Whole Foods Market

The worst Whole Foods location I’ve ever been in (basing on store size, layout, prepared food selection), but still better than other basic grocery stores.
The chicken soup was really watery and thin, and there just wasn’t much to choose from on the hot bar compared to other stores. At least they had mashed potatoes.
The employees were nice, but the crazy diagonal shelf layout makes it hard to find things.

As far as Whole Foods go, this location is very small, cramped, and poorly organized. The selection is very limited, particularly the bulk bins, non-​perishables, and salad bar.

I recently bought beauty products and I bought the sale items they worked superbly and I was happy with the outcome of the use of the products and the price seemed in range of mine. I like the natural and kosher products and the workers are helpful and they seem to listen if you are talking to offer help. This is a great location too as the building is not too big yet plethora of products are available. Great experience I had. I had a gluten free cupcake and Vietnamese cold brew they were a nice afternoon snack. The cupcake was named «Sammi’s Stuff», made in New York. This was starting to be crowded as I went into the checkout and I used express. I will definitely be there again.

This is a pretty nice WF. Their fresh produce section is pretty epic. They have nice prepared foods, and they have great options for any food intolerance or diet.
I’ve had a bit of a problem with the meat browning after like one day. I get that it happens with meat, but I don’t know what the deal is there. And as is with any WF store, you’ll be paying a bit more for your food.
Overall, I really love the organization of this store and how many products are available for health conscious or people with dietary restrictions.

Seeing the big fat fly brooding on the steaks in your display case is enough to put me off buying meat at this Whole Foods ever again. The butcher working there knows exactly what I am talking about and I can’t believe he did not remove any of the meat after the incident. No wonder there are so many reports of products recalled recently.

Probably the most depressing whole foods I’ve ever been to. Got the chicken teriyaki bowl, tasted like I got it at the gas station and had one single vegetable piece in it. This whole place feels like a low class Boston craphole. Can’t believe the whole foods franchise allows this place to stay open. Close this terrible whole foods!

This whole food (compared w/​the one I typically go to in Cambridge) is a real bummer. Granted it’s in Boston proper, foot traffic is high, etc. I get it but the hot food was nasty. Split pea soup was bland, shrimp tasted old and burned, pizza too greasy, salad bar selection small, etc. The slice of pizza was slightly cheaper than what I’m accustomed to so that may be the silver lining. Conclusion, avoid if possible.

Good:
1. Fresh produce. I definitely come here to get vegetables and fruits :) Way better quality than star market, even better than TJ’s, and I think freshness this is worth the higher price
2. Helpful, friendly staff who go out of their way to help you. Cashiers always make it a point to greet you and make conversation sometimes.
Bad:
1. Super small location, can get very crowded at times
2. Very expensive– for each trip expect to spend a minimum of $ 30 even just for a few items. I can buy the same bag of rice at Star for $ 10 and here it is $ 11.99 :/​If i buy all my groceries here, it usually costs $ 70 – 80
3. Kind of annoying how they only sell ‘organic’ and ‘365’ brands, so you can’t find the generic brands you would have to go to Star for that. I bought bread here and it molded in 3 days.

This is the most confusing layout for a Whole Foods I’ve ever been in! The selection is decent, the staff is helpful and the prices live up to the «whole paycheck» reputation this chain has earned for itself. The loose grains/​beans etc. area is pretty slim as well as the coffee selection.
BE WARNED about parking on the street during certain hours as most areas are resident parking stickers. The meter maids are like hungry vultures in this area, I know from experience!

The staff is super friendly and the food is always fresh. Clean store and great selection of food.

This have to be the worst whole foods I have been too, I thought the one in Sherman Oaks Calif was bad! It’s small, very cluttered, messy and as usual very expensive. Came in looking for good quality strawberries, at $ 5.99 a box it was nothing to write home about!

I find this whole food too small, but that because i find the one at charles river plaza to be perfect in size. The lines are short at check out, the cheese selection is amazing. I also like the variety of beauty products evwn tho they could have eliminated that with it being a small store and all.

This was the closest whole foods to Newbury street so I stopped by to get some produce. I was expecting a huge whole foods comparable to the NYC stores considering its in Boston. I was wrong. It’s one of the smallest whole foods I have been to in a while. I love grocery shopping so I did spend some time checking out the store. I did not like the floor plan at all. Their produce section was small and the bakery was smaller. Their cookie bar section was a joke. It did not have a large variety like other stores.
They have a parking garage that provides free one hour parking with validation and you have to spend $ 5. In front of the store there are a few parking spaces that are one or two hours free.
The best thing I can say about this whole foods is it did not stink like their other stores. I was expecting more out of a major city whole foods which is why I rated them 3 stars.

Tonight I was at the bakery counter and I looked down to my right and saw a guy jamming food into his mouth behind the cheese counter down the way. That breaks only about 4 food safety laws, but this place breaks all the laws by practice. (like people removing their rainy flipflops behind the customer service desk, then handling food. Health inspectors should do a sting operation here.

Whole Foods, I simultaneously love & hate you.
I love you because you carry mindful products that support the local farmer or companies that don’t outsource to children handpicking rice. I hate you because you’re so damn expensive & carry the exact same brands Trader Joe’s does, but for $ 2 – 3 more. Those $ 2 – 3 add up, Whole Foods, they add up. My money stretches so much farther at TJ’s than at WF, but I still come running back to you.
This is not the greatest WF I’ve ever been to, but it has taken me by surprise every time. I think the first 5 times I never noticed the hot food section & today I finally navigated towards a seafood section. The seafood section is completely hidden in the back & I felt like I was discovering a secret spot in a maze. I was anxiously waiting to collect some treasure, but as luck would have it, they ran out of clams. Sorry, would rather not pay $ 0.75 per Little Neck clam to make homemade clam chowder; ain’t that rich.
This isn’t really WF’s fault, more of Boston’s ridiculous alcohol laws (YOU GUYS, CHANGE THIS ALREADY. IT’S 2015.), but they DO NOT carry alcohol, I repeat, NO ALCOHOL is sold at this location. No cooking wine, no hard liquor, NOTHING. Gotta make so many goddamn trips all over town to get everything because of this silly liquor law. Gimme a break, Boston, just let the WF carry the damn alcohol. Well, I don’t know where they’d store it, but shoot, gimme my cooking sherry.
Finally, their selection here is not that expansive. This store is moderately large, but if you’ve ever been to a WF in the suburbs, you know this place is tiny. No juice bar, but coffee bar is available. No 123 901 820 382 190 different varieties of rice to choose from, no wall of trail mix items, just a tiny shelf. Disappointing, but I come back because it gets some of the job done.
Also, your sushi is outrageously priced. Yeah, let me pay $ 15 for a friggin’ roll from Whole Foods or I could walk across the street & order take-​out from the Japanese restaurant. Pft. Y’all cray.

Whole Foods is the grocery store equivalent of the love of my life (sorry, Casey). This was the very first Whole Foods I ever came to, and now it feels familiar like home.
This location is pretty small, but they pack everything that I could need into the tiny space. Because of the size, I suggest going early in the morning, or right in the middle of the day. Mid-​morning and late afternoon into evening are pretty crowded, and it can make for an unpleasant (or at least, annoying) experience. If you forget to pick up yogurt, you’re back tracking through a swath of people that now hate you.
They have a large produce section, with much better deals than you would expect. But my favorite part is the cheese section. Despite the small store, they still make room for a very large cheese section! They also have a fish and butchery section, a bakery, hot and cold salad bars, a pizza/​sandwich/​burrito station, and a coffee bar. (I told you they really packed it in!)
The cashiers are usually really friendly. I always try to get the guy who’s from Illinois, as we have a lot to talk about.
Before leaving, I suggest popping over to the coffee bar and getting their kombucha on tap. It comes in a mason jar with a lid, and they rotate delicious flavors.
There are larger Whole Foods Markets in Boston, but this one works just fine for me! It also helps that it’s close to Northeastern, and right next to a CVS. I can get all my shopping done in one trip!
The store always smells nice and feels comforting, especially compared to the Stop & Shop by my house. I go to this Whole Foods whenever I can!
Keep an eye out for samples!

Dear Whole Foods,
Why are you so freaking expensive?!
Sigh. Located right near Northeastern, this Whole Food takes the space that could be taken by any other cheaper supermarket. But no, students are sucked into the world of organic fruits & vegetables, locally grown whatever, fancy brands of necessities, etc. I have, on multiple occasions in the past month, tried to come and buy watermelon, but they never have whole watermelons or even slices and instead only give you the option of precut watermelon — which costs like $ 6 for a little canister and $ 12 for a slightly larger box. Even other stuff I’ve been reluctant to buy with my quickly deteriorating debit balance since everything is just twice as expensive here as it would be in like Trader Joes or something.
It does the job though, and I guess their stuff is worth the price sorta not really. So have 3 stars.

Hot food review!
Get em while their hot! The selection is always varied, home cooked, and divine. But $ 8.99/lb now?! It used to be $ 7.99.
The mac & cheese was cheesy, the green beans were crispy but not sweet, the fish was flaky, roasted carrots can’t go wrong, and the herb roasted chicken was tender. All in all, a nice light meal on the go.
Buuuttt, even a downtown hot food bar is only $ 7.99.

Whole Foods is one of the
largest supermarkets in Boston.
It also offers a salad bar,
a hot food bar, & a sushi bar.
The deal: the prices are a bit higher than Shaws,
But they offer free parking with validation
and free delivery on orders over $ 150.

Best kept secret?
The Whole Foods Symphony floral and bakery department for a wedding. We had our wedding party flowers done by a local florist but wanted to save on centerpieces without sacrificing quality. I can’t say enough amazing things about Giselle and Candice and what they accomplished. I was very specific about the type of flowers we were looking for and the general aesthetic. They were able to fulfill our order. We also appreciated the Whole Trade Guarantee — they guarantee the floral products are grown according to strict criteria for ethical trade, earth-​friendly farming and are the highest quality. Looks wonderful and feel great about your purchase to boot!
We already had a big dessert table planned. A traditional wedding cake was not our style so we were very happy with our decision to get a Berry Chantilly Cake at Whole Foods and put cake toppers on it as a representational wedding cake. Quicia helped us in the bakery department and she was wonderful.