While in the area of Hollis Ave and Francis Lewis Blvd, I remembered that I needed almond butter to mix with my oatmeal. I saw this new and refreshing grocery store with a catchy name that sticks in your mind.
Stepping in I find the employees hard a work stocking the produce section. When I engaged one employee at the register, I was greeted with a bright cheerful smile and a warm hello.
This supermarket is a breath of fresh air for the community and not only that, it is comparable to Food Towns and pretty much of what you will see in a grocery store's environmen, is quite obvious. The pun is just always there!
I looked around in the peanut butter section, much to my dismay, they didn't have almond butter, I was just wishing on a star and taking a chance to see if they would actually break cadence and stock it. Kind of like what we do when playing the lottery, wish on a star! So I purchased a 28 oz Jif and an 18oz Smuckers red raspberry preserve. The prices are competitive to Stop & Shop. I don't normally COMPARE FOOD to other chains but I was trying to see something. All out pun here, just in case you missed it. Although I didn't walk around the entire store perusing the aisle like I normally do, the sections that I visited were merchandised well, I give them an A. I would imagine that they carrying just about all that you need.
For those of us who redeem bottles to get that 5¢ back, there's a recycling center on-site, right around the corner. It's clean, organized, and not overrun with people dragging in mountains of bags. Okay, the most I had was 3.....
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