Earth Fare

I do like this store very much since I have a certain diet that I have to stick to because of food allergies. However this store has horrible horrible prices! I guess because it's in the heart of Williamsburg and right by William and Mary College. Their prices are way too high you can Bargain shop for these items and get them cheaper. A lot of their gluten-free items are twice as much as the items at other stores like Publix and Harris teeter's Walmart Etc. If you have money to waste or endless amounts of it go ahead spend your money there. I do like the fact that they have a lot of organic things. they need to start putting items on sale. I have noticed a few items go on sale but I have also noticed a lot of other items do not go on sale. To make them a more reasonable purchase these items need to go on sale. Otherwise I feel like I'm at a car dealership paying way too much for them!I'm giving the store to stars because if they're horrible high prices. But like I said I do like the store because they have a variety of things. I also like the vitamins and other things that you can get here. Their prices can come down! If they did I think they would sell three times as much!

EarthFare has a wonderful selection of organic and heirloom produce and artesian everything as well as bulk foods (which are hard to find) and very pleasant employees. They also revitalized a derilict shopping center's anchor store and gave the whole strip new life--major props for good citizenship. The meat department has many organic and free range choices. The deli has things I haven't tasted elsewhere. The cheese corner is a delight, as is the young lady who (wo)man's it. They have an impressive selection of craft beers in the cooler. Their prepared foods are also extensive and look delicious. They have sushi you can eat without trepidation and the excellent pre-cooked whole chicken is $5 daily. There is also a fresh juice bar. As a very experienced bread and pie baker, who became gluten intolerant late in life, the bakery makes me want to weep for joy. You should go crazy and try every kind of bread EF makes, such is the impression of what I've seen and smelled. The crackle of the fresh loaves is not something you can get outside NYC. I haven't seen bread like this short of my own kitchen. As groceries go, EF is a little pricey, but what you get for the price is amazing selection and very high quality food given to you by people who actually seem kinda okay with their world, not *forcibly* cheery over top of personal misery (like at the big W). Some things are worth paying for.