Jeffrey S.
Yelp
When I travel, I'm more of a grocery store eater than a restaurant type. There are many exceptions, but this trip was a holiday weekend getaway and we were doing a lot of hiking, so we just wanted to have portable food or easy meals.
We rolled up to City Market, where I have purchased many a meal in Moab, and were looking for food we could prep the next day on Sunday. This town closes down many restaurants in winter and especially on Sundays; we don't like to eat out on Sundays anyways, so it seemed like a great stop.
Well, we hit the jackpot.
They have a very attractive hot deli case with loads of sides and fried chicken and the like, and we were able to snag a bunch of items on clearance as they were trying to get out of there for the night and everything went on mega sale. The green beans we got are going to be the thing of legend. It was a massive carton for the incredible price of.... drum roll please.... fifteen cents! Initially we just went for Sunday food, but when we spied the clearance stuff we grabbed the beans, mac n' cheese, and an 8-piece fried chicken meal. All told, we got yogurt, fruit, salad, carnitas, and the aforementioned deli case items--that's five meals--for around $20.
Now, this is not typical. But also, don't sleep on the Moab City Market when you're in town. Yes, there are some great restaurants (our breakfast burritos on Monday were pretty legit) and I've had very swanky meals in this town, too. But when it comes to value and stuff you want to take on the trail, they've got a full grocery store that will get you through.