Westside Market NYC

Westside Market does stock everything I needed to make a dinner for friends. All the vegetables and accessories like heads of garlic, lemons, raw herbs. They also have in plastic cases nuts and dried fruits. They also have grind spices. The bananas were a just right in rawness green. Fresh items like leeks, carrots, potatoes, radishes, scallions were being delivered at about 10pm during my shopping. I don’t take the market to be a health store, though the market does carry lots of vegetables, because I didn’t see organic labels for any of the vegetables or fruits. They may have been but not too many labelled as such to the eye.
The deli stocks numerous selections of precooked choices like potato salad and prosciutto is like $ 24 a LB.
In the back one can find items like canned good, bottled liquids like vinegar, frozen items and dairy items. That is also where the grains and baked good items are like Crisco for $ 4. I also notice they didn’t have any whole chicken over 5LBs, most were under 5LBS. Cuts of salmon were in handful size pieces at $ 5 – 6 each.
It’s cold in there. I rushed through most of the shopping because of that.
Prices are not cheap nor majorly expensive, though again — fresh. I didn’t see any «On Sale» items but there were a couple of two for $ 2, etc… It’s not a large market at all but it does have everything I needed.
Check out was fast, not that many shoppers at around 10pm. One of the produce guys deserves a raise for helping me find a veggie I could find. Oh, items are marked, say heads of garlic were by the entrance all the way on the bottom where they would be expected near the rest of the vegetables, he helped me find them.

The store has a great selection and I usually have no complaints besides the cashiers. They are always less than enthused when ringing me up. I have never had any of them say «hello, how are you?», «thank you» or «have a good day». Complete silence the whole transaction, every single time. Just odd.
Last night I bought some salmon and when I got home, I noticed a slight stench. By morning, it reeked so I double bagged it to return it. It smelled so bad that people were turning their nose up on the train, so needless to say, it was noticeable.
I get to the cashier and tell her I am returning the salmon I bought last night because it’s bad, then proceed to present her with the receipt and VERY unenthusiastically she asks, «what’s wrong with it?». I said, «It smells. It’s bad!». She rolled her eyes as if I was inconveniencing her and walks away to speak with someone. After about two minutes, she comes back with the fish and proceeds to refund me with absolutely no conversation. I had to ask her for my original receipt and of course to that she huffed and puffed as well.
Who wants to deal with people who treat them as if they’re a nuisance? Not I.

Been there a million times and there food selection is awesome!!!
The cashiers and staff are always always helpful with the only exception of this one worker who i believe is the manager… He is a big burly hispanic guy… Thank God for what ive seen he has no contact with customers but he does have extensive contact with the cashiers… Anyway he is always rude to the cashiers and some of the workstaff… Ive never paid much attention to it except on Thanksgiving Day this guy was in rare form… He was the nastiest rude boar ive ever seen!!! He was throwing a bucket around and screaming at the top of his lungs about some ice then he screamed and cursed at the cashiers saying to them WTF they were looking at… Myself and all the other customers in there couldnt get out of there soon enough. Westside Markets you guys are awesome with the exception of your manager with his social skills of an OX!!!

Amazing party food — in no time they had put together everything we wanted and they told us that if we wanted anything else, just call over there and they’d deliver. Can’t say enough about the quality of the food or the service — they were awesome. Platters are generous and yummy.

Just had THE PERFECT lunch on the go thanks to you guys. I always come in with my specific list of specialty items but never realized the fabulous salad bar you have set up until today, running between meetings without a second to spare. Evxaristo Poli!!!

Good for a quick grocery run, usually. But I bought apples that I immediately discovered were moldy, yuck :(

HORRENDOUS!!! Just came from there. Maybe they close at midnight? I don’t know. But there is no selection. No berries at all that were not organic and way over priced. six, bumpy malformed cantaloupes all with mushy soft spots.
The place was a total wreck. Very messy and dirty. Perhaps they close at midnight and this is what the store looks like at the end of the day. But that’s totally messed up too. If you can’t maintain your store while open to be clean and organized and somewhat well stocked, then you shouldn’t stay open so late.

Westside Market has a great selection of hummus, baba ganouj, with pita breads. I’d like to try the great variety of hummuses at the Westside Market. I spoke with Juan Carlos, Antonio for a job application to work at Westside Market, the hummus is just an interview away. Conveniently located in the heart of the UWS, Westside Market is as good as the patrons say I LOVE WESTSIDE MARKET!!!

Excellent selection of prepared foods! Love that you can grab produce, top quality meats and seafoods, grocery items, but also a myriad of prepared foods from salads, to hot entrees, soup and salads. Highly recommend Westside Market for any of the above.

Westside Market is often forgotten with the bigger grocery stores surrounding them but they really shouldn’t be. It’s clean, easy to navigate and the employees are always more then helpful. Recently tried their prepared foods and they are pretty good! — and a lot better than Citarella. Usually less crowded than Fairway too so if you’re looking for a good, clean and more enjoyable food shopping experience, look no further than westside market.

Best place for groceries. Fantastic prices, great selection, super nice staff… love this store!

Good music, lots of products. Bit cramped, employees have a poor grasp of English and don’t know where things are.

Had almost everything you can possibly look for. Alittle over priced but delicious. Love getting food from there and having picnics in Central Park

Best place in the UWS for a real grocery run!
One great feature? They’re ²⁴⁄₇. This is how I actually found the Westside Market– because I meant to go to Zabar’s a few blocks away and it was closed. I found myself in Westside Market, and I am glad I did.
They have a huge cheese selection, great fruits and vegetables, baked good, and even a prepared food section. I also found they are just generally very well stocked, even in such a tight quarters they fit anything you may want or need in there! However, if there is something you need, they are happy to ship it in for you, just ask!

I used to live right around the corner from here — Westside Market was the friendly neighborhood market that carried both essential grocery items as well as gourmet/​specialty items; if I needed anything in particular, just put in a special request and they will help you out, by either shipping it in for you or helping you locate it. They have a bakery, a cheese section, organic foods, prepared food, fresh produce, and a salad bar. Prices are comparable to other neighborhood markets. If you check their website, they update it with some family recipes that you can try at home. I usually buy milk, cereal, bread, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. If you’re not eating out in the city and would like to make something quick, Westside Market can help you out. :D
+UWS grocery store

This place… for 6 months, I lived 2 blocks from here. I made many inebriated 4:30am trips here with friends. Their prepared food is awful.

great grocery store in the upper west side.
I have to admit, I do most of my shopping at trader joes — but this is my next place to hit up.
They have a really great selection — it can be a bit pricey, but you know what, to not have to experience the absolute hell that Fairway is in terms of crowds, I am totally in.
Great cheese selection, fresh fruits and veggies as well. I love the jars of fresh whole garlic, already pealed. Makes cooking so much easier!
I also love their spreads! Absolutely delicious.

For what it’s worth, they have everything! We were in town for a week playing the role of New Yorker so we had to find something to fill up our kitchenette in the hotel room. After carousing a bit we decided on some fresh fruit, 3-​liters of water and pre-​packaged desserts.
The layout of the store is nothing like I am used to (super cramped) but I adapted. Also the staff aren’t very friendly but perhaps that’s my California perspective. I can and will definitely go back.

This place rules. Granted, they are a bit pricier than your down and dirty supermarkets like Associated and Pioneer, but their extensive selection of gourmet crap really makes it worth it.
Their biggest high point is the cheese selection, arguably the best on the Upper West Side. They have heaps of the good stinky stuff from France, Britain, and Spain, many that I’ve never heard of, and all of which are delicious and fresh. You can also get a good deal occasionally since they run sales from time to time. Their produce and deli departments are also pretty solid. I’ve recently picked up sirloins here and they were top quality.
On the downside, like most markets of this size, the mass manufactured goods (like cleaning supplies and canned items) are a lot more expensive than you’d expect at most major stores They charge $ 5 for this one OJ, which is highway robbery, since I saw the exact same thing at Target for $ 2.50. But, what can you do… there’s no Target on 77^th and Bway.
One big bonus… I saw Bookman from Seinfeld here! I really should add in the 5^th star just for that alone.

If it’s late and you want booze[1], there’s Westside Market to the rescue!
This virtual pantry is well-​stocked with gourmet (and not-​so-​gourmet) edibles, and more open than I am: that is, they’re open 24 hours, 7 days a week. If you’re short on dough, they take credit cards, too. The market’s a tad cramped, but what do you really need room for?
[1] or vegetables, cheese, canned goods, cereal, etc.