Goddess and Grocer

Open til 8. Not 9 as advertised. Shop likes to close early unfortunately. Good food.

Decided to stop in for a quick dinner and boy was it a mistake. My matzo ball soup was salty and flavorless, and my California dreamin sandwich was two pieces of bread slabbed together with excessive mayo and turkey.
So disappointed I had such high hopes. Don’t waste your money…

Great little shop with sandwiches, salads, coffee and other basics. Also sells wine which is nice.

They didn’t seem to have too much of a selection of actual grocery type foods, but a good array of prepped dishes. I had the tuna to go. It was really good! The perfect late lunch to fuel me up for the Chicago Classic Beerfest!

Food is consistently good and fresh and unique! but the service is on the slow side. Perhaps one extra worker behind the counter would speed it up.

Just don’t go there! I went on a Wednesday lunch time to pick up soup and a sandwich on my break (I have an hours long break) there was only one person serving the crowd of 8 – 9 people and she kept saying sorry she’s by herself but the manager left to ran an errand (during the busiest time) it took 35 min to get food after asking/​reminding her two times. Paid $ 16 for the soup and when opened my bag the sandwich was tiny and didn’t have cheese on it like it said it wild it costs $ 9.50 and the soup container was haft way filled!!! I don’t care for this place anymore and it used to be my go to for lunch.

I’ve actually never written a review on Unilocal before, but I’m so extremely disappointed that I feel the need after this experience. I was a huge fan of Goddess and the Grocer, having frequented their location on Larabee. I just stopped by the State St. location and picked up lunch on my way home for the day and have never tasted chewier chicken in my life. Additionally, I asked to use the restroom AFTER TIPPING (does anyone even actually tip on a to go order??) the employees and was denied with attitude. Will absolutely not be back to this location and would like my $ 11 back for this inedible chicken Caesar wrap (not holding my breath by the pace and attitude at this place, though). Thanks for nothing.

So I 100% agree with every poster who said something about the service. About a month ago I went into the shop for a sandwich and received the absolute WORST customer service ever. I tried to reach out via email privately but never heard back… Below is what happened and the email that was sent.
«I don’t usually do this but I just received the absolute worst service at your State Street location and really want to address it because I don’t know if I will ever return. My coworker and I stopped in to pick up some sandwiches to go around 12:15pm today. We were not greeted, we were not even acknowledged until we had been there for about 5 minutes. We went to the „order here“ sign and only when the woman began taking orders at the register were we acknowledged (after several people who had gotten there after us ordered before us). In order to save time I ordered both of our sandwiches together which I didn’t think would be a problem… until we went to pay for them. The woman at the register insisted that since I had ordered them together that they needed to be paid for together. We asked if there was any way to split it between two credit cards, and a few other options and she told us no with attitude each time. I finally asked if it was possible to just cancel the previous order and re-​enter it into the system as two separate ones which she VERY grudgingly did. The food was absolutely delicious but the service we received was very disappointing.»

The food is delicious and they have a wonderful selection… BUT these people move so incredibly slow they’re practically moving backwards. If you’re willing to stand and wait around for 15 minutes while somebody makes you a simple wrap — this is your spot!

So slow and cluelessly run it made me wanna cry. If you can wait forever for overpriced food then this is the place for you. I only came to pick up an order that a friend had called in and was easily there for 20 minutes before I got out. And it wasn’t even prime time. God help you if you get behind anyone who wants more than one thing.

They are friendly but really slow !!
Really slow !!
This place is a great spot to grab a sandwich or salad. It is small inside but they have everything you really need! They have a few already propertied items… I have seen meatloaf, quesidalls, chicken, meatballs and pasta to name a few.
I really like the chicken club sandwich with avocado, chicken, bacon, lettuce and tomato. I went with my coworkers and we all got different sandwiches and each enjoyed ours.
They also have some great breakfast options, from sandwiches to scones and muffins. I have had the blueberry lemon muffin, a scone (I do not remember what kind) and a blackberry muffin. They were all good and I would order them again!
Sometimes I leave feeling it was a little over priced but overall, I have always enjoyed the food.

Goddess is my go to place when I need a quick bite or if I have friends or family in town and we want a quick breakfast. The people at Goddess are always friendly and patient. The sandwiches are yummy and the salad bar is awesome for a quick meal. I would recommend goddess to anyone!

I was so happy when they opened this location after closing the one on Delaware St. I came the first time to get a slice of their rainbow cake for my friend… but I had a little and I was disappointed with the taste not the way the cake looked. However, I also tried their panko chicken tenders, their fried shrimp, and the goddess chicken and I loved all of them. I also buy my paleo diet granola here. The items here are a little pricey but good for an occasional treat. The staff is also super nice despite some of the clientele being too stuffy.

I just found this place this morning. I had a plain bagel with lox, it was surprisingly good! I usually reserve bagels for trips to NYC, but the ones here are worth indulging in. This place is great for grabbing a quick bite to eat.

The food is reasonably good but the staff here seem routinely overwhelmed — making the waits unnecessarily long and the order frequently wrong. I’ve been here a few times and it’s the same issue with others in line or ordering. They definitely need to take customer service up a few notches

Lots of choices they even have avocado, quonia and kale. They have a large salad bar, 5 soup choices as well as hot and cold choices, snacks, Gelato and other desserts and coffee. For the area the prices are reasonable. The place seems clean as well. The only issue is that the employees do NOT know their products well enough. They could not tell me if their products were organic and their fish wild. All they knew was that the product was local. Under that assimilation they are likely not organic that that is a shame. At least some of their product ought to be even if it cost more. I’d be willing to pay more. Lastly, glad it closes at 9.

Overall — good place, yummy choices of healthy salads for take away that are weighed. I like the quinoa salad, the kale one, and the shrimp and orzo salad. The rainbow cake is the best thing there.
One disappointment — the goddess and grocer website says they serve breakfast until 3pm daily, but I went to this location at 12:30 and asked for a breakfast burrito and they told me they stop serving breakfast at 12 on weekends and 11 during the week. So I ended up just buying a coffee and going somewhere else to get my breakfast fix. I think they should be serving breakfast all day or at least until 3 pm like their website says, especially since they have things like bagels and lox or bagels and veggies on the breakfast menu and people could want that for lunch…