Schnucks Culinaria

The Schnucks family have turned greedy, not friendly. They are firing union workers and hiring an outside management company in a new warehouse they just had built with TIF funding. Unfair! Greedy while the live in expensive houses in wealthy neighborhoods.

Schnucks will not get my business as long as it mistreats its workers.
There are many other options around the city that have good business practices, and know that how they treats their workers correlates directly to the quality of service provided to the customers.

A disappointing shopping experience. Chaotic layout, old produce, sllllooooowwwwww deli counter staff, crummy selection. Two stars earned by existing. Even if it’s a crappy store, how lucky am I to have ready access to nutritious food?

For two years I have been coming to town and visiting this store. Always great! Prepared foods are fresh and delicious. The staff is helpful for such a busy place. Thanks for being awesome!

While visiting a client in St Louis they mentioned «Schnucks» as «The» market everyone shops at in the area. Since the hotel I stayed had had a little kitchenette I wanted to prepare a dinner instead of eating out. So I followed my Waze app to find the downtown St Louis Schnucks. I was not disappointed
I was pleasantly surprised with the similarities to my favorite food co-​ops. Lots of fresh local organic produce, amazing variety of health fresh meals. Reasonable prices. Friendly staff.

They cover the basics and do well with prepared meals, everything the downtown reveler and employee would need.
I’ve been coming here for years and never had trouble with parking nor long lines. I like this place because it’s downtown and one of the few grocery stores that rips through long lines with many available cashiers. I always liked how they serve customers with an eager and utterly friendly attitude; from the deli to register.
The made-​to-​order Burgers are excellent and they’ll even cook them medium rare, the salad bar is expansive, and the deli has a wide array of salads, soups, and Cold pasta dishes. There’s really nothing missing from Culinaria sans a few luxury items and delicacies you’d find at a normal sized Schnucks. I prefer the meat department that usually has strip steaks on sale and a couple manager special.
The parking situation is «just okay» but it’s not their fault; it’s downtown. they offer a parking voucher for the attached garage which helps, so they’ve made the effort to accommodate.

This place needs new management! The managers have worse customer service than anyone else in the store! Horrible experience and they do not care to resolve an issue! Don’t visit this store, even if you have to! Not to mention they are overpriced anyways.
If the manager could have just smiled and not immediately went into hostile mode over their mistake, all would be good! But, that’s on Schnucks! Learn to train your employees, it goes a long ways in customer service! HORRIBLE!

Gut sortierter Supermarkt. Von der Auswahl und den Preisen her würde ich es mit einem großen REWE in Deutschland vergleichen. Es gibt hier zusätzlich noch einen Blumenladen, verschiedenes Gebäck (Brot, Donuts, Cookies, Cupcakes) und abgepacktes Sushi sowie Suppe und andere Snacks. Die online angepriesene Drogerie-​Ecke ist sehr klein, aber bietet die nötigsten Sachen, welche man auf der Reise gebrauchen könnte. Eine Apotheke gibt es im hinteren Bereich des Ladens. Soweit ich weiß ist dies der einzige richtige Supermarkt in Downtown St. Louis — leicht zu finden, wenn man die Olive Street bis zur 9^th Street entlangläuft.

We only stopped by to get some coffee (espresso and cappuccino) which were great. The grocery store looked beautiful; not your average store. Service was kinda slow though, so only four stars.

Grateful to find good organic and natural foods at fair prices here. It’s not a mega mart, and yet I went in with a very specific list of items and got exactly what I needed. For a store of their size, they have a huge deli and meet department. The floral and gift area is rocking!

Very convenient. and for a convenient store, as I don’t think this quite measures up to be a grocery store, they had everything you could be needing while downtown. The staff were very friendly and helpful and did not even hesitate to go to the back and look for what I needed. It could be a bit cleaner, but not too bad.

We are staying downtown in a loft apartment while visiting from San Francisco. I am impressed with the food quality and variety. So nice to walk to a store and find most of what you need. The pharmacy products are a bit sparse though.

Great food, sandwich, wings, cold beer nice prepared food… I fully recommended very good priced…

Culinaria is conveniently across the street from me. Recently, they have changed the layout, incorporated more locally made products as well as healthier options. I am very happy with the improvement!
It used to be that I hated going because there was so much apathy by the workers, but they seem to have done some company reorganization, keeping the more friendly employees.
But my favorite part of Culinaria? Arlander at checkout. He is so hilarious and always makes me smile.
At this point, my gripe is more about cost. I wish they would drop their prices now that downtown has so many more folks who live down here.

I really liked Culinaria with an asterisk for it being based on location.
Culinaria was a pleasant distraction from the blight of downtown St Louis.
The staff were friendly, the place was clean, and the food was decent.
Only negative is that some of the nastiness of downtown patrons happen to erode away at the business. So don’t be surprised if you see a bum inside.

Everything is way too overpriced 80 percent of the things here are half the price at aldis… salmon is way overpriced here… I even talk to people from Chicago that move here. save your money and go to farmers market in soulard. The coffee is overpriced.

This is a really convenient location and their stuff is usually pretty good. Except the produce at night time. There’s a big difference between the quality of it during the day and at night. Not sure why this is but its just something I’ve noticed.
Their staff is super friendly though and always willing to help when we are there. Plus the munchkin gets a free cookie from the bakery sometimes which is always awesome.

I finally had an excuse to head inside Culinaria. I was out and about downtown and realized I need to pick up a bunch of paper plates, plastic wear, and plastic cups for an upcoming event.
This urban Schnuck’s supermarket has everything you need and is huge for being in the middle of downtown. It’s well lit, clean, and spacious with almost everything a traditional Schnuck’s would have. I didn’t get to check out the upstairs but it looked like they had a lot more space than I got to see.
Glad to see this area has such an amazing and convenient grocer!

In the heart of downtown. They have everything a normal schnucks would have, but within walking distance. They also have some nice extras. Thier prepared meals are very good, and a great selection. The deli is great for buying meats and cheese to take home, or they’ll make your sandwich thier. They will cook fish for you to take, and do the same for steak certain days of the week. They have a good liquor section, drafts upstairs that has happy hour!

Pretty nice grocery store down town, they have a good selection of foods for lunch too– made to order sandwiches /​burgers, and a hot food of the day. The food was pretty good and prices were reasonable. That being said, the line is usually long at lunch time.

I love coming to this store. Schnucks really has outdone themself. The food is good and they have a nice selection of beer and wine upstairs.

This appears to be the only large grocery store in the downtown area. It has sufficient offerings of various produce and gets the job done. Nothing spectacular though.

Love this place… half the stuff at twice the price of a normal Schnuck’s. But you’ve been there for me when I needed fried chicken late at night. I can’t imagine giving a grocery store 5 stars… serve beer (downstairs) while I shop and you just may get my 5^th star.

Me encanta éste Súper Mercado que yo le llamaría Gourmet, el concepto es fabuloso, tienes cientos de variantes para comer delicioso y salirte de lo típico en USA de las hamburgesas los BBQ etc, además se puede ajustar a cualquier bolsillo, hay una barra de ensaladas y te cobran por libra, hay cortes de carnes que pueden prepararte ahi mismo, el salmón hay de muchas preparaciones y ahí mismo te lo preparan, hay quesos y embutidos deliciosos, tiene un área de mesas para que ahí mismo puedas degustar o incluso nosotros compramos todo para hacernos unos sandwiches deliciosos que nos llevamos a nuestro evento al Edward Jones Dome

It’s nice to find a grocer downtown to swing by and grab some fresh produce & kitchen staples when you’re strapped for time. The store looks clean and pretty, although the produce section could probably stand to be larger. Prices are steeper than I am accustomed to, but you can do pretty well $-wise if you stick mostly to sale items. I got three grocery bags of fresh produce, bread, oats, and pb & j for a little over $ 24, which isn’t horrible. The employees I encountered were all very friendly.
The bar/​café area upstairs is a plus! I’m grateful for the free guest wifi and was lucky enough to find an outlet to give my phone a quick power boost. On a side note, the women’s restroom was clean (can’t speak for the men’s, obvi).

I saw this place on the way to the hotel and when I needed something, quickly headed back here to check it out. From just driving by it looked pretty good but once I stepped it it was even better!
The first thing was the hot place and prepared foods section, I could eat every meal here! Then I see the cleanliness and what felt kinda upscale look. Then I saw the sign, craft beer on taps. I’m like where???
Go upstairs, they got a bar upstairs with a few taps, some chairs to enjoy your food and a vast selection of spirits and wine. Even plus, they have this chiller to quickly chill your wine! Look for just beside the bar.
They also have a good selection of beer for sale downstairs, but what I found about it while the selection was good, they carry mostly the large bottles and if I just wanted one drink, the big bottle (500mL+) is a tad more than i want. They should carry more regular size bottles (341mL).
The other thing I found was I went looking for some items in the pharmacy section in the back. The selection back there wasn’t too good. When I finally opted to get a travel size because beyond my reason I couldn’t figure out why they don’t carry the regular size, i went to the cash. Out of corner of my eye I see some items behind the cash registrar that was similar to what I wanted. And low and behold, what I was looking for was behind the counter. Shaving cream ladies and gentlemen, behind the counter. Why?
And another weird thing, microwave popcorn wasn’t in the same aisle as the chips?
Aside from that, I’m still a fan of this place. It’s got good stuff in an area that doesn’t have much groceries. And the bar, gotta love the bar!

A few years on and Culinaria is still going strong.
Over time, the personality of the place has become slightly less quirky than when the doors first opened (although you still might get a free poster after checking out for no apparent reason). What it comes down to is this: Culinaria is generally a really useful place to get food and supplies in Downtown St. Louis.
Key things to know:
1) There’s a garage above the store and validations are available (an hour during the day and two hours in the evening). Don’t worry about parking on the street. The validation ticket prints automatically with your shopping receipt.
2) Prepared foods make up a very active part of the store. You can get a freshly made sandwich (good), salad, burger (can be very good; for an extra kick, ask for «extra seasoning»), slice of pizza (not recommended) or bowl of soup (some selections are better than others), among a number of choices. They’ll also cook a steak purchased in store (for a small fee), cook seafood purchased in store (for free, I believe) and there are prepared sides ready to purchase by the pound.
3) Selection is somewhat, but not painfully, limited by the smaller footprint of the store. You’ll find most item types here.
4) There’s a beer selection on the main level of the store while wine and spirits are found upstairs.
5) The pharmacy hidden in the back of the store is still excellent most of the time. The lead pharmacist is wonderfully quick.

Seeing such positive reviews on Unilocal,I was expecting something a little different — maybe more a service oriented store that was catered towards foodies. It’s really difficult for me to articulate what exactly I was expecting, but Culinaria, is just a run of the mill grocery store. Please don’t get me wrong, this place has great service and the quality of the food is excellent. You should expect something similar to a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s. I can easily see why people who live near the area would love this place.
A few positive things I noted about this place
+ Fresh, high quality foods
+ Great, friendly service
+ Convenient parking (there’s a garage)
+ Easy metro access — 8^th and Pine
+ Individualized food portions — great for people who are trying to grab a few things or living by themselves
+ Availability of some local STL products — Shout out to Kaldi’s, Crown Candy, Kitchen, and Jill’s
The only two reasons that would prevent me from coming here more often are that it’s a little far away and the selection is a little smaller than my local Schnucks. But all in all a good Grocery store.