Sprouts Farmers Market

Best market in Boulder!!! Great selection and the employees are always super helpful. One in particular today spent some time with me recommending different products. I really appreciate a personable staff.

I am definitely a fan of Sprouts. Their produce section has some unbelievabe deals and decent quality. Their selection is simultaneously surprising and delightful (i.e. their candy) and unusual (i.e. guava paste).
What really defines my love for Sprouts are the $ 3.99 sandwiches. Now you’re speaking my language! I had no idea how reasonably priced they were until I made my way to the register for the first time. For a brief moment, I assumed they forgot to add that obligatory premium for avocado slices — but no! It is as straight forward as it seems.
My partner is enamored with Sprouts. He has an obsession with garlic pickles that are not brined in vinegar. After scouring international marts from Boulder to Aurora, he finally found the perfect Jewish pickles tucked by the deli cases at this Sprouts location. Success, at long last!

Sprouts is my favorite grocery store in Boulder by far. One of my FAVORITE items to buy includes the packaged Sour Patch Kids. While I appreciate Sprouts carrying this item, I would be even more appreciative if they took the time to add Sour Patch Berries to their already superb grocery store.

Great selection of great foods with a focus on healthy and organic. Very nice staff who always seem to try and help out without being in any way overbearing.
The chorizo ground chicken is fantastic, so if you haven’t had it definitely try it out. They also have a very good selection of coffee.

This place makes me want to pay the extra money for the better service and atmosphere of Whole Foods. I go here when I have to, but I don’t have a favorite item or know of anything being cheaper than surrounding grocers.

Never have I seen moths here. Just saying. Next. The food here is not always a bargain. If you’re a bargain hunter go scout more stores like tjs and Safeway the food quality here is good. Fresh? Most of the time. My grievance comes from buying strawberries that took 2 days to get moldy. I like many of the healthy options sprouts offers.

MOTHS! There are PANTRY MOTHS in the bulk food. I saw them about a year ago and informed an employee. He asked me where is saw it and when i pointed, he said, «oh ya,» like he totally knew and didn’t care enough to do something about it. I thought I would give sprouts another try, seeing as it is so close to my house. They have hardly any organic food, and unless something is on sale, more expensive than Whole Foods. My last stop before checking out was the bulk food. I decided to try some chocolate almonds… MOTHS! Still!!! Not only is it gross and unsanitary, if these moths get in your food and catch a ride home with you, they are next to impossible to get rid of! How many moth eggs are people unknowingly eating? This is completely unacceptable and the fact that it has been a problem for at least a year is terrifying!

Pick your battles here, great spot for produce with extremely low prices. Other departments such as packaged foods and meat tend to get a little bit pricey, but everything here is of high quality. If you pay attention to what your buying and don’t mind bagging your own stuff it is a great spot to grab some fruits and veggies!

Whenever I venture in ere and buy produce I end up with buyer’s remorse. Because every time I buy my fruits or veggies here they go bad IMMEDIATLEY. It’s like they just don’t stick fresh produce at all. Ever.
I do like that they have bulk nutritional yeast, but that, and the twice yearly 25% off vitamin sale is pretty much the only reason I go here now.

There are so many better options in Boulder but at least there are a few things positive to say (and maybe it’s closer to a 2 ½.) It’s the only store in this part of town (and I sometimes find myself here) and it’s right next to a giant dorm facility. This location is better than the other location that used to be Sunflower. There is plenty of parking. I am guessing they do a lot of student business at night, because the store has been here a few years now and this shopping center hasn’t been able to sustain a grocery in the past.
But, health food? I think, not too much. There are piles and piles of prepackaged but bulk style (non-​branded) candy and snack product (I hate to call it food) at the entrance and most of it has artificial colors etc. I have never bought produce here, it doesn’t look fresh. The meat market/​deli looks OK and the prices there seem lower than WF but I have bought the Italian Sweet sausages (house made) twice and consistency is not their strong suit. The first time was pretty good but the second time did not taste remotely the same. Not willing to try again, especially since the provenance of the meat was unclear to me. Also, I am not convinced that the meat, in general, is comparable quality to WF or Alfalfas.
The pricing was all over the place. Some brand name items (really the only thing you can rightly compare) were a few cents less than WF, some the same, some higher.
There was little staff, but I needed help in the «natural» pharmaceuticals and I got what I needed. There was only one checker, but he was pleasant and efficient at moving the line but really, this is a food store and he kept constantly running his hands through his hair as he handled the items to scan. I am glad everything I purchased was in a sealed container.

Great produce! And reasonable! Definitely a fan. Bought some of the pre-​made dinner boxes as well, the turkey was yummy!

I’m quickly learning that when I go to Sprouts I need to go with a detailed shopping list. The deals are just too good that if I don’t, I end up checking out with much more than I planned. I’m a big fruit and veggie eater, and I like the deals they have especially on produce. They highlight local but will say where things are from and if it is organic or not. I like having that option since some foods are more important than others to have less pesticides.
It is small, so unfortunately there are some things I still need to grab at Whole Foods. Things like coconut oil and maple syrup just come in larger quantities at a better price than what they carry. Altogether I highly suggest Sprouts as your daily/​weekly market for standard food items.

Certainly a fan of Sprouts, and am a huge fan their deli.
This is a little market that follows a wild oats, Sunflower market sort of theme.
This particular one is in a great location for me, near my work. I love the deli and the $ 3.99 sandwiches they have. Its a great place to shop while you wait.
There are always great sales, and a fantastic selection of meats, cheeses, and produce.
They have a fantastic bulk section as well. My favorite item of the moment; chocolate and caramel covered popcorn. mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I highly suggest taking a trip here and checking it out.
Things I don’t love about it, they frequently don’t have enough people up front at check out and some of the produce you have to avoid.

Ok, maybe I was a little harsh. I’ve been visiting the other stores in Boulder, trying to get an informed opinion.
Sprouts still isn’t inspiring, but they do carry some interesting product. They have a partial selection of good cooking oils, spices, organic vegies. I’m still put off that I didn’t find any organic dry black beans, what’s up with that? Staple food — what if I just want to survive off organic rice and black beans, is that so much to ask? They do have canned organic bbs.
I noticed that their prices are a little lower than full-​price at Whole Paycheck and Alfs.
New bottom line — I’ll try to figure out what they have and shop here, especially for the convenience factor. They still need to get some inspiration. Next mission — figure out if they are locally owned or just Safeway with a different name.

Unpretentious (unlike Whole Foods), reasonably priced (unlike Whole Foods), had CHEAP spaghetti, acorn and butternut squashes (unlike Whole Foods), and plenty of parking (unlike Whole Foods).
You can eat almost entirely out of Sprouts for damn little money (unlike Whole Foods) for an entire week or more. They don’t have «everything,» but it’s very good enough. The only places I’ve found with comparable quality and relatively low prices like these are a tienda or two in Chicago.

Sprouts is on my way home from school, so I’ve stopped in here often enough just to pick up a few things… only to find they don’t have half of what I want.
Their produce selection is pretty good, but I’ve been there when there are no yellow onions out (a pantry staple). I find it odd that they have almost no frozen veggies (not even organic) — I needed some peas to finish a recipe and I had to make another stop at King Soopers on the way home to get some. Natural/​organic pre-​packaged goods are comprable to other places in town, as are their bulk items. I do like that they have bulk spices, though, which is really convenient. Sometimes they have good deals on bulk stuff, but never what I’m actually want when I want it.
Prices here seem to be more on the Whole Foods level which is definitely a detractor. I have friends who live at Bear Creek and they’ll drive elsewhere instead of walking across the street. If I need groceries, I’ll take Folsom home and just make a stop at Sunflower.

Sunflower Market, Vitamin Cottage and Whole Foods all reside in Boulder. . so there’s really no reason to come to Sprouts unless you want poorer quality food at more expensive prices.
I’ve been here a couple times and I’ve always found something about this place to dislike. The first time I came here, I went to the deli to purchase ½ lb. of sliced turkey. I came to find out that even though they have a full deli with all the staff and equipment capable of doing custom orders, they have made the conscious decision to not allow that option. You are only able to purchase the pre-​sliced, pre-​packaged meat that is provided in the display window. When I questioned them about it, I received a very hostile response. Guess they need to take a few courses in customer service here.
Sprouts lacks a lot of the standard items you would expect to find in grocery stores. I came here the other day to buy a Vitamin Water. . no such luck. You can buy a Vitamin Water at virtually every grocery store, big box store and gas station around, but I guess you can’t buy one here.
LAME with a capital L. Boulder has much better to offer.

I finally ventured over to the Sprouts side of town to give this grocery store a try. What’d I think? I wish the 203 bus ran more frequently; this would be my go-​to shopping spot. Wouldn’t go so far to say I wish I still lived in Will Vill… but close. Back in my day (of living in Will Vill) the only thing nearby was a Dairy Queen and a McDonalds. Lucky kids today… they don’t know how good they’ve got it.
The bulk deals and the deli section are what make this place — I got a delicious cherry/​candied walnut/​chocolate/​almond trail mix here for $ 3.99, and various sandwich meats for $ 4.99/lb. They had French Brie on sale too, which made it very easy for me to make my favorite sandwich cheaply (fig jam, Brie, ham, spinach, and red onion on sourdough or multigrain). Oh yeah, did I mention a loaf of multigrain bread was $ 1.99?
Like most Whole Foods competitors, the ice cream section was way overpriced (I’m not sure why this is, but it holds true for Sunflower, Lucky’s, Niwot Market…) as were the baking supplies. And I prefer the produce quality at Sunflower, actually, even though the price point is roughly equal.
Aside from produce, though, all distances being equal, I’d probably prefer to shop here over every other grocery store in Boulder.

I cannot review this place well enough. I think people need to stop viewing this as a good «health food store» and just a good grocery store. I literally get all my groceries here, and here’s some examples as to why:
1. At other grocery stores, like my beloved King Sooper’s, words like natural and organic are extra and therefore, more expensive. However, at sprouts, this things are often implied. You have a choice with produce, but with things like chicken, they are always natural, cage free, grain fed, etc.
2. Because of this, the prices are absolutely extraordinary. An example of some recent purchases– boneless skinless all natural grain fed, cage free chicken– 1.77 a pound. I can rarely find that price for chicken at a typical store, and that’s for Tyson. Another– braeburn organic apples– $.79 a pound. At king soopers regular apples on sale were .99, and organic were 1.99. Brocolli– .69 a pound. 1.99 at big stores. And, most recently, $ 1.25/pound for fresh asparagus. This is cheaper than WalMart was on the same day.
3. They have an amazing bulk food section– I got walnuts for $ 3.99/pound. At Whole Foods and King Soopers’ bulk foods? $ 11.99. They also have harder-​to-​find things, like short grain brown rice, and lots of trail mixes, etc.
4. They have some amazing products that literally no one else has. If you take nothing else from this review, TAKE THIS:
Do you love ice cream? Like, love it? As much as I do? Well then, get yourself to Sprouts, (they are literally the only distributor), go to the frozen desserts, and go find Arctic Zero ice cream, in four flavors. it is $ 2.5 a pint. Not cheap but half the price of Ben and Jerry’s. OK so what’s so great about it? It is delicious, creamy, not icy at all, oh, and 128 calories– a PINT! That means you could eat two, and have an entire QUART of icecream, for the same number of calories as one ½ cup of Ben and Jerry’s! If you want to not pig out and just eat a ½ cup serving– it’s 32 calories. This alone should get you flying out the door. GO!

Just opened a week ago in Boulder. We were only in town for a few days, but this was the perfect stop to pick up sandwiches (fresh and made-​to-​order for only $ 3.99!), fruit, and bulk snacks for a hike at Chautauqua. Good prices, good products, and a manageable size store so you can get in and out quickly. Staff were friendly and helpful.
Owned by same family as Henry’s Farmers Markets in other areas, with very similar layout and products.