Whole Foods Market

When I think of Whole Foods and all the wholesome goodness coming out of this store my paycheck comes to mind because the prices here are astronomical in my opinion but I guess as an urban dweller in New York City that is the price were expected to pay but despite that I really love this place I only get anxiety attacks as I approach the register.
Lol!
But seriously I frequent their breakfast & lunch buffet most often and seldom for dinner. Prices per pound are steep but the food offerings are excellent.
Most anything in Whole Foods is damn good but their Bakery Cakes is Butter, they’re fresh, moist, creamy and decadent for whatever your filling, topping or frosting is and always fresh made that day.
Sweet Jesus, can I get an Amen!
Fresh fruits, gorgeous flowers and floral arrangements neatly set up and displayed by flower type with decent prices compare to an actual Florist.
There’s a lot to love about Whole Foods including those variety of grains, cooking oils and ethnic selection of foods in general.
I’ve never ever bought any of their butcher meats or seafood as the prices per pound surpassed my budget by mucho dollars!
Sushi section is prepared in advance for easy refrigerated pickings but even better is to ask that they make your Sushi fresh as you wait.
Personal care product selection for the SLS conscience and organic body care enthusiasts is stellar including the Vitamin selection but prices tend to be a bit higher on the vitamin selection, just saying.
Most of you know to do this this already but…
check their sales circular and buy their 365 brand to minimize the cash and checkout damage!

3 stars for the first few times I went — so frustratingly crowded that it drove me crazy and I wanted to just gtfo as soon as possible. The grocery selection is great, but we really only went here because it’s the best quality groceries in the area. We picked up some clams and realized that this Whole Food’s doesn’t sell wine. Interesting. The clams were delicious — none of them were dead, and they cooked perfectly.
5 stars, though, for the last time I went (Monday night, President’s Day, 8:30pm) because it was the leisurely, chill grocery shopping that I love AND the charcuterie guy was bomb. My boyfriend and I opted for a chill cheese & charcuterie night and he was incredibly generous and helpful with choosing the meats for us. I felt kind of bad because we wanted ¹⁄₈ lb portions of the meat (since it was only for us two, after all, and we wanted variety — FYI: ³⁄₈ lb of meat + 4 oz cheese + bread is way too much for two people. We learned the hard way). The charcuterie dude told us that his favorite was the truffle one, which they were unfortunately sold out of that night. We were totally fine with that because we ended up with the spicy soppressata, the chorizo (the best of the ones I tried) and the cappi something. All were great, but you don’t need my review — just ask the guy and he’ll gladly slice you some samples. :) We picked up a demi seeded baguette and it was perfect with everything.

Sometimes, it feels like I’m descending into a sort of hell when I get onto the escalator heading down into the basement of the Time Warner Center for the Whole Foods. Other times, it’s a heavenly experience where I can sample an assortment of lovely organic, vegetarian, vegan, macrobiotic, dairy-​free, gluten-​free, free-​range, roaming, plant-​based, soy-​free, nut-free…wait…what was I saying? Oh well. This is exactly how this store makes my brain feel. Crowded and tired.
This WF location is tied with the Union Square location for being incredibly CRAZY during lunch hours and after work hours. If you can go in the morning on weekdays or maybe carve out some time between 2:30−4pm, you have a chance at a minimal wait in line.
In general, this store has everything you need. They do an impressive job of continuously stocking the shelves. The hot bar selection is varied and delicious. In fact, this was where I tried my first real taste of Indian food back in college (ahh memories!). They have a sushi bar (with vegan, vegetarian and brown rice options), a soup station, a Jamba Juice, and a grab-​and-​go refrigerated section.
Behind the cheese area, they also have a large beer selection (Tribeca or Bowery might be larger though) and a bar. Yes, you heard right — a bar! And just beyond that, there’s the health, beauty, and clothing section. Sign up for emails because they often have amazing promotions like half off Toms, 25% of all beauty items or protein powders, amazing one-​day only deals on seasonal produce, proteins, and cooked food items.
Lastly, if you’re ever charged incorrectly, take 5 minutes and go to customer servi

Their checkout system is very confusing. It told me to go to this cashier but it was closed. So i had to go back to the front of my line, looking like I cut the line. A few mins later, it told me to go to another register number but it was currently dealing with someone.
I suggest having someone direct people or something.

This whole foods is incredible! What I love the most is all the wonderful vegan options in their dining area and it is all soooo good!

I love Whole Foods, but shopping at this Whole Foods is incredibly stressful. First, the location is not obvious because it’s in the basement of the mall. Second, It is SO crowded, even for New York City standards. You really don’t have time to stop and think about what you want because someone behind or next to you will likely tell you to move so they can move on. The store’s layout is also convoluted and cramped, which doesn’t help with the crowds. You will have a much better experience if you come knowing exactly what you what. Also prepare to wait in a really long line (at least 15 min), but since the line is so long, you can also conveniently shop for things on that side of the store as you wait.
The great thing is the staff here are helpful and everything is also well stocked and if it’s gone, you will likely see a staff there rapidly restocking. Overall, this store is at a convenient location with a comprehensive stock of everything that I need but has the most awful crowd.

This location has a great variety of foods and it’s clean and well-​maintained. Sadly, it’s nearly impossible to actually pay for your food. I spent ten minutes on line (to buy 2 items) and had to leave without paying so as not to miss my train home.
Why is it so hard to pay? Because the staff seems to have no urgency in getting done. Really.
I know it’s not 100% fun to be a cashier and there’s not a tone of incentive to exhaust yourself before school or a second job. But the staff could be much more efficient and not even have to work harder or faster. For example, it’s not necessary to take things out of the bag and put them back in twice to get everything settled. If you make a mistake… USE ANOTHER BAG AND DO BETTER NEXT TIME. And it’s not necessary to discuss bagging strategy with the customers. Just bag the food.
Of course, it’s probably necessary to prompt customers about how to finish paying when they get confused with your credit card machines. That might be worth some conversation. But what do I know?

this place is insanely busy. i should take off half a point but its good.
insanely busy as i went here a few diff times but price wise its comparable to other locations across the country
hot food options and sushi were abundant and abundantly busy.
the hot food bar is some of the best ive seen and constantly fresh since they have to restock it constantly. i wonder if the the wf in north park burb of chicagoland is actually bigger? thats prob my fav since it doesn’t have a million people going through it.
its underground inside the time warner building (rip you have mail). lines are long but they have a clever color scheme and goes quick.
pretty straight forward

Uma parada obrigatória em toda viagem que faço é conhecer ao menos um supermercado local. Whole Foods Market é uma experiência à parte, é um mercado com foco em alimentos naturais e orgânicos, mas nem por isso perde a graça. Fica no meio da loucura de Manhattan, mas parece um local é parte. É tranquilo, ótimo para conhecer os produtos locais e experimentar comidinhas diferentes.
Recomendo conhecer próximo ao horário de almoço, pois eles tem várias opções de lanches e comida, inclusive buffet por quilo com diferentes tipos de comida, impossível você não se interessar por uma. Peguei a comida do buffet dentro de uma caixa, pesei, paguei no caixa e comi na «praça de alimentação» do próprio local, me senti uma própria nova iorquina hahaha

Must try the sushi bar at wholefood which owned ny GENJI LLC.
Most chef are from Tibet especially the executive management. They are well mannered and polite. F
Fish are fresh from nishimoto if I’m mistaken. Truly fresh imported from Japan. No,.I don’t work for them! I was a GM in restaurants so I know where to order my goodies.
Sum this up with…
cheap, fast & no tips (usually leave tips).

I love whole foods, but particularly love this one because it is well stocked. I was finally able to find my go brooklyn munchies almond cookies here — and previously, the only place I was able to locate them was all the way in Williamsburg!
They have a café, which is not as great as their rooftop in brooklyn, but it does the trick. I’ve also seen people eating at the sushi bar inside the store (like with people passing by with carts full of groceries).
Of course, another plus for this location is that it is inside the mall so you can shop or window shop after or before going shopping.
Lastly, there are a lot of prepared food options /​restaurants, which makes it a great place to grab dinner.

A place solely overpriced… I would not bother come here unless have to… that being said, whole food did have an entire area of food bar where you could choose varieties of cooked food/​soup. If you are a big fan of organic food, whole food apparently can satisfy as well. Other than that, I still prefer my local supermarket, in which I was able to get grocery at a more reasonable price.

I’m going to give Whole Foods Columbus Circle 5 stars based on nostalgia alone… It was the first store in Manhattan, and I remember schlepping there from my old apartment on the Upper East Side on a weekly basis (Way before 57^th and 3^rd opened). Now I live on the West side, and this is still my neighborhood store. I would guess I’ve probably come to this store at least 3x per week over the past few years. I’ve gone through so many life changes, and even went into labor at this store with my now 10 month old son (True story. I even made sure to hit up the salad bar before going to St. Luke’s Roosevelt to give birth).
Yes it’s crowded, and yes the customer service isn’t always great, but they’ve got an excellent selection of grocery items and prepared food. I’ve experienced service above and beyond, and sub par but I’m not complaining. Great store, great staff. I’ll probably come here forever.

How could you not love whole foods?! This one is extremely well organized with the salad bar and Ready to eat food in one section and the groceries in another.
So many things to chose from, I could literally eat here everyday. They have so much seating which is a bonus too. It does get busy at times but the lines move fast with a great colour-​code system.
One of my favorite WF in Manhattan!

Tons of hot food selection amongst the usual items in a supermarket. Stopped by to pick up picnic food for central park. Mac and cheese, spinach empanada, and buffalo chicken pizza were delicious. Crust on pizza was a little overdone and hard but still good in my books. Great beer spot inside the market as well for a mini break.

While I’ve only been to a handful of Whole Foods in NYC, this one is far and away my favorite. Yes, it’s chaotic. It’s always busy. It’s not rare to find yourself in a shopping cart traffic jam and realize you need to play a mini game of Rush Hour to free yourself. But this is my go-​to Whole Foods because:
a) It’s pretty well-​organized (for a massive NYC grocery store)
b) It carries everything you could ever want or need or dream of and probably much, much more
c) It’s incredibly convenient (unless you live far, far downtown)
d) Though the lines are long, the organization is quite efficient (simple yet intelligent system of color-​coded lanes)
So, walking in, you have your choice of three different carrying methods (with an optional fourth if you prefer to use your arms instead of a basket… I won’t ask): large cart, mini-​cart (personal favorite — much better turning radius and far easier to navigate in general) or basket (they may even have the choice of baskets with or without wheels). The store is nicely divided into two parts: the full-​on grocery store portion, and the prepared foods/​salad bar/​buffet portion. So if you’re just looking to pick up a meal, you can avoid Infinite Aisle Wonderland.
Not that much to say re: the typical grocery store part of this store. Produce is fresh and far better than what you’ll find at Trader Joe’s or Fairway. Prices are expensive, but that’s Whole Foods for you. It’s good quality, it’s healthy and a lot of it’s organic. So if you’re coming to Whole Foods, you’ve hopefully already accepted the fact that you’ll be paying more than you would at an average supermarket.
What makes this Whole Foods better than most (in my experience, at least) is the awesome — nay, awe-​INSPIRING selection of prepared food and the like. Where to start?
–Sushi bar. SUPER HEALTHY sushi bar. Sushi is healthy to begin with, but they have quinoa sushi for God’s sake. You’ve got this health nut swooning
–Buffets galore. Hot food, cold food, you name it.
–The salad bar is fantastic. I have a difficult time making my salads with moderation in mind, because there are so many damn options. One bar has your typical ingredients, the other is filled with creative healthy salads (vegan seaweed salad, tabbouleh, Asian kale salad, etc). Aaaand if for some reason the copious options don’t suit your fancy, they have plenty of pre-​packed salads, sandwiches and the like
Finally, this place is a totally viable option for a meal out with friends. There’s an impressive amount of seating right past the checkout area and while it does get busy, there’s a fair amount of turnover.
Okay ACTUAL last tip: They sell bottled cold brew coffee in the summer that is strong, delicious and refreshing. Buy it.

I love this Whole Foods location! It’s located underground in Columbus Square, and it’s always busy. Despite that, everything is organized and laid out really well. Their prepared foods section, salad bar, dessert bar, etc. is super enticing.
You know when you come to Whole Foods that the prices are going to be high. If you’re looking for a bargain, this is definitely not the grocery store for you. Once you’ve resigned yourself to spending a bit more than is necessary, you’ll find a ton of great options! It’s a perfect place to grab some food and head into Central Park for a picnic.

Cette enseigne est une super adresse pour manger à petit prix et sain dans NY. Plusieurs Whole Foods Market existent dans la ville, et vous pouvez y composer vos salades mais également acheter des plats tout prêts de type sushis, salade, et cuisine du monde en général. En ce qui me concerne, j’y ai surtout pris des salades (à composer soit même), et j’ai toujours été séduite par la qualité des aliments. J’ai également testé les sushis, qui sont bons mais un peu chers à mon sens. Bref, si vous n’avez pas un budget énorme mais que vous êtes désireux de bien manger, cette adresse est un incontournable.
NB: l’enseigne de Colombus Circle dispose d’une petite cafétéria avec micro ondes où l’on peut manger.

Jennifer, who checked me out, was absolutely sweet. Gave me tips on cleaning reusable water bottles — so helpful! I had had that question and she read my mind.
The checkout line is absolutely packed, and their system is confusing. Colors, numbers… all just to buy stuff.
Selection is decent to mediocre. They only had three combs and all were pretentious! Also limited in the hair styling department (few waxes and pomades). So options are limited for men.
Their home brand products are generally cruelty-​free and relatively affordable! $ 10 for a big bottle of shampoo or body wash.
Location is superb. Right next to Columbus Circle A/​B/​C/​D.

What Century 21 in the Financial District is to clothes, this Whole Foods is to food shopping: They both are horribly stressful experiences to be avoided. The only time I found it halfway pleasant was when I went very late at night, right before closing on a weekday.
Pushing your cart through the store is like an awful bumper-​car episode. You no sooner take a breath, and then someone crashes into you and your cart. It’s constant chaos.
Then the prices — so outrageously high. How int he world does Whole Foods get away with this highway robbery?
As for me, I will always stick by Trader Joe’s for real value and pleasant shopping.

I’m not a jew so I wasn’t brought up eating this, but their prepared whitefish salad was so fresh and crazy delicious!
Prepared foods was also a winner for me and in my opinion tastes a lil better than the other locations. (Sorry Houston WF. olive you also but it’s pretty much because you’re that nice neighbor I always run into)
Love their berry/​herb infused bottled waters! Beautifully colorful and fun to drink! Party in my mouth… ahhhhhh!
Finally, great flower selection at this location. Really puts the other WF florist depts to shame.
Gotta come up here more often for the whitefish and the flowers!

This was by-​far the busiest Whole Foods that I have ever been to. The store is shaped a bit odd, so I found it difficult to locate things compared to the store that I visit in FL. The staff was overall friendly; however, they often didn’t know where things were either.
We did like the check-​out line process, which allowed everyone to get through quickly. This was a convenient location for picking up supplies for lunch in central park, but it was just too crowded to get anything more than a quick bite to eat.

Great beer selection at bar, wooden bench and chair seating. Options to order finger foods to accompany your beverage. Nice break from grocery shopping. No rowdy crowds just a nice getaway from city hustle and bustle. Bonus is that you can walk out and pick up the remaining grocery items before heading home.

This is definitely not my favorite whole foods to shop at but definitely most convenient simply because I walk by everyday after work.
They have a lot of great produce on the left side as you go down the escalator and ready to eat items on the right.
The items are a bit pricy but sometimes you can find decent deals if you come here enough.
Also it is always crowded but the staff works hard and the lines go pretty fast.
There is a little area in the back after the cheese where you can order wine and beer.
They have a bathroom in here as well which is really nice.
This Whole foods gets a three star because their
Customer service and experience however is a hit or miss. They are either very helpful or make you feel guilty for shopping there. The shoppers here are definitely ruder compared to the shoppers at reader joes at least during rush hour. I’ve seen a lady try to cut in line and causing a scene even though the whole row of people saw her.
I can go on and on…
It feels like I get a completely new experience each time I visit!

Layout was okay but so many people in such a small space and small aisle ways makes for a lot of ‘oops’ ‘sorry’ ‘excuse me’ and squeezing in between people.
The lines are similar to other Whole Foods in the city but the location of the lines isn’t set up very well. They double back and there are two entrances to them so you end up having to merge the lines. Wish they would have had a bit more organization on this front.
Selection was good for being a bit smaller location. Lots of hot bar items. Store was clean and employees were friendly!

Ótimo lugar para os fãs de produtos orgânicos. As sopas são deliciosas principalmente a de mushroom e a buttersquash. Também adoro o buffet de salada e de comida indiana. O problema é que é muito cheio e a fila de pagar é sempre grande! Mas é uma ótima experiência!!!

Un supermarché alimentaire avec uniquement des bonnes choses et donc beaucoup de produits bio. Mais là n’est pas forcément le gros plus de ce market. La vraie claque vient de la zone «nourriture à emporter». Le principe est simple on se munit de boîtes en carton et on tourne autour des buffets tous plus appétissants les uns que les autres. Ici on peut presque faire un tour du monde culinaire. Il y a du chaud, du froid, du cuisiné, du découpé etc… On remplie ses petites boîtes, pour se faire une salade c’est carrément génial, et on passé à la caisse pour payer au poids. Bön et puis c’est là qu’on se rend compte que bien manger ça coute cher. Mais franchement sauf à venir tous les midis ici, c’est un plaisir qu’il faut se permettre entre deux burgers.

Ce petit supermarché est très convoité par tout ceux qui souhaitent acheter et cuisiner sainement. On trouve de nombreux aliments bio à des prix pas tellement excessifs.
Stratégiquement placé, c’est souvent à proximité de parcs qu’on les trouvent, de quoi s’acheter quelques produits frais et les consommer directement pour le pic nique.

Eigentlich eine coole Adresse um an ein verhältnismäßig günstiges Essen (Essen in NYC ist ja nie günstig) zu kommen. Dank der Nähe zum Central Park auch super, für die spontane Versorgung mit Picknick Artikeln. Allerdings gibt es zwei Kritikpunkte: Das Kassensystem ist total fancy und hypermodern aber zu Stoßzeiten dauert es sagenhaft lange, bis man bezahlt hat. Das ist jede Edeka Kasse haushoch überlegen, was die Geschwindigkeit betrifft. Der andere betrifft das Buffet. Abgesehen davon, dass meine Frau und ich unsere Mägen verdorben haben, sieht auch ein blinder mit nem Krückstock, dass die Lebensmittel nicht alle frisch sind. Besonders abends wird es dann auch schnell mal ekelig, wenn der Humus dicke braune Ränder bekommt und man die Keime an Dressing Flaschen entlang kriechen sieht. Also lieber Obst und Abgepacktes kaufen, dann klappt es auch mit dem Magen.

Le paradis pour les fanas de salades composées. Le must? Créer sa salade et aller la déguster à Central Park.

Supermarché bio sur Colombus Circle.
Cafeteria où il est possible de se servir des plats délicieux au poids.
Ideal avant un picnic dans Central Park.

Schöner Laden, Riesenangebot, trotzdem ausbaufähig aber man findet fast alles und auch zu guten Preisen (heisst nicht dass es billig ist.)
Freu mich schon auf den nächsten Besuch!

Whole Foods Market gibt es ebenfalls in Tribeca, Warren Ecke Greenwich Sts.
Nicht der gewoehnliche amerikanische Supermarkt — Produkte wie Wonder Bread, Dosenravioli und Coca-​Cola findet man hier nicht. Der Schwerpunkt und die Philosophie der Kette ist gesunde, umweltfreundliche Ernaehrung. Das Angebot an (nicht nur) Bio-​Lebensmitteln und schadlosen Putzmitteln ist umwerfend, fuer die sofort Hungrigen gibt es eine Sushi-​Bar, frisch gemachte Sandwiches, Pizza, heisses Buffet, indisch, Salattheke, Dessertbuffet und, und, und. Naturkosmetik, Vitamine, Kaffeesorten, Babykost-​und Bedarf, eine unglaubliche Bierauswahl aus aller Welt — man kann sogar Bier zum Mitnehmen zapfen lassen… ich kann gar nicht alles aufzaehlen!
Lebensmittelallergiker jeder Art finden hier garantiert Esswaren.
Absolut jeder Mitarbeiter dort ist extrem hilfsbereit und freundlich; es macht einfach Spass, dort einzukaufen.
Man kann sich unten ein schoenes (wenn auch recht teures) Mittagessen zusammenbauen und bezahlen, und dann oben im Café ungehetzt essen.
Ein Bummel durch das grosse Geschaeft lohnt auf jeden Fall.

C’est surement l’emblême de la bonne bouffe aux US. La chaîné qui viendrait contredire les idées recues européennes de la «junk food» américaine.
Biensure faire ses courses chez Whole Foods a un prix; c’est à dire cher.
Mais il faut tout de même reconnaitre la politique de la compagnie en matiere d’ecologie.
A voire !

Ein Vollsortiment Supermarkt, der sieben Tage die Woche geöffnet hat.
Obst, Gemüse, Fleisch, Backwaren sind in reichhaltiger Auswahl. Da übliche Sortiment an Dosen und Fertig essen. Hinzu kommt Kaffeeausschank, Salat– und Suppentheke.
Wenn das amerikanische Fast Food pause machen soll, ist man dort an der richtigen Stelle.

Wer sich an einem schönen Frühlings-​, Sommer oder vor allem Herbsttag von der Geschwindigkeit New York Citys abkappseln will, der ist mit dem Central Park schon ganz gut beraten. Mein Tipp für die Mittagszeit: Am Südwest-​Ende des Parks gibt es im Untergeschoss des Time Warner Centers (zwei identische Türme, nicht zu übersehen) eine Filiale der Bio/​Alternativ-​Food-​Kette Whole Foods. Nicht ganz billig, aber dafür sehr gut und ungewöhnlich bestückt. Mit Food Bar, frischem Sushi, Sandwiches, Suppen und allem, was man sonst so braucht oder mal probieren möchte. Einfach ein nettes Paket zusammenstellen und im Central Park damit ein lauschiges Plätzchen aufsuchen (findet sich immer), eine halbe Stunde Pause machen und frisch gestärkt wieder in den Straßenkampf ziehen. Mir persönlich hat es auch immer Spaß gemacht, auf einer der Softball-​Tribünen zu sitzen und zuzugucken, wenn sich Freizeitteams (z.B. von Polizei oder Feuerwehr) die Bälle um die Ohren schlagen. Nice!