Mariano's Fresh Market
I generally try to keep my money as local as possible, but I was near Mariano's at Halsted and Madison last Thursday evening around 9 and needed a few things, and would have not been able to get to any local stores in time.
I had already been impressed with the amount of bike parking they had installed, but otherwise didn't know anything about the place beyond a vague perception that they were probably on the pricey side. My initial perception after passing the sushi and expresso bars, and the deli/bakery/produce areas on the way in was that the store was very upscale, but when I got to the aisles I found the prices were pretty low, especially the house brand stuff (Roundy's) and there was kind of a suprising assortment of foreign food of various kinds. I ended up almost enjoying shopping, which I've almost come to dread in recent years....
Anyone else shop here? What do you think? Is it a local company? Is it just a subsidiary of Wal-Mart and I'm easily fooled?
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Permalink Reply by Maurice on
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The parking area for both bikes and cars at South Loop seems like an afterthought.
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Permalink Reply by leftoverbacon on
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UPDATE: The new Mariano's in the South Loop has moved their bike racks! They've now been moved about a foot further from the wall & it's now possible to easily lock up multiple bikes. I'm really glad this oversight has been corrected.
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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on
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With complete disregard for the guy standing next to me at the urinal in Mariano's restroom, I let out a loud fart as I pushed my bladder to its limits. The dude says "HEY, take it easy!"
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Did you go out to complain to Taco, Ruxin, Andre and Pete afterward?
Juan 2-8 mi. said:With complete disregard for the guy standing next to me at the urinal in Mariano's restroom, I let out a loud fart as I pushed my bladder to its limits. The dude says "HEY, take it easy!"
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Nah, we just laughed at the whole situation for a bit. Still sobering up from Saturday night and another drink from the bar at Mariano's will do that.
JeffB (7+ miles) said:Did you go out to complain to Taco, Ruxin, Andre and Pete afterward?
Juan 2-8 mi. said:With complete disregard for the guy standing next to me at the urinal in Mariano's restroom, I let out a loud fart as I pushed my bladder to its limits. The dude says "HEY, take it easy!"
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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on
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Sounds like Mariano's is taking 11 Dominick's (including Ukie Village and Bridgeport) and Whole Foods 7.
Link at 11.
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Permalink Reply by Duppie on
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Where did you get the WF news? Cant find that.
Edit: Nevermind. Found it:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20131202/NEWS07/131119779/wh...
h' 1.0 said:Sounds like Mariano's is taking 11 Dominick's (including Ukie Village and Bridgeport) and Whole Foods 7.
Link at 11.
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Whatever happened to Moo And Oink? They had great prices on a variety of meat.
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You are not going to believe this, but the answer to your question was just sitting right there on the internet.
http://www.moo-oink.com/about-us/
El Dorado said:Whatever happened to Moo And Oink? They had great prices on a variety of meat.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on
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But does anyone else have a "Moo and Oink" hat?
h' 1.0 said:You are not going to believe this, but the answer to your question was just sitting right there on the internet.
http://www.moo-oink.com/about-us/
El Dorado said:Whatever happened to Moo And Oink? They had great prices on a variety of meat.
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Well, <3 you too, and the horse you rode in on!
Sarah D. 1-3.3 said:<3 you Howard.
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