Straub’s

This place is awesome. Get the chicken salad mini sandwich (if you can find amidst the overwhelming options of greatness) and tell me I am wrong.
The staff is friendly and helpful every time I walk in here… especially the wine guy. It’s hard to find people nowadays that really care that much about what product you take home. I relish and appreciate that.
Also, I heard the clerk say hi to 6 people by their first name when they walked in. Come on now! When’s the last time that happened to you? They obviously care.
To round it off… great place, great people, great product all around. If you don’t expect everyone to treat you like royalty, and bow to you at the door for walking into their establishment, then you will be happier in general. Thanks Straubs!

I am a fan of Straub’s. I don’t really shop there weekly but I certainly stop in particularly for the pre-​made meals. I find so many groceries have this pre-​made food now and it all looks really nice but when you take it home and eat it it’s not very good and disappointing. For me Straub’s does not disappoint in this area. My favorite Straub’s item of all time is the Pasta De Noche. It has sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, etc. I have been eating it forever. I think their deli is the best grocery deli in St. Louis. It’s the best meat counter anywhere too!

Since moving to STL Straub’s in T&C has been a regular stop and our Thanksgiving turkey source.
While in WG a few weeks back we had a desire for cheesesteaks. All Straub locations offer a hogie roll, that when oven-​warned is almost like a Amoroso roll. So we popped in to get some rolls. Normally, Dierberg’s butchers thinly slice top round for use in the cheesesteak.
But we thought no need for a second stop, we have enjoyed other meats from Straubs let’s get it here. We asked the Straub’s butcher if it was possible to get one pound of top round thinly sliced. He said of course. We left to counter to get rolls, provolone cheese and onions. We returned to the counter and the meat was wrapped and ready for us.
We returned home, unwrap the meat and find a single 1.46 pound slab of meat. So much for saying you could slice it thinly.
I emailed Straub’s and never received a rely. Mistakes are human nature, but saying you can do something you did not and not replying to my emails make me think Straub’s does not value my business.

Once upon a time, a kind and gentle woman checked in at the Webster Groves Straub’s without actually making a purchase. Though she did not know it at the time, she was Unilocal-​friends with Lieutenant Unilocal of the Unilocal Police. Lieutenant Unilocal essentially berated the kind and gentle woman for checking in without buying anything and ultimately accused the woman of making fake check-​ins.
Would you like to know why the kind and gentle woman did not make a purchase at Straub’s that day?
Straub’s is expensive.
That’s really all there is to it, but it’s a nice store. At the very least, it’s a fun place to visit.
Straub’s has some of what you would find at a typical grocery store. Think Coke, Campbell’s soup, and Lean Cuisine dinners. But don’t buy any of that here. It’s way overpriced.
If you are going to spend a lot of money on food at Straub’s, spend it on the stuff you can’t buy at Schnucks or Dierbergs. Check their freezer section for a variety of gourmet ice cream flavors, or pick up a jar of fancy spaghetti sauce. Try their prepared foods – I hear their chicken salad is great. Or, pick up a treat in the bakery. There’s no shame in eating an entire cake in one sitting. Though, it probably is not healthy.
Very rarely, you will find some great deals here. Last year they had some English cucumbers on sale for some ridiculously low price. I want to say they were $ 0.50 or $ 1.00 each. Either way, it was quite the pricing anomaly for Straub’s.
Also, if you sign up for their newsletter, you’ll get a $ 5 coupon to use in the store. (See website for details.) They haven’t done it in a long time, but for a while, they occasionally sent out additional $ 5 coupons via their newsletters.
So, that’s why the kind and gentle woman didn’t buy anything that day: Straub’s is expensive. She didn’t have a coupon, and nothing she wanted was reasonably priced. When she’s in Webster Groves, she just has a habit of stopping by to check for deals. Jeez. She didn’t know it was a crime to leave without a $ 7 jar of specialty salsa.
So, she left that day with her wallet completely intact.
And she and her wallet lived happily ever after. .. until their next Straub’s visit.
P. S. I have not met the kind and gentle woman, but she seems like a great person. Specifically, she seems like a person who is kind and gentle. I think we could be friends.

I don’t see the appeal… The people that work here all came off as pretentious snots.
No one said hello, no one was even friendly… Come on, at 9am on a Tuesday there weren’t tons of people…
There was a group of older people having coffee in the little café… They all looked at me like a 3 headed Hydra when I sat down with our 2 year old to share a pastry and cup of coffee… No thanks

Ample parking at this Straub’s location. I was always a fan of the CWE location. When I started my Master’s at Webster I would grab lunch around here or run into Straub’s versus eating some vending machine food. Lord knows I’m not a freshman and I sure don’t need fifteen extra pounds. I love the location of this Straubs. It’s more spread out, not so bump into the guy walking down the aisle, unless of course this is what you are into.
They have some of the freshest meat you can get in the StL area. I’ve also enjoyed their flowers. They have lasted longer than many of the ones that I have bought at several local florists. (and yes that means I buy myself flowers)
If have a sweet tooth run to their bakery. So freaking good. Anyone want to send me a cake? =)

This was my first trip to Straub’s. It was crazy busy Sunday, Holy Cow free samples every where, We got a few things from the deli, don’t mind paying the price for gourmet salads.

After taking a job less than a mile from this Straub’s location, I now find myself here at least once a week. Not a huge store, but you can tell the size is on purpose. This location has a coffee shop, butcher, and a prepared food section all tucked nicely into the rest of the typical grocery aisles. Quality is high and yes, a little pricey, but I don’t do my everyday shopping here. Perfect for some nice specialty dinner items and they have very reasonable lunch items available.
This location is special as it has gorgeous floor to ceiling windows in the front of the store which are perfect to take in as you sip a cup of coffee, eat lunch or as I do, hunch over your laptop eating a cupcake.
Parking is plentiful but the lot can be busy as it is semi-​shared space. Staff are always friendly and helpful.

So this is my favorite Straubs… It’s right by my doctor’s office and I can have a great time joking around with their checkout cashiers. The latter is mainly due to their locale.
The people at the one on Kingshighway don’t appreciate my humor as much since it’s more commonplace in that neighborhood… C’est la vie.
Groceries are clearly more expensive here (Fitz’s four pack is about $ 1 more), but the bakery and some of their selection makes it worth it for certain things.
The other night I went in there with B and we bought a mini bottle of wine and a can of mimosa (not at all as atrocious tasting — in fact good tasting — as one might think). We joked with the cashier (he asked us if we needed a bag and we said no) who asked us if we were going to use straws… I told him that we might… Afterall we were trying to keep it classy. He told us we clearly were not from that area and that we should come in more.
Good times.

I stopped in at Straubs the other day while getting ready to hit Bread Co.
I have never been into Straubs, but heard good things about it.
Again, as usual I didnt have much time to browse around, but after my experience at Culinaria, I was FAR more intrigued and excited by Culinaria than by Straubs.
Nothing negative against Straubs, bc I am no grocer snob.
I cant speak for really any of the products bc I didnt buy anything, but they seemed to have a good variety of products and some hard to find and unique items.
They were smoking meats outside that smelled delicious, and the bakery items looked really good~!!!
Next time I’m around the area, I will definitely stop back in and try some of the baked goods and food…

This Straub’s has a great selection of interesting, higher-​end products, and I love their bakery and floral department. The meat counter is great, too, and the butcher is friendly and helpful.
The prepared food from the deli is hit-​or-​miss. The rotisserie chickens are good, and the hummus is fantastic. However, the fried chicken isn’t worth it, and the potato dishes we’ve tried have been so-​so.
My main complaint about this location is the wine guy. The wine selection is great, but dude… if I want help, I will ask for it. If you ask once, that’s great – but if I tell you I don’t need help? Go. Away. Don’t hover and breathe on my neck and do laps around the wine aisle and ask me four more times. I just. Want to look. At the wine.
This guy is aggressively helpful. I actually had to politely say, «Please don’t help me,» once, and I felt like a jerk, but seriously. There’s a difference between helpful customer service and straight-​up accosting the girl who just wants to have a gander at your Rieslings!

Yeah this Straub’s is definitely the nicer of the Straub’s I’ve been to, including the one in Town and Country.
It isn’t specifically for their inventory, as I’m pretty sure it’s the same as the others, but it’s just bigger, more spread out, and probably have the largest variety of root beer of any place in St. Louis.

I was pleasantly suprised by the size of this Straubs. You could actually get your shopping done here. They have a good selection of prepared foods, meats & seafood. And for some reason, there’s a whole self dedicated to root beer. Someone must have a fetish. Anyway, you know about Straubs… it’s a bit pricey, but the food is usually good, and you can sometime find the high end items that the big chains don’t carry.

Very average grocery, but what a stellar deli and butcher!
The prepared food section is comparable to Whole Foods and their in house meat is of high quality. It doesn’t get any better than a hot sandwich from here.
I was not bowled over by the produce variety, but the standards are there. Everyday groceries are somewhat overpriced, however the organic selection is better than the mass chains so I let it slide.
I love their assortment of specialty condiments, sweets, boutique sodas, wine, gourmet snacks and beer. The florist is a gem too and so kind. The sackers and floor stockers are very helpful.
One of my only complaints is with some of the cashiers who ignore you if you are not a local or a regular with an account. It’s not really snobbery, it’s more like ultra comfortable older women who are not good at talking to strangers, but will hold up the line forever to chat endlessly with Jimmy Bob from the neighborhood.

RUN, don’t walk to this Straub’s.
Go to the peanut butter aisle.
Buy a jar of Biscoff spread. Ignore the $ 5 price tag.
Spread it on toast. Angel food cake. Pretzels. Shovel it into your mouth by the spoonful.*
You’re welcome.
*I will not be held responsible for any weight gain caused by these activities.

I found Mash citrus waters here; my new favorite beverage. I had only been able to purchase them on the East Coast, so I stocked up at Straub’s to take back home to Cincinnati. They were only $ 1.39 each, compared to $ 3.00 in New York!
The grocery selection looked fabulous. Had I not been on vacation, I would have loved to take more back with me.

I love Straubs. It is dangerously close to my house!
I wanted to drop a helpful hint to those working folks who don’t feel like cooking every single night of the week! They have a great dinner for 2 during the week for $ 16.99. It really is a fantastic deal considering that you would pay that much for two meals at St. Louis Bread Company. The menu of the dinner for 2 is up on their website. Our personal favorite is the petite beef tenderloin dinner. It comes with a large caesar salad and twice baked potatoes. The dinners are in a brown Straub’s bag at the deli counter. If you do not see any out, they also have them behind the counter and can ask for one. Inside of the bag, you will find instructions on how to heat up each item. A GRAND deal if you ask me!

Last week, I made my first visit, navigating narrow aisles that made «excuse me» my most uttered words in the store. We spotted some deals on seasonal items, and a grocery cart full of marked down wine (YES — there were a couple cabernets in there!). We picked up a few more expensive items from the beautiful meat counter. This is a subjective comment, I know, but I like the layout of the deli more at the CWE location.

Straub’s is a place where I only go for certain things that I need. It is expensive and small, but it’s a great place for high quality unique foods that you can’t find in other places. My favorite areas are:
— Flowers. They always last a LONG time and are very fresh.
— Deli/​prepared foods. Always fresh and delicious. Unique things. They offer samples and are very friendly at the counter.
— Bakery. The baked goods are delicious and they have the best raspberry crunch bars EVER! Also their hamburger buns always are good.
— Meat counter. I am a vegetarian, but my boyfriend is not. He never complained about my lack of meat preparation for him. But I decided he needed a little more meat in his diet. He’s a growing man! The meat/​seafood counter are really nice. The guys who work there are super patient and nice with me in explaining how to prepare stuff. I usually get prepared fish there. They have a lot of interesting varieties!
The workers in all areas are very nice and friendly. I’ll keep coming back!

For a long time I thought the best grocery store for prepared foods was Whole Foods. That was until my mom started bringing home Straub’s prepared food, and then, I more or less stopped frequenting Whole Foods. I really do love Straub’s. It keeps that city grocery store feel while still stocking a ton of different foods. That’s probably why they are only located in areas that seem more «urban.» I doubt we will be seeing a Straub’s in O’Fallon or Arnold anytime soon… just not their scene.
Though my my meat eating days are long gone, I have no forgotten how incredibly delicious their fried chicken is. Nor have I forgotten the wonderful creaminess of their ham salad. Also, if you are grilling, the apple bratwurst are probably some of the best I have ever had. Actually, writing this review is enough to make me fall off the vegetarian wagon, I need to focus on other aspects of this place before I start head out to McDonald’s and do something I’ll regret.
They also have great dips for bringing to parties. I am a huge fan of the guacamole and their perky pepper dip is something completely different… sweet and spicey and creamy all at the same time. A word of warning: use the spoons they put out with the samples or you will get verbally harassed by the deli lady. She can be brutal and she takes her job monitoring those crackers and dips SERIOUSLY.
Minus one star because, as well know, Straub’s is proud of their little grocery store, and they CHARGE for that pride. I guess you can say they are charging for quality too, but how much can quality cost?