United Provisions

I absolutely love this establishment! Hands down one of the best grocery markets in STL for purchasing anything organic.
Their produce is amazing and fresh, really helpful/​kind staff members.
Their healthier choices are of very good quality, I love how they even have international brands included in this location as well.
What I really like about this store is that it has all of your regular essential needs + more, and it’s definitely the place to be!
Especially if you love trying new things every once in a while.
You will definitely see me coming back for more!

The restaurant/​Coffee bar side is really good and a great value. Come for Sushi Happy Hour from 4:30−6. You can get 2 rolls for $ 8 – 9. My girlfriend has tried the Ramen and some of the other dishes, and she has really liked all of them. They also make great lattes and real fruit smoothies. It is also a great place to study. I do miss the breakfast they had. It was so good and cheap, but no one showed up, so they got rid of it.
I would give the grocery side 3.5 stars. It is a little overpriced and not much selection (unless you are looking for anything Asian). They do have Boars head meats, which is a plus. Additionally, there are starting to put more private brands in the store, which helps the pricing. I wish they would go after the more higher end private labels like what Aldi is trying to push now in their stores (high quality, organic, etc.).

I used to like this place, but then I started finding spoiled produce, packaged goods, and cheeses. I’ve even mentioned it a few times to people who work there, but I keep seeing the same problem.
Also, one of the young Caucasian men who works there is kind of rude. I asked him about spoiled food one day, and he loudly told the female co-​worker, with whom he was chatting, «Oh sorry, I’ll be right back, it’s probably nothing important.» Eek.
I showed him the spoiled pre-​packaged dish. He was totally dismissive of the whole situation, seemed unknowledgeable, actually made a disgusted face at the other dishes that were not spoiled, and tried to convince me that the spoiled food was not a big deal. Double eek. What if someone had eaten it and gotten sick? What makes it worse is that it was a Korean side dish. Aren’t staff members at this international store at least a little bit knowledgeable about food from around the world?
Most of their staff is fine, but some of them really need to learn more about their customer demographic and the food they’re selling. You shouldn’t have to expect less than that at an international food store. They also need to do a better job at food safety.

United Provisions is an awesome global grocery store/​market located in the heart of The Loop. Offering just about every variety of ethnic food you could possibly think of (and probably some you can’t), UP is a treasure-​trove of interesting options.
The store no doubt caters to the diverse Wash U student base that live throughout the area (and in the newly-​opened residence located right overhead). As a U. City/​Loop native coming back to visit, I find UP to be a cool place to wander through and find interesting snacks, candy, and overall intriguing items. I love finding all the green tea-​flavored options, since it’s a fave of mine.
As far as shopping for «typical» essential groceries goes, UP can be a little more difficult to swallow. They have a good selection, but the prices are a bit higher than you’d pay at the local Schnuck’s.
United Provisions is definitely worth checking out, and if you are looking for a particular ingredient to make a traditional Asian or Latin meal, I’d definitely recommend coming in to get what you need. But for your everyday, run-​of-​the-​mill grocery shopping, Schnuck’s is a better option.

If you are living on the loop, this is your only and go to grocery store within walking distance. It’s not huge, but has all the essentials and lots of international (specifically Asian, Middle-​eastern, and European goodies). Sure, are you slightly pricey and prettier packaged than the Asian stores on Olive– yes… but it’s convenient and they have a lot of frozen goodies.
Pros:
1) Deli and cheese department
2) Asian veggies in small packages b/​c you know I don’t know what to do with 5 pounds of bean sprouts at the Asian Market sometimes. And they have regular and thai basil here!!!
3) Asian bakery without going to Olive street (gotta get the hotdog buns)
4) Roasted chickens to go
5) Sushi Bar (½ price happy hour specials everyday from 4:30pm-6pm)
6) Dessert Bar
7) Espresso Bar
8) Did I mention they have wine slushie’s?
9) WIFI to do works and outlets everywhere!!!
10) Bearbucks
11) Lrg selection of Craft Beer
12) United Provision brand spices (everything like under $ 2, Stock up!)
13) Amazing Deli/​Cheese selection … Get the ruben!!!
Cons:
1) Toothpaste is kind of $$$
2) Milk is slightly pricer
3) Service on checkout is kind of slow
4) No Cashback
5) Most of the staff are really really nice, but there are a few bad apples that make me feel like they don’t want us there when we are in the restaurant portion. I also hear them fighting a lot. But all the managers are amazing though (really good people). FYI. And in the back of the coffee bar, there are individuals that sometimes sleep there when it’s cold outside/​ask for money. They use to have security sometimes.
But yes, I love this place. You can’t get all the international stuff like you can at the local chain grocery store. It’s honestly worth coming here and just checking it out.

Neat little place off the hustle and bustle of The loop. Very clean grocery and a lot of nice food choices. We stopped in for sushi. It took awhile to be made, but was worth the wait. Very fresh and yummy. I will note– go for their sushi happy hour. It is all half price or less. We had a lunch special and three rolls form$ 46 but if it had been happy hour it would have been $ 25. Next time I will go after 4pm for the happy hour sushi.

Nice place! Different, great sushi, especially happy hour, all sushi are half off. Just a little bit long for the wait for the sushi to come, I waited ffor 45 min for all 7 rolls to come, and it wasnt too busy at all

Be warned! You may end up spending hours browsing the shelves of this international store.
I come here every time I’m in the Loop area, even when I don’t need anything, just because it’s so fun to look around the store’s surprisingly big and diverse selection. They have everything from Asian food to European food and also the normal US food brands that I’m used to seeing in the chain supermarkets here. Their meats are significantly cheaper than the meats in the grocery stores around here and are good quality too.
The best part of this place: It is SUPER clean and well organized. It is also well staffed.
There is a sushi bar (restaurant), but I have not tried it yet as I only use this place for the store aspect of it.
I would highly recommend stopping by this place if you are in the area. It may become your «go-​to» grocery shopping destination.

This place is amazing!
I usually do all my Asian grocery shopping at Olive before I discovered this place, but now I’ve found my new go-​to.
First, the prices here are unbeatable. It’s comparable to Olive or even a little cheaper, and definitely cheaper than big chains like Schnucks, especially when it comes to meats (ex $ 8/​lb for ribeye steaks compared to $ 15/​lb at Schnucks) and ethnic foods.
Even though the store is not that big, the selection is pretty extensive. There’s just a smaller quantity of everything (but without the usually-​associated price increase).
Employees here are also very friendly and helpful.
And best of all, this place is CLEAN! Seriously, find me another international grocery store that’s this clean. They just don’t exist.
I seriously can’t describe how awesome this place is, you’ll just have to check it out for yourself!

My husband and I were killing some time exploring the Loop before meeting a friend for lunch at Mission Taco and we wandered in here for fun. It’s certainly pretty cool. It feels like a smaller, more casual Whole Foods in that it has plenty of groceries, but plenty of fresh food as well. You take food to-​go, or enjoy the air conditioning and one of their tables.
While the selection of groceries seemed to be superb, that’s not what caught my eye the other day. What caught my eye were the desserts! Everything looked beautiful, but you still never know… thank goodness there were samples so I can put them to the test! They were featuring their brownie some kind of caramel sauce and pecans on top. This beautiful thing managed to be dense and moist, but fluffy at the same time — I don’t know how they did it! And the caramel topping is what really makes it as far as flavor goes. It gave the extra punch of sweetness and added to the texture perfectly!
After trying that brownie, I was sold! I told my husband that I HAD to come back her for dessert after lunch. So we did! After reviewing the options, we decided to go with the Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bombe and a cookie. The cheesecake was actually a little disappointing. It wasn’t quite as rich as I was hoping, it was definitely on the bland side. However, the cookie was totally rad!!! I can remember the name, but I can tell you that it was rather large (about 6″ wide), thin and filled with chocolate chips and cornflakes. The texture of this cookie fantastic because it had this delightful short chew to it because of bits that had caramelized!
On our way out, they had new samples! Key lime pie. I don’t even like key lime, but it was incredible! If you have a sweet tooth, you need to check this place out!

This review is for the sushi bar —
I’m mainly reviewing so that this place gets the credit it deserves —
The happy hour special is great; $ 20 for 4 – 5 decent rolls. 4−6pm
Pros
The rolls are not packed with rice like some other happy hour places **cough** Café Mochi **cough** (which I assume is to fill you up so you think you’re getting your money’s worth)
Service is as good as it gets for being in a small back corner of a supermarket — always friendly staff
Fish is decent quality. Not the best, but decent for St. Louis (I hope it stays that way. The last time I went, the quality was going downhill).
Cons
It’s a super market, people.

I want to say this place is like a whole foods but with a more ethnic selection.
they have a eating area on the side. we ordered a few things.
–ramen: it was a solid ramen, especially being in stl. the broth was flavorful, pork was tender. they even added some seaweed which was a pleasant addition for me. the noodles were the perfect consistency.
–seaweed salad: always good no matter where you go.
–edamame: also good always.
–eel nigiri: eel was flavorful and had a nice crispy skin and tender within.
–we ordered a spicy tuna roll but they gave us a regular tuna roll. it was disappointing.
–they also accidentally charged us for a white tuna roll which we didn’t order. they weren’t busy at all and we literally checked off what we wanted so these errors that were made really had no explanation.
the store itself had a nice, clean, fresh look. they had a wide variety of international food. I was pretty impressed with their short ribs and ox tails. they were really big and meaty with minimal fat which is hard to find even at whole foods. overall it was a pleasant surprise. will be back again.

The best thing about this market is that location. It’s dead center in the Delmar Loop; miles from any other grocery store which makes it great for Wash U and residents of the area.
They also offer a nice little variety of international food items, reminds me of an upscale Jay’s Market.
The sushi bar is in all honesty a joke. The coffee bar is mediocre and the desserts appear to be shipped in frozen… but they look pretty.
Prices are comparable to most other specialty markets. I can take it or leave depending on my need for convenience.

Fantastic selection of Dutch items… there are more of some things (like drop/​licorice, stroopwafels, ontbijt koek) than Global Foods in Kirkwood and less of some things (like tea selection). But overall a nicer shopping experience inside (cleaner, newer, and with a coffee shop!!). But the outside situation (parking, lugging groceries to/​from) is a little more difficult.
I’ll let others review the other nations represented but we are glad to have another store that sells Dutch food imports!

Very great place, in the right neighborhood! Sure, there are several international foods stores around St. Louis, but I’m usually in the Loop more than all of them. I was able to find stuff I wouldn’t get at other places, including stuff with habanero! I’m really getting into sodas and drinks from around the world, and I can’t wait to try them all! And yes, there is a lot of American foods that can be bought here.
Unfortunately I haven’t yet eaten at the restaurant/​sushi part of it, but I will very soon. As for now, keep up the great work!

I have only been here once but I had a great experience. I came on a Friday for the sushi happy hour. I really like the layout of the store. There is a great selection of prepared foods as well as grocery items. There are a lot of Asian grocery items that one wouldn’t find outside an Asian supermarket. I guess that is to cater to some of the Wustl students.
The employees were all friendly. We ordered the sushi at the cashier and it was brought to our table along with our drinks. The sushi haply Hour has half price sushi and 2 for 1 deals. Beers and wine is also discounted as well.
I think this is a great addition to the loop. I plan on returning.

We checked out the sushi happy hour which they run every weekday from 4−6pm. Sushi is half off which is awesome!
We ordered the sushi at the counter and they brought everything to our table. Service was great with 7 adults around a large table and a baby in the stroller. We got to sample lots of nigiri as well as the ninja roll.
I also got to wander around this supermarket which has a lot of neat groceries from around the world. They carry a lot of foods I usually specifically seek out at the Asian grocery store– instant noodles, rice paper, rice noodles and Japanese green tea treats.

Happy Hour! The sushi bar has a happy hour M-​F 4−6pm. The sushi is amazing. The bf ordered the Chasu bowl and we split the Ninja, Angela and Dynamite rolls.
Daniel and Yui were amazing and both checked up on us and took really good care of us. Great wine, great sushi, soooo good.

United Provisions is another great addition to The Loop. This store is an excellent blend of a Whole Foods type grocery store, with a mix of an ethnic market and a breathtaking selection of craft beers.
It’s not close enough for me to do regular shopping, but I can’t resist popping in after a lunch or dinner at Mission Taco Joint.
I’ll be honest, the single bottle sales of craft beers and the ability to create a six pack has helped me create some cool gifts for various family members. This service alone makes me a fan.
If you’re in The Loop, shop United Provisions, you’ll surprise yourself with what you can find.

Finally! There’s a clean, open, reasonably priced and *close* international grocery store. The selection is not as extensive as Global Foods, but they certainly try to stock the popular items.
We ate here during their first official dinner service, and there were expected delays with a new kitchen staff, serving staff, and computer system.
Tried the:
Crab guac $ 14– reasonable portion for sharing amongst 2 – 3 people with a good helping of crab meat and fresh chips
Hama’s Tuna $ 10– fresh-​tasting fish, just enough spice
Watermelon, roasted tomato salad $ 12−14− I can’t find this on the online menu, but this was by far the best dish we had; excellent dressing with fresh basil
Beef Kebab $ 23– 6 pieces of beef on a skewer with sauteed mushrooms (shitake, inoki, etc.) with green beans/​haricot verts served with a pomegranate molasses sauce– very tender meat; the color scheme for the dish was a little unappealing, but overall, the dish tasted good
Take home: Great addition to the Loop and a much needed international option for the area. The food is over-​priced, but the quality is excellent-​this is a much improved version of the CWE’s Central Table. The service on the first night was decent, but needs more training (surprise). I don’t know if I could afford to dine here all the time, but I can certainly pick up groceries.