Kowalski’s Market

Best food, best service, best experience, best products. Love the selection. Wine shop, Starbucks all you need.

I left this place red faced and furious. It was a great lesson for my children to see what poor lazy service looks like. To the credit of the polite manager I spoke with, she was wonderful and apologized and offered to give me a gift card to which I declined. The following things took place that made me decide in the future to spend my money elsewhere. I am their target demographic customer. Family of 5 that lives 800 yards away that doesn’t clip coupons.
1– Not one of the more than 15 employees walking around offered to help me find ANYTHING as I stood there looking lost.
2– Not one of the employees said thank you when we would move for them, nor did they offer to move and make room for us as they restocked shelves and visited among themselves. One young man even sat on his butt as he restocked the dairy section. My 10 year old son even commented on how bad it was.
3– Upon walking to the check out aisle I asked my sons to set the hand baskets down next in line in the area where the basket goes as we went around to the customer side. She not only had the nerve to ask me to lift them up and do her job, she then added to it by asking my son to stand there and hold the next basket and wait till she was done scanning the items until she would take it.
I was so amazed I couldn’t even respond as the bagger made small talk. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
Maybe next time I should put on my fancy outfit and dress nicer to go grocery shopping and I might not be treated like a second class citizen.
Note to Ownership… people shop in your store for service, then selection… Price is not their concern (Something you’re fully aware of). If you can’t differentiate yourself by service you’ve got no other competitive advantage and you’ll drive your business into the ground.

Be sure to check out the incredible meat department at Kowalski’s in Excelsior. They have prime cuts that are above everyone else’s and the Akaushi beef will absolutely make you giggle and laugh when you bite it. Nothing but the freshest seafood in the freshest cuts available anywhere in the Twin Cities at this meat department I’m sure they’re better than everyone else!

What a gorgeous store– the produce section is simply beautiful especially from a perch from the upstairs dine-​in seating area. It’s so nice to have such a fresh bakery so close as well. The Starbucks has an equally impressive bakery selection compared to other Starbucks. Only reason for four stars is consistency. Our first trip on a Tuesday morning (8am), the doughnuts we purchased were so fresh, I would dream about them for days to come. On my second trip, on a Saturday morning (8am) when I assumed they might be even fresher (or just the same), they were stale. I assumed everything was baked fresh daily– maybe so and we got a bad batch but it was a little disappointing. That said, so happy to welcome Kowalski’s to Excelsior. I just hope my next doughnut is fresh!

Great new location in Excelsior! Kowalski’s is known for the quality and you won’t be disappointed here.
The store is bright, cheery, and laid out well. They have a great produce and meat selection! I love all the added fun merchandise with in the store!
There is a Starbucks and a Wine shop attached! I mean really what else do you need!
Only downside is the busy parking lot…