Chicago Grocery

Good Selection

1. Family Fruit Market

Neighborhood: Portage Park

Cheap-to-reasonably priced (leans on the cheap side, for sure) produce? Check. Walking distance? Check. Good selection? Check. Two liters of Old Towne Peachy Peach soda? Check. Three checks adds up...

2. 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...

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. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: DePaul

aisle) is to die for, it puts Stouffer's to shame. Let's not forget the $2 chuck, you can't beat the price for good wine. As a chocoholic I love the chocolate selection at the check out aisle. My...

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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. 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...

3. Trader Joe's

Neighborhood: Near North Side

The store was laid out differently but well; aisles were a bit roomier than I'm used to, and the selection was good.  Everything was in stock.  Perhaps it was the fact I stopped in at about 10 AM...

4. HarvesTime Foods

Neighborhood: Lincoln Square

want a good product and good value!  Also they have croissants in a warmer up front so the place always smells heavenly.  Beware the temptation of the mini chocolate croissants!.......

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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