Rainbow Acres Natural Foods

This place is amazing! I think it’s been here since the 70’s, but this was my first visit. I live in Venice so have always gone to the place on Main Street that I won’t name here. I was looking for something my dermotoligist recommended, but no one could help me, so I headed to Rainbow Acres. It was totally worth the drive. You can’t really tell from the street, but this place is huge! Thankfully, they have plenty of helpful, well informed employees everywhere. I was in and out in 5 minutes. Next time I will try the food counter for sure. The parking lot was a nightmare, but I was able to find parking easily on the street.

A New Year, A New You! This is my first Unilocal review for the New Year, which I’m glad it’s going to be for a health food store. Part of the reason I was MIA on Unilocal,I had that dreaded stomach virus for 3 days of the New Year, so needless to say, I didn’t eat or drink for 3 days straight. talk about not wanting to smell or think of food. I’ve been coming here for years, partly because they do have a real good smoothie/​juice bar. My favorite is the Strawberry Dream. It’s delicious and very refreshing after a workout. Today I became daring and got something new… The Heart Throb, not as sweet, but with blueberries, strawberries, apple juice and a banana it was a good boost of antioxidants! The parking can be dreadful, so I always end up parking on the street. You can get hot foods and pre-​packaged salads for a quick bite to eat, but instead of having dessert of a cup of coffee, there smoothie’s will hit the spot.

I love this place. The only complaint I have is that the produce selection is so small and is often not very fresh. Also wondering if it is cheaper to shop here than whole foods?

This place always has what we need. Parking doesn’t look easy (always full) but I have never had trouble — a spot always seems to open-​up at the right time for us.
People are friendly and helpful. And help I need :)
I recommend this place. If you never been– check-​it-​out! Explore a bit — you will like.

This is my go-​to lunch spot and here’s why:
They have a hot-​food counter just like Whole Foods where you point to something and they scoop it into a box for ya (you pay by weight). The other day I had miso salmon, brown wild rice, collard greens, and the most decadent sweet potato soup.
If I’m not already the duchess of this place, that’s a challenge I’m willing to accept.
TIP: Forget the lot and park on the adjacent residential street.

Rainbow Acres how I love thee. Let me count the ways:
1) Freshly pressed/​made juices
2) Great options for making your own salad or picking up one of their concoctions.
3) Desserts– I loved to get a tart or cheesecake here and pretend its super healthy and that I am not gaining any wait.
4)You can call ahead and order sandwiches– for under $ 7 you have a huge sandwich with sides. You can’t go wrong with their Tuna Sandwich with Avocado
5) The Staff they are all helpful and friendly
The only con is the parking lot– its teeny tiny and a parking spot is pretty hard to come by during the lunch rush.

Great market!
Huge variety of health items, including my new favorite thing: essential oils. Their prepared foods section is really excellent (but stay away from that ricotta cheesecake because it’s actually not good). Otherwise, though, great selection.
Parking is such a bummer here. I would avoid the lot like the plague and just park on the street.

Awesome grocery. I shopped here and at the co-​op when I lived in Mar Vista, and sometimes at viva la vegan. When you look at it from the street it can seem small, with a lot of other shops in its strip mall, but that’s actually not the case. This place is huge!
They have a great selection of vegan foods that can be hard to find. A good kambucha selection and bulk foods. Their fresh fruits and vegetables section is small, but has the staples that you’re probably looking for. The vitamin section is huge. I was able to talk to a nutritionist about vegan supplements and my husband’s asthma and allergy problems and left with a good selection of helpful herbs and tinctures.
They have a section for personal health that covers all the bases and will keep you smelling and looking gorgeous.
There is an area in the back for making sandwiches and juices/​smoothies and I always see people ordering, so it must be good.

The dedication to research and carry quality natural products is unmatched. The intimate nature of the store (non-​chain store) make Rainbow Acres more like a trusted friend. Always helpful.

Amazing staff that’s always helpful and very kind and the prices are unbelievably reasonable. The selection is huge and has anything you can think of. I love their deli and salad bar, it’s always super fresh with tasty options for any pallet. I’ve been to both locations and they are both amazing although this one has a wider variety in groceries. It’s the best health food store, in my opinion, in Los Angeles and I have looked a lot since I’ve moved here!

If it were possible, I would give zero stars. I found half of a very large bug in a pre made, Rainbow Acres prepared, Asian salad that I purchased on 9÷6÷15. I do not even know what in the type of bug it was other than to say it was large, brown and had wings. I have NEVER been so grossed out in my entire life. A housefly would have bothered me, but would have been easily forgivable. This was NOT something I would ever expect to find in a prepared hand made salad. I am so disgusted I can honestly say I have an aversion to salads right now. I should have known to walk out the store when I found a dead housefly on a food container in their deli section. However, not one to make a stink I just gave it to one of the workers and kept shopping. It makes me sick to my stomach every time I think about it. I returned the other items I purchased as I do not intend on ever eating anything prepared by them again. Digging through my food to make sure not eating an insect is way too time consuming for me.
To make matters worse when I called to tell them, they were very blasé about it. I went in immediately, yet kindly, and demanded a refund on all the freshly prepared Rainbow Acres food that I purchased. I was told the deli manager will contact me. I’ll update this post should this actually happen.
To those who think I’m over reacting and feel I should expect this because it’s a health food store, I encourage you to change question your expectations for your food handlers.

Great health food store with a big selection + a juice spot and café.
The have a huge selection of vitamins, fresh produce, frozen selections, speciality groceries and lots of local items. I highly recommend picking up a container of almond butter, it is soooo delicious!
The café has a hot bar, salad bar, made to order sandwiches, sushi, wraps and more. They also have a big juice/​smoothie menu. I ordered the Benita’s Delight and it was super good and very fresh.
Pay for everything at the checkout in the main part of the store. If lines are long they are great about opening another register.

Yes they have A LOT of awesome stuff but what’s up with thr orange cheese, the farmed catfish and the farmed tuna?
Fyi…I’m aware I’m turning into a right food snob!

I frequent the juice bar to get a green juice when I’m too lazy to make one at home. Nothing special about their juice (it’s the same as juicing at home), but at $ 5, it’s a pretty good deal, I’d say. I always get «make your own juice» with 5 to 6 different veggies/​fruits.
Parking can be an issue. The spots are tiny, so if you drive a big car, you are probably better off parking on the street.

Great juice bar! And then always have great hot food selections at their deli. I also love the selection of nuts and bulk items. Good herbal department. It’s everything you need to stay healthy.
Their produce selection is limited but every thing else makes up for it.

This place is both a maze and amazing! Great natural products, ready made options and fresh juice bar. And as an added bonus, the staff is the friendliest ever — they even brought my bags to my car down the block and wouldn’t accept a tip.
Don’t expect too much of a price break from Whole Foods, but expect a great shopping experience :)

As I am writing this, I am chomping on the Raw Vegan Collard Leaf Wrap and it is too die for! I thought the Un-​Tuna was good, but this is my new go to lunch. And the portion is big enough to eat only half and fill you up.
The Enchilada soup is incredible, their selections are amazing, the staff are so very friendly.
Pricier because of the quality and worth every penny.

Rainbow Acres! The name itself already makes this place sound like such a happy place… and it is! This place has everything you want in a health food store. So many products and cool finds! Came here for the juice and left with healthy yummy snacks. Great prices for the juice too! Really like this place and will be back to shop and grab juice when I’m around.

Okay, this is my go-​to everyday place for food.
It’s important to maintain my shape by having a good diet. Lol. So I come here to make a salad and get a juice.
The salad bar is cheaper than Whole Foods Salad Bar & their Cucumber Cooler drink is so refreshing and light.

Great place with fresh-​squeezed juice bar. Very impressive list of ingredients including celery, spinach, garlic, kale, ginger, and wheatgrass!
This place is huge! They have prepared foods and a nice-​sized salad bar. Prices are decent, too, for L.A.
Me: nom, nom, nom.