Sundance Natural Foods

Stopped here at Eugene, Oregon for a quick snack off of I5 on our drive from Seattle to San Diego. The salad options were not that tempting for a hippy health food store but the soup was good. Also bought some seed balls and macaroons which were good.

I do like Sundance quite a bit. Their salad bar wins me over. Great options (raisins! Corn, goat cheese) that you don’t get from every other salad bar in town. Plus all the ingredients are organic. Lots of toppings from white pepper, flax seeds, nutritional yeast, kale etc.
Great hot bar too. I usually have to get some mac n cheese. I appreciate how you can mix with the other food and lists are provided. I was going on a soup spree for a while when they had a split pea soup! So good.
Good produced with competitive prices. Nice selection of herbs, teas and granola.
Big selection of vitamins and I usually grab a kombucha too.
Staff is really sweet– never had a problem.
The only thing that I don’t get was mentioned in other reviews as well– what’s with the customer’s seemingly rude behavior??? I too have asked, «excuse me» to people blocking the entire isle and with no response or movement. I’m not talking just one occasion and I’m not meek. What am I missing? Then I have to awkwardly maneuver myself around the person. The store is not big but easy for at least two people to share. I’ve ranted about this to friends and I’ve had a few share similar experiences. So odd. Please be polite to each other.

best natural foods store in the country… world… entire galaxy!!!
do you want to buy truth? because sundance is selling love! unconditionally!!!
bless yourself! bless your mind/​body/​spirit complex with this nourishing organic local vegan/​vegetarian food!!!
bless yourself with the best all organic produce department on the west coast!
bless yourself with epic salad and hot bar options… soups! sandwiches! 90% vegan & did i mention… all organic!!! come on nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
jahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh loves sundance.
jah loves you. sundance and you are one.
spend all your money (or etb food card or both) on sundance! there will be no regrets!!!
check out the vitamins department! right now they are giving away free vitamin d3 supplements with the purchase of natural factors vitamins.
****do you’re life and the future lives of all beings a favor… smoke some herb (i recommend amazon organics) and go eat all the vegan organic cookies and brownies in the sundance pastry case, found next to register two****
bulk kombucha! (remember your growlita!!!) &&& tons of bulk herbs… bring your bulk bags and jars back (dont forget the tare weight!!)
~friendliest and most genuine staff known to man kind~
~the staff get free massages every month people!!!
bottom line: support this business.
love yourself. peace.

This place is great. I can get super fresh fruits and veggies here. They also have great deals all the time. The selection of organic items is of the charts.

I went here almost daily for the better part of two years. Excellent and fresh produce. Maybe the best I have ever seen. Spice collection is impressive. Some of the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. Only knocks are that the prices are high and sometimes I feel shamed for not bringing a grocery bag. Overall, great though.

Yum yum yum! We stopped by this gem on the way from Arizona to Washington in the search of a healthy lunch (the highway choices unfortunately are limited to Carls Jr and the likes)
This store is perfect for a health-​conscious organic-​loving health nut!
It’s smaller than whole foods but has a better choice of unique, local– and healthy– foods. The hot bar and salad bar has great vegan options. And the desserts are perfect!

I could eat here every day. If I was on a better budget, I would shop here weekly. This is a must go to store. 4 stars, cause the cashier never smiled, never spoke at all, no eye contact, it was hard not to react to that. 2^nd time in had much better cashier. Hard to top this store!

I shop at Sundance every week. It’s a little small; the narrow aisles took some getting used to but now I barely notice.
Their produce is excellent; they have an amazing selection of seasonal fruits and veggies, and most of it is local. They have a shelf where they put produce that is just a little past its prime, which they sell for half price — a great deal. Their bulk section is great, and their salad bar is always fresh.
What more is there to say? It’s an awesome grocery store. They have everything you could need.

If I could leave 10 stars I would … I was told to visit this place when I came down. So glad I listened ! It may seem small but it’s packed full of greatness ! The staff were friendly and sociable. The food is great. Freshest strawberries I have ever had ! … Vegan food is so hard to find but not here. My kids were welcomed in this place and we were not followed around (which most health stores do) … This is a fabulous place and I can’t wait to move to Eugene to go here for all my goodies …

Really nice store. Excellent bulk selection, salad bar and hot food bar. Very tasty and reasonable.

this is a really lovely natural foods store! love the bulk tinctures, bulk herbs, and just the selection in general. also just a really pleasant shopping experience.

One of the best health food stores Ive ever been in! I am in love! So many kombuchas! The salad bar has saurkraut and so many spices n condiments to choose from. Holy yum!

Sundance Grocers is one of those local Eugene business’s thats seen Eugene through its ups and downs. It’s that long term boyfriend that’s just there for you, no matter what. All analogies aside, Sundance is simply wonderful. Their layout is simple and easy to navigate, dry goods to one side, with herbs and tinctures taking up a small portion of the middle of the store, to fresh fruits, veggies and deli foods on the far end.
Their employees are some of the nicest, most helpful employees I’ve ever encountered. They really go above and beyond to assist you. I recently went in to buy some dried rose hips for my newest addition to my family, a chinchilla. I’ve been struggling with what to feed her because everything is dangerous for them. The lady who assisted me not only helped me locate the rose hips, but also suggested I contact a local vet to ask them some more questions that I was having issues getting answered. She even tracked down another employee to ask them about fruit bearing sticks, and advised me to find a nearby farm that might give me some sticks. The other employee told me that they were going through winter pruning and would be a great time to ask them for some sticks for my new furry friend.
They gave me more information than I even needed! And all because they are just wonderful. Love giving them my business over all the others… except maybe Market of Choice… because they’re so close to my house. and I’m a little lazy. Ha ha. Anyways, come sniff around Sundance, ask questions, try some of their deli food, they won’t disappoint.

This is absolutely 100% my favorite funky-​hippie little natural food store in Eugene (Friendly St being a very close second)!!
I just LOVE the smell of the store. The bulk section is very well rounded for how little floor space they have to work with and I appreciate being able to get organic spices and teas. Their produce section is always very well maintained and the selection is usually wonderful.
The prepared food they have, salad bar/​hot food counter, if always just what I am hoping for when I long for the healthy hippie flavors of home.
Their prices are actually surprisingly good for this type of store, albeit more than I would like to pay. I am happy to support them non-​the-​less. Glad to have this resource in our community.

Living in Eugene there are many options for which natural grocery store to choose and I choose to support in the following order: Sundance, Grower’s and Kiva.
Sundance is several notches above most natural food stores and grocery stores for the following reasons:
*Better, fresher, and more diverse range of all organic produce including wild crafted
* the store is nearly all vegetarian except for for a few cans of wild tuna
*Not corporate and friendly vibe
*Better bulk selection with labeling the specific source of all bulk items (super rare to see)
* Friendly staff and love shopping here
* Amazing hot bar/​cold bar that is nearly all vegan/​all vegetarian (one of the best on West Coast)
*Open earlier and latter
I believe in a green economy and voting with one’s dollar. So, Sundance and Grower’s will get the majority of my votes but still feel occasionally supporting Natural Grocer’s is a good balance.
Kudos for Natural Grocers in for not using plastic or paper bags in Eugene or any of their other branches in the US that has saved 100 million plastic bags from landfills since 2009 (enough to go from NY to Los Angeles a whopping 6 times.) I think other Natural Food Stores and Grocery Stores including Sundance should do the same. It doesn’t cost that much to buy a canvas bag and other stores in the country charge money for plastic or paper a dime, but should be $ 1 or more. Natural Grocers does sell canvas bags for $ 1 which is great to turn on people!
I also feel that Natural Grocers is super paleo. Having been an ethical vegan for 15 years I can’t help, but to to look at Natural Grocers extensive books for sale seeing only one vegan title and a few raw foods titles among the 90 percent paleo books.
Natural Grocer’s does use 100 percent organic produce and has great conscious products like Sundance, but they have all their bulk items in plastic instead of using bulk bins like other places for those following a package-​free or package-​light diet.

I’ve been shopping at Sundance since I moved to Eugene in the 80s. This little store has managed to have the most consistently awesome organic produce in town for decades running. I can’t always afford to buy all of my groceries here, but when I have the time, I still stop in for produce.
Some other great items of note: their vitamin and supplement section is as competitively priced as any you will find in town.
The baked goods are amazing, especially the gluten free pecan chocolate chip – and we are not a gluten free family. We get ‘em because they taste that good!

Stopped in this cute little market while in Eugene for the day and found some of my favorites on the shelves –my favorite organic applesauce mixed with apricots… my favorite Santa Cruz raspberry limeade… Mary’s Gone Crackers Black pepper flavor…
I know. A picky list.
But their fresh produce was beautiful — if I had room in my fridge, I’d have stocked up. Really wonderful looking tomatoes.
They also had just about the best stocked freezer case around. Many many ice creams :D
At least I know where to go when in Eugene!

The layout of Sundance is so nice (as is the neighborhood it occupies) that I can’t help but shop here on occasion, even though it’s out of my way. I’m always able to snag some enticingly priced mushrooms, (hello, you gorgeous Oregon white & black truffles) beautiful local produce, and hearty deals off the half-​price produce shelf.
I especially like Sundance’s suggestions board (which is honored quite frequently! I once requested Rouge et Noir’s triple crème brie, and found it on shelves two weeks later), the hot & cold food bar (surprisingly, creatively delicious), and the bulk tea & spice section, which features well-​kept, high quality, harder-​to-​find items like Ceylon cinnamon sticks & green jasmine pearls. The bulk section in general is well-​maintained, abundant in variety and full of quality products. I always feel nurtured & mentally nourished browsing through the aisles, which is not something that can be said of my late-​night runs to (the otherwise beloved) Winco, or my too-​frequent Safeway supermarket snack sweeps. (Shhhh, stop judging me.)
Bottom Line: Holistically wholesome :)

I lived in Eugene for five years and I liked Sundance, just fine.
It was down the road from my office for three of those years, and I would duck in for the salad bar… oh, and I confess, the macaroni and cheese on the hot bar. Do they still have that? It was supposed to be healthy but it tasted like sin in a carton.
Now my father in law lives in Eugene, and this is the only place he will shop. He only eats organic food… he went through a raw diet stage. he buys a lot of supplements and tinctures… kind of obsessive… he’s a big fan, although I doubt he eats the macaroni and cheese.
We were in here the last time we visited to get some good bread and some apples. It is cramped, smells like patchouli, and is just the same as it ever was.
The parking stinks.
I still like it.

Sharing the street with Sundance was a dream come true. I wish I still lived so close! Everything they sell is good quality and things are fairly priced compared to many markets of its kind, plus they have «normal» things along with the more alternative stuff you expect to find at places like this. On a student budget, I chose not to indulge in their salad bar and pre-​made food counter, but it always looked tempting.
The beer selection is great, as is the fresh bread shelf. Great cashiers, great customers. I overheard five-​year-​old ask his dad if he could buy tofu and wild mushrooms with spinach for dinner.
Biking away from Sundance having just purchased a loaf of Hideaway bread, Nancy’s yogurt, and Oakshire Espresso Stout beer is a great, great feeling and a piece of Eugene that everyone should experience!