Nov 11

Best place to get a salad

Audience Choice, Food & Drink, River North No Comments »

Foodlife

Featuring one of the broadest selections around and the best green goddess dressing we’ve ever tasted, we don’t go anywhere else.

835 N. Michigan
(312)335-3663

Audience choice
Whole Foods
Multiple locations

Best of Chicago 2008

Sep 27

Best grocery store

Food & Drink, Goods & Services, South Loop No Comments »

Whole Foods South Loop

If cooking shows and cookbook photography are food porn, then the largest Chicago outpost of this national chain might just be the grocery version of a sex club. Sporting everything from a smokehouse to a noodle shop to an in-house gelateria, this good-eats emporium will satisfy the most active of your culinary fantasies. Sure Whole Foods might sport the nickname “whole paycheck,” but it’s a relative bargain when compared to “whole inheritance” ultra-gourmet stores.

1101 South Canal
(312)435-4600

Audience Choice
Whole Foods
30 West Huron, (312)932-9600; 3300 North Ashland, (773)244-4200; 1000 West North, (312)587-0648; 1101 South Canal, (312)435-4600

Best of Chicago 2007

Sep 26

Best place to buy cheese

Audience Choice, Goods & Services, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, River North, Streeterville, Suburbs No Comments »

Fox & Obel
When this gourmet grocer opened last year, food lovers rejoiced over its glorious offerings of quality meats, fresh breads, and gourmet everything. But its cheese department is its epicenter. With more than 300 varieties, including an unsurpassed offering of artisanal cheeses from around the globe, Fox & Obel puts new meaning into the word cheesemonger.

401 East Illinois (312)410-7301

Audience choice: Whole Foods
30 West Huron, (312)932-9600
3640 North Halsted, (773)472-0400
3300 North Ashland, (773)244-4200
1550 North Kingsbury, (312)587-0648)
1101 South Canal, (312)435-4600
1640 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, (847)733-1600

Best of Chicago 2002