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5.0 of 5 stars.
I do not do my weekly grocery shopping here because it is expensive but on my lunch hour I have came here on various occasions to get a salad. The service is real good and everyone is friendly as...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great butchers section, good wines, great if you need gourmet ingredients but a little on the pricey side sometimes. Better produce that safeway although that's not difficult. Excellent staff and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
While visiting my son in Oakland last year and then again in Sept.09, I shopped with him several times @ Piedmont Grocery....I was so impressed with the customer service....from Phil the butcher to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best local grocery store around - and we have several in this neighborhood!! It is way too expensive for "regular" shopping - I go there for special dinners and events to get the best produce,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
expensive, but really good.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice selection of everything, friendly folks, and INMO decent prices... or perhaps I'm just used to shopping in the City and that's why the prices here seem decent. I guess they're priced a little...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I feel kind of shy writing this, but here goes.Last night I lost my virginity.I had never tasted a Vosges bacon-chocolate bar before, though I'd wanted to for the longest time.Saw one on the shelf at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everyone has their favorite specialty store, mine would be Mollie Stones or Andronico's near my place or the Whole Food coming soon in Noe Valley. I've been a huge fan of Whole Foods since it's grand...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't want to like this place because the prices are waaaay out-of-whack. But, every time I've been here (usually because I'm either looking for something specific and hard-to-find or because I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's easy to be down on the Piedmont Grocery. Therefore, let's get the bad stuff out of the way first. Yes, it is expensive - way too expensive. Although they carry a lot of small name, unique...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If I lived in the hood, I'd certainly shop here on occasion. I was touring around the Bay Area with some friends and we visited a few grocery stores. Piedmont Grocery was a bit dingy feeling, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I finally joined Yelp just so that I could say that this is a wonderful store with excellent customer service. It is the best grocery in the best neighborhood of Oakland. If you want a specialty...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store. It does seem incredibly old-fashioned, both in terms of the look and feel of the store, and the offerings in the sandwich and prepared-food departments - lots of mayo and starch,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great. I like coming here on my lunch break when I have no idea what I want to eat because the options are endless. Nice salad bar, great pre-made sandwiches (half sandwich specials!!),...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have shopped at pg for years. They are consistent, friendly and always quick to offer help to the most disconcerted customer. Great wine & dessert selection. They also have a wonderful salad bar and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great.... if you're rich. The reason for the three stars is not the selection nor the customer service, but the simple fact that they blatantly overcharge on so many items. I love...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It can be quite expensive for some of their items. However, I have found they are the only local market that carries the exotic items I am looking for plus some of the best seafood salads for a good...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is convenient for me, but having lived in the neighborhood for over a year now, I've come to discover its other charms. 1. The buffet. Somehow, the meat is always tender and never...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont grocery is like Trader Joes, but more expensive. I was definitely the least healthy person there, because in my cart all I had was Stella Artois, Jamesons 12 year and a pack of Parliaments....
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BIG THINGS come in SMALL packages is what Hello Kitty taught me when I was growing up in the 80's...Piedmont Grocery was introduced to me by Mister Kirkwood himself... With the advent of my sudden...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If a wise old Native American Indian Chief were to observe a typical family dinner where Susan S. has thrown together a quick weeknight spaghetti meal for her brood, it would probably go something...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Its too damn expensive. but i can find what i can't at safeway.
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'll shop at this store only if I have to. In fact, I'd rather shop at the nearby store Monte Vista if I can help it (plus MV has the best fresh spring rolls anyway).PG's customer service is poor....
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has been established forever, like over 100 years. If that doesn't say enough in and of itself, I'm lost for words. Ok so I will say that they have made quite a few changes here for the 12...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like this store - a cross between Wholefoods and a gourmet ghetto shop.They have pretty much everything you could ever want to eat. And a great buffet .. go there to pick up lunch and dinner at...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I stopped by this cute neighborhood grocer last week for the first time in a couple of years. As I remembered, the place is fantasitc. Unfortunately, the item I was searching for, a small pecan pie,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm still very happy wth this place. Bought a great roast here today. And...the checker (who was Asian) was really nice. How unusual!Wish I lived closer...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Take a look up and to the right hand side of your screen."This business is a Yelp sponser."Curious, that with the 11 1-star reviews (not including 2, or 3-star reviews) for Piedmont Grocery, it still...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just a fantastic market. What a meat/fish counter! And a huge cheese selection. Plus, a substantial wine/beer/liquor zone with many unique infused simple syrups for cocktails. I go here often,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is an old school customer focused store that you graduate to as your income allows. I don't have much sympathy for college kids whining they can't afford this place - I don't think I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would give it 5 starts if the prices were a bit more affordable. The store has an excellent fish/meat/cheese selection. The fruits and vegetables are generally high quality. Breads are good and the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
As much as I'd love to write a great review for this place, the rude checkers drop it several stars. I'd be willing to pay the higher prices on a more regular basis if I didn't feel like all I was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to write a bad review about a neighborhood business, but Piedmont Grocer deserves a bad one. Nope, I'm not complaining about the quality of their food or the price. I usually spend my hard...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Independent, helpful, high quality. Yes, a little more expensive than Safeway, but completely worth it. I've been shopping here once a week for a decade and I swear the same folks have been working...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
So where do I start with this review? The good or the bad? Well the good was that Im very flattered that I don't look my age...Im 30 but I look 18....the bad is that everytime I go there to buy wine I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I would give this place NO stars if I could. I used to walk to the Piedmont Grocery every single day from my house, as a pleasant morning ritual for exercise and organic produce. Despite the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's a lovely little market with tons of delicious, expensive things. We often stop here after the Lake Shore Farmers Market. We could go to any number of places and this one is out of our way and has...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I signed up on YELP two minutes ago just to counter all the 4 and 5 star ratings to this place. perhaps I am shopping at a different Piedmont Grocery, but the sign looks the same, and it sounds like...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I bought the worst chicken ceasar salad here: rusty lettuce; funky tasteless dressing and chicken in such large pieces I had to get a real knife to cut it. Parm cheese had no taste.
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One star off to combat the prices.I stop here at least 2 times per week to eat lunch. The ready made sandwiches put the poor boys at other markets to shame, and the cheeses and meat department is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery Co is like Whole Foods' younger, unassuming sister without the shiny glossy glamourous coat of commercialism. Prices are equally outrageous (they are sisters, after all), but can we...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the atmosphere at small community grocery stores. This place not only has an amazing selection of random organic foods and usual products considering its size, but the checkers and baggers are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store but it is so freakin' expensive. The last time I was in there the bill was over $50 and when I got home I realized that I didn't have any food for dinner. $5 for quaker oats is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a real convenience having a grocery store such as Piedmont Grocery in your neighborhood.I live a block away from this market and shop here regularly when I need fresh produce, a quick bite to eat...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was in Oakland for a few days to help Cal move. We wasted our first day by shopping and dining out. I told Cal that we should get some premade food so that we wouldn't waste time by going out to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This isn't the place to get your grocery staples, but it can't be beat for fresh, high-quality items, or unusual ingredients that can't be found elsewhere. I've been going to PG for years and love the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First things first: I understand the concept of respecting my elders which is why I didn't go off on the senior who was fondling the Semifreddis bread. What's the big deal, right? He was just...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best small grocery market in Oakland! Superior meats and veggies and butchers ready to cut meat to order, no complaints. Pre-prepared meals are tasty, nutritious, high-quality and don't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
good salad bar.but everything else is a bit overpriced. i'd rather go to trader joe's or whole foods.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
a boutique grocery store with the Nicest Staff on Earth.really. i can't afford all the fabulous things in there, but i end up there all the time because it is just really fun to go because Everyone...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love how clean this store is. I love strolling up and down the aisles, looking at all the pretty packaging on too expensive chocolates or teas. I love to stand in front of the dessert section and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Freshest meat, seafood and poultry CheckCute counter boys CheckFeels like a 1950-60's grocery store CheckParking CheckWhats not to love? I plan my grocery week around when I can pick up meat here and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I will never go here ever again. It is a small neighborhood store. I've always avoided it for my big shopping trips because it can be quite pricey (i.e. for your regular staples, i.e. name brand...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great local alternative to the insanity of the monster Safeway. The prices are okay, not great, but they do have an excellent meat department. Their pre-made soups are pretty darn good as well.
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I particularly love the butchers. I was making a paella one time and the guy behind the counter took the recipe from me, selected and wrapped the 7-8 varieties of fish and meat I needed for the dish...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I read some reviews here from other people that mention how much the checkers like to talk to customers so much and hold up the line and I must say, i felt a little jealous. My experience with 2/3 of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery makes Whole Foods look like the Grocery Outlet. The prices are that outrageous.This is not the type of place one comes to do one's weekly shopping. Most people who shop here only...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice, fresh produce, nice long lines cuz these friendly mofos that work here want to chat it up with EVERYONE. I'm not the social butterfly so, it bugs sometimes when I just want to get in and out.....
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went in to Piedmont grocery to pick up some fresh bread...had to get a cart half way through my shopping experience because my arms were overloaded..... For example, I looked for polenta - found 5...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is my JAM! Me and the pooch walk up here, I park her on the bench in the back and grab a NY steak for us to share. A great deal for the both of us. Really though, P.G., though not the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a healthcare slave...this is my go to place for lunch in a hurry. I always get their salads and it always seems to do the trick. They have a great selection of cheese, carry the best falafel mix...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Clean bright store with wonderful variety of sometimes hard to find fresh produce, delicious fresh spring rolls, slightly expensive staples and lots of little interesting drinks/snacks.Its best to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
UGH. look here, i am a broke college student, but i know my damned food. my parents owned and operated their own high end fine-dine-and-wine restaurant when i grew up, and i was raised on things like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best place ever. Some of the employees have been there more than 25 years. The store itself is over 100 years old now. For every person who complains, "Eh, too pricey." You try finding any other...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care that I can never leave for under $60, Piedmont grocery is Whole Foods and Berkeley Bowl combined then writ small and navigable.Keywords: cheese; produce; prefab salads and entrees;...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love that i can walk to a grocery store that has everything i need, and tons of stuff that i probably would never need but enjoy looking at (violet jelly, anyone?).it is on the pricier side and the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Though it's a bit too pricey for every-day grocery shopping, this is the quintessential neighborhood market. A deep liquor and beverage selection, great butcher counter, good produce and a really wide...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love they're hott hott breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. I love most of their soups, the red lentil is my fav (I'm a vegetarian). I love buying my greens and hummus from there. I can't think of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where can you find MARMITE, SPOTTED DICK, and SCOTTISH HAGGIS?......Aisle 7 of Piedmont Grocery.They deserve 5 stars just for THAT! Their meat, cheese, and olive sections don't look too shabby either,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite places to shop in oakland. Yeah, it's pricey for a guy like me, but some things in there are totally worth it. The hot food bar always has something interesting to try, and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best neighborhood grocery. I have shopped there for over 15 years. The produce and meat market is superior and constantly good. The cheese area offers lots of free samplings. It's always nice to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this little store. It can be pricey but there are certain items worth venturing in there for and they offer a clean store with fresh items. The hot food table could be better maintained but...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE that this is only around the corner from my soon-to-be home. It so nice to be able to run out and get some last minute randoms or stuff for dinner. It's super mellow, I have never dealt with a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to shop here quite often, when I lived in the area. Lately, I have been coming back because I enjoy taking my dog over to the Mt. View Cemetery down the street. So, after our walk, I stop in...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1 STAR for the butcher counter1 STAR for the wine section1 STAR for the cold/hot food bar (and olive bar)1 STAR for having a wide variety of higher-end brands 1 STAR for having a wide variety of high...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Real butchers are the firemen of grocery stores, they make or break the business for me. I get incredible feedback from guys that love what they do or at least are honest enough to bitch about...
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First went to this store in 1978 when I was 19. Have loved it every since and even would drive from the peninsula to this store( when I was visiting my parents) during the 18 years I lived out of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say that I HEART Piedmont Grocery. Unlike the customer below, who mentioned the disdain of being called "Sweetie" or "Dear", I appreciate being noticed at all. You have to nearly set...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One day my broke ass will be able to afford to buy more than just lunch at Piedmont Grocery Co. Until then, I will scurry over during my 30 minute lunch breaks for their entrees. They have...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yeaaaaaaaahhhh, so um, I go here and I never really think too much about it. Except my kids don't really like going in here because the stench of the meat counter permeates the whole store. Then...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I go to PG quite often, as it is close to where we live, plus they have a good selection of meat, fish and produce. Their prices are high, however, but at least the fish is fresh, and the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the store is clean and up the street from me so it gets 3 stars from the get go. they also have a lot of pre-made foods you can buy by the pound. some of it is tasty but pretty pricey.i wanted...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am giving it 5 stars because they offer quality produce and have a good selection of food products. I have shopped at this establishment for almost 10 years, and they are still the best small...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great meat selection in the back. The only place I will buy meat. The butchers are fantastic. The checkers in the front, however, are the rudest, slowest, unprofessional group of weirdos. They...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't shop here as often as I would like -- mostly because it is too tony for my tastes and wallet. That said they have an awesome salad bar (good luck getting out until 10 bucks though) and often...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
what's expensive is partly neglible, partly not, when you have to have hob nobs sometimes, flake bars, and loacker chocolate hazelnut spread. as for the rest of it, no worse pricewise than...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great grocery to have 2 blocks away from where I live!That said, you better not have a problem with crowded stores or navigating around old people or young people that are stupid and or...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They have an excellent hi quality selection of foods. One can find stuff you would not ordinarily find at Safeway. But you pay the price for it. In a pinch yeah. But I wouldn't go ordinarily.
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This grocery store is near a little tiny market on Piedmont Ave. For a while I thought the tiny market was Piedmont Grocery and finally figured it out a while later after a friend was talking to me...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great, great butcher. Love the meat counter.- Everything is far too expensive. Carries Frostie Rootbeer and other nifty sodas.- Only carries small sizes of regular Ritz, but large sizes of Low...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good food, great butcher counter, helpful staff. Yes, a little pricey, but this ain't Safeway. Don't buy your staples here and you'll be alright.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My relocations to different jobs and apartments has led me to bounce around many different groceries here and in the city. Rainbow Grocery, Whole Foods, Real Foods, Berkeley Bowl, even Cala (wash...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
high quality at a high price
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As mentioned by other reviewers, the meat and fish counter is, for my money, the best in the east bay: in addition to great quality, the folks behind the counter are friendly and knowledgeable....
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The fish meat and poultry counter here is AMAZING! Great cheese selection. Awesome selection of mustards. Just lotsa cool stuff here.And the employees are always friendly too.I love this market...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went into Piedmont grocery to get my lunch apples for the week, and I noticed the usual "Place of Origin: Washington State" tag was missing from the Fuji price tag. Checking the stickers and seeing...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is the closest I am going to get to a Balducci's and Citarella here in the East Bay. Why so little stars if Piedmont Grocery is supposed to be gourmet? The fresh meat counter is 5...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm that bitch in the grocery store obliviously talking on the phone while standing in the middle of the aisle you're trying to go down with my cart sideways trying to decide between Stonyfield or...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When family and friends from back East ask what life in the Bay Area is like, I have a standard answer: "Expensive but good." Piedmont Grocery is one of the reasons I say it. Everything here costs...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is rock solid. They have a selection that ranges from the staples you buy at Safeway to the specialty items at Whole Foods. They even have a great selection of prepared entrees that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I dated a woman in Oakland, and one of the best perks was getting to hustle down to Piedmont Grocery for all sorts of goodies.I can't think of a thing I'd want to eat that they don't have, other than...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place I shop at when I'm in town since it's just a short walk down the hill. They have a great selection of wine, cheese and beer. It's a plus that they carry a lot of my favorite NW beers...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, there's officially no reason to deal with going all the way over to Berkeley for groceries. I used to do it for Whole Foods or Berkeley Bowl, but not anymore. Piedmont Grocery has a PARKING...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Good:* Selection is pretty impressive for its size* Service is usually (not always) pretty good* Parking is easyBad:* They posted ads opposing a recent tobacco tax. I expect this from gas stations...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful place. The folks that work here are a little, I don't know, eccentric? Very helpful. Yes, sort of expensive ... but you know what? I will pay an extra dollar here and there to get customer...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
you can shop here if you're rich and white.
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can't say too many bad things about my closest food shop, just a half block away from me, and next to Peet's. A throwback to what an old fashioned, friendly grocery store used to be, with great...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just learned that Piedmont Grocery has been in business for 105 years. Holy! They weren't always at this location (they used to be where Gaylord's is until it burned down many years ago).My family...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thinking about how much I miss the Piedmont Grocery makes me remember why I loved living in that area so much, although it was a horrible pain to get to SF once AC transit stopped running the bus...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
awesome customer service, fantastic speciality toods. if you are looking for something special this is the place to go. most of the time i can only afford to shop at safeway. however sometimes you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
2 words: Meat CounterThese guys are serious about meat. I've always found the freshest and chiocest cuts served up by friendly and helpful butchers. Don't see an item? Just ask, they've been know to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is nearly the ideal neighborhood market. The service is tops, the food selection is very good, the wine selection is great, the building itself is charming and you can walk right in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Well, here's the thing:It is expensiveVery expensiveHowever, I love the butcher guys. And the new salad bar. And the convinience (I feel like eating _________ tonight! I'll go pick it up! Instant...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i almost forgot how much i love this place!the place is homey and cozy, and has everything one could need, though it's not the best bargain for groceries (head to farmer joes, trader joes and monterey...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Delroy Lindo shops here, so it must be good. Seriously, he was ahead of me in the checkout line once and apparently lives in Oakland (the checker says he's a regular). Seems like he couldn't be...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite Bay Area grocery store. That said, I don't go there too often because it's not the closest grocery store. But when I do, I revel in the variety of hard-to-obtain products they...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery does one thing better than perhaps any other grocery store I have ever been to, in that it actually feels the way a grocery store should. And having a compulsion to spend as much time...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I remember when I first moved to the Neighborhood and saw the Piedmont Grocery sign. I thought I recognized it and had a clear case of deja vu. So i called my mom and she said, "honey, they had a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Always friendly staff, unlike the automatons that Safeway seems to hire. They laugh at my girlfriend and I as we bicker over organic ketchup in the checkout line (It was on sale, damnit!).Cheese...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes there's a little old lady at the entrance singing her heart out. Is she any good? I'd rather not say. But her singing is like the Sirens from the Illiad calling to me, although somewhat...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yesterday I was sooooo hungry waiting for dinner (in an hour) and only had a dollar in my pocket. I didn't need a lot of food, but a little snack was needed in order to ensure that I would not faint...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is a real neighborhood grocery store. It is pricey, so I usually drive to Berkeley Bowl or Safeway to do a full grocery shopping. But for picking up missing items during the week or,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this grocery store. We visit this store for unusual beers, wonderful bourbons, and unique desserts. They always have a great selection of cheeses for tasting. The cashiers are always...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's like Andronico's but more crowded. This is a great place to go when you want to indulge is some gourmet yummy goodness. There's tons of organic and gluten free, shi- shi, fuu-fuu type offerings....
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I shop here a lot (maybe 4-5 times a week) and I will continue to shop here because I like the fact that I can shop at a real neighborhood grocery store, as well as find foods that I feel good about...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fifties throw back, real meat counter, extremely friendly people. Owned by Whole Foods
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love my local indy grocery store. Yes, you pay more to support the local stores, but in exchange you get better produce and wider variety of local goods, and they will carry a new item by customer...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
dirty, smelly and expensive. okay in a pinch.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store, even if it is a bit pricey. What gourmet grocer isn't?I'm just writing now to thank them for the free cheese samples back by the deli counter. I've met my newest love: roomkass...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Big ups for the butchers (from whom I always seem to be buying meat for my dog, and they don't think it's weird), the variety, and the cute little shopping carts. Neighborhood joints like this need...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The butchers here are the most helpful guys you'll ever meet when you can't figure out what sounds good for dinner. Also, there are a few younger guys behind the counter who are pretty cute too! The...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is such a nice grocery store...the meat selection is much better than Safeway or Albertsons...but you also pay the price. Don't be dumb enough to buy the household basics here. This market has...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, do I love this place. Awesome selection, great produce, expensive -- but not so bad if you learn how to shop there. The cashiers have attitude, and I like it. My boyfriend and I became friendly...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Really? 5 Stars from almost every other person? Am I the only person who's noticed that this place smells absolutely terrible? Every time I walk in it makes me want to gag. I'm not saying I wouldn't...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont Grocery is a throwback to the fifties, or at least to the suburbs: high-quality assortment of gourmet-ish products, a real meat section with guys cracking jokes behind the counter, and career...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great mom and pop grocery store. They frequently have new products for sampling by up-and-coming vendors. The meat counter guys are super friendly and fast to meet your order. Produce can be pricey...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
for starving unemployed kids who live around the corner and survive on ramen and pb&j like i used to:hit up piedmont grocery around lunchtime. mad fancy free samples, yo.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I didn't love this place so much. I always end up spending more time nibbling like a mouse in the cheese section.... dreamy. Great butchers (such flirts) with friendly smiles everyday all day!...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When we lived off Piedmont, we LOVED walking to Piedmont Grocery for whatever last-minute ingredients we needed. It's expensive, but it's great. They had lots of spices and obscure finds. I was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
its a boutique grocery that has taste! all of their delightful selections get 5 stars in my book! this place has been around since i was little so i hold close to my heart...this is one of those...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's nothing more to add except there should be more of these types of grocery stores around the Bay Area!
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Piedmont grocery is a small grocery with big stuff. Their cheese section is packed full of any kind of cheese that you might want and it's right next to their meat section which kicks booty too -...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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I love Piedmont Grocery. I feel that everything in the market is selected with utmose care. The fruits and vegetables are high quality, they offer a huge selection of cheeses, including the ever elusive Goat...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, it would be cheaper to shop at Safeway, or go to Costco and buy a vat of chicken to throw in the freezer. However, when I shop at bigger places I tend to not use everything I bought before it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I grew up at Piedmont Grocery. Their produce, meat, and cheese selections are excellent. It's really hard to find a place where you can find meat that isn't prepackaged so you actually get to choose...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another little gem on the Piedmont strip in Oakland, this place is a gourmet grocery kind of like an Andronico's but smaller and friendlier. All kinds of yummy cheeses, wines, fresh meats (in my...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2005
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