, my problem with pay-per-pound comes from not being able to buy anything but protein. I know rice is cheap. Whole Foods knows rice is cheap. Why should I idiotically dump rice into my cardboard boxplate? And yet, I like rice with my Indian food. This is pretty much what keeps me away from this sort of event.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:44:34 +0000

Mmm… the mothership is calling me.

By: CHow

CHow — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:32:50 +0000

I love the Indian bar, but man, lentils and samosas are heavy! The soups are about the same price as chain delis and much tastier; it’s not your $9 cup ‘o’ soup from Hale & Hearty.

By: SMDNY

SMDNY — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:08:47 +0000

I eat at that Whole Foods regularly. The sushi is routinely pretty good, albeit pricey. My tips for getting in and out fast:

1) Anything with a bar code can be paid for at the coffee bar with a purchase of coffee or tea (which also includes bags of coffee beans). That means premade sandwiches, soup, sushi, pizza, breads and cookies, and anything from the premade counter can be paid for if you also grab a coffee. Their premade salads aren’t half bad either (though the fascists charge you for extra dressing). Anything that needs to be weighed has to go thru the big line.

2) I often go to the pre made counter and grab some tofu, turkey or veggies and walk out with a really healthy meal for about $8, plus a $1.50 coffee/tea. I really like the chili tofu, ginger veggies, and apricot glazed turkey. Stay away from heavy stuff like beef or meatballs.

3) The cheaper drinks are really inconvenient to get to – bypass the wall of overpriced drinks in the salad bar section, and head over past the beauty products section to the big wall of drinks. More variety and you’ll save a $1.

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:33:44 +0000

£8 quid for lunch for 2.

jesus,Zach, if you’re ever in London i will show you Prices that will truely terrify you!!!

Looks a great place tho,but Zach,fried tofu?..are you turning into one of ‘them’? It’ll be Wheatgrass for breakfast soon….it’s slippery slope………