City Market

people are nice here. clean. what else should I expect for convenience store?

On a mission to find Asian rice crackers that didn’t cost $ 6 (really, Au Bön Pain?!) And I didn’t find them at City Market, either. They don’t carry them.
But I did find a large selection of chips — none of them priced. You have to hand your selection to the cashier to find out how much it is? (really, City Market?!) I angrily scolded the cashier about the lack of prices. (Sorry, but I really wanted those Asian crackers.) What’s ironic is that one of the other reviewers specifically mentions «Japanese rice cracker snack mix» which sounds like what I was looking for. But it was not meant to be.
I walked out with a cereal-​bowl of fresh fruit that was $ 4. Lower in sodium and higher in fiber, they were a fairly good substitute.
Pros: Clean, bright, and uncrowded. A much better experience than 7-​Eleven or CVS.
Cons: Some of the shelf items are not priced. (Didn’t find my Asian snacks.)

I hated this place!!! Service was incredibly slow. We ordered a single berry smoothie which took over 10 minutes to prepare, even though we were the only people there! When it FINALLY arrived, it tasted disgusting. The worst smoothie I’ve ever had, tasted like crushed ice with sugar. Hardly any berry flavor and the color was brown even though it was supposed to only have berries in it which last time I checked were red, pink, or purple. So awful AND expensive!

City Market is pretty great. My coworker and I go here at least once a week, usually for a mid-​afternoon snack or sweet — apple chips, organic chocolate, tea, vitamin water — you name it, we’ve purchased it. Japanese rice cracker snack mix! Disturbing mochi bun things that white people probably shouldn’t eat… yeah, stay away from those.
Anyway, very convenient, huge variety of stuff stacked into a small space. For snacks, a way better variety than CVS.

Tired of vending machines but still craving a snack?
Well, City Market is your one-​stop snack shop in the Farragut North. It resembles more of an Asian 7-​Eleven (where the focus is on food) than it does a convenience store (think CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid). Better yet, its open after all the other day-​time deli’s close (usually after 4pm).
Thinking about breakfast food? There’s coffee, bagels, donuts, muffins, Pop Tarts, instant oatmeal and energy drinks as you walk into the store.
Out for lunch? There’s pre-​packaged sandwiches, salads, and sushi boxes (like the ones from a grocery store). Check the freezers for microwavable frozen food (e.g. Hotpockets) or look on the shelves for instant noodles. Of course, there’s also hot dogs and bratwurst in case you didn’t feel getting one from the street vendor outside.
Feeling thirsty? How about a specialty iced coffee frappes or smoothies (prices range from $ 3.75 to $ 4.45). Or check the 4 fridges for bottles/​cans of soft drinks, tea, juice, milk, and coffee. As long as its alcohol-​free, you’ll find it at the City Market.
Sweet tooth? Pick from a selection of cookies, brownies, chocolate bars, candies, ice-​cream cups, ice-​cream bars, soft-​serve frozen yogurt (its not that great) and — I guess — fruit cups.
Still hungry? Alright, there’s chips, roasted nuts, pretzels, animal crackers, beef jerky, granola bars, Power bars, and even snacks from Asia (rice crackers).
3 Stars — Its hard to find a healthy snack at City Market because everything is pre-​packaged. The prices are comparable to what you would expect from an ordinary convenience store but the selections are vastly superior. If you’ve got a craving, City Market will have something here for you.