Jody K.
Yelp
I always enjoy checking out new stores; there's something exciting about it for me. (Yeah, my life tends towards the mundane. Lol.) First, this is a lovely looking store. Bright, shiny and nicely laid out.
But, the thing that struck me was that, except for the small produce section, nearly everything is packaged. Maybe it was the mood I was in, but it just jumped out at me how very little of the food we buy now is fresh. One of the things I used to like about Meijer stores in the past was that you could pick out all of your own produce (including berries), but that option has largely been gone for some time. This store does not have a fresh deli, seafood or meat department. Everything is prepackaged, although nicely displayed.
I also found it to be expensive -- on par with other specialty stores, rather than with Meijer or other regular grocery stores. But maybe I'm spoiled by the Aldi prices I've grown used to.
They do have small sections of pet food, health & beauty aids and cleaning products, but not much of a selection of any of those things. But, they did have the refrigerated rolls of cat food that are very hard to find & which my cats love, so a point for them there.
As others mentioned, you have to bring your own bags or buy theirs. And it REALLY bothers me that they only have self-check out. I'm sorry, but I don't work there, and I don't like to support places that purposely don't have jobs for people. I pretty much stopped shopping at Meijer when they stopped employing baggers, making the cashiers do double duty, and making customers take their eyes off the register as they loaded their own carts.
If you're looking for a cool-looking place that's not too big, this is could be for you. But if you're looking to do a large shopping, this is probably not the right place.