Giant Eagle Market District

I don’t expect much when I go to s grocery store, but I do expect a grocery store to have fresh bread. They didn’t. The grilled cheese made for m my son was burnt black, so I took it back. They gave me another burnt sandwich. They are not buttered either.

I absolutely love this newly renovated Market District near my office! I try to stop here and get as much shopping done as I can since the Giant Eagle in the South Side leaves a lot to be desired. This location is bright, clean, and the employees are SO helpful. It seems like someone is never more than an aisle away if you have questions or need help finding something. Just this morning I stopped in for a few lunch items, and was not only asked if I was finding everything okay, but I was greeted with a pleasant «good morning!» from THREE employees as I made my way around the store. Their positive attitude and willingness to help customers is just wonderful.
The store itself carries an insanely vast variety of products, ranging from generics and family favorites to health-​conscious, organic, «trendy» items. Along with the newly renovated store, there is now a Starbucks located inside the main lobby (off of the produce department), and a little café that serves prepared foods. There is definitely no shortage of variety here, and they are open 24 hours! Perfect for an early morning trip on my way to work.

I’ve eaten here several times and they are not very flexible. They ran out of their special in 20 mins and didn’t offer any substitute. How hard is jt to make a salad? How do you run out of that? You are a grocery store

Been to the Market District café a couple times for breakfast and it’s been great – huge delicious portions. I’ve had a custom omelet and the breakfast burrito. Both were amazing.
Tonight I stopped for dinner. I had second thoughts because there’s a lot of good choices in the Waterworks, but went to Market District. I got the salmon. It was incredible – served over rice with sautéed fresh vegetables. Better than anything I could have gotten at a traditional restaurant.

Oh, Market District. I suppose you are designed to help me get completely lost and wind up buying way more than I *actually* need, but I can’t even fault you for that. You are lovely and sell my favorite local meats, and you’re just a short drive from the city.
This Market District has a nice, spacious parking lot (unlike its even-​closer-​to-​the-​city counterpart in Shadyside). It’s on a bus line as well.
The produce department is well-​stocked with lots of fresh goodies (and some pretty awesome sales from time to time — BOGO cauliflower? heck yes!). They have a charcuterie section that carries meat from Parma Sausage in the Strip District, as well as some other specialty meats from the Piggery in New York.
Be sure to check out their huge flavored popcorn section. You don’t have to wait for that boy scout popcorn sale at Christmas; you can get a ton of awesome flavors here (pizza! pizza flavored popcorn!) in ginormous tubs all year.
I swear they make the best chocolate chip cookies of any of the Giant Eagles I shop at. So soft and chocolatey.
I like the variety of local and/​or antibiotic-​free meats that they carry here, and I’m a big fan of the way they are being more eco-​conscious with their enclosed cold dairy section.
Basically, this Giant Eagle is the answer to the question of, ‘Where can I go close to the city and get fresher, healthier food while still earning FuelPerks?‘
Even though I do have this real problem of wandering the aisles and coming home with way more than what’s on my list… Have to work on that!

It’s what happens when Giant Eagle steals its style from Whole Foods and Wegman’s, but doesn’t do it nearly as well. Also, what happened to all the sandwiches? You can’t buy any prepared food after 9pm except some chicken in a plastic container anymore. The best GE is the Rt 8 one, which still has the «hot asian bar»

All roads into pittsburgh, old and new 28 were blocked on thursday night. Traffic followed by the worst rainstorm. I thought well they have food at Giant Eagle market district. I’ll eat something and wait out the traffic. The serve the best Veggie burger I ever had. check it out!

Ok, so now this place is a fancy schmancy Market District (or as I think of it, a sad imitation of a Wegman’s). I still stand by everything I said in my original review, but I will begrudgingly give them one more star for one simple reason: beer cave and bar! They now sell six packs… and shockingly, their prices for beer are reasonable and the selection is decent. They price gouge on everything else, so why aren’t they being asshats about beer? I don’t understand it, but I won’t question it. They also have a little bar area where you can order beer and wine. It’s totally bizarre to me that people can now get a buzz on at the grocery store, but again, I won’t question it.
Just because I gave you one more star does NOT mean that we’re friends, Giant Eagle. I still hate you. But now I have beer to help me forget just how much I hate you. :)
PS — They also have a café now that serves food, but I’ve found the quality to be underwhelming.

I’m so happy that this is the newest Giant Eagle to be updated and get the Market District treatment! The grand opening was January 22, 2015. Now that the word is out about the place being finished it is always packed and finding a parking space can be a chore.
I just don’t understand why it took Giant Eagle so long to turn this location into a Market District. They are headquartered in the Fox Chapel/​O’hara Township area after all.
It’s set up pretty much just like the somewhat larger Robinson location. For people who don’t know, The Market District is a more upscale part of Giant Eagle, a supermarket chain based in Pittsburgh.
The best way to describe this place is Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Wine & Spirits, Walgreen’s and The Strip District all in one place!
Take the cheese section for example. Every type of cheese you could think of and even some you have never heard of. Not sure what a particular cheese tastes like? No problem, they will give you a free sample.
The amount and quality of the meat department is just mind blowing. Everything from beef to lamb, pork, chicken and so much more! Need some spices for the meat you just purchased? No problem. There is a spice and olive oil section. Vegan or prefer to dine Gluten Free? The Market District has that covered as well.
The seafood section is just as massive covering just about the entire ocean.
There is also a ethnic area that covers just about the entire globe including Italy, Germany, Spain and Africa. If you don’t want to cook and bring home a quick dinner then check out the Café. The café has every type of food you can imagine. A pizzeria, a hibachi station, Indian, Sushi, a quesadilla station, a coffee shop, gelatos, a salad bar just to name a few.
The bakery will even give Oakmont Bakery and Bethel Bakery a run for their money. Lots of different cakes, cookies, pies, doughnuts and so much more.
There is even a cosmetic section that carries all the hard to find skin care products like Bare Minerals and Aveeno.
I like this Market District location better than the East Liberty/​Shadyside location because it is closer to my house and the aisles here are bigger and finding a parking space is nowhere near as hard.
I will be here often!

I personally believe that this is one of the nicer GE in the area. For some reason the inner-​city ones seem dark and dingy. Also, I was at the Waterworks last month and they are renovating this to make it a Market District. If you don’t know, now you know ;)

This is a decent grocery store. Depth and variety are good, produce generally looks very fresh, and the folks who work there are fairly friendly. The fresh meats selection is not the best, though. Checkout lines can get a little long at peak times, and it seems like try don’t have enough checkout lined open.

The Fox Chapel location is finally expanding and turning into a Market District! This is much needed for the area. Some highlights for me include an expanded range of organic and natural products, including food, beauty, bath and even pet supplies. They now offer more obscure allergen-​free and gluten-​free products that I can usually only find at Whole Foods. The butcher remains the best in the area, losing only to Whole Foods across the river once again. However, it is much cheaper and still has a great variety and always wonderful quality.
The sushi and salad bar are surprisingly good for a grocery store and I frequent it for lunch quite often. It is actually much better and cheaper than Panera as far as salads go!
The staff is excellent and the location provides a day care for your kids while you shop. There is ample parking, too!

An A-​OK grocery store in the Pittsburgh area. Its a decent sized store — appropriate for the suburbs and selection is good too. I was able to find charcoal chips in the middle of winter!
Staff is friendly too, which enhances the shopping experience.

We like this supermarket — close, convenient, and actually well-​stocked! Seafood and meats are fresh, and for a supermarket, it actually has a fair amount of specialty items. Fruits and vegetables are of excellent quality, and they have a large organic section, which is nice. Probably the biggest «perk,» however, is the fuel discount you get at GetGo. That, and the quality food keeps us coming back for more!