Justin L.
Yelp
"I mean it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? Ten dollars??"
L.A.'s luxury grocery chain opened a new store in Culver City, of all places. I was in the area picking up coffee across the street, and decided to do a quick walk-through since I had one hour of free parking.
They are the anchor tenant for The Culver Steps, which is a new shopping/dining complex downtown. The entrance to the underground parking garage is on Main Street. The Erewhon locations I've been to offer complimentary valet service, but here you gotta self-park like a plebeian (just kidding!). There's an elevator that takes you directly into the store.
The left side has baked goods, prepared foods, a smoothie bar, sushi, juices, snacks, and more. I didn't see a pizza bar, which I was looking forward to. The right side was mostly fruits and vegetables if I remember correctly. Dairy and refrigerated items were in the back. The middle aisles contained everything else: alcohol, pantry items, supplements, etc.
I didn't buy a lot, but I liked what I picked up. The organic everything bagels went well with the cream cheese and lox (that I bought elsewhere). The whole wheat sesame bread from Tartine was aromatic and flavorful. I'm a fan of the 100% organic roasted dry peanut butter. It's a viscous mix of crunchy and creamy that tastes very natural.
There's a seating area inside and a couple of tables outside. I wouldn't come here to purchase produce, but the cafe items are not so pricey (except the smoothies). It's a good lunch place!
Organic bananas were $1.29 per lb by the way.