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Business	PriceLower/Higher than average? (Average = $100)			Number of Ratings	Quality		Variety
Business	Produce	Meats	Cheapest Substitute	Number of Ratings	Produce	Meats	Produce	Other Products
Check to compare ALDI	See related article	See related article	See related article	279	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Berkot's Super Foods	—	—	—	35	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Butera Market	?	?	?	66	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Caputo's Fresh Markets	?	?	?	79	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Costco	See related article	See related article	See related article	100	?	?	?	?
Check to compare County Fair Foods	—	—	—	13	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Eurofresh Market	—	—	—	15	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fair Share Super Market	—	—	—	12	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fairplay Foods	?	?	?	34	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Food 4 Less	?	?	?	72	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fresh Thyme Farmers Market	?	?	?	12	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Freshline Foods	—	—	—	10	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Garden Fresh Market	?	?	?	26	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Happy Foods	—	—	—	15	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Heinen's	—	—	—	23	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Jewel-Osco	?	?	?	1374	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Mariano's	?	?	?	516	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Meijer	?	?	?	255	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Pete's Fresh Market	?	?	?	54	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Sam's Club	See related article	See related article	See related article	43	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Shop & Save	?	?	?	32	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Sunset Foods	?	?	?	64	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Target/SuperTarget	?	?	?	45	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Tischler Finer Foods	—	—	—	12	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Tony's Finer Foods	?	?	?	89	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Trader Joe's	See related article	See related article	See related article	210	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Valli Produce	—	—	—	46	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Walmart	?	?	?	172	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Walt's Food Center	?	?	?	86	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Whole Foods	?	?	?	173	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Woodman's	?	?	?	84	?	?	?	?

Business	Number of Ratings	Keeping things in stock	Convenience of store layout	Ease of finding prices	Speed of checkout	Staff helpfulness/ pleasantness	Parking	Help loading car
Check to compare ALDI	279	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Berkot's Super Foods	35	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Butera Market	66	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Caputo's Fresh Markets	79	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Costco	100	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare County Fair Foods	13	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Eurofresh Market	15	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fair Share Super Market	12	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fairplay Foods	34	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Food 4 Less	72	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Fresh Thyme Farmers Market	12	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Freshline Foods	10	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Garden Fresh Market	26	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Happy Foods	15	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Heinen's	23	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Jewel-Osco	1374	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Mariano's	516	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Meijer	255	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Pete's Fresh Market	54	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Sam's Club	43	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Shop & Save	32	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Sunset Foods	64	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Target/SuperTarget	45	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Tischler Finer Foods	12	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Tony's Finer Foods	89	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Trader Joe's	210	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Valli Produce	46	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Walmart	172	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Walt's Food Center	86	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Whole Foods	173	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Check to compare Woodman's	84	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Business	PriceLower/Higher than average? (Average = $100)	Ratings from Consumers	Most Recent Comment
ALDI Price compared to the average: See additional report Ratings ? ?% 279 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 279 Ratings Produce	See additional report	? ?% 279 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 279 Ratings for Produce Quality	Do not trust quality of their food products whether fresh,frozen or boxed.... See all comments
Berkot's Super Foods Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 35 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 35 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 35 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 35 Ratings for Produce Quality	I love this store now. The employees are friendly now. They have a much larger... See all comments
Butera Market Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 66 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 66 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 66 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 66 Ratings for Produce Quality	Usually good prices on deli meats when they are on sale; better prices... See all comments
Caputo's Fresh Markets Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 79 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 79 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 79 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 79 Ratings for Produce Quality	Luckily, they have sales weekly, even though they are not a BIG, national chain. See all comments
Costco Price compared to the average: Do you save at warehouse stores? Ratings ? ?% 100 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 100 Ratings Produce	Do you save at warehouse stores?	? ?% 100 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 100 Ratings for Produce Quality	Most of the quantities are just too big or too much for a 2 person household.... See all comments
County Fair Foods Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 13 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 13 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 13 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 13 Ratings for Produce Quality	Small, family owned, very well staffed. Excellent butcher and deli service... See all comments
Eurofresh Market Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 15 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 15 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 15 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 15 Ratings for Produce Quality	This independent grocer has everything I need and then some. Large selection... See all comments
Fair Share Super Market Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings for Produce Quality	No raters have left a written comment.
Fairplay Foods Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 34 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 34 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 34 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 34 Ratings for Produce Quality	Decent pricing. Employees are nice. Usually long checkouts. See all comments
Food 4 Less Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 72 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 72 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 72 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 72 Ratings for Produce Quality	Best value on most items, lower than average. See all comments
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings for Produce Quality	The fresh produce is far superior to the large chain supermarkets. Terrific... See all comments
Freshline Foods Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 10 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 10 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 10 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 10 Ratings for Produce Quality	No raters have left a written comment.
Garden Fresh Market Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 26 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 26 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 26 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 26 Ratings for Produce Quality	Stocks a huge range of ethnic foods from all over the world and a great range... See all comments
Happy Foods Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 15 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 15 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 15 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 15 Ratings for Produce Quality	A small, limited product grocery store, great for getting in and out of fast... See all comments
Heinen's Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 23 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 23 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 23 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 23 Ratings for Produce Quality	Their prices tend to be on the higher side of other grocery stores, but quality... See all comments
Jewel-Osco Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 1374 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 1374 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 1374 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 1374 Ratings for Produce Quality	The store in Bridgeview IL is nice. It generally has all the sale items in... See all comments
Mariano's Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 516 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 516 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 516 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 516 Ratings for Produce Quality	Some brands I used to buy are not carried by the store anymore which requires... See all comments
Meijer Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 255 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 255 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 255 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 255 Ratings for Produce Quality	Their prices are a little better than Jewel or Mariano's. Prices are definitely... See all comments
Pete's Fresh Market Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 54 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 54 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 54 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 54 Ratings for Produce Quality	The variety of available items here is very good in general but the produce... See all comments
Sam's Club Price compared to the average: Do you save at warehouse stores? Ratings ? ?% 43 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 43 Ratings Produce	Do you save at warehouse stores?	? ?% 43 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 43 Ratings for Produce Quality	I enjoy my Sam's club experience every time See all comments
Shop & Save Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 32 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 32 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 32 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 32 Ratings for Produce Quality	Great place for international foods. Eastern European and Mediterranean especially. See all comments
Sunset Foods Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 64 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 64 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 64 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 64 Ratings for Produce Quality	This store has specialty products that even whole foods doesn't carry.... See all comments
Target/SuperTarget Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 45 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 45 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 45 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 45 Ratings for Produce Quality	It's ok, just not a lot of variety. Limited selection. See all comments
Tischler Finer Foods Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 12 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 12 Ratings for Produce Quality	Wonderful neighborhood store with fair pricing and good sales every week. ... See all comments
Tony's Finer Foods Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 89 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 89 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 89 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 89 Ratings for Produce Quality	I will never shop at Tony's again. See all comments
Trader Joe's Price compared to the average: See additional report Ratings ? ?% 210 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 210 Ratings Produce	See additional report	? ?% 210 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 210 Ratings for Produce Quality	They have some items that no other stores in our area carry. Their wine selection... See all comments
Valli Produce Price compared to the average: — Ratings ? ?% 46 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 46 Ratings Produce	—	? ?% 46 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 46 Ratings for Produce Quality	The Valli in Arlington Heights is now Value, but not much has changed. They... See all comments
Walmart Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 172 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 172 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 172 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 172 Ratings for Produce Quality	It's just ok, nothing special here, but watch out for expired food. See all comments
Walt's Food Center Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 86 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 86 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 86 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 86 Ratings for Produce Quality	As”good people See all comments
Whole Foods Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 173 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 173 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 173 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 173 Ratings for Produce Quality	Not enough checkout counter staff. Not enough baggers and helpers for people... See all comments
Woodman's Price compared to the average: ? Ratings ? ?% 84 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 84 Ratings Produce	?	? ?% 84 Ratings for Overall Quality ? ?% 84 Ratings for Produce Quality	Woodman's has a vast array of merchandise at very reasonable prices. The... See all comments

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