Zupan’s Markets

I can’t believe how high their prices are getting. Last month I stopped by to grab some flowers and wine for a friend. A bouquet of flowers was $ 25! I was shocked but bought them anyway. And today I noticed the bouquets are now $ 30! Erath Pino Noir is over $ 20 where it’s @ $ 15 or under everywhere else in Portland. You’ve lost my business, Zupans. I have a car and will drive to a better grocer. You’re no friend of the people of Portland.

Prices are def higher than Safeway Fred Meyer and other chain grocery stores. With that being said I love the boutique grocery store experience. The quality fruits flowers and deli make stopping into this store a nice little treat!

My favorite grocery store ever, so much so that I enjoy coming here. Their food quality and service are second to none. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.

Prices and quality are nothing to get excited about. I find that New Seasons has better products at the same price.

Just stopped by on my way home for a few things but I couldn’t hear myself think as there was a cleaning crew waxing the floors with a machine as loud as a lawn mower… is that normal Zupans? I felt like it was right behind me the whole time. I forgot most of my list. I noticed very little organic produce for a nicer store. Also, I usually shop at Market of Choice or Safeway near my home and I noticed the prices here were multiple dollars more than those places.

Really nice market, some delicious local produce including stellar raspberries. Cheese selection is decent. What is awesome there is the man who helped me select some less common cheeses that would also be kid friendly; and that they have a tasting basket so you can take home a couple of ounces of many cheeses. Perfect for a picnic.
Solid olive and salad bars.
Also, an enjoyable shopping experience – ambiance and service were pleasant. Yay!

Rachelle is a floral expert! We were planning a rehearsal dinner and wedding. Rachelle had been recommended. We were so pleased with her creative ideas, her attention to our desires and her willingness to go with our changing ideas! She was a dream to work with and I recommend her highly! Carol S.

I love this store… The prices are high but you get what you pay for… I went in after a 2 hour workout today (yes I was sweaty) the girl (Megan) at the register was rude! No, hello or how are you or did you find everything… So I engaged a conversation with her «how are you today?» She responded with «good, thanks»… Then when she handed me my receipt she pinched it on the edge as if trying to avoidant contact with me at all… I spent $ 40 on not evens ½ bag of groceries… It’s not the price that bothers me… It’s that for a high price store they should hire and train employees to be FRIENDLY… This is Portland!!! I think Megan needs some ethical customer service training… When you go to a high end store you expect everything to be high end, not just the items you purchase…

This store is just Ok. I used to live next to the Zupan’s on W Burnside– that store is 100 times better. The cheese department at this location can’t even light a candle to the burnside location. Let alone the workers are super rude here! I’m used to amazing service at Zupan’s– well not on Macadam. Everyone is grouchy! I’ll just take my business across the river to New Seasons. It’s worth the extra mileage.

I go to this Zupans on the way to visit my brothers grave. The staff are always helpful and their flower selection is beautiful! Also have to mention the coffee! Best mocha I have had in a long time.
Very pleased with the place.

Zupans is convenient for me so I stop by every once in a while. The hot/​deli bar is OUTSTANDING! The Cedar Plank Salmon is delicious and they have enough options to appeal to anyone.
I also like their fruits and veggies department. They offer a lot of organic options.
The meat department offers local, grass fed beef and hormone free meats.
Sure, it isn’t cheap, but it does have a lot to offer!

Ugh, it’s just so expensive!
Yes, Zupan’s has beautiful produce, meats, chesse, bread, baked goods and flowers, but it’ll cost you. I do my regular shopping at New Seasons, so it’s a lot $$$$ for me to say this.
When I lived on the S. Waterfront, this Zupan’s was by far the closest store. After a few times of going in for a couple essentials and a few items to make dinner, and leaving a $ 100 bucks poorer, I had to rethink Zupan’s as a regular stop.
As well as being expensive, they never seem to carry quite a few of the brands that have become staples in our home since having the babies, like Stonyfield’s yogurt.
I will still stop into Zupan’s if it’s on my way home and I need to grab 1 or 2 items, but otherwise it’s just not worth the cost for me.
There is another thing that bothers me about Zupan’s. Along with the premium price I pay at New Seasons, I get premium service. At Zupan’s the cashiers seem friendly, but I have a hard time finding help around the store. When I do find someone, they are not very personable, or engaging.

Their chicken salad is great, but it’s an incredibly expensive store. Trader Joes is so much better! Zupans makes Whole Foods look cheap!

How could Zupan’s not be 5 stars?
I miss it living on the west side so when I went to Oregon City and took a wrong turn coming home (hush now, this happens to me and it is often fortuitous) it occurred to me that I could buy dinner in here when I was sitting on the Sellwood Bridge.
I really didnt need to shop. I WANTED to. (uh oh.)
I gave myself some stern instructions on the way in (no wine Janet no beer Janet no brie Janet). ok. im ready.
Sweet.
I smelled all the pretty flowers and explored the produce. Grabbed avocadoes and limeade (both on sale).At the deli I splurged on some roast chicken pieces and grilled asparagus. Then I grabbed some whole wheat sourdough, some sweet and sour pickles, some mint dark chocolate maltballs for princess, a couple bags of kettle chips (on sale but have you noticed the ounces going down as the prices go up?)some mini cookies for her lunches from the bakery, and Im done.
not too bad. well under $ 60.
Dinner was sandwiches made from that stuff… hold the maltballs.
People were friendly. Everyone was helpful. Parking was easy. enough. I just like the pace and tude in here.
NO wonder I cant stand Winco. Im spoiled.
Confession. I ate the asparagus in the car. Kiddo wont touch it and I was hungry.
What?!

One would think that shopping at Zupan’s and paying a premium price would bring a premium experience. This never seems to be the case.
Having recently moved to John’s Landing Zupan’s became my neighborhood market. Never being a regular to this brand I was excited to give something other than Safeway a try. After the sticker shock wears off, you really start to understand you are paying for a higher quality of product and experience or at least you tell yourself that.
After a few trips in I really started to notice how almost every employee never wanted to help with anything more than their task at hand. Almost as if they had so much work to do (cleaning, organizing and prepping food) that they couldn’t be bothered to do one more thing, as in helping the customer. Often receiving «that’s not my department» which almost seems ludicrous based on the size of the store or being told, «unless you want help with wine, you’ll have to ask someone else» and walking away… And here I thought by paying premium price for goods I should be receiving a premium customer service experience. Silly me.
I’m off to Fred Meyer or New Seasons. Just a bit further down the road but worth the trip to be treated with respect and excellent customer service.

It is similiar to a small whole foods. Swung in for a bowl of soup, it was very tasty and reasonable for the quality.
Also he meat counter was very strong. If I lived here I could imagine shopping here on a regular basis.

The produce is not impeccable. No matter what everyone is telling themselves to justify the outrageous overpricing of the produce, it’s not anything special. For just produce alone I’d rather go to Fred Meyer, or explore other markets. There’s very little justification for spending double or triple on produce of this quality, unless you are trying to maximize the number of Zupan’s paper bags to poster on your walls like medals (it would be cheaper to just buy the bags without the produce). The sales on produce are silly. The only deal I could find is that the plastic-​boxed spring mixes are priced the same they are everywhere else, but otherwise, yikes.
So, why 3 stars? The beer and wine section is just spectacular, and the prices are all very reasonable. In this one section, all of the sales are good deals. I might do some serious booze shopping there. As for cheese, they have some mini-​sample sized cheeses, which I appreciated, and there is a pretty respectable collection in the cooler (not huge like whole foods, not a great value either). Other grocery items were expensive and no different than anywhere else.
Zupan’s is a neighborhood grocery store … if you live in a gated neighborhood.

The good: it carries delicious specialty items, many of which are from local providers. Yummy desserts in the bakery section.
The bad: expensive, expensive, expensive. I feel like my produce goes bad much faster from here — and not even just the organic items (of which I would think they would have a larger selection). You constantly need to watch your items being rung up at the cash register because I have been drastically overcharged on several occasions and have returned to get back the money I was owed. The workers generally seem aloof. The guys who work in the meat department are very friendly though!

I hate this store.
Overpriced piece of shit store.
Dear Zupans,
If you’re going to carry brand names that a Safeway or Fred Meyer would carry please price them accordingly. If you’re going to charge more than double for every item you carry carry different brands that other stores don’t offer. You’re the closest store near me and tonight I realized the gas station up the street has better deals than you on everything.
*If you’ve got a ton a money to pay double for every item in the store-​shop at Zupans.
ZUPANS SUCKS.

If you go to any specialty market thinking you are going to do a big shopping trip on a budget you are seriously idiotic… that being said, I enjoy the selection at Zupan’s and I can always get a few items on my list. The quality of the selection is not endless, but what specialty market is?!
The employees are beyond friendly, and I really appreciate that they have made an effort to get to know me being that I’m a local who comes in often for a few odds and ends. The market has great local tastings — they had Alameda Brewing Company a few weeks ago. Taster please!