Benson Y.
Yelp
Driving by on the 1-9 and St. Georges Avenue I have been watching Sprout erm...sprout up for several months now. This past week the supermarket finally opened so of course I took some time to check it out!
I was not familiar with Sprouts until this location was announced. The store brands itself as a high quality market focusing on organic and specialty goods. Imagine taking some of the more "crunchy granola" parts of Whole Foods and condensing them into one store. Size wise this place is bigger than a Trader Joe's, but smaller than say, a World Class Shop Rite. Like TJs and Whole Foods however, Sprouts has many products from their in-house brand on the shelves which offers nice alternatives to brand names.
Speaking of which, similar to Whole Foods, Sprouts limits the brands it carries, so do not expect the diversity of say, Shop Rite or Stop & Shop.
When you enter the market the prepared foods section and pre-packaged meal area is off to the right, produce is in front (with other items such as rice by the pound and spices) and off to the left is the frozen area, breakfast foods (cereals etc.) and in the back corner is the health and self care section with everything from Probiotics to shampoo. I did not rush and it probably took me a solid 30-40 minutes to explore the entire store (and I went aisle by aisle for fun!).
Price wise, these folks are more on par with Whole Foods than Shop Rite, but given the organic pedigree that is hardly a shock. Don't expect big savings here, come prepared to spend some cash.
The staff was very busy, I trust in part making sure the store looked good given that it just opened. In that respect they were doing a great job. Despite the crowd the store and shelves were all in excellent shape!
I do plan to revisit Sprouts again some day but it will not be replacing any of my other supermarkets. Still, it is a fun addition to the area and I'm hopeful it is a success!