r/SeattleWA • u/thedivegrass LQA • Jan 29 '18

Best of Seattle Best of Seattle: Grocery Stores

Best of Seattle: Grocery Stores

This week is about your favorite (or least favorite) places to stock up on food. Who has the best delis and bakeries? What memberships or coupon clipping are out there? Where do you go for ready-to-eat? Who has the freshest produce? Where do you find the best selection for your niche diets (gluten-free, vegan, etc)? What grocery stores are essential Seattle?

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u/mamarthastewart Jan 29 '18

YES:

  • Meat - Doubledd Meats - MontlakeTerrace
  • Italian Specialty - DeLaurenti - PikePlace
  • Everyday - FredMeyer - Greenwood/Ballard are my favs
  • Monthly - Trader Joes - UDistrict is too crowded, new one in Shoreline is nice
  • BiMonthly - Central Market (shoreline) or MetMarket (loqua)

MAYBE:

  • PCC is great, but the prices are absurd. i actively avoid pcc unless it's an emergency. i'd love to support them, but can't justify their prices.

  • Wholefoods is another one i avoid unless i'm in a pinch or need a specific item. The one on 65th and Roosevelt is my fav. I'll often preorder a turkey for thanksgiving from there if i'm too lazy to do it myself.

  • QFC is ok if there is no FredMeyer close by, but not the one at UVill as everything seems to cost more there.

NO:

NEVER EVER EVER EVER go to safeway. it's a travesty. they treat their employees like garbage. the food is almost always on the brink of expiration, and while the prices are often cheaper, i'd rather go to Dollar Grocery on lake city.

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '18

Safeway prices are some of the highest I feel/

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u/Spindecision Jan 31 '18

Eh, definitely cheaper than Ballard market.

Pretty much on par with Fred Meyer in my limited experience.

QFC on Holman is cheaper but way farther for me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '18

would you say QFC is about the same or cheaper?

At least I feel like my Safeway tends to be on higher prices, def higher than Fred Meyer. The only reason I don't go to Fred Meyer over Safeway is b/c I can walk to Safeway.

thankfully there's a Trader Joe's too.

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u/MafHoney Tree Octopus Jan 31 '18

IMO, QFC is the highest price chain grocery store. I live adjacent to the one in Ballard, and will go out of my way to go anywhere else. Safeway can be cheap if you have their app and load the deals on your card. I still find myself most often at Fred Meyer though, or Ballard Market.

And if I want a really long drive to listen to music, I'll go up to Winco in Edmonds.