The Fresh Market

Just saw in the DMN that FM is closing. Not surprised as this place is more expensive than Whole Foods.

I met my husband here. It sounds funny but he was a checker and we had a light flirtation. One day I mentioned that I hate cooking for one and he offered to cook for me. 4 months later we got engaged and now we’re starting our marriage.
Oh yeah, the food is good, too. Try the Thai Noodles in the deli section. They also have some great 500 calorie meals for those who don’t want to trek to My Fit Foods or Snap Kitchen.

So it has been a year since my original positive review of Fresh Market. I still visit for particular items not carried at WF or CM, not normal shopping. My positive review still stands, but it worries me that the place is nearly empty every time I go. I was there today (late afternoon on a weekday) and appeared to be the only shopper. The store was bright and clean; the produce looked fresh. The prepared salads looked a bit wilted, but probably were OK. There was only one employee at the registers, plenty enough for the one customer (me.) I’d love Fresh Market to find their niche and be successful. If you’re crowd phobic, it might be a great place to shop.

I was a huge fan of The Fresh Market up until a recent experience. On Feb 25 I stopped in to pick up dinner. I ordered a couple of the sandwiches from the deli which took well over 30 minutes for them to prepare. As a courtesy for waiting so long I was given a small salad (of something I would have never ordered and looked old). While I was waiting there I witnessed an exchange between the person at the meat market and one of the individuals at the deli. Both were communicating to each other loudly and the person from the meat market behaved in a manner which was derogatory and discriminative not to mention unprofessional. I called management and I was offered an apology with a justification as to why the person at the meat market behaved in such a way. I informed the assistant manager with whom I spoke if the derogatory behavior had been more of a racial nature, the employee would be dismissed. I’m going back to shopping at Whole Foods

The Fresh Market has been positioned as an «alternative» to places like Central Market, Whole Foods, Sprouts, and while the pricing is competitive, the category of it is slightly off the mark.
Don’t get me wrong. The Fresh Market is a GREAT grocery store. They carry a good selection of food, beer and wine. The store is hardly ever full of people or chaotic like Central Market or Whole Foods on a Saturday afternoon.
The employees of The Fresh Market are quite friendly most of the time and are willing to help you find whatever item you may be missing. The bakery has a good selection of pastry/​deserts and samples are available upon request.
The biggest difference you will see is that your entire paycheck doesn’t go to 1 or 2 bags. You can always walk out with a little more for your money. However, the produce section tends to have more conventionally grown fruits/​veggies, the meats in the deli aren’t always as non-​conventional and frankly they sell similar products such as sodas, chips and bread as what you’d find at Kroger.
In the end, The Fresh Market is a blend of a health food store and an conventional grocery store. It’s in a great location for the Lakewood/​Forest Hills communities and open until 9pm every night.
Enjoy!

Bob or Jason or Kenny you be taking care of you. anybody else it’s questionable. :)
Have a lot of great one day sales. Nice little store for the neighborhood. $ 2.99 Tuesday chicken breast $ 2.99 ground chuck $ 2.99…
Sometimes they have a great sale on Saturdays in the meat department

Unfortunately, Fresh Market hasn’t modified its business model to fit the surrounding neighborhood and it shows. In a neighborhood swarming with families, they stock nothing for babies or young kids. I have talked to the employees on site and they are also keenly aware of the problem, but say corporate won’t change. This place is empty, and they have only themselves to blame. I hope they change to an HEB style grocery store, because it’s a great location with a lot of potential.

Hey, I’m a huge fan of this place.
1) The meat is as fresh as can be. I’ll let you read the facts about their meats on your own time but it’s good.
2) Tuesdays $ 2.99 chicken breasts and ground beef per pound. I like it.
3) Thursday meal deals are pretty neat.
4) They play classical music while you shop… sigh. stress relief
5) Great customer service every time I’ve been there.
cons.
1) Wine IS a bit pricey comparatively.
2) Coffee options are pretty good but check for the old roast date sticker on the packages.

What a concept! Open a high-​priced grocery store right down the road from a Whole Foods that has been there for years. Wait, that’s not all! Stock it with about a third of the inventory carried by Whole Foods!
I schlepped in here a few times after my weekly trips to the nextdoor Ace Hardware. Deader’n a rat, even at prime time. I mean, NOBODY going past the cash registers.
Will be interesting to see the next use of this space.

This grocery store is for RICH people. There is very little to say beyond that. The layout is great, its super clean, and everyone is pretty nice. However, it is honestly more expensive than whole foods, which i consider the bench mark of expensive rich people food.
Shop here if you have money to waste, or you dont want to see anyone while you shop, because its so expensive no one else is in the store

I just can’t get behind it. I really want to like this place, so I go back about once every 6 – 8 weeks to try again. However, every time I end up disappointed, I tell myself to quit going, and then I later I really want to like it again because it’s so close/it’s something besides Whole Foods, and the cycle repeats itself.
Like everyone else says, the prices are just too high for what you’re getting, and the selection is strange. Like tons of candy and pastry type items, but lacking in reasonably priced staples department. I thought the deal where you can buy a roasted chicken and two sides for $ 14.99 was reasonable, so I jumped on it. The chicken was okay, but no where on the box did it say organic or free of hormones or even ‘natural.’ Fine with me, but I think this store wants you to just assume otherwise. Also the sides were not tasty at all. Too much dressing and salt on the tortellini, and the edamame salad was just to sweet and kinda gross. Bleh! Better off getting two healthier meals at Zoe’s for the same price.
Not sure if this place will last. I vote for a Central Market or (now this is really crazy) an HEB to take its place. For now, I’ll stick to my awkward combination of Albertson’s and Whole Foods, and (the best of all) Central Market on the weekends.
I kinda wanted to give it 1 star, but I felt too guilty doing that. So there you go.

I like Fresh Market, but, I don’t love it. I think they are a bit pricey, especially the wines. Why the 4 stars? Delicious meat and prepared food selection. They even occasionally have a Chicago sausage I grew up eating. Today I bought empanadas — freshly prepared and delicious. Their beef and prepared chicken is awesome. Pricey, yes. Worth the quality? Yes.
I also enjoy the awesome classic candy selection — they have Charleston Chews! Remember them? They also have milk chocolate covered peanuts — delicious.
I hope it survives as it was Saturday afternoon and more employees were there than customers.
It’s worth a trip — give it a try.

The Fresh Market seemed to be an excellent addition to the neighborhood, but unfortunately has not lived up to the hype.
Sometimes they offer decent prices (compared to Whole Foods and Central Market), but the selection is quite minimal.
Every time I’ve visited the store, there is a weird aroma. The meat and produce items are subpar at best and not worth the high prices. To be honest, you’re better off heading up the street to Whole Foods.

I come here every opportunity I can. The associates here are so friendly. The store is always clean. The manager is always available and on site :) I first discovered the Market in NOLA & fell in love right away.
Dallas, WE ARE LUCKY to have one here and right in my back yard.

Okay, I like this store because it’s always pretty empty and they have some good stuff. I agree with the other reviewers that prices for some things seem a little high, but I’ve also noticed, having gone there a few times now that the prices themselves change a lot over time. For example, the first time I went in sashimi tuna steaks were $ 4.99 each, which is a fantastic price. I should have bought them all. Sadly, I did not, and when I finally got back in there, they were $ 6.99. The mahi in banana leaf also magically went up $ 1 in price as well. So maybe if you just time it right you can get a deal. I did notice that I got overcharged for something that was on sale last time I was in, which sucks because I didn’t notice until I got home. So check your receipt before you flee. They don’t have the displays for you to watch the prices as they come up, so it’s all sort of a mystery until you get the printout.
Also, icelandic yogurt FTW! Only ingredient, milk. Impressive.

Great Fresh Market branch — it’s become a weekly stop for me. I usually pick up some fresh fruits and vegetables. The bakery selections are some of the best in town! I love the brownie pillow cookies and cheese breads. And when I’m feeling REALLY lazy, they have sliced and toasted baguette rounds for crostini. Even better, they come in at least four different flavors.
Fair warning — avoid the deli department. I asked for diced pancetta and the deli employee pointed to pre-​packaged pancetta that cost twice as much. I pointed out the cost differential and she grudgingly pulled out the pancetta from the deli case. When I asked to have it diced, she refused, saying she could only slice it. I didn’t want to argue with her, so I purchased it. I got home, cooked it in pasta, and to my dismay, I was pulling plastic out between my teeth with every bite… she’d left the plastic on the pancetta!
I’ve also gotten sushi and the rice was terribly stale.

Honestly, this was the kind of experience that made me want to go home right away and Unilocal about it. Growing up in North & South Carolina, The Fresh Market was always the benchmark of high-​end grocery stores. That has not changed one bit with their expansion into the DFW Metroplex.
One may think that with high-​end grocery stores like Central Market, Whole Foods and Market Street already in DFW, that a place like The Fresh Market would just be one more carbon copy of what has essentially become the standard among them. That is far from the case. The Fresh Market offers a nice blend between the intimate atmosphere of a place like Sprouts with the high-​end feel of Whole Foods or Central Market. You don’t feel overwhelmed by the store, its surroundings or the bustle of too many people (i.e. Central Market @ Lovers & Greenville). Classical music is playing at the perfect level so that you are not «blasted» by music but yet are prone to take a moment and listen. I think it actually promotes a level of quiet sophistication to the store, something that other high-​end groceries once had but now tend to lack.
Truly, the atmosphere of The Fresh Market is what takes me back to my growing up in the Carolinas, and it is a wonderful trip down memory lane. The smell of their wonderful coffee beans is prominent as you enter the store. You can’t go wrong with whatever flavor you choose. This most recent trip, I got a bag of their Molten Chocolate, which is simply stunning. The coffee beans is reason enough to take a trip to The Fresh Market.
Like I stated earlier, the atmosphere at The Fresh Market is what sets it apart. It’s an intimate version of Central Market, but still has enough selection to satisfy most shopping lists.
Without a doubt, The Fresh Market has become my favorite grocery store in the DFW area. I shall be returning… and probably too often than my wallet would like.

There are nice items but no one has been properly trained. We have had to hunt people down to check out. We have literally seen people walk away as we are walking up to pay. We can literally walk to this store from my boyfriends apartment and if in desperate need of wine will get it here but as noted in my pics, the exact same wine is over $ 2 cheaper at Central Market at all places! Does that tell you anything? Maybe they are trying to capitalize on being the only decent place to shop in the neighborhood? And this overpriced issue is not just in the wine department but overall.
Hope this store can get their act together but for now we will keep going to Whole Foods down the street!

The Fresh Market is a beautifully laid out store that makes grocery shopping feel like less of a chore than it really is. The produce is gorgeous, they have a great selection of cheeses and meats, and they had a good selection of beers and wines as well. Everyone I encountered here was very nice and helpful. As much as I love the store, the few items I priced were cheaper at Whole Foods, which is saying something. The store is also smaller than I expected. Overall, I think this is a great addition to the neighborhood and definitely worth a trip try it out and look at the cool things they have inside. Whether it will become your go-​to grocery store may depend on how expansive your needs are and how big your grocery budget is.

I can’t think of a better addition to the new Arboretum Village than The Fresh Market. Prior to the new development, the area was a total eyesore in desperate need of rehab or knockdown.
Long anticipated, the new market does not disappoint. The offerings are varied and include a great selection of meats, seafood and vegetables. There is also an «island» of prepared foods, cheeses and sushi toward the center of the store. It’s a little hard to focus on one thing when most everything looks good! If I had to answer the old «so what band do they sound like?» question, I’d have to go with a combo of Central Market, Eatzi’s and Cowboy chicken (try their rotisserie, it’s good).
To review a business on its first day is a bit difficult as everyone is still trying to get their sea-​legs, but I will say that everyone was on top of their game and genuinely excited to be there. Welcome to the hood.