We live around the corner and shop here multiple times a week. An older employee who restocks is…read moreconsistently rude during bottle returns. When the machine won't accept certain bottles, cashiers send us to him to count them. Every time, he acts extremely inconvenienced and is noticeably rude. We've started avoiding asking for help altogether because of it. This has happened multiple times and makes a simple return unnecessarily stressful. Management should address this.

Excellent selection of groceries, snacks, beer, wine & liquor. Prices are a little bit steep, but…read morethe location is very convienient if one lives in the SE end of Royal Oak, SW Madison Heights or north Ferndale. Most of the employees are very friendly & helpful. Recommended!

My review is about this venue as an event space…read more I attended a networking event at the RO Farmers Market on last week. I was first pleased with the parking. There's parking surrounding the building as it shares lot space with the municipal offices of the city. It's quite a large space, great for expos, fairs, etc. I could even see it as a wedding venue; which it likely is. The are food services spaces and bathrooms inside of the building, and a nice outdoor sitting/dining space.

Finally made a trip to Royal Oak Farmers Market and it did not disappoint! I lived basically across…read morethe street from the farmers market for a full year and never visited, and many years later, I finally manage a visit! The parking situation is interesting and seems small at first, but I think it's surprisingly a manageable amount of room for the traffic through Royal Oak Farmers Market. It might require a loop or two around either side of the farmers market building through. What's most attractive about this farmers market is that it's completely indoors, with a handful of vendors just outside the entrances, so this runs basically year round, which I love! It's one giant space inside, completely dog-friendly and there are bathrooms available for use as well! The vendors are lined up table next to table lining the perimeter of the building and a smaller circle in the center, allowing the walkways to be in between these two "circles" and allowing for the ability to loop around the entire building without much thought. There is a wonderful variety in vendors at the farmers market, plenty of produce-based vendors, organic produce in particular, plant sales, snacks, and more art/craft-based vendors too! They are basically a small version of Eastern Market if you can't make it out to Eastern Market! I was in a bit of a hurry this first time, so I was only able to do one quick loop around, but I am definitely excited to come back here soon to look in more depth at all that they have to offer because there is a TON! The prices also seem very reasonable as well. Love Royal Oak Farmers Market and I will definitely be coming back again soon, especially throughout the winter months! :)

I live in the neighborhood and the store is a real advantage. No problems finding parking, no long…read morelines. The owners will often special order items for loyal customers. It's a small store but very convenient and the people treat the customers well.

First time I went to the store and I was over charged $2 more than the listed price for beer.read more

P+P is a great business showcasing goods that speak to the heart of Detroit. Community, health,…read morefamily... That's Pillar + Pride. My first visit was to pick up some coffee from Bean Brothers, a michigan-based brand that I had found out was being carried in person by Pillar and Pride. I could just drop in and grab some when I was running low. Checking out their website ahead of time, I was excited to see the goods that they carried and showcased. Wellness is a theme of their product offerings, with a variety of supplements and items to help atune yourself to a feeling of balance. But there's also a lot of good food. :) Tyree offered me a sample of some barbecue sauce from Williams Food Company, another local brand. It was delicious, and a bottle of it went home with me. (If you go by it's the five spice sauce, which is really different from any sort of barbecue sauce off the shelf. It has a little kick, and it's a little sweet. Go in and try some.) It's also worth mentioning that in the back corner there are a variety of books the touch on topics that speak to thriving in your life, children's books where kids of color can see themselves represented in the pages, and titles looking at improving your health. Lots of local authors are represented here too. It's an awesome variety. P+P also has a great presence on social media, and hosts events in their space, to try and further promote the ideas are at the core of their mission. Actually I first became aware of them because they were hosting discussions on Instagram Live about COVID and Detroit's concerns and discussions around a vaccine that would hopefully protect them. It was honest and frank conversation that gave me a lot of perspective that I wouldn't have had otherwise. At the heart of Pillar and Pride is the family that runs it. You can tell they care about Detroit so much. You can tell that they care about the people they serve. And if that's not a reason to go check them out, I don't know what is. :) Support black owned businesses. Support small businesses. Support Detroit.

From the owner: Family owned and operated community focused health and wellness destination. Healthy foods,…read morevitamins and supplements.

Recommended by a friend, I came to pick up chocolate. I was greeted when I walked in and offered…read moreassistance finding items. There were a wide variety of Belgian chocolates to choose from and beautiful packaging. There were premade boxed if giving as a gift or individual options if indulging for oneself. Jacob gave suggestions and also brought out samples which sold me on some good options. I opted for a Standard box and picked two layers of boozy chocolate (yes, boozy) and one additional layer of chocolates without the adult component. I didn't purchase any Belgian beer but they looked interesting. Parking was not far in the lot nearby with reasonable parking at $1.25/hour.

Seen some of their chocolate sold in store and I liked them so I decided to stop by and check out…read moretheir shop. Belgian style chocolate. Small batches and made in store. They have so many chocolate options and gift ideas in store Truffles and bar is good. Chocolate is smooth and bar contain plenty of toppings. Truffles have a good balance of sweetness pair with melt in your mouth filling. They do use soy lecithin in their chocolate. It helps with quality control. But high end chocolate not supposed to have that.

Holiday is my favorite market to get prepared meals. I recommend stopping by The Smokehouse and…read moretrying some of their delicious food. I've tried the salmon, burnt ends, southern white beans, smoked wings, and jalapeno cheddar grits. There is also a selection of healthy food that I also enjoy including salads, sandwiches, seafood, and breakfast food like frittata and deviled eggs. It is a bit pricey but the food tastes fresh and homemade. I come here exclusively to buy ready made meals. The price is worth it because everything bought here is eaten up and enjoyed by my household. It's still cheaper than dining out these days. Service is friendly as well.

This place is truly an experience. 50% local market and 50% bougie…read more They are doing it all here and it is sort of overwhelming (in a good way). Some shopping highlights include - large gluten free foods selection, wine and cheese shop, lots of MI local/small batch brands, fancy chocolates section, and all kinds of hot and prepared foods. Nothing high tech here. A human being will ring up your order and even exchange pleasantries with you.

This place was neat. I hadn't seen it before and according to the other reviews on here, they moved…read morefrom a Woodward location to 9 Mile, so that would explain it. Huge selection of gifts, including some fun Schitt's Creek stuff and Golden Girls, and also lots of candy and chocolate. They had Coffee Crisp which surprised me, it's a Canadian chocolate bar and I've never seen it outside of Canada. They are still requiring masks as of right now (6/13/21) which was nice, also. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's a bit pricey - most of the gifts I saw were $9.99 and up, for small things, and they had some Sanders one-piece chocolates for 75c (I've seen them 25-50c in other stores). Otherwise, this was a fun store to browse and I will be back at some point.

I used to love going to this place with my family to get christmas stocking stuffers and new candy,…read morehowever we haven't been since COVID and man did inflation hit hard. You gotta be prepared to drop at least $30 on maybe 5 pieces of candy. The collectibles are outrageously priced but it's not just this place. It sucks COVID has affected so many small businesses.

This is the best craft-liquor store around. The guys who run this place are helpful, knowledgeable…read more& friendly. They also have a comparable selection to Holiday Market but with way better prices.

While I have not set foot in this store, they have delivered me liquor during lockdown through…read morebeveragecart. They've been quicker than the scheduled time on the app, called when they were out of something but they had a comparable substitution ready, and delivered with no contact drop-off. I can't wait to check out the store since everyone in the neighborhood says this is the place to go for alcohol and their selection can't be beat.