Next up on finding the best grocery store rotisserie chicken in the world is Westside Market in New York City. They have 7 locations across New York, and a Maria's homemade rotisserie chicken ran me $9.99, which is pretty in line with market price. This bird was pretty small, but I'm really starting to wonder if these bigger birds are just JUICED full of steroids. They're on that stuff that makes your head grow. Skin was great, breast was solid and not too dry, but the leg just left a bit to be desired. I slapped a 7.8 on it which ranks it #4 out of 10 on my current rankings. I also got a Saratoga water, literally just because of Ashton Hall, and let me tell you rotisserie chicken and sparkling water do not mix well. I'll learn from this though. IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov__ read more

I have never seen a fully stocked mini supermarket like this one. It is filled with tons of isles and a grip of different products. We went here because we were a little thirsty from walking around. So decided to hop into the Westside Market to see what it was all about. They have a deli in the back where you can also get sandwiches and meats as well. Decided on freshly squeezed juice grapefruit and rescue C. Both were quite tasty. Also grabbed some potato chips that were vinegar and from Nantucket. Tasty as well! read more

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Disgusting and unsanitary. Overpriced items, very limited selection, and the staff just glares at you. Horrible.

I've been to a few of the locations, and often have a good experience when it comes to the other spots. The experience here today, wasn't too good. Noticed a few expired things, brought it to the attention of the people working here. The lady was almost upset that I brought it up? A bit odd... Generally the produce and food they sell here is generally good, the upkeep and vibe to the place is great as well. Just feel they should inventory things better and keep tabs on exp dates? read more

Stella, Ali and Russell (At the 18th st store) are all always very helpful and they always have what I need. Delivery is quick. Luther -who is one of the delivery men is especially kind. Highly recommend Westside Market for anything you need read more

You can experiment freely with their menu without risk. The food is fantastic... You'll notice what makes it different. The workers handle service promptly and courteously. This place outshines many local competitors. read more

Westside Market NYC (84 Third Ave) delivered in every way! **Timely, professional, and flexible**, they made catering for our event a breeze. The food was **incredibly fresh and absolutely delicious**--a total hit with our guests. We'll definitely be back for more! Thank you @Stephen Alcala! read more

More food options. Nice environment and friendly staff. Great safe area to be around.

The worst, clueless! Large order and accepted 9-10pm delivery window. Called at 11 to be informed they decided to deliver in the morning. read more

Beautiful and nicely organized grocery store. Everything is nicely organized and easy to find. Catering to a lot of students around the area, food portion is sometimes in halved or quartered packaging (ie pies and junior cakes). There are wide varieties of selections to choose from - cheese, fruits, veggies, cereal. The crisp organization makes it pleasing to visit this market. Keep up the good work! read more

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***WARNING PLEASE READ!!!*** I'd like to share an experience I had on 10/7 with a grocery bagger at this WSM location. As I'm trying to enter the store I notice that this employee is blocking about 80% of entrance. I had enough room to get by but he wasn't paying attention at all and backed into me as I'm trying to squeeze past knocking me into the shelf to my right. Whatever, no big deal. It's NYC and people bump into one another all the time. The employee then tells me that I should have told him excuse me. I'm thinking, what? You just knocked me into a shelf because you weren't paying attention and now you're demanding an apology. As I begin to tell him my side of the story he flat out ignores me, talks over me telling me i should just say sorry next time, then goes and grabs his manager. As I attempt to tell my version of the story to his manager, he's talking over me and and not letting me speak and telling the manager to kick me out and how he's not gonna let me check out if I try to buy anything. The manager couldn't even hear my side of the story bc he was so preoccupied holding him back. It was so absurd and childish. I just laughed at the absurdity of it all bc they weren't letting me speak and when he saw me laugh he switched and started pressing me and walking me down like he was going to assault me. I said "what are you gonna do assault me?" He then started making his way toward me again while being held back by the manager. Had the manager not held him back I'm 100% sure he would have assaulted me. I start making my exit to get away from this guy and he starts yelling at the top of his lungs and calling me a 'creep' and a 'weirdo'. I go back to take a picture of him (shown bellow) for reference and he continues to hurl childish insults at me at the top of his lungs making a huge scene. Then they kicked me out. I've been shopping at this place 7 days a week for nearly two years. I love it and have left positive. A lot of the cashiers know me and recognize me. I want to continue shopping there but I also don't want to be assaulted when this guy recognizes me. I spoke with corporate who said they are gonna wait until the next day to review the security footage (odd decision to put this off for a day when your employee is going ballistic and threatening to beat people up). UPDATE: after speaking with WSM corporate they informed me that the employee in question had been there for 20 years and was simply "having a bad day" and "going through some things" and that no disciplinary action would be taken. They also watched the security footage and confirmed that everything I said in this review was true and accurate. Don't shop here unless you don't mind getting beaten down by the bag-boy on your way to get groceries. read more

Westside Market - Grocery Near Me - New York, New York

They do not display prices on most merchandise, especially when it's sold at inflated prices. Example? 90% of beers do not have price tags. I know what their strategy is: they think people will not want to go back to the relevant aisle for lower priced merchandise and line up again at the cash register, or go to another store two or three blocks away. I bought a 6-pack that would cost around $15 in other local supermarkets and cost $20 at Westside, and it was nothing fancy, just regular beer. Corporate greed at its worst. read more

Whole Foods quality. Bodega convenience. 80s music. 24/7. I came here for Fuji apples and returned for the exotic beverages and cheese. The produce has always been fresh. It's relatively small but the super-effective use of space should be taught in business schools. Grocery stores like the Jersey City Shop-Rite are a high-risk, high-reward adventure, while Citarella on the other end of the spectrum is undeniably classy but maybe too high-priced and serene. Westside feels just right. read more

This market was nice! The produce all seemed fresh, the atmosphere was tranquil, and they had everything I need. My only concern about this place is that there's usually only one cashier at night ringing up customers, so it might be a while until you get charged. Other than that, this is a nice store! read more

Considering that there aren't a lot of places this size in the neighborhood except some bodegas, this place has a lot of variety and stocks grocery items which are unique. The selection of pre-made food to drinks to vegetables and fruits is decent and aside from some specific ethnic foods you can find most items easily... It is NYC and so the price are obviously higher here as You pay more for the location and convenience... That said, if You need to use the restroom (God Forbid) no dice... they will tell you that they don't have any. I guess the people who work there must have strong bladders, a lot of self-control or relieve themselves in the alley... read more

They have a fine selection of "Boutique Grocery" items to satisfy all the "Bougie" Manhattan and Manhattan "Wannabe" types. 24 Hours Available - which is very awesome; Staff are very kind and helpful and treat you with respect. How people can afford shopping @ this place - is beyond me. Produce is extremely fresh and delicious - however - insanely expensive. I enjoy shopping @ this location. However - its not my main place. read more

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Ya just can't be all things too all people, but barring any personal vendettas and lousy workers that would rather be just about anywhere other than at work, I cant conceptualized the poor experiences. Every aisle with every product shines like the top of the Chrysler Building, boxes, bags, cans and bottles aren't just clean and properly placed, they're immaculate. The cheese selection was a scaled back Dean & Deluca with many proud legacy formages. (Funny, I have two friends with the surname Deluca that collectively possess about as much cheese knowledge as your average third grader.) Manchego as a managers special? Nice. The man from Lamancha would stew in the waxy rope rind itself and while considering this, I took three cute little wedges. A drop from fourteen to twelve a pound on cheese is significant. Great beverage section, snagged a 6er of Evian and slugged one back while walking circumlocuoysly like a secret service agent defending against a onslaught of killer tomatoes. So the help stinks, yea and... read more

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I love this damn store. Every time I visit nyc I always pop up in this bish. I love the selection of food and the ambiance in the store. I never have any issues with the staff from my experience. read more

I've been a customer of this location for quite some time now, and I think we're going to be taking a break from one another - possibly forever. I stopped purchasing cheese here a few months back because what they have on display is more often than not spoiled; it's my suspicion they think cheese lasts forever and simply relabel it when expired. I have also had many incidences when items rang up at the register for prices other than marked. Usually, I just let it go, because I'm not in the business of arguing with people over a dollar or two, but if it was pointed out, adjustments were willingly made and that would be that. Many of their items aren't marked at all, which is of course against the law here. A night when I picked up two bottles of Q tonic that should have been no more than seven bucks a pop jumps immediately to mind; they rang up at $14.99 a piece. Recently - on my last two visits - I have been confronted with incidences of produce being rung up at a much higher organic price, even though it was not marked as such and bore no visible evidence of organic cultivation beyond the supposed meaning of the color of a rubber band or staff-applied SKU sticker. Today's example was a pair of red bell peppers in a bin clearly marked on the chalkboard above at $2.49 a pound. On arrival at the register, these two absolutely spotless pieces of fruit that looked to have come out of an injection molding machine suddenly mutated into $5.99 organics. Upon telling the cashier, her response was "It's not my problem." I use quotes because that is exactly what she said. On probing further, while stressing that I wasn't asking for a price adjustment but for the sign to be changed, she expanded upon her thoughts. She is only paid to work the register, and nothing else is of any concern to her. She pointed to far end of the checkout area and said the manager was over there. When I requested that she go get him, she said that she would not, told me to get him myself, and when I stated that I am not her employee to order around and inquired with incredulity if she actually worked there, her answer was, "Fuck you." "Fuck you." Well, fuck you, Westside Market, and fuck you too, useless individual with few future growth employment prospects. The manager did find his way over very slowly upon hearing the altercation and repeated the statement about the peppers being organic. After reiterating that the problem was not with the product or the price, but the signage, he mumbled something about changing the sign, and I left. A half a block down the street, he chased me down and said my credit card did not go through, which may or may not be true because I did not wait for a receipt, and so I told him to take the peppers back. I should have told him where to shove them. Upon further investigation, my only option for making a complaint to the company is to email the very man with whom I last interacted; there is no discernable valid contact information available for a central corporate office. Even a whois search of the domain name reveals that it was registered through a proxy, and I can't even file a complaint with the NYC DCA over their practice on this occasion because I did not make a purchase and have no supporting documentation. I will not pursue the matter further in any formal capacity, but absolutely will say bad things about them to everyone I know should the opportunity arise. Leaving the unnecessary frustration over unscrupulous business practices to everybody else seems like the best idea; maybe it will catch up to them someday. Whatever the case, it is no longer my problem. read more

Although expensive, I used to love going here. They have fresh, delicious offerings and a huge drink selection. However, I stopped going here after consistently receiving the worst service ever. I don't expect someone to greet me when I walk in or ask if I need help but when you cash out here the cashier girls are so insanely rude it ruins your experience. I started going to Wegman's instead. read more

I would leave zero stars if I could. Only last night while shopping here my husband remarked on how bad the management must be due to the hostility and rudeness from the staff. I had to go in again today to get something and heard a female employee talking to the staff like they were dogs. She mentioned to one employee loudly "you are the one complaining about it, so it's your problem not mine" then later I heard who I think was the same employee barking at another man telling him"I'm going in here, (an office door) so don't bother me and don't come find me!" I very rarely leave bad reviews as you can see from my review history. I won't come back in this store again as the energy from all the staff is grumpy, rude, very uninterested and during Covid, my heart is only for giving to business's that care. read more

This Third Avenue grocery chain is a favorite of NYU students and alum, alike. Bigger, brighter and offers more than its competitors, Westside Market's real pride is in its prepared foods. Sandwiches, salads, lots of dips - perfect to stop before a picnic. Prices are sky high, but you have to consider that this is Manhattan. Don't act like I never told ya. Their selection of products is usually good. Ironically located on the east side, Westside Market has lots of produce inside and out. This is great for those of us with needs that exceed Doritos, but they have those, too. read more

Westside Market - Entrance and fruit stand - Grocery Near Me - New York, New York

Great supermarket recently discovered on Third Ave & 17th St. Excellent selection in every department. Attached photo of mislabeled cheese. This is NOT Truffle Tremor. Otherwise I love this store! read more

Westside Market - Mislabeled cheese. This is NOT Truffle Tremor. Bought at Westside Market on Third Avenue & 17th Street. - Grocery Near Me - New York, New York

If your black, I recommend taking your money somewhere else. This is the third time I was followed by staff. Cashiers are rude and badly trained. Place has gone downhill. Sad. read more

Westside market's business model is simple: don't put price tags on like 95% of the items in the store, overcharge massively for those items relative to local competition, and hope that customers just don't notice this or can't be bothered to check prices. Makes Whole Foods seem cheap. read more

There are flavora and tastes for everyone! Plenty of options. Love the city market. read more

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I can't tell you how many times I have bought food here that has expired or gone bad. Once, I bought a sandwich that expired. I only found out it expired because I peeled off the "new label" to find the old one underneath with an expired date. Overpriced, unethical and bad food. read more

I found everything I needed and was in and out in 15 minutes- hard to argue with that! Produce was fresh, they had two different container sizes of baby arugula, multiple brands for romaine, your typical NYC selection of overripe vs. baseball hard avocados, etc. etc. Clean, good selection. I think they really utilize their small space well to fit in a wide range of food. I can see it getting annoyingly crowded after work due to the narrow aisles, but that's most supermarkets in the city, especially in this area. My only real complaint is that they had the same item in multiple places. Arugula in two different places, scallions in two different places, etc. read more

If you want to buy expired produce for astronomical prices, visit here. The redeeming quality is the prepared foods and the cheese, but they are really expensive. They sell a ton of produce so it's pretty weird that so much of it is bad. I bought blueberries, lettuce, and blackberries yesterday and the lettuce is wilted and smelly already, and the berries are limp. read more

After waiting about 4 years, we finally got a new supermarket in the 'hood, the extremely overpriced and shifty West Side Market on 3rd between 16th and 17th. (I got a chuckle reading the glowing reviews of this store from all the millenniums who seem to enjoy getting ripped off.) Unfortunately, we're slowly discovering some crappy practices going on here, including: 1) Waaaay overpriced produce that goes bad quickly. I think they sneakily rotate in old stuff, despite expiry dates. 2) Deli staff who are too busy with chit chat to notice customers; seem annoyed when you ask for something. And, they are clueless about slicing meat! 3) I've had to return products several times already: stale bread, fruit, and macaroni salad from their "Maria" line of prepared foods. It's really getting annoying. 4) The manager is a non-communicative bozo who spends his time pushing carts around. That's about it. We wanted a nice neighborhood place. This is a rip-off market with unfriendly staff and questionable sales practices. Save your money and shop elsewhere. read more

My favorite market in NYC. I buy all my groceries here! It's a mix of speciality foods and regular groceries. Great produce section, hot food section, and cheese selection! Love this place. read more

Just bought a loaf of bread and it tastes awful. It's clear that the bread is past it's expiry date. Makes me wonder if they change the best before dates on most expired goods. Very disappointed. read more

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Good selection but damn pricey for most of the organic stuff. Salads looked good. Vast range of fresh squized juices, from $4 and up. I think it might be best to buy and juice your own at home at these rates. Outdoor seems to close at 4am. Went with the pom. Not bad. read more

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I gave an extra star for hours being 24, but overpriced and the prices aren't on a lot of items so you have to ask and then it's like 5.99 for a small pint of old tomatoes. A few items cost the same at whole foods so I get those on occasion but the lack of price tags deserves a fine, because it wastes everybody's time and seems a scam. The cheese dept at WSM used to be ok with average prices but now they are totally overpriced for the quality. I'm sure that cheese gets thrown away or sold old because I got an inedible one. read more

Fantastic fantastic fantastic food. I usually go to the one located on 3rd avenue and 13th st but they recently opened a new location, much smaller but still delicious on 3rd and 17th. They have a great selection of hot food and salads. My co workers and I come here a The 3 bean avocado salad is so light and good, must try. The Honey glazed salmon is definitely a must as well. Lunch specials for fish or high end meats are $12.99 or chicken for $9.99. With 2 sides. Now for the amazing part. 30% off hot foods on WEDNESDAY!!!!! Yay!!! I have also tried the Teriyaki chicken and pot roast. Both excellent as well. Bon appetite.... read more

Wow. Wow wow wow. Love this place. Discovered it when a friend brought some dips over for the Superbowl party. Awesome! Had to come in and visit the source of such delicious dips. Found myself in a wonderland of deliciousness. My girlfriend immediately gravitated towards the ABSURD cheese selection. And we found ourself ogling over cheeses for half an hour. And we even tried a few in the store. Ended up buying about 4 different kinds Next, the dips. Holy moly. And by moly I mean guacamole. About 5 kinds of it. Of which we got one. And about 20 kinds of hummus. And homemade flavored peta chips. And about 20 kinds of cream cheeses. And about 30 kinds of tapenades, sun dried tomato spreads, pestos, the list goes on and on. We ended up with the sun dried tomato tapenade and a contain of whole sun dried tomatoes in oil and caper brine. There's also ample selection of normal food items that would be in any market, plus a large selection of ethnic and specialty sauces, jarred veggies and spreads, snacks, etc from all around the world. Overall love this place and definitely definitely coming back again soon. PS the cheeses were fantastic. We got a rosemary gruyere, a horseradish cheddar, a goat, and a hot pepper blend. All were fantastic. read more

Westside market is so boss. I am over the moon about a place like this being open 24/7. They have everything. The organic & vegan supply of food here is sufficient. Not the best I've seen, but definitely not the worst. The setup here is great. Colorful. Coordinated. The baked goods don't quite tickle my fancy like Whole Foods does. It's okay. 24/7 and organic or vegan options? I'm sold. read more

If you live in the Union Square area, you know it's overrun by grocery stores with lines out the door (Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Food Emporium, etc.), but Westside Market is a refreshing local-feeling grocery store that's never too crowded, like a needle in the grocery store haystack. I love this store for so many reasons. First of all, who wouldn't love a place that greets you before you even enter with fresh produce? The outside of the store is lined with fruits and vegetables that always smell so sweet and delectable. Once inside, it's easy to navigate the place and sort through organic fruits and veggies, prepared foods, and - my favorite - a large selection of delicious hummus, dips, and guac. My favorite is their eggplant, garlic and tzatziki dip. Every aisle holds a new surprise. I once left with fresh lobster to add to my salad, a feta hummus, and a delicious peach loose leaf tea. Also, their cheese selection is INCREDIBLE and there's samples everywhere :P This is a great place for foodies and people who appreciate quality food. The best part is that there usually isn't long lines. I'm always in and out. The staff is also extremely friendly. read more

Westside Market - Tea selection - Grocery Near Me - New York, New York

Great Market situated beneath The Nathaniel Building.. it's open 24/7! Huge produce display outside as well as a remarkable section inside; everything was very fresh. The have a huge hot bar, a bakery as well as a deli with like over 100 different varieties of sandwiches! Beer selection is BIG for a store this small and heavy on locals. Basically they have everything you could possibly need crammed into this tiny space! I even found some niche items you really don't find very often. Prices aren't too bad for NYC as I found some stuff to be in line and some outta line but it's there for your convenience! Great neighborhood store/ talk later PS- COLD INSIDE!! read more

This place is seriously organized which I love! The selection is pretty vast and they are open all the time! I really have no complaints however I don't do extensive shopping here because I do not live close enough to haul a ton of stuff home; and I can find all this stuff closer to me! read more

Westside Market - Whoever is responsible for keeping this place neat and organized is doing an amazing job! - Grocery Near Me - New York, New York

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