Groceries

I’ve been struggling to find a go-to grocery destination near my new place.

Rainbow Grocery has very high-quality, mostly organic items, and they’re a co-op. They have a great bulk foods section. So I like that about them. But they’re pretty damn expensive. So they’ll be a once-in-a-while stop.

Trader Joe’s has good prices but bad selection and sometimes questionable produce. I can’t come here frequently if they aren’t going to have everything I need.

Of course there is Whole Foods, but we all know how expensive they are.

With those options out the window, I feel that I am left with about two options. One is Safeway. I think I’ll check them out soon. There are three within decent walking distance. But something that went through my head yesterday while I was on the bus is to do a lot of my shopping in Chinatown. Of course they aren’t going to have everything I need there, but they should have most of it. And there is a Walgreen’s there to compensate. I feel like the prices won’t be beat in Chinatown. Certainly I won’t find any organic items in Chinatown either. And it is a 1.7-mile walk.

Actually, a third option would be a Costo membership. But I am going to try out the two options above first.