Wheatsville Food Co-op

Been going here since I moved to Austin in the 80s. It still has very much the same vibe and is a great local coop. The store is not huge, but they have most of what you would need, with a lot of local Austin flair. The peanut soup is fantastic.

I think its trying hard to catch up to its sister property in south Austin. This place still feels like it took over a space that used to be a Walgreens or something. Plus it seems that they don’t stock as consistently as the other store (sushi, e.g.) BUT. They have most of what you’d find at the other store and because of that they are a top tier organic option for groceries, with a hot food bar and salad bar, grab and go items, and other staples that can complete a healthy shopping trip. The breakfast tacos are bomb too.

what really stood out was the vegan barbacoa taco with a dozen fresh toppings practically and they wrapped between 2 tacos then aluminum foil around the taco. i like the vegan hotbar sandwich too. i'd go back 2 times a week for the vegan tacos.

A staple for healthy and organic foods here on Guadalupe St for as long as I can remember and, long before Whole Foods, Central Market and Sprouts set up shop. It is still my go to for healthy grocery shopping and for their hot food kitchen/ hot food bar. There is a story going round that this original location will be closing its door for good next year. This is both true and false; the Guadalupe location will be closing because Austin is widening Guadalupe for a new light rail route. However, a new North-Central location of Wheatsville will be opening to take the place of the soon-to-be-closed store. Watch this space.

The manager, Emily, was so nice! This place really supports their community! Will definitely be back here!

Absolutely loved this place, DELIGHTFUL co-op! What really set it apart was its fantastic employees. In particular Stephen went above and beyond helping me with grocery endeavors. I was having the 5th or 6th worst day of my ENTIRE life, and who would have thought a stop at a co-op could turn it around, but he really did. This man was an angel, and I would 100% recommend this co-op to anyone in need of some healthy food or just uplifting experience.

Their vegan donuts are the best donuts I’ve ever had. So fluffy & soft. We drove 2.5 hours to get these donuts & it was worth it. Thank you!! Made my daughters whole week! Also love that they let their employees wear what they like & be themselves. They all looked happy & were so kind. That’s how it should be.

Great store with variety and coffee!

I love this neighborhood grocery. It's been here since I moved to Austin in the 90's, and it remains true to itself. Small but consistent in its offerings. It's never too crowded and the perfect shop to try if you just need a few things. I also love their gift and gadget selections near the checkout. Think Christmas stocking stuffers or a unique gift for the person who has everything. Limited produce selection but great organic choices. Nice bulk food offerings, a super ready-to-eat hot and cold food bar. My favorite things about this store has to be the bakery, though. I simply love some of the breads they make and will make a special stop just for their rosemary sourdough rolls. Super friendly, helpful staff that seem to love working there, always a plus. I was beyond surprised and impressed when I once commented to my cashier on how good a dish was from the to go bar. He said if you e-mail us, they will probably send the recipe to you. They did, indeed! Call me impressed and also a regular.

This place is great, from how accessible it is and how friendly the staff is. It's great!! I'm new to Austin and was looking for a local market and found a great place. I've read that the prices are much higher than they used to be in the past, however the prices are still better than Target or any other places. It is a short distance from where I live and I've never had an issue in the store. They have everything I've needed so far, they offer a $70 yearly fee to be a member and you get %10 discounts every time you shop. The best part is that you don't have to pay the full price! You can split it up between your visits there and they can work with your schedule for those payments. I must admit though, the best thing about this place other than the selections they had was how friendly and helpful everyone has been every time I go in. I always have questions about if things are in stock and where they are and everyone is always quick to help me find it. Everyone working the registers are fantastic as well, always friendly, always with a smile making them feel very welcoming. They also assisted me with the membership program and were excellent in explaining everything in detail! This place is great, if you're looking to support a local store that has prices the same or lower than those big stores like Walmart or Target, then you have to come here. The prices are pretty solid with H-E-B as well!

Couldn't post with no stars. I want to, they suck! Negative 100 's Employees picking their nose. Then made my sandwich. Disgusting. Person with braids made the worst sandwich I've ever had or known to exist.

I'm not yet an owner but came here during the 'arbor-pocalypse' - the 2023 ice storm. They were luckily open the day after and there was plenty of fee parking. I found Wheatsville to be at that sweet spot slightly bigger than a Fresh Plus and smaller than a Whole Foods. They have a good selection of everything you can think of with an emphasis on organic and natural products. I was surprised at the amount of produce they had and bought some pretty juicy oranges and apples to restock my fridge. They also have a good selection of meat alternatives. They even have a section with beer and wine which were priced reasonably. In fact, I didn't feel like I broke the bank at all here and will add this to part of my weekly shopping rotation.

I became a member back in the 80s, and used to be a big fan. My 1990 punk band even had a song about the store. But over the years I've been witness to WV's slow decline. Back in the 80s and early 90s, there were only two outlets for organic foods, WV and Whole Foods, with Whole Foods being exorbitant. WV filled a niche, and had a lot of charm. These days, organics are available everywhere, and WV's charm is gone. They're essentially what Whole Foods used to be like before Amazon took over (high priced and nothing special), only a lot smaller . The other stores beat them on price, selection, and service. WV used to have staff that had been there for literally *decades*. They've all been either forcibly purged or just abandoned ship. They recently lost a staffer who'd been there for *33 years* (!), who left to join HEB. Their co-op credentials are also spurious. Once when they had an election on whether the store should boycott certain items, the choices were "Yes", "No" and "No opinion." The proper way to count the votes would be to compare "Yes" to "No". Instead, they added the "No" and "No Opinion" together (!), to get the result they wanted. I protested about this at a board meeting, but the board members all thought that adding No and No Opinion together was proper. Once I asked if WV could supply funnels in the bulk spice section, to make it easier to get spices into my bottles without spilling/wasting since their spoons were larger than typical spice bottles. Their response was that if I wanted funnels, I could go buy them myself. I used to make product requests on their form, always checking the box saying "I would like a staffer to contact me." No one ever did, except the one time the manager of that department happened to be a friend of mine. I wrote a letter to the general manager, detailing various problems such as these. He dismissed each and every one. I'd done volunteer work there years ago and they gave me a punchcard for a 10% discount for each of ten visits. I lost it, and then when I found it and tried to use it, they refused, even though there was no expiration date on the card. The website is an absolute joke. Go to HEB, there's a search box right at the top to see what they have and what it costs. At Wheatsville.coop, good luck finding anything similar. No search box. Click the "Shop" menu but none of the options seem to be a product search. In the middle of the page, there's what looks to be an "Order Online" button, but it's not actually a button, nothing happens when you click it. In tiny type a few inches under the fake button there's a link that says "Start My Order". I don't really want to order, I just want to check products and prices, but I click anyway, and it spawns a stupid gratuitous new window. And on THAT page, they demand that I create an account before they deign to let me search their products. It bears repeating: At HEB, there's a search box right on top of the home page. At Wheatsville even after jumping through various hoops you still can't search. I ended my membership at WV years ago, but we still went until recently to get White Mountain Food's wheat roast since Natural Grocers stopped carrying it. We'd special-order one or two cases. The last time we ordered, no one from the store ever contacted us. We haven't been back since.

I cannot recommend this location at this time for curbside orders. While the online side of the ordering process went smoothly, as did the subsequent text acknowledgments, picking up my order did not. It involved a trip inside since my arrival text went unacknowledged after 10 minutes. Experientially, a more typical response time is well under 5 minutes. Bearing in mind there is an upcharge for this service, it should not be my responsibility to go inside and deliver a wake-up call to the delivery staff. The cashier who left her register to bring out my order apologized profusely for the inattentiveness of their curbside staff. Reading between the lines of what was said, it became obvious I can't trust this store's curbside staff and process to execute as smoothly and reliably as it does at the South Lamar location. Sadly, while I'd love to see the latest remodel in-person someday, I'll only be back to this location in desperation.

It's great to have a store like this near the North Campus neighborhood. The small size makes it easier to find things than in a large store. I recently went in looking for a vegetarian substitute for chicken bouillon cubes, and the staff was very helpful.

Wheatsville is offering curbside pickup which is ideal during the pandemic. No need to forego the high quality products and locally sourced you've come to love. It is a smooth process and it's so nice to get to say hello to some of the best staff ever!

Love love love it here ! I drive 35min every week to grocery shop here As soon as u walk in the store u feel an abundance of love and a warm welcome. Food is always fresh Produce beautiful Customer service is like family Parking easy to get in n out of A bit pricey compared to a grocery store but benefits of shopping n buying here can't complain

Love this so many choices and being members owner is easy to get discount card. Parking is easy free and helpful staff and no app ,many choices for body and food drinks and household stuff and animals care and to go food and drink's choices.

Best place! Produce is like ok, but Vegan Donuts are SO Good!!! Same with vegan breakfast tacos! Shakes! Sandwiches! This spot stays ready.

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I don't know what happened to Wheatsville, the cashew butter cookies used to be bomb but now they are so smoll and practically raw. Additionally, the cashiers have zero personality. Way to keep Austin uniquely the same I.e., bougie af.

New rules are MILITANT & I was yelled at for bringing in my own bag and shopping into it. Outdoor sign said bringing your bag is fine. You can't grab a cart & there's a man yelling out strict directions about masks and distancing. Then the chubby cashier told me not to set my bag onto her conveyor belt. She was super unfriendly. Then I had to bag my own groceries and no one would help me out carrying cases of sparkling water. I'm a Wheatsville regular, this was my first outing to my favorite store in 2 months, I've spent over $200 & treated like crap. Not ok. At these prices, I'll shop at Whole Foods although I'm adamant supporting local. I WILL NOT BE BACK. Goodbye, spicy popcorn tofu

Covid Petri dish. I was at Wheatsville yesterday on S. Lamar. One employee with a bandana. A second one with no mask at all and he came within 6 feet of me for a while. Later he came within about a foot or two of me for a while. I told him to get away from me. Not very graciously. Then asked my cashier why he wasn't masked and she said it wasn't mandatory. Then I left messages for the store manager and overall Wheatsville manager, then sent an email to the store and overall managers and to the board of directors. They're doing less now than they were before we had delta. I told them I was very upset and asked them to change their policies. A day later, I've heard nothing from any of them. I'm an owner of the coop for now.

I am new to the area and needed to find a place that sold pumpkin pie for thanksgiving and was totally lost as to where to go. My roommate suggested Wheatsville and her recommendation was perfect! I called ahead expecting there to be no pies but called ahead and was given such a detailed answer about where to go once I arrived there and was given such good customer service when I got there. Great place with an abundance of options especially for someone with food allergies! Plus, the pies were a hit with my family!

@The owner who responded, not ONE employee was masked. Not one. HEB is far more compliant and Trader Joe's at least has some staff still masking. Especially in light of breakthrough cases the CDC has acknowledged, I unfortunately feel much more comfortable at HEB.

wheatsville is the most wholesome grocery store you'll ever shop at. the staff are always so nice, the prices are reasonable considering the quality and selection, and they do so much to help the community including doing cheap meals every week and giving you the choice to round up to the next dollar on your total to donate to a new charity every month. ~ only thing I recommend staying away from is the sushi, it was $12 but not very good :( and please bring back the chobani coffee creamers!!

The selection and quality of produce is far better than Whole Foods or other high end stores

I don't know why I haven't given this place a try earlier, but that's okay, I'm going to make up for it from now on since it's going to be a regular part of my week. Leslie L's got it right: never a line, fresh, small, quick, healthy, yummy, and yes - a bit spendy. Lots of unique offerings, you'll pay a pretty penny, and so far the customer service has been very pleasant and courteous. Popcorn Tofu - - I can't get enough of it. Yeah, it's $9.99 a pound, but I keep wanting more. The sushi offerings are okay - nothing outta this world - but the bulk offerings (spices, teas, pasta, snacks, cereals) are plentiful. BBQ Smoked Hummus - oh yeah - it's damn good. I also got a Acai Power Smoothie, it was a hefty $6.09+ for a 16oz but the guy said Acai is an exquisite fruit. Okay, I'm sold. Buy 10 smoothies and the next one's free. Oh - and hassle-free returns - I absolutely love it! I made a impulse buy for a jar of Vegan Queso that just didn't look appetizing, I knew I wouldn't like it, but I lost the receipt and took it back anyway. The manager said "no problem!" and offered me cash back or store credit. That's cooler than polar bears wearing sweaters! YEEE HAW! Wheatsville: my regular popcorn tofu place!

Lovely store, terrible staff. This location has incredibly rude staff. I started unloading my groceries onto the register as another women (who had just checked out) was loading her groceries into her bag to leave. I was told to STAND BACK & give her SPACE as she packed up. Fair enough, even though I was 6ft back, and that is something that doesn't have to be YELLED in a rude tone. Eons later my items were checked out. As I went to grab my items and leave, another employee comes to have a conversation with my cashier... not only 1ft away from me but also blocking me from leaving the check out line. Did the cashier yell at this employee to give me 6ft of space like he did to me moments earlier? Of course not. He just continued to have some meaningless conversation with his coworker as if I didn't exist and wasn't blocked in by this non work related conversation. None the less, every time I go into this store I have an AWFUL encounter with the staff. Will NEVER return to this location again. S Lamar location is another story. Friendly, kind, happy, accommodating staff. Guadalupe location? TRASH!

Wheatsville......I fucking love you. From your mad-knife skillz-crazy fast chopper of a man who works behind the deli counter....to your delectable array of goodies.....My heart beats truly for you. I'm a vegan....and you get my vegan soul. I mean...you had me at "Hello." I'm pretty sure that I'd even venture to throw out....that "you complete me." Your breakfast tacos BLOW MY MIND. And in Austin, where there are a MILLION food trucks with a shit ton of options for vegans in the breakfast taco realm....the fact that your breakfast taco tops my list (and your salsa is mind blowing)---is saying something. And I'm a woman loves her breakfast tacos. I'm not a big tofu eater. I'm a decade long vegan and I just think that tofu tastes like plastic crap. But holy mother of mary----your popcorn tofu would make me slap the cutest baby in your store. What do you batter that stuff with?--crack? Bc I'm addicted. YOU HAVE VEGAN DONUTS sourced from a local vegan company. And they're DAMN good. Do you know how many years I waited for vegan donuts?? I salivated, coveted, and contemplated cheating on my vegan diet every time I passed a damn donut shop at 6am in the morning. No one would ever know right? But my conscience never let me....but you took my secret and shameful desire away....by supplying me with your vegan friendly donuts. I *heart* you so much for that. And holy moly...in your raw section...those heart shaped chocolates? The "milk chocolate" raw, melt in your mouth, soft, creamy morsel of goodness wrapped in bright pink foil...makes my heart skip a beat every time I walk past it. And your magnets that flank all your cash registers. I buy one almost every time I visit you. And I have you to thank for the character you've given my refrigerator. The fact that you consistently stock your shelves and refrigerated areas with local goodies, makes me want to hug you. And the thing I just love the most about you....is that, you sell mason jars. I know....it's a simple thing. But they're just right there. Under the water refill in the bulk section. So that people don't HAVE to waste paper sacks and plastic bags to fill up. Also...what do you put in your kool-aide that you have your employees sippin' on? Because I have NEVER had an encounter that was remotely less than pleasant with ANY of your employees. They're cordial, sweet, helpful and....*gasp*---genuinely smile at you. Wheatsville...if I could crawl into your lap and stare adoringly into your eyes...I would. That's how much I love you.

If you are in need of grass fed & grass finished beef bones for bone broth, this is your place. I called all around town and these were the only retail folks to offer the grass finished bones. Richardson Farms offers them cheaper than Wheatsville @ the Farmers' Market (downtown on Sat mornings) however if you need them in a pinch and cannot wait for a Saturday, this is your place. Wheatsville also offers a large variety of Organic produce and varieties of Kerrygold cheeses (made from grass fed cows) that I had never seen before. Being a cheese lover this was exciting to me. I would highly recommend that you stop by and check out Wheatsville. They even offer complimentary ice for your groceries in case you need it.

If you're vegan or vegetarian, you MUST come here and try their deli menu. I'm not vegan or vegetarian and I consistently order the tofu sandwiches and delicious vegetable side salads. I love that they support so many local Austin businesses too like Skull and Cake Bones, who make amazing vegan desserts. Another plus, you can usually expect some yummy samples throughout the store. Wheatsville will make you excited to grocery shop!

Great little local coop that sells a great variety of products. What I love most though is the popcorn tofu (that also comes in a spicy variety) sold to go or put into sandwiches at the deli. TRY THE POPCORN TOFU. You can get everything at Wheatsville: sandwiches, sushi, groceries, beer, wine, produce, etc. This is the original location, and it's charming and an Austin staple. Try it out!

Pretty much the epitome of hipster Austin food market. It's October and they have pumpkins marketed as "Jack-O-Lanterns" I started going there recently because they are one of the only places I have found that have goat milk yogurt (the irony of me going there for goat milk yogurt and making fun of their yuppy hipsterness is not lost on me), and it's a super nice store. Great selection of all sorts of healthy stuff I have never seen. I haven't eaten there but they have a little food market and buffet at the end that looks really good. Is you are someone who shops at Whole Foods, this is a great local alternative.

Wheatsville? A health food store? But I'm gluten free! Yes they have a gluten free section, don't worry. The cafe and smoothie bar is pretty bomb here and there's a nice selection of health foods, supplements and wine for how small the store is. They pack it well. Plenty of parking and easy to navigate around and to here. I will likely have Central Market be my main grocery store, but this one is a good runner up!

Groceries, cute jewelry, bath products, home goods- this place has it all. Their staff are always helpful and friendly, and unlike most places these days, they sample a wide variety of their products! Which is really great for trying new things. It's a pretty good value for the quality levels you get. I do wish they had member discount days more often - the co-op where I used to live had them twice a month. But overall I love supporting a cooperative shop where they treat the workers well, where shopping is actually fun, and where they source many local, fair trade and organic goods. And all of it is delicious!

I really love the idea of Wheatsville & what it represents. A beautiful place where the collective community can affordably share local food and other items, a cooperative. I love it! The lay out & organization of the store... the mix of different ages and types of people. It's refreshing. The costs of everything just don't seem fair. I feel the prices, even for a member, seem kind of steep! They have the options, it's just hard to justify paying 50 or 75 cents more for the same kombucha I can get somewhere else. Everything seems to have a significant upcharge for the non-members. The 5$ meal deal is also such an amazing idea. I think it's great. It just seems like nearly every time we've gone the food has been less than sub par. Over cooked or undercooked, not enough seasoning or too much seasoning. Just because its a bigger batch of food you're making for cheaper - doesn't give you the right to skimp on the quality that we deserve paying any amount of money/contributing to a good cause for good food. I think you can do better Wheatsville.

Came here for a snack after reading the reviews and feeling very intrigued by the popcorn tofu. Got a buffalo popcorn tofu sandwich and it was decidedly meh. It had zero crunch, which I thought was the entire point of calling something popcorn. It was...fine, but difficult to eat, as it was a roll cut open on the side with the fillings stuffed in like a pita, and then served cut side up. It was hard to eat and get balanced portions by the mouthful. Overall I was super bummed as I thought I was going to experience a delicious crunchy tofu sandwich.

What a long, strange road it's been with Wheatsville. When we went here for the first time a few years ago, we really loved it and thought that we would become members like one of our brothers who lived here for many years. That sentiment quickly changed when one of us was accosted outside the entrance by folks with a massive "Boycott Israel" sign. We're Israeli, so obviously that didn't sit well, especially since it was by a couple of grandstanding hippies who don't understand the first thing about the Middle East conflict. And how many Israeli products does the Coop even carry? Like, two or three? Moronic people! We wrote a letter to the manager, and in his defense, he wrote back a very polite response saying that it was in the Coop's bylaws to allow those kinds of boycotts, etc. Anyway, long story short, we decided to boycott Wheatsville in return. We've gone in a few times over the years, and our stance has softened not to let a few rotten apples spoil the bunch. We went back last Friday afternoon for lunch because we really love the buffalo popcorn tofu and were hankering for the sandwich. We also ordered the chicken Mediterranean wrap, which was terrible because the chicken was bland and the pesto tasted like grass. We'll be back because we live so close and sometimes CM is out of something we need that WFC carries. Hopefully they'll change the bylaws and there will be fewer ignorant tub-thumpers at the door.

I love coming here for groceries! They have fruits and veggies that you won't find at HEB, like pea sprouts and purple cauliflower. I've had their BBQ tofu banh mi, and while the tofu and the pickled vegetables paired well together, the baguette itself was a bit hard, making it difficult to eat. I would prefer if more of the bread was hollowed out or was softer, so it would be easier to press the sandwich down and eat.

Where else can I find popcorn Tofu? It ain't Madison - that's for sure. I recently moved away from Austin and I'm tellin' ya, I miss Wheatsville and Taco Deli something fierce. Wheatsville is always so pleasant. When I shop there, it doesn't feel like I'm completing a mundane weekly grocery trip, it's a legit pleasure to be there. So many good vibes (and good food)!

My go to go to go to authentic austin vibe! Love y'all! Yes I am an owner! This is Carolina!

This place is amazing. Foodies rejoice. I've never seen so many gluten free and vegan options in one place. The health section is awesome and they stock excellent brands/ quality items (they even had Mercola). We filled one brown bag full of snacks and goodies and it came to $56! Oh well, it was fun and delicious. I'd love to come back and try new things. I wish we had one in htx.

Alright, so I've been shopping here for awhile. Today was my first bad experience. I order my usual tofu sandwich and they say your name when your food is ready. Roughly 10 minutes. I stood around.... waited..... waited...... 10+ minutes. Blonde girl behind the counter sees me there waiting. I had to ask her about my food and she says, "Oh, it's right here." Ugh And they weren't busy. Just being complacent and lazy.

Update: Management reached out to me and was very kind. They assured me customer feedback is encouraged and they look forward to improving the program. Love the people and service here and wish their $5 Dinner night all the success in the world! 3 stars are for quality of customer service. My wife and come here whenever we do laundry down the street and if that ever falls on a Thursday, we pop in between 5-8 for their $5 dinner. Basically, you buy a 5 dollar token and have a buffet style dinner of whatever fits in your box or plate. Sounds great, right? Only partially. We've done it twice, and both times it's left something to be desired. It's a great deal and I feel like they know that. It also signals to me an attitude of "it's only $5. F*ck it, we're not going above and beyond." Both times the Carbohydrate portions were significantly over cooked. The pasta chewy the first time, and the rice clearly over-watered the second. The staff is so dang friendly and I feel their genuine love for the customer and their business, but that $5 deal is gonna start biting them in the butt if they don't step it up. I applaud them for providing a vegan option. So smart and thoughtful, but the tofu curry was bland beyond belief! It's taking everything in me to not let the Gordon Ramsey inside come out, but cardboard has more bloody flavor! The broccoli tasted frozen and over steamed. There was no seasoning, like, at all. Nothing to carry flavor. Just watery sauce. Wpining for more in every way. We left full and dissatisfied and on the walk back to the laundromat decided that would be our last dive into that endeavor.

Loved the following: Vegan donuts (all of them) Golden milk Nitro coffee Vegan produce Prices Friendliness of staff Cons: None Will definitely come back whenever we visit Austin.

I've heard great things about Wheatsville ever since I moved here...which was almost 2 years ago, I hate to say. Well, I finally made it and was glad I did! For little grocery stores that I don't frequent, I usually pick up some random items, mostly vegan that I can't get at HEB. And Wheatsville supports local businesses like Red Rabbit (vegan donuts) and Sweet Ritual (vegan ice cream) so it's a nice spot to pick up all my favorite local yummies. I had to place a order for the infamous popcorn tofu sandwich which definitely was delish. It kinda made my Sunday night. Some other random goodies: A tiny little coconut nugget by Nutiva, pomegranate/orange San Pellegrino, Season's gouda cheese puffs (note: I can't commit to veganism cuz the cheese gets me all the time), Sweet Ritual's malted cookie dough ice cream (vegan), Red Rabbit french toast donut (vegan), Mediterranean (pizza) bread, and some African peanut soup that I found in the refrigerated section...ALL delicious! They carry A LOT of vegan/vegetarian items including a large selection of Amy's & Natural Balance and is kinda like a small Whole Foods with local producers, as well. I will definitely stop back in if I'm in the area. Oh, and the staff was very friendly... like they actually liked their jobs ;) ps. FYI, they have some bins by the doors so you can donate personal household items or items for pets...So good to know!!

The heated popcorn tofu is amazing. The vegan tamari sauce is a big hit in our home. I'm so glad they sell it by the bottle for $5. My son, who is veeeery picky, looooves this sandwich. At home, I'll smother his veggies in tamari sauce just so that he will eat them. Just do not order online because their ordering system sucks (It's the same system used at Biscuits & Groovy)! Yesterday for the first time, I tried their falafel wrap. Disgusting. The wrap was falling apart. The falafels were too .... what's the word.... powdery? Too fake. No real substance. The veggies were stale. It was a real waste of money.

I went here looking for bulk food options (Yelp and Google listed this place in the top 5 for bulk food in Austin). They have one aisle of bulk options, otherwise it's just a regular grocery store - similar to HEB. So it's a no from me. Central Market up the street has way more bulk options, for pretty similar if not better prices.

A question I'm asked frequently at Yelp events is, "What's Jenny L. really like?" Let me sum up the last seven conversations I've had with her: Jenny L: "Have you tried the Popcorn Tofu sandwich at Wheatsville yet?" Errol M: "Nope." Jenny L: "WTF is wrong with you?" So I called the Wheatsville Deli at 9:00am Thursday to see if they could make one for me, or would I need to wait until lunch or whatever. They said it would be ready in ten minutes. And it was. And it was the best sandwich I've ever had. And I really, really hate paying for sandwiches. Everything from its toasted in-house hoagie roll to the fresh veggies to the cashew-tamari dressing was spot-on. But my oh my, the Popcorn Tofu itself - big hunks of chunky fried tofu, made with some sort of Asian-influenced marinade - was simply stupendous. I ate the second half of my sandwich as a veggie po'boy, just so I could savor each chunk of popcorn tofu piece by piece on their own. I really, really wanted a bowl of rice and chopsticks. Oddly enough, I've never been to Wheatsville before, and was surprised to see it filled with seemingly normal-type people. Think Central Market without frills and crammed into a large 7-11. If I lived within walking or biking distance, I'd probably come here a lot; it just has to be a hassle driving and parking on Guadalupe, especially if the lot there is full. So be it. Incidentally, Wheatsville is still a co-op, and its "owner/investment" program is interesting. All things considered, five stars for the initial experience. Five stars for Jenny L's recommendation. But five-hundred stars for the Wheatsville Deli's Popcorn Tofu - if you're a veghead, it needs to be on your list. If you just enjoy tasty food, it needs to be on your list.

It's great here I love all the options, the tofu popcorn is especially good and i like the view of the little buildings across the street.

Um... I was here six years ago and it was a tiny hippie store with flies buzzing around the tomatoes and a very large section of political postcards. Enter 2010. A place for everything and everything in its place - the facelift was more like a full body extreme makeover. The bonus is that the patrons are still the same -- patchouli power -- but there's an olive bar, a salad bar, soup and aisles. Its rather like sun harvest in its design but with an incredible deli in the back. I tried two things: Falafal and hummus pita and popcorn tofu. Holy taste explosion. The hummus/falafal action was messy as hell but worth every wrist/thumb/back of the hand licking drop. The popcorn tofu was an experiment for me -- not being of the veggie persuasion. I know, you don't have to be veg to eat tofu but this girl loves some meat. No jokes here. ANYWAY, That tofu chicken was seriously amazing. I love chicken nuggets and this put them to shame. There is something like magic and fairy dust sprinkled in the light batter and the tofu consistency is spot on. Bought some of the cashew sauce too just for extra dunkies. All that and a diet soda, with no sneers from the cashier, rang up at $20. Not bad for a couple of meals, dressing for theoretically healthy salads and my best pal, diet dr. pepper.

This place is a small supermarket with what feels like carefully selected healthy items. It feels like someone has done the hard work for you and picked high quality items and packed them in a nicely organized fashion so that you can have an easy time picking all favorite items. Overall this place is great service to the community.

What a fantastic little place! My trip was quick and dirty, and I can only really say one personal thing about something off the menu, but my friends have been big fans for a really long time, it's just not in my neck of the woods. The popcorn tofu po'boy is incredibly creative and tasty. That tamari sauce is really delicious, I don't even know how to explain the flavor! It makes all those yummy veggies stuffed between that big, glorious bun just so much more magical. And the popcorn tofu pieces inside the sandwich are very very big. It was a really really REALLY good sandwich, and filling. I only ate half and saved the rest for later. The lady behind the counter was really sweet and let me try a piece of the popcorn tofu just in case I didn't like it. :D

I'll be honest - we just went here for the vegan donuts (also tried and liked the popcorn tofu, but it was mostly just about the donuts) and they did not disappoint. THEY.DID.NOT.DISAPPOINT. I've been dreaming about them for a week. Go. Go and get them. Now.

The number of options they have for such a small store simply amazes me. There was all kinds of crazy stuff I had never heard of before - and would probably try. It all looks so fresh and delicious. Thing is, I do very little shopping. Additionally, I don't really like the location of this place. There's really just no direct route to get here, and taking a left when coming in from the north is yucky. The staff was really helpful and friendly, but the chocolate selection could have been a little more extensive. I need dark, between 72-78%, and I don't want too much fancy stuff in there. Maybe some coco nibs or something, but no fruits or nuts. Those things get in the way of the chocolate... I know, I talk about chocolate too much. That just is what it is. But the selection at the deli was awesome - I don't have a lot of extra time considering I work full-time and am taking 2 classes... having these options really can help in a pinch! Of course, the main issue with this place would be the price... holy smokes: I could lose an entire paycheck in this joint! :(

Pretty awesome store but this review is more so just for two vegan items that I guess are all the rage here in Austin. The Popcorn Tofu and the Austin Cream Pie donut! We got the spicy buffalo popcorn chicken (tofu) and yes, they were quite good! They had a few options, spicy or regular in different size containers in grab and go fridge section and some at deli, that they can warm up for you. And on to the donut. Ok ok, I like donuts but I'm not all about cream filling. I had maybe a couple bites and don't get me wrong, it was good but just not my thing. And my girlfriend liked it too, she was surprised and happy it had more of a chocolate pudding kind of cream versus white cream stuffing. These two things were recommended to us, more than once, putting it on our list of Austin vegan must go places. Lots of vegans might argue about donut review, saying it's mind blowing and they dream about it, etc. But if you're not so much a fan of how cream filling sounds, there are other vegan donut options here and other vegan donut places in Austin!