Comments on: D.C. Grocery Crusades

By: One Year of LottieB « LottieB’s Weblog

One Year of LottieB « LottieB’s Weblog — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:00:54 +0000

[...] received national renown for my guest post on the Gossip Girl Summit (235 views to date) and my DC Grocery Crusades, the most viewed post on the site. My favorite post, Lottie’s Favorite Things, was picked up [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:41:02 +0000

The Harris Teeter about 1 mile up on Lee Hwy in Arlington is a much better, and geographically similar store.

By: HP

HP — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:55:32 +0000

Lately I’ve been trying to buy most of my groceries at local farmers markets. Doing so ensures that I eat a lot of fresh, local, organic produce. Whatever I can’t get there I buy at the Whole Foods in Tenleytown.

By: lottieb

lottieb — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:46:09 +0000

Thank for all the feedback! I totally forgot about the Giant in Van Ness, it is really good.

By: Washington City Paper: City Desk - Eric Holder and Colder in Our Morning Roundup

Washington City Paper: City Desk - Eric Holder and Colder in Our Morning Roundup — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:28:27 +0000

[...] makes a superb point about the crowded Whole Foods on P Street. LottieB points out that if you head there on weekends, get in the store before 11 am. Anytime [...]

By: J.M. Tewkesbury

J.M. Tewkesbury — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:23:20 +0000

Great recommendations! If you live on the northern end of town, the Whole Foods in downtown Silver Spring is good. Same advice applies, though: go during the week or early on Saturdays and Sundays. Parking can be a pain in the lot nearest WF, but there are parking garages around.

Schnieders on Georgia Avenue just before the Beltway is also great. They’re tiny, but they have a good selection and good service.

The Giant on Park Road isn’t too bad, as far as basic grocery stores go, and it’s near Target, so you can kill two birds with one stone there, if need be. It has a good selection of Spanish/Mexican/Hispanic foods, if you’re looking for that kind of stuff.

The Safeway on Georgia Avenue is useful for those of us who live up this way and works when you need an onion, late night ice cream fix, or a gallon of milk, but I wouldn’t call it great or even laudable. Serviceable, yes. Extraordinary, no.

For all the pre-prepared foods and higher end/gourmet stuff, though, I’m with you: any WF and HT are winners.

By: Malnurtured Snay

Malnurtured Snay — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:58:48 +0000

The Giant in Van Ness, if you get there early on the weekends, is great. Small, but very clean, and usually well stocked.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:24:00 +0000

Hate Harris Teeter and Safeway. I travel to Fair Oaks in VA to go to Wegmans!

By: mzawel

mzawel — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:28:15 +0000

Don't forget Embassy Market!