Whole Foods Market

Today I saw a mouse running on the ground from the lettuce section down through the onions and went under the dried fruits shelf. Pretty gross the thought of them running around and perhaps over the fruits and veggies at night.
Another thing many fruits and veggies aren’t even organic and they are overpriced. The organic options aren’t many.
With all the label scandal going on it’s getting harder to trust which labels are genuine.
It looks like the same food in every store just a different package and label
In the beauty store there are many items that are manufactured for whole foods but fail to say where these items are actually comming from. There is no organic spirulina and the whole foods brand is not organic.
I wish us all luck as the food industry becomes more and more tainted everyday as we shop and pay in hopes for better health with our food purchases.

I frequent this location often. I mostly come here for the organic produce and bakery products.
If you consume a lot of organic produce, you can actually differentiate from a Whole Foods vs the local Stop and Shop variety. The taste is much more fresh and crisp, which is why I prefer my produce here. It is on the higher price range, but hey, you’re fueling your body with better options, put it in that perspective. :)
The bakery section has great variety. They sell pastries for any holiday. My colleagues always come here to grab treats for the office. I love starting off my morning with their coffee cake, delicious!
They have a salad/​food bar, which gets very packed during lunch. I believe it’s priced at $ 8.99 a pound? They also serve prepared food behind the counter with numerous options. There is a dining area. During the spring and summer, outdoor seating is provided.
It’s location at Charles River plaza may not be ideal. You pay for parking at this lot! However, I recently saw a sign on the front entrance stating they will validate your parking for one hour.

I came here to get Passover treats for my family and whole foods did not disappoint. They made delicious Passover brownies that were so good I could eat them year round!
This was my first time at this Whole Foods location and I will definitely be back. The salad bar looked crisp and fresh, the hot bar looked delicious, the pizza counter was enticing, and the deli counter was making made to order sandwiches!

Overall this location has a lot to offer in a very limited amount of space. The products (especially fruits and vegetables) are high quality.
My complaint is that they constantly run out of the olive loaf or the olive stick in their bread section. It seems like they sell out of it before 6PM daily because I can rarely find one after that time. This is one of my favorite breads, but is usually unavailable unless I can get to this store early on weekends. I don’t even try on weekdays because I cannot make it to the store early enough!
My husband has even spoken to the manager about ordering more so that they could have it but to no avail. They could probably sell more if they had it available. This is the only reason I am not giving this location 5 stars — DISAPPOINTED!

A decent market that is popular to the locals. It is large and clean, and has good quality grocery items. There is also decent section of salad, soup and cooked food. The price is a bit higher than average chain stores.

I came her for lunch to check out the hot and cold food options. I gathered a medley of items in my to-​go container, including fresh looking broccoli, red peppers, a few different grain medleys (rice + pistachios, orzo + feta), and falafel. Whole Foods is expensive, but once weighed mine only cost about $ 8 (and I say only because I was thinking it might ring up around $ 11 – 12).
They had a nice variety of options and had a separate station for those with allergies or diet limitations with items like fresh steamed broccoli, plain roasted chicken, plain brown rice, and things of that nature.
Sidenote: the falafel was incredibly dry, I definitely would not get it next time. Other than that, very good options!

Don’t order catering from here. We have ordered several holiday dinners from this location over the past two years because it was convenient and the quality/​portion sizes were good. Our thanksgiving and Christmas orders were disappointing though. For thanksgiving, we had to wait for over an hour after we arrived on schedule just to pick up our meal. Recently, we ordered Christmas dinner for 4 and the portion sizes were cut at least in half from what we had received in previous orders. When we asked, thinking they had simply fulfilled an order for 2, they just shrugged. It would be interesting to see if this location has been deceptively overpricing its weighed items as whole foods was caught doing in New York.

Great WF, there’s a big produce section, bakery, butcher, cheese, and prepared foods. I once stood next to Manny Ramirez in line, so, that was pretty amazing. (Back when the cheese pizza there used to be called «the Manny» my sister and I were in line beside him and his wife, he spoke to the pizza guy in Spanish and was so nice).
They validate parking for an hour (and sometimes an hour and a half), which is awesome.
Not as big or comprehensive as the new WF in the South End, but I’ve never had a problem finding something I was looking for.

I’ve been shopping here for the past 2+ years and am a satisfied customer although I’d love to see some of my favorite items come to this store
Pros:
* The store layout is easy to navigate from entrance to cashier
* Have bought fresh fish fillets (salmon and some white fish), fresh clams — all tasted really good
* I like their vacuum packaged small chicken packets. Easy to store in freezer
* I’ve never had to wait in line for more than 5 minutes (weekdays and weekends) — maybe I’ve been lucky
* I like their salad bar selection — I like the soups and pizza!
* I like the store entrance — not in the middle of a busy street but tucked away inside a parking lot
Cons:
* I have a few favorite items that I found in the NY whole foods store (Columbus circle) that I can’t seem to find it in this whole foods. I travel to NY and it’s sometimes frustrating when I can’t find my favorite items in both NY and Boston stores. Please bring amazing grass, noosa yoghurt and orgain to Whole Foods MGH! So I don’t have to make a separate trip to a GNC or a target…
Tips:
* If you bring your own grocery bag, they credit you a few cents
* I like going to Anna’s Taqueria across the street when I go here. Steak burritos are good

I like shopping at whole foods market for fresh produce. Also there are items that only whole foods supply for my vegetarian meals. I like getting everything fresh that’s why I pay the extra dollars and shop at these chain markets.
I had driven by this location many times with out any luck to find a parking space. There is a paid parking right by it. However it indicates $ 12 dollars for one hour. No sign that whole foods would validate. At the entrance to this lot I held up the line and called customer service what the parking deal was. It turns out that they do validate, one hour with $ 5 dollars purchase.
I go inside and the first thing that hits me really hard was the strong smell of fried fish and chicken! Not a place for vegetarian. I felt I had to get out real fast, but I still needed to make a purchase or pay $ 12 dollars. They did not have any of the products l normally buy here. I also found the prices of some of the items were a little higher then my normal cambridge location.
They had a nice room for the bath and body, the flower arrangement was pretty good. But the person at the customer service needed a attitude adjustment. I asked to get validated since they didn’t have what I had come in for, I also had a return. That alone should have gotten my validation. She rolled her eyes and said the person at the register can decide if I can get validated. Now really, this was all too much! I have to make sure never to come back to this location again.

I’m not very skilled at feeding myself. Lunch has always proved especially difficult. Every concerted attempt to pack a lunch eventually turned into a succession of PB&J sandwiches. This is how I became a lunchtime regular at Whole Foods.
First things first: the prepared foods section is a damn mess. The layout is horrific and most patrons are slow and indecisive. Once you accept this and understand you need to be a jerk to accomplish anything, you’ll be in and out of there in no time. Politeness isn’t going to get you anywhere anyway. Just quickly and strategically insert yourself wherever you need to be.
Sadly, the foods I like best are infrequently offered. These include the garlic arugula pizza, garlic lover’s pizza, jalapeño mac and cheese, chicken quesadillas, adobo enchiladas, and the falafel roll-​up. And what happened to breakfast for lunch?! They advertised the shit out of that and then it disappeared after like a month. I still yearn for the challah French toast. (As you can tell, I’m a very health-​conscious individual.)
I can usually fashion myself a decent lunch with their more regular offerings. Their Indian is actually pretty decent and on a more frequent rotation. And when all else fails, a slice of pizza does the trick. Then I make my way to checkout, which always moves insanely fast regardless of the number of people in line. Those cashiers deserve so much credit for being consistently pleasant and efficient.
Beacon Hill is severely lacking in grab-​and-​go lunch places, so I suspect I’ll be continuing this tradition indefinitely. Contrary to what you may think, lunch at Whole Foods doesn’t have to break the bank as long as you don’t eat with your eyes. Then you may experience some sticker shock. Scoop responsibly.

I stopped here on my way to Logan Airport. My GPS got me here pretty quickly and without too much traffic. I seemed to be going the other way when traffic backed up.
Store is nestled into a coven of shops and businesses, with a central parking area (one hour validated). The environment is very city like with lots of young and old shoppers, mingling in this downtown living area. It looked like Mass General was nearby so maybe they get some traffic from there? I was looking for a specific granola that comes out of Baltimore; they did not have my brand but they had lots of choices.
I got some dinner at the hot/​cold food bar, where everything was fresh and there were a lot of people getting dinner too. The meats area and frozen sections looked great. Checkout was quick and friendly, and there was a lot of seating for me to enjoy my dinner. I’ll be back soon.

Gave me FOOD POISONING! Ate at the hot bar and woke up with cramps, gas, diarrhea. To give you an idea of what it takes to give me food poisoning, I’ve lived in Burma for 4 years and ate street food.
Went back next morning and manager just looked at me and said they couldn’t do anything — would’ve at least expected them to offer me some pain relievers for cramps or herbs or to reduce the gas. Then I saw the same stuff (chicken) in the hot bar — so I guess they leave it from 10am — 10 pm. Would you eat chicken that’s been left out for 12 hours?

Bottom line: if you come here at any point, please be prepared for people to intrude upon your personal space, elbow you, push you with their store baskets, and not be apologetic about it. I don’t know if manners are a thing of the past or what, but I am not a fan of the rude, inconsiderate customers who act like they do not need to behave with decency while they choose items for their salads. It’s unbelievable and why I won’t be coming back. Also, some of the employees who are restocking the food items at the bar can be a bit rude, too. I get that they’re trying to do their jobs while dozens of people crowd around them, but wow. I’ve worked retail so I get how it’s hard to do your job when you are surrounded by customers, but I was still polite. Outside of the salad/​buffet area, the staff are quite friendly. I think part of the problem is that the store is poorly designed. It’s entirely too small for the amount of traffic it gets every day. I imagine it would be very difficult to expand since there’s an MGH lab and a CVS on one side and MGH medical offices on the other.
This store gets a star each for the awesome breakfast and dessert selection. Oh, and for the super quick cashiers. I’ve never stood in line for an unreasonable amount of time.

Expensive but amazing quality. Wish we lived closer by. We bought a bunch of salads and chicken for dinner and it was great.
If you want quality produce and products then I recommend this store. Oh and they are a good idea to stop by if you are visiting the MGH. They have a lot of great stuff for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

I love Whole Foods in general because I’m a tea fiend and love their organic tea choices. And they stock my fave Maranatha peanut butter (you haven’t lived until you’ve tried it!!) aaaaaand of course their produce is awesome, and of course it’s pricey, but you get what you pay for and here you get fresh veggies! Had bell peppers from them the other day that actually had flavor (I’ve had some disappointing flavorless peppers from other supermarkets one too many times). Whole Foods as a company usually start at 4 stars for me and can go up or down depending on the location.
Not a fan of how hectic and crowded it is in here during lunch on weekdays, but it’s understandable! What never made sense to me is why employees choose the lunch rush hour to sweep! Can’t they plan to do it before and/​or after the lunch crowd disperses? Some are polite and say excuse me, and some aren’t and sometimes I have to jockey for a position around the salad bar when there are also hordes of people trying to get their lunch on in addition to the cleaning crew. For that I’d dock it a star. Overall the staff are pretty friendly, though, and helpful when you have questions!
Some days are more crowded than others during the lunch rush so you may or may not find seating, but they do have outdoor seating options, too.
Parking is available but make sure you’re not just popping in for something under $ 5 or else you may not get your ticket validated (I overheard a conversation between a customer and cashier about this).
Stop in for some decent food options from the hot bar or salad bar, but not during peak hours.

Do people who frequent Whole Foods lack basic skills of civility and etiquette? I’ve never been in one of their stores from Maine to California without being put off by the vibe of «I’m so awesome because I shop at Whole Foods,» which we all know jacks up their prices for their organic produce and other items (trucked 3,000 miles across the US, for you East Coast WF snobs, so there’s no environmental gain).
Was headed to Celtics game and my Gluten-​free, healthy-​eating son suggested WF for our pregame, mid-​afternoon meal, rather than one of the bevy of bars and fast food options near the TD Garden.
I’ve never done the Whole Foods’ salad/​food bar option, not even in Portland because I’m always overwhelmed by the choices, and put off by the rude customers who are hell-​bent on filling their take-​out receptacles so they can run home to their hip little pads. I usually just walk out, vowing to never return (which I rarely do, unless taken their by someone else).
I love my son, respect his dietary choices, so when in Rome (or Boston), sometimes you need to be flexible.
It wasn’t that bad, really, other than the people crashing into me, or cutting me off at the salad bar, and never once saying, «excuse me.» Did your mother not teach you any etiquette growing up (what’s «etiquette?» you ask)? Apparently not. Some older gentleman kept coming around the other side of the salad area and I finally made a joke about not following him around and he just scowled at me. Alrighty, then.
Anyways, the salad options were fresh and healthy, there was some awesome fried tofu and a number of chicken dishes in the hot food area, and the price for it wasn’t worse than what we would have been whacked close to the TD Garden.
I’m not sure if this experience will get me into the Portland Whole Foods again, or not? Actually, it probably won’t.

Where’s the juice bar?
I like my leafy greens fresh and vibrant not sitting in the fridge oxidizing. Please don’t make me drive to Charlestown when I’m in walking distance to this location!

I go repeatedly to this and all whole foods in the greater Boston Area.
I have seen people berate this place like no other and personally I cannot for the life of me understand why ???
This place probably single handedly improved the health and quality of my life !!!
People call it «whole paycheck «!!!
I say «I AM WORTH EVERY PENNY » !!!

Wow-​ouch!!!
This store is not my corner go to store but I was on the train and needed a steak. Staked is what I got. Pricey little city convenient Wholefoods.
I support the company but the price variations on geographical locations are astonishing. Anyone want to carpool to Weymouth? Sirloin here was $ 11.99 per pound. My chin would have dropped but I was too busy listening to a customer grilling (ha) the butcher over dry aged vs newly cut steaks taste, value and prices. I couldn’t take in the cost factor let alone the get in and home quick clock that was ticking. I was on autopilot «get me home quick».
I admit I paid the piper and therefore should shut the pipe down but my inner rebel cries unfair, foul and shame on you. It’s the only grocer in the area besides seven-​eleven and cvs for the community and the college kids.
I did it because it wasn’t a hard decision. One, I stop and buy the steak to cook at home with the veggies I already have or two pay to eat out. It would have cost the same (probably) but it’s healthier at home.
I’m voting Jamie Oliver for the next governor of food supply. When I was young, I thought over weight people were rich. They could eat all they wanted. Oh how this little girl has grown.
Grateful I can shop here but sad that so many can not. Tick tock went the stars at the top!

They sell fresh produce, cheeses, seafood, organic juices, organic milk products, bakery goods, and gourmet food — salad, pasta salad, pizza, pasta, various meat and poultry dishes. I love the Chicken Tikka Masala, rice, and naan!

I’ve craved Whole Foods salad bar since July 2014. I don’t have any in my area or around my job so I went today after an appointment at MGH. I happily skipped right out the hospital door and down Cambridge St. so excited that I’m gonna go get some Whole Foods Salad Bar — they have errrythang!
I go through the auto doors and beeline right to the salad stuffs, and it’s not lunchtime rush so no lines yet — WIN!
I pick up the green container, cuz fuck it, I’m hungry. And I want Whole Foods Salad Bar.
I’ll take some of this… and some of that… and, ooh! this stuff too… and a little of this… etc. Whole Foods Salad Bar has errrythang!
Finished up and pour on some dressing at the station, take my haul to the express checkout.
Cashier: «How are you today?»
Me: «I’m great, thanks! And yourself?»
Cashier: «I’m fine, thanks for asking!»
Cashier punches some buttons *bleepbloopbleep*
Cashier: «That’ll be $ 21.35.»
Inside my head: «…DA FUQ!!!»
I felt myself giving this poor shmuck my credit card in slo-​mo whilst simultaneously giving him such side-​eye that would rival Michelle Obama’s.
I wanted my Whole Foods Salad Bar, I got it, I forced myself to split it between lunch and dinner so I can justify the $ 10 per meal, it was yummy, I will go back again cuz they have errythang, but for the love of Cheezus:
DO NOT GET THE GREEN CONTAINER OR YOU’LL HAVE TO TAKE OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE JUST TO EAT LUNCH.

Crowded and harried as can be, this WF is next MGH which makes it a prime spot for workers and visitors to shop.
I’ve yet to come when the place isn’t bustling with people all moving in their own frenetic, mostly self-​controlled chaotic paces. Steering through the store with a grocery cart should come with an «at your own risk» warning as you dodge people with stuff shoved into their baskets or customers perilously balancing items in their hands as they continue to shop or head for checkout.
The layout is a bit cramped and when you first walk in, there is the produce section. Towards the registers are the prepared foods and pastries along with a wide salad bar section which many people seem to enjoy.
My colleague and I were looking for snacks and a meal and ended up wandering most of the store. By the cheese section, with its distinctive smell, there weren’t as many people.
I always like coming to WF and TJ because I feel like I’ve been taken to other worlds where some of the products look foreign with their packaging and unusual products are offered.
I’ve learned if you don’t pick up too many items, the single line, multi-​cashier option is best for getting in and out. My cashier was quick to check me out and I was able to wait for my colleague in the dining section where there is a microwave, plastic ware, and bins for trash and recycling.

I am sorry to have to lower this WF by a star. I am still in a fair amount as I work nearby. However over the months since my original review, I no longer find the staff nearly as friendly, efficient or available as in other Whole Foods Markets.
The service here does not hold a candle to the Whole Foods in Hingham or the one in Weymouth as just two examples of WF markets that I frequent.
In the morning here, the coffee line is often impossibly long. Can’t this be better staffed knowing that it is a popular morning destination in a very busy part of Boston?
As well, the hot breakfast food area is frequently in need of replenishment… I’m generally there within 15 minutes of the store opening and already so many of the breakfast foods are ravaged, the trays messy and unappealing.
Last week, I stopped in late in the afternoon. Much to my astonishment and horror I witnessed a customer sticking his fingers into the hot food trays, licking them and going back in for additional dips. I was able to flag down an employee who once I had told what I’d witnessed, whisked away the trays but only those I had said I had definitely seen contaminated by this crazy «Jack Horner» sticking in his thumb and other digits.
I told the employee that I’d happened upon this disgusting scene mid-​stream and who knew what else this guy had contaminated before I saw him? Alas, she only removed the trays I said I had witnessed him fouling.
I have a hard enough time with any commercial buffet feeding troughs, whether they be in restaurants or stores so this was beyond gross reminding me that the best foods are the ones I make at home. And while I don’t hold WF to blame for every lunatic like this, I do think better care should have been taken to remove all the trays of food from that particular section on the day in question. Better safe than sorry.
This store in general needs more staff and some additional customer service training. While there are some friendly cashiers for example, there are a few who even first thing in the morning are not welcoming. If you can’t find something this is one WF where not every employee will lead you right to the item which is a service I love and generally a service hallmark of WF. There have been times that a harried employee has just pointed me in the general direction.
Two additional pet peeves: If I am buying a significant number of items and you don’t see me carrying any bags in my hand, please don’t ask me if I need a bag. I am hardly going to balance 12 plus items sans sack. I know I should bring my own bags; horror upon horrors: sometimes I forget.
Also, please teach the cashiers not to pile the loose change on top of the dollar bills they are returning to the customer. The correct way to give change is to hand the change to the customer, then the bills. This means the change won’t fall off the precarious pile atop those bills and land everywhere but in my possession.
These days my visits to this WF are far fewer.

Et oui, les états unis né sont pas excessivement connus pour leur sens de la gastronomie… Ce n est pas une grande révélation que je vous fais la. Le gras c est la vie, la vraie ^^ ! Dégoûtant, attrayant un moment, écœurant à beaucoup d autres on en a vite fait le tour… Burgers, french fries, burrito, milkshake enoooorme, pizza, boule de glacé dans du coca (et ouais… :/​) et en plus c est pas cher et ça va vite! Alors quand on m a dit qu on pouvait manger sain pour «un peu cher» j’ai dit banco! C est la qu’intervient le Whole foods market. Des étalages à perte de vue de nourriture à peu près censée, bonne en plus, sans antibiotique (c est noté tellement en grand qu’on né peut pas le louper, le marketing a bien fait son boulot!!). Il y a un immense salad bar, la composition y est notée minutieusement. C est bien pensé et franchement ça vaut le coup. Ce magasin a marqué qq points au niveau de mon espérance de vie alimentaire aux états unis! Je vous conseille le Whole foods de Time square à NY sur la 42eme… Juste immense! ;)