Green Onion

Fab little farm to table store with lots of local products. Local eggs, milk in a bottle, Zekes coffee, local bread, stuff from Clementine. If you eat at Clementine you get 10% off here… and vice versa.
The home made sausages are the hit. To die for sour cherry sausage, one with fig, and marquaise!!!
A neighborhood anchor in Hamilton Lauraville

I really like green onion. I will say, their prices are a little high. But, I was know that I’m going to have to pay extra to buy local. You can’t expect the same prices at somewhere like green onion that you would be looking for at a huge chain grocery store. The staff are always very friendly and helpful. There is one woman who works there who always is able to suggest recipes and cooking techniques for me for whatever I buy! Apparently they also have cooking classes sometimes, which I didn’t know about until recently but was excited to learn about!

I admit that I am being a foodie snob when it comes to The Green Onion, and probably a bit of a Hamilton-​Lauraville homer. However, the food is delicious, although there isn’t a huge selection when you buy something here you know it will be high quality.
They are very community-​minded, involved in a local rooftop garden, and will give away their expired yogurt instead of forcing people to dumpster dive (it’s still good for a while even if it’s illegal to sell — this only happened with us once, we don’t really do the dumpster diving thing, but they were holding aside the yogurts to give away, in their refrigerator, and free is even better than a good deal). Also, the store itself is adorable, with old tile floors and an attractive sign — it beautifies the area and has been a great addition to the corner of Hamilton and Harford.
I haven’t had any issues with the staff, though I do see that some people have found them to be a bit standoffish in the past. There’s kind of a hipster vibe, I guess, which can turn some people off.
Also, it’s owned by the same folks as Clementine, down the block, which is a very good restaurant for anyone who’s looking in the area.
Less expensive than you may expect. Try it out once and see what you think.

This place must have seriously improved in the past year, as I did not note any of the problems mentioned in previous reviews. The market is so cute with the carrot impaling the building! Okay, I had to get that out of the way. There were two girls in their twenties working when I went in and they were VERY friendly and helpful. I wasn’t sure about the smoked salmon, so they gave me a sample and told me I could sample anything that wasn’t raw! We told them we were on our way to Clementine and they let us know that if we took in our receipt from Green Onion, we could get 10% (maybe 15, I forgot, of course, to give my server the receipt.) Regarding olive oil, there are a few olive oil (filling stations) in the back with infused olive oil. There is a pretty decent selection of produce (many different things, just not a lot of each), local ice cream and dairy, some prepared items, many of which are on Clementine’s menu, raw meats and sausages, some delicious-​looking homemade bread, and some provisions, including a gluten free section. We got the salmon, some delicious rare roast beef and some cheese, all were delicious. I’m holding back a star because they do not offer their prepared sandwiches on gluten free bread, which I feel they should implement! I’ll be back, though!

What a cute little spot! Great organic, local food. A little pricey, but, most organic and local foods are going to be.

There are a few local spots around that offer the type of organic, fresh, and delicious selections that you’ll find here. This is the spot for the discriminating foodie to find just the right wedge of port wine cheese or rhubarb strawberry jelly. If you’re very, very lucky you’ll be there when there’s a jar of jalapeño jelly available. It’s freaking boss. Score one of these wonka golden tickets and pair it with fresh croissants from the Hamilton Bakery and you’ll be able to talk some serious foodie smack at the next brunch you attend.
Local eggs, milk, yogurt and ice cream are available.
Get yourself a boss hoagie for lunch (and get one of the craft bottles of root beer to wash it down). Smoked meats, prepared dishes, in-​house sausages. What else do you want?
Green Onion is well-​thought out and offers a knowledgeable and discerning selection of meats and cheeses. Local fruits and veggies change with the season and the staff is knowledgeable and very groovy. Please take the time to check out this spot and support the efforts of the Hamilton community to continue to make their mark.

I’ve been shopping here since it opened and I can’t say enough good things about the place. I recently purchased a number of meats and cheeses for a party, which totally stole the show!!! So many of my friends wanted to know where I got it (of course, I told them) I see below — griping about the prices and «long explanations». This is what I like about Green Onion. These folks know food and choose to focus on quality rather than quantity. I am a working class person myself, but I believe that when it comes to food, no expense should be spared. «You are what you eat!» If you eat high quality, delicious food, well then…
Being a vegetarian, I find that they carry many of the veggie pantry items that I like to have on hand, but can’t find at the larger, chain stores. Also, since cheese and olive oil are of the utmost importance to me, I am very pleased that they carry products of such a high caliber. I personally have found the staff to be very engaging and helpful… they actually enjoy what they are doing — real foodies.
I also very much appreciate the fact that they are dedicated to carrying locally produced/​cultivated products. The Green Onion is truly an asset to our Hamilton Main Street.

This place confuses me. I don’t «get» it. I was super excited to have a cute, local, organic, etc. market in Hamilton and imagined myself picking up great items with which to make awesome meals for my family on a moment’s notice. But so far, they haven’t been able to help me. I know that they specialize in meat and I’m a veggie, but I’ve been really disappointed.
The first time I went in, maybe it was too soon after they opened. There wasn’t anything to get excited about. Few items on the shelves. Not much produce. Nothing compelling. No one greeted me and I left.
The second time, I had run out of olive oil at home and thought YES, no need to go all the way down to Safeway. This was many months after their opening. I walked in, 3 people working. No one greeted me. It’s a small enough place that to not be greeted is super awkward, as noted by other reviewers. (I don’t need a long conversation. A warm hello is more than sufficient.)
The produce did not look enticing. Oh well, just needed my olive oil. Went to the area with vinegars and such. Hmmm — where’s the olive oil? I asked for help, having found 1 (one) small bottle of olive oil sitting sad and DUSTY on a shelf. Surely, there was more in the back. No, she told me, that’s it except for a ridiculously expensive bulk option that required a long explanation and hailed from somewhere fancy. I don’t do long explanations and I don’t need fancy olive oil. We go through a lot of it and I know I should be able to get good sized bottle of extra virgin for about 8 bucks. The 1 bottle in the store was smaller than what I usually buy and was not priced. Ha — must be free, right? Nope. I’ll have to make up a price, she said. 12 bucks. WHAT??? I was too shocked to laugh. That was the end of my Green Onion adventure.
Just feel like if I’m priced out of this place, and I will happy drop some dime on food, then I don’t get how it can possibly make it in Hamilton. I gave it a 2^nd star for being so close to home, but to be honest, I get annoyed everytime I pass by, because it just seems useless.
That ChaCha C. review looks a little too glowing, so if anyone else can explain what the Green Onion is all about, I’m happy to listen.

I’ve been excited about visiting Green Onion since it opened and finally stopped in recently. The food, especially the meat, was high quality, but I agree with the previous reviewer: the folks working there made me feel like I’d walked into a zombie movie. There were only three people working, and one was nice enough. But as I approached the meat counter, so did the person staffing it — silently. I felt her glare, and I had to look up and initiate conversation. It just felt really weird. Creepy, actually. It’s a shame because I really want to support this local business, but I don’t want to feel unwelcome. I worry that the store won’t survive unless the staff improve their interpersonal skills.

I like the place but it’s pricey and I’ve seen better produce (seeing as I grew up on a farm). You’re paying more for the idea of organic than the actual quality. However, it’s not a bad little market in a place where there aren’t that many.
I will say though that the staff lacks some major social skills. It’s unbearably awkward in there. Only minimal words are exchanged between the customer and the worker within the 15 – 20 minutes that the buyer is there. If there’s more than 1 employee there, they don’t communicate with each other. They sit in silence and stare out into la la land.
Play some folk music or something! It’s so odd and definitely makes me uneasy.

Harford Road Rules! Thanks to places like The Green Onion.
The world needs more places like this. The folks who own Clementine Restaurant and Hamilton Vacuum teamed up to offer a place to purchase freshly butchered meats, just-​picked produce, milk, cream, yogurt, and ice cream straight from the creameries, a delicious selection of cheeses and deli meats, prepared comestibles like pâté, salads, and sausage, alongside of dry goods, beauty products, jam, bulk olive oil, soap, and even a gallon or two or good ol’ compost tea from Hamilton Crop Circle. They work with many local farms and small producers, and seem to be adding new partners all the time. They also have salads and sandwiches you can buy to go, or eat on the spot next to a sunny window.
You have got to go & treat yourself — often.