SFist: East Bay Eats: Holy New Whole Foods!

rcareaga

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:11:44 -0800

I live on Harrison Street half a block away from the new store, and regard it as a nearly unalloyed good. If I lived on the "quirky side street," like sarahell, I daresay my view would be a tad jaundiced: certainly traffic at that end of the street has become near-apocalyptic. For the rest, I've lived in Oakland for thirty years and in Adams Point for eight, and it is delightful to be able to do my grocery shopping on foot again. The store design is superb, and I've enjoyed the experience of my half dozen visits to date.

wolf1

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:17:09 -0800

rumors are that WF will be at Stanyan and Haight and also that old abandoned supermarket that used to be a Safeway at the end of California Street more on the corner of Clement and 32nd. The one that was remodeled for another grocer that never moved in................

clo82

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:37:26 -0800

These Whole Foods are propping up like crazy around the Bay Area! I love it! Now, only if they'd open one somewhere in the Sunset so I wouldn't have to go all the way to SoMa or Potrero Hill, or high up on that hill on Franklin. Anyway, this is another reason to head out to Oakland! I love the pics of the fab market hall design, and I agree, that Oakland sign is super fresh. Must. Get. There. NOW!!!

Berkeleyite

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:23:55 -0800

I like Whole Foods, really I do. But for the amounts that they charge, perhaps they could pay their workers better. $9/hr starting might be a living wage in Topeka or Cleveland, but not in the Bay Area. A friend who is a baker with 20 years of experience was told that they couldn't meet his $14/hr request. The best that they could do was $12. Uhm...yeah. How much are you charging for those baked goods?

Agent510

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:38:36 -0800

The new store in Oakland is just awesome. It's a step ahead of every other WF I've been in, including the much-hyped one in Time Warner Center in NYC.