Back in January, we noted some renovations underway at the Whole Foods Market® Bowery.
Phase 1 of these changes were unveiled last week. For starters, the bakery is now inside the main entrance on East Houston and the Bowery... it looks pretty much like the same stuff that they previously sold in a different location of the store (if any regulars of this place would want to chime in...)
The revamped space includes some seating ... providing for action views of the ongoing East Houston Reconstruction project...
Meanwhile! Back where the bakery stuff used to be ... there's some construction...
The prepared foods section has been revamped... and Whole Foods downsized the salad bar region.
The salad bar stations are down from three to two. During this leisurely morning visit, one had the breakfast food out ... while the other station had the standard salad bar fixings. Missing were the specialty items like cauliflower drowned in tahini and the kale salad surprise. (Surprise! There's feta and Craisins® in here.)
It feels a lot more cramped back here. Can't imagine what it is like during prime lunch/dinner salad bar hours.
What is the obsession with Whole Foods rearranging its store? On opening day for the Mets, I can think of a lot more interesting things to read about.
ReplyDeleteHa - well as a no sport person - this WF stuff actually is more relevant to me.
ReplyDeleteI was there the other day and found the new bakery really disappointing. They have fewer selections. And the move itself is puzzling. If you come in for prepared food and want dessert you have to walk all the way to the other side of the store then back to the registers. No logic. But then again this stores seems to be badly run. I used to go there a lot, then I noticed they had a hard time restocking items or they would stop selling certain items. They used to make the best vegan and regular brownies and cheap.. GONE. Just like me... GONE.
ReplyDelete"The food there is terrible, and such small portions."
ReplyDeleteYeah the first game of a 162 game season is far more interesting, and I love baseball.
ReplyDeleteWorst Whole Foods in Manhattan. No amount of lipstick will fix that.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure you can love sports (which I do) and also be interested in the goings on in your hood. This is a good change for this WF and will definitely attract more foot traffic which is its goal. This is a blog about the east village. But you're right, instead of focusing on that, there should be more articles about mediocre sub .500 teams that haven't won a world series in 31 years. That's way more relevant to the east village community.
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