Two Saturdays ago, I drove to Oakville to meet up with a friend. We were to meet at 2:30 pm, but I got a text from her roughly 45 minutes before our original time. She said that she was running a bit late, so it was going to be 2:45 pm. I was good with the later time.
The eatery that we had chosen is in the same plaza as this Fortinos. My eyes lit up when I feasted them on this store. It looked amazing from afar. I needed to get some groceries, so I decided to spend some time here before meeting up with my friend.
I haven't been to a Fortinos in ages. Markham had one eons ago. Richmond Hill is my closest one these days. I haven't been there, either. I should go more often!
I parked in a lot that felt like a lower level. I wasn't imagining things. This Fortinos has an elevator with parking available downstairs, too.
Staff members were counting how many people were entering and exiting the store. I grabbed a cart and walked in.
I was mesmerized by everything that I saw. I'm sure that if you looked at me, my eyes were wide open with excitement. There were huge meatballs and arancini balls at one stand. You could get a stir fry with noodles at another stand. The pizza slices looked so good!
I completely stopped in front of the bakery. The most beautiful artisan breads were staring at me. It was carb love at first sight.
Fortinos has never been a discount supermarket. However, the variety and quality are superb. I don't mind shelling out for fancy salad dressing, vine tomatoes, and sugar-free, lactose-free ice cream. I managed to get a package of ice cream sandwiches that were both sugar-free and lactose-free. It was heaven. I felt like I normal human being eating them!
I love the beer section. I got a can of low-carb beer from Belgian Moon. Who knew?
Staff were so friendly. One of them guided me to an open cashier. The woman was great cashing me out.
I had an excellent shopping experience here. I would have spent hours at this store. Thank goodness I had to meet up with my friend. Otherwise, I would have been broke by now. Oakville is lucky to have such an amazing grocery store. I'd return when I'm back here again.
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