PRODUCTS
others
LOCATION
Avenue Road & Yorkville
in Hazelton Lanes mall
Yorkville
TYPE
Take out & Eat-in
TTC
Bay subway station
HOURS
Mon-Fri 9am to 10pm
Sat 9am to 9pm
Sun 9am to 8pm
PRICE RANGE
$$$
TORONTO'S BEST
raw milk cheese
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Whole Foods Market
87 Avenue Road  Map it!
Toronto, ON M5R 3R9
416 944-0500
Recently open in the Hazelton Lanes mall
in Yorkville, Whole Foods
Market is, like Pusateri's, a cross between a
supermarket and a fine
food store. They have all kinds of goodies
for sales, and also make
some of their own. In the pastries display
are presented many cakes
from Dufflet, Altitude Bakery, and several
other providers. We found
Bakerberry's small apple-cranberry tarts
with a thick,
almost sponge-cake like
crust, very good. In the chocolate display,
you will find JS Bonbons,
Eitelbach and Rogers chocolates, and also
Barry Callebaut couverture
chunks. A wide variety of breads (including
good-looking baguettes)
are baked in house, and complemented
with the Ace Bakery line. The coffee is
roasted in-house.
There
is also a large prepared-food area, a
large cheese counter (with a good selection
of raw milk cheese), and lots of
organic fruits and vegetables.
One last
word: the staff is exceptionally
knowledgeable about the food they sell, so
don't hesitate to ask any question -- or ask
for a taste of something!
LATEST USER REVIEWS
From: Anonymous: on Mar-04-2010
Around early Dec/09 I ventured out to Whole Foods in Oakville, Ontario and when asking the gentleman who maintained the cheese counter if they were going to discount the goat cheese that was expiring the NEXT day, he "shee shee poo pooed" me with an attitude - and that they do not do that and that it was protocal to take EXPIRED cheese and dish it out to patrons as SAMPLES (Yeck - a little stunned, I went to Canadian Super Store - they carry a wide selection of terrific cheeses and got what I wanted and for much less).
And I too have noticed that some WF's products are not up to snuff. I asked if their pizza was ORGANIC, and the clerks just shrugged, slices of apple cheesecake taste like freezer burn (or someone's old fridge), I returned on several occasions, bags of produce that suddenly went bad in a few days, what really made the penny drop for me - I don't get why they carry products that list "NATURAL FLAVOR" as one of the ingredients when FOLKS, do your research - that is a cover for "MSG" which is a known toxin (why are they selling these products in a Health Food Store anyway?).
On the positive, last time I was there, the two young men at the fish counter were extremely helpfull and the organic salmon turned out awesome, and when you get the right person, they will help you find the right vitamins.
From: Kat on May-05-2008
For the folks having some trouble getting information re: salmon: Call at night, and ask for the Seafood Dept. I did that and had the answers I wanted re: wild Alaskan salmon within two minutes. Prices, brands, quantities, etc. I called at 9:15 p.m., usually not a busy time in the store. I am as suspicions of Whole Foods as I am of any large grocery chain, but their customer service has always proven to be true blue in my experience.
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