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Old Feb 14, 2022 | 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by JBord
I think it was me, and you returned the favor with Sitka Shares.
There are technically two stores in Niles, one on Golf and one on Touhy. I think you probably went to the one on Golf, which would also be near Joong Boo and Patel Bros. There is actually one further from you too, as I think you said you're on the north side of the city. There's one in Wheeling, right on the corner of Milwaukee and Dundee. As far as ranking them, I think either of the Niles locations are excellent. The Wheeling location is 3rd. We sometimes go to that one for the produce as it's a few minutes closer for us. They have a nice meat and deli section too, but do NOT have the good seafood or bakery sections. I still consider Fresh Farms the best keep food secret in the Chicago area. I keep saying some day I'm just going to buy a bunch of vegetables there that I've never heard of and figure out how to cook them.

And yes, the Joong Boo parking lot on Kimball is possibly the worst grocery store parking lot I've ever seen.
BTW, we decided not to renew Sitka. We loved the quality of the fish, but we just didn't need that much. Probably gave away 8 salmon fillets to family. We decided we would just buy what we need at Boston Fish Market. It's comparable to Sitka, maybe slightly more. But we'll probably spend less overall since we'll buy less. Thanks again for the recommendation, we enjoyed it.
BTW, I saw someone refer to Fresh Farms as "Whole Foods for Slavs," which isn't too far off when you think about it. If the one on Touhy had just a few more household items (no 409?) and carried Califia almond milk (like the one on Golf) it would be my perfect grocery store.
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