Churchtown Super Valu is bright and friendly-looking. The prices are fine enough, though some of the fresh stock looks a bit withered and/or colourless. I find people of many generations shopping here.
This unassuming location is the only place on our island that stocks a devoted section of kosher food. Not so strange considering the minimal population of people who require it. Yes, you can find the odd package in other stores that bears the seal of rabbinic approval, but SV does the specialized stuff and puts it all in one (tiny) spot.
They used to have a Kosher Korner, sending Jews of all ages shuffling to the back of the store to stock up, but with a remodel that corner's been taken by the bakery. Kosher stuff now gets 1/8 of a shelf, floor to ceiling, in the middle of the store plus the fridge across the aisle.
It's not my local supermarket so I only tend to go there twice a year for special holiday supplies. The kosher area is hit or miss depending what they've ordered in, but you can count on soup mixes, salad dressings, some kind of chocolates and sweets, and oodles of matzo. In the fridges are fresh and prepared meat, cheeses, and old standards (kugel and hummus).
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